6 32408516 A very elegant example of the functional phenotypic effect of gene retroposition is retrogene fgf4, which is responsible for chondrodysplasia in dogs. ('responsible', 'Reg', (109, 120)) ('gene', 'Var', (62, 66)) ('chondrodysplasia', 'Disease', (125, 141)) ('chondrodysplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010009', (125, 141)) ('fgf4', 'Gene', (94, 98)) ('dogs', 'Species', '9615', (145, 149)) ('fgf4', 'Gene', '483680', (94, 98)) 10 32408516 A study of the tumor-suppressor gene TP53 suggests that gene duplicates, which arose via retrotransposition, play a role in the reduction of cancer risk in elephants. ('gene duplicates', 'Var', (56, 71)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (15, 20)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (128, 137)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (141, 147)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (15, 20)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (15, 20)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (37, 41)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (37, 41)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (141, 147)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (141, 147)) 15 32408516 They are especially interesting for those studying cancer since a number of pseudogenes were already proven to be promising biomarkers. ('cancer', 'Disease', (51, 57)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (51, 57)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (51, 57)) ('pseudogenes', 'Var', (76, 87)) 35 32408516 An example could be the identification of pseudogenes related to lung carcinoma, breast carcinoma or other cancer types. ('lung carcinoma', 'Disease', (65, 79)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (70, 79)) ('related', 'Reg', (54, 61)) ('breast carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (81, 97)) ('breast carcinoma', 'Disease', (81, 97)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 113)) ('pseudogenes', 'Var', (42, 53)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (88, 97)) ('breast carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (81, 97)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (107, 113)) ('lung carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (65, 79)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (107, 113)) 44 32408516 Specific domains with different identifiers were found for RHOG and RAC1, cd01875 and cd01871, respectively. ('RHOG', 'Gene', '391', (59, 63)) ('cd01871', 'Var', (86, 93)) ('RAC1', 'Gene', '5879', (68, 72)) ('RAC1', 'Gene', (68, 72)) ('cd01875', 'Var', (74, 81)) ('RHOG', 'Gene', (59, 63)) 53 32408516 Performed analysis also demonstrated that proteins encoded by retro_hsap_67, known as PTTG2, and by the parental gene PTTG1 contain a securin domain (pfam04856). ('PTTG1', 'Gene', (118, 123)) ('PTTG1', 'Gene', '9232', (118, 123)) ('PTTG2', 'Gene', '10744', (86, 91)) ('retro_hsap_67', 'Var', (62, 75)) ('contain', 'Reg', (124, 131)) ('securin', 'Gene', '9232', (134, 141)) ('PTTG2', 'Gene', (86, 91)) ('securin', 'Gene', (134, 141)) 60 32408516 Two of them, FUNDC2P (retro_hsap_2122) and TCEB2P2 (retro_hsap_940), were also identified in the course of this study as putatively encoding peptides. ('FUNDC2P', 'Gene', (13, 20)) ('TCEB2P2', 'Gene', (43, 50)) ('retro_hsap_940', 'Var', (52, 66)) ('TCEB2P2', 'Gene', '253665', (43, 50)) ('retro_hsap_2122', 'Var', (22, 37)) ('FUNDC2P', 'Gene', '220793', (13, 20)) 64 32408516 Recent studies on cancer resistance in elephants demonstrated that truncated proteins encoded by multiple retrocopies of the tumor suppressor gene TP53 may be behind the increased body size, the higher resistance to DNA damage, and a lower incidence of cancer in elephants. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (125, 130)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (147, 151)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (125, 130)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (234, 239)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (195, 201)) ('resistance to DNA damage', 'MPA', (202, 226)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (253, 259)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (170, 179)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (18, 24)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (125, 130)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (253, 259)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (147, 151)) ('truncated', 'Var', (67, 76)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (18, 24)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (18, 24)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (253, 259)) 65 32408516 For example, retrocopy retro_hsap_4001, located in the gene CSMD3 locus, contributed to the first two exons of the shorter splice variant with a more upstream transcription start site (TSS) (Figure 5). ('CSMD3', 'Gene', (60, 65)) ('CSMD3', 'Gene', '114788', (60, 65)) ('retro_hsap_4001', 'Var', (23, 38)) 85 32408516 This is significantly more than in the study by Muro et al., who found 87 transcripts expressed antisense of human pseudogenes and greatly expands the set of 58 transcripts previously identified by us. ('antisense', 'Var', (96, 105)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (109, 114)) ('pseudogenes', 'Protein', (115, 126)) 90 32408516 A very strong correlation, rho = 0.82, was also found for another retrocopy also embedded in the same FMO5 gene, retrocopy of the RPL7A gene (retro_hsap_218). ('RPL7A', 'Gene', (130, 135)) ('FMO5', 'Gene', '2330', (102, 106)) ('retrocopy', 'Var', (113, 122)) ('RPL7A', 'Gene', '6130', (130, 135)) ('FMO5', 'Gene', (102, 106)) 92 32408516 An interesting example coming out of this study is retro_hsap_4762, a retrocopy of gene RAB28, which overlaps with transcripts of two genes and has a positive expression correlation with both of them. ('RAB28', 'Gene', (88, 93)) ('expression', 'MPA', (159, 169)) ('retro_hsap_4762', 'Var', (51, 66)) ('RAB28', 'Gene', '9364', (88, 93)) 100 32408516 Also, mutations in ERLIN2 cause the neurologic disorder spastic paraplegia type 18, lateral sclerosis, and mental retardation. ('mental retardation', 'Disease', (107, 125)) ('ERLIN2', 'Gene', '11160', (19, 25)) ('cause', 'Reg', (26, 31)) ('mental retardation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008607', (107, 125)) ('paraplegia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010550', (64, 74)) ('ERLIN2', 'Gene', (19, 25)) ('lateral sclerosis', 'Disease', (84, 101)) ('neurologic disorder', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000707', (36, 55)) ('neurologic disorder spastic paraplegia', 'Disease', (36, 74)) ('spastic paraplegia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001258', (56, 74)) ('neurologic disorder spastic paraplegia', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536857', (36, 74)) ('lateral sclerosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016472', (84, 101)) ('mutations', 'Var', (6, 15)) ('mental retardation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001249', (107, 125)) 118 32408516 While in chimpanzees and gorillas this retrocopy was relatively quickly under a negative selection and codes for a protein which possibly shares a function with the parental gene, in humans a number of mutations accumulated and the retrogene acts as a lncRNA. ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (183, 189)) ('codes', 'Reg', (103, 108)) ('gorillas', 'Species', '9593', (25, 33)) ('chimpanzees', 'Species', '9598', (9, 20)) ('accumulated', 'PosReg', (212, 223)) ('mutations', 'Var', (202, 211)) 120 32408516 Our analysis revealed that gene ATR contains a sequence of retro_hsap_2713 and may act as a trans-NAT for the retrocopy's parental gene. ('retro_hsap_2713', 'Var', (59, 74)) ('ATR', 'Gene', '545', (32, 35)) ('ATR', 'Gene', (32, 35)) 124 32408516 Only in one case, involving a retrocopy of gene TUBG1, the chromosome broke over 6000 bp from the retrocopy. ('TUBG1', 'Gene', (48, 53)) ('TUBG1', 'Gene', '7283', (48, 53)) ('retrocopy', 'Var', (30, 39)) 129 32408516 They also illustrate that retroposition of protein-coding genes had a profound impact on the human genome, proteome, and transcriptome. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (93, 98)) ('impact', 'Reg', (79, 85)) ('retroposition', 'Var', (26, 39)) 132 31492770 After confirmation of a KRAS gene amplification, treatment with paclitaxel, carboplatin, and sorafenib was started, and response was promising. ('sorafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C471405', (93, 102)) ('KRAS gene', 'Gene', (24, 33)) ('carboplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016190', (76, 87)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (54, 57)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (64, 74)) ('amplification', 'Var', (34, 47)) 137 31492770 Whole exome sequencing and low-depth whole genome sequencing confirmed the KRAS gene amplification, which may lead to the tumor cells' progression and proliferation. ('proliferation', 'CPA', (151, 164)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (122, 127)) ('amplification', 'Var', (85, 98)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (75, 79)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 127)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (110, 117)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (122, 127)) 142 31492770 KRAS gene amplification occurs in nearly 20% of testicular cancer and 50% of chemotherapy-refractory testicular cancer. ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (101, 118)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (101, 118)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (48, 65)) ('occurs', 'Reg', (24, 30)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (112, 118)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (59, 65)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (101, 118)) ('amplification', 'Var', (10, 23)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (48, 65)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (48, 65)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (0, 4)) 143 31492770 KRAS amplification may activate the MAPK signaling pathway, and inhibition of MAPK by sorafenib combined with paclitaxel and carboplatin could be a viable option based on a phase III clinical trial of melanoma. ('melanoma', 'Disease', (201, 209)) ('activate', 'PosReg', (23, 31)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (201, 209)) ('KRAS amplification', 'Var', (0, 18)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (110, 120)) ('amplification', 'Var', (5, 18)) ('sorafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C471405', (86, 95)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (64, 74)) ('carboplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016190', (125, 136)) ('MAPK signaling pathway', 'Pathway', (36, 58)) ('MAPK', 'Gene', (78, 82)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (201, 209)) 145 31492770 Clinical genomic profiling can confirm copy number variation of testicular cancer and provide insights on therapeutic options. ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (64, 81)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (64, 81)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (75, 81)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (64, 81)) ('copy number variation', 'Var', (39, 60)) 148 31492770 The tumor markers for testicular cancer, such as alpha-fetal protein (AFP), beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-HCG), and LDH, were 433.1 ng/mL (normal value [NV], 0-8.78 ng/mL), 6890 IU/L (NV, 0-5.00 IU/L), and 978 IU/L (NV,120-250 IU/L), respectively. ('tumor', 'Disease', (4, 9)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (22, 39)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (22, 39)) ('433.1', 'Var', (136, 141)) ('AFP', 'Gene', '174', (70, 73)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 39)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (4, 9)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (83, 86)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (4, 9)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (22, 39)) ('AFP', 'Gene', (70, 73)) 152 31492770 Immunohistochemistry (IHC) revealed that the tumor was positive for SALL-4, LIN28, Nanog, D240, CD30, CAM5.2, CK8/18, and Oct3/4, focally positive for PLAP, AFP, and EBC, and negative for CD117, EMA,CEA, HCG, and CD56. ('tumor', 'Disease', (45, 50)) ('CD56', 'Gene', (213, 217)) ('SALL-4', 'Gene', '57167', (68, 74)) ('SALL-4', 'Gene', (68, 74)) ('CD30', 'Gene', (96, 100)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (45, 50)) ('CD56', 'Gene', '4684', (213, 217)) ('CK8', 'Gene', '3856', (110, 113)) ('Nanog', 'Gene', '79923', (83, 88)) ('CD117', 'Gene', '3815', (188, 193)) ('CD30', 'Gene', '943', (96, 100)) ('D240', 'Var', (90, 94)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (45, 50)) ('Nanog', 'Gene', (83, 88)) ('Oct3/4', 'Gene', '5460', (122, 128)) ('Oct3/4', 'Gene', (122, 128)) ('CK8', 'Gene', (110, 113)) ('CD117', 'Gene', (188, 193)) ('AFP', 'Gene', (157, 160)) ('AFP', 'Gene', '174', (157, 160)) ('PLAP', 'Gene', (151, 155)) ('LIN28', 'Gene', (76, 81)) ('LIN28', 'Gene', '79727', (76, 81)) ('PLAP', 'Gene', '9373', (151, 155)) 160 31492770 After seven cycles of KN035, a PD-L1 antibody, he developed increasing chest pain and dyspnea and had radiographic disease progression, and his tumor markers continued to rise. ('dyspnea', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004417', (86, 93)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (144, 149)) ('KN035', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C031042', (22, 27)) ('chest pain', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002637', (71, 81)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (31, 36)) ('chest pain', 'Disease', (71, 81)) ('pain', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012531', (77, 81)) ('dyspnea', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002094', (86, 93)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (144, 149)) ('KN035', 'Var', (22, 27)) ('dyspnea', 'Disease', (86, 93)) ('chest pain', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100749', (71, 81)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (144, 149)) ('rise', 'PosReg', (171, 175)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (31, 36)) 169 31492770 This phenomenon was first described by Atkin and Baker in 1982; other studies revealed that the i12p was observed in more than 80% of all TGCTs [7], [8], [9]. ('i12p', 'Var', (96, 100)) ('TGCTs', 'Gene', (138, 143)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (10, 13)) 171 31492770 Although the exact mechanism of generating the i12p in TGCTs is still unknown, many proto-oncogenes are involved, such as KRAS, CCND2, and GDF-3 [11]. ('CCND2', 'Gene', (128, 133)) ('CCND2', 'Gene', '894', (128, 133)) ('i12p', 'Var', (47, 51)) ('GDF-3', 'Gene', '9573', (139, 144)) ('involved', 'Reg', (104, 112)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (79, 82)) ('GDF-3', 'Gene', (139, 144)) 172 31492770 The gain of i12p might cause overexpression of genes from 12p11.2-p12.1, especially for NSGCTs that have higher levels of expression than seminomas. ('gain', 'PosReg', (4, 8)) ('NSGCTs', 'Disease', (88, 94)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (138, 147)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (138, 147)) ('overexpression', 'MPA', (29, 43)) ('i12p', 'Var', (12, 16)) ('NSGCTs', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537844', (88, 94)) 178 31492770 The KRAS amplification had higher frequency in TGCTs (19.70%), esophagogastric cancer (10.42%), and ovarian epithelial cancer (9.44%). ('epithelial cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031492', (108, 125)) ('amplification', 'Var', (9, 22)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (79, 85)) ('ovarian epithelial cancer', 'Disease', (100, 125)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (47, 52)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (119, 125)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (119, 125)) ('ovarian epithelial cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (100, 125)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (79, 85)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (79, 85)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 125)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (4, 8)) ('ovarian epithelial cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025318', (100, 125)) 181 31492770 Genomic alterations might mediate the development of chemotherapy resistance; hence, genomic profiling might find potentially druggable targets and identify therapeutic opportunities for this patient. ('mediate', 'Reg', (26, 33)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (192, 199)) ('alterations', 'Var', (8, 19)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (45, 48)) 183 31492770 As KRAS amplification may activate the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK signaling pathway, leading to tumor cell proliferation and progression, we anticipated that therapy with agents targeting the KRAS pathway may work. ('MEK', 'Gene', (47, 50)) ('ERK', 'Gene', (51, 54)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (85, 90)) ('MEK', 'Gene', '5609', (47, 50)) ('ERK', 'Gene', '2048', (51, 54)) ('activate', 'PosReg', (26, 34)) ('amplification', 'Var', (8, 21)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (74, 84)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (85, 90)) ('RAF', 'Gene', '22882', (43, 46)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (85, 90)) ('progression', 'CPA', (114, 125)) ('RAF', 'Gene', (43, 46)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (3, 7)) 184 31492770 Studies have shown that KRAS amplification is associated with chemotherapy resistance and tumor progression in solid tumors. ('solid tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (111, 123)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (117, 122)) ('chemotherapy resistance', 'CPA', (62, 85)) ('amplification', 'Var', (29, 42)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (117, 123)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (117, 122)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (90, 95)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (90, 95)) ('associated', 'Reg', (46, 56)) ('solid tumors', 'Disease', (111, 123)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (117, 122)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (90, 95)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (24, 28)) 186 31492770 As for endometrial cancer, KRAS amplification is present in 3% and 18% of primary and metastatic tumors, respectively, and is significantly correlated with poor outcome [17]. ('correlated with', 'Reg', (140, 155)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', (7, 25)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 102)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (7, 25)) ('primary', 'Disease', (74, 81)) ('amplification', 'Var', (32, 45)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (7, 25)) ('KRAS amplification', 'Var', (27, 45)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (97, 103)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 103)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (19, 25)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (97, 103)) 190 31492770 A phase III clinical trial revealed that the combination of carboplatin, paclitaxel, and sorafenib (CPS) can improve overall survival (OS) in patients with melanoma with KRAS gene copy gains, and the CPS regimen had a better OS than just carboplatin and paclitaxel therapy (hazard ratio, 0.25; p = .035) [22], [23]. ('overall survival', 'MPA', (117, 133)) ('improve', 'PosReg', (109, 116)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (156, 164)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (156, 164)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (170, 174)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (156, 164)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (73, 83)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (208, 211)) ('gene copy gains', 'Var', (175, 190)) ('carboplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016190', (238, 249)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (142, 150)) ('sorafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C471405', (89, 98)) ('carboplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016190', (60, 71)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (254, 264)) 191 31492770 Another study showed that combined MEK and SHP2 inhibition can enhance the sensitivity of KRAS amplification models to MEK inhibition both in vivo and in vitro [24]. ('MEK', 'Gene', (119, 122)) ('MEK', 'Gene', '5609', (119, 122)) ('MEK', 'Gene', (35, 38)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (63, 70)) ('MEK', 'Gene', '5609', (35, 38)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (48, 58)) ('SHP2', 'Gene', '5781', (43, 47)) ('SHP2', 'Gene', (43, 47)) ('sensitivity', 'MPA', (75, 86)) 192 31492770 Some clinical trials investigating RAF inhibitors, as single agents or in combination with MEK inhibitors or alternative pathway inhibitors, in treating solid cancers with KRAS amplification are under way (www.clinicaltrials.gov). ('cancers', 'Disease', (159, 166)) ('RAF', 'Gene', '22882', (35, 38)) ('RAF', 'Gene', (35, 38)) ('KRAS amplification', 'Var', (172, 190)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (159, 165)) ('MEK', 'Gene', '5609', (91, 94)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (159, 166)) ('MEK', 'Gene', (91, 94)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (159, 166)) 204 31492770 Because of the high frequency of KRAS amplification in chemotherapy-refractory NSGCTs, CPS regimen may provide a new therapy. ('KRAS', 'Gene', (33, 37)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (95, 98)) ('NSGCTs', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537844', (79, 85)) ('amplification', 'Var', (38, 51)) ('NSGCTs', 'Disease', (79, 85)) 205 31492770 Given that KRAS and NRAS mutations are reported in 45% of seminomas [25], those patients may benefit from CPS regimen as well, although this warrants further validation in clinical studies. ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (58, 67)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (11, 15)) ('mutations', 'Var', (25, 34)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (80, 88)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (58, 67)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (114, 117)) ('NRAS', 'Gene', (20, 24)) ('reported', 'Reg', (39, 47)) ('NRAS', 'Gene', '4893', (20, 24)) 232 29807233 Nonseminomas were further classified as: embryonal carcinoma (9070/3, 9072/3), yolk sac tumors (9071/3), teratoma (9080/3, 9082-9084/3, 9102/3), choriocarcinoma (9100/3, 9101/3), and mixed germ cell tumors (9081/3, 9085/3). ('9080/3', 'Var', (115, 121)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (199, 205)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Disease', (145, 160)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (88, 94)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (105, 113)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (199, 205)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100768', (145, 160)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (151, 160)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (41, 60)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018236', (41, 60)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', (41, 60)) ('9071/3', 'Var', (96, 102)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (189, 205)) ('9070/3', 'Var', (62, 68)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (105, 113)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009373', (189, 205)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (88, 94)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (51, 60)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (189, 205)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (199, 205)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (105, 113)) ('Nonseminomas', 'Disease', 'None', (0, 12)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (88, 93)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (199, 204)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (88, 94)) ('9100/3', 'Var', (162, 168)) ('Nonseminomas', 'Disease', (0, 12)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002822', (145, 160)) 263 29807233 The etiology of sex cord stromal tumors is poorly understood, although associations with fumarate hydratase (FH) mutations, Klinefelter syndrome, hereditary leiomyomatosis, and renal cell carcinoma have been reported. ('renal cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (177, 197)) ('renal cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005584', (177, 197)) ('fumarate hydratase', 'Gene', '2271', (89, 107)) ('hereditary leiomyomatosis', 'Disease', (146, 171)) ('sex cord stromal tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018312', (16, 39)) ('renal cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (177, 197)) ('Klinefelter syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007713', (124, 144)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 38)) ('fumarate hydratase', 'Gene', (89, 107)) ('mutations', 'Var', (113, 122)) ('sex cord stromal tumors', 'Disease', (16, 39)) ('FH', 'Gene', '2271', (109, 111)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 39)) ('hereditary leiomyomatosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018231', (146, 171)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (71, 83)) ('sex cord stromal tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031918', (16, 39)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (188, 197)) ('Klinefelter syndrome', 'Disease', (124, 144)) 319 29717912 Delays in diagnosis can dramatically impact survival with 5-year median relative survivals dropping from 99% for cancer confined to the testis to 74% for metastatic disease [1]. ('impact', 'Reg', (37, 43)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (113, 119)) ('metastatic disease', 'Disease', (154, 172)) ('survival', 'MPA', (44, 52)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (113, 119)) ('Delays', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('dropping', 'NegReg', (91, 99)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (113, 119)) 353 29717912 Conversely, Friman and Finney point out that TSE would not cause excess anxiety but would reduce anxiety with regular practice. ('man', 'Species', '9606', (15, 18)) ('excess anxiety', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001008', (65, 79)) ('anxiety', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001008', (97, 104)) ('anxiety', 'Disease', (72, 79)) ('anxiety', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000739', (72, 79)) ('excess anxiety', 'Disease', (65, 79)) ('anxiety', 'Disease', (97, 104)) ('anxiety', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000739', (97, 104)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (90, 96)) ('anxiety', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001008', (72, 79)) ('TSE', 'Var', (45, 48)) ('excess anxiety', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000739', (65, 79)) 426 25418358 Because of its specific significance in testis, TEX101 has been utilized as a biomarker for male infertility, and this was confirmed to diagnose azoospermia by means of testicular biopsy by Drabovich's team. ('diagnose', 'Reg', (136, 144)) ('TEX101', 'Var', (48, 54)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (92, 108)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053713', (145, 156)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (92, 108)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (92, 108)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (97, 108)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', (145, 156)) ('azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000027', (145, 156)) 428 25418358 found that TEX101 could bind to uPA/uPAR complexes and interfere with the activities of uPA, matrix metalloproteinases and cathepsin B, which resulted in the reduction of extracellular matrix degradation and consequent suppression of cancer invasion. ('TEX101', 'Var', (11, 17)) ('uPA', 'Gene', '5328', (32, 35)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (234, 240)) ('uPA', 'Gene', (88, 91)) ('uPA', 'Gene', '5328', (88, 91)) ('extracellular matrix degradation', 'MPA', (171, 203)) ('interfere', 'NegReg', (55, 64)) ('cathepsin B', 'Gene', (123, 134)) ('cathepsin B', 'Gene', '1508', (123, 134)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (234, 240)) ('activities', 'MPA', (74, 84)) ('uPAR', 'Gene', (36, 40)) ('suppression', 'NegReg', (219, 230)) ('bind', 'Interaction', (24, 28)) ('uPA', 'Gene', (36, 39)) ('uPA', 'Gene', '5328', (36, 39)) ('uPAR', 'Gene', '5329', (36, 40)) ('matrix metalloproteinases', 'Enzyme', (93, 118)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (158, 167)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (234, 240)) ('uPA', 'Gene', (32, 35)) 442 25418358 Previous studies demonstrated that TEX101 could reduce the activities of uPA, MMPs and cathepsin B, leading to the suppression of cell growth and migration. ('uPA', 'Gene', '5328', (73, 76)) ('TEX101', 'Var', (35, 41)) ('activities', 'MPA', (59, 69)) ('cathepsin B', 'Gene', (87, 98)) ('suppression', 'NegReg', (115, 126)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (48, 54)) ('uPA', 'Gene', (73, 76)) ('cathepsin B', 'Gene', '1508', (87, 98)) ('MMPs', 'Protein', (78, 82)) 443 25418358 We speculated that the loss of TEX101 could disrupt the metabolic balance of the above-mentioned enzymes in the germinal epithelium, which could contribute to the growth and migration of mutant cancer cells. ('TEX101', 'Gene', (31, 37)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (194, 200)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (87, 90)) ('growth', 'CPA', (163, 169)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (194, 200)) ('disrupt', 'NegReg', (44, 51)) ('loss', 'Var', (23, 27)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (145, 155)) ('metabolic balance of', 'MPA', (56, 76)) ('migration', 'CPA', (174, 183)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (194, 200)) 464 20800565 The combined unadjusted OR (95% CI) for testicular cancer risk in the lowest reported category of maternal BMI compared to a moderate maternal BMI category was 0.92 (0.75 - 1.12). ('maternal BMI', 'Var', (98, 110)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (40, 57)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (40, 57)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (51, 57)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (40, 57)) 465 20800565 This meta-analysis, which included a small number of studies, showed an inverse association between high maternal BMI and testicular cancer risk of borderline statistical significance. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (122, 139)) ('high maternal', 'Var', (100, 113)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (122, 139)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (122, 139)) ('inverse', 'NegReg', (72, 79)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 139)) 476 20800565 Research has also focused on maternal factors which could influence foetal development and it has been suggested that carcinoma in situ of the testis, a precursor of TGCT, has its origins in foetal life and that subnormal androgen exposure and/or increased oestrogen exposure are potentially important risk factors. ('subnormal', 'Var', (212, 221)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (118, 127)) ('subnormal androgen exposure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (212, 239)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (118, 127)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (118, 135)) ('influence', 'Reg', (58, 67)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', (118, 127)) ('increased oestrogen', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025134', (247, 266)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (82, 85)) 492 20800565 The pooled estimate was based on data from over 2,400 cases and 3,500 controls obtained from six case-control studies and indicates that high compared with normal maternal BMI is associated with a decrease in testicular cancer risk (OR = 0.82; 95% CI 0.65:1.02), although the results were only borderline statistically significant (p=?). ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (209, 226)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (220, 226)) ('high', 'Var', (137, 141)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (209, 226)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (209, 226)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (197, 205)) 493 20800565 Maternal BMI is positively associated with offspring birth weight and high birth weight has recently been shown to be positively, not inversely, associated with testicular cancer risk; Ramlau-Hansen (2009) reported an incidence rate ratio of 1.6 (95% CI 1.0-2.4) for men born with a high birth weight (>4,150 g) compared to those of normal birth weight. ('>4,150 g', 'Var', (302, 310)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (172, 178)) ('high birth weight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001520', (70, 87)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (161, 178)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (161, 178)) ('high birth weight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001520', (283, 300)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (267, 270)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (161, 178)) 496 20800565 For example, it is known that multiparous women are more likely to be overweight than nulliparous women (Arroya et al, 1995) and that increased parity is associated with a decreased risk of TC in offspring compared with nulliparous women. ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (190, 192)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (98, 103)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (172, 181)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (232, 237)) ('overweight', 'PosReg', (70, 80)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (42, 47)) ('parity', 'Var', (144, 150)) ('overweight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025502', (70, 80)) ('multiparous', 'Var', (30, 41)) 553 33926293 The model was assessed on the basis of the strength and significance of the model's direct (i.e., paths a, b1, b2, c1, and c2) and indirect (i.e., path a1b1 and a1b2) effects derived from a bootstrapping procedure that drew 5000 resamples with replacement. ('c2', 'Var', (123, 125)) ('b1, b2, c1', 'Gene', '931;2925', (107, 117)) ('path a1b1', 'Var', (147, 156)) ('a1b2', 'Var', (161, 165)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (251, 254)) 656 30634927 In addition, androgen receptor and androgen metabolic pathway genetic variation studies showed that Ser312-Asn polymorphism of the luteinizing hormone receptor was linked to an decreased relative risk of TGCT. ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', '367', (13, 30)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (177, 186)) ('Ser312-Asn', 'Mutation', 'rs2293275', (100, 110)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (204, 208)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', (13, 30)) ('Ser312-Asn polymorphism', 'Var', (100, 123)) 673 22536405 We identified seven differentially expressed miRNAs between gonocytes and spermatogonia (down-regulated: miR-293, 291a-5p, 290-5p and 294*, up-regulated: miR-136, 743a and 463*). ('down-regulated', 'NegReg', (89, 103)) ('294*', 'Var', (134, 138)) ('miR-293', 'Gene', (105, 112)) ('miR-136', 'Gene', '387154', (154, 161)) ('463*', 'Var', (172, 176)) ('290-5p', 'Var', (123, 129)) ('miR-293', 'Gene', '100049714', (105, 112)) ('miR-136', 'Gene', (154, 161)) ('up-regulated', 'PosReg', (140, 152)) 678 22536405 There is concern that exposure to environmental toxicants in utero, especially endocrine disruptors, augments a genetic predisposition for testicular germ cell tumours such as defects in kit signalling (KITLG itself and SPRY an inhibitor of kit stimulated MAPK signalling), apoptosis (BAK), sex determination (DMRT1) and telomere regulation (TERT). ('kit', 'MPA', (187, 190)) ('sex determination', 'CPA', (291, 308)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '50796', (310, 315)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '17311', (203, 208)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (41, 44)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (203, 208)) ('BAK', 'Gene', (285, 288)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (104, 107)) ('MAPK', 'Gene', '26413;26417', (256, 260)) ('defects', 'Var', (176, 183)) ('BAK', 'Gene', '12018', (285, 288)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (160, 167)) ('testicular germ cell tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (139, 167)) ('MAPK', 'Gene', (256, 260)) ('exposure to environmental toxicants in utero', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031437', (22, 66)) ('testicular germ cell tumours', 'Disease', (139, 167)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (274, 283)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (160, 166)) ('augments', 'NegReg', (101, 109)) ('telomere regulation', 'CPA', (321, 340)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (310, 315)) 682 22536405 MicroRNA molecules are produced by an endonuclease Dicer, associate with a protein complex (RISC) in the cytoplasm, and target mRNA molecules by complementary base pairing, usually in the 3'UTR. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (151, 154)) ('complementary base pairing', 'Var', (145, 171)) ('RISC', 'Gene', '74617', (92, 96)) ('associate', 'Interaction', (58, 67)) ('RISC', 'Gene', (92, 96)) 692 22536405 Aberrant expression of miRNA molecules and mutations in their recognition sites on mRNA are associated with infertility in men. ('Aberrant', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (108, 119)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (108, 119)) ('mutations', 'Var', (43, 52)) ('expression', 'MPA', (9, 19)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (108, 119)) ('miRNA molecules', 'Protein', (23, 38)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (123, 126)) ('associated', 'Reg', (92, 102)) 700 22536405 miR-449a has been found in high levels in the normal testis but is absent in testicular tumours. ('testicular tumours', 'Disease', (77, 95)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (88, 95)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (88, 94)) ('miR-449a', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('testicular tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (77, 95)) 715 22536405 Antibodies were purchased from Abcam (Cambridge, MA, USA): anti-SOX2 (ab42635), anti-SOX11 (ab59776), anti-FZD4 (ab83042), anti-FZD7 (ab51049), anti-AKT1/2 (ab8933), anti-Cyclin D1 (ab16663), anti-UCHL1 (ab10404), anti-OCT3/4 (ab27985); Santa Cruz Biotechnology (Santa Cruz, CA, USA): anti-PTEN (sc7974), anti-SMAD4 (sc7154); Biocore (Sydney, NSW, Australia): anti-BMPR1a (ap2004b); Calbiochem (Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany): anti-PLZF (op128); or Sigma: anti-ERK1/2 (M5670), anti-MEK1/2 (M5795) and anti-alpha-tubulin (T5168). ('SMAD4', 'Gene', (310, 315)) ('FZD7', 'Gene', '14369', (128, 132)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', (290, 294)) ('ERK1/2', 'Gene', (462, 468)) ('UCHL1', 'Gene', (197, 202)) ('FZD7', 'Gene', (128, 132)) ('BMPR1a', 'Gene', '12166', (365, 371)) ('SOX2', 'Gene', '20674', (64, 68)) ('MEK1/2', 'Gene', (483, 489)) ('UCHL1', 'Gene', '22223', (197, 202)) ('Cyclin D1', 'Gene', '12443', (171, 180)) ('ERK1/2', 'Gene', '26417;26413', (462, 468)) ('PLZF', 'Gene', (433, 437)) ('AKT1/2', 'Gene', '11651;11652', (149, 155)) ('T5168', 'Var', (522, 527)) ('SOX2', 'Gene', (64, 68)) ('FZD4', 'Gene', '14366', (107, 111)) ('FZD4', 'Gene', (107, 111)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', '19211', (290, 294)) ('PLZF', 'Gene', '235320', (433, 437)) ('OCT3/4', 'Gene', '18999', (219, 225)) ('SMAD4', 'Gene', '17128', (310, 315)) ('Cyclin D1', 'Gene', (171, 180)) ('SOX11', 'Gene', '20666', (85, 90)) ('BMPR1a', 'Gene', (365, 371)) ('SOX11', 'Gene', (85, 90)) ('AKT1/2', 'Gene', (149, 155)) ('OCT3/4', 'Gene', (219, 225)) ('MEK1/2', 'Gene', '26395;26396', (483, 489)) 754 22536405 This program identified three significantly up-regulated (miR-136, 743a and 463* (q-value% = 3.811) and four significantly down-regulated miRNA species (MiR-293, 291a-5p, 290-5p and 294* q-value% = 0) between gonocytes and spermatogonia (Fig. ('MiR-293', 'Gene', '100049714', (153, 160)) ('463*', 'Var', (76, 80)) ('down-regulated', 'NegReg', (123, 137)) ('294*', 'Var', (182, 186)) ('MiR-293', 'Gene', (153, 160)) ('miR-136', 'Gene', '387154', (58, 65)) ('miRNA species', 'MPA', (138, 151)) ('up-regulated', 'PosReg', (44, 56)) ('miR-136', 'Gene', (58, 65)) 755 22536405 The down-regulated miRNA molecules, miR-293, 291a-5p, 290-5p and 294* were each expressed at levels that were approximately five fold lower in spermatogonia compared to gonocytes (p<0.0001) (Fig. ('lower', 'NegReg', (134, 139)) ('miR-293', 'Gene', (36, 43)) ('294*', 'Var', (65, 69)) ('291a-5p', 'Var', (45, 52)) ('down-regulated', 'NegReg', (4, 18)) ('miR-293', 'Gene', '100049714', (36, 43)) 784 22536405 6), ERK1/2, was targeted by miR-136 (up-regulated molecule) while the negative regulator, GSK3, was targeted by miR-291a-5p (down-regulated molecule). ('GSK3', 'Gene', (90, 94)) ('ERK1/2', 'Gene', (4, 10)) ('miR-136', 'Gene', (28, 35)) ('miR-291a-5p', 'Var', (112, 123)) ('up-regulated', 'PosReg', (37, 49)) ('GSK3', 'Gene', '56637', (90, 94)) ('ERK1/2', 'Gene', '26417;26413', (4, 10)) ('miR-136', 'Gene', '387154', (28, 35)) 790 22536405 miR-293, 291a-5p, 290-5p and 294* belong to the miR-290-295 cluster and have previously been found to be highly enriched in the germ cell population of day 6 testis when compared to the somatic cell population. ('291a-5p', 'Var', (9, 16)) ('miR-293', 'Gene', '100049714', (0, 7)) ('miR-293', 'Gene', (0, 7)) ('miR-290', 'Gene', '100049710', (48, 55)) ('294*', 'Var', (29, 33)) ('miR-290', 'Gene', (48, 55)) 797 22536405 Additionally, knockout of the miR-290 cluster, besides inducing a partially penetrant embryonic lethality, leads to the defective migration of primordial germ cells to the genital ridges during development, resulting in reduced germ cell numbers in the nascent gonads. ('reduced', 'NegReg', (220, 227)) ('miR-290', 'Gene', (30, 37)) ('inducing', 'Reg', (55, 63)) ('miR-290', 'Gene', '100049710', (30, 37)) ('embryonic lethality', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020964', (86, 105)) ('defective', 'NegReg', (120, 129)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (201, 204)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (133, 136)) ('germ cell numbers in the nascent gonads', 'CPA', (228, 267)) ('embryonic lethality', 'Disease', (86, 105)) ('knockout', 'Var', (14, 22)) 806 22536405 Knockout of naked cuticle 1 (Nkd1), an antagonist of the canonical Wnt signalling pathway (controlling novel gene expression), caused sub fertility in male mice. ('naked cuticle 1', 'Gene', (12, 27)) ('naked cuticle 1', 'Gene', '93960', (12, 27)) ('sub fertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000144', (134, 147)) ('naked cuticle', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030808', (12, 25)) ('Nkd1', 'Gene', (29, 33)) ('Nkd1', 'Gene', '93960', (29, 33)) ('sub fertility', 'CPA', (134, 147)) ('Knockout', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (156, 160)) ('caused', 'Reg', (127, 133)) 813 22536405 By analogy it is possible that dysregulation of the miRNAs may contribute to germ cell tumour development. ('tumour', 'Disease', (87, 93)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (101, 104)) ('miRNAs', 'Protein', (52, 58)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (87, 93)) ('dysregulation', 'Var', (31, 44)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (63, 73)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (87, 93)) 817 22536405 Sox11 has also been found to be expressed in multipotent stromal stem cells, and Sox11 knockdown leads to reduced proliferation and promotes differentiation. ('Sox11', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (141, 156)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (121, 124)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (114, 127)) ('Sox11', 'Gene', '20666', (0, 5)) ('Sox11', 'Gene', '20666', (81, 86)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (132, 140)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (87, 96)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (106, 113)) ('Sox11', 'Gene', (81, 86)) 818 22536405 In contrast, knockdown of Sox11 in mantle cell lymphoma cell lines actually increases cell proliferation and promotes tumorigenesis when injected into nude mice. ('Sox11', 'Gene', (26, 31)) ('tumorigenesis', 'CPA', (118, 131)) ('cell lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012191', (42, 55)) ('mantle cell lymphoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020522', (35, 55)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (47, 55)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (76, 85)) ('mantle cell lymphoma', 'Disease', (35, 55)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (98, 101)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (86, 104)) ('Sox11', 'Gene', '20666', (26, 31)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (13, 22)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (109, 117)) ('nude mice', 'Species', '10090', (151, 160)) 836 22536405 The PI3K/AKT is a key signalling pathway promoting cell proliferation, survival and migration which is subject to modulation by several negative regulators such as PTEN and PI3kip1. ('promoting', 'PosReg', (41, 50)) ('AKT', 'Gene', '11651', (9, 12)) ('survival', 'CPA', (71, 79)) ('migration', 'CPA', (84, 93)) ('AKT', 'Gene', (9, 12)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (51, 69)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', '19211', (164, 168)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', (164, 168)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (63, 66)) ('PI3kip1', 'Var', (173, 180)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (87, 90)) 837 22536405 Importantly, the ablation of PTEN is associated with the transformation of CIS cells, the precursor lesion for seminoma and nonseminoma into invasive cancer. ('PTEN', 'Gene', '19211', (29, 33)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', (29, 33)) ('seminoma and nonseminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (111, 135)) ('ablation', 'Var', (17, 25)) ('invasive cancer', 'Disease', (141, 156)) ('invasive cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (141, 156)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (150, 156)) 841 22536405 However, despite PTEN being expressed in all stages of male germ cells and very highly expressed in spermatogonia, the PTEN knockout mouse has normal spermatogenesis, are fertile and have no testicular tumours, indicating that PTEN may have a functional redundancy in mice. ('PTEN', 'Gene', (227, 231)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (202, 208)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (268, 272)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (202, 209)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (150, 165)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', '19211', (119, 123)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', (119, 123)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', '19211', (17, 21)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', (17, 21)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (133, 138)) ('testicular tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (191, 209)) ('knockout', 'Var', (124, 132)) ('testicular tumours', 'Disease', (191, 209)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', '19211', (227, 231)) 842 22536405 Knockdown of ETV5 and POU3F1 (oct6), both transcription factors activated by GDNF, caused apoptosis in spermatogonial stem cells in part due to the overexpression of PI3kip1, further indicating the importance of PI3K/AKT signalling and its regulation in normal spermatogenesis In this study we identified seven miRNA molecules differentially expressed between postnatal gonocytes and spermatogonia. ('PI3kip1', 'Var', (166, 173)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (148, 162)) ('oct6', 'Gene', (30, 34)) ('AKT', 'Gene', (217, 220)) ('POU3F1', 'Gene', '18991', (22, 28)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', '14573', (77, 81)) ('oct6', 'Gene', '18991', (30, 34)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', (77, 81)) ('POU3F1', 'Gene', (22, 28)) ('ETV5', 'Gene', '104156', (13, 17)) ('ETV5', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (90, 99)) ('AKT', 'Gene', '11651', (217, 220)) 843 22536405 The miRNA molecules down-regulated (miR-293, 291a-5p, 290-5p and 294*) are located in a miRNA cluster previously found to be involved in the maintenance of pluripotency within stem cells. ('miR-293', 'Gene', (36, 43)) ('down-regulated', 'NegReg', (20, 34)) ('294*', 'Var', (65, 69)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', (156, 168)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', 'None', (156, 168)) ('miR-293', 'Gene', '100049714', (36, 43)) 925 31196171 Aberrant methylation-mediated downregulation of lncRNA SSTR5-AS1 promotes progression and metastasis of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is among the most common malignant tumors with poor prognosis. ('progression', 'CPA', (74, 85)) ('malignant tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018198', (204, 220)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (214, 219)) ('metastasis of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002294', (90, 137)) ('Aberrant methylation-mediated', 'Var', (0, 29)) ('Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (138, 171)) ('malignant tumors', 'Disease', (204, 220)) ('metastasis of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (90, 137)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (30, 44)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (128, 137)) ('carcinoma Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012118', (128, 171)) ('SSTR5-AS1', 'Gene', (55, 64)) ('squamous cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002860', (148, 171)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (65, 73)) ('methylation-mediated', 'Var', (9, 29)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (162, 171)) ('squamous cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002860', (114, 137)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (214, 220)) ('Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002294', (138, 171)) ('SSTR5-AS1', 'Gene', '146336;6755;5729', (55, 64)) 954 31196171 There are two transcripts of SSTR5, and the main transcript (NM_001053) is located at chr16: 1078781-1081454 (GRCh38/hg38). ('SSTR5', 'Gene', '6755', (29, 34)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', (29, 34)) ('hg38', 'Gene', (117, 121)) ('hg38', 'Gene', '8549', (117, 121)) ('NM_001053', 'Var', (61, 70)) 973 31196171 3b, c, the expression levels of SSTR5 and SSTR5-AS1 were significantly increased in the 5-Aza-dC-, TSA-, 5-Aza-dC/TSA-treated laryngeal carcinoma cells, and the effect was more apparent in the 5-Aza-dC/TSA-treated cells, indicating that the expression of SSTR5 and SSTR5-AS1 might be co-regulated by DNA methylation and histone modification. ('SSTR5', 'Gene', (255, 260)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', (32, 37)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (136, 145)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', '6755', (255, 260)) ('5-Aza-dC-', 'Var', (88, 97)) ('TSA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C012589', (99, 102)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', '6755', (32, 37)) ('TSA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C012589', (202, 205)) ('laryngeal carcinoma', 'Disease', (126, 145)) ('5-Aza-dC/TSA-treated', 'Var', (105, 125)) ('TSA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C012589', (114, 117)) ('5-Aza-dC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077209', (193, 201)) ('TSA-', 'Var', (99, 103)) ('5-Aza-dC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077209', (105, 113)) ('laryngeal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012118', (126, 145)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', (42, 47)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', (265, 270)) ('5-Aza-dC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077209', (88, 96)) ('expression levels', 'MPA', (11, 28)) ('laryngeal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007827', (126, 145)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', '6755', (42, 47)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (71, 80)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', '6755', (265, 270)) 975 31196171 3d, frequent CpG sites methylation was observed in the exon 1 region of SSTR5, while frequent methylated CpG sites were located in the promoter region of SSTR5-AS1 (Fig. ('methylation', 'Var', (23, 34)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', '6755', (154, 159)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', (154, 159)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', '6755', (72, 77)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', (72, 77)) 982 31196171 The methylation status of promoter region of SSTR5 in LSCC tissues was not associated with any clinicopathologic characteristics, while the methylation status of exon 1 in LSCC tissues was associated with TNM stage and lymph node metastasis (P < 0.05) (Table 1). ('methylation', 'Var', (140, 151)) ('TNM stage', 'CPA', (205, 214)) ('associated', 'Reg', (189, 199)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', '6755', (45, 50)) ('lymph node metastasis', 'CPA', (219, 240)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', (45, 50)) 983 31196171 The mRNA expression level of SSTR5 in LSCC tissues with hypermethylation of exon 1 was significantly decreased than that with unmethylation of this region (P < 0.05); however, the expression level of SSTR5 was not associated with methylation status of promoter region (P > 0.05) (Fig. ('SSTR5', 'Gene', (200, 205)) ('mRNA expression level', 'MPA', (4, 25)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', '6755', (29, 34)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', (29, 34)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (56, 72)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (101, 110)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', '6755', (200, 205)) 985 31196171 To determine the potential role of histone modifications on SSTR5 downregulation, the presence of active (H3K4me3, H3K9ac) and inactive (H3K9me2) histone modifications at SSTR5 promoter was further examined by chromatin immunoprecipitation assay in AMC-HN-8 cells (Fig. ('SSTR5', 'Gene', '6755', (171, 176)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', '6755', (60, 65)) ('H3K4me3', 'Var', (106, 113)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', (171, 176)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', (60, 65)) ('H3K9ac', 'Var', (115, 121)) ('AMC-HN-8', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:5966', (249, 257)) 987 31196171 Increased enrichment of H3K4me3 and decreased enrichment of H3K9me2 were detected in 5-Aza-dC-treated AMC-HN-8 cells, and significant increased enrichment of H3K9ac was detected in TSA-treated AMC-HN-8 cells, indicating that in addition to DNA methylation, histone modification is also involved in the regulation of SSTR5 expression. ('SSTR5', 'Gene', (316, 321)) ('TSA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C012589', (181, 184)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', '6755', (316, 321)) ('5-Aza-dC-treated', 'Var', (85, 101)) ('5-Aza-dC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077209', (85, 93)) ('H3K4me3', 'Var', (24, 31)) ('involved', 'Reg', (286, 294)) ('enrichment', 'MPA', (10, 20)) ('AMC-HN-8', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:5966', (193, 201)) ('enrichment', 'MPA', (46, 56)) ('AMC-HN-8', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:5966', (102, 110)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (36, 45)) 1015 31196171 Promoter CpG sites hypermethylation of E-cadherin is a recognized mechanism of its inactivation in numerous cancers. ('numerous cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (99, 115)) ('inactivation', 'NegReg', (83, 95)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (39, 49)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (39, 49)) ('numerous cancers', 'Disease', (99, 115)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (108, 114)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (19, 35)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (108, 115)) 1019 31196171 The hMeDIP-qPCR assay was used to track the 5hmC change in the CpG-rich regions of E-cadherin promoters, and co-expression of SSTR5-AS1 and TET1 in AMC-HN-8 cells significantly increased 5hmC levels at the promoter regions of E-cadherin (Fig. ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (83, 93)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (83, 93)) ('TET1', 'Gene', '80312', (140, 144)) ('SSTR5-AS1', 'Var', (126, 135)) ('5hmC', 'Chemical', '-', (187, 191)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (177, 186)) ('5hmC levels', 'MPA', (187, 198)) ('AMC-HN-8', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:5966', (148, 156)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (226, 236)) ('5hmC', 'Chemical', '-', (44, 48)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (226, 236)) ('TET1', 'Gene', (140, 144)) 1031 31196171 AChE-AS represses AChE expression via epigenetic modification of the AChE promoter region and demonstrates an anti-apoptotic effect in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. ('AChE', 'Gene', '43', (0, 4)) ('AChE', 'Gene', (18, 22)) ('AChE', 'Gene', '43', (18, 22)) ('AChE', 'Gene', '43', (69, 73)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001402', (135, 159)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (150, 159)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Disease', (135, 159)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006528', (135, 159)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (38, 48)) ('AChE', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('anti-apoptotic', 'CPA', (110, 124)) ('AChE', 'Gene', (69, 73)) 1033 31196171 Moreover, by genomic sequence analysis, obvious CpG islands were found in the promoter and exon 1 regions of SSTR5 and SSTR5-AS1, indicating the possible epigenetic regulation mechanisms on their expression regulation. ('SSTR5', 'Gene', '6755', (109, 114)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', '6755', (119, 124)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', (109, 114)) ('CpG', 'Var', (48, 51)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', (119, 124)) 1037 31196171 In the present study, we verified the tumor suppressor role of SSTR5 and SSTR5-AS1 in LSCC progression; DNA hypermethylation and histone modification may co-regulate the expression of SSTR5 and SSTR5-AS1. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (38, 43)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (38, 43)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', '6755', (184, 189)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', '6755', (73, 78)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', (184, 189)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', (73, 78)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', '6755', (194, 199)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', (63, 68)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', (194, 199)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', '6755', (63, 68)) ('co-regulate', 'Reg', (154, 165)) ('DNA hypermethylation', 'Var', (104, 124)) ('LSCC', 'Disease', (86, 90)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (38, 43)) ('histone modification', 'Var', (129, 149)) ('expression', 'MPA', (170, 180)) 1050 31196171 In the process of laryngeal squamous cell carcinogenesis, when CpG sites hypermethylation occurs in the promoter region of E-cadherin, SSTR5-AS1 may also act as a tumor suppressor gene to upregulate the expression of E-cadherin by recruiting TET1 to E-cadherin to hydrolyze 5'-mc to 5'-hmc, thus inhibiting the occurrence of EMT. ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (73, 89)) ('laryngeal squamous cell carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (18, 56)) ('TET1', 'Gene', (242, 246)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (163, 168)) ('laryngeal squamous cell carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (18, 56)) ("hydrolyze 5'-mc to 5'-hmc", 'MPA', (264, 289)) ('SSTR5-AS1', 'Gene', (135, 144)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (163, 168)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (250, 260)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (250, 260)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (123, 133)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (123, 133)) ('inhibiting', 'NegReg', (296, 306)) ('upregulate', 'PosReg', (188, 198)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (217, 227)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (217, 227)) ("5'-mc", 'Chemical', 'MESH:D044503', (274, 279)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (163, 168)) ('TET1', 'Gene', '80312', (242, 246)) ('recruiting', 'PosReg', (231, 241)) ('expression', 'MPA', (203, 213)) ("5'-hmc", 'Chemical', 'MESH:C011865', (283, 289)) 1051 31196171 SSTR5 may act as a tumor suppressor gene in LSCC, and aberrant DNA hypermethylation of the CpG sites clustered in the exon 1 and histone modification on its promoter region may be epigenetic mechanisms for its inactivation. ('LSCC', 'Disease', (44, 48)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (19, 24)) ('CpG', 'Gene', (91, 94)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', '6755', (0, 5)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (19, 24)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (19, 24)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('histone modification', 'Var', (129, 149)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (54, 62)) 1052 31196171 SSTR5-AS1 may play anti-tumor role in LSCC and may be regulated by hypermethylation of the same CpG sites with SSTR5. ('SSTR5', 'Gene', '6755', (111, 116)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (24, 29)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', (111, 116)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (24, 29)) ('LSCC', 'Disease', (38, 42)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', '6755', (0, 5)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (67, 83)) ('SSTR5', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (24, 29)) 1089 31196171 Antibodies against H3K4me3, H3K9ac, H3K9me2, MLL3, and TET1 (Upstate, Millipore, MA, USA) were used for immunoprecipitation. ('H3K9me2', 'Var', (36, 43)) ('TET1', 'Gene', (55, 59)) ('H3K4me3', 'Var', (19, 26)) ('H3K9ac', 'Var', (28, 34)) ('MLL3', 'Gene', (45, 49)) ('TET1', 'Gene', '80312', (55, 59)) ('MLL3', 'Gene', '58508', (45, 49)) 1109 25501685 Furthermore, we will discuss how important indications of frailty variation may be deduced from data on familial disease association. ('familial disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (104, 120)) ('familial disease', 'Disease', (104, 120)) ('variation', 'Var', (66, 75)) 1116 25501685 They studied a population without high-risk individuals (individuals with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations excluded), and still suggest a 40-fold difference in the risk of breast cancer between the top 20% and bottom 20% of the study population. ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (165, 178)) ('mutations', 'Var', (90, 99)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (172, 178)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (165, 178)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', (84, 89)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (165, 178)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', '672', (74, 79)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', '675', (84, 89)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', (74, 79)) 1132 25501685 showed that the children of those exposed to the Dutch famine in utero during World War II (WWII) were also at increased risk for ill health, which indicates that epigenetic effects in utero can even have transgenerational consequences. ('ill health', 'Disease', (130, 140)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (16, 24)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (163, 173)) 1142 25501685 In an interesting Nature letter, Frank and Nowak suggest a model where random mutations at a very young age can produce a developmental disposition to cancer.The idea is that during the gestational phase, stem cells may mutate and then multiply randomly with long-lasting effects. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (151, 157)) ('mutate', 'Var', (220, 226)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (129, 132)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (151, 157)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (151, 157)) ('multiply randomly', 'CPA', (236, 253)) 1152 25501685 For example, in breast cancer some mutations in the genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 confer a very high risk in the specific family. ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (16, 29)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', '675', (68, 73)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', (58, 63)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (16, 29)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', (68, 73)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (23, 29)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (16, 29)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', '672', (58, 63)) ('mutations', 'Var', (35, 44)) 1177 25501685 Long before the Rb1 gene was identified, he separated a very frail group (those with an inherited germ line mutation) from a less frail group (those who had the non-hereditary form), and used this to formulate his famous two-hit hypothesis. ('Rb1', 'Gene', (16, 19)) ('Rb1', 'Gene', '5925', (16, 19)) ('mutation', 'Var', (108, 116)) 1279 30967648 New results from the Cancer Genome Atlas Research Project have identified genetic mutations that are common among 12 different types of cancer, including carcinomas, adenocarcinomas and melanomas. ('melanomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (186, 195)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (21, 27)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (136, 142)) ('melanomas', 'Disease', (186, 195)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (136, 142)) ('carcinomas', 'Disease', (171, 181)) ('common', 'Reg', (101, 107)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (21, 27)) ('carcinomas', 'Disease', (154, 164)) ('melanomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (186, 195)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (136, 142)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (171, 180)) ('carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (171, 181)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (171, 181)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (186, 194)) ('mutations', 'Var', (82, 91)) ('adenocarcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000230', (166, 181)) ('carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (154, 164)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (21, 27)) ('adenocarcinomas', 'Disease', (166, 181)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (154, 163)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (154, 164)) 1300 30967648 Usually this occurs by mutations in the CDKN2A gen. ('mutations', 'Var', (23, 32)) ('occurs by', 'Reg', (13, 22)) ('CDKN2A', 'Gene', '1029', (40, 46)) ('CDKN2A', 'Gene', (40, 46)) 1460 30797674 The increased risk of ovarian cancer could relate to shared hormonal and genetic (eg, BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations) risk factors. ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (22, 36)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', '672', (86, 91)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', '675', (96, 101)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (30, 36)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (22, 36)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', (86, 91)) ('mutations', 'Var', (102, 111)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (22, 36)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', (96, 101)) 1539 26742967 These alterations may be important in the pathogenesis of testicular cancers; however, further prospective studies are needed to identify the relationship between testicular cancer and trace elements. ('alterations', 'Var', (6, 17)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (163, 180)) ('testicular cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (58, 76)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (163, 180)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (69, 75)) ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', (58, 76)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (194, 197)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (163, 180)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (58, 75)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (58, 75)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (69, 76)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (174, 180)) ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (58, 76)) 1552 26742967 Alterations in the ion content of trace elements including iron, copper and zinc can affect activity of antioxidants. ('iron', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007501', (59, 63)) ('copper', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003300', (65, 71)) ('Alterations', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('activity of antioxidants', 'MPA', (92, 116)) ('ion content', 'MPA', (19, 30)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (43, 46)) ('affect', 'Reg', (85, 91)) 1594 26742967 In cadmium carcinogenicity, proto-oncogene activation, tumor suppressor gene inactivation, disrupted cell adhesion and inhibition of DNA repair are the implied cellular and molecular mechanisms. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (55, 60)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (55, 60)) ('cadmium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002104', (3, 10)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (55, 60)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (119, 129)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (77, 89)) ('DNA', 'Gene', (133, 136)) 1649 20019899 The U.S. Servicemen's Testicular Tumor Environmental and Endocrine Determinant (STEED) Study, a large case-control investigation of TGCTs (754 cases, 928 controls) conducted among U.S. servicemen, similarly found elevated pre-diagnostic concentrations of cis-nonachlor, trans-nonachlor, and the insecticide metabolite p,p'-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p'-DDE) among cases versus controls. ('trans-nonachlor', 'Var', (270, 285)) ("p,p'-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene", 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003633', (318, 355)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (270, 285)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (192, 195)) ('cis-nonachlor', 'MPA', (255, 268)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (46, 49)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (16, 19)) ("p,p'-DDE", 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003633', (357, 365)) ('Tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 38)) ('cis-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (255, 268)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (213, 221)) ('Testicular Tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (22, 38)) 1685 20019899 Two chlordane metabolites were also associated with increased risk of TGCT at a borderline level of statistical significance: oxychlordane and trans-nonachlor (pWilcoxon = 0.05 and 0.07, respectively). ('chlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (4, 13)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Var', (143, 158)) ('oxychlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C008743', (126, 138)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (70, 74)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (143, 158)) ('pWilcoxon', 'Chemical', '-', (160, 169)) ('chlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (129, 138)) ('oxychlordane', 'Var', (126, 138)) 1690 20019899 The summed concentration of all PCB congeners was not associated with TGCT (pWilcoxon = 0.17), although associations were observed for PCBs 99, 138, 167, and 183 (pWilcoxon = 0.04, 0.06, 0.02 and 0.07, respectively. ('associations', 'Interaction', (104, 116)) ('PCBs', 'Var', (135, 139)) ('PCB', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (135, 138)) ('PCBs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (135, 139)) ('PCB', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (32, 35)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (70, 74)) ('pWilcoxon', 'Chemical', '-', (76, 85)) ('pWilcoxon', 'Chemical', '-', (163, 172)) 1693 20019899 Findings from analyses investigating associations with seminoma are summarized in Table 3 [results for all compounds are available in Supplemental Material, Table 2 (doi:10.1289/ehp.0800359.S1)]. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (140, 143)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (55, 63)) ('p.0', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (180, 183)) ('p.0', 'Var', (180, 183)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (55, 63)) 1694 20019899 We observed evidence of association with p,p'-DDE and oxychlordane (pWilcoxon = 0.06 and 0.006, respectively), but not with trans-nonachlor or total chlordanes. ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (124, 139)) ('oxychlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C008743', (54, 66)) ('pWilcoxon', 'Chemical', '-', (68, 77)) ('association', 'Interaction', (24, 35)) ('oxychlordane', 'Var', (54, 66)) ("p,p'-DDE", 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003633', (41, 49)) ('chlordanes', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (149, 159)) 1700 20019899 In this nested case-control investigation of OC compounds and TGCT risk, we observed elevated prediagnostic serum concentrations oxychlordane, trans-nonachlor, and p,p- ' DDE among TGCT cases compared with controls. ('TGCT', 'Disease', (181, 185)) ('oxychlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C008743', (129, 141)) ('OC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006843', (45, 47)) ('serum concentrations oxychlordane', 'MPA', (108, 141)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Var', (143, 158)) ("p,p- ' DDE", 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003633', (164, 174)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (85, 93)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (143, 158)) 1704 20019899 We observed a particularly strong and statistically significant association with oxychlordane for seminoma cases. ('seminoma', 'Disease', (98, 106)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (98, 106)) ('oxychlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C008743', (81, 93)) ('oxychlordane', 'Var', (81, 93)) ('significant association', 'Reg', (52, 75)) 1705 20019899 In the STEED study, statistically significant associations with TGCT were observed for cis-nonachlor and trans-nonachlor, whereas oxychlordane was associated with seminoma risk. ('trans-nonachlor', 'Var', (105, 120)) ('associated', 'Reg', (147, 157)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (105, 120)) ('oxychlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C008743', (130, 142)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (163, 171)) ('cis-nonachlor', 'Var', (87, 100)) ('significant associations', 'Reg', (34, 58)) ('cis-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (87, 100)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (163, 171)) 1706 20019899 In addition, the case mothers in that study had significantly higher levels of cis-nonachlor, trans-nonachlor, and the sum of chlordanes compared with control mothers, suggesting that the antenatal period may be a particularly important time window of exposure for influencing TGCT development. ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (94, 109)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (289, 292)) ('TGCT development', 'CPA', (277, 293)) ('cis-nonachlor', 'MPA', (79, 92)) ('chlordanes', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (126, 136)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (62, 68)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Var', (94, 109)) ('cis-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (79, 92)) 1712 20019899 However, chlordane may also exert antiestrogenic effects by inhibiting aromatase activity through estrogen-related receptor alpha1 antagonism. ('inhibiting', 'NegReg', (60, 70)) ('estrogen-related receptor alpha1', 'Protein', (98, 130)) ('aromatase', 'Protein', (71, 80)) ('chlordane', 'Var', (9, 18)) ('antagonism', 'NegReg', (131, 141)) ('antiestrogenic effects', 'MPA', (34, 56)) ('activity', 'MPA', (81, 89)) ('chlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (9, 18)) 1722 20019899 The associations with semi-noma risk observed for the moderate chlorination, mixed-type induction, and Wolff 1A, 2 and 2B groupings appear to reflect the associations with the aforementioned congeners. ('associations', 'Interaction', (4, 16)) ('moderate chlorination', 'Var', (54, 75)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (154, 166)) ('semi-noma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009625', (22, 31)) ('semi-noma', 'Disease', (22, 31)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (181, 184)) 1726 20019899 In maternal comparisons, however, mothers of seminoma and nonseminoma cases had significantly higher levels of total PCBs and several individual congeners, including PCBs 99, 138, 153, 183, and 195 (PCB 167 was not measured). ('PCB', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (117, 120)) ('PCBs', 'Var', (166, 170)) ('seminoma and nonseminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (45, 69)) ('PCB', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (166, 169)) ('PCBs', 'MPA', (117, 121)) ('153', 'Var', (180, 183)) ('PCBs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (117, 121)) ('PCBs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (166, 170)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (94, 100)) ('PCB', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (199, 202)) 1733 20019899 In addition, given the large number of measured compounds and generally borderline significance level of our observed findings, we cannot rule out the possibility that some of the observed associations may have arisen due to chance, although it is worth noting that associations with oxychlordane, trans-nonachlor, and p,p'-DDE have been previously reported. ('oxychlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C008743', (284, 296)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Var', (298, 313)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (298, 313)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (266, 278)) ("p,p'-DDE", 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003633', (319, 327)) 1821 19035442 Aggregation of cancer in families of men with testicular germ cell tumors could be due to inheritance of traits, such as genetic variation or inherited epigenetic modification, and/or common environmental risk factors. ('inherited epigenetic modification', 'Var', (142, 175)) ('genetic variation', 'Var', (121, 138)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (15, 21)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (15, 21)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (67, 73)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 72)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (37, 40)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 73)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (57, 72)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (198, 201)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (15, 21)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (67, 73)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (57, 73)) 1906 31145545 To examine the possible mechanisms how drug resistance to cordycepin occurred, MA-10 cells were treated with cordycepin (100 and 1000 mumol/L), taxol (100 and 1000 nmol/L), cisplatin (100 and 200 mumol/L), or plain media (control) for 24 hours, respectively. ('100', 'Var', (121, 124)) ('MA-10', 'Chemical', '-', (79, 84)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (109, 119)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (58, 68)) ('100', 'Var', (151, 154)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (173, 182)) ('taxol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (144, 149)) ('drug resistance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0020174', (39, 54)) 1912 31145545 Results showed that the phosphorylation of Akt and mTOR in attached MA-10 cells were induced more by cordycepin as compared to the suspended MA-10 cells (Figure 7A,B). ('mTOR', 'Gene', (51, 55)) ('MA-10', 'Chemical', '-', (68, 73)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', '56717', (51, 55)) ('Akt', 'Gene', '11651', (43, 46)) ('induced', 'Reg', (85, 92)) ('MA-10', 'Chemical', '-', (141, 146)) ('Akt', 'Gene', (43, 46)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (24, 39)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (101, 111)) ('cordycepin', 'Var', (101, 111)) 1991 27500561 Men with Medicaid insurance and those without insurance were also more likely to present with a larger tumor compared to those who had insurance (Table 2). ('Medicaid', 'Var', (9, 17)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 108)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (103, 108)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (103, 108)) ('Men', 'Species', '9606', (0, 3)) 1996 27500561 As shown in Figure 1, insurance was associated with improved GCT-specific survival in unadjusted analyses, compared with Medicaid or no insurance. ('GCT', 'Gene', (61, 64)) ('GCT', 'Gene', '25797', (61, 64)) ('insurance', 'Var', (22, 31)) ('improved', 'PosReg', (52, 60)) 2009 27500561 Similarly, men with Medicaid had a 69% and 51% increased risk of all-cause and GCT-specific mortality, respectively, compared with men with insurance. ('GCT', 'Gene', '25797', (79, 82)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (131, 134)) ('Medicaid', 'Var', (20, 28)) ('GCT', 'Gene', (79, 82)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (11, 14)) 2024 27500561 First, Medicaid-insured men may have lower socioeconomic status and poorer access to healthcare than uninsured men. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (111, 114)) ('Medicaid-insured', 'Var', (7, 23)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (24, 27)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (37, 42)) 2034 27500561 However, as highlighted in this and other analyses, Medicaid insurance in its current form was associated with poorer cancer outcomes compared to traditional insurance. ('cancer', 'Disease', (118, 124)) ('Medicaid insurance', 'Var', (52, 70)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (118, 124)) ('poorer', 'NegReg', (111, 117)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (118, 124)) 2074 27248499 Furthermore, additional evidence was found while analyzing chromatin state tracks based on 127 samples in the Roadmap Epigenomics Project: region around PIWIL2 exon 7 harbors epigenetic marks of a promoter in 10 primary and 4 imputed datasets (S2 and S3 Figs, respectively). ('epigenetic marks', 'Var', (175, 191)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', '55124', (153, 159)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', (153, 159)) 2076 27248499 However, closer examination of the Roadmap Epigenomics project data revealed that between 6 and 28 primary datasets (S2 Fig) and between 44 and 55 imputed datasets (S3 Fig) displayed combinations of epigenetic marks around PIWIL2 exons 1, 5 and 7 that are characteristic for enhancers. ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', (223, 229)) ('epigenetic marks', 'Var', (199, 215)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', '55124', (223, 229)) 2078 27248499 Additionally, binding sites for proteins typically associated with enhancers, such as CTCF and P300, are also located adjacent to the alternative promoters in exons 5 and 7 (S4 Fig). ('P300', 'Var', (95, 99)) ('CTCF', 'Gene', (86, 90)) ('CTCF', 'Gene', '10664', (86, 90)) ('proteins', 'Protein', (32, 40)) 2082 27248499 Interestingly, though PIWIL2 canonical promoter in exon 1 harbors histone modifications characteristic both for promoters (H3K4me3) and for enhancers (H3K4me1) in all cell lines tested, it is likely to be inactive due to the presence of the silencing H3K27me3 mark (Fig 1). ('silencing', 'NegReg', (241, 250)) ('histone modifications', 'MPA', (66, 87)) ('H3K4me3', 'Var', (123, 130)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', '55124', (22, 28)) ('H3K27me3', 'Var', (251, 259)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', (22, 28)) 2090 27248499 However, the data clearly demonstrate that all tumor samples and some adjacent normal testis tissues feature prominent and statistically significant peaks for some exon junctions, particularly 4-5 and 8-9 (Fig 2 and S6 Fig). ('exon junctions', 'MPA', (164, 178)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (47, 52)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (47, 52)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (47, 52)) ('4-5', 'Var', (193, 196)) 2132 27885307 Many studies have shown that high socioeconomic status is associated with a higher risk of testicular cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (102, 108)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (91, 108)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (91, 108)) ('high socioeconomic status', 'Var', (29, 54)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (91, 108)) 2146 27885307 Other substances that have been proposed to be associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer are the polychlorinated biphenyls, polyvinyl chloride, and cigarette smoking. ('polychlorinated biphenyls', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (110, 135)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (84, 101)) ('polyvinyl', 'Var', (137, 146)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (84, 101)) ('polyvinyl chloride', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011143', (137, 155)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (84, 101)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (95, 101)) 2154 27885307 We used SEER site recodes to restrict our analysis to men with testicular cancer, which included International Classification of Diseases of Oncology, Third Edition/World Health Organization (ICDO-3/WHO) 2008 site codes of C620-C629, excluding histology codes of 9050-9055, 9140, 9590-9992 (lymphomas, Kaposi sarcoma, and mesothelioma). ('lymphomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (291, 300)) ('Oncology', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (141, 149)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (63, 80)) ('mesothelioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008654', (322, 334)) ('sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (309, 316)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 80)) ('Kaposi sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100726', (302, 316)) ('lymphomas', 'Disease', (291, 300)) ('C620-C629', 'Var', (223, 232)) ('lymphomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008223', (291, 300)) ('Kaposi sarcoma', 'Disease', (302, 316)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (63, 80)) ('9590-9992', 'Var', (280, 289)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (54, 57)) ('9140', 'Var', (274, 278)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (63, 80)) ('mesothelioma', 'Disease', (322, 334)) ('Kaposi sarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012514', (302, 316)) 2176 27885307 The reasons for this are largely unknown, although recent research has demonstrated an association between a single nucleotide polymorphism affecting a p53 binding site on the KITLG gene and the development of testicular cancer. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (210, 227)) ('single nucleotide polymorphism', 'Var', (109, 139)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (202, 205)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (210, 227)) ('p53', 'Gene', (152, 155)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (210, 227)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (152, 155)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (221, 227)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (156, 163)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (176, 181)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (176, 181)) 2180 27885307 Furthermore, another study reported that African American race and low SES appeared to predispose men to more advanced disease stages, and that men of African American race and men with low SES had higher overall mortality and cancer-specific mortality than Caucasian patients. ('African American race', 'Var', (151, 172)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (144, 147)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (98, 101)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (227, 233)) ('predispose', 'Reg', (87, 97)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (177, 180)) ('overall mortality', 'CPA', (205, 222)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (227, 233)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (227, 233)) ('advanced disease stages', 'CPA', (110, 133)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (268, 276)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (198, 204)) 2190 22937135 Prevalence of c-KIT Mutations in Gonadoblastoma and Dysgerminomas of Patients with Disorders of Sex Development (DSD) and Ovarian Dysgerminomas Activating c-KIT mutations (exons 11 and 17) are found in 10-40% of testicular seminomas, the majority being missense point mutations (codon 816). ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (14, 19)) ('missense point mutations (codon 816', 'Var', (253, 288)) ('Gonadoblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000150', (33, 47)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (155, 160)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (155, 160)) ('Gonadoblastoma and Dysgerminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (33, 65)) ('Ovarian Dysgerminomas', 'Disease', (122, 143)) ('testicular seminomas', 'Disease', (212, 232)) ('DSD', 'Disease', (113, 116)) ('testicular seminomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (212, 232)) ('Activating', 'PosReg', (144, 154)) ('testicular seminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (212, 231)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (69, 77)) ('testicular seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (212, 232)) ('DSD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058533', (113, 116)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (20, 29)) ('mutations', 'Var', (161, 170)) ('Ovarian Dysgerminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (122, 143)) 2195 22937135 c-KIT codon 816 mutations were detected in five out of the total of 31 cases (all found in pure ovarian dysgerminomas). ('detected', 'Reg', (31, 39)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (0, 5)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (104, 116)) ('ovarian dysgerminomas', 'Disease', (96, 117)) ('codon 816 mutations', 'Var', (6, 25)) ('ovarian dysgerminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (96, 117)) 2196 22937135 A synonymous SNP (rs 5578615) was detected in two patients, one DSD patient (with bilateral disease) and one patient with dysgerminoma. ('bilateral disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006312', (82, 99)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (109, 116)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (50, 58)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (68, 75)) ('bilateral disease', 'Disease', (82, 99)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', (122, 134)) ('DSD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058533', (64, 67)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (122, 134)) ('DSD', 'Disease', (64, 67)) ('rs 5578615', 'Var', (18, 28)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (122, 134)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (50, 57)) 2198 22937135 In total activating c-KIT mutations were found in 53% of ovarian dysgerminomas without DSD. ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (20, 25)) ('ovarian dysgerminomas', 'Disease', (57, 78)) ('DSD', 'Disease', (87, 90)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (20, 25)) ('ovarian dysgerminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (57, 78)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (65, 77)) ('mutations', 'Var', (26, 35)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (9, 19)) ('DSD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058533', (87, 90)) 2199 22937135 In the group of 16 DSD cases a N505I and D820E mutation was found in a single tumor of a patient with gonadoblastoma and dysgerminoma. ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (121, 133)) ('D820E', 'Mutation', 'rs1057519711', (41, 46)) ('DSD', 'Disease', (19, 22)) ('D820E', 'Var', (41, 46)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (89, 96)) ('gonadoblastoma', 'Disease', (102, 116)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (78, 83)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (121, 133)) ('gonadoblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018238', (102, 116)) ('DSD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058533', (19, 22)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 83)) ('found', 'Reg', (60, 65)) ('N505I', 'Mutation', 'p.N505I', (31, 36)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (78, 83)) ('gonadoblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000150', (102, 116)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', (121, 133)) ('N505I', 'Var', (31, 36)) 2202 22937135 This data supports the existence of two distinct but parallel pathways in the development of dysgerminoma, in which mutational status of c-KIT might parallel the presence of TSPY. ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (93, 105)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (137, 142)) ('TSPY', 'Gene', (174, 178)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (93, 105)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (137, 142)) ('TSPY', 'Gene', '7258', (174, 178)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', (93, 105)) ('mutational status', 'Var', (116, 133)) 2205 22937135 Expression of c-KIT and gain-of-function mutations in c-KIT has been found in mastocytosis, leukemia and gastro-intestinal stromal tumors (GIST). ('leukemia', 'Disease', (92, 100)) ('mutations', 'Var', (41, 50)) ('leukemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007938', (92, 100)) ('mastocytosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008415', (78, 90)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (54, 59)) ('gastro-intestinal stromal tumors', 'Disease', (105, 137)) ('mastocytosis', 'Disease', (78, 90)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (92, 100)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (131, 136)) ('gastro-intestinal stromal tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D046152', (105, 137)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (14, 19)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (131, 137)) ('gain-of-function', 'PosReg', (24, 40)) ('mastocytosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100495', (78, 90)) ('gastro-intestinal stromal tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100723', (105, 137)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (54, 59)) 2206 22937135 In GIST activating mutations in c-KIT exons 8, 9, 11, 13 and 17 are found in 75-80% of cases, mutations in PDGFRA exons 12, 14 and 18 in 5-8%, and they are mutually exclusive (for review). ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (32, 37)) ('PDGFRA', 'Gene', (107, 113)) ('PDGFRA', 'Gene', '5156', (107, 113)) ('mutations', 'Var', (19, 28)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (32, 37)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (8, 18)) 2207 22937135 Activating c-KIT mutations have also been found in human germ cell tumors/cancers (GCC), and 10-40% of testicular seminomas harbor activating mutations in exons 11 and 17. ('testicular seminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (103, 122)) ('Activating', 'PosReg', (0, 10)) ('mutations', 'Var', (142, 151)) ('testicular seminomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (103, 123)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (11, 16)) ('tumors/cancers', 'Disease', (67, 81)) ('tumors/cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (67, 81)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 81)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 72)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (51, 56)) ('testicular seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (103, 123)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (11, 16)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 73)) ('mutations', 'Var', (17, 26)) ('testicular seminomas', 'Disease', (103, 123)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (57, 73)) 2208 22937135 About two thirds are missense point mutations at codon 816, which are also found in almost all mast cell tumors. ('tumors', 'Disease', (105, 111)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (105, 111)) ('mast cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100495', (95, 111)) ('missense point mutations at codon', 'Var', (21, 54)) ('found', 'Reg', (75, 80)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 110)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 111)) 2209 22937135 Noteworthy is that activating c-KIT mutations have been found in a subset of tumors showing the same histology as testicular seminoma, namely; mediastinal seminomas, intracranial germinomas and ovarian dysgerminomas. ('tumors', 'Disease', (77, 83)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (77, 83)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (202, 214)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (19, 29)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (77, 83)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (30, 35)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (155, 164)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (155, 164)) ('testicular seminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (114, 133)) ('testicular seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (114, 133)) ('testicular seminoma', 'Disease', (114, 133)) ('mutations', 'Var', (36, 45)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (77, 82)) ('intracranial germinomas and ovarian dysgerminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018237', (166, 215)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (30, 35)) 2210 22937135 Next to mutations in c-KIT, amplification of chromosome 4q12, harboring the c-KIT gene, has been described in testicular GCC, likely related to the progression to seminoma. ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (21, 26)) ('described', 'Reg', (97, 106)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (163, 171)) ('related', 'Reg', (133, 140)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (76, 81)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (21, 26)) ('testicular GCC', 'Disease', (110, 124)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (76, 81)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (163, 171)) ('amplification', 'Var', (28, 41)) 2221 22937135 If mutations in c-KIT or PDGFRA play a significant role in the development of GB and the development of dysgerminoma in DSD patients is not clear so far because of the lack of multiple studies. ('PDGFRA', 'Gene', (25, 31)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (104, 116)) ('PDGFRA', 'Gene', '5156', (25, 31)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', (104, 116)) ('DSD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058533', (120, 123)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (16, 21)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (104, 116)) ('mutations', 'Var', (3, 12)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (124, 132)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (16, 21)) ('DSD', 'Disease', (120, 123)) 2222 22937135 Here we report the analysis of activating mutations in codon 816 of c-KIT in 31 patients with a GB and/or dysgerminoma by LightCycler analysis, together with conventional sequence analysis of c-KIT exons 8, 9, 11, 13 and 17, and PDGFRA exons 12, 14 and 18, mutations in which are frequently found in GIST. ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (68, 73)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (80, 88)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (68, 73)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', (106, 118)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (192, 197)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (106, 118)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (31, 41)) ('PDGFRA', 'Gene', '5156', (229, 235)) ('PDGFRA', 'Gene', (229, 235)) ('mutations in', 'Var', (42, 54)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (106, 118)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (192, 197)) 2223 22937135 These results are linked with karyotype, histology of the gonads, expression of TSPY in the tumors and putative role of the mutations found in the etiology of the disease. ('mutations', 'Var', (124, 133)) ('TSPY', 'Gene', '7258', (80, 84)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 97)) ('TSPY', 'Gene', (80, 84)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (92, 98)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 98)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (92, 98)) 2243 22937135 All cases found to be positive in the c-KIT c.816 screen were confirmed by sequence analysis. ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (38, 43)) ('c.816', 'Var', (44, 49)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (38, 43)) 2251 22937135 LightCycler analysis detected variants in exon 17 of c-KIT in five out of the total group of 31 patients (19%). ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (53, 58)) ('variants in', 'Var', (30, 41)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (53, 58)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (96, 104)) ('detected', 'Reg', (21, 29)) 2252 22937135 Four were found in the group of ovarian dysgerminomas (27%: four out of fifteen cases), consisting of two D816V, one D816H and one D816Y mutation (cases 17, 19, 22 and 25, Table 1). ('D816V', 'Var', (106, 111)) ('D816Y', 'Var', (131, 136)) ('ovarian dysgerminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (32, 53)) ('D816V', 'Mutation', 'rs121913507', (106, 111)) ('D816H', 'Mutation', 'rs121913506', (117, 122)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (40, 52)) ('ovarian dysgerminomas', 'Disease', (32, 53)) ('D816Y', 'Mutation', 'rs121913506', (131, 136)) ('D816H and', 'Var', (117, 126)) 2256 22937135 This confirmed the presence of the four c.816 mutations found by the LightCycler analysis (cases 17, 19, 22 and 25, Table 1), but also revealed an additional D816V mutation (case 31, Table 1). ('D816V', 'Var', (158, 163)) ('D816V', 'Mutation', 'rs121913507', (158, 163)) ('c.816', 'Var', (40, 45)) 2257 22937135 Furthermore, in three ovarian dysgerminoma cases a N822K mutation was found (cases 21, 24 and 27 Table 1). ('ovarian dysgerminoma', 'Disease', (22, 42)) ('ovarian dysgerminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (22, 42)) ('N822K', 'Var', (51, 56)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (30, 42)) ('N822K', 'Mutation', 'rs121913514', (51, 56)) 2260 22937135 In case 16 a D820E mutation in exon 17, next to a N505I mutation in exon 9 was found, being the only DSD case showing mutations in c-KIT (6%, 1 out of 16). ('DSD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058533', (101, 104)) ('N505I', 'Mutation', 'p.N505I', (50, 55)) ('DSD', 'Disease', (101, 104)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (131, 136)) ('D820E', 'Var', (13, 18)) ('D820E', 'Mutation', 'rs1057519711', (13, 18)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (131, 136)) 2268 22937135 The highest percentages are seen in gastro-intestinal tumors, seminomas, adenoid-cystic carcinomas and malignant melanomas, and amplification and enhanced expression is associated with seminoma progression. ('adenoid-cystic carcinomas', 'Disease', (73, 98)) ('malignant melanomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (103, 122)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (88, 97)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (88, 98)) ('malignant melanomas', 'Disease', (103, 122)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (62, 70)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (54, 60)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (62, 71)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (62, 71)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (62, 70)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (54, 59)) ('malignant melanomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (103, 122)) ('gastro-intestinal tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007414', (36, 60)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (185, 193)) ('gastro-intestinal tumors', 'Disease', (36, 60)) ('amplification', 'Var', (128, 141)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (185, 193)) ('adenoid-cystic carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003528', (73, 98)) ('expression', 'MPA', (155, 165)) ('associated', 'Reg', (169, 179)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (146, 154)) 2272 22937135 Mutations in c-KIT codon 816 were found in 5 (33%) and mutations in codon 822 in 3 (20%) out of the 15 pure ovarian dysgerminoma cases (case 17, 19, 22, 25, 31 and 21, 24, 27 respectively, Table 1), accounting for 53% of cases analyzed. ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (13, 18)) ('ovarian dysgerminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (108, 128)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (13, 18)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('ovarian dysgerminoma', 'Disease', (108, 128)) ('found', 'Reg', (34, 39)) ('mutations in', 'Var', (55, 67)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (116, 128)) 2275 22937135 It is known that in GIST in addition to mutations in c-KIT, also mutations in PDGFRA exon 12, 14 and 18 play a role and that these are mutually exclusive. ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (53, 58)) ('PDGFRA', 'Gene', (78, 84)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (53, 58)) ('PDGFRA', 'Gene', '5156', (78, 84)) ('mutations', 'Var', (65, 74)) 2276 22937135 Sequencing PDGFRA did not reveal mutations in any of the dysgerminoma DNA samples analyzed, only a variation in exon 12 was found in almost all cases (homozygous synonymous SNP, rs. ('variation', 'Var', (99, 108)) ('PDGFRA', 'Gene', (11, 17)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', (57, 69)) ('PDGFRA', 'Gene', '5156', (11, 17)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (57, 69)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (57, 69)) 2277 22937135 This indicates that mutations in PDGFRA do not play a major role in the development of (ovarian) dysgerminomas or GB. ('(ovarian) dysgerminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (87, 110)) ('PDGFRA', 'Gene', (33, 39)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (97, 109)) ('PDGFRA', 'Gene', '5156', (33, 39)) ('mutations', 'Var', (20, 29)) 2278 22937135 analyzed 22 cases of dysgerminoma and found a c-KIT codon 816 mutation in 27% of cases, and KIT expression in 87%. ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (21, 33)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', (21, 33)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (46, 51)) ('codon 816 mutation', 'Var', (52, 70)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (21, 33)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (46, 51)) ('KIT', 'MPA', (92, 95)) 2279 22937135 found c-KIT codon 816 mutations in five out of seventeen dysgerminoma cases (29%) with 80% expressing c-KIT. ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (6, 11)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (102, 107)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', (57, 69)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (57, 69)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (6, 11)) ('codon 816 mutations', 'Var', (12, 31)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (57, 69)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (102, 107)) 2280 22937135 Furthermore, also in gastro-intestinal tumors KIT mutation rate is lower than the expression rate of KIT. ('lower', 'NegReg', (67, 72)) ('gastro-intestinal tumors', 'Disease', (21, 45)) ('mutation', 'Var', (50, 58)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (39, 44)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (39, 45)) ('gastro-intestinal tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007414', (21, 45)) 2281 22937135 The results presented here suggest that in about half of ovarian dysgerminomas activating mutations in c-KIT play a role, with about a third consisting of codon 816 mutations, as has been reported by others, while the remaining 20% consisted of N822K mutations. ('ovarian dysgerminomas', 'Disease', (57, 78)) ('mutations', 'Var', (90, 99)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (103, 108)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (65, 77)) ('ovarian dysgerminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (57, 78)) ('N822K', 'Mutation', 'rs121913514', (245, 250)) ('codon 816 mutations', 'Var', (155, 174)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (103, 108)) ('N822K', 'Var', (245, 250)) 2283 22937135 Next to these mutations a known synonymous SNP (rs55789615) was detected in exon 17 of case 28, which has been described before in a patient having a N822K mutation in the GCC of the contralateral testis. ('N822K', 'Var', (150, 155)) ('GCC', 'Gene', (172, 175)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (133, 140)) ('rs55789615', 'Mutation', 'rs55789615', (48, 58)) ('N822K', 'Mutation', 'rs121913514', (150, 155)) ('rs55789615', 'Var', (48, 58)) 2306 22937135 Analyzing the presence of c-KIT activating - and PDGFRA mutations, either by LightCycler melting curve analysis or conventional sequencing, in the group of sixteen DSD cases showing GB, with or without an invasive tumor, showed that in the majority of cases no mutations could be detected (15 out of 16 cases, 94%). ('mutations', 'Var', (56, 65)) ('PDGFRA', 'Gene', (49, 55)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (26, 31)) ('activating -', 'PosReg', (32, 44)) ('PDGFRA', 'Gene', '5156', (49, 55)) ('DSD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058533', (164, 167)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (214, 219)) ('invasive tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (205, 219)) ('invasive tumor', 'Disease', (205, 219)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (26, 31)) ('DSD', 'Disease', (164, 167)) 2308 22937135 In three patients a shift in melting curve not corresponding to one of the c-KIT c.816 mutations investigated was found, and subsequent sequencing of the LightCycler products revealed a wild type exon 17 sequence in case 1 and 2, and a known synonymous SNP (rs 55789615) in case 4 (I798I), although this latter finding was not confirmed by conventional sequencing of the original DNA sample. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (9, 17)) ('I798I', 'Mutation', 'rs55789615', (282, 287)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (75, 80)) ('c.816', 'Gene', (81, 86)) ('melting', 'MPA', (29, 36)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (75, 80)) ('rs 55789615', 'Var', (258, 269)) 2310 22937135 The I798I variant was also detected in a patient with ovarian dysgerminoma (case 28, see above). ('I798I', 'Var', (4, 9)) ('ovarian dysgerminoma', 'Disease', (54, 74)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (62, 74)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (41, 48)) ('ovarian dysgerminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (54, 74)) ('I798I', 'Mutation', 'rs55789615', (4, 9)) ('detected', 'Reg', (27, 35)) 2311 22937135 In one patient (case 16) showing GB and mainly dysgerminoma, missense mutations in c-KIT were found in exon 9 and 17, resulting in N505I and D820E respectively, which were not present in normal adjacent adnexal material. ('D820E', 'Mutation', 'rs1057519711', (141, 146)) ('missense mutations', 'Var', (61, 79)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (83, 88)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (7, 14)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (47, 59)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', (47, 59)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (47, 59)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (83, 88)) ('N505I', 'Mutation', 'p.N505I', (131, 136)) ('N505I', 'Var', (131, 136)) ('D820E', 'Var', (141, 146)) 2313 22937135 A mutation in c-KIT codon 816 in a DSD patient presenting with GB and dysgerminoma has also been reported previously, indicating that in rare cases these mutations can be found in DSD patients. ('DSD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058533', (180, 183)) ('DSD', 'Disease', (35, 38)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (39, 46)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (184, 192)) ('codon 816', 'Var', (20, 29)) ('mutation in', 'Var', (2, 13)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (184, 191)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (14, 19)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (70, 82)) ('DSD', 'Disease', (180, 183)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', (70, 82)) ('DSD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058533', (35, 38)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (70, 82)) 2315 22937135 To our knowledge this is the first time a N505I mutation in exon 9 of c-KIT has been found. ('N505I', 'Mutation', 'p.N505I', (42, 47)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (70, 75)) ('N505I', 'Var', (42, 47)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (70, 75)) 2316 22937135 c-KIT mutations in exon 9 have been described in GIST, and it is thought that these mutations mimic the conformational change that the extracellular KIT receptor undergoes when SCF is bound. ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('SCF', 'Gene', (177, 180)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (0, 5)) ('SCF', 'Gene', '4254', (177, 180)) ('mutations', 'Var', (6, 15)) 2317 22937135 The activating c-KIT D820E mutation has been described together with mutations in exon 9, related to sunitinib resistance in GIST. ('activating', 'PosReg', (4, 14)) ('sunitinib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077210', (101, 110)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (15, 20)) ('D820E', 'Var', (21, 26)) ('D820E', 'Mutation', 'rs1057519711', (21, 26)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (15, 20)) ('sunitinib resistance', 'MPA', (101, 121)) 2319 22937135 Besides the specific c-KIT c.816 mutations investigated here, other mutations in exon 17 have been reported in GCC; c-KIT gain-of-function D820G and Y823D have been found, next to S821F, C809S, Y823N and D816E together with D820H amongst others, which are not present in the cases analyzed here, and thus do not seem to be involved in ovarian dysgerminomas or DSD. ('Y823N', 'Mutation', 'p.Y823N', (194, 199)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (343, 355)) ('D820G', 'Var', (139, 144)) ('Y823D', 'Mutation', 'rs1057519761', (149, 154)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (116, 121)) ('D816E', 'Var', (204, 209)) ('S821F', 'Var', (180, 185)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (21, 26)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (116, 121)) ('ovarian dysgerminomas', 'Disease', (335, 356)) ('C809S', 'Mutation', 'p.C809S', (187, 192)) ('D816E', 'Mutation', 'rs1057519711', (204, 209)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (21, 26)) ('Y823N', 'Var', (194, 199)) ('gain-of-function', 'PosReg', (122, 138)) ('ovarian dysgerminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (335, 356)) ('D820H', 'Mutation', 'rs1057519710', (224, 229)) ('S821F', 'Mutation', 'p.S821F', (180, 185)) ('DSD', 'Disease', (360, 363)) ('GCC', 'Disease', (111, 114)) ('Y823D', 'Var', (149, 154)) ('D820G', 'Mutation', 'rs121913682', (139, 144)) ('C809S', 'Var', (187, 192)) ('D820H', 'Var', (224, 229)) ('DSD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058533', (360, 363)) 2320 22937135 Interestingly, recently genome-wide association studies of have identified SNPs within KITLG (SCF) as having the strongest association with an increased risk of developing a testicular GCC, pointing to the importance of the SCF-cKIT pathway in this disease. ('KITLG', 'Gene', (87, 92)) ('SCF', 'Gene', (94, 97)) ('SCF', 'Gene', '4254', (224, 227)) ('SCF', 'Gene', '4254', (94, 97)) ('testicular GCC', 'Disease', (174, 188)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (75, 79)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (87, 92)) ('SCF', 'Gene', (224, 227)) 2321 22937135 Taken together, c-KIT mutations occur in approximately half of pure ovarian dysgerminoma cases, all residing in exon 17, indicating a role in the etiology of the disease. ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (76, 88)) ('ovarian dysgerminoma', 'Disease', (68, 88)) ('mutations', 'Var', (22, 31)) ('ovarian dysgerminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (68, 88)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (16, 21)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (16, 21)) 2323 22937135 In DSD, presence of Y-chromosomal material leads to the gonadal dysgenesis, in which the germ cells survive because of prolonged expression of both OCT3/4 and TSPY, setting the stage for GB and subsequent dysgerminoma development; although in a minority of cases mutations in c-KIT might play a role. ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (205, 217)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000133', (56, 74)) ('presence', 'Var', (8, 16)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', (56, 74)) ('TSPY', 'Gene', '7258', (159, 163)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (276, 281)) ('OCT3/4', 'Gene', '5460', (148, 154)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006059', (56, 74)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (205, 217)) ('TSPY', 'Gene', (159, 163)) ('DSD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058533', (3, 6)) ('OCT3/4', 'Gene', (148, 154)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (276, 281)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', (205, 217)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (43, 51)) ('DSD', 'Disease', (3, 6)) 2327 19263492 The association of aberrant expression of signaling molecules and cascades with abnormal spermatogenesis and testicular cancer are also discussed. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (120, 126)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (109, 126)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (109, 126)) ('abnormal spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (80, 104)) ('abnormal spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (80, 104)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (109, 126)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (19, 27)) 2331 19263492 Aberrant expression of the signaling molecules and the intracellular signaling pathways may lead to male infertility and testicular cancer. ('Aberrant', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (92, 99)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (121, 138)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (132, 138)) ('expression', 'MPA', (9, 19)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (100, 116)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (100, 116)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (100, 116)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (105, 116)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (121, 138)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (121, 138)) 2350 19263492 We did a double staining, using antibodies to GFRA1 and POU5F1 (also know as Oct-4), showing that mouse SSCs co-express GFRA1 and POU5F1 (Figure 3). ('Oct-4', 'Gene', '18999', (77, 82)) ('POU5F1', 'Gene', '18999', (56, 62)) ('POU5F1', 'Gene', (130, 136)) ('Oct-4', 'Gene', (77, 82)) ('GFRA1', 'Var', (120, 125)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (98, 103)) ('POU5F1', 'Gene', '18999', (130, 136)) ('POU5F1', 'Gene', (56, 62)) 2354 19263492 A recent study in the human identified the following four spermatogonial markers [CD49f (alpha6-integrin), CD90 (Thy-1), CD133, GFRA1], that may also be SSC markers. ('CD133', 'Gene', (121, 126)) ('CD133', 'Gene', '8842', (121, 126)) ('Thy-1', 'Gene', (113, 118)) ('Thy-1', 'Gene', '7070', (113, 118)) ('[CD49f', 'Var', (81, 87)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (22, 27)) ('CD90', 'Var', (107, 111)) 2366 19263492 In vivo, overexpression of GDNF leads to an accumulation of undifferentiated spermatogonia including SSCs, and conversely, ablation of GDNF by gene targeting results in the depletion of spermatogonia, suggesting that GDNF is essential for the self-renewal and maintenance of SSCs. ('GDNF', 'Gene', (217, 221)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (9, 23)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', '14573', (135, 139)) ('ablation', 'Var', (123, 131)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', (135, 139)) ('depletion', 'MPA', (173, 182)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', '14573', (27, 31)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', '14573', (217, 221)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', (27, 31)) ('accumulation', 'PosReg', (44, 56)) 2370 19263492 Recently, we have demonstrated that the silencing of GFRA1 by RNA interference results in a switch from proliferation of mouse SSCs to differentiation into A1-A4 spermatogonia, an initial stage of spermatogenesis. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (111, 114)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (104, 117)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (121, 126)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (135, 150)) ('silencing', 'Var', (40, 49)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (25, 28)) ('GFRA1', 'Gene', (53, 58)) ('RNA interference', 'MPA', (62, 78)) 2374 19263492 Mutations in PLZF results in an intrinsic defect in SSC self-renewal. ('PLZF', 'Gene', '235320', (13, 17)) ('defect', 'NegReg', (42, 48)) ('SSC self-renewal', 'CPA', (52, 68)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('PLZF', 'Gene', (13, 17)) 2378 19263492 However, loss of ERM expression doesn't change the expression of GDNF, indicating that ERM doesn't signal through the GDNF pathway. ('GDNF', 'Gene', '14573', (118, 122)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', (118, 122)) ('ERM', 'Gene', (17, 20)) ('loss', 'Var', (9, 13)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', '14573', (65, 69)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', (65, 69)) 2392 19263492 Transplantation of undifferentiated germ cells (KIT-negative spermatogonia) into seminiferous tubules of steel factor (Sl)/Sld mutant testes results in proliferation and colony formation that are unable to further differentiate. ('steel factor', 'Gene', (105, 117)) ('mutant', 'Var', (127, 133)) ('colony formation', 'CPA', (170, 186)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (152, 165)) ('steel factor', 'Gene', '17311', (105, 117)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (159, 162)) 2404 19263492 In the Upd-deficiency mutants, SSCs are depleted rapidly, whereas overexpression of Upd results in an accumulation of stem cell-like cells and block their differentiation. ('accumulation', 'PosReg', (102, 114)) ('block', 'NegReg', (143, 148)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (155, 170)) ('stem cell-like cells', 'CPA', (118, 138)) ('Upd', 'Gene', (84, 87)) ('Upd', 'Gene', '32813', (84, 87)) ('Upd', 'Gene', (7, 10)) ('mutants', 'Var', (22, 29)) ('Upd', 'Gene', '32813', (7, 10)) 2405 19263492 Moreover, the blockage in JAK/STAT signaling by the mutation of JAK (the Hopscotch) or Stat92E leads to SSC loss, and conversely, the activation of JAK/STAT signaling by Upd results in self-renewal of SSCs. ('JAK', 'Gene', '32080', (64, 67)) ('SSC loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015431', (104, 112)) ('Upd', 'Gene', (170, 173)) ('JAK', 'Gene', (26, 29)) ('STAT', 'Gene', '42428', (30, 34)) ('STAT', 'Gene', (152, 156)) ('JAK', 'Gene', '32080', (26, 29)) ('JAK', 'Gene', (64, 67)) ('self-renewal', 'CPA', (185, 197)) ('SSC loss', 'Disease', (104, 112)) ('JAK', 'Gene', '32080', (148, 151)) ('Upd', 'Gene', '32813', (170, 173)) ('mutation', 'Var', (52, 60)) ('STAT', 'Gene', (30, 34)) ('STAT', 'Gene', '42428', (152, 156)) ('Stat92E', 'Gene', (87, 94)) ('blockage', 'NegReg', (14, 22)) ('JAK', 'Gene', (148, 151)) 2406 19263492 Removal of JAK-STAT signaling causes germ line stem cells to differentiate into clusters of interconnected spermatogonial cysts. ('STAT', 'Gene', (15, 19)) ('JAK', 'Gene', '32080', (11, 14)) ('Removal', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('germ line stem cells', 'CPA', (37, 57)) ('JAK', 'Gene', (11, 14)) ('STAT', 'Gene', '42428', (15, 19)) 2415 19263492 Inhibition of PI3K by its specific inhibitor LY294002 blocks proliferation of SSCs in culture, and conversely, conditioned activation of Akt in SSCs by transfecting myr-Akt-Mer plasmid and in the presence of 4-hydroxy-tamoxifen stimulates their self-renewal and rescues apoptosis of SSCs due to the absence of GDNF. ('stimulates', 'PosReg', (228, 238)) ('blocks', 'NegReg', (54, 60)) ('self-renewal', 'CPA', (245, 257)) ('LY294002', 'Var', (45, 53)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', '14573', (310, 314)) ('Akt', 'Gene', (169, 172)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (270, 279)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', (310, 314)) ('4-hydroxy-tamoxifen', 'Chemical', '-', (208, 227)) ('transfecting', 'Var', (152, 164)) ('Akt', 'Gene', '11651', (137, 140)) ('rescues', 'PosReg', (262, 269)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (68, 71)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (123, 133)) ('Akt', 'Gene', (137, 140)) ('LY294002', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C085911', (45, 53)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (61, 74)) ('Akt', 'Gene', '11651', (169, 172)) 2420 19263492 Furthermore, in vivo research confirms that the failure of binding of PI3K to KIT receptor diminishes activation of Akt, which leads to a decrease of proliferation and an increase of apoptosis of SSCs and eventually results in an arrest of spermatogenesis. ('activation', 'MPA', (102, 112)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (240, 255)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (59, 66)) ('arrest of spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031038', (230, 255)) ('PI3K', 'Var', (70, 74)) ('Akt', 'Gene', '11651', (116, 119)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (157, 160)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (138, 146)) ('results in', 'Reg', (216, 226)) ('Akt', 'Gene', (116, 119)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (171, 179)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (183, 192)) ('diminishes', 'NegReg', (91, 101)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (150, 163)) 2423 19263492 Blocking the MAPK/ERK pathway by the MEK-specific inhibitor PD098059 results in a slight decrease in the proliferation of male germline stem cells from neonatal mice. ('MAPK', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (161, 165)) ('ERK', 'Gene', (18, 21)) ('MAPK', 'Gene', '26413;26417', (13, 17)) ('PD098059', 'Var', (60, 68)) ('ERK', 'Gene', '26413', (18, 21)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (89, 97)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (105, 118)) ('MEK', 'Gene', '17242', (37, 40)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (112, 115)) ('PD098059', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C093973', (60, 68)) ('MEK', 'Gene', (37, 40)) 2436 19263492 Abnormal expression of signaling molecules and the disruption of signaling cascades have been demonstrated to result in disrupted spermatogenesis. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (101, 104)) ('disruption', 'Reg', (51, 61)) ('disrupted spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (120, 145)) ('signaling', 'Protein', (23, 32)) ('expression', 'MPA', (9, 19)) ('Abnormal', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (130, 145)) 2437 19263492 Genetic studies show that abnormality of GDNF expression blocks spermatogenic development and results in successive germ cell depletion. ('spermatogenic development', 'CPA', (64, 89)) ('results in', 'Reg', (94, 104)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', '14573', (41, 45)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', (41, 45)) ('blocks', 'NegReg', (57, 63)) ('abnormality', 'Var', (26, 37)) 2439 19263492 FGFR1 signaling cascade has also been implicated in normal spermiogenesis and male fertility, and disrupted FGFR1 signaling results in a remarkable reduction in daily production of sperm with functionally compromised capacitation. ('reduction', 'NegReg', (148, 157)) ('FGFR1', 'Gene', '14182', (108, 113)) ('daily production', 'MPA', (161, 177)) ('disrupted', 'Var', (98, 107)) ('FGFR1', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('FGFR1', 'Gene', '14182', (0, 5)) ('FGFR1', 'Gene', (108, 113)) 2440 19263492 Studies with the PI3K pathway indicate that KIT-induced activation of the PI3K pathway is essential for male fertility since mutant males with disruption of PI3K binding to KIT are sterile due to a blockage of both the proliferation of spermatogonia and early stages of spermatogenesis. ('mutant', 'Var', (125, 131)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (173, 176)) ('blockage', 'NegReg', (198, 206)) ('PI3K', 'Gene', (157, 161)) ('disruption', 'Var', (143, 153)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (162, 169)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (226, 229)) 2443 19263492 Aberrant expression or disruption of the signaling molecules and intracellular signaling pathways may result in an enhanced risk of testicular cancer and other tumors. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (160, 166)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 149)) ('Aberrant expression', 'Var', (0, 19)) ('signaling molecules', 'Pathway', (41, 60)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (132, 149)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (132, 149)) ('disruption', 'Reg', (23, 33)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (160, 166)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (132, 149)) ('intracellular signaling pathways', 'Pathway', (65, 97)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (160, 166)) 2688 20535289 There is evidence that many patients with ITGCN in a solitary testis are infertile even prior to treatment, though paternity has been documented and improvement in spermatogenesis has been demonstrated following the removal of unilateral TGCTs. ('ITGCN', 'Var', (42, 47)) ('infertile', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (73, 82)) ('improvement', 'PosReg', (149, 160)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (138, 141)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (156, 159)) ('infertile', 'Disease', (73, 82)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (28, 36)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (102, 105)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (164, 179)) 2690 20535289 This has prompted studies on dose reduction, which had similar effects on endocrine function which was not dose- dependent, and worse treatment outcomes at lower doses. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (139, 142)) ('dose reduction', 'Var', (29, 43)) ('endocrine function', 'MPA', (74, 92)) 2852 30237722 A known risk factor for cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome is defined as >=3 of the following characteristics: central or abdominal obesity, TGs >= 150 mg/dL, high-density lipoprotein <= 40 mg/dL, elevated BP > 130/85 mmHg, and fasting glucose >= 100 mg/dL. ('metabolic syndrome', 'Disease', (48, 66)) ('glucose', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005947', (244, 251)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Disease', (24, 46)) ('abdominal obesity', 'Disease', (130, 147)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (205, 213)) ('obesity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001513', (140, 147)) ('TGs >= 150 mg/dL', 'Var', (149, 165)) ('TGs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014280', (149, 152)) ('elevated BP', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032263', (205, 216)) ('abdominal obesity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012743', (130, 147)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (24, 46)) ('high-density lipoprotein', 'MPA', (167, 191)) ('metabolic syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008659', (48, 66)) ('BP > 130/85 mmHg', 'MPA', (214, 230)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002318', (24, 46)) ('abdominal obesity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D056128', (130, 147)) 2893 27584029 The role of epigenetics in TGCT development and prognosis is also being further characterized. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (39, 42)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (27, 31)) ('epigenetics', 'Var', (12, 23)) 2906 27584029 Several gene loci were identified using genome-wide association studies (GWAS) that appear related to TGCT predisposition, including KITLG, SPRY4, BAK1, DMRT1, TERT, and ATF7IP, proposed gene TGCT1 on Xq27, and gr/gr deletion in the AZFc region on Y-chromosome. ('gr/gr', 'Gene', (211, 216)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (160, 164)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (133, 138)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (147, 151)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (153, 158)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (153, 158)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (133, 138)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (140, 145)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', (170, 176)) ('deletion', 'Var', (217, 225)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (147, 151)) ('TGCT', 'Gene', (102, 106)) ('TGCT1', 'Gene', '50830', (192, 197)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (160, 164)) ('TGCT1', 'Gene', (192, 197)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', '55729', (170, 176)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (140, 145)) 2916 27584029 Florescence in situ hybridization (FISH) confirmed extra copies of 12p in virtually all TGCT specimens, becoming a hallmark pathognomonic for TCGT. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (98, 101)) ('extra copies of 12p', 'Var', (51, 70)) ('TGCT', 'Gene', (88, 92)) 2919 27584029 Cytogenetic analysis on 124 microdissected specimens identified nonrandom rearrangements with an association to certain histologies (1p32-36 and 7q11.2 rearrangements associated with teratoma; 1p22 rearrangements associated with yolk-sac tumor) and other clinical characteristics. ('associated', 'Reg', (213, 223)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (238, 243)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (48, 51)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (183, 191)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (83, 86)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (238, 243)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (183, 191)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (183, 191)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (207, 210)) ('association', 'Interaction', (97, 108)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (238, 243)) ('rearrangements', 'Var', (198, 212)) ('rearrangements', 'Var', (152, 166)) ('associated', 'Reg', (167, 177)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (161, 164)) 2920 27584029 Genomic studies investigating the clinical significance of i12p and other chromosomal abnormalities have generally been plagued by inconsistent results. ('chromosomal abnormalities', 'Disease', (74, 99)) ('chromosomal abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002869', (74, 99)) ('i12p', 'Var', (59, 63)) 2921 27584029 A query of the Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer (COSMIC) database identified KIT mutations in 19% (52/261) of seminomas and just 2% (2/98) of NSGCT, confirming that while rare in nonseminomas, a significant proportion of seminomas harbor KIT mutations. ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (190, 199)) ('nonseminomas', 'Disease', (187, 199)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (229, 238)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (190, 199)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (118, 127)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (85, 88)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (229, 238)) ('mutations', 'Var', (89, 98)) ('nonseminomas', 'Disease', 'None', (187, 199)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (118, 127)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 55)) 2922 27584029 KIT mutations in TCGT pose attractive treatment possibilities in light of highly effective response rates of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) that harbor KIT mutations to imatinib (Gleevec). ('mutations', 'Var', (163, 172)) ('gastrointestinal stromal tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100723', (109, 139)) ('imatinib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000068877', (176, 184)) ('GIST', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100723', (141, 145)) ('gastrointestinal stromal tumor', 'Disease', (109, 139)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (43, 46)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (134, 139)) ('mutations', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('gastrointestinal stromal tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D046152', (109, 139)) ('TCGT', 'Gene', (17, 21)) 2924 27584029 Recent next generation sequencing (NGS) efforts identified that most patients with TGCT harbor exon 17 mutations, which are generally imatinib-resistant, emphasizing the need for precise genotyping and potentially explaining the disappointing results of the phase II study. ('exon', 'Var', (95, 99)) ('mutations', 'Var', (103, 112)) ('TGCT', 'Gene', (83, 87)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (69, 77)) ('imatinib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000068877', (134, 142)) 2926 27584029 A query of the COSMIC database indicates KRAS and NRAS mutations in just 5-7% of seminomas and 0% of nonseminomas. ('KRAS', 'Gene', '3845', (41, 45)) ('mutations', 'Var', (55, 64)) ('NRAS', 'Gene', (50, 54)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (104, 113)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (104, 113)) ('NRAS', 'Gene', '4893', (50, 54)) ('nonseminomas', 'Disease', (101, 113)) ('nonseminomas', 'Disease', 'None', (101, 113)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (41, 45)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (81, 90)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (81, 90)) 2927 27584029 RAS mutations and FGFR3 mutations were identified at a higher frequency in chemoresistant versus sensitive tumors and given the potential clinical relevance of RAS pathway mutations and potential therapeutic approaches, further research is needed to clarify the roles of such mutations in TGCTs. ('FGFR3', 'Gene', '2261', (18, 23)) ('RAS', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 112)) ('chemoresistant', 'Disease', (75, 89)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (107, 113)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 113)) ('FGFR3', 'Gene', (18, 23)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (107, 113)) ('mutations', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('mutations', 'Var', (24, 33)) 2929 27584029 COSMIC query indicates that BRAF mutations are rare in TGCT (1% of seminoma, 2% of nonseminomas). ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (28, 32)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (67, 75)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (86, 94)) ('nonseminomas', 'Disease', (83, 95)) ('mutations', 'Var', (33, 42)) ('nonseminomas', 'Disease', 'None', (83, 95)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (67, 75)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (28, 32)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (86, 94)) 2931 27584029 These findings were not reproduced in a subsequent study in patients with cisplatin-resistant TGCT, where BRAF mutations were not identified though hotspot variants in PIK3CA, AKT1, and FGFR3 were noted. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (60, 68)) ('PIK3CA', 'Gene', (168, 174)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (106, 110)) ('PIK3CA', 'Gene', '5290', (168, 174)) ('variants', 'Var', (156, 164)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (74, 83)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (106, 110)) ('AKT1', 'Gene', '207', (176, 180)) ('AKT1', 'Gene', (176, 180)) ('FGFR3', 'Gene', '2261', (186, 191)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (94, 98)) ('FGFR3', 'Gene', (186, 191)) 2932 27584029 The disparate reported incidence of BRAF mutations highlights the need for further research with contemporary sequencing platforms. ('mutations', 'Var', (41, 50)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (36, 40)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (36, 40)) 2935 27584029 While TP53 mutations are common in somatic tumors, they are rare in TGCTs, with the COSMIC database finding TP53 mutations in 7% of seminomas (10/148) and 0% of nonseminomas (0/9). ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (164, 173)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (164, 173)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (6, 10)) ('somatic tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563610', (35, 49)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (6, 10)) ('nonseminomas', 'Disease', 'None', (161, 173)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (108, 112)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (108, 112)) ('somatic tumors', 'Disease', (35, 49)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (132, 141)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (132, 141)) ('mutations', 'Var', (113, 122)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (43, 48)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (43, 49)) ('nonseminomas', 'Disease', (161, 173)) 2938 27584029 The incidence of TP53 pathway mutations, including MDM2 amplifications, was recently reported to be approximately 25% among patients with cisplatin-resistant disease. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (138, 147)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (51, 55)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (51, 55)) ('mutations', 'Var', (30, 39)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (17, 21)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (124, 132)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (17, 21)) 2940 27584029 To date, whole exome sequencing of 42 TGCT cases demonstrated that in addition to 12p amplification and KIT mutations, recurrent mutations were noted in the tumor suppressor gene CDC27 (11.9%) and copy number analysis demonstrated amplification of the spermatocyte development gene FSIP2 (15.3%) in a 0.4 Mb region at Xq28 (15.3%). ('tumor', 'Disease', (157, 162)) ('CDC27', 'Gene', (179, 184)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (272, 275)) ('FSIP2', 'Gene', (282, 287)) ('mutations', 'Var', (108, 117)) ('mutations', 'Var', (129, 138)) ('amplification', 'Var', (231, 244)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (157, 162)) ('CDC27', 'Gene', '996', (179, 184)) ('FSIP2', 'Gene', '401024', (282, 287)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (157, 162)) 2941 27584029 These authors also reported missense mutations in the DNA repair gene XRCC2 in two treatment-resistant tumors, implying that impaired DNA repair may lead to cisplatin resistance. ('cisplatin resistance', 'MPA', (157, 177)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 108)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 109)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (103, 109)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (103, 109)) ('missense mutations', 'Var', (28, 46)) ('XRCC2', 'Gene', '7516', (70, 75)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (88, 91)) ('XRCC2', 'Gene', (70, 75)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (157, 166)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (149, 156)) 2942 27584029 Another study which performed whole exome sequencing on 8 patients with seminoma found a total of 98 novel and distinct gene mutations, in addition to well-known KIT and KRAS mutations. ('mutations', 'Var', (125, 134)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (170, 174)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (72, 80)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', '3845', (170, 174)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (58, 66)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (72, 80)) 2946 27584029 Certain polymorphisms, including GSTP1, are associated with the development of neurotoxicity though genetic predisposition factors for the development of long-term sequelae of chemotherapy have not been identified for most treatment-related toxicities. ('toxicities', 'Disease', (241, 251)) ('neurotoxicity', 'Disease', (79, 92)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (33, 38)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (71, 74)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (146, 149)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (241, 251)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (228, 231)) ('neurotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020258', (79, 92)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (8, 21)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (33, 38)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (44, 59)) 2956 27584029 Epigenetic modifications in DNA or associated proteins beyond the DNA sequence itself are recognized to play a role in the development of many malignancies, including TGCT development and associated with chemotherapy resistance. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (179, 182)) ('role', 'Reg', (111, 115)) ('associated', 'Reg', (188, 198)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (143, 155)) ('proteins', 'Protein', (46, 54)) ('DNA', 'Gene', (28, 31)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (143, 155)) ('play', 'Reg', (104, 108)) ('Epigenetic modifications', 'Var', (0, 24)) ('TGCT development', 'Disease', (167, 183)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (130, 133)) 2959 27584029 found that RASSF1A and HIC1 promoter hypermethylation was associated with cisplatin-resistance, while MGMT and RARB promoter hypermethylation was associated with cisplatin sensitivity. ('RARB', 'Gene', (111, 115)) ('HIC1', 'Gene', '3090', (23, 27)) ('associated', 'Reg', (58, 68)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (162, 171)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (11, 18)) ('promoter hypermethylation', 'Var', (28, 53)) ('cisplatin-resistance', 'MPA', (74, 94)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (74, 83)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', '11186', (11, 18)) ('RARB', 'Gene', '5915', (111, 115)) ('MGMT', 'Gene', (102, 106)) ('MGMT', 'Gene', '4255', (102, 106)) ('HIC1', 'Gene', (23, 27)) ('associated', 'Reg', (146, 156)) 2964 27584029 Furthermore, a cell line from this tumor specimen demonstrated cisplatin sensitivity after demethylation with 5-azacytidine. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (35, 40)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (63, 72)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (35, 40)) ('demonstrated', 'Reg', (50, 62)) ('demethylation', 'Var', (91, 104)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (35, 40)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (46, 49)) ('cisplatin sensitivity', 'MPA', (63, 84)) ('5-azacytidine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001374', (110, 123)) 2965 27584029 miRNA 449a and 449b, which are believed to suppress cell proliferation through various p53 dependent and independent mechanisms, are decreased in TGCT specimens compared to normal testes. ('miRNA 449a', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('449b', 'Var', (15, 19)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (52, 70)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (156, 159)) ('suppress', 'NegReg', (43, 51)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (146, 150)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (133, 142)) 2966 27584029 Promoter hypermethylation of miRNA 199a has been implicated in the upregulation of PODXL, an anti-adhesion protein expressed in TGCT and implicated in development of invasiveness and metastasis. ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (83, 88)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (83, 88)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (67, 79)) ('invasiveness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (166, 178)) ('miRNA 199a', 'Gene', (29, 39)) ('invasiveness', 'Disease', (166, 178)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (158, 161)) ('Promoter hypermethylation', 'Var', (0, 25)) 2980 27584029 Furthermore, they confirmed the previous findings of gain of chromosome 12p, KIT mutations and also found novel mutations implicated in cisplatin-resistance. ('gain', 'PosReg', (53, 57)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (77, 80)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (136, 145)) ('mutations', 'Var', (81, 90)) 2985 27584029 High rates of alterations within the TP53-MDM2 axis are seen in patients with platinum-resistant disease as are potentially actionable targets, including TP53-MDM2, PI3 Kinase, and MAPK signaling pathway alterations. ('alterations', 'Var', (14, 25)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (159, 163)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (154, 158)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (64, 72)) ('platinum-resistant disease', 'Disease', (78, 104)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (78, 86)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (42, 46)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (42, 46)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (37, 41)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (37, 41)) ('MAPK signaling pathway', 'Pathway', (181, 203)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (154, 158)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (159, 163)) 3000 28821959 Tumour cells exhibit higher levels of oxidative stress in comparison with normal cells, with a greater production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) secondary to their increased metabolic activity, abnormal mitochondrial function and oncogenic pressures. ('levels', 'MPA', (28, 34)) ('oxidative stress', 'MPA', (38, 54)) ('metabolic activity', 'CPA', (176, 194)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (166, 175)) ('ROS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017382', (142, 145)) ('oxidative stress', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (38, 54)) ('abnormal mitochondrial function', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003287', (196, 227)) ('mitochondrial function', 'CPA', (205, 227)) ('Tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 6)) ('reactive oxygen species', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017382', (117, 140)) ('production of reactive oxygen species', 'MPA', (103, 140)) ('abnormal', 'Var', (196, 204)) 3007 28821959 The kidneys are particularly susceptible to cisplatin toxicity, as they are almost exclusively responsible for its excretion. ('toxicity', 'Disease', (54, 62)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (44, 53)) ('responsible', 'Reg', (95, 106)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (44, 53)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (54, 62)) ('excretion', 'MPA', (115, 124)) 3062 28821959 Increased levels of retinol-binding protein in the urine of paediatric patients receiving cisplatin suggest decreased physiological reabsorption indicative of tubular injury but do not provide information on prognosis. ('levels', 'MPA', (10, 16)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (90, 99)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (71, 79)) ('protein in the urine', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000093', (36, 56)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (108, 117)) ('tubular injury', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005198', (159, 173)) ('physiological reabsorption', 'MPA', (118, 144)) ('tubular injury', 'Disease', (159, 173)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (90, 99)) 3079 28821959 This is despite evidence from both animal and clinical models that hypomagnesaemia may not only contribute to Cis-N but also that preventing hypomagnesaemia may even confer a degree of protection against cisplatin's nephrotoxic effects. ('nephrotoxic', 'Disease', (216, 227)) ('hypomagnesaemia', 'Disease', (141, 156)) ('Cis-N', 'Var', (110, 115)) ('hypomagnesaemia', 'Disease', (67, 82)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (204, 213)) ('nephrotoxic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (216, 227)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (96, 106)) ('hypomagnesaemia', 'Disease', 'None', (141, 156)) ('Cis-N', 'Chemical', '-', (110, 115)) ('hypomagnesaemia', 'Disease', 'None', (67, 82)) 3081 28821959 Further, pretreatment magnesium supplementation in adult lung cancer patients has been demonstrated to reduce Cis-N, though specific mechanisms for this renoprotective effect are poorly understood. ('Cis-N', 'MPA', (110, 115)) ('adult lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (51, 68)) ('supplementation', 'Var', (32, 47)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (62, 68)) ('magnesium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008274', (22, 31)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (103, 109)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (69, 77)) ('Cis-N', 'Chemical', '-', (110, 115)) ('adult lung cancer', 'Disease', (51, 68)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (57, 68)) 3084 28821959 While the long-term sequelae of Cis-N include longitudinal growth restriction, the role of hypomagnesaemia, either acute or chronic, within this purview is not understood. ('hypomagnesaemia', 'Disease', 'None', (91, 106)) ('growth restriction', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001510', (59, 77)) ('Cis-N', 'Chemical', '-', (32, 37)) ('hypomagnesaemia', 'Disease', (91, 106)) ('Cis-N', 'Var', (32, 37)) 3182 21366607 Taken together, this may indicate that the 15% from the latest birth cohort having less than 15 million/mL may get difficulties in fathering children by natural means and that the remaining 28% (difference up to 43%) that have less than 40 million/mL may experience a longer waiting time to pregnancy than men having higher sperm concentrations. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (306, 309)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (141, 149)) ('less than 15 million/mL', 'Var', (83, 106)) ('fathering children', 'CPA', (131, 149)) 3219 20833340 In agreement with this assumption, recent candidate gene association analyses have identified the chromosome Y gr/gr deletion and mutations in the PDE11A gene as genetic modifiers of FTGCT risk. ('FTGCT', 'Disease', (183, 188)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (8, 11)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (147, 153)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (147, 153)) ('mutations', 'Var', (130, 139)) ('deletion', 'Var', (117, 125)) 3232 20833340 Several observations indicate that heritable factors influence TGCT risk: (1) Approximately 1.4% of men with newly-diagnosed TGCT report a positive family history for this cancer; (2) Sons of men with TGCT have a 4-6 fold increase in TGCT risk, and brothers of men with TGCT have an 8-10 fold increased risk. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (261, 264)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (100, 103)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (172, 178)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (234, 238)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (172, 178)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (222, 230)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (192, 195)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (172, 178)) ('TGCT', 'Var', (201, 205)) 3264 20833340 The calculated perallele odds ratio for variants in the region of KITLG is the highest reported for any malignancy to date. ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (104, 114)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (104, 114)) ('variants', 'Var', (40, 48)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (66, 71)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (66, 71)) 3272 20833340 Germline mutations in KIT and KITLG have been shown previously to be etiologically associated with several human diseases. ('Germline mutations', 'Var', (0, 18)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (107, 112)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (22, 25)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (30, 35)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (30, 35)) ('associated', 'Reg', (83, 93)) ('etiologically', 'Reg', (69, 82)) 3273 20833340 Germline KITLG mutations cause familial progressive hyperpigmentation, while KIT germline mutations are associated with familial gastrointestinal stromal tumors and familial diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis. ('cutaneous mastocytosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0200151', (182, 204)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (154, 160)) ('gastrointestinal stromal tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100723', (129, 160)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (9, 14)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (9, 14)) ('mutations', 'Var', (15, 24)) ('familial gastrointestinal stromal tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D046152', (120, 160)) ('associated', 'Reg', (104, 114)) ('familial diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis', 'Disease', (165, 204)) ('mastocytosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100495', (192, 204)) ('cause', 'Reg', (25, 30)) ('familial diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034701', (165, 204)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (154, 159)) ('familial gastrointestinal stromal tumors', 'Disease', (120, 160)) ('hyperpigmentation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D017495', (52, 69)) ('progressive hyperpigmentation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007505', (40, 69)) ('hyperpigmentation', 'Disease', (52, 69)) 3275 20833340 In a murine model, on the other hand, loss of the transmembrane Kitl isoform increases susceptibility to TGCT (see below). ('TGCT', 'MPA', (105, 109)) ('loss', 'Var', (38, 42)) ('susceptibility', 'MPA', (87, 101)) ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (5, 11)) 3277 20833340 Finally, results of a loss of heterozygosity study, published in 1992, are consistent with a germline deletion of KITLG in a patient with TGCT; this patient's tumor (a seminoma) harbored a homozygous deletion in this gene. ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (114, 119)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (114, 119)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (168, 176)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (159, 164)) ('deletion', 'Var', (102, 110)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (159, 164)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (149, 156)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (168, 176)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (125, 132)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (159, 164)) 3278 20833340 Revealing the mechanisms through which the recently-identified polymorphisms in KITLG, SPRY4 and BAK1 contribute to TGCT development has now emerged as a major scientific priority. ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (80, 85)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (80, 85)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (128, 131)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (87, 92)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (63, 76)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (102, 112)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (97, 101)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (87, 92)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (97, 101)) 3283 20833340 Based on a previous finding that germline mutations in Dnd1 caused testicular tumors in strain 129 inbred mice, ITCLC investigators analyzed DND1, the human ortholog of this gene, in 434 familial and 671 sporadic human TGCT subjects. ('Dnd1', 'Gene', '213236', (55, 59)) ('germline mutations', 'Var', (33, 51)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 84)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (213, 218)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (67, 84)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (106, 110)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (151, 156)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (67, 84)) ('testicular tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (67, 83)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 83)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (141, 145)) ('DND1', 'Gene', '213236', (141, 145)) ('caused', 'Reg', (60, 66)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (55, 59)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', (67, 84)) 3285 20833340 Recognizing that male infertility is an established risk factor for sporadic testicular cancer, and that the E gr/gr deletion is the most commonly-identified genetic cause of male infertility, the Y chromosome gr/gr deletion has been studied as an TGCT risk factor. ('sporadic testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (68, 94)) ('sporadic testicular cancer', 'Disease', (68, 94)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (17, 33)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (77, 94)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (17, 33)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (175, 191)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (175, 191)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (175, 191)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (17, 33)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (180, 191)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (22, 33)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (88, 94)) ('cause', 'Reg', (166, 171)) ('E gr/gr', 'Gene', (109, 116)) ('deletion', 'Var', (117, 125)) 3286 20833340 This ~1.6 Mb deletion deletes parts of the AZoospermia Factor c (AZFc) region of the Y chromosome, but the breakpoints vary among patients. ('AZoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000027', (43, 54)) ('AZoospermia Factor c', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053713', (43, 63)) ('deletion', 'Var', (13, 21)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (130, 138)) ('AZoospermia Factor c', 'Disease', (43, 63)) ('deletes', 'NegReg', (22, 29)) 3290 20833340 Pde11a null mice are infertile, and germline variations in this gene have been implicated in adrenal gland neoplasia. ('infertile', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (21, 30)) ('Pde11a', 'Gene', '241489', (0, 6)) ('adrenal gland neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100631', (93, 116)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (12, 16)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 116)) ('adrenal gland neoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000307', (93, 116)) ('infertile', 'Disease', (21, 30)) ('Pde11a', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (79, 89)) ('adrenal gland neoplasia', 'Disease', (93, 116)) ('germline variations', 'Var', (36, 55)) 3292 20833340 The prevalence of all PDE11A-gene variants (combined) was significantly higher among patients with TGCT (p = 0.0002) than controls; they were detected in 19% of the families studied. ('TGCT', 'Disease', (99, 103)) ('higher', 'Reg', (72, 78)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (22, 28)) ('variants', 'Var', (34, 42)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (85, 93)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (22, 28)) 3293 20833340 Functional studies showed that all these mutations decreased phosphodiesterase activity, and that PDE11A protein expression was reduced or undetectable in TGCT tumor tissue from subjects carrying these variants. ('mutations', 'Var', (41, 50)) ('expression', 'MPA', (113, 123)) ('undetectable', 'NegReg', (139, 151)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (98, 104)) ('variants', 'Var', (202, 210)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (128, 135)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (98, 104)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (160, 165)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (51, 60)) ('phosphodiesterase', 'Gene', (61, 78)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (160, 165)) ('protein', 'Protein', (105, 112)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (160, 165)) ('phosphodiesterase', 'Gene', '50940;241489', (61, 78)) 3294 20833340 We concluded that PDE11A-inactivating sequence variants appear to modify the risk of familial TGCT. ('familial TGCT', 'Disease', (85, 98)) ('variants', 'Var', (47, 55)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (18, 24)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (18, 24)) ('modify', 'Reg', (66, 72)) 3295 20833340 Interestingly, some of the somatic changes detected in TGCT affect the KIT-KITLG signaling pathway, indicating that germline variations in this pathway may pave the way for somatic alterations. ('TGCT', 'Gene', (55, 59)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (75, 80)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (75, 80)) ('affect', 'Reg', (60, 66)) ('changes', 'Var', (35, 42)) 3297 20833340 We hypothesize that germline variants deregulate KIT-KITLG signaling, creating a microenvironment in the developing testis in which the acquisition of somatic mutations confers a selective growth advantage to primordial germ cells. ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (53, 58)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (93, 96)) ('mutations', 'Var', (159, 168)) ('deregulate', 'Reg', (38, 48)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (53, 58)) ('variants', 'Var', (29, 37)) ('growth advantage', 'CPA', (189, 205)) 3298 20833340 Among the large number of known cytogenetic abnormalities, alterations affecting chromosome 12p are the only recurrent structural changes in TGCT; most tumors are characterized by one or several copies of isochromosme 12p (i(12p)). ('alterations', 'Var', (59, 70)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (152, 157)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (152, 158)) ('isochromosme', 'Var', (205, 217)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (152, 158)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (152, 158)) 3299 20833340 Of note, spermatocytic seminoma, which occurs typically in older men and which has not been reported in FTGCT, has been recently shown to originate from mutations in FGFR3 and HRAS. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (65, 68)) ('mutations', 'Var', (153, 162)) ('HRAS', 'Gene', '3265', (176, 180)) ('FGFR3', 'Gene', '2261', (166, 171)) ('spermatocytic seminoma', 'Disease', (9, 31)) ('HRAS', 'Gene', (176, 180)) ('spermatocytic seminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (9, 31)) ('FGFR3', 'Gene', (166, 171)) ('originate from', 'Reg', (138, 152)) ('spermatocytic seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (9, 31)) 3300 20833340 Interestingly, moderately activating mutations in the same genes also occur in the male germline and can lead to rare developmental syndromes (e.g., Apert and Costello syndromes) in the offspring. ('activating', 'PosReg', (26, 36)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (105, 112)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (125, 128)) ('mutations', 'Var', (37, 46)) ('Apert', 'Disease', (149, 154)) 3304 20833340 However, several known genetic variants act as modifiers of TGCT susceptibility on the 129/Sv background. ('129/Sv', 'Species', '10090', (87, 93)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (60, 64)) ('variants', 'Var', (31, 39)) ('modifiers', 'Reg', (47, 56)) 3305 20833340 Variants that increase the risk of TGCT in 129/Sv mice include Dnd1Ter (point mutation in Dnd1), KitSl, KitlSlJ, and KitlSlgb (different deletions of Kitl), while the Ay variant (a contiguous deletion affecting the three genes Raly, Eif2s2 and Agouti) decreases TGCT incidence. ('Variants', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (90, 94)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', '213236', (90, 94)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (63, 67)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (262, 266)) ('129/Sv', 'Species', '10090', (43, 49)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (35, 39)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (50, 54)) ('decreases', 'NegReg', (252, 261)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', '213236', (63, 67)) 3306 20833340 Finally, it has been shown that genetic variants may act epistatically to modulate TGCT susceptibility in the 129/Sv strain. ('TGCT', 'Disease', (83, 87)) ('variants', 'Var', (40, 48)) ('modulate', 'Reg', (74, 82)) ('129/Sv', 'Species', '10090', (110, 116)) 3311 20833340 Participants were more likely to be interested in genetic testing if they were younger and had higher levels of family support, a physician's recommendation supporting testing, cancer distress, and a need for information to inform the health care of their children. ('cancer', 'Disease', (177, 183)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (177, 183)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (95, 101)) ('Participants', 'Species', '9606', (0, 12)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (177, 183)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (256, 264)) ('genetic testing', 'Var', (50, 65)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (147, 150)) ('family support', 'CPA', (112, 126)) 3320 20833340 Candidate gene studies have implicated the chromosome Y gr/gr deletion and PDE11A gene mutations as genetic modifiers of FTGCT. ('FTGCT', 'Disease', (121, 126)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (75, 81)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (75, 81)) ('deletion', 'Var', (62, 70)) ('mutations', 'Var', (87, 96)) 3329 20833340 Identifying additional genetic factors contributing to TGCT; Identifying the functional variants in KITLG, SPRY4, and BAK1; Confirming the role of PDE11A and the chromosome Y gr/gr deletion in TGCT; Clarifying the complex interplay between germline and somatic genetics in TGCT; Assessing the role of epigenetic changes and other mechanisms such as copy number variations in the pathogenesis of TGCT; and Translating genetic findings into better patient care. ('BAK1', 'Gene', (118, 122)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (147, 153)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (446, 453)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (107, 112)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (100, 105)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (118, 122)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (55, 59)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (147, 153)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (107, 112)) ('copy number variations', 'Var', (349, 371)) ('deletion', 'Var', (181, 189)) ('variants', 'Var', (88, 96)) ('contributing', 'Reg', (39, 51)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (100, 105)) 3337 31296530 Patients with high residual platinum levels experienced greater Raynaud's phenomenon than those with medium or low levels (age-adjusted ORhigh/low = 1.46; p = 0.04), as well as a higher likelihood of developing tinnitus (age-adjusted ORhigh/low = 1.68, p = 0.07). ("Raynaud's phenomenon", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030880', (64, 84)) ('tinnitus', 'Disease', (211, 219)) ("Raynaud's phenomenon", 'Disease', 'MESH:D011928', (64, 84)) ('high', 'Var', (14, 18)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ("Raynaud's phenomenon", 'Disease', (64, 84)) ('tinnitus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014012', (211, 219)) ('tinnitus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000360', (211, 219)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (28, 36)) 3403 31296530 Of the 1,010 TCS, 436 and 574 (43.2% and 56.8%, respectively) were treated with 300+-15 and 400+-15 mg/m2 cisplatin, respectively. ('300+-15', 'Var', (80, 87)) ('TCS', 'Chemical', '-', (13, 16)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (106, 115)) ('400+-15 mg/m2', 'Var', (92, 105)) 3423 31296530 In considering the severity of the toxicity, a higher proportion of patients who experienced more severe toxicity was demonstrated in the high residual platinum value group when compared to the low or medium groups for CBM score (Figure 3A), peripheral sensory neuropathy (Figure 3B) and Raynaud's phenomenon (Figure 3C). ('peripheral sensory neuropathy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010523', (242, 271)) ('peripheral sensory neuropathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000763', (242, 271)) ('CBM score', 'Gene', (219, 228)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (152, 160)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (35, 43)) ('neuropathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009830', (261, 271)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (35, 43)) ("Raynaud's phenomenon", 'Disease', (288, 308)) ("Raynaud's phenomenon", 'Disease', 'MESH:D011928', (288, 308)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (68, 76)) ("Raynaud's phenomenon", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030880', (288, 308)) ('sensory neuropathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000763', (253, 271)) ('peripheral sensory neuropathy', 'Disease', (242, 271)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (105, 113)) ('high', 'Var', (138, 142)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (105, 113)) 3424 31296530 In addition, patients with high residual platinum values were significantly more likely to have a higher CBM score (ORhigh/low = 1.26, p = 0.05), and peripheral sensory neuropathy (ORhigh/low = 1.61; p = 0.02, Supplemental Table 2), but not after adjusting for age (ORhigh/low = 1.13, p = 0.32 and ORhigh/low = 1.34; p = 0.17, respectively, Supplemental Table 3). ('CBM', 'Disease', (105, 108)) ('peripheral sensory neuropathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000763', (150, 179)) ('sensory neuropathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000763', (161, 179)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (13, 21)) ('peripheral sensory neuropathy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010523', (150, 179)) ('high', 'Var', (27, 31)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (98, 104)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (41, 49)) ('neuropathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009830', (169, 179)) ('peripheral sensory neuropathy', 'Disease', (150, 179)) 3425 31296530 Patients with high residual platinum values were significantly more likely to have Raynaud's phenomenon (age-adjusted ORhigh/low = 1.46; p = 0.04, age and cisplatin dose-adjusted ORhigh/low = 1.45; p = 0.04). ("Raynaud's phenomenon", 'Disease', 'MESH:D011928', (83, 103)) ("Raynaud's phenomenon", 'Disease', (83, 103)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (155, 164)) ('high', 'Var', (14, 18)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ("Raynaud's phenomenon", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030880', (83, 103)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (28, 36)) 3426 31296530 In regards to ototoxicity, patients with high residual platinum values had a higher likelihood of developing tinnitus (ORhigh/low = 1.69, p = 0.06), which remained marginally significant after adjusting for age at diagnosis (ORhigh/low = 1.68, p = 0.07), as well as age at diagnosis and cumulative cisplatin dose (ORhigh/low = 1.69, p = 0.07). ('tinnitus', 'Disease', (109, 117)) ('ototoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006311', (14, 25)) ('high', 'Var', (41, 45)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (27, 35)) ('ototoxicity', 'Disease', (14, 25)) ('tinnitus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014012', (109, 117)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (298, 307)) ('tinnitus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000360', (109, 117)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (55, 63)) 3429 31296530 The SNP is in linkage disequilibrium with rs58754699 and rs113890379 (R2 = 1.0, p <0.0001), the next two most statistically significant genetic variants (p = 5.0x10-8 and 1.6x10-7, respectively). ('rs58754699', 'Mutation', 'rs58754699', (42, 52)) ('rs113890379', 'Var', (57, 68)) ('rs113890379', 'Mutation', 'rs113890379', (57, 68)) ('rs58754699', 'Var', (42, 52)) ('significant', 'Reg', (124, 135)) 3441 31296530 Our data suggest that patients with high serum platinum levels are more susceptible to developing tinnitus and Raynaud's phenomenon than those with medium or low serum platinum levels, but does not provide robust associations with other toxicities, including cumulative burden of morbidity scores, hearing loss, and peripheral sensory neuropathy. ('tinnitus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000360', (98, 106)) ('neuropathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009830', (335, 345)) ("Raynaud's phenomenon", 'Disease', 'MESH:D011928', (111, 131)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (22, 30)) ('peripheral sensory neuropathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000763', (316, 345)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', (298, 310)) ('peripheral sensory neuropathy', 'Disease', (316, 345)) ('tinnitus', 'Disease', (98, 106)) ('high', 'Var', (36, 40)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (168, 176)) ('hearing loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (298, 310)) ("Raynaud's phenomenon", 'Disease', (111, 131)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (237, 247)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (47, 55)) ('peripheral sensory neuropathy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010523', (316, 345)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', (237, 247)) ('sensory neuropathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000763', (327, 345)) ("Raynaud's phenomenon", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030880', (111, 131)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (298, 310)) ('tinnitus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014012', (98, 106)) 3454 31296530 Further, multinomial regression indicated that patients with high levels of serum platinum were more likely to develop tinnitus, suggesting these individuals are at an increased risk of developing this off-target toxicity. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (47, 55)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (213, 221)) ('develop', 'PosReg', (111, 118)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (213, 221)) ('tinnitus', 'Disease', (119, 127)) ('high levels', 'Var', (61, 72)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (82, 90)) ('tinnitus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014012', (119, 127)) ('tinnitus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000360', (119, 127)) 3457 31296530 It is plausible that there are differences in the pathophysiology underlying cisplatin-induced hearing loss and tinnitus, as recent studies have indicated the development of tinnitus is more dependent on disruptions in the balance of excitatory and inhibitory nerve transmission within central auditory structures than pathology in the cochlea. ('tinnitus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000360', (112, 120)) ('tinnitus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000360', (174, 182)) ('hearing loss and tinnitus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014012', (95, 120)) ('hearing loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (95, 107)) ('tinnitus', 'Disease', (112, 120)) ('tinnitus', 'Disease', (174, 182)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (77, 86)) ('tinnitus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014012', (112, 120)) ('tinnitus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014012', (174, 182)) ('disruptions', 'Var', (204, 215)) 3471 31296530 Interestingly, a mutation in MYH14 has previously been associated with an autosomal dominant disorder of peripheral neuropathy, myopathy, hoarseness, and hearing loss, indicating that the gene could also potentially influence two prominent cisplatin-induced toxicities (peripheral neuropathy and hearing loss). ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (240, 249)) ('peripheral neuropathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009830', (105, 126)) ('MYH14', 'Gene', (29, 34)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (154, 166)) ('peripheral neuropathy', 'Disease', (270, 291)) ('peripheral neuropathy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010523', (270, 291)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (296, 308)) ('mutation', 'Var', (17, 25)) ('myopathy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009135', (128, 136)) ('neuropathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009830', (116, 126)) ('peripheral neuropathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009830', (270, 291)) ('hoarseness', 'Disease', (138, 148)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (55, 70)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', (154, 166)) ('hoarseness', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001609', (138, 148)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', (296, 308)) ('peripheral neuropathy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010523', (105, 126)) ('neuropathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009830', (281, 291)) ('peripheral neuropathy', 'Disease', (105, 126)) ('autosomal dominant disorder of peripheral neuropathy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010523', (74, 126)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (258, 268)) ('hearing loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (154, 166)) ('influence', 'Reg', (216, 225)) ('myopathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003198', (128, 136)) ('myopathy', 'Disease', (128, 136)) ('hearing loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (296, 308)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', (258, 268)) 3482 31296530 In addition, our GWAS identified rs1377817 (p=4.6x10-8), a SNP intronic to MYH14, to be associated with residual platinum values, suggesting that genetic variation may predispose certain patients to high residual platinum values for years after treatment has been completed. ('predispose', 'Reg', (168, 178)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (187, 195)) ('rs1377817', 'Var', (33, 42)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (113, 121)) ('associated', 'Reg', (88, 98)) ('rs1377817', 'Mutation', 'rs1377817', (33, 42)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (213, 221)) 3483 31296530 BEP bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin CBC cisplatin-based chemotherapy CBM cumulative burden of morbidity EP etoposide and cisplatin GWAS genome-wide association study LDL low-density lipoprotein cholesterol LH luteinizing hormone QC quality control SNP single nucleotide polymorphism TCS testicular cancer survivors VeIP vinblastine, ifosfamide, and cisplatin VIP etoposide, ifosfamide, and cisplatin AUC area under the concentration-time curve Although curative in many settings, cisplatin can elicit severe, often irreversible toxicities that impact long-term survivors' quality of life. ('etoposide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005047', (111, 120)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (291, 308)) ('etoposide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005047', (15, 24)) ('BEP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C038328', (0, 3)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (484, 493)) ('LH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007986', (210, 212)) ('VIP', 'Gene', '7432', (363, 366)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (302, 308)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (484, 493)) ('vinblastine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014747', (324, 335)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (302, 308)) ('LDL low', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003563', (170, 177)) ('VIP', 'Gene', (363, 366)) ('VeIP', 'Chemical', '-', (319, 323)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (125, 134)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (532, 542)) ('impact', 'Reg', (548, 554)) ('etoposide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005047', (367, 376)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (302, 308)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', (532, 542)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (30, 39)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (394, 403)) ('bleomycin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001761', (4, 13)) ('TCS', 'Chemical', '-', (287, 290)) ('ifosfamide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007069', (378, 388)) ('ifosfamide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007069', (337, 347)) ('elicit', 'Reg', (498, 504)) ('quality of life', 'CPA', (576, 591)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (44, 53)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (353, 362)) 3490 24451139 Genetic Variants of GPER/GPR30, a Novel Estrogen-Related G Protein Receptor, Are Associated with Human Seminoma Testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs) are the most common solid cancers in young men, with an increasing incidence over several years. ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (123, 138)) ('GPER', 'Gene', '2852', (20, 24)) ('Testicular germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (112, 139)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 138)) ('solid cancers', 'Disease', (168, 181)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 139)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (174, 181)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (191, 194)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (174, 180)) ('Human Seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (97, 111)) ('GPER', 'Gene', (20, 24)) ('Associated', 'Reg', (81, 91)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (123, 139)) ('GPR30', 'Gene', (25, 30)) ('GPR30', 'Gene', '2852', (25, 30)) ('Variants', 'Var', (8, 16)) ('Testicular germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (112, 139)) ('solid cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (168, 181)) ('Human Seminoma', 'Disease', (97, 111)) 3494 24451139 Compared to control population, loss of homozygous ancestral genotype GG in two polymorphisms located in the promoter region of GPER (rs3808350 and rs3808351) was more frequent in seminomas but not in non-seminomas (respectively, OR = 1.960 (1.172-3.277) and 7.000 (2.747-17.840); p < 0.01). ('rs3808351', 'Mutation', 'rs3808351', (148, 157)) ('rs3808351', 'Var', (148, 157)) ('non-seminomas', 'Disease', (201, 214)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (180, 189)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (180, 189)) ('GPER', 'Gene', '2852', (128, 132)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (205, 214)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (205, 214)) ('rs3808350', 'Mutation', 'rs3808350', (134, 143)) ('GPER', 'Gene', (128, 132)) ('non-seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (201, 214)) ('rs3808350', 'Var', (134, 143)) 3495 24451139 These polymorphisms may explain GPER overexpression and represent a genetic factor of susceptibility supporting the contribution of environmental GPER ligands in testicular carcinogenesis. ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (37, 51)) ('testicular carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (162, 187)) ('GPER', 'Gene', '2852', (146, 150)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (6, 19)) ('testicular carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (162, 187)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (139, 142)) ('GPER', 'Gene', '2852', (32, 36)) ('GPER', 'Gene', (146, 150)) ('GPER', 'Gene', (32, 36)) 3504 24451139 Indeed, E2-BSA was able to promote JKT-1 cell proliferation in vitro by activating PKA and MAP kinases pathways due to a rapid phosphorylation of CREB transcription factor, involving a membrane G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR). ('E2-BSA', 'Var', (8, 14)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (127, 142)) ('G protein-coupled receptor', 'Gene', (194, 220)) ('GPCR', 'Gene', (222, 226)) ('JKT-1 cell proliferation', 'CPA', (35, 59)) ('G protein-coupled receptor', 'Gene', '151', (194, 220)) ('JKT-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T011', (35, 40)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (27, 34)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (72, 82)) ('CREB', 'Gene', (146, 150)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (53, 56)) ('MAP kinases pathways', 'Pathway', (91, 111)) ('CREB', 'Gene', '1385', (146, 150)) ('GPCR', 'Gene', '151', (222, 226)) 3516 24451139 As we previously reported, the co-localization of GPER with E2-BSA-FITC, which does not cross the membrane, strongly supported the membrane location of GPER in JKT-1 seminoma-derived cells. ('E2-BSA-FITC', 'Var', (60, 71)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (166, 174)) ('FITC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016650', (67, 71)) ('GPER', 'Gene', '2852', (152, 156)) ('GPER', 'Gene', '2852', (50, 54)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (166, 174)) ('JKT-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T011', (160, 165)) ('GPER', 'Gene', (152, 156)) ('GPER', 'Gene', (50, 54)) 3520 24451139 After 24-h exposure at a physiological intra-testicular concentration of 10-9 M, E2 induced a significant decrease in cell proliferation, whereas E2-BSA, at the same concentration, stimulated JKT-1 cell proliferation. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (173, 176)) ('E2-BSA', 'Var', (146, 152)) ('JKT-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T011', (192, 197)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (106, 114)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (130, 133)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (118, 136)) ('stimulated', 'PosReg', (181, 191)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (210, 213)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (63, 66)) ('JKT-1 cell proliferation', 'CPA', (192, 216)) 3521 24451139 As we previously reported, this E2-BSA specific effect was not inhibited by ICI-182,780, a pure ER antagonist, but was reversed by Pertussis toxin, a G protein inhibitor, we hypothesized that E2-BSA directly interacted with GPER to induce JKT-1 cell proliferation (Figure 2). ('GPER', 'Gene', '2852', (224, 228)) ('interacted', 'Interaction', (208, 218)) ('GPER', 'Gene', (224, 228)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (257, 260)) ('E2-BSA', 'Var', (192, 198)) ('JKT-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T011', (239, 244)) ('JKT-1 cell proliferation', 'CPA', (239, 263)) ('induce', 'PosReg', (232, 238)) 3531 24451139 One explanation for this overexpression could be single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), which are the most frequent genetic variations in genomic sequences and are widely associated with human diseases and TGCTs. ('single nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (49, 80)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (188, 193)) ('associated', 'Reg', (172, 182)) 3533 24451139 NM_001039966), only four were reported to be associated with human neoplasms, according to the internet database The first of these four SNPs has been reported in gastric cancer and creates an alternative splice site that produces a frameshift protein with no cellular relevance. ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', (163, 177)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (163, 177)) ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 76)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (137, 141)) ('gastric cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012126', (163, 177)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (171, 177)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (67, 76)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (61, 66)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', (67, 76)) ('produces', 'Reg', (222, 230)) ('reported', 'Reg', (151, 159)) 3535 24451139 These three SNPs have higher biological relevance, with two of them being located in the 5' region of the GPER gene (SNP rs3808350 located in the 5'-regulatory region and SNP rs3808351 located in the 5'-untranslated region and containing the gene promoter), which might affect its expression levels (Figure 5). ('rs3808350', 'Mutation', 'rs3808350', (121, 130)) ('GPER', 'Gene', '2852', (106, 110)) ('SNP rs3808351', 'Var', (171, 184)) ('GPER', 'Gene', (106, 110)) ('affect', 'Reg', (270, 276)) ('SNP rs3808350', 'Var', (117, 130)) ('rs3808351', 'Mutation', 'rs3808351', (175, 184)) ('expression levels', 'MPA', (281, 298)) 3536 24451139 The third SNP results in an amino acid exchange (p.Pro16Leu) in the only coding exon (exon 3) of the GPER gene, which might alter GPER protein structure and function. ('GPER', 'Gene', '2852', (130, 134)) ('function', 'MPA', (157, 165)) ('amino acid exchange', 'Var', (28, 47)) ('GPER', 'Gene', (130, 134)) ('GPER', 'Gene', '2852', (101, 105)) ('p.Pro16Leu', 'Mutation', 'rs11544331', (49, 59)) ('alter', 'Reg', (124, 129)) ('GPER', 'Gene', (101, 105)) ('results in', 'Reg', (14, 24)) 3540 24451139 Due to this degradation, genotyping could only be performed in 89 patients for SNP rs3808350 (81 seminomas and eight non-seminomas, respectively), 100 patients for SNP rs3808351 (91 and nine) and 123 patients for SNP rs11544331 (115 and eight), leading to genotyping success rates of 61.8%, 69.5%, and 87.8% for seminomas and 42.1%, 47.3%, and 42.3% for non-seminomas, respectively. ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (358, 367)) ('SNP rs3808351', 'Var', (164, 177)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (358, 367)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (275, 278)) ('rs3808350', 'Mutation', 'rs3808350', (83, 92)) ('rs3808351', 'Mutation', 'rs3808351', (168, 177)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (312, 321)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (312, 321)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (66, 74)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (121, 130)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (200, 208)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (97, 106)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (97, 106)) ('non-seminomas', 'Disease', (117, 130)) ('non-seminomas', 'Disease', (354, 367)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (121, 130)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (151, 159)) ('SNP rs3808350', 'Var', (79, 92)) ('non-seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (354, 367)) ('rs11544331', 'Mutation', 'rs11544331', (217, 227)) ('non-seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (117, 130)) 3542 24451139 We first analyzed a missense SNP (rs11544331; (c.47 C > T), located in the only coding exon (exon 3) of GPER gene, which leads to an amino-acid (p.Pro16Leu) exchange. ('c.47 C > T', 'Mutation', 'rs11544331', (47, 57)) ('GPER', 'Gene', '2852', (104, 108)) ('rs11544331;', 'Var', (34, 45)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (121, 129)) ('rs11544331', 'Mutation', 'rs11544331', (34, 44)) ('GPER', 'Gene', (104, 108)) ('p.Pro16Leu', 'Mutation', 'rs11544331', (145, 155)) ('amino-acid', 'MPA', (133, 143)) 3543 24451139 Such an exchange might alter GPER protein structure and its function, but not its expression. ('GPER', 'Gene', (29, 33)) ('alter', 'Reg', (23, 28)) ('GPER', 'Gene', '2852', (29, 33)) ('exchange', 'Var', (8, 16)) ('function', 'MPA', (60, 68)) 3548 24451139 The homozygous AA genotype of the SNP rs3808350 in the 5'-untranslated region and the SNP rs3808351 in the 5'-regulatory region were both significantly more common in seminoma patients than in the control population, suggesting that homozygous ancestral genotype GG could exert relative protective effects on tumor development. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (176, 184)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (167, 175)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (309, 314)) ('SNP', 'Var', (86, 89)) ('rs3808351', 'Mutation', 'rs3808351', (90, 99)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (167, 175)) ('SNP rs3808350', 'Var', (34, 47)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (309, 314)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (322, 325)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (309, 314)) ('common', 'Reg', (157, 163)) ('rs3808350', 'Mutation', 'rs3808350', (38, 47)) 3553 24451139 We found no difference from the control population for SNP rs3808350 (genotype AG), but an homozygous carriage of minor allele A for SNP rs3808351, as more frequently observed in the tumoral samples; this genotype could also explain GPER expression in germ cell tumors. ('SNP rs3808351', 'Var', (133, 146)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (262, 267)) ('GPER', 'Gene', '2852', (233, 237)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (183, 188)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (262, 268)) ('GPER', 'Gene', (233, 237)) ('rs3808351', 'Mutation', 'rs3808351', (137, 146)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (262, 268)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (262, 268)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (252, 268)) ('rs3808350', 'Mutation', 'rs3808350', (59, 68)) ('tumoral', 'Disease', (183, 190)) ('tumoral', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (183, 190)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (252, 267)) 3587 24451139 Allele-specific PCR product sizes were as follows: 205/294 bp (A/G) for SNP rs3808350, 231/196 bp (A/G) for SNP rs3808351, and 198/231 bp (C/T) for SNP rs11544331. ('rs11544331', 'Mutation', 'rs11544331', (152, 162)) ('rs3808350', 'Mutation', 'rs3808350', (76, 85)) ('rs3808351', 'Mutation', 'rs3808351', (112, 121)) ('SNP rs11544331', 'Var', (148, 162)) ('SNP rs3808350', 'Var', (72, 85)) ('SNP rs3808351', 'Var', (108, 121)) 3588 24451139 SNP frequencies were compared with genotype frequencies determined in the HapMap project and reported on the internet database as follows: for SNP rs3808350, genotype frequencies are 0.366 (AA), 0.491 (AG), and 0.143 (GG), and allele frequencies are 0.612 (A) and 0.388 (G); for SNP rs3808351, genotype frequencies are 0.054 (AA), 0.514 (AG), and 0.432 (GG), and allele frequencies are 0.311 (A) and 0.689 (G); and for SNP rs11544331, genotype frequencies are 0.650 (CC), 0.302 (CT), and 0.048 (TT), and allele frequencies are 0.801 (C) and 0.199 (T). ('SNP rs11544331', 'Var', (419, 433)) ('0.311', 'Var', (386, 391)) ('rs3808351', 'Mutation', 'rs3808351', (283, 292)) ('SNP rs3808351', 'Var', (279, 292)) ('0.302', 'Var', (472, 477)) ('rs11544331', 'Mutation', 'rs11544331', (423, 433)) ('rs3808350', 'Mutation', 'rs3808350', (147, 156)) 3593 24451139 One can suppose that the presence of such polymorphisms represent a genetic factor of susceptibility able to increase the risk of endocrine disruption, for example foetal exposure to bisphenol A, which seems to carry a high affinity for GPR30 expressed by germ stem cells. ('endocrine', 'MPA', (130, 139)) ('foetal exposure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031437', (164, 179)) ('GPR30', 'Gene', '2852', (237, 242)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (109, 117)) ('bisphenol A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (183, 194)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (42, 55)) ('presence', 'Var', (25, 33)) ('GPR30', 'Gene', (237, 242)) 3600 20047465 The mutant line develops spontaneous testicular tumors at a median age of 7 months, and pedigree analysis indicates dominant inheritance of the germ cell tumor susceptibility trait. ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (144, 159)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (48, 53)) ('mutant', 'Var', (4, 10)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (37, 54)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (154, 159)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 54)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (37, 54)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (154, 159)) ('testicular tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (37, 53)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', (37, 54)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (48, 53)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 53)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (154, 159)) 3605 20047465 In humans, aberrations in germ cell development are linked to gonadal dysgenesis, infertility and germ cell tumors. ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000133', (62, 80)) ('aberrations', 'Var', (11, 22)) ('linked', 'Reg', (52, 58)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (82, 93)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', (62, 80)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009373', (98, 114)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (98, 114)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (98, 113)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (108, 113)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006059', (62, 80)) ('germ cell development', 'CPA', (26, 47)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (3, 9)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (98, 114)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (43, 46)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (108, 114)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (82, 93)) ('aberrations in germ cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012862', (11, 35)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (82, 93)) 3618 20047465 Germinomas and non-germinomas appear to arise from a common precursor, the carcinoma in situ cell, share common chromosomal aberrations including isochromosome 12p and are frequently found together in mixed tumors. ('chromosomal aberrations', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040012', (112, 135)) ('isochromosome 12p', 'Var', (146, 163)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (207, 213)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (75, 84)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (75, 84)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (207, 212)) ('non-germinomas', 'Disease', (15, 29)) ('Germinomas', 'Disease', (0, 10)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (207, 213)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (75, 92)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (207, 213)) ('Germinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018237', (0, 10)) ('non-germinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018237', (15, 29)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', (75, 84)) 3638 20047465 Here we describe the identification, through an ENU-based forward-genetic approach, of a mutant zebrafish line that spontaneously develops highly penetrant testicular germ cell tumors at an average age of 7 months. ('germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009373', (167, 183)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (167, 182)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (96, 105)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (167, 183)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (177, 182)) ('mutant', 'Var', (89, 95)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (177, 183)) ('develops', 'PosReg', (130, 138)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (167, 183)) 3639 20047465 The GCT-susceptibility trait was identified in carriers of the shortstop cell proliferation mutation, but we show that the trait is not linked to shortstop. ('shortstop', 'Gene', (146, 155)) ('shortstop', 'Gene', '286832', (63, 72)) ('mutation', 'Var', (92, 100)) ('shortstop', 'Gene', '286832', (146, 155)) ('shortstop', 'Gene', (63, 72)) ('GCT-susceptibility', 'Disease', (4, 22)) 3646 20047465 The forward genetic screen for cell proliferation and cancer susceptibility mutants has been described elsewhere. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (54, 60)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (54, 60)) ('mutants', 'Var', (76, 83)) ('cell', 'CPA', (31, 35)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (54, 60)) 3657 20047465 Previously, we described a genetic screen to identify mutations that altered embryonic cell proliferation in the progeny of ENU-mutagenized zebrafish. ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (140, 149)) ('mutations', 'Var', (54, 63)) ('altered', 'Reg', (69, 76)) ('embryonic cell proliferation', 'CPA', (77, 105)) 3658 20047465 Using whole-mount immunohistochemistry with anti-phosphohistone H3 to evaluate cell proliferation, seven mutant lines were identified including lamc1cz61, sfdcz213, mybl2cz226, espl1cz280, llgcz3322, sdscz319 and slhcz333 (ref.). ('espl1', 'Gene', '797406', (177, 182)) ('sdscz319', 'Var', (200, 208)) ('sfdcz213', 'Var', (155, 163)) ('espl1', 'Gene', (177, 182)) ('mybl2', 'Gene', '445390', (165, 170)) ('lamc1', 'Gene', (144, 149)) ('lamc1', 'Gene', '286832', (144, 149)) ('mybl2', 'Gene', (165, 170)) 3659 20047465 One of the goals of the screen was to identify mutations that increased cancer susceptibility in adult zebrafish. ('increased', 'PosReg', (62, 71)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (103, 112)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (72, 78)) ('mutations', 'Var', (47, 56)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (72, 78)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (72, 78)) 3660 20047465 As all the lines were homozygous embryonic lethal, we investigated the incidence of cancer in heterozygote carriers of the cell proliferation mutations. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (84, 90)) ('mutations', 'Var', (142, 151)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 90)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (84, 90)) 3663 20047465 The carcinogens used were 7,12-Dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) and N-Methyl-N'-Nitro-N-Nitrosoguanidine (MNNG), both of which had been shown to potently induce tumors in zebrafish. ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (171, 180)) ('induce', 'PosReg', (154, 160)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (161, 167)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 167)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (161, 167)) ("N-Methyl-N'-Nitro-N-Nitrosoguanidine", 'Var', (68, 104)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 166)) ('DMBA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015127', (58, 62)) ("N-Methyl-N'-Nitro-N-Nitrosoguanidine", 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008769', (68, 104)) ('7,12-Dimethylbenz[a]anthracene', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015127', (26, 56)) ('MNNG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008769', (106, 110)) 3667 20047465 Fish developing tumors were not genotyped in this analysis, and heterozygous carriers of the mutations and wild-type siblings are considered together. ('tumors', 'Disease', (16, 22)) ('mutations', 'Var', (93, 102)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (16, 22)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (16, 21)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (16, 22)) 3675 20047465 The mybl2cz226 line carries a loss-of-function mutation in the mybl2 gene. ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (30, 46)) ('mutation', 'Var', (47, 55)) ('mybl2', 'Gene', '445390', (4, 9)) ('mybl2', 'Gene', (4, 9)) ('mybl2', 'Gene', '445390', (63, 68)) ('mybl2', 'Gene', (63, 68)) 3676 20047465 We genotyped 20 fish that developed GCTs from this line and found that 10 carried the mybl2cz226 mutation, and 10 were wild type at the mybl2 locus. ('mybl2', 'Gene', (86, 91)) ('mutation', 'Var', (97, 105)) ('GCTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (36, 40)) ('mybl2', 'Gene', '445390', (136, 141)) ('mybl2', 'Gene', '445390', (86, 91)) ('mybl2', 'Gene', (136, 141)) 3681 20047465 The shortstop mutation causes a characteristic morphologic defect in homozygous mutant progeny, allowing the identification of heterozygote carrier parents after genetic incrosses. ('shortstop', 'Gene', '286832', (4, 13)) ('mutation', 'Var', (14, 22)) ('shortstop', 'Gene', (4, 13)) ('mutant', 'Var', (80, 86)) 3691 20047465 After two generations of outcrossing, five different carriers of the shortstop/lamc1cz61 cell proliferation mutation (identified via phenotyping of incross embryos) were tested for ability to transmit the TGCT trait in outcrosses to a wildtype strain. ('shortstop', 'Gene', '286832', (69, 78)) ('lamc1', 'Gene', '286832', (79, 84)) ('TGCT', 'Gene', (205, 209)) ('mutation', 'Var', (108, 116)) ('transmit', 'Reg', (192, 200)) ('lamc1', 'Gene', (79, 84)) ('shortstop', 'Gene', (69, 78)) 3694 20047465 Initial possible linkage to four different chromosomes was obtained by carrying out bulk segregant mapping with a pool of 20 phenotypically wildtype and 20 shortstop mutant embryos against a panel of 250 microsatellite markers, as described. ('shortstop', 'Gene', '286832', (156, 165)) ('mutant', 'Var', (166, 172)) ('shortstop', 'Gene', (156, 165)) 3695 20047465 Using a further panel of 88 mutant embryos we assigned shortstop to zebrafish chromosome 2 near the microsatellite markers Z8448 and Z21490 (18/88 and 12/88 recombinants, respectively). ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (68, 77)) ('mutant', 'Var', (28, 34)) ('shortstop', 'Gene', (55, 64)) ('Z8448', 'Var', (123, 128)) ('shortstop', 'Gene', '286832', (55, 64)) ('Z21490', 'Var', (133, 139)) 3700 20047465 We prepared and sequenced lamc1 cDNA from shortstop mutant embryos and found that shortstop lamc1 contains an 11 bp insertion in exon 27 of the coding sequence, leading to the aberrant insertion of the sequence Phe-Phe-Ser-STOP in the predicted lamc1 protein sequence. ('insertion in', 'Var', (116, 128)) ('shortstop', 'Gene', '286832', (42, 51)) ('Ser', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012694', (219, 222)) ('mutant', 'Var', (52, 58)) ('lamc1', 'Gene', '286832', (245, 250)) ('lamc1', 'Gene', '286832', (92, 97)) ('lamc1', 'Gene', (245, 250)) ('lamc1', 'Gene', (92, 97)) ('lamc1', 'Gene', '286832', (26, 31)) ('insertion', 'Var', (185, 194)) ('shortstop', 'Gene', (82, 91)) ('lamc1', 'Gene', (26, 31)) ('shortstop', 'Gene', '286832', (82, 91)) ('Phe', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010649', (211, 214)) ('Phe', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010649', (215, 218)) ('shortstop', 'Gene', (42, 51)) 3701 20047465 Further analysis showed that shortstop mutants contain a T>A mutation at nucleotide 80 of the 91 bp intron 26-27, creating a cryptic splice acceptor site and leading to the 11 bp insertion. ('shortstop', 'Gene', (29, 38)) ('11 bp', 'MPA', (173, 178)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (158, 168)) ('shortstop', 'Gene', '286832', (29, 38)) ('T>A mutation', 'Var', (57, 69)) 3734 20047465 In mice, mutations in oncogenes and tumor-suppressor genes often exhibit effects on embryonic cell proliferation. ('embryonic cell proliferation', 'CPA', (84, 112)) ('effects', 'Reg', (73, 80)) ('mutations', 'Var', (9, 18)) ('oncogenes', 'Gene', (22, 31)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (3, 7)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (36, 41)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (36, 41)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (36, 41)) 3735 20047465 Therefore, one of the goals of the zebrafish screen was to determine whether adult zebrafish carrying cell-proliferation mutations (including lamc1cz61, sfdcz213, mybl2cz226, espl1cz280, llgcz3322, sdscz319 and slhcz333) showed increased cancer susceptibility. ('mybl2', 'Gene', '445390', (163, 168)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (238, 244)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (238, 244)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (83, 92)) ('slhcz333', 'Gene', (211, 219)) ('mybl2', 'Gene', (163, 168)) ('sdscz319', 'Var', (198, 206)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (35, 44)) ('llgcz3322', 'Var', (187, 196)) ('espl1', 'Gene', '797406', (175, 180)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (238, 244)) ('lamc1', 'Gene', '286832', (142, 147)) ('sfdcz213', 'Var', (153, 161)) ('espl1', 'Gene', (175, 180)) ('lamc1', 'Gene', (142, 147)) 3737 20047465 Zebrafish heterozygous for loss-of-function mutations in mybl2 and espl1 were more susceptible to neoplasia than their wild-type siblings, identifying these genes as haploinsufficient tumor suppressors. ('haploinsufficient tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058495', (166, 189)) ('susceptible', 'CPA', (83, 94)) ('haploinsufficient tumor', 'Disease', (166, 189)) ('mybl2', 'Gene', '445390', (57, 62)) ('espl1', 'Gene', '797406', (67, 72)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (27, 43)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (184, 189)) ('mybl2', 'Gene', (57, 62)) ('neoplasia', 'Disease', (98, 107)) ('espl1', 'Gene', (67, 72)) ('mutations', 'Var', (44, 53)) ('neoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (98, 107)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (98, 107)) ('Zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (0, 9)) 3741 20047465 Using microsatellite mapping and a candidate gene approach, we identified a splice-site mutation in lamc1 in shortstop. ('shortstop', 'Gene', (109, 118)) ('splice-site mutation', 'Var', (76, 96)) ('shortstop', 'Gene', '286832', (109, 118)) ('lamc1', 'Gene', '286832', (100, 105)) ('lamc1', 'Gene', (100, 105)) 3744 20047465 The F1 progeny of ENU-mutagenized males typically contain 100-200 different mutations, making it very likely that the GCT trait arose due to a second-site mutation that was transmitted to the original lamc1cz61 female. ('lamc1', 'Gene', '286832', (201, 206)) ('lamc1', 'Gene', (201, 206)) ('mutations', 'Var', (76, 85)) 3757 20047465 The increased incidence of testicular germ cell tumors in older fish may result from the accumulation of mutations, or alternatively from age-related changes in steroid hormones or other cell signaling pathways. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 53)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (38, 53)) ('changes', 'Reg', (150, 157)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 54)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (38, 54)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009373', (38, 54)) ('mutations', 'Var', (105, 114)) ('steroid hormones', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (161, 177)) ('result', 'Reg', (73, 79)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (38, 54)) 3758 20047465 The frequency of testicular GCTs after carcinogenesis suggests that multiple targets exist in which somatic mutations lead to a germ cell tumor phenotype. ('lead to', 'Reg', (118, 125)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (138, 143)) ('mutations', 'Var', (108, 117)) ('testicular GCTs', 'Disease', (17, 32)) ('germ', 'Disease', (128, 132)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (128, 143)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (138, 143)) ('GCTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (28, 32)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (138, 143)) 3764 20047465 The tumors in the zebrafish GCT-susceptible mutant shares important features with human testicular GCT, particularly seminomas and spermatocytic seminomas, including the accumulation of primitive, undifferentiated germ cells, the profound defect in spermatocytic differentiation and (in the case of seminomas) the sensitivity to radiation treatment. ('spermatocytic differentiation', 'CPA', (249, 278)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (344, 347)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (18, 27)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (4, 10)) ('accumulation', 'PosReg', (170, 182)) ('spermatocytic seminomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (131, 154)) ('spermatocytic seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (131, 154)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (299, 308)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (299, 308)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (117, 126)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (117, 126)) ('sensitivity to radiation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011133', (314, 338)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (4, 9)) ('defect', 'NegReg', (239, 245)) ('testicular GCT', 'Disease', (88, 102)) ('spermatocytic seminomas', 'Disease', (131, 154)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (4, 10)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (4, 10)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (145, 154)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (145, 154)) ('mutant', 'Var', (44, 50)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (82, 87)) 3848 20737560 Several papers have described paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis in men with testicular cancer associated with anti-Ma and anti-Ta antibodies. ('anti-Ma', 'Var', (111, 118)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (77, 94)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (77, 94)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (88, 94)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (68, 71)) ('encephalitis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002383', (52, 64)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (77, 94)) ('associated', 'Reg', (95, 105)) ('anti-Ta antibodies', 'Var', (123, 141)) ('paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis', 'Disease', (30, 64)) ('paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020363', (30, 64)) 3871 23420531 Association between polymorphisms in the aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor gene and disseminated testicular germ cell cancer In the Western world, testicular germ cell cancer (TGCC) is the most common malignancy of young men. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (170, 176)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (120, 126)) ('germ cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (110, 126)) ('TGCC', 'Chemical', '-', (178, 182)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (203, 213)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (223, 226)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (170, 176)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (203, 213)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (20, 33)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (120, 126)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (120, 126)) ('germ cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (160, 176)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (170, 176)) ('aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor', 'Gene', '57491', (41, 76)) ('Association', 'Interaction', (0, 11)) ('aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor', 'Gene', (41, 76)) 3876 23420531 The aim of the present study was to identify whether AHR-related polymorphisms were associated with risk as well as histological and clinical features of TGCC in 367 patients and 537 controls. ('TGCC', 'Disease', (154, 158)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (65, 78)) ('associated', 'Reg', (84, 94)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (166, 174)) ('TGCC', 'Chemical', '-', (154, 158)) 3877 23420531 Haplotype-tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were genotyped in genes encoding AHR and AHR repressor (AHRR). ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (113, 117)) ('single-nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (18, 49)) ('AHR repressor', 'Gene', (98, 111)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (113, 117)) ('AHR repressor', 'Gene', '57491', (98, 111)) 3879 23420531 Four SNPs in AHRR demonstrated a significant allele association with risk to develop metastases (rs2466287: OR = 0.43, 95% CI 0.21-0.90; rs2672725: OR = 0.49, 95% CI: 0.25-0.94; rs6879758: OR = 0.27, 95% CI: 0.08-0.92; rs6896163: OR = 0.34, 95% CI: 0.12-0.98). ('rs2672725', 'Var', (137, 146)) ('rs2672725', 'Mutation', 'rs2672725', (137, 146)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (13, 17)) ('rs2466287', 'Mutation', 'rs2466287', (97, 106)) ('rs6879758', 'Mutation', 'rs6879758', (178, 187)) ('rs6879758', 'Var', (178, 187)) ('rs6896163', 'Var', (219, 228)) ('metastases', 'Disease', (85, 95)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (25, 28)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('rs6896163', 'Mutation', 'rs6896163', (219, 228)) ('metastases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (85, 95)) 3893 23420531 Therefore, we aimed to analyze the association between polymorphic variants of genes encoding AHR and AHRR and the risk as well as histological and clinical features of TGCC. ('AHR', 'Gene', (94, 97)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (102, 106)) ('polymorphic variants', 'Var', (55, 75)) ('TGCC', 'Chemical', '-', (169, 173)) ('association', 'Interaction', (35, 46)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (102, 106)) 3921 23420531 For four SNPs in AHRR a significant allele association with the occurrence of disseminated disease was observed (Table 2). ('disseminated disease', 'Disease', (78, 98)) ('allele', 'Var', (36, 42)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (17, 21)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (17, 21)) 3922 23420531 Patients with metastatic disease had significantly lower frequencies of the minor rs2466287 G, rs2672725 G, rs6879758 C, and rs6896163 G alleles compared to patients with localized disease (5 vs 10%, 6 vs 11%, 2 vs 5%, and 2 vs 6%, respectively), which were associated with 57, 51, 73, and 66%, reduced per allele OR for developing metastatic TGCC, respectively. ('rs2466287 G', 'Var', (82, 93)) ('localized disease', 'Disease', (171, 188)) ('rs6879758 C', 'Var', (108, 119)) ('rs6896163', 'Mutation', 'rs6896163', (125, 134)) ('localized disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012594', (171, 188)) ('rs2672725', 'Mutation', 'rs2672725', (95, 104)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (157, 165)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (51, 56)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('rs6879758', 'Mutation', 'rs6879758', (108, 117)) ('rs2672725 G', 'Var', (95, 106)) ('metastatic disease', 'Disease', (14, 32)) ('TGCC', 'Chemical', '-', (343, 347)) ('rs2466287', 'Mutation', 'rs2466287', (82, 91)) ('rs6896163 G', 'Var', (125, 136)) 3923 23420531 Heterozygous carriers of AHRR variants rs6879758 and rs6896163 had a 74 and 67% reduced risk of developing metastatic TGCC, respectively. ('rs6879758', 'Var', (39, 48)) ('rs6896163', 'Var', (53, 62)) ('TGCC', 'Chemical', '-', (118, 122)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (80, 87)) ('variants rs6879758', 'Var', (30, 48)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (25, 29)) ('rs6896163', 'Mutation', 'rs6896163', (53, 62)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (25, 29)) ('rs6879758', 'Mutation', 'rs6879758', (39, 48)) 3924 23420531 Due to very low frequencies, or even absence, of homozygous carriers of the AHRR variants the OR could not be calculated for these groups of patients. ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (76, 80)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (141, 149)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (76, 80)) ('variants', 'Var', (81, 89)) 3926 23420531 Polymorphisms in AHRR did not show a significant association with risk of TGCC or histological subtype, which was also the case for SNPs in AHR. ('TGCC', 'Disease', (74, 78)) ('Polymorphisms', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (17, 21)) ('TGCC', 'Chemical', '-', (74, 78)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (17, 21)) 3928 23420531 LD analysis demonstrated a high correlation between rs2466287 and rs2672725 as well as between rs6879758 and rs6896163 (Table 3). ('rs2466287', 'Var', (52, 61)) ('rs6879758', 'Mutation', 'rs6879758', (95, 104)) ('rs6879758', 'Var', (95, 104)) ('rs6896163', 'Var', (109, 118)) ('rs2466287', 'Mutation', 'rs2466287', (52, 61)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (19, 22)) ('rs2672725', 'Var', (66, 75)) ('rs2672725', 'Mutation', 'rs2672725', (66, 75)) ('rs6896163', 'Mutation', 'rs6896163', (109, 118)) 3929 23420531 In this study we have analyzed associations between SNPs in genes encoding AHR and AHRR and the risk of developing TGCC, histological subtype, and the occurrence of metastasis. ('AHRR', 'Gene', (83, 87)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (75, 78)) ('TGCC', 'Chemical', '-', (115, 119)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (83, 87)) ('TGCC', 'Disease', (115, 119)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (52, 56)) 3930 23420531 Whereas no associations were found with SNPs in AHR, four variants in AHRR associated significantly with the occurrence of metastatic disease. ('variants', 'Var', (58, 66)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (70, 74)) ('metastatic disease', 'Disease', (123, 141)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (70, 74)) ('associated', 'Reg', (75, 85)) 3938 23420531 While SNPs in either AHR or AHRR did not associate with the risk of TGCC, it is interesting that an association was observed between AHRR and dissemination of TGCC, since AHR signaling is indeed known to contribute to the control of cell adhesion and migration. ('TGCC', 'Disease', (68, 72)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (28, 32)) ('TGCC', 'Gene', (159, 163)) ('association', 'Interaction', (100, 111)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (133, 137)) ('TGCC', 'Chemical', '-', (159, 163)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (6, 10)) ('dissemination', 'CPA', (142, 155)) ('TGCC', 'Chemical', '-', (68, 72)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (28, 32)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (133, 137)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (254, 257)) 3941 23420531 An interaction between AHR signaling and steroid or gonadotropic hormones could therefore be an alternative mechanism underlying the association between AHRR polymorphisms and metastatic TGCC. ('association', 'Interaction', (133, 144)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (158, 171)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (41, 48)) ('TGCC', 'Chemical', '-', (187, 191)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (153, 157)) ('metastatic TGCC', 'Disease', (176, 191)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (153, 157)) 3951 29036324 We further performed survival analysis and identified 22 212 eQTLs associated with patient overall survival. ('associated', 'Reg', (67, 77)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (83, 90)) ('eQTLs', 'Var', (61, 66)) 3952 29036324 PancanQTL could help the research community understand the effects of inherited variants in tumorigenesis and development. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (92, 97)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 97)) ('development', 'CPA', (110, 121)) ('variants', 'Var', (80, 88)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (92, 97)) 3954 29036324 Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) identified more than 10 000 SNPs associated with susceptibility of human traits or diseases. ('SNPs', 'Var', (67, 71)) ('associated', 'Reg', (72, 82)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (106, 111)) 3958 29036324 Collectively, systematic and large-scale investigations of both cis- and trans-eQTLs in multiple cancer types would provide the research community with a further understanding of inherited variant effects in tumorigenesis and development. ('cancer', 'Disease', (97, 103)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (208, 213)) ('development', 'CPA', (226, 237)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (208, 213)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 103)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (208, 213)) ('variant', 'Var', (189, 196)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (97, 103)) 3968 29036324 Many genes are associated with cancer prognoses, and eQTLs may influence the prognosis by altering gene expression. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (31, 37)) ('gene expression', 'MPA', (99, 114)) ('eQTLs', 'Var', (53, 58)) ('prognosis', 'CPA', (77, 86)) ('associated', 'Reg', (15, 25)) ('altering', 'Reg', (90, 98)) ('influence', 'Reg', (63, 72)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (31, 37)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (31, 37)) 3980 29036324 The number of trans-eQTLs ranged from five in lymphoid neoplasm diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBC) and uterine carcinosarcoma (UCS) to 20 466 in BRCA, while the number of egenes ranged from two in UCS to 6013 in BRCA (Table 1). ('UCS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002891', (199, 202)) ('uterine carcinosarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002891', (105, 127)) ('BRCA', 'Gene', (214, 218)) ('B-cell lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012191', (78, 93)) ('BRCA', 'Gene', '672', (147, 151)) ('lymphoid neoplasm', 'Disease', (46, 63)) ('B-cell lymphoma', 'Disease', (78, 93)) ('lymphoid neoplasm', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008223', (46, 63)) ('BRCA', 'Gene', (147, 151)) ('carcinosarcoma', 'Disease', (113, 127)) ('BRCA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (214, 218)) ('BRCA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (147, 151)) ('UCS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002891', (129, 132)) ('carcinosarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002296', (113, 127)) ('neoplasm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (55, 63)) ('trans-eQTLs', 'Var', (14, 25)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (85, 93)) ('BRCA', 'Gene', '672', (214, 218)) ('B-cell lymphoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016393', (78, 93)) 3988 29036324 When the user selects a specific cancer type or enters a gene or SNP ID, the table will be rebuilt to display the query results. ('gene', 'Var', (57, 61)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (33, 39)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (33, 39)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 39)) 3989 29036324 For example, our analysis showed that ERAP2 expression in individuals carrying the homozygote rs2351010 aa is significantly higher than that in individuals carrying the homozygote rs2351010 AA and heterozygous rs2351010 Aa (P-value = 2.37 x 10-302) (Figure 2C). ('expression', 'MPA', (44, 54)) ('ERAP2', 'Gene', (38, 43)) ('rs2351010 aa', 'Var', (94, 106)) ('ERAP2', 'Gene', '64167', (38, 43)) ('rs2351010', 'Mutation', 'rs2351010', (210, 219)) ('rs2351010', 'Mutation', 'rs2351010', (180, 189)) ('rs2351010', 'Mutation', 'rs2351010', (94, 103)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (124, 130)) 3991 29036324 For example, our analysis showed that patients with the rs1824937 aa genotype have worse prognoses than other breast cancer patients (P-value = 6.3 x 10-7) (Figure 2D). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (117, 123)) ('rs1824937', 'Var', (56, 65)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (110, 123)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (38, 46)) ('rs1824937', 'Mutation', 'rs1824937', (56, 65)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (110, 123)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (124, 132)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (110, 123)) 3992 29036324 We systematically identified cis-eQTLs, trans-eQTLs, survival-associated eQTLs and GWAS-related eQTLs in 33 cancer types. ('trans-eQTLs', 'Var', (40, 51)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (108, 114)) ('cis-eQTLs', 'Var', (29, 38)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (108, 114)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (108, 114)) 3994 29036324 PancanQTL could also contribute to understanding the effects of inherited variants in tumorigenesis and development. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (86, 91)) ('PancanQTL', 'Gene', (0, 9)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (86, 91)) ('development', 'CPA', (104, 115)) ('variants', 'Var', (74, 82)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (86, 91)) 4016 28893722 Widely used solvents such as toluene, trichloroethylene, and perchloroethylene have possible endocrine disrupting properties, and might also interact with the masculinization process in utero. ('trichloroethylene', 'Var', (38, 55)) ('perchloroethylene', 'Var', (61, 78)) ('toluene', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014050', (29, 36)) ('endocrine disrupting', 'MPA', (93, 113)) ('masculinization process', 'CPA', (159, 182)) ('trichloroethylene', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014241', (38, 55)) ('perchloroethylene', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013750', (61, 78)) ('interact', 'Reg', (141, 149)) 4043 28893722 The lowest correlation was found between toluene and perchloroethylene, whereas the highest was found for trichloroethylene and 1,1,1-trichloroethane in maternal exposures and for toluene and benzene in paternal exposures. ('toluene', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014050', (180, 187)) ('trichloroethylene', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014241', (106, 123)) ('1,1,1-trichloroethane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C024566', (128, 149)) ('benzene', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001554', (192, 199)) ('correlation', 'Interaction', (11, 22)) ('toluene', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014050', (41, 48)) ('lowest', 'NegReg', (4, 10)) ('trichloroethylene', 'Var', (106, 123)) ('perchloroethylene', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013750', (53, 70)) ('maternal exposure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031437', (153, 170)) 4066 28893722 The mechanisms underlying a potential effect of paternal exposure to solvents on TGCT in offspring is unclear, but a plausible pathway has been hypothesized; notably an effect on sperm DNA, producing mutations or chromosomal abnormalities. ('mutations', 'Var', (200, 209)) ('effect', 'Reg', (169, 175)) ('chromosomal abnormalities', 'Disease', (213, 238)) ('sperm DNA', 'CPA', (179, 188)) ('chromosomal abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002869', (213, 238)) 4107 22675250 Inhibiting NF-kB and thereby iNOS using antioxidants has already proved to be effective in attenuating the CIS-induced testicular injury. ('NF-kB', 'Gene', (11, 16)) ('Inhibiting', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('NF-kB', 'Gene', '309165', (11, 16)) ('testicular injury', 'Disease', (119, 136)) ('attenuating', 'NegReg', (91, 102)) ('testicular injury', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (119, 136)) ('CIS', 'Gene', (107, 110)) ('CIS', 'Gene', '83681', (107, 110)) 4219 29444652 found that strenuous physical activity more than five times per week during teenage years more than doubled the risk of TC development later in life (adjusted OR: 2.58, 95% CI 1.14-5.85), but when asked the same questions regarding the two-year period prior to the interview, this association effectively disappeared (adjusted OR: 1.18, 95% CI 0.52-2.65). ('strenuous', 'Var', (11, 20)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (130, 133)) ('TC development', 'CPA', (120, 134)) 4253 29444652 Assuming that large-scale genomic studies will identify one or more genetic variants that predispose an individual to undertake high levels of physical activity, future studies (such as those driven by the Testicular Cancer Consortium, or TECAC) should permit the examination of whether loci linked to physical activity are also associated with testicular cancer. ('associated', 'Reg', (329, 339)) ('Testicular Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (206, 223)) ('Testicular Cancer', 'Disease', (206, 223)) ('Testicular Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (206, 223)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (345, 362)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (217, 223)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (356, 362)) ('variants', 'Var', (76, 84)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (345, 362)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (345, 362)) 4438 29023373 Characteristic peaks of PEI, such as stretching vibration of C-H (2810 cm-1) and bending vibration of N-H group (1586 cm-1), were found in nanostructured hybrid, slightly shifted at 2834 cm-1 (nu C-H) and 1546 cm-1 (delta N-H), respectively. ('2834 cm-1', 'Var', (182, 191)) ('and 1', 'Gene', '218973', (201, 206)) ('PEI', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011094', (24, 27)) ('bending', 'MPA', (81, 88)) ('and 1', 'Gene', (201, 206)) 4451 29023373 As illustrated in Figure A2 and Supplemental Movie 1, cell proliferation was not affected by the presence of NPs and Fe-PEI NPs rapidly accumulated onto the cell surface and assembled into micron-level aggregates upon interaction with cells. ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (54, 72)) ('Fe-PEI', 'Var', (117, 123)) ('Fe-PEI', 'Chemical', '-', (117, 123)) ('assembled', 'Reg', (174, 183)) ('interaction', 'Interaction', (218, 229)) 4455 29023373 It is worth noting that aggregation of Fe-PEI NPs was produced in culture medium both in tissue culture-treated plates (in conditions favoring cell adhesion), as well as in ultra-low adherence (ULA) plates (in conditions not-favoring cell adhesion), and in both cases adhesive aggregates were produced. ('aggregation', 'CPA', (24, 35)) ('Fe-PEI', 'Chemical', '-', (39, 45)) ('Fe-PEI', 'Var', (39, 45)) 4472 29023373 As revealed in Figure 3d, DeltaPsim was almost completely lost after 24-h exposure of MSCs to valinomycin-Fe-PEI aggregates, to a similar extent to MSCs exposed to the same dose of valinomycin given as such. ('valinomycin-Fe-PEI', 'Var', (94, 112)) ('valinomycin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014634', (94, 105)) ('Fe-PEI', 'Chemical', '-', (106, 112)) ('DeltaPsim', 'MPA', (26, 35)) ('lost', 'NegReg', (58, 62)) ('valinomycin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014634', (181, 192)) 4481 29023373 The survival curve of U87 cells in the presence of increasing concentrations of Cisplatin (ranging from 0.2 to 50 microM) showed that at concentrations less than 1 microM Cisplatin, U87 viability and proliferation were not affected (Figure A3). ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (80, 89)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (200, 213)) ('U87 viability', 'CPA', (182, 195)) ('Cisplatin', 'Var', (171, 180)) ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (171, 180)) 4486 29023373 However, for Fe-PEI NPs doses at which the viability of U87 cells was not affected, only Cis-Fe-PEI, but not Fe-PEI+Cis, significantly decreased cell viability (Figure 4d). ('Fe-PEI', 'Chemical', '-', (109, 115)) ('Fe-PEI', 'Chemical', '-', (13, 19)) ('cell viability', 'CPA', (145, 159)) ('Fe-PEI', 'Chemical', '-', (93, 99)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (135, 144)) ('Cis-Fe-PEI', 'Var', (89, 99)) ('Cis-Fe-PEI', 'Chemical', '-', (89, 99)) 4487 29023373 This data confirmed that Fe-PEI NPs increased the efficiency of intracellular delivery of cisplatin when the latter was incorporated during hydrothermal synthesis process. ('Fe-PEI NPs', 'Var', (25, 35)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (90, 99)) ('intracellular delivery of cisplatin', 'MPA', (64, 99)) ('Fe-PEI', 'Chemical', '-', (25, 31)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (36, 45)) 4495 29023373 The results showed that administration of 50 microL Cis-Fe-PEI NPs (containing a very small dose of cisplatin, corresponding to 4 ng cisplatin/kg body weight, which is 105 times lower than the dose usually used in vivo for therapeutic purposes) showed a tendency to reduce the onset of tumor progression at early time points in vivo (Figure 4f). ('Cis-Fe-PEI', 'Var', (52, 62)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (266, 272)) ('Cis-Fe-PEI', 'Chemical', '-', (52, 62)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (100, 109)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (286, 291)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (286, 291)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (133, 142)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (286, 291)) 4498 29023373 By concluding, the results presented here demonstrate that the incorporation of cisplatin into Fe-PEI NPs during hydrothermal synthesis is associated with the preservation of the biological activity of the molecule that can be further transferred into the target cells by direct contact. ('Fe-PEI', 'Chemical', '-', (95, 101)) ('incorporation', 'Var', (63, 76)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (80, 89)) ('biological activity of the', 'MPA', (179, 205)) 4573 22315593 Within these subgroups, patients, with gonadal dysgenesis (GD) and hypovirilization with presence of part of the Y chromosome (i.e., GBY), are known to have an increased risk to develop carcinoma in situ (CIS) or gonadoblastoma (GB), the precursor lesions of seminoma(SE)/dysgerminoma(DG) and nonseminoma, referred to as malignant type II germ cell tumors (GCTs) (, for review). ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (349, 355)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', (186, 203)) ('GCTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (357, 361)) ('gonadoblastoma', 'Disease', (213, 227)) ('GD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005776', (59, 61)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (349, 354)) ('presence', 'Var', (89, 97)) ('DG', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (285, 287)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (272, 284)) ('malignant type II germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009373', (321, 355)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (186, 203)) ('GD', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000133', (59, 61)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000133', (39, 57)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006059', (39, 57)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002278', (186, 203)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (339, 355)) ('CIS', 'Gene', (205, 208)) ('nonseminoma', 'Disease', (293, 304)) ('nonseminoma', 'Disease', 'None', (293, 304)) ('malignant type II germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (321, 355)) ('develop', 'PosReg', (178, 185)) ('gonadoblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000150', (213, 227)) ('GB', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000150', (229, 231)) ('CIS', 'Gene', '1154', (205, 208)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (205, 208)) ('seminoma(SE)/dysgerminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (259, 284)) ('GB', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000150', (133, 135)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (186, 195)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', (39, 57)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (24, 32)) ('gonadoblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018238', (213, 227)) 4575 22315593 Hypovirilization is caused by defects in androgen-dependent target tissues, errors in testosterone biosynthesis, and testicular unresponsiveness to stimulation from the pituitary, leading to underdevelopment of the male differentiation lineage. ('Hypovirilization', 'Disease', (0, 16)) ('errors', 'Var', (76, 82)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (86, 98)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (20, 29)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (180, 190)) 4584 22315593 However, genetic factors, especially a limited number of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are also recognized to play a role in development of this type of cancer. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (162, 168)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (162, 168)) ('play', 'Reg', (119, 123)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (162, 168)) ('single nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (57, 88)) ('role', 'Reg', (126, 130)) 4633 22315593 The presence of CIS initiated reexamination of the biopsy taken at the age of three years. ('CIS', 'Gene', '1154', (16, 19)) ('presence', 'Var', (4, 12)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (16, 19)) ('CIS', 'Gene', (16, 19)) 4642 22315593 Presence of GB, known to be associated with DSD, besides CIS, as precursor in these patients, triggered review of their clinical history. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (84, 92)) ('associated', 'Reg', (28, 38)) ('CIS', 'Gene', '1154', (57, 60)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (57, 60)) ('CIS', 'Gene', (57, 60)) ('DSD', 'Disease', (44, 47)) ('GB', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000150', (12, 14)) ('Presence', 'Var', (0, 8)) 4646 22315593 DSD patients can be diagnosed early in life based on various characteristics, including sexual ambiguity, family history, discordant karyotype and genital appearance, and aberrant male and female genitalia. ('genitalia', 'Disease', (196, 205)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (171, 179)) ('genitalia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012734', (196, 205)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (4, 12)) ('DSD', 'Disease', (0, 3)) 4658 22315593 Of interest in this context is the linkage of specific single nucleotide polymorphisms with development of type II GCTs in the general Caucasian population, including involvement of SCF. ('linkage', 'Interaction', (35, 42)) ('GCTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (115, 119)) ('single nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (55, 86)) ('SCF', 'Gene', '4254', (182, 185)) ('SCF', 'Gene', (182, 185)) ('type II GCTs', 'Disease', (107, 119)) 4664 22315593 All patients showed a SRY mutation, inherited from the father, being mosaic. ('SRY', 'Gene', '6736', (22, 25)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (22, 25)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (4, 12)) ('mutation', 'Var', (26, 34)) 4693 20535292 After a median 10-year follow-up, more radiotherapy patients had suffered a cardiac event (9.6%) than those treated with chemotherapy (6.7%) or orchidectomy alone (3.7%). ('cardiac', 'Disease', (76, 83)) ('suffered', 'Reg', (65, 73)) ('radiotherapy', 'Var', (39, 51)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (52, 60)) 4698 20535292 Overall acute toxicity was lower in the PA strip group and oligospermia recovered more quickly. ('PA strip', 'Var', (40, 48)) ('PA', 'Chemical', '-', (40, 42)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (27, 32)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (14, 22)) ('oligospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000798', (59, 71)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (14, 22)) ('oligospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009845', (59, 71)) ('oligospermia', 'Disease', (59, 71)) 4700 20535292 The second MRC trial in conjunction with the EORTC (TE18/EORTC 30942) looked at the efficacy and morbidity of a reduction in dose to 20Gy compared with the control of 30Gy. ('20Gy', 'Var', (133, 137)) ('MRC', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0440', (11, 14)) ('dose', 'MPA', (125, 129)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (112, 121)) 4752 20535292 A margin of 1-1.5 cm on diseased nodes is advised with dose prescriptions of 30Gy in IIA and 36Gy in IIB disease. ('IIB disease', 'Disease', (101, 112)) ('IIB disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536043', (101, 112)) ('36Gy', 'Var', (93, 97)) ('IIA', 'Disease', (85, 88)) 4753 20535292 Extension to the contralateral iliac, inguinal or scrotal region is not recommended (even with T3/T4 tumors, prior testicular mal-descent, scrotal or inguinal surgery) due to a lack of evidence base. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 106)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (77, 80)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 107)) ('T3/T4', 'Var', (95, 100)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (101, 107)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (101, 107)) 4755 20535292 There is, however, significant acute toxicity and rare but serious additional late toxicities such as cardiovascular disease from cisplatin and the risk of leukemia from etoposide. ('toxicity', 'Disease', (37, 45)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002318', (102, 124)) ('etoposide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005047', (170, 179)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', (83, 93)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (130, 139)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (156, 164)) ('leukemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007938', (156, 164)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Disease', (102, 124)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (130, 139)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (83, 93)) ('leukemia', 'Disease', (156, 164)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (102, 124)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (37, 45)) 4780 20535292 Bleomycin is associated with pulmonary toxicity which can be fatal. ('Bleomycin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001761', (0, 9)) ('associated', 'Reg', (13, 23)) ('Bleomycin', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('pulmonary toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008171', (29, 47)) ('pulmonary toxicity', 'Disease', (29, 47)) 4790 20535292 Low blood counts do not necessarily require dose reductions unless they are associated with febrile neutropenia or other significant complications. ('febrile neutropenia', 'Disease', (92, 111)) ('febrile neutropenia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009503', (92, 111)) ('neutropenia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001875', (100, 111)) ('Low', 'Var', (0, 3)) 4825 32178360 Seasonal reproduction can be categorized as long-day (LD) breeders and short-day (SD) breeders, of which sheep are short-day breeders, and reducing the day length promotes the seasonal onset of the cycling activity. ('seasonal', 'MPA', (176, 184)) ('cycling activity', 'MPA', (198, 214)) ('reducing', 'Var', (139, 147)) ('sheep', 'Species', '9940', (105, 110)) 4869 32178360 A total of thirteen genes, including six mRNAs (LHB, PRL, ATP1A2, ATP1A3, CGA, and AKT2) related to reproduction and seven random lncRNAs (MSTRG.273909, MSTRG.87497, MSTRG.378494, MSTRG.229415, MSTRG.353354, MSTRG.371055, and MSTRG.138183), were selected for qRT-PCR verification. ('LHB', 'Gene', '443395', (48, 51)) ('MSTRG.229415', 'Var', (180, 192)) ('MSTRG.138183', 'Var', (226, 238)) ('ATP1A2', 'Gene', '101118148', (58, 64)) ('MSTRG.273909', 'Var', (139, 151)) ('PRL', 'Gene', '443317', (53, 56)) ('ATP1A2', 'Gene', (58, 64)) ('MSTRG.87497', 'Var', (153, 164)) ('LHB', 'Gene', (48, 51)) ('ATP1A3', 'Gene', '101103751', (66, 72)) ('MSTRG.378494', 'Var', (166, 178)) ('ATP1A3', 'Gene', (66, 72)) ('MSTRG.371055', 'Var', (208, 220)) ('AKT2', 'Gene', '101119242', (83, 87)) ('MSTRG.353354', 'Var', (194, 206)) ('PRL', 'Gene', (53, 56)) ('AKT2', 'Gene', (83, 87)) 4882 32178360 It has been reported that CGA expression has a robust photoperiodic response in melatonin-proficient CBA/N mice. ('photoperiodic response', 'MPA', (54, 76)) ('expression', 'Var', (30, 40)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (107, 111)) ('CGA', 'Gene', (26, 29)) ('melatonin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008550', (80, 89)) 4894 32178360 For example, lncRNA MSTRG.94748 was predicted to act on SIX3 through cis-targeting. ('MSTRG.94748', 'Var', (20, 31)) ('SIX3', 'Gene', '101111085', (56, 60)) ('SIX3', 'Gene', (56, 60)) 4896 32178360 In turn, lncRNA MSTRG.229415, MSTRG.247962, MSTRG.286057, MSTRG.371055, MSTRG.378494, MSTRG.420890, MSTRG.63350, and MSTRG.87497 were predicted to act on AKT2 through trans-targeting. ('MSTRG.286057', 'Var', (44, 56)) ('MSTRG.229415', 'Var', (16, 28)) ('MSTRG.87497', 'Var', (117, 128)) ('MSTRG.371055', 'Var', (58, 70)) ('MSTRG.63350', 'Var', (100, 111)) ('AKT2', 'Gene', '101119242', (154, 158)) ('MSTRG.420890', 'Var', (86, 98)) ('AKT2', 'Gene', (154, 158)) ('trans-targeting', 'MPA', (167, 182)) ('MSTRG.378494', 'Var', (72, 84)) ('MSTRG.247962', 'Var', (30, 42)) ('act', 'Reg', (147, 150)) 4898 32178360 The lncRNA MSTRG.137414 was predicted to act on TRHR through trans-targeting. ('act', 'Reg', (41, 44)) ('MSTRG.137414', 'Var', (11, 23)) ('TRHR', 'Gene', (48, 52)) ('trans-targeting', 'MPA', (61, 76)) ('TRHR', 'Gene', '443425', (48, 52)) 4900 32178360 Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Kinase Kinase 2 (MAP3K2) is an upstream MAPK kinase of the MAPK signaling pathway that is targeted by oar_circ_0001714 and plays a critical role in cell proliferation, differentiation, and cell migration. ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (181, 199)) ('MAP3K2', 'Gene', '101109858', (50, 56)) ('Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Kinase Kinase 2', 'Gene', '101109858', (0, 48)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (201, 216)) ('Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Kinase Kinase 2', 'Gene', (0, 48)) ('MAP3K2', 'Gene', (50, 56)) ('oar_circ_0001714', 'Var', (135, 151)) ('cell migration', 'CPA', (222, 236)) 4928 30547014 Several genomewide studies suggested driver mutations in only three genes (KIT, KRAS, and NRAS) in 4-31% of seminoma, and up to 14% of non-seminoma patients. ('seminoma', 'Disease', (139, 147)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (148, 156)) ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (135, 147)) ('NRAS', 'Gene', (90, 94)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (80, 84)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (108, 116)) ('NRAS', 'Gene', '4893', (90, 94)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (75, 78)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', '3845', (80, 84)) ('mutations', 'Var', (44, 53)) ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', (135, 147)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (139, 147)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (108, 116)) 4950 30547014 High expression in tumor was associated with shorter PFS; however, the clinically more useful utility of plasmatic assessment failed to be prognostic in GCT. ('PFS', 'MPA', (53, 56)) ('High', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (19, 24)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (19, 24)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (153, 156)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (19, 24)) 4959 30547014 Patients with low levels of PD-L1 expression had significantly better PFS (HR = 0.40; P = 0.008) and OS (HR = 0.43; P = 0.040). ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (28, 33)) ('low levels', 'Var', (14, 24)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('better', 'PosReg', (63, 69)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (28, 33)) ('PFS', 'CPA', (70, 73)) 4961 30547014 Patients with high PD-L1 expression on TIL had significantly better prognosis than patients with low PD-L1 TIL. ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (19, 24)) ('better', 'PosReg', (61, 67)) ('expression', 'MPA', (25, 35)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (101, 106)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (19, 24)) ('high', 'Var', (14, 18)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (83, 91)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (101, 106)) 4971 30547014 reported numerous markers associated with poor prognosis in GCT, including low hemoglobin and albumin, high leukocytes, neutrophils, CRP, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, and SII. ('high leukocytes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001974', (103, 118)) ('low', 'NegReg', (75, 78)) ('neutrophils', 'CPA', (120, 131)) ('low hemoglobin', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001903', (75, 89)) ('neutrophil', 'CPA', (138, 148)) ('CRP', 'Gene', (133, 136)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (60, 63)) ('CRP', 'Gene', '1401', (133, 136)) ('high', 'Var', (103, 107)) ('albumin', 'MPA', (94, 101)) ('SII', 'Disease', 'None', (174, 177)) ('GCT', 'Disease', (60, 63)) ('SII', 'Disease', (174, 177)) 4992 30547014 A global DNA hypermethylation was proposed as one of the acting mechanisms in cisplatin resistance, the most frustrating challenge for oncologists treating GCT patients. ('cisplatin resistance', 'MPA', (78, 98)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (160, 168)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (156, 159)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (78, 87)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (13, 29)) 5030 29662516 Patients aged 15-24 years with T-GCTs had an improved OS, but not cancer-specific survival, than those aged 25-39 years. ('improved', 'PosReg', (45, 53)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (66, 72)) ('OS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009992', (54, 56)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (66, 72)) ('T-GCTs', 'Var', (31, 37)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (66, 72)) 5044 29662516 Even controlling for other factors, AYA status remains significantly associated with improved OS. ('OS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009992', (94, 96)) ('improved', 'PosReg', (85, 93)) ('AYA status', 'Var', (36, 46)) 5087 29662516 Etoposide specifically carries a risk of developing a secondary leukemia that is highly resistant to available therapies. ('leukemia', 'Disease', (64, 72)) ('Etoposide', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (64, 72)) ('leukemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007938', (64, 72)) ('Etoposide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005047', (0, 9)) 5162 25044313 We classified TGCT as either seminoma or non-seminoma, with the International Classification of Disease for Oncology (ICD-O-3) morphology codes 9060-9062 and 9064 for seminoma, and 9065 and 9070-9102 for non-seminoma. ('seminoma', 'Disease', (29, 37)) ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (204, 216)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (45, 53)) ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', (41, 53)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (14, 18)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (167, 175)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (29, 37)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (45, 53)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (208, 216)) ('9060-9062', 'Var', (144, 153)) ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (41, 53)) ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', (204, 216)) ('Oncology', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (108, 116)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (167, 175)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (208, 216)) 5218 27785439 Cancer risk factors include Y-chromosomal material and gonadal position, especially for streak gonads. ('Y-chromosomal material', 'Var', (28, 50)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 6)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (0, 6)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (0, 6)) ('streak gonads', 'Disease', (88, 101)) 5243 27785439 Cancer risk factors include Y-chromosomal material and gonadal position. ('Y-chromosomal material', 'Var', (28, 50)) ('gonadal position', 'CPA', (55, 71)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 6)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (0, 6)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (0, 6)) 5256 27785439 However, men with Klinefelter Syndrome may be at substantially elevated risks for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, breast cancer, and possibly lung cancer:though the exact mechanisms remain unclear. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (137, 143)) ('Klinefelter Syndrome', 'Var', (18, 38)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (94, 102)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (132, 143)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 117)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (9, 12)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (104, 117)) ('Hodgkin lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012189', (86, 102)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (104, 117)) ('non-Hodgkin lymphoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008228', (82, 102)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (132, 143)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (104, 117)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (132, 143)) ('non-Hodgkin lymphoma', 'Disease', (82, 102)) ('non-Hodgkin lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012539', (82, 102)) 5257 27785439 Juvenile granulosa cell tumor (JGCT), a tumor of sex cord-stromal cells, has been noted to occur in rare cases of sex-chromosomal mosaicism and ambiguous genitalia in the neonatal period. ('JGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031919', (31, 35)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (24, 29)) ('Juvenile granulosa cell tumor', 'Disease', (0, 29)) ('sex-chromosomal mosaicism', 'Var', (114, 139)) ('genitalia in the neonatal period', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000078', (154, 186)) ('Juvenile granulosa cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031919', (0, 29)) ('ambiguous genitalia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012734', (144, 163)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (24, 29)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (40, 45)) ('Juvenile granulosa cell tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006106', (0, 29)) ('ambiguous genitalia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000062', (144, 163)) ('ambiguous genitalia', 'Disease', (144, 163)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (32, 35)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (40, 45)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (40, 45)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (24, 29)) ('tumor of sex cord-stromal cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031918', (40, 71)) 5298 27785439 Recent studies have demonstrated a possible role for WT1 (Wilms tumor 1) genotyping in 46 XY DSD, including patients with both hypospadias and uni- or bilateral undescended testes. ('Wilms tumor 1', 'Gene', '7490', (58, 71)) ('Wilms tumor 1', 'Gene', (58, 71)) ('WT1', 'Gene', (53, 56)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (64, 69)) ('46 XY DSD', 'Disease', (87, 96)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (108, 116)) ('undescended testes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (161, 179)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (127, 138)) ('Wilms tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002667', (58, 69)) ('genotyping', 'Var', (73, 83)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (127, 138)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (53, 56)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (127, 138)) 5308 25294825 Mutations that constitutively activate the RAS/ERK pathway occur in one quarter of all tumors, including 95% of pancreatic cancers, 35% of lung cancers and 30% of melanomas. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 129)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (87, 92)) ('lung cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (139, 151)) ('melanomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (163, 172)) ('pancreatic cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (112, 130)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (87, 93)) ('lung cancers', 'Disease', (139, 151)) ('melanomas', 'Disease', (163, 172)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (139, 150)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (144, 150)) ('activate', 'PosReg', (30, 38)) ('lung cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (139, 151)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (112, 129)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (144, 151)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (87, 93)) ('melanomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (163, 172)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (87, 93)) ('pancreatic cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (112, 130)) ('RAS/ERK pathway', 'Pathway', (43, 58)) ('occur', 'Reg', (59, 64)) ('pancreatic cancers', 'Disease', (112, 130)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 130)) 5317 25294825 A deletion of ETS2 in mice results in a phenotype similar to a deletion of the RAS/ERK activator EGFR, and a deletion of both ETS1 and ETS2 in mouse embryonic fibroblasts inhibits HrasG12V transformation, but it is not known what cis-regulatory sequences mediate these effects. ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (171, 179)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', (126, 130)) ('deletion', 'Var', (109, 117)) ('ETS2', 'Gene', (135, 139)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (143, 148)) ('deletion', 'Var', (2, 10)) ('HrasG12V transformation', 'CPA', (180, 203)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (97, 101)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '13649', (97, 101)) ('deletion', 'Var', (63, 71)) ('results in', 'Reg', (27, 37)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (22, 26)) ('ETS2', 'Gene', (14, 18)) 5331 25294825 PC3 cells were cultured in F12K medium (Mediatech-Cellgro) with 10% FBS. ('PC3', 'Gene', '3853', (0, 3)) ('F12K', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (27, 31)) ('F12K', 'Var', (27, 31)) ('FBS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005198', (68, 71)) ('PC3', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('FBS', 'Disease', (68, 71)) 5338 25294825 Wild type and mutant ETS/AP-1 reporter plasmids were previously described. ('mutant', 'Var', (14, 20)) ('AP-1', 'Gene', '2353', (25, 29)) ('AP-1', 'Gene', (25, 29)) 5343 25294825 Antibodies used in ChIP were from Santa Cruz Biotechnology: GABPA (sc-22810, lot #B2009), ETS1, (sc-350, lot #F2811 [DU145], lot #F1312 [PANC-1]), ELF1 (sc-631, lot #L2702), ELK4 (sc-13030, lot #G2711, JUND (sc-74, lot #K1111). ('GABPA', 'Gene', (60, 65)) ('ELK4', 'Gene', '2005', (174, 178)) ('sc-13030', 'Var', (180, 188)) ('JUND', 'Gene', (202, 206)) ('JUND', 'Gene', '3727', (202, 206)) ('ELF1', 'Gene', '1997', (147, 151)) ('lot #K1111', 'Var', (215, 225)) ('GABPA', 'Gene', '2551', (60, 65)) ('lot #F2811', 'Var', (105, 115)) ('ELK4', 'Gene', (174, 178)) ('PANC-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0480', (137, 143)) ('ELF1', 'Gene', (147, 151)) ('DU145', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0105', (117, 122)) ('lot #B2009', 'Var', (77, 87)) 5347 25294825 Total RNA for three independent biological replicates was isolated from DU145 cells transduced with lentiviral shRNA knockdown vectors (see above), or U0126 inhibition at 50 muM for 6 h (Cell Signaling) using the RNeasy mini kit (Qiagen) according to manufacturer's instructions. ('shRNA', 'Gene', (111, 116)) ('U0126', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C113580', (151, 156)) ('knockdown vectors', 'Var', (117, 134)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (157, 167)) ('U0126', 'Gene', (151, 156)) ('DU145', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0105', (72, 77)) 5355 25294825 Multiple control sequences were tested to verify significance, including a sequence with a point mutation in the ETS sequence (mutETS/AP-1), and three sequences that reflect other known ETS partnerships: ETS/ETS, ETS/CRE and ETS/SP1. ('AP-1', 'Gene', '2353', (134, 138)) ('ETS', 'Gene', (113, 116)) ('ETS/SP1', 'Gene', '6667', (225, 232)) ('AP-1', 'Gene', (134, 138)) ('ETS/SP1', 'Gene', (225, 232)) ('point mutation', 'Var', (91, 105)) 5368 25294825 We used a shRNA knockdown approach to test cell migration roles of five candidate ETS proteins in DU145, a prostate cancer cell line that does not express high levels of oncogenic ETS proteins, but has an active RAS/ERK pathway due to a chromosomal rearrangement of KRAS. ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (107, 122)) ('DU145', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0105', (98, 103)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (266, 270)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (107, 122)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (107, 122)) ('active', 'PosReg', (205, 211)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (116, 122)) ('chromosomal rearrangement', 'Var', (237, 262)) ('RAS/ERK pathway', 'Pathway', (212, 227)) 5371 25294825 While depletion of ELF1, GABPA and ETV4 had no effect on cell migration, knockdown of ETS2, a close homolog of ETS1, actually increased cell migration (Figure 2B), without affecting proliferation (Supplementary Figure S2C), indicating a possible attenuating function for this factor. ('ETS2', 'Gene', (86, 90)) ('GABPA', 'Gene', '2551', (25, 30)) ('ELF1', 'Gene', '1997', (19, 23)) ('ELF1', 'Gene', (19, 23)) ('GABPA', 'Gene', (25, 30)) ('ETV4', 'Gene', '2118', (35, 39)) ('ETV4', 'Gene', (35, 39)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (126, 135)) ('cell migration', 'CPA', (136, 150)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (73, 82)) 5374 25294825 Mutation of the ETS binding sequences (ETSmut/AP-1) in the reporter decreased expression to a similar extent, indicating that binding of an ETS factor is required for RAS/ERK mediated activation. ('decreased', 'NegReg', (68, 77)) ('expression', 'MPA', (78, 88)) ('Mutation', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('AP-1', 'Gene', '2353', (46, 50)) ('AP-1', 'Gene', (46, 50)) 5377 25294825 In DU145 cells, knockdown of ETS1, but not ETV4 or ELF1 decreased anchorage independent growth (Figure 2E). ('ETV4', 'Gene', '2118', (43, 47)) ('anchorage independent growth', 'CPA', (66, 94)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (56, 65)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (16, 25)) ('DU145', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0105', (3, 8)) ('ETV4', 'Gene', (43, 47)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', (29, 33)) ('ELF1', 'Gene', '1997', (51, 55)) ('ELF1', 'Gene', (51, 55)) 5378 25294825 ETS1 knockdown also increased E-Cadherin and decreased Vimentin expression consistent with a role for ETS1 in promoting EMT (Figure 2F). ('increased', 'PosReg', (20, 29)) ('Vimentin', 'Gene', (55, 63)) ('E-Cadherin', 'Gene', (30, 40)) ('Vimentin', 'Gene', '7431', (55, 63)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (5, 14)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (45, 54)) ('promoting', 'PosReg', (110, 119)) ('E-Cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (30, 40)) ('EMT', 'CPA', (120, 123)) 5379 25294825 Interestingly, an ETS2 knockdown reduced E-Cadherin expression, again indicating an opposite or attenuating function. ('ETS2', 'Gene', (18, 22)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (23, 32)) ('E-Cadherin', 'Gene', (41, 51)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (33, 40)) ('E-Cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (41, 51)) 5381 25294825 ERK can phosphorylate ETS1 at T38 and S41 residues and this promotes transactivation by increasing affinity for the co-activator CBP/p300. ('promotes', 'PosReg', (60, 68)) ('CBP/p300', 'Gene', '1387;2033', (129, 137)) ('transactivation', 'MPA', (69, 84)) ('S41', 'Var', (38, 41)) ('affinity', 'MPA', (99, 107)) ('CBP/p300', 'Gene', (129, 137)) ('T38', 'Var', (30, 33)) ('increasing', 'PosReg', (88, 98)) 5382 25294825 To test the role of these residues in the ETS1 cell migration function, a retroviral vector system was used to stably overexpress FLAG-tagged versions of either wild-type ETS1 or ETS1 with two alanine substitutions (ETS1 T38A/S41A) in DU145 cells. ('T38A', 'Mutation', 'rs757197855', (221, 225)) ('DU145', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0105', (235, 240)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', (179, 183)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', (171, 175)) ('S41A', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (226, 230)) ('alanine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000409', (193, 200)) ('S41A', 'Var', (226, 230)) 5383 25294825 Overexpression of wild-type ETS1 increased migration of DU145 cells, but ETS1 T38A/S41A acted in a dominant negative fashion and decreased cell migration (Figure 2H). ('S41A', 'Var', (83, 87)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', (73, 77)) ('T38A', 'Mutation', 'rs757197855', (78, 82)) ('negative', 'NegReg', (108, 116)) ('cell migration', 'CPA', (139, 153)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (33, 42)) ('migration', 'CPA', (43, 52)) ('S41A', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (83, 87)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (129, 138)) ('DU145', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0105', (56, 61)) 5384 25294825 ETS2 had a similar effect as ETS1 T38A/S41A, again pointing to a role for ETS2 in attenuating migration. ('migration', 'CPA', (94, 103)) ('S41A', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (39, 43)) ('attenuating', 'NegReg', (82, 93)) ('S41A', 'Var', (39, 43)) ('T38A', 'Mutation', 'rs757197855', (34, 38)) 5387 25294825 Similar to the cell migration results, wild-type ETS1 increased reporter expression, and ETS1 T38A/S41A decreased reporter expression (Figure 2I). ('T38A', 'Mutation', 'rs757197855', (94, 98)) ('reporter expression', 'MPA', (114, 133)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', (89, 93)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (104, 113)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (54, 63)) ('S41A', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (99, 103)) ('S41A', 'Var', (99, 103)) ('reporter expression', 'MPA', (64, 83)) 5390 25294825 In PC3 cells, depletion of ETV4 decreased cell migration, but depletion of ETS1 had no effect (Figure 3A and B), indicating no ETS1 role when RAS/ERK activity is low. ('cell migration', 'CPA', (42, 56)) ('ETV4', 'Gene', (27, 31)) ('ETV4', 'Gene', '2118', (27, 31)) ('depletion', 'Var', (14, 23)) ('PC3', 'Gene', (3, 6)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (32, 41)) ('PC3', 'Gene', '3853', (3, 6)) 5395 25294825 Consistent with this observation, depleting endogenous ETS1 from RWPE2 cells results in a significant loss of cell migration (Figure 3E). ('depleting', 'Var', (34, 43)) ('RWPE2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:3792', (65, 70)) ('cell migration', 'CPA', (110, 124)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', (55, 59)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (102, 106)) ('endogenous', 'MPA', (44, 54)) 5396 25294825 In conclusion, the ability of ETS1 to transactivate through ETS/AP-1 sequences and drive cell migration requires RAS/ERK activation and the ERK phosphorylation residues T38 and S41. ('RAS/ERK', 'Protein', (113, 120)) ('AP-1', 'Gene', '2353', (64, 68)) ('AP-1', 'Gene', (64, 68)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', (30, 34)) ('drive', 'PosReg', (83, 88)) ('T38', 'Var', (169, 172)) ('S41', 'Var', (177, 180)) ('cell migration', 'CPA', (89, 103)) ('transactivate', 'MPA', (38, 51)) 5422 25294825 RAS pathway activating mutations are more common in pancreatic cancer and lung cancer than in prostate cancer. ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (74, 85)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 109)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (74, 85)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (79, 85)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', (52, 69)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (94, 109)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (63, 69)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (52, 69)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (94, 109)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (74, 85)) ('mutations', 'Var', (23, 32)) ('RAS pathway', 'Pathway', (0, 11)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (12, 22)) ('common', 'Reg', (42, 48)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (94, 109)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (52, 69)) 5429 25294825 Loss of ETS1 significantly decreased the migration of PANC1 cells (Figure 5D). ('PANC1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0480', (54, 59)) ('migration', 'CPA', (41, 50)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (27, 36)) ('Loss', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', (8, 12)) ('PANC1', 'Gene', (54, 59)) 5439 25294825 However, knockdown of ETS1 resulted in only a slight decrease in steady-state pERK levels (Figure 6D). ('pERK', 'Gene', '9451', (78, 82)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', (22, 26)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (9, 18)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (53, 61)) ('pERK', 'Gene', (78, 82)) 5457 25294825 In fact, loss of ETS1 causes lethality due to vascular rupture when combined with a hypomorphic allele of ETS2, indicating genetic redundancy in endothelial cells. ('ETS1', 'Gene', (17, 21)) ('vascular rupture', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012421', (46, 62)) ('loss', 'Var', (9, 13)) ('vascular rupture', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025019', (46, 62)) ('lethality', 'MPA', (29, 38)) ('vascular rupture', 'Disease', (46, 62)) 5459 25294825 This is consistent with previous studies indicating that high ETS1 expression levels correlate with increased invasion and poor prognosis in breast and colon cancer, while ETS2 is tumor suppressive. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (180, 185)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (100, 109)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (180, 185)) ('high', 'Var', (57, 61)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', (62, 66)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (180, 185)) ('colon cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (152, 164)) ('breast and colon cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (141, 164)) ('expression levels', 'MPA', (67, 84)) ('invasion', 'CPA', (110, 118)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (158, 164)) 5606 24457464 In a study of sections taken from patients with testicular germ cell cancer, using Ki67 as a marker of proliferation, 17.42% of intratubular germ cell neoplasia cells were found to be Ki67 positive. ('germ cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (59, 75)) ('testicular germ cell cancer', 'Disease', (48, 75)) ('testicular germ cell cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009373', (48, 75)) ('neoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (151, 160)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (151, 160)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (69, 75)) ('intratubular', 'Disease', (128, 140)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (34, 42)) ('germ cell neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (141, 160)) ('Ki67', 'Var', (184, 188)) ('neoplasia', 'Disease', (151, 160)) 5681 24198622 Furthermore, patients receiving radiotherapy are at a higher risk of developing a secondary malignancy versus no therapy at all (though the incidence of a secondary malignancy is very low). ('radiotherapy', 'Var', (32, 44)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (165, 175)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (13, 21)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (165, 175)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (92, 102)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (92, 102)) 5827 24198622 The term "complicated" RPLND (PCRPLND) applies to patients who have received more than induction chemotherapy only (salvage), have experienced a retroperitoneal recurrence after initial RPLND (redo), or have elevated serum TM or progression of disease during or immediately after chemotherapy (desperation). ('elevated', 'PosReg', (208, 216)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (50, 58)) ('RPLND', 'Var', (186, 191)) ('serum TM', 'MPA', (217, 225)) ('PC', 'Chemical', '-', (30, 32)) ('elevated serum TM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002155', (208, 225)) 5868 27315568 Disruptions in mitotic checkpoints contribute resistance to DNA-damaging agents in cancer. ('Disruptions', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('mitotic checkpoints', 'Gene', (15, 34)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 89)) ('resistance', 'MPA', (46, 56)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (83, 89)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (83, 89)) 5878 27315568 MAD2 is an important activator of the mitotic spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC), which delays the onset of anaphase in response to microtubule disruption or misaligned or unattached kinetochores during mitosis. ('MAD2', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('response to microtubule disruption', 'MPA', (119, 153)) ('MAD2', 'Gene', '4085', (0, 4)) ('misaligned', 'Var', (157, 167)) ('mitosis', 'Disease', (202, 209)) ('mitosis', 'Disease', 'None', (202, 209)) 5879 27315568 SAC impairment causes cells to prematurely enter anaphase, resulting in chromosome missegregation, aneuploidy or chromosome instability. ('aneuploidy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000782', (99, 109)) ('resulting in', 'Reg', (59, 71)) ('impairment', 'Var', (4, 14)) ('chromosome instability', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040012', (113, 135)) ('enter', 'Reg', (43, 48)) ('aneuploidy', 'Disease', (99, 109)) ('chromosome instability', 'CPA', (113, 135)) ('chromosome missegregation', 'CPA', (72, 97)) 5880 27315568 Aberrant MAD2 expression has been demonstrated to play a role in these chromosomal abnormalities in different types of cancerous cells, including those derived from testicular cancer, esophageal adenocarcinoma, ovarian cancer, colorectal cancer, cervical cancer, breast cancer, and gastric cancer, among others. ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002583', (246, 261)) ('esophageal adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', (184, 209)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (263, 276)) ('chromosomal abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002869', (71, 96)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', (246, 261)) ('gastric cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012126', (282, 296)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (176, 182)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (255, 261)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (227, 244)) ('Aberrant', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (211, 225)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (238, 244)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (165, 182)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (211, 225)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', (282, 296)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 125)) ('chromosomal abnormalities', 'Disease', (71, 96)) ('MAD2', 'Gene', '4085', (9, 13)) ('cancerous', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (119, 128)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (282, 296)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (263, 276)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (227, 244)) ('MAD2', 'Gene', (9, 13)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (219, 225)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (165, 182)) ('esophageal adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004938', (184, 209)) ('esophageal adenocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011459', (184, 209)) ('play', 'Reg', (50, 54)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (227, 244)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (165, 182)) ('role', 'Reg', (57, 61)) ('cancerous', 'Disease', (119, 128)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (263, 276)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (211, 225)) 5886 27315568 In fact, several studies have demonstrated an association between aberrant MAD2 expression and resistance or sensitivity to DNA damage both in vitro and in vivo. ('sensitivity to DNA damage', 'MPA', (109, 134)) ('MAD2', 'Gene', (75, 79)) ('MAD2', 'Gene', '4085', (75, 79)) ('resistance', 'MPA', (95, 105)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (66, 74)) ('expression', 'MPA', (80, 90)) 5895 27315568 The ectopic expression of MAD2gamma in the SAC-competent colorectal cancer cell line HCT116 reduced the mitotic index, suggesting an impairment of the SAC. ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (57, 74)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (68, 74)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (57, 74)) ('MAD2', 'Gene', (26, 30)) ('MAD2', 'Gene', '4085', (26, 30)) ('HCT116', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0291', (85, 91)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (57, 74)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (92, 99)) ('mitotic index', 'CPA', (104, 117)) ('ectopic expression', 'Var', (4, 22)) 5898 27315568 These results highlight the importance of exploring the splice variants of different SAC components, which may compromise SAC signaling and the response to cancer chemotherapy. ('cancer', 'Disease', (156, 162)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (156, 162)) ('SAC signaling', 'MPA', (122, 135)) ('splice variants', 'Var', (56, 71)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (156, 162)) ('compromise', 'NegReg', (111, 121)) 5909 27315568 In contrast, MAD2gamma was expressed at lower levels in the following cell lines: SW48, HT29, SW480, HeLa, C33, and NT2-D1. ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (101, 105)) ('MAD2', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('MAD2', 'Gene', '4085', (13, 17)) ('SW480', 'Var', (94, 99)) ('HT29', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0320', (88, 92)) ('SW480', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0546', (94, 99)) 5911 27315568 As indicated previously, aberrant levels of MAD2alpha or MAD2beta correlate with SAC impairment and chromosome missegregation. ('MAD2', 'Gene', (57, 61)) ('MAD2', 'Gene', (44, 48)) ('MAD2', 'Gene', '4085', (44, 48)) ('MAD2', 'Gene', '4085', (57, 61)) ('MAD2beta', 'Gene', (57, 65)) ('chromosome missegregation', 'CPA', (100, 125)) ('aberrant levels', 'Var', (25, 40)) ('MAD2beta', 'Gene', '10459', (57, 65)) ('SAC', 'Disease', (81, 84)) 5924 27315568 A frameshift and a premature stop codon in both MAD2 isoforms generates a new C-terminal of 17 amino acids length that is not present in MAD2alpha (Fig. ('MAD2', 'Gene', (137, 141)) ('MAD2', 'Gene', '4085', (137, 141)) ('frameshift', 'Var', (2, 12)) ('MAD2', 'Gene', (48, 52)) ('MAD2', 'Gene', '4085', (48, 52)) 5969 27315568 Interestingly, other spliced variants that compromise SAC activation have been reported, such as the MAD1 isoform MAD1beta, reported by Sze et al. ('compromise', 'NegReg', (43, 53)) ('SAC activation', 'MPA', (54, 68)) ('MAD1', 'Gene', (101, 105)) ('variants', 'Var', (29, 37)) ('MAD1', 'Gene', (114, 118)) ('MAD1', 'Gene', '8379', (101, 105)) ('MAD1', 'Gene', '8379', (114, 118)) 5982 27315568 Thus, disruptions to the SAC in human cancers may contribute to resistance to both spindle inhibitors and DNA-damaging agents. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (38, 44)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (50, 60)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (38, 45)) ('resistance', 'MPA', (64, 74)) ('disruptions', 'Var', (6, 17)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (32, 37)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (38, 45)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (38, 45)) 5992 27315568 Depletion of TPR shifted the localization of MAD2 from the NPC to the nucleus, which resulted in decreased binding of MAD2 to MAD1 and CDC20, premature induction of anaphase, and chromosome missegregation. ('MAD2', 'Gene', (118, 122)) ('TPR', 'Gene', (13, 16)) ('MAD1', 'Gene', (126, 130)) ('MAD2', 'Gene', '4085', (118, 122)) ('CDC20', 'Gene', (135, 140)) ('CDC20', 'Gene', '991', (135, 140)) ('TPR', 'Gene', '7175', (13, 16)) ('anaphase', 'CPA', (165, 173)) ('MAD1', 'Gene', '8379', (126, 130)) ('MAD2', 'Gene', (45, 49)) ('Depletion', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('chromosome missegregation', 'CPA', (179, 204)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (97, 106)) ('MAD2', 'Gene', '4085', (45, 49)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (107, 114)) 5998 27315568 demonstrated that osteosarcoma cells treated with mitomycin C modulated their response to DNA damage and survived by upregulating the splicing factor SRp55, which in turn shifted the splicing pattern of the FAS receptor gene (CD95) to favor expression of the soluble, pro-survival isoform (sFAS) over the membrane-bound, pro-apoptotic isoform (FAS). ('SRp55', 'Gene', (150, 155)) ('CD95', 'Gene', '355', (226, 230)) ('mitomycin', 'Var', (50, 59)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002669', (18, 30)) ('CD95', 'Gene', (226, 230)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Disease', (18, 30)) ('response', 'MPA', (78, 86)) ('expression', 'MPA', (241, 251)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012516', (18, 30)) ('favor', 'PosReg', (235, 240)) ('upregulating', 'PosReg', (117, 129)) ('SRp55', 'Gene', '6431', (150, 155)) ('modulated', 'Reg', (62, 71)) ('mitomycin C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016685', (50, 61)) 6000 27315568 The inhibition of the splicing factor CDC5L, which modulates the splicing of a set of genes involved in mitosis and DNA damage response, induced dramatic mitotic arrest and sustained activation of the SAC, eventually leading to mitotic catastrophe. ('SAC', 'MPA', (201, 204)) ('mitotic arrest', 'Disease', (154, 168)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (183, 193)) ('mitosis', 'Disease', 'None', (104, 111)) ('CDC5L', 'Gene', '988', (38, 43)) ('mitotic arrest', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (154, 168)) ('CDC5L', 'Gene', (38, 43)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (4, 14)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (217, 227)) ('mitosis', 'Disease', (104, 111)) ('mitotic catastrophe', 'CPA', (228, 247)) 6004 27315568 Our results highlight the importance of identifying alternative splicing events that may compromise both SAC function and the response to cancer therapy. ('cancer', 'Disease', (138, 144)) ('compromise', 'NegReg', (89, 99)) ('SAC function', 'CPA', (105, 117)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (138, 144)) ('alternative splicing events', 'Var', (52, 79)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (138, 144)) 6005 27315568 The following cancer cell lines were maintained in DMEM (Life Technologies, Inc., Massachusetts, USA): HeLa, SiHa, and C33A (cervical cancer); T24 and 1A6 (bladder cancer); NT2-D1 (testicular cancer); T47D (breast cancer); SW48 and SW480 (colon cancer); and U373 (glioblastoma). ('DMEM', 'Chemical', '-', (51, 55)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (245, 251)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (192, 198)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (164, 170)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002583', (125, 140)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (14, 20)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', (125, 140)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (192, 198)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (214, 220)) ('colon cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (239, 251)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (134, 140)) ('SW48', 'Var', (223, 227)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (181, 198)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (214, 220)) ('glioblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005909', (264, 276)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (134, 140)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (103, 107)) ('colon cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (239, 251)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (245, 251)) ('T47D', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0553', (201, 205)) ('SW480', 'Var', (232, 237)) ('glioblastoma', 'Disease', (264, 276)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (164, 170)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (192, 198)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (207, 220)) ('SiHa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0032', (109, 113)) ('glioblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (264, 276)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (214, 220)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (14, 20)) ('SW480', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0546', (232, 237)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (181, 198)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (164, 170)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (156, 170)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (156, 170)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (14, 20)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (134, 140)) ('colon cancer', 'Disease', (239, 251)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (181, 198)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (207, 220)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (207, 220)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (156, 170)) 6039 27315568 HPRT was used as a reference (Hs99999909_m1, Cat. ('HPRT', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('Hs99999909_m1', 'Var', (30, 43)) ('HPRT', 'Gene', '3251', (0, 4)) 6217 24098438 Cells were incubated overnight in 1% BSA/0.1% Triton X-100 in PBS at 4 C with the following primary antibodies: anti-E-cadherin (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, rabbit polyclonal sc-7870 1:50), anti-beta-catenin (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, mouse monoclonal sc-7963, 1:50 dilution), anti-connexin-43 (Sigma-Aldrich, rabbit polyclonal C6219, 1:50 dilution), and anti-p-Histone H3 (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, mouse monoclonal sc-374669, 1:50 dilution). ('PBS', 'Gene', (62, 65)) ('PBS', 'Gene', '1131', (62, 65)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (398, 403)) ('rabbit', 'Species', '9986', (155, 161)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (233, 238)) ('connexin-43', 'Gene', '2697', (280, 291)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (193, 205)) ('anti-p-Histone', 'Var', (353, 367)) ('rabbit', 'Species', '9986', (308, 314)) ('Triton X-100', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017830', (46, 58)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (193, 205)) ('connexin-43', 'Gene', (280, 291)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (117, 127)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (117, 127)) 6252 24098438 Differences between treated and control samples were observed already at 10 minutes of incubation and TCam-2 cell spreading resulted faster in the presence of EW than in control cells in all the substrate culture condition considered (Figure 1B upper panel). ('TCam-2', 'Gene', (102, 108)) ('faster', 'PosReg', (133, 139)) ('presence', 'Var', (147, 155)) ('TCam-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T012', (102, 108)) 6274 24098438 Interestingly E-cadherin knock-down was able to increase significantly the migratory ability of TCam-2 seminoma cells even in control condition and is able to completely rescue the migratory capability of EW treated sample. ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (14, 24)) ('migratory ability', 'CPA', (75, 92)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (103, 111)) ('TCam-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T012', (96, 102)) ('knock-down', 'Var', (25, 35)) ('migratory capability', 'CPA', (181, 201)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (103, 111)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (14, 24)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (48, 56)) 6275 24098438 Also beta-catenin knock-down is able to rescue migratory behaviour of EW treated TCam-2 cells even if it does not reach the same level of negative control duplex EW untreated samples (Figure 9B). ('migratory behaviour', 'CPA', (47, 66)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (5, 17)) ('knock-down', 'Var', (18, 28)) ('rescue', 'PosReg', (40, 46)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (5, 17)) ('TCam-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T012', (81, 87)) 6276 24098438 This result can be easily explained considering that beta-catenin knock-down in EW treated samples was less efficient than the E-cadherin knock-down in the same samples (Figure 9C). ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (53, 65)) ('knock-down', 'Var', (66, 76)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (127, 137)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (127, 137)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (53, 65)) 6287 24098438 Modulation of cell adhesion to substrates is a key-step during the early phases of metastatic progression, when individual or small groups of cancer cells may acquire the ability to detach from a primary tumour. ('Modulation', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (142, 148)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (204, 210)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 148)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (204, 210)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (204, 210)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (142, 148)) 6298 24098438 The E-cadherin loss in tumours can be mainly ascribed to inactivating mutations, epigenetic silencing, proteolytic cleavage, and proteosomal degradation. ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (23, 29)) ('epigenetic silencing', 'Var', (81, 101)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (23, 30)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (23, 30)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (15, 19)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (23, 30)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (4, 14)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (4, 14)) ('inactivating mutations', 'Var', (57, 79)) ('proteolytic', 'MPA', (103, 114)) 6333 32217837 Understanding of the molecular mechanisms that control the early steps of spermatogenesis is important as aberrant expression of signaling molecules may result in proliferating or differentiating defects. ('result in', 'Reg', (153, 162)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (106, 114)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (170, 173)) ('differentiating defects', 'CPA', (180, 203)) ('proliferating', 'CPA', (163, 176)) ('expression', 'MPA', (115, 125)) 6336 32217837 Notably, inhibition of sumoylation with the inhibitor Gingkolic acid (GA) arrested the G2/M1 transition in purified mouse spermatocytes in vitro. ('inhibition', 'Var', (9, 19)) ('GA', 'Chemical', '-', (70, 72)) ('G2/M1 transition', 'CPA', (87, 103)) ('Gingkolic acid', 'Chemical', '-', (54, 68)) ('arrest', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (74, 80)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (116, 121)) ('arrest', 'Disease', (74, 80)) 6339 32217837 Inactivation of sumoylation machinery in mouse resulted in early embryonic lethality with severe disruptions in mitosis, a finding that supports the indispensable role of sumoylation in cell cycle progression. ('disruptions', 'NegReg', (97, 108)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (41, 46)) ('embryonic lethality', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020964', (65, 84)) ('embryonic lethality', 'Disease', (65, 84)) ('mitosis', 'CPA', (112, 119)) ('Inactivation', 'Var', (0, 12)) 6361 32217837 The C18-4 cell line was grown in DMEM media with 5% fetal bovine serum (FBS; 16140-071; Thermo Fisher, Waltham, MA, USA), 5% bovine growth serum (SH30541.03, Thermo Fisher), 1% penicillin/streptomycin (15140-122, Thermo Fisher), and 0.5% Fungizone (15290-018, Thermo Fisher) at 37 C with 5% CO2. ('penicillin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010406', (177, 187)) ('CO2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002245', (291, 294)) ('15290-018', 'Var', (249, 258)) ('Fungizone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000666', (238, 247)) ('15140-122', 'Var', (202, 211)) ('streptomycin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013307', (188, 200)) ('DMEM media', 'Chemical', '-', (33, 43)) 6390 32217837 The secondary antibodies used in this study included the following: anti-rabbit IgG horseradish peroxidase (HRP) linked (NA934V, GE Healthcare UK Limited) and goat anti-mouse IgG (H + L) HRP (AP308P, EMD Millipore Corporation, Sigma Aldrich). ('NA934V', 'Chemical', '-', (121, 127)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (169, 174)) ('AP308P', 'Var', (192, 198)) ('NA934V', 'Var', (121, 127)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (219, 222)) 6440 32217837 Notably, it has been shown that PCNA can be modified by SUMO at the replication fork, and that impairment of this modification facilitates formation of double-strand DNA breaks. ('PCNA', 'Gene', (32, 36)) ('SUMO', 'MPA', (56, 60)) ('facilitates', 'PosReg', (127, 138)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (101, 104)) ('formation of double-strand DNA breaks', 'MPA', (139, 176)) ('PCNA', 'Gene', '18538', (32, 36)) ('impairment', 'Var', (95, 105)) 6441 32217837 Therefore, aberrant sumoylation of PCNA can contribute to aberrant recombination events and development of cancer. ('aberrant', 'CPA', (58, 66)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 113)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (44, 54)) ('PCNA', 'Gene', '18538', (35, 39)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (11, 19)) ('sumoylation', 'MPA', (20, 31)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (99, 102)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (107, 113)) ('PCNA', 'Gene', (35, 39)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (107, 113)) 6446 32217837 Blocking SUMO modification of Top2 in mitotic cells prevented the dissociation of sister chromatids at the metaphase-anaphase transition, supporting the idea that SUMO conjugation is crucial for proper chromosome segregation. ('prevented', 'NegReg', (52, 61)) ('Top2', 'Gene', (30, 34)) ('Top2', 'Gene', '21973', (30, 34)) ('modification', 'Var', (14, 26)) 6476 32217837 To test whether changes in the level of sumoylated proteins affect the proliferation of C18-4 cell, a downregulation and overexpression of SUMO was performed using UBC9 (the SUMO conjugating enzyme) si-RNA and SUMO-2 plasmid, respectively. ('changes', 'Var', (16, 23)) ('UBC9', 'Gene', (164, 168)) ('SUMO-2', 'Gene', (210, 216)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (102, 116)) ('SUMO-2', 'Gene', '170930', (210, 216)) ('UBC9', 'Gene', '22196', (164, 168)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (78, 81)) 6479 32217837 Using PCNA as a proliferative marker, the results of the experiments revealed that downregulation of sumoylation using si-RNA was not sufficient to significantly affect the level of cellular proliferation (Figure 6a). ('men', 'Species', '9606', (63, 66)) ('PCNA', 'Gene', '18538', (6, 10)) ('si-RNA', 'Var', (119, 125)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (23, 26)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (83, 97)) ('PCNA', 'Gene', (6, 10)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (198, 201)) ('cellular proliferation', 'CPA', (182, 204)) ('sumoylation', 'MPA', (101, 112)) 6494 32217837 Further studies using overexpression of sumolylation in stem cells or its inactivation in cancerous cells, together with studies of specific SUMO targets identified in the current study, should provide a better understanding of the SUMO-mediated molecular control of events in normal and cancerous male germ cells. ('cancerous', 'Disease', (90, 99)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (90, 96)) ('cancerous', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (90, 99)) ('cancerous', 'Disease', (288, 297)) ('sumolylation', 'Var', (40, 52)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (288, 294)) ('cancerous', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (288, 297)) 6561 28067779 In a Swedish, hospital-based study, higher blood levels of both trans-nonachlor (OR 4.1; 95% CI (1.5-11.0)) and cis-nonachlor (OR 3.1; 95% CI (1.2-7.8)) were detected among TC cases, in respect to healthy controls. ('cis-nonachlor', 'Var', (112, 125)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (36, 42)) ('cis-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (112, 125)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (64, 79)) ('blood levels', 'MPA', (43, 55)) 6853 31730712 Radiotherapy and chemotherapy were associated with 2.1 (95% CI, 1.8-2.5) and 2.5 times higher SMN mortality (95% CI, 2.0-3.1), respectively, in comparison with the general population. ('SMN', 'Gene', '6606', (94, 97)) ('Radiotherapy', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('SMN', 'Gene', (94, 97)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (87, 93)) 6861 31730712 Previous studies have shown that radiotherapy is associated with increased morbidity3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and mortality from second malignant neoplasms (SMNs).6, 7, 8 A recent study from our group observed that chemotherapy was associated with SMN incidence as well.9 Chemotherapy has been associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity10, 11, 12, 13 and excess CVD mortality,6, 14, 15 but the data are less consistent. ('SMN', 'Gene', (145, 148)) ('CVD', 'Disease', (372, 375)) ('CVD', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (372, 375)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002318', (308, 330)) ('CVD', 'Disease', (332, 335)) ('CVD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002318', (372, 375)) ('SMN', 'Gene', '6606', (145, 148)) ('SMN', 'Gene', (236, 239)) ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (134, 143)) ('Chemotherapy', 'Var', (260, 272)) ('SMN', 'Gene', '6606', (236, 239)) ('CVD', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (332, 335)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Disease', (308, 330)) ('malignant neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (124, 143)) ('CVD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002318', (332, 335)) ('malignant neoplasms', 'Disease', (124, 143)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (308, 330)) 6923 31730712 Both colorectal (P trend = .006) and noncolorectal GI tract SMN mortality (P trend < .001) increased with a higher dose of cisplatin-containing chemotherapy, with the receipt of platinum-containing chemotherapy at 400 to 499 and >=500 mg/m2 being associated with 2.4 and 6.4 times increased noncolorectal GI cancer mortality, respectively, in comparison with patients not receiving platinum-containing chemotherapy. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (123, 132)) ('noncolorectal GI cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006719', (291, 314)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (308, 314)) ('>=500 mg/m2', 'Var', (229, 240)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (382, 390)) ('colorectal', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (5, 15)) ('colorectal', 'Disease', (40, 50)) ('SMN', 'Gene', (60, 63)) ('GI cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007378', (305, 314)) ('colorectal', 'Disease', (294, 304)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (91, 100)) ('SMN', 'Gene', '6606', (60, 63)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (281, 290)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (308, 314)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (308, 314)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (359, 367)) ('colorectal', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (40, 50)) ('colorectal', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (294, 304)) ('colorectal', 'Disease', (5, 15)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (178, 186)) 6936 31730712 Both chemotherapy and radiotherapy have previously been associated with an increased risk of various solid SMNs, including GI and urologic malignancies.5, 6, 19, 26, 29, 30 Radiotherapy and chemotherapy were associated with SMN mortality (SMR for radiotherapy, 2.1; 95% CI, 1.8-2.5; SMR for chemotherapy, 2.5; 95% CI, 2.0-3.1). ('SMN', 'Gene', (107, 110)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (139, 151)) ('SMN', 'Gene', '6606', (224, 227)) ('SMN', 'Gene', '6606', (107, 110)) ('associated', 'Reg', (208, 218)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (139, 151)) ('SMN', 'Gene', (224, 227)) ('Radiotherapy', 'Var', (173, 185)) 6938 31730712 In their study, BEP chemotherapy was associated with increased mortality from lung, esophageal, and bladder cancers, soft-tissue sarcomas, and myeloid leukemia. ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (151, 159)) ('myeloid leukemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007951', (143, 159)) ('myeloid leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012324', (143, 159)) ('bladder cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (100, 115)) ('esophageal', 'Disease', (84, 94)) ('BEP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C052613', (16, 19)) ('BEP chemotherapy', 'Var', (16, 32)) ('bladder cancers', 'Disease', (100, 115)) ('soft-tissue sarcomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012509', (117, 137)) ('-tissue sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030448', (121, 136)) ('lung', 'Disease', (78, 82)) ('soft-tissue sarcomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030448', (117, 137)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (108, 115)) ('sarcomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (129, 137)) ('myeloid leukemia', 'Disease', (143, 159)) ('bladder cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (100, 115)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (108, 114)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (100, 114)) ('soft-tissue sarcomas', 'Disease', (117, 137)) ('sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (129, 136)) 7020 31277621 The difference obtained was added to the value 1 to calculate the correction factor, as the number 1 is a neutral factor in multiplications: F = correction factor for chapter II (neoplasms); and D = difference between the redistributed deaths and those reported to SIM due to neoplasms, in relation to the number of deaths reported to SIM due to neoplasms. ('death', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (236, 241)) ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (346, 355)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (276, 285)) ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (179, 188)) ('D =', 'Var', (195, 198)) ('neoplasm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (346, 354)) ('neoplasm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (179, 187)) ('SIM', 'Gene', (265, 268)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', (276, 285)) ('death', 'Disease', (316, 321)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (346, 355)) ('SIM', 'Gene', (335, 338)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (179, 188)) ('death', 'Disease', (236, 241)) ('SIM', 'Gene', '6493', (265, 268)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', (346, 355)) ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (276, 285)) ('SIM', 'Gene', '6493', (335, 338)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', (179, 188)) ('neoplasm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (276, 284)) ('death', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (316, 321)) 7081 28428886 Similarly, we found that vaccination with the immunodominant p215-234 peptide of inhibin-alpha (Inalpha 215-234) inhibits the growth of autochthonous TSC tumors occurring in male SJL.AMH-SV40Tag transgenic mice. ('TSC tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C565346', (150, 160)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (154, 160)) ('p215-234', 'Var', (61, 69)) ('inhibin-alpha', 'Gene', '16322', (81, 94)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (154, 159)) ('inhibin-alpha', 'Gene', (81, 94)) ('growth', 'MPA', (126, 132)) ('TSC tumors', 'Disease', (150, 160)) ('autochthonous', 'CPA', (136, 149)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (113, 121)) ('transgenic mice', 'Species', '10090', (195, 210)) 7098 28428886 We also found that vaccination with the p215-234 immunodominant peptide of mouse inhibin-alpha (Inalpha 215-234) provides significant inhibition of autochthonous TSC tumor growth occurring spontaneously in SJL.AMH-SV40Tag transgenic mice. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (166, 171)) ('inhibin-alpha', 'Gene', '16322', (81, 94)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (166, 171)) ('inhibin-alpha', 'Gene', (81, 94)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (166, 171)) ('transgenic mice', 'Species', '10090', (222, 237)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (134, 144)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (75, 80)) ('p215-234', 'Var', (40, 48)) 7099 28428886 Taken together, our data support the view that vaccination against inhibin-alpha has the potential to provide significant immunotherapy against TSC tumors that may prove useful in the adjuvant setting for control of this aggressive form of testicular cancer and for enhancing the overall survival of patients with these tumors. ('inhibin-alpha', 'Gene', (67, 80)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (320, 326)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (300, 308)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (240, 257)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (148, 153)) ('TSC tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C565346', (144, 154)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (240, 257)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (148, 154)) ('inhibin-alpha', 'Gene', '16322', (67, 80)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (320, 326)) ('vaccination', 'Var', (47, 58)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (148, 154)) ('TSC tumors', 'Disease', (144, 154)) ('enhancing', 'PosReg', (266, 275)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (251, 257)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (320, 325)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (320, 326)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (148, 154)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (240, 257)) 7157 28428886 After unmasking and blocking formalin-fixed 6 mum paraffin embedded tissues sections, antigens were detected using primary antibodies against luteinizing hormone receptor (LHR; Santa Cruz Biotechnology), AMH (Abcam, San Francisco, CA), SV40Tag (Santa Cruz Biotechnology), and mouse CD3 (Novacastra, Buffalo Grove, IL). ('formalin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005557', (29, 37)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (276, 281)) ('LHR', 'Gene', (172, 175)) ('CD3', 'Gene', (282, 285)) ('LHR', 'Gene', '16867', (172, 175)) ('paraffin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010232', (50, 58)) ('SV40Tag', 'Var', (236, 243)) ('luteinizing hormone receptor', 'Gene', '16867', (142, 170)) ('luteinizing hormone receptor', 'Gene', (142, 170)) ('CD3', 'Gene', '12501', (282, 285)) 7172 28428886 Again, rmInalpha vaccination showed significant inhibition of tumor growth (P = 0.001) in rmInalpha vaccinated mice compared to control mice vaccinated with CFA alone (Fig. ('rmInalpha', 'Var', (90, 99)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (136, 140)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (62, 67)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (62, 67)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (111, 115)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (48, 58)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (62, 67)) 7196 28428886 TSC tumors from male SJL.AMH-SV40Tag transgenic mice also expressed the SV40Tag from the transgene (Fig. ('SV40Tag', 'Var', (72, 79)) ('TSC tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C565346', (0, 10)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (4, 10)) ('transgenic mice', 'Species', '10090', (37, 52)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (4, 9)) ('TSC tumors', 'Disease', (0, 10)) 7204 28428886 To determine whether vaccination against Inalpha 215-234 could inhibit the growth of autochthonous TSC tumors, male SJL.AMH-SV40Tag mice were vaccinated at eight weeks of age with Inalpha 215-234 in CFA or with CFA alone as control. ('Inalpha 215-234', 'Var', (180, 195)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 108)) ('growth', 'MPA', (75, 81)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 109)) ('TSC tumors', 'Disease', (99, 109)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (132, 136)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (63, 70)) ('TSC tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C565346', (99, 109)) 7220 28428886 Experiments to determine how CD4+ T cells mediate inhibition of TSC tumor growth are ongoing as are experiments to determine whether antibodies mediate inhibition of TSC tumor growth by neutralization of inhibin-alpha or by complement-dependent cytotoxicity. ('tumor', 'Disease', (68, 73)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (230, 233)) ('CD4', 'Gene', '12504', (29, 32)) ('neutralization', 'Var', (186, 200)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (170, 175)) ('TSC', 'Disease', (166, 169)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (152, 162)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (170, 175)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (245, 257)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (170, 175)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (68, 73)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (106, 109)) ('CD4', 'Gene', (29, 32)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (68, 73)) ('inhibin-alpha', 'Gene', '16322', (204, 217)) ('inhibin-alpha', 'Gene', (204, 217)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (6, 9)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (245, 257)) 7228 28428886 In our prior studies we showed that inhibin-alpha vaccination of normal female mice resulted in antibody-mediated neutralization of inhibin-alpha that resulted in unregulated FSH release, enhanced litter numbers, early depletion of the ovarian reserve, and ultimately premature ovarian failure. ('inhibin-alpha', 'Gene', (36, 49)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (188, 196)) ('premature ovarian failure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008209', (268, 293)) ('neutralization', 'Var', (114, 128)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (79, 83)) ('FSH', 'Gene', (175, 178)) ('depletion of the ovarian reserve', 'MPA', (219, 251)) ('FSH', 'Gene', '14308', (175, 178)) ('litter numbers', 'CPA', (197, 211)) ('premature ovarian failure', 'Disease', (268, 293)) ('premature ovarian failure', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016649', (268, 293)) ('inhibin-alpha', 'Gene', '16322', (132, 145)) ('inhibin-alpha', 'Gene', '16322', (36, 49)) ('inhibin-alpha', 'Gene', (132, 145)) 7246 28428886 4e) thereby implying that both cell types may express AMH and that transgene expression of SV40Tag may predispose to creation of tumors of either cell type with Sertoli cell tumors predominating in the original AT-t94 transgenic mouse generated in the C57BL/6 (H-2b) background strain and Leydig cell tumors predominating when the AMH-SV40Tag transgene is expressed in the SJL/J (H-2s) background strain. ('Sertoli cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (161, 180)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 135)) ('transgenic', 'Species', '10090', (218, 228)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007984', (289, 307)) ('Sertoli cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012707', (161, 180)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (301, 306)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Disease', (289, 307)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (174, 180)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (229, 234)) ('predispose to', 'Reg', (103, 116)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 134)) ('SV40Tag', 'Var', (91, 98)) ('creation of tumors', 'Disease', (117, 135)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (174, 179)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (301, 307)) ('creation of tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (117, 135)) ('Sertoli cell tumors', 'Disease', (161, 180)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100618', (289, 307)) 7256 20051947 Genome-wide DNA methylation profiling reveals novel epigenetically regulated genes and non-coding RNAs in human testicular cancer Testicular germ cell tumour (TGCT) is the most common malignant tumour in young males. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 129)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (106, 111)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (159, 163)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (112, 129)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (151, 157)) ('malignant tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (184, 200)) ('Testicular germ cell tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (130, 157)) ('Testicular germ cell tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (130, 157)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (123, 129)) ('malignant tumour', 'Disease', (184, 200)) ('epigenetically', 'Var', (52, 66)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (123, 129)) ('Testicular germ cell tumour', 'Disease', (130, 157)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (194, 200)) ('germ cell tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (141, 157)) 7257 20051947 Although aberrant DNA methylation is implicated in the pathophysiology of many cancers, only a limited number of genes are known to be epigenetically changed in TGCT. ('cancers', 'Disease', (79, 86)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (161, 165)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (79, 85)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (37, 47)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (161, 165)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (9, 17)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (79, 86)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (79, 86)) 7275 20051947 DNA mutation may be one of the causes of TGCT; however, accumulating information suggests a more prominent role for epigenetic alteration as a factor in tumourigenesis, including TGCT (Feinberg et al, 2006; Esteller, 2007). ('tumour', 'Disease', (153, 159)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (179, 183)) ('epigenetic alteration', 'Var', (116, 137)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (179, 183)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (153, 159)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (41, 45)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (153, 159)) 7276 20051947 Previous reports on aberrant methylation of tumour-suppressor genes/oncogenes provide information of an epigenetic role in tumour development. ('genes/oncogenes', 'Gene', (62, 77)) ('methylation', 'Var', (29, 40)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (44, 50)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (123, 129)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (44, 50)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (123, 129)) ('aberrant methylation', 'Var', (20, 40)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (44, 50)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 129)) 7279 20051947 These whole-genome approaches are powerful tools for the identification of differentially methylated genes that may be important in tumourigenesis. ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (132, 138)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (132, 138)) ('differentially methylated genes', 'Var', (75, 106)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (132, 138)) 7282 20051947 Some miRNAs are epigenetically silenced in cancer cells as a result of cancer-specific hypermethylation (Han et al, 2007; Lujambio et al, 2008; Toyota et al, 2008). ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (71, 77)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (43, 49)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (87, 103)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (43, 49)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (71, 77)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (43, 49)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (71, 77)) 7314 20051947 We identified 22 452 hypermethylated and 12 756 hypomethylated DMRs in the cancer genome. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (75, 81)) ('DMRs', 'Chemical', '-', (63, 67)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (75, 81)) ('hypermethylated', 'Var', (21, 36)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (75, 81)) 7323 20051947 However, a low percentage of DMRs, 1.9% (414) of hypermethylated and 2.3% (279) of hypomethylated DMRs, mapped to promoter regions of known genes (Figure 1A). ('hypermethylated', 'Var', (49, 64)) ('DMRs', 'Chemical', '-', (29, 33)) ('mapped', 'Reg', (104, 110)) ('DMRs', 'Chemical', '-', (98, 102)) 7328 20051947 For promoter-associated CpG islands, a number of them, including those of NTF3, FGF, OSR1, HOXA6, NPY and WT1, have previously been reported as differentially methylated in other cancer types (Mares et al, 2001; Bibikova et al, 2006; Oka et al, 2006; Houshdaran et al, 2007; Illingworth et al, 2008). ('NPY', 'Gene', '4852', (98, 101)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (106, 109)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (179, 185)) ('HOXA6', 'Gene', (91, 96)) ('differentially', 'Reg', (144, 158)) ('WT1', 'Gene', (106, 109)) ('NPY', 'Gene', (98, 101)) ('OSR1', 'Gene', (85, 89)) ('NTF3', 'Gene', (74, 78)) ('OSR1', 'Gene', '130497', (85, 89)) ('methylated', 'Var', (159, 169)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (179, 185)) ('NTF3', 'Gene', '4908', (74, 78)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (179, 185)) ('HOXA6', 'Gene', '3203', (91, 96)) 7330 20051947 Previous studies have suggested that many genes, such as Oct-4 and Il2, lacked CpG islands in their promoters but were regulated by CpG methylation (Bruniquel and Schwartz, 2003; Hattori et al, 2004). ('methylation', 'Var', (136, 147)) ('Il2', 'Gene', (67, 70)) ('Oct-4', 'Gene', (57, 62)) ('Oct-4', 'Gene', '5460', (57, 62)) ('CpG methylation', 'Var', (132, 147)) ('regulated', 'Reg', (119, 128)) ('Il2', 'Gene', '3558', (67, 70)) 7339 20051947 On the basis of DMR data, we identified novel hypermethylated candidate genes that might be potential epigenetic markers for TGCT. ('TGCT', 'Disease', (125, 129)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (125, 129)) ('DMR', 'Chemical', '-', (16, 19)) ('hypermethylated', 'Var', (46, 61)) 7340 20051947 We selected candidate genes on the basis of the following criteria: first, genes with hypermethylated promoters (Figure 3A); second, expression of genes that are downregulated and in which demethylation by 5-aza restored gene expression (Figure 2B); third, a biological role in testicular cancer was not previously described. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (278, 295)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (289, 295)) ('downregulated', 'NegReg', (162, 175)) ('demethylation', 'Var', (189, 202)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (278, 295)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (278, 295)) ('5-aza', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001374', (206, 211)) ('gene expression', 'MPA', (221, 236)) 7348 20051947 Among the candidate genes, hypermethylation of PCDH10 was implicated in other cancers (Ying et al, 2007; Yu et al, 2009). ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (27, 43)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 84)) ('PCDH10', 'Gene', '57575', (47, 53)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (78, 85)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 85)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (78, 85)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (58, 68)) ('PCDH10', 'Gene', (47, 53)) 7352 20051947 Hypermethylation of the APOLD1 promoter was confirmed in 71% (n=17) of TGCT specimens. ('TGCT', 'Disease', (71, 75)) ('APOLD1', 'Gene', (24, 30)) ('Hypermethylation', 'Var', (0, 16)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (71, 75)) ('APOLD1', 'Gene', '81575', (24, 30)) 7356 20051947 The observations of hypermethylation and downregulation of APOLD1 in primary TGCT tissues suggest that DNA methylation has a crucial role in silencing this gene. ('silencing', 'NegReg', (141, 150)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (20, 36)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (77, 81)) ('APOLD1', 'Gene', (59, 65)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (41, 55)) ('APOLD1', 'Gene', '81575', (59, 65)) 7361 20051947 The loci of three miRNAs, namely hsa-mir-199a-2, hsa-mir-124a-2 and hsa-mir-184, were found to be linked to hypermethylated DMRs (Figure 4A). ('hsa-mir-124a-2', 'Gene', (49, 63)) ('hsa-mir-199a-2', 'Gene', (33, 47)) ('mir-184', 'Gene', (72, 79)) ('mir-184', 'Gene', '406960', (72, 79)) ('DMRs', 'Chemical', '-', (124, 128)) ('hsa-mir-199a-2', 'Gene', '406977', (33, 47)) ('hypermethylated', 'Var', (108, 123)) ('hsa-mir-124a-2', 'Gene', '406908', (49, 63)) ('linked', 'Reg', (98, 104)) 7369 20051947 In addition to miRNA, we also mapped non-genic DMRs to snoRNA-LBME-db, and three snoRNAs, namely HBII-240, ACA33 and ACA8, were hypomethylated (Supplementary Figure 3A). ('ACA8', 'Gene', '654320', (117, 121)) ('ACA33', 'Gene', (107, 112)) ('ACA8', 'Gene', (117, 121)) ('hypomethylated', 'Var', (128, 142)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', (81, 87)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', '84546', (55, 61)) ('ACA33', 'Gene', '594839', (107, 112)) ('HBII-240', 'Gene', '619564', (97, 105)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', '84546', (81, 87)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', (55, 61)) ('HBII-240', 'Gene', (97, 105)) ('DMRs', 'Chemical', '-', (47, 51)) 7373 20051947 Aberrant DNA methylation is common in cancer cells. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (38, 44)) ('Aberrant', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('DNA', 'Protein', (9, 12)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (38, 44)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (38, 44)) 7381 20051947 Although the three miRNAs were hypermethylated, expression and 5-aza treatment experiments indicated that only hsa-mir-199a-2 was suppressed by hypermethylation. ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (144, 160)) ('5-aza', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001374', (63, 68)) ('hsa-mir-199a-2', 'Gene', '406977', (111, 125)) ('hsa-mir-199a-2', 'Gene', (111, 125)) 7384 20051947 In this study, the identification of hypomethylation and enhanced expression of the three snoRNAs suggest a potential relationship between cancer and dysregulation of snoRNAs. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (139, 145)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', '84546', (90, 96)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', (167, 173)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (139, 145)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (37, 52)) ('expression', 'MPA', (66, 76)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', '84546', (167, 173)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', (90, 96)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (57, 65)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (139, 145)) 7388 20051947 Expression of PCDH10 in these cell lines was suppressed by DNA hypermethylation (Ying et al, 2006). ('Expression', 'MPA', (0, 10)) ('PCDH10', 'Gene', (14, 20)) ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (45, 55)) ('PCDH10', 'Gene', '57575', (14, 20)) ('DNA hypermethylation', 'Var', (59, 79)) 7397 20051947 We now use the MeDIP-chip for identifying aberrant methylation in malignant TGCT patient samples targeting for DMRs specific for cancer metastasis. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 135)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (76, 80)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (81, 88)) ('DMRs', 'Chemical', '-', (111, 115)) ('cancer metastasis', 'Disease', (129, 146)) ('aberrant methylation', 'Var', (42, 62)) ('cancer metastasis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (129, 146)) 7574 32957524 Particularly, GPER activation determines multiple intracellular events such as EGFR transactivation leading to rapid ERK1/2 activation, PLC and PI3K phosphorylation, AC stimulation, and intracellular calcium mobilization. ('activation', 'PosReg', (124, 134)) ('intracellular calcium mobilization', 'MPA', (186, 220)) ('ERK1/2', 'Gene', (117, 123)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (79, 83)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (200, 207)) ('ERK1/2', 'Gene', '5595;5594', (117, 123)) ('PLC', 'CPA', (136, 139)) ('stimulation', 'PosReg', (169, 180)) ('transactivation', 'Var', (84, 99)) 7588 32957524 Alterations in the structure and distribution of various Leydig cell organelles after GPER blockage respect to control, were also observed. ('blockage', 'Var', (91, 99)) ('distribution', 'MPA', (33, 45)) ('structure', 'MPA', (19, 28)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (4, 7)) ('Alterations', 'Reg', (0, 11)) 7590 32957524 Moreover, the use of G15 determined a marked decrease in activity of mitochondria and cytoskeleton, cellular structures directly involved in steroid hormone production. ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (141, 148)) ('G15', 'Var', (21, 24)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (45, 53)) ('activity', 'MPA', (57, 65)) 7591 32957524 In addition, in both in vivo mice of different ages and in in vitro Leydig cells, G15 treatment determined an increase in ERalpha and ERbeta and aromatase mRNA expression. ('increase', 'PosReg', (110, 118)) ('aromatase', 'Gene', (145, 154)) ('aromatase', 'Gene', '1588', (145, 154)) ('ERalpha', 'Protein', (122, 129)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (91, 94)) ('G15', 'Var', (82, 85)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (29, 33)) ('mRNA expression', 'MPA', (155, 170)) 7592 32957524 However, after GPER blockage, intratesticular androgen concentration significantly increased in immature mice, decreased in mature males and did not change in aged animals. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (105, 109)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (83, 92)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (111, 120)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (33, 36)) ('intratesticular androgen concentration', 'MPA', (30, 68)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (62, 65)) ('blockage', 'Var', (20, 28)) 7597 32957524 In particular, a relationship between GPER activity and lipid metabolism derived from observation that GPER knockout mice developed visceral obesity and showed an increased level of low density lipoproteins. ('visceral obesity', 'Disease', (132, 148)) ('visceral obesity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D056128', (132, 148)) ('obesity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001513', (141, 148)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (163, 172)) ('visceral obesity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012743', (132, 148)) ('developed', 'PosReg', (122, 131)) ('lipid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (56, 61)) ('increased level of low density lipoproteins', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003141', (163, 206)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (117, 121)) ('GPER', 'Gene', (103, 107)) ('level', 'MPA', (173, 178)) ('low density lipoproteins', 'MPA', (182, 206)) ('knockout', 'Var', (108, 116)) 7599 32957524 This study demonstrated that G15 induced protein expression changes of steroidogenic [LHR and 3beta-HSD] and lipid droplet [PLIN and LC3] markers. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (18, 21)) ('lipid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (109, 114)) ('LC3', 'Gene', (133, 136)) ('3beta-HSD', 'Gene', '3283', (94, 103)) ('LHR', 'Gene', '3973', (86, 89)) ('changes', 'Reg', (60, 67)) ('steroidogenic', 'MPA', (71, 84)) ('protein expression', 'MPA', (41, 59)) ('G15', 'Var', (29, 32)) ('PLIN', 'Gene', '5346', (124, 128)) ('LHR', 'Gene', (86, 89)) ('PLIN', 'Gene', (124, 128)) ('LC3', 'Gene', '84557', (133, 136)) ('3beta-HSD', 'Gene', (94, 103)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (71, 78)) 7604 32957524 Moreover, modified GPER-PPAR crosstalk was found in human LCTs, being a possible cause of LCTs development. ('cause', 'Reg', (81, 86)) ('LCTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100618', (58, 62)) ('LCTs', 'Disease', (90, 94)) ('LCTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100618', (90, 94)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (52, 57)) ('PPAR', 'Gene', '5465', (24, 28)) ('modified', 'Var', (10, 18)) ('PPAR', 'Gene', (24, 28)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (102, 105)) 7614 32957524 In particular, the EXPO5 and DICER mRNA expressions were downregulated while the DROSHA and AGO2 mRNA expressions were significantly upregulated only by G15 plus BPA and TCBPA, respectively. ('downregulated', 'NegReg', (57, 70)) ('DROSHA', 'Gene', '29102', (81, 87)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', '-', (172, 175)) ('DROSHA', 'Gene', (81, 87)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (133, 144)) ('AGO2', 'Gene', (92, 96)) ('DICER', 'Gene', '23405', (29, 34)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', '-', (162, 165)) ('G15 plus BPA', 'Var', (153, 165)) ('AGO2', 'Gene', '27161', (92, 96)) ('TCBPA', 'Var', (170, 175)) ('DICER', 'Gene', (29, 34)) ('TCBPA', 'Chemical', '-', (170, 175)) 7617 32957524 Interestingly, the same authors, inactivating GPER trough G15, demonstrated protein expression changes of telocytes functional markers such as CD34, c-kit, PDGFRalpha and beta, VEGF, and vimentin. ('VEGF', 'Gene', '7422', (177, 181)) ('vimentin', 'Gene', '7431', (187, 195)) ('changes', 'Reg', (95, 102)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (70, 73)) ('CD34', 'Gene', (143, 147)) ('VEGF', 'Gene', (177, 181)) ('inactivating', 'Var', (33, 45)) ('protein expression', 'MPA', (76, 94)) ('vimentin', 'Gene', (187, 195)) ('CD34', 'Gene', '947', (143, 147)) ('PDGFRalpha and beta', 'Gene', '5156', (156, 175)) ('c-kit', 'Gene', '3815', (149, 154)) ('c-kit', 'Gene', (149, 154)) ('GPER', 'Gene', (46, 50)) 7623 32957524 Surprisingly, melatonin concentration in these animals is regulated by GPER, decreasing in both LD and SD animals after G15 treatment. ('decreasing', 'NegReg', (77, 87)) ('melatonin concentration', 'MPA', (14, 37)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (129, 132)) ('melatonin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008550', (14, 23)) ('G15', 'Var', (120, 123)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (31, 34)) 7640 32957524 In another study, it has been demonstrated that proliferation of mouse immature Sertoli cells TM4 can be stimulated by nanomolar concentrations of BPA, through a mechanism involving GPER. ('BPA', 'Chemical', '-', (147, 150)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (65, 70)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (48, 61)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (37, 40)) ('stimulated', 'PosReg', (105, 115)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (80, 93)) ('TM4', 'Chemical', '-', (94, 97)) ('nanomolar', 'Var', (119, 128)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (136, 139)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (80, 92)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (55, 58)) 7651 32957524 The first report indicating estrogens' proliferative effects on testicular germ stem cells is attributed to Cobellis and colleagues, who, using a frog model characterized by slow progression of spermatogenesis, demonstrated that estradiol induced nuclear c-Fos activity, leading to spermatogonia multiplication. ('c-Fos', 'Gene', '2353', (255, 260)) ('estradiol', 'Var', (229, 238)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (46, 49)) ('spermatogonia multiplication', 'CPA', (282, 310)) ('estradiol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (229, 238)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (218, 221)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (271, 281)) ('c-Fos', 'Gene', (255, 260)) 7668 32957524 However, only concomitant ERalpha and GPER silencing abolished E2-dependent effects on cell proliferation. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (99, 102)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (87, 105)) ('silencing', 'Var', (43, 52)) ('E2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (63, 65)) ('GPER', 'Protein', (38, 42)) 7705 32957524 On the other hand, E2 through ERbeta or G15 through GPER/ERK pathway, decreased cell proliferation. ('G15', 'Var', (40, 43)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (70, 79)) ('ERK', 'Gene', '5594', (57, 60)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (92, 95)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (80, 98)) ('ERK', 'Gene', (57, 60)) ('E2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (19, 21)) 7762 24159602 The correct maintenance and regulation of FGF signaling is evident from human and mouse genetic studies, which showed a variety of developmental disorders including dominant skeletal diseases, infertility, and cancer if some signaling mutations lead to the disruption of FGFs. ('developmental disorders', 'Disease', (131, 154)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (245, 252)) ('skeletal diseases', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538496', (174, 191)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (210, 216)) ('developmental disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002658', (131, 154)) ('mutations', 'Var', (235, 244)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (193, 204)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (72, 77)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (193, 204)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (193, 204)) ('disruption', 'Var', (257, 267)) ('skeletal diseases', 'Disease', (174, 191)) ('FGFs', 'Gene', (271, 275)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (210, 216)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (82, 87)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (210, 216)) 7816 24159602 Our study showed that the deletion of Fgf-21 gene does not affect testicular cell proliferation, but significantly increases the spontaneous incidence of testicular apoptosis accompanied with the increased ratio of Bax/Bcl2 expression. ('increased', 'PosReg', (196, 205)) ('Bcl2', 'Gene', '12043', (219, 223)) ('Bcl2', 'Gene', (219, 223)) ('Fgf-21', 'Gene', (38, 44)) ('Bax', 'Gene', (215, 218)) ('Fgf-21', 'Gene', '56636', (38, 44)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (115, 124)) ('deletion', 'Var', (26, 34)) ('ratio', 'MPA', (206, 211)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (89, 92)) ('expression', 'MPA', (224, 234)) ('Bax', 'Gene', '12028', (215, 218)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (206, 209)) 7819 24159602 Deletion of Fgf-21 gene significantly enhances diabetes-induced testicular apoptosis along with the activation of mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis pathways, endoplasmic reticulum stress-dependent pathways, and oxidative damage but did not change the expression of cleaved caspase-3 and caspase-8, which was significantly prevented by the supplementation of exogenous FGF-21. ('diabetes', 'Disease', (47, 55)) ('Fgf-21', 'Gene', '56636', (12, 18)) ('mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis pathways', 'Pathway', (114, 156)) ('diabetes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003920', (47, 55)) ('oxidative', 'CPA', (211, 220)) ('endoplasmic reticulum stress-dependent pathways', 'Pathway', (158, 205)) ('caspase-8', 'Gene', '12370', (287, 296)) ('Fgf-21', 'Gene', (12, 18)) ('caspase-8', 'Gene', (287, 296)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (100, 110)) ('enhances', 'PosReg', (38, 46)) ('testicular apoptosis', 'CPA', (64, 84)) ('Deletion', 'Var', (0, 8)) 7849 24159602 Supplements of FGFs have a potential benefit in protecting testicular ischemia-reperfusion injury. ('ischemia-reperfusion injury', 'Disease', (70, 97)) ('Supplements', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('ischemia-reperfusion injury', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015427', (70, 97)) ('FGFs', 'Gene', (15, 19)) 7859 22740241 Applying the method to testicular cancer, we found a nominally significant MxM interaction between single nucleotide polymorphisms from C-Kit Ligand (KITLG) and Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) using 210 families (relative risk 2.2, P = 0.03). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (34, 40)) ('C-Kit Ligand', 'Gene', '4254', (136, 148)) ('SHBG', 'Gene', (191, 195)) ('SHBG', 'Gene', '6462', (191, 195)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (23, 40)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (23, 40)) ('C-Kit Ligand', 'Gene', (136, 148)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (150, 155)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (150, 155)) ('Sex Hormone Binding Globulin', 'Gene', '6462', (161, 189)) ('MxM', 'MPA', (75, 78)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (23, 40)) ('single nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (99, 130)) ('Sex Hormone Binding Globulin', 'Gene', (161, 189)) ('MxM', 'Chemical', '-', (75, 78)) 7869 22740241 For example, an association was found between craniofacial malformations and an interaction between maternal single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotypes in folate and choline metabolism genes [, b]. ('single nucleotide polymorphism', 'Var', (109, 139)) ('craniofacial malformations', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019465', (46, 72)) ('craniofacial malformations', 'Disease', (46, 72)) ('interaction', 'Interaction', (80, 91)) ('craniofacial malformations', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004484', (46, 72)) ('choline', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002794', (170, 177)) 7872 22740241 We and others have found that SNPs from KITLG are the most associated with TGCT in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and it can be hypothesized that the disease-initiating events occur in the early embryonic development from an interplay between maternal estrogens and child or maternal KITLG. ('TGCT', 'Disease', (75, 79)) ('child', 'Species', '9606', (274, 279)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (40, 45)) ('associated', 'Reg', (59, 69)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (30, 34)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (40, 45)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (292, 297)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (292, 297)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (220, 223)) 7899 22740241 Although our primary focus is on the validity and power of the interactions tests, we also report as supplementary data the risk parameter estimates for the simulated models. ('tests', 'Reg', (76, 81)) ('interactions', 'Var', (63, 75)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (107, 110)) 7900 22740241 We applied two-locus log-linear models to 210 families (147 full trios and 63 case-mother pairs), testing the interactions between KITLG SNPs (rs1508595 and rs995030, each separately) and rs6259, a missense SNP from Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG; it binds estrogens and other sex hormones, regulating their availability). ('Sex Hormone Binding Globulin', 'Gene', (216, 244)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (131, 136)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (131, 136)) ('binds', 'Interaction', (255, 260)) ('regulating', 'Reg', (295, 305)) ('SHBG', 'Gene', '6462', (246, 250)) ('rs6259', 'Mutation', 'rs6259', (188, 194)) ('rs6259', 'Var', (188, 194)) ('Sex Hormone Binding Globulin', 'Gene', '6462', (216, 244)) ('SHBG', 'Gene', (246, 250)) ('interactions', 'Interaction', (110, 122)) ('rs1508595', 'Mutation', 'rs1508595', (143, 152)) ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (157, 165)) ('rs995030', 'Var', (157, 165)) ('rs1508595', 'Var', (143, 152)) 7921 22740241 Despite showing independent effects on TGCT in GWAS, we found that KITLG rs1508595 and rs995030 are in strong LD (D' = 0.91, r2 = 0.65, MAF = 0.17 and 0.14, respectively). ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (87, 95)) ('rs995030', 'Var', (87, 95)) ('rs1508595', 'Var', (73, 82)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (67, 72)) ('MAF', 'Gene', (136, 139)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (67, 72)) ('MAF', 'Gene', '4094', (136, 139)) ('rs1508595', 'Mutation', 'rs1508595', (73, 82)) 7923 22740241 The second most significant effect was the MxM interaction involving rs1508595 and rs6259 (relative risk 2.2, P = 0.07, with a similar result when rs995030 was analyzed). ('MxM', 'Chemical', '-', (43, 46)) ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (147, 155)) ('rs6259', 'Mutation', 'rs6259', (83, 89)) ('rs1508595', 'Mutation', 'rs1508595', (69, 78)) ('rs6259', 'Var', (83, 89)) ('rs1508595', 'Var', (69, 78)) 7924 22740241 In a model restricted to the two most prominent effects, the effect of inherited genotypes in KITLG is maintained, and the MxM interaction is also nominally significant between rs1508595 and rs6259 (P = 0.03). ('rs6259', 'Var', (191, 197)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (94, 99)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (94, 99)) ('rs1508595', 'Mutation', 'rs1508595', (177, 186)) ('MxM', 'Chemical', '-', (123, 126)) ('rs1508595', 'Var', (177, 186)) ('significant', 'Reg', (157, 168)) ('rs6259', 'Mutation', 'rs6259', (191, 197)) 7926 22740241 Overall findings of this study are that: (1) two-locus log-linear modeling is effective in detecting MxO and MxM interactions; (2) similar power can be achieved to detect MxO and MxM interactions of similar strengh; this power can be substantial, although lower than the power to detect the main effects; (3) MxO and MxM interactions are conditionally independent from paternal genotypes but are inflated by missing maternal genotypes; (4) in scenarios where HWE applies, its assumption increases the power to detect main effects but does not affect the interaction tests; (5) MxO and MxM tests are robust to the violation of mating symmetry assumption but, as has already been observed in single-locus models, the main maternal effect needs to be included in the model, although it is not itself robust to the violation of this assumption; (6) in testing for interaction effects, the method is insensitive to any inacurracy in the second locus genotype distribution, and specifying this distribution is as powerful as estimating it in the model; (7) if the second locus genotype distribution is well specified, the method is valid to test the main effect of the second locus; (8) the risk to testicular cancer may be increased by an interaction between maternal variants in KITLG and SHBG. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (1193, 1210)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (1275, 1280)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (1275, 1280)) ('MxO', 'Chemical', '-', (309, 312)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (1193, 1210)) ('MxM', 'Chemical', '-', (317, 320)) ('MxO', 'Chemical', '-', (577, 580)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (1218, 1227)) ('MxM', 'Chemical', '-', (109, 112)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (1193, 1210)) ('variants', 'Var', (1263, 1271)) ('SHBG', 'Gene', (1285, 1289)) ('MxO', 'Chemical', '-', (101, 104)) ('interaction', 'Interaction', (1234, 1245)) ('MxM', 'Chemical', '-', (585, 588)) ('MxO', 'Chemical', '-', (171, 174)) ('SHBG', 'Gene', '6462', (1285, 1289)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (1204, 1210)) ('MxM', 'Chemical', '-', (179, 182)) 7929 22740241 The application of the method to TGCT confirmed the finding of two genome-wide studies: inherited KITLG variants (minor alleles) have a strong protective effect against the disease (relative risk 0.4, P = 2 x 10-4, assuming a dominant model). ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (98, 103)) ('protective', 'NegReg', (143, 153)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (98, 103)) ('variants', 'Var', (104, 112)) 7930 22740241 The method further detected a nominally significant MxM interaction between KITLG rs1508595 and SHBG rs6259 (reduced model relative risk = 2.2, P = 0.03). ('rs1508595', 'Mutation', 'rs1508595', (82, 91)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (76, 81)) ('rs1508595', 'Var', (82, 91)) ('SHBG', 'Gene', '6462', (96, 100)) ('rs6259', 'Mutation', 'rs6259', (101, 107)) ('MxM', 'Chemical', '-', (52, 55)) ('SHBG', 'Gene', (96, 100)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (76, 81)) ('rs6259', 'Var', (101, 107)) 7940 19412439 Loss-of-function and gain-of-function mutations within Gsalpha-coding GNAS exons are found in various human disorders, including Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy, pseudohypoparathyroidism, fibrous dysplasia of bone, and some tumors of different origin. ("Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy", 'Disease', (129, 165)) ('Loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (0, 16)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (229, 235)) ('fibrous dysplasia of bone', 'Disease', (193, 218)) ('pseudohypoparathyroidism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011547', (167, 191)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (229, 234)) ('mutations', 'Var', (38, 47)) ('fibrous dysplasia of bone', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005357', (193, 218)) ('gain-of-function', 'PosReg', (21, 37)) ('fibrous dysplasia of bone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010734', (193, 218)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', (70, 74)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (229, 235)) ('pseudohypoparathyroidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000852', (167, 191)) ('pseudohypoparathyroidism', 'Disease', (167, 191)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (229, 235)) ("Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy", 'Disease', 'MESH:C537045', (129, 165)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (102, 107)) 7956 19412439 Mutagenesis experiments often lead to alteration in activity and/or subcellular distribution, indicating that changes are non-tolerable at many of the amino acid positions. ('tri', 'Chemical', '-', (83, 86)) ('Mutagenesis', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('activity', 'MPA', (52, 60)) ('lead to alteration', 'Reg', (30, 48)) ('subcellular distribution', 'MPA', (68, 92)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (42, 45)) 7957 19412439 Particularly, Arg201 and Gln227 are critical, since modifications of these residues, such as ADP-ribosylation of Arg201 that can be induced by cholera toxin or mutations at either residue, lead to inhibition of the GTPase activity and, therefore, render Gsalpha constitutively active. ('Arg201', 'Var', (113, 119)) ('Gln227', 'Chemical', '-', (25, 31)) ('mutations', 'Var', (160, 169)) ('ADP-ribosylation', 'MPA', (93, 109)) ('ADP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000244', (93, 96)) ('Arg201', 'Chemical', '-', (113, 119)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (197, 207)) ('Arg201', 'Chemical', '-', (14, 20)) ('activity', 'MPA', (222, 230)) ('GTP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006160', (215, 218)) ('GTPase', 'Enzyme', (215, 221)) 7963 19412439 An important recent finding regarding the long and short Gsalpha forms is that, for the first time, an inactivating mutation in exon 3 has been identified in a patient with pseudohypoparathyroidism type-Ia, a disorder known to be caused by inactivating mutations in Gsalpha-coding GNAS exons (see below). ('caused', 'Reg', (230, 236)) ('inactivating mutations', 'Var', (240, 262)) ('Gsalpha-coding', 'Gene', (266, 280)) ('pseudohypoparathyroidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000852', (173, 197)) ('pseudohypoparathyroidism type-Ia', 'Disease', (173, 205)) ('pseudohypoparathyroidism type-Ia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011547', (173, 205)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (160, 167)) 7974 19412439 The tissue-specific, imprinted expression of Gsalpha has important implications in the pathogenesis of diseases caused by mutations within GNAS, particularly pseudohypoparathyroidism (see below). ('pseudohypoparathyroidism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011547', (158, 182)) ('Gsalpha', 'Gene', (45, 52)) ('mutations', 'Var', (122, 131)) ('implications', 'Reg', (67, 79)) ('caused', 'Reg', (112, 118)) ('pseudohypoparathyroidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000852', (158, 182)) ('pseudohypoparathyroidism', 'Disease', (158, 182)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', (139, 143)) 7986 19412439 Although the role of this protein at the molecular level remains to be explored, the findings in the Nesp55 deficient mice appear to be consistent with the localization of this protein in specific parts of the central nervous system, particularly noradrenergic locus coeruleus. ('deficient', 'Var', (108, 117)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (118, 122)) ('Nesp55', 'Gene', (101, 107)) 7999 19412439 Second, expression of an XLalphas mutant carrying the homolog of the Gsalpha Gln227 mutation results in elevated cAMP formation, indicating that XLalphas can stimulate adenylyl cyclase at least in the basal state. ('cAMP formation', 'MPA', (113, 127)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (113, 117)) ('stimulate', 'PosReg', (158, 167)) ('XLalphas', 'Chemical', '-', (145, 153)) ('Gsalpha', 'Gene', (69, 76)) ('Gln227', 'Var', (77, 83)) ('XLalphas', 'Chemical', '-', (25, 33)) ('Gln227', 'Chemical', '-', (77, 83)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (104, 112)) ('adenylyl cyclase', 'MPA', (168, 184)) 8000 19412439 Third, XLalphas can mediate receptor-stimulated cAMP formation when overexpressed in opossum kidney cells that show endogenous Gsalpha expression and in mouse embryonic fibroblasts that endogenously lack Gsalpha and XLalphas due to homozygous disruption of Gnas exon 2. ('XLalphas', 'Chemical', '-', (7, 15)) ('lack', 'NegReg', (199, 203)) ('disruption', 'Var', (243, 253)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (153, 158)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (48, 52)) ('Gnas exon 2', 'Gene', (257, 268)) ('XLalphas', 'Chemical', '-', (216, 224)) 8001 19412439 Finally, mutations that impair Gsalpha activity have similar effects on XLalphas activity when introduced into the backbone of the latter]. ('impair', 'NegReg', (24, 30)) ('Gsalpha', 'Protein', (31, 38)) ('XLalphas', 'Chemical', '-', (72, 80)) ('mutations', 'Var', (9, 18)) ('activity', 'MPA', (39, 47)) ('XLalphas activity', 'MPA', (72, 89)) 8008 19412439 Human XLalphas-N1 appears to have a subvariant produced by inclusion of sequences from two additional exons, A20 and A21, located immediately following exon XL. ('Human', 'Species', '9606', (0, 5)) ('A21', 'Var', (117, 120)) ('XLalphas', 'Chemical', '-', (6, 14)) ('A20', 'Var', (109, 112)) 8020 19412439 An insertion polymorphism within XLalphas mRNA, affecting both proteins, appears to impair this interaction, a finding that has been offered as an explanation as to why some individuals carrying this insertion polymorphism show elevated agonist-induced cAMP accumulation in platelets. ('agonist-induced cAMP accumulation in platelets', 'MPA', (237, 283)) ('XLalphas mRNA', 'Gene', (33, 46)) ('interaction', 'Interaction', (96, 107)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (253, 257)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (228, 236)) ('insertion polymorphism', 'Var', (3, 25)) ('XLalphas', 'Chemical', '-', (33, 41)) ('impair', 'NegReg', (84, 90)) 8024 19412439 Exon XL has been disrupted in mice through introduction of a small deletion into the beginning part of both XLalphas and ALEX ORF; this disruption appears to preserve the imprinted expression of other Gnas transcripts. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (30, 34)) ('deletion', 'Var', (67, 75)) ('imprinted', 'MPA', (171, 180)) ('XLalphas', 'Chemical', '-', (108, 116)) 8028 19412439 When crossed into the CD1 background, about 20% of the Gnasxl knockout animals survive with an apparently normal life-span. ('Gnasxl', 'Gene', (55, 61)) ('CD1', 'Gene', (22, 25)) ('Gnasxl', 'Gene', '14683', (55, 61)) ('knockout', 'Var', (62, 70)) ('CD1', 'Gene', '910', (22, 25)) 8032 19412439 The genetic alteration in the Gnasxl knockout mice is predicted to disrupt not only XLalphas but also XLalphas-N1, ALEX, XXLalphas, XXLalphas-N1 and ALEXX. ('XLalphas', 'Disease', (84, 92)) ('alteration', 'Var', (12, 22)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (16, 19)) ('Gnasxl', 'Gene', '14683', (30, 36)) ('XLalphas', 'Chemical', '-', (84, 92)) ('Gnasxl', 'Gene', (30, 36)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (46, 50)) ('disrupt', 'NegReg', (67, 74)) ('XLalphas', 'Chemical', '-', (133, 141)) ('ALEX', 'Disease', (115, 119)) ('XLalphas', 'Chemical', '-', (102, 110)) ('XLalphas', 'Chemical', '-', (122, 130)) ('XLalphas-N1', 'Gene', (102, 113)) 8034 19412439 Nonetheless, a similar phenotype is present in mice with paternal Gnas exon 2 disruption and in mice with a paternally inherited missense mutation in exon 6, thereby ruling out the involvement of ALEX, XLalphas-N1, and XXLalphas-N1 deficiency in the phenotypes of the Gnasxl knockout mice. ('Gnasxl', 'Gene', (268, 274)) ('XLalphas', 'Chemical', '-', (220, 228)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (96, 100)) ('XLalphas', 'Chemical', '-', (202, 210)) ('disruption', 'Var', (78, 88)) ('XXLalphas-N1 deficiency', 'Disease', (219, 242)) ('missense mutation', 'Var', (129, 146)) ('Gnasxl', 'Gene', '14683', (268, 274)) ('XXLalphas-N1 deficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007153', (219, 242)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (47, 51)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (284, 288)) ('Gnas exon 2', 'Gene', (66, 77)) 8036 19412439 It is important to note that the phenotype of the Gnasxl knockout mice differs, by and large, from the phenotype of mice heterozygous for disruption of Gnas exon 1, in which Gsalpha, but not XLalphas, is ablated. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (116, 120)) ('Gnasxl', 'Gene', '14683', (50, 56)) ('Gnas exon 1', 'Gene', (152, 163)) ('Gnasxl', 'Gene', (50, 56)) ('XLalphas', 'Chemical', '-', (191, 199)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (66, 70)) ('ablated', 'NegReg', (204, 211)) ('disruption', 'Var', (138, 148)) 8039 19412439 Findings that are reminiscent of those observed in Gnasxl knockout mice and the mice with paternal Gnas exon 2 disruption have been reported in two unrelated children with large paternal deletions of chromosome 20q13.3 that comprise the GNAS locus. ('Gnasxl', 'Gene', (51, 57)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (158, 166)) ('Gnas exon 2', 'Gene', (99, 110)) ('Gnasxl', 'Gene', '14683', (51, 57)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (80, 84)) ('disruption', 'Var', (111, 121)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (67, 71)) ('deletions', 'Var', (187, 196)) 8048 19412439 Thus, it appears that the non-methylated A/B DMR and/or active A/B transcription is necessary for the tissue-specific paternal silencing of Gsalpha. ('DMR', 'Chemical', '-', (45, 48)) ('paternal silencing', 'Var', (118, 136)) ('Gsalpha', 'Gene', (140, 147)) 8061 19412439 Second, mice with the paternal deletion exhibit a modest decrease in A/B expression combined with an increase in the methylation of the A/B promoter. ('decrease', 'NegReg', (57, 65)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (117, 128)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (101, 109)) ('deletion', 'Var', (31, 39)) ('A/B expression', 'MPA', (69, 83)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (8, 12)) 8063 19412439 Is it the derepression of Nesp55, the reduction of XLalphas expression, or the deletion of the genomic region containing the antisense promoter? ('XLalphas', 'Protein', (51, 59)) ('Nesp55', 'Protein', (26, 32)) ('XLalphas', 'Chemical', '-', (51, 59)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (38, 47)) ('deletion', 'Var', (79, 87)) ('derepression', 'NegReg', (10, 22)) 8064 19412439 Consistent with the pivotal role of Gsalpha in multiple biological responses, mutations that affect the activity or expression of Gsalpha lead to human disease. ('expression', 'MPA', (116, 126)) ('activity', 'MPA', (104, 112)) ('human disease', 'Disease', (146, 159)) ('mutations', 'Var', (78, 87)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (146, 151)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (138, 145)) ('Gsalpha', 'Gene', (130, 137)) 8065 19412439 homozygous inactivating Gsalpha mutations, and this is consistent with the early embryonic lethality observed in mice with homozygous disruption of either Gnas exon 2 or Gnas exon 1. ('embryonic lethality', 'Disease', (81, 100)) ('Gsalpha', 'Gene', (24, 31)) ('mutations', 'Var', (32, 41)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (113, 117)) ('embryonic lethality', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020964', (81, 100)) 8067 19412439 Accordingly, mutations that cause constitutive Gsalpha activity are found in various functionally active endocrine adenomas, including those that originate from pituitary somatotrophs. ('activity', 'MPA', (55, 63)) ('Gsalpha', 'Gene', (47, 54)) ('endocrine adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (105, 123)) ('endocrine adenomas', 'Disease', (105, 123)) ('mutations', 'Var', (13, 22)) 8068 19412439 In about 40% of patients with growth hormone secreting pituitary adenomas, constitutively activating Gsalpha missense mutations at either Arg201 or Gln227 have been identified in DNA from the tumor tissue, but not in DNA from peripheral blood. ('pituitary adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010911', (55, 73)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (192, 197)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (192, 197)) ('missense mutations at', 'Var', (109, 130)) ('growth hormone', 'Gene', (30, 44)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (16, 24)) ('pituitary adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002893', (55, 73)) ('Arg201', 'Var', (138, 144)) ('Gln227', 'Var', (148, 154)) ('growth hormone', 'Gene', '2688', (30, 44)) ('Gln227', 'Chemical', '-', (148, 154)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (90, 100)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (192, 197)) ('Arg201', 'Chemical', '-', (138, 144)) ('pituitary adenomas', 'Disease', (55, 73)) ('Gsalpha', 'Gene', (101, 108)) 8069 19412439 Since these mutant Gsalpha forms are identified in tumors and are present in one of the Gsalpha alleles only, they are referred to as the gsp oncogene. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (51, 56)) ('mutant', 'Var', (12, 18)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (51, 57)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (51, 57)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (51, 57)) ('gsp', 'Gene', '2778', (138, 141)) ('Gsalpha', 'Gene', (19, 26)) ('gsp', 'Gene', (138, 141)) 8072 19412439 In a more recent study, 5 of 30 patients with clear cell renal carcinoma have been shown to carry constitutively activating Gsalpha mutations in the tumor tissue. ('activating', 'PosReg', (113, 123)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (32, 40)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (149, 154)) ('renal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005584', (57, 72)) ('mutations', 'Var', (132, 141)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (149, 154)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (149, 154)) ('clear cell renal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (46, 72)) ('Gsalpha', 'Gene', (124, 131)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (63, 72)) ('clear cell renal carcinoma', 'Disease', (46, 72)) 8077 19412439 Patients with the McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS) are mosaic for constitutively activating Gsalpha mutations that occur during early embryonic development. ('McCune-Albright syndrome', 'Disease', (18, 42)) ('McCune-Albright syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005357', (18, 42)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (79, 89)) ('mutations', 'Var', (98, 107)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('Gsalpha', 'Gene', (90, 97)) ('MAS', 'Disease', (44, 47)) ('MAS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005357', (44, 47)) 8079 19412439 All identified mutations are at residue Arg201 (Cys or His), suggesting that changes in residue Gln227 may result in higher constitutive activity and are, therefore, less viable. ('Arg201', 'Chemical', '-', (40, 46)) ('Gln227', 'Var', (96, 102)) ('changes', 'Var', (77, 84)) ('constitutive activity', 'MPA', (124, 145)) ('Gln227', 'Chemical', '-', (96, 102)) ('His', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006639', (55, 58)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (117, 123)) ('Cys', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (48, 51)) 8080 19412439 Because of the mosaicism, patients with MAS show significant variation in their clinical presentation. ('MAS', 'Disease', (40, 43)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (26, 34)) ('mosaicism', 'Var', (15, 24)) ('MAS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005357', (40, 43)) 8082 19412439 It is important to note that some patients with the constitutively activating Gsalpha mutations present with fibrous dysplasia alone, affecting either a single bone or multiple bones. ('mutations', 'Var', (86, 95)) ('present', 'Reg', (96, 103)) ('Gsalpha', 'Gene', (78, 85)) ('fibrous dysplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005357', (109, 126)) ('fibrous dysplasia', 'Disease', (109, 126)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (34, 42)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (67, 77)) 8084 19412439 As in patients with MAS, nearly all isolated cases of fibrous dysplasia are associated with GNAS mutations at Arg201; however, a study using a mutation-specific restriction enzyme digest assay has recently identified three Gln227 (to Leu) mutations among a total of 56 samples. ('GNAS', 'Gene', (92, 96)) ('Leu', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007930', (234, 237)) ('MAS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005357', (20, 23)) ('MAS', 'Disease', (20, 23)) ('Gln227', 'Chemical', '-', (223, 229)) ('fibrous dysplasia', 'Disease', (54, 71)) ('mutations at Arg201', 'Var', (97, 116)) ('fibrous dysplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005357', (54, 71)) ('associated', 'Reg', (76, 86)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (6, 14)) ('Gln227 (to Leu', 'Var', (223, 237)) ('Arg201', 'Chemical', '-', (110, 116)) ('tri', 'Chemical', '-', (164, 167)) 8103 19412439 Inactivating Gsalpha mutations found in PHP-Ia patients are also present in patients who lack hormone resistance but present with AHO features, a condition referred to as pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (PPHP). ('pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism', 'Disease', (171, 201)) ('PHP-Ia', 'Disease', (40, 46)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (76, 84)) ('PHP', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000852', (40, 43)) ('pseudohypoparathyroidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000852', (177, 201)) ('Gsalpha', 'Gene', (13, 20)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (47, 55)) ('pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011556', (171, 201)) ('Inactivating', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('PHP-Ia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011547', (40, 46)) ('PHP', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000852', (204, 207)) ('mutations', 'Var', (21, 30)) 8109 19412439 Gsalpha haploinsufficiency has been demonstrated in the growth plate of mice chimeric for wild-type cells and cells heterozygous for disruption of either the maternal or the paternal Gnas exon 2. ('Gsalpha haploinsufficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058495', (0, 26)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (43, 46)) ('disruption', 'Var', (133, 143)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (72, 76)) ('Gsalpha haploinsufficiency', 'Disease', (0, 26)) 8110 19412439 In the chimeric setting, the mutant chondrocytes undergo hypertrophic differentiation sooner than wild-type chondrocytes, and because this finding is qualitatively similar to (albeit far less severe than) that observed in chondrocytes with homozygous Gsalpha ablation under the same conditions, it indicates Gsalpha haploinsufficiency. ('hypertrophic', 'Disease', (57, 69)) ('mutant', 'Var', (29, 35)) ('undergo', 'Reg', (49, 56)) ('hypertrophic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006984', (57, 69)) ('Gsalpha haploinsufficiency', 'Disease', (308, 334)) ('Gsalpha haploinsufficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058495', (308, 334)) 8113 19412439 It is also possible that disruption of other imprinted GNAS gene products contribute to the pathogenesis of AHO. ('contribute', 'Reg', (74, 84)) ('disruption', 'Var', (25, 35)) ('AHO', 'Disease', (108, 111)) ('tri', 'Chemical', '-', (77, 80)) 8114 19412439 Supporting this hypothesis, chondrocytes with paternal Gnas exon 2 disruption exhibit a slightly, but significantly, higher degree of Gsalpha haploinsufficiency than chondrocytes with maternal Gnas exon 2 disruption. ('disruption', 'Var', (67, 77)) ('Gnas exon 2', 'Gene', (55, 66)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (117, 123)) ('Gsalpha haploinsufficiency', 'Disease', (134, 160)) ('Gsalpha haploinsufficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058495', (134, 160)) 8115 19412439 More detailed characterization of the different AHO features between patients with paternally and maternally inherited Gsalpha mutations are likely to provide further insights into the understanding of the mechanisms underlying AHO. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (69, 77)) ('mutations', 'Var', (127, 136)) ('Gsalpha', 'Gene', (119, 126)) 8117 19412439 Heterozygous inactivation mutations within the Gsalpha coding GNAS exons have also been identified in patients with POH. ('Gsalpha', 'Gene', (47, 54)) ('POH', 'Disease', (116, 119)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (102, 110)) ('Heterozygous inactivation mutations', 'Var', (0, 35)) ('identified', 'Reg', (88, 98)) 8118 19412439 In fact, some of those mutations are identical to those found in patients with PHP-Ia or PPHP. ('PPHP', 'Disease', (89, 93)) ('PHP', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000852', (79, 82)) ('mutations', 'Var', (23, 32)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (65, 73)) ('PHP-Ia', 'Disease', (79, 85)) ('PHP', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000852', (90, 93)) ('PHP-Ia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011547', (79, 85)) 8124 19412439 Unlike in PHP-Ia, Gsalpha activity is typically normal in easily accessible cells from these patients, thus excluding mutations within Gsalpha coding GNAS exons. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (93, 101)) ('mutations', 'Var', (118, 127)) ('PHP-Ia', 'Disease', (10, 16)) ('PHP', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000852', (10, 13)) ('Gsalpha', 'Gene', (135, 142)) ('PHP-Ia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011547', (10, 16)) 8126 19412439 Expressed in HEK293 cells, an embryonic kidney derived cell line, this Gsalpha mutant was shown to affect the signaling of PTH, but not of TSH, LH, or isoproterenol, thus explaining the isolated PTH resistance. ('embryonic kidney', 'Disease', (30, 46)) ('HEK293', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0045', (13, 19)) ('mutant', 'Var', (79, 85)) ('TSH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013972', (139, 142)) ('LH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007986', (144, 146)) ('embryonic kidney', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (30, 46)) ('signaling', 'MPA', (110, 119)) ('PTH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010281', (123, 126)) ('affect', 'Reg', (99, 105)) ('isoproterenol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007545', (151, 164)) ('PTH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010281', (195, 198)) ('Gsalpha', 'Gene', (71, 78)) ('PTH', 'MPA', (123, 126)) 8127 19412439 The selective effect of this mutation on PTH signaling, however, could not be verified in a subsequent study, and it is possible that the discrepancy between the two studies stems from the use of different cell types and/or assays; the second study used mouse embryonic fibroblasts null for endogenous Gsalpha. ('mutation', 'Var', (29, 37)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (254, 259)) ('Gsalpha', 'Gene', (302, 309)) ('PTH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010281', (41, 44)) ('PTH signaling', 'MPA', (41, 54)) 8129 19412439 Since the urinary cAMP response to exogenously administered PTH is blunted in PHP-Ib patients, defects in the gene encoding PTHR1 seemed like a good candidate at the time. ('PTH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010281', (124, 127)) ('blunted', 'NegReg', (67, 74)) ('PHP-Ib', 'Gene', (78, 84)) ('PHP', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000852', (78, 81)) ('urinary cAMP response to exogenously administered', 'MPA', (10, 59)) ('PTH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010281', (60, 63)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (85, 93)) ('PTHR1', 'Gene', (124, 129)) ('defects', 'Var', (95, 102)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (18, 22)) ('PTHR1', 'Gene', '5745', (124, 129)) 8135 19412439 Flanked by two 391-bp repeats, the 3-kb microdeletion removes exons 4-6 of STX16, the gene encoding syntaxin-16. ('removes', 'NegReg', (54, 61)) ('STX16', 'Gene', (75, 80)) ('syntaxin-16', 'Gene', (100, 111)) ('microdeletion', 'Var', (40, 53)) ('syntaxin-16', 'Gene', '8675', (100, 111)) 8136 19412439 These mutations cause disease only after maternal inheritance, and each affected individual carrying either of these mutations displays an isolated loss of exon A/B imprinting, thereby indicating that the mutations disrupt a cis-acting element that controls imprinting at the exon A/B DMR. ('DMR', 'Chemical', '-', (285, 288)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (148, 152)) ('mutations', 'Var', (205, 214)) ('disease', 'Disease', (22, 29)) ('disrupt', 'NegReg', (215, 222)) ('mutations', 'Var', (6, 15)) ('cause', 'Reg', (16, 21)) 8138 19412439 Two unrelated familial cases with such GNAS imprinting abnormalities have been shown to carry maternally inherited deletions of the entire NESP55 DMR including exons 3 and 4 of the antisense transcript, revealing the putative location of another control element required for the imprinting of the entire maternal GNAS allele (Fig. ('DMR', 'Chemical', '-', (146, 149)) ('NESP55 DMR', 'Gene', (139, 149)) ('deletions', 'Var', (115, 124)) 8139 19412439 The presence of similarly large deletions at the NESP55 DMR has been excluded in a number of sporadic PHP-Ib cases. ('deletions', 'Var', (32, 41)) ('PHP', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000852', (102, 105)) ('DMR', 'Chemical', '-', (56, 59)) ('NESP55 DMR', 'Gene', (49, 59)) ('PHP-Ib', 'Disease', (102, 108)) 8142 19412439 Leading to the diagnosis were PTH-resistance and mild TSH resistance in the absence of typical AHO findings, although the patient had additional abnormalities, including developmental delay and craniosynostosis, which may have resulted from either disrupted expression of other imprinted genes or from unmasking of recessive defects present on paternal chromosome 20q. ('mild TSH resistance', 'Disease', (49, 68)) ('developmental delay', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001263', (170, 189)) ('developmental delay', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002658', (170, 189)) ('developmental delay', 'Disease', (170, 189)) ('additional abnormalities', 'Disease', (134, 158)) ('TSH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013972', (54, 57)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (122, 129)) ('craniosynostosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003398', (194, 210)) ('craniosynostosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001363', (194, 210)) ('craniosynostosis', 'Disease', (194, 210)) ('PTH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010281', (30, 33)) ('additional abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (134, 158)) ('PTH-resistance', 'Disease', (30, 44)) ('disrupted', 'Var', (248, 257)) 8150 19412439 Mild short-stature has been recently reported in some patients who show PTH-resistance and GNAS imprinting defects, consistent with GHRH resistance and resultant growth hormone deficiency. ('PTH-resistance', 'Gene', (72, 86)) ('GNAS imprinting', 'Gene', (91, 106)) ('growth hormone deficiency', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000824', (162, 187)) ('growth hormone deficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537404', (162, 187)) ('PTH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010281', (72, 75)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (54, 62)) ('defects', 'Var', (107, 114)) ('Mild short-stature', 'Disease', (0, 18)) ('imprinting', 'Gene', (96, 106)) ('GHRH', 'Gene', '2691', (132, 136)) ('growth hormone deficiency', 'Disease', (162, 187)) ('short-stature', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004322', (5, 18)) ('GHRH', 'Gene', (132, 136)) 8154 19412439 Supporting this notion, ablation of the paternal exon A/B region derepresses Gsalpha in cis in tissues where this signaling protein is paternally silenced and, furthermore, rescues the PTH resistance phenotype observed in mice with a point mutation in maternal Gnas exon 6. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (222, 226)) ('derepresses', 'NegReg', (65, 76)) ('point mutation', 'Var', (234, 248)) ('PTH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010281', (185, 188)) ('PTH resistance phenotype', 'MPA', (185, 209)) ('rescues', 'PosReg', (173, 180)) ('ablation', 'Var', (24, 32)) ('Gsalpha', 'Gene', (77, 84)) 8157 19412439 As explained above, mice with paternal disruption of Gnas exon 2 have severe defects that are similar to those seen in mice with paternal disruption of Gnasxl, including reduced adiposity, which is not seen in patients with paternally inherited inactivating Gsalpha mutations (PPHP); these patients are typically overweight. ('Gnasxl', 'Gene', '14683', (152, 158)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (119, 123)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (290, 298)) ('Gnasxl', 'Gene', (152, 158)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (20, 24)) ('adiposity', 'MPA', (178, 187)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (170, 177)) ('PHP', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000852', (278, 281)) ('paternal disruption', 'Var', (30, 49)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (210, 218)) ('overweight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025502', (313, 323)) ('reduced adiposity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040063', (170, 187)) ('Gnas', 'Gene', (53, 57)) 8163 19412439 Hence, although the findings resulted from the disruption of exon 2 are rather complicated due to the use of this exon by not only Gsalpha but also several other GNAS products (particularly XLalphas), this animal model is able to phenocopy PHP-Ia to a significant extent. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (72, 75)) ('phenocopy PHP-Ia', 'Disease', (230, 246)) ('disruption', 'Var', (47, 57)) ('XLalphas', 'Chemical', '-', (190, 198)) ('PHP', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000852', (240, 243)) ('phenocopy PHP-Ia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011547', (230, 246)) 8164 19412439 have independently generated another model of PHP-Ia through targeted disruption of Gnas exon 1. ('Gnas exon 1', 'Gene', (84, 95)) ('PHP-Ia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011547', (46, 52)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (23, 26)) ('disruption', 'Var', (70, 80)) ('PHP-Ia', 'Disease', (46, 52)) ('PHP', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000852', (46, 49)) 8165 19412439 In addition to early embryonic lethality observed upon homozygous inheritance of exon 1 disruption, even the heterozygous disruption is associated with some pre-weaning mortality regardless of the parental origin. ('associated', 'Reg', (136, 146)) ('embryonic lethality', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020964', (21, 40)) ('embryonic lethality', 'Disease', (21, 40)) ('exon 1', 'Gene', (81, 87)) ('disruption', 'Var', (88, 98)) 8168 19412439 In humans with inactivating Gsalpha mutations it is accepted that obesity develops regardless of the parent-of-origin of the introduced mutation, but recent evidence indicates that patients with PHP-Ia exhibit more prominent obesity than patients with PPHP. ('PHP', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000852', (253, 256)) ('obesity', 'Disease', (225, 232)) ('PHP-Ia', 'Disease', (195, 201)) ('obesity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001513', (66, 73)) ('PHP-Ia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011547', (195, 201)) ('mutations', 'Var', (36, 45)) ('PHP', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000852', (195, 198)) ('obesity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009765', (66, 73)) ('Gsalpha', 'Gene', (28, 35)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (3, 9)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (181, 189)) ('obesity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001513', (225, 232)) ('obesity', 'Disease', (66, 73)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (238, 246)) ('obesity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009765', (225, 232)) 8169 19412439 Consistent with this recent observation, mice with the maternal Gnas exon 1 disruption is more obese than the paternal disruption. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (41, 45)) ('obese', 'Disease', (95, 100)) ('obese', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009765', (95, 100)) ('disruption', 'Var', (76, 86)) 8170 19412439 In contrast to these similarities between the mouse models of exon 1 ablation and PHP-Ia/PPHP, the serum PTH level seems to be moderately elevated in mice with paternal Gnas exon 1 ablation, suggesting the presence of PTH-resistance. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (150, 154)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (131, 134)) ('PHP', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000852', (82, 85)) ('PHP-Ia', 'Disease', (82, 88)) ('PHP-Ia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011547', (82, 88)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (46, 51)) ('PTH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010281', (105, 108)) ('serum PTH level', 'MPA', (99, 114)) ('PTH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010281', (218, 221)) ('ablation', 'Var', (181, 189)) ('PHP', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000852', (90, 93)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (138, 146)) 8173 19412439 Since a 3-kb deletion removing exons 4-6 of the STX16 locus has been identified in numerous familial PHP-Ib cases, and since this locus, with its exon-intron structure and its proximity to the GNAS locus, is similar in mice and humans, an attempt at generating a PHP-Ib mouse model has been made through targeted deletion of Stx16 exons 4-6. ('PHP', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000852', (263, 266)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (228, 234)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (219, 223)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (270, 275)) ('deletion', 'Var', (13, 21)) ('STX16', 'Gene', (48, 53)) ('Stx16', 'Gene', '228960', (325, 330)) ('PHP', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000852', (101, 104)) ('deletion', 'Var', (313, 321)) ('Stx16', 'Gene', (325, 330)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (254, 257)) 8175 19412439 More important, regardless of the parental origin of the deletion, the mutant mice fail to phenocopy the epigenetic abnormalities found in patients with familial PHP-Ib. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (139, 147)) ('deletion', 'Var', (57, 65)) ('familial PHP-Ib', 'Disease', (153, 168)) ('phenocopy the epigenetic abnormalities', 'Disease', (91, 129)) ('mutant', 'Var', (71, 77)) ('phenocopy the epigenetic abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:C580174', (91, 129)) ('PHP', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000852', (162, 165)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (78, 82)) 8177 19412439 Thus, the nearly exact change in the mouse Stx16 gene is not sufficient to disrupt Gnas imprinting and to result in PTH resistance, ruling out a disrupted STX16 mRNA and/or protein as the molecular cause of familial PHP-Ib. ('disrupted', 'Var', (145, 154)) ('PHP', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000852', (216, 219)) ('familial PHP-Ib', 'Disease', (207, 222)) ('result in', 'Reg', (106, 115)) ('PTH resistance', 'MPA', (116, 130)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (37, 42)) ('Stx16', 'Gene', '228960', (43, 48)) ('PTH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010281', (116, 119)) ('STX16', 'Gene', (155, 160)) ('Stx16', 'Gene', (43, 48)) 8180 19412439 Several human disorders are caused by heterozygous mutations that affect Gsalpha expression and/or activity, and consistent with the tissue-specific paternal silencing of Gsalpha expression, these disorders are inherited in a parent-of-origin specific manner. ('affect', 'Reg', (66, 72)) ('mutations', 'Var', (51, 60)) ('human disorders', 'Disease', (8, 23)) ('Gsalpha', 'Protein', (73, 80)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (28, 37)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (8, 13)) ('activity', 'MPA', (99, 107)) ('expression', 'MPA', (81, 91)) 8181 19412439 Depending on their parental origin, mutations that affect the Gsalpha transcript also disrupt some of the additional GNAS transcripts, such as XLalphas. ('disrupt', 'NegReg', (86, 93)) ('mutations', 'Var', (36, 45)) ('Gsalpha', 'Gene', (62, 69)) ('XLalphas', 'Disease', (143, 151)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', (117, 121)) ('XLalphas', 'Chemical', '-', (143, 151)) 8182 19412439 It is likely that the disruption of these additional gene products or alterations in the balance between the expression of Gsalpha and these proteins contributes to disease pathogenesis. ('Gsalpha', 'Protein', (123, 130)) ('alterations', 'Reg', (70, 81)) ('expression', 'MPA', (109, 119)) ('contributes', 'Reg', (150, 161)) ('disruption', 'Var', (22, 32)) ('balance', 'MPA', (89, 96)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (74, 77)) ('tri', 'Chemical', '-', (153, 156)) 8314 29508384 TGCT was classified using the Danish modified version of the ICD 7th edition codes for seminoma (378) and nonseminoma (278, 478, 578), and the ICD for Oncology, 3rd edition morphology codes for seminoma (9060-9062, 9064) and nonseminoma (9065-9102). ('seminoma', 'Disease', (109, 117)) ('9060-9062', 'Var', (204, 213)) ('9065-9102', 'Var', (238, 247)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (87, 95)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (109, 117)) ('Oncology', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (151, 159)) ('ICD', 'Disease', 'OMIM:252500', (143, 146)) ('nonseminoma', 'Disease', (225, 236)) ('nonseminoma', 'Disease', 'None', (225, 236)) ('nonseminoma', 'Disease', (106, 117)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (228, 236)) ('nonseminoma', 'Disease', 'None', (106, 117)) ('ICD', 'Disease', (61, 64)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (228, 236)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (194, 202)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (0, 4)) ('ICD', 'Disease', 'OMIM:252500', (61, 64)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (194, 202)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (87, 95)) ('ICD', 'Disease', (143, 146)) 8340 29508384 Two of the SNPs evaluated were found to be associated with risk of TGCT (rs6060373 and rs143384). ('rs6060373', 'Var', (73, 82)) ('rs6060373', 'Mutation', 'rs6060373', (73, 82)) ('rs143384', 'Var', (87, 95)) ('rs143384', 'Mutation', 'rs143384', (87, 95)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (67, 71)) 8352 29508384 In conclusion, childhood height was associated with an increased risk of TGCT, but growth during childhood was not. ('child', 'Species', '9606', (97, 102)) ('childhood height', 'Var', (15, 31)) ('child', 'Species', '9606', (15, 20)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (73, 77)) 8371 27853490 Computerized tomography (CT) scanning revealed a structural alteration in the L3 soma that was a frank pathological fracture (Figure 1). ('fracture', 'Disease', (116, 124)) ('structural alteration', 'Var', (49, 70)) ('pathological fracture', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002756', (103, 124)) ('fracture', 'Disease', 'MESH:D050723', (116, 124)) 8422 27235586 miRNAs regulate the expression levels of their target genes, which are identified by partial complementarity of binding sites. ('miRNAs', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('regulate', 'Reg', (7, 15)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (99, 102)) ('expression levels', 'MPA', (20, 37)) 8448 27235586 The dimension of miRNA and mRNA matrices are [1046x52] and [20531x52], respectively. ('[1046x52]', 'Var', (45, 54)) ('[20531x52]', 'Var', (59, 69)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (6, 9)) 8496 27235586 Similarly, GO:0030235 is related to the activity of nitric oxide synthase. ('nitric oxide synthase', 'Gene', (52, 73)) ('nitric oxide synthase', 'Gene', '4843', (52, 73)) ('activity', 'MPA', (40, 48)) ('GO:0030235', 'Var', (11, 21)) 8502 27235586 The protein kinase gene family is the most frequently mutated in human cancer and the role of mutated protein kinases in development of TGCT has been previously reported. ('mutated', 'Var', (94, 101)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (65, 70)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (71, 77)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (71, 77)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (128, 131)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (71, 77)) 8517 27235586 Finally, AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in "AMPK signaling pathway", can act as a physiological cellular energy sensor and strongly suppresses cell proliferation in both nonmalignant and tumor cells. ('AMP-activated', 'Var', (9, 22)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (192, 197)) ('cell proliferation in', 'CPA', (148, 169)) ('suppresses', 'NegReg', (137, 147)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (192, 197)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (192, 197)) 8529 27235586 None of the other "RP" genes are involved in any enriched pathways and all of them have direct physical interaction with estrogen genes, except for RPS19 which has a common significant GO term, GO:0017134 with FGFR3, one of the TGCT genes. ('GO:0017134', 'Var', (194, 204)) ('FGFR3', 'Gene', '2261', (210, 215)) ('FGFR3', 'Gene', (210, 215)) ('RPS19', 'Gene', '6223', (148, 153)) ('RPS19', 'Gene', (148, 153)) 8538 27235586 Identification of miRNAs involved in a disease, such as TGCT, can facilitate the development of new therapies to control and treat the disease by designing Anti-miRNA Oligonucleotides (AMOs). ('Anti-miRNA', 'Var', (156, 166)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (56, 60)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (88, 91)) 8573 26847433 EDCs can also affect hormone receptor expression, e.g. ('EDCs', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('hormone receptor', 'Gene', '3164', (21, 37)) ('affect', 'Reg', (14, 20)) ('hormone receptor', 'Gene', (21, 37)) 8581 26847433 The evidence that EDCs alter development is further supported by findings that EDCs can affect small non-coding RNAs that are implicated in development. ('alter', 'Reg', (23, 28)) ('affect', 'Reg', (88, 94)) ('development', 'MPA', (29, 40)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (36, 39)) ('EDCs', 'Var', (79, 83)) ('EDCs', 'Var', (18, 22)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (147, 150)) ('small non-coding RNAs', 'Protein', (95, 116)) 8582 26847433 In particular, microRNAs (miR) are involved in proper differentiation of primordial germ cells (PGCs) and have been shown to be dysregulated in testicular germ cell tumors. ('cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005935', (160, 171)) ('PGC', 'Gene', (96, 99)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (165, 170)) ('microRNAs', 'Var', (15, 24)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (165, 171)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (155, 171)) ('involved', 'Reg', (35, 43)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', (160, 171)) ('PGC', 'Gene', '109820', (96, 99)) 8595 26847433 The role of biomechanical cues in tissue development is only recently being explored in different tissue systems such as the developing lung, heart, kidney and the MG. Hormones can also provide biomechanical cues; for example, estrogen has been shown to affect the biomechanical properties of cells isolated from the cornea, endothelium and the anterior cruciate ligament. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (48, 51)) ('biomechanical properties of cells', 'CPA', (265, 298)) ('affect', 'Reg', (254, 260)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (367, 370)) ('estrogen', 'Var', (227, 235)) 8597 26847433 Although the hypothesis that EDCs change the biomechanical properties of target tissues has yet to be tested, there is evidence that EDCs affect structural protein expression in the extracellular environment. ('affect', 'Reg', (138, 144)) ('EDCs', 'Var', (133, 137)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (203, 206)) 8599 26847433 While the phenotypes of affected tissues might be different, it is clear that EDCs act in a systemic manner, a conclusion also supported by reports that EDCs can trigger inflammatory responses in several target tissues. ('man', 'Species', '9606', (101, 104)) ('EDCs', 'Var', (153, 157)) ('inflammatory responses', 'CPA', (170, 192)) ('trigger', 'Reg', (162, 169)) 8602 26847433 Under the tenets of the currently prevailing theory of carcinogenesis, namely the Somatic Mutation Theory (SMT), carcinogenesis is a two-step process that occurs within a single normal cell, which, after accumulating somatic mutations, proliferates uncontrollably, and gives rise to a tumor. ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (113, 127)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (285, 290)) ('mutations', 'Var', (225, 234)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (243, 246)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (285, 290)) ('accumulating', 'PosReg', (204, 216)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (113, 127)) ('gives rise to', 'Reg', (269, 282)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (55, 69)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (285, 290)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (55, 69)) 8618 26847433 All these changes, when taken in the context of hormonal action during puberty, disrupt the MG environment. ('disrupt', 'Reg', (80, 87)) ('changes', 'Var', (10, 17)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (102, 105)) ('MG environment', 'MPA', (92, 106)) 8625 26847433 Similarly, female CD-1 mice exposed in utero to either DES or methoxychlor (organochlorine pesticide), followed up by an estradiol challenge in adulthood, showed increased uterine weight at lower doses of DES or methoxychlor compared to those exposed to higher doses of both EDCs, thus confirming the non-monotonic dose response (NMDR) of EDCs. ('uterine weight', 'CPA', (172, 186)) ('methoxychlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008731', (62, 74)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (162, 171)) ('DES', 'Var', (205, 208)) ('estradiol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (121, 130)) ('DES', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004054', (205, 208)) ('organochlorine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006843', (76, 90)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (23, 27)) ('CD-1', 'Gene', '111334', (18, 22)) ('methoxychlor', 'Var', (212, 224)) ('increased uterine weight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100878', (162, 186)) ('methoxychlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008731', (212, 224)) ('CD-1', 'Gene', (18, 22)) ('DES', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004054', (55, 58)) 8661 26847433 While this may suggest that some estrogens directly attenuate prostatic hyperplasia and metastasis, it is equally possible that genistein triggers a negative feedback response through the pituitary gland resulting in reduced androgen synthesis. ('androgen synthesis', 'MPA', (225, 243)) ('prostatic hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011470', (62, 83)) ('metastasis', 'CPA', (88, 98)) ('attenuate', 'NegReg', (52, 61)) ('genistein', 'Var', (128, 137)) ('genistein', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019833', (128, 137)) ('negative feedback response', 'MPA', (149, 175)) ('reduced androgen synthesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (217, 243)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (217, 224)) ('prostatic hyperplasia', 'Disease', (62, 83)) 8662 26847433 found that BPA increased the expression of genes associated with self-renewal and maintenance of non-differentiated phenotypes. ('BPA', 'Var', (11, 14)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (11, 14)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (15, 24)) ('self-renewal', 'CPA', (65, 77)) ('expression of genes', 'MPA', (29, 48)) 8681 26847433 Following exposure to PCBs, male rodents showed reduced ventral prostate weight, possibly resulting from their dual action on sex hormone receptors in the prostate. ('ventral prostate weight', 'CPA', (56, 79)) ('hormone receptor', 'Gene', (130, 146)) ('hormone receptor', 'Gene', '3164', (130, 146)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (48, 55)) ('reduced ventral prostate', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008687', (48, 72)) ('PCBs', 'Var', (22, 26)) ('PCBs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (22, 26)) 8685 26847433 The most common risk factor for testicular cancer (TC) is improper testicular development, further strengthening the notion that cancers represent "development gone awry", a notion that is implicit in the TOFT, and made explicit in a later publication. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 135)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (155, 158)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (32, 49)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (32, 49)) ('improper', 'Var', (58, 66)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (129, 136)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 136)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (129, 136)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (85, 88)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (43, 49)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (32, 49)) 8686 26847433 In addition, by interfering with normal testicular development, EDCs may increase the risk of neoplastic development. ('EDCs', 'Var', (64, 68)) ('neoplastic development', 'CPA', (94, 116)) ('interfering', 'NegReg', (16, 27)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (112, 115)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (58, 61)) 8694 26847433 Interruption of hormonal function within the developing tissues have been shown to lead to undescended testicles (cryptorchidism), improper positioning of the urethral opening (hypospadia) and sterility. ('sterility', 'Disease', (193, 202)) ('hypospadia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (177, 187)) ('hypospadia', 'Disease', (177, 187)) ('positioning of the urethral opening', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100627', (140, 175)) ('Interruption', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('urethral opening', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014526', (159, 175)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003456', (114, 128)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (114, 128)) ('undescended testicles', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (91, 112)) ('hypospadia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (177, 187)) ('undescended testicles', 'CPA', (91, 112)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (83, 90)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (114, 128)) ('urethral opening', 'Disease', (159, 175)) ('improper positioning', 'CPA', (131, 151)) 8700 26847433 Alteration of the hormonal milieu during gestation or perinatal life by exposure to exogenous estrogens or anti-androgens resulted in the malformations described in TDS as well as Leydig cell tumors and teratomas. ('anti-androgens', 'Var', (107, 121)) ('malformations', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (138, 151)) ('malformations', 'Disease', (138, 151)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (205, 208)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (192, 198)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007984', (180, 198)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (203, 212)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', (203, 212)) ('TDS', 'Disease', (165, 168)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (203, 212)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Disease', (180, 198)) ('resulted in', 'Reg', (122, 133)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (4, 7)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (192, 197)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100618', (180, 198)) 8701 26847433 Several male CD-1 mouse offspring exposed to DES through daily prenatal injections (100ug/kg/d) became infertile and 15 of 24 males had noticeable testicular abnormalities including intra-abdominal testes at 9-10 months of age. ('DES', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004054', (45, 48)) ('CD-1', 'Gene', '111334', (13, 17)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (18, 23)) ('testicular abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013733', (147, 171)) ('testicular abnormalities', 'Disease', (147, 171)) ('infertile', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (103, 112)) ('CD-1', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('infertile', 'Disease', (103, 112)) ('intra-abdominal', 'Disease', (182, 197)) ('testicular abnormalities', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000035', (147, 171)) ('100ug/kg/d', 'Var', (84, 94)) ('intra-abdominal', 'Disease', 'MESH:D059325', (182, 197)) 8713 26847433 The findings that miRs involved in testicular development show aberrant expression in TGCTs also lend support to the link between TC and abnormal development of the testes. ('TGCTs', 'Gene', (86, 91)) ('abnormal development of the testes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008733', (137, 171)) ('aberrant expression', 'Var', (63, 82)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (153, 156)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (53, 56)) ('link', 'Reg', (117, 121)) 8726 26847433 In contrast, a US study found an inverse correlation between PCB congeners and TC, whereas a Norwegian study found epidemiologic evidence that some PCB congeners (99 and 167) may be linked to TC risk. ('linked', 'Reg', (182, 188)) ('inverse', 'NegReg', (33, 40)) ('PCB', 'Gene', '5091', (61, 64)) ('PCB', 'Gene', (61, 64)) ('99', 'Var', (163, 165)) ('PCB', 'Gene', '5091', (148, 151)) ('PCB', 'Gene', (148, 151)) 8727 26847433 Finally, a recent case control study (125 patients vs. 103 controls) concluded that serum concentration of PCBs and hexachlorobenzene were tied to a statistically significant increase in TC risk and lower semen quality. ('hexachlorobenzene', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006581', (116, 133)) ('PCBs', 'Gene', (107, 111)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (97, 100)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (199, 204)) ('hexachlorobenzene', 'Var', (116, 133)) ('PCBs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (107, 111)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (207, 210)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (175, 183)) ('serum', 'MPA', (84, 89)) ('semen quality', 'CPA', (205, 218)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (42, 50)) 8728 26847433 presented the first evidence that AGD was correlated with incomplete testicular descent in infants exposed prenatally to phthalates. ('phthalate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C032279', (121, 130)) ('AGD', 'Var', (34, 37)) ('incomplete testicular descent', 'CPA', (58, 87)) ('infants', 'Species', '9606', (91, 98)) 8738 26847433 Male Long-Evans and Holtzman rats, and Syrian hamsters exposed to TCDD perinatally showed dose-dependent developmental defects that ranged from reduced epididymis weights to reduced AGD, delayed testicular descent and reduced sperm number and quality. ('reduced', 'NegReg', (144, 151)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (112, 115)) ('epididymis', 'Disease', (152, 162)) ('reduced sperm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012207', (218, 231)) ('Syrian hamsters', 'Species', '10036', (39, 54)) ('testicular descent', 'CPA', (195, 213)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (25, 28)) ('delayed testicular', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008734', (187, 205)) ('delayed', 'NegReg', (187, 194)) ('AGD', 'MPA', (182, 185)) ('sperm number', 'CPA', (226, 238)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (218, 225)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (174, 181)) ('TCDD', 'Var', (66, 70)) ('epididymis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004823', (152, 162)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (29, 33)) ('reduced AGD', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0410245', (174, 185)) ('TCDD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000072317', (66, 70)) 8763 26847433 BRCA1/2 germline mutations, Klinefelter and Cowden syndrome), lifestyles (obesity, excessive alcohol intake, hormone manipulation), and occupational hazards (exhaust emissions, high temperatures). ('germline mutations', 'Var', (8, 26)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (187, 190)) ('Cowden syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006223', (44, 59)) ('Cowden syndrome', 'Disease', (44, 59)) ('obesity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009765', (74, 81)) ('obesity', 'Disease', (74, 81)) ('Klinefelter', 'Disease', (28, 39)) ('excessive alcohol', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030955', (83, 100)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (117, 120)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', '672', (0, 5)) ('obesity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001513', (74, 81)) ('alcohol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000438', (93, 100)) 8773 26847433 EDCs have been linked to higher incidences of gynecomastia in humans. ('EDCs', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('gynecomastia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006177', (46, 58)) ('gynecomastia', 'Disease', (46, 58)) ('gynecomastia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000771', (46, 58)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (62, 68)) 8789 26847433 In adult male Sprague-Dawley rats, exposure to methoxychlor or a combination of genistein and methoxychlor resulted in increased longitudinal growth, density and size of the MGs, increased number of ductal branches and alveolar mass, and exhibited ductal hyperplasia. ('longitudinal growth', 'CPA', (129, 148)) ('MGs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008274', (174, 177)) ('Sprague-Dawley rats', 'Species', '10116', (14, 33)) ('methoxychlor', 'Var', (94, 106)) ('ductal hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002285', (248, 266)) ('ductal hyperplasia', 'Disease', (248, 266)) ('methoxychlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008731', (94, 106)) ('genistein', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019833', (80, 89)) ('methoxychlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008731', (47, 59)) ('alveolar mass', 'Disease', (219, 232)) ('alveolar mass', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536030', (219, 232)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (179, 188)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (119, 128)) 8791 26847433 However, as the Endocrine Society has recently asserted, more research is required to establish the link between defects of the male reproductive system, including cancers, and EDCs, such as the ones discussed above. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (164, 170)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (164, 171)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (164, 171)) ('defects', 'Var', (113, 120)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (164, 171)) ('EDCs', 'Disease', (177, 181)) 8820 26847433 We have discussed how manipulation of systemic hormone synthesis, residential reduction or aromatization of circulating hormones, and receptor function or expression in rodents results in distinct changes in organ structure, function, and development. ('changes', 'Reg', (197, 204)) ('aromatization', 'Var', (91, 104)) ('development', 'CPA', (239, 250)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (246, 249)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (78, 87)) ('manipulation', 'Var', (22, 34)) ('function', 'MPA', (225, 233)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (22, 25)) ('organ structure', 'MPA', (208, 223)) 8830 24731683 In XY gonadal dysgenesis, the presence of a Y chromosome or Y-chromosome material renders the patient at increased risk for developing gonadal malignancy. ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000133', (6, 24)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006059', (6, 24)) ('gonadal malignancy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010785', (135, 153)) ('Y-chromosome material', 'Var', (60, 81)) ('gonadal malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (135, 153)) ('presence', 'Var', (30, 38)) ('gonadal malignancy', 'Disease', (135, 153)) ('Y chromosome', 'Var', (44, 56)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (94, 101)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', (6, 24)) 8836 24731683 Gonadal dysgenesis is a term used for a unique subset of disorders of sexual development (DSD) characterized by incomplete or defective formation of the gonads (ovary or testis) due to either structural or numerical anomalies of the sex chromosomes or mutations in the genes involved in the development of the gonad. ('Gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006059', (0, 18)) ('DSD', 'Disease', (90, 93)) ('defective', 'NegReg', (126, 135)) ('mutations', 'Var', (252, 261)) ('ovary or testis', 'Disease', (161, 176)) ('ovary or testis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (161, 176)) ('Gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', (0, 18)) ('anomalies of the sex', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012729', (216, 236)) ('anomalies of the sex', 'Disease', (216, 236)) ('Gonadal dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000133', (0, 18)) ('DSD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058533', (90, 93)) 8841 24731683 Patients with gonadal dysgenesis who have a Y chromosome or Y-chromosome material are at increased risk for developing germ cell tumors such as gonadoblastoma or carcinoma in situ (CIS), with the potential for malignant transformation to dysgerminoma or seminoma, respectively. ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (238, 250)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', (162, 179)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (254, 262)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (119, 135)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009373', (119, 135)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', (14, 32)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (162, 179)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (238, 250)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('Y chromosome', 'Var', (44, 56)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (119, 135)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002278', (162, 179)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', (238, 250)) ('gonadoblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000150', (144, 158)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (119, 134)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 134)) ('gonadoblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018238', (144, 158)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (162, 171)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 135)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000133', (14, 32)) ('Y-chromosome material', 'Var', (60, 81)) ('gonadoblastoma', 'Disease', (144, 158)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006059', (14, 32)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (254, 262)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (181, 184)) 8870 24731683 Mutations and deletions in the SRY (sex-determining gene on the Y chromosome) have been reported in the literature to account for 10-20% of the cases of 46,XY CGD. ('SRY', 'Gene', (31, 34)) ('deletions', 'Var', (14, 23)) ('SRY', 'Gene', '6736', (31, 34)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) 8871 24731683 Other mutations identified have included NR5A1 (9q33), DHH (12q13.1), NROB1 (DAX 1), WNT4 , DMRT1 (9p24.3) deletion, CBX2 (17q25) deletion, and a heterozygous mutation in MAP3K1 (5q11.2). ('CBX2', 'Gene', '84733', (117, 121)) ('MAP3K1', 'Gene', (171, 177)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (92, 97)) ('DAX 1', 'Gene', (77, 82)) ('NR5A1', 'Gene', '2516', (41, 46)) ('DHH', 'Gene', (55, 58)) ('MAP3K1', 'Gene', '4214', (171, 177)) ('DAX 1', 'Gene', '190', (77, 82)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (92, 97)) ('WNT4', 'Gene', (85, 89)) ('NROB1', 'Gene', '190', (70, 75)) ('NROB1', 'Gene', (70, 75)) ('WNT4', 'Gene', '54361', (85, 89)) ('NR5A1', 'Gene', (41, 46)) ('deletion', 'Var', (107, 115)) ('DHH', 'Gene', '50846', (55, 58)) ('CBX2', 'Gene', (117, 121)) 8900 24731683 Mutations have been described in SRY , NR5A1(9q33), DHH (12q13.1), NROB1 (DAX 1), and WNT4 . ('DAX 1', 'Gene', (74, 79)) ('NROB1', 'Gene', '190', (67, 72)) ('NROB1', 'Gene', (67, 72)) ('WNT4', 'Gene', (86, 90)) ('DHH', 'Gene', '50846', (52, 55)) ('WNT4', 'Gene', '54361', (86, 90)) ('NR5A1', 'Gene', (39, 44)) ('DAX 1', 'Gene', '190', (74, 79)) ('NR5A1', 'Gene', '2516', (39, 44)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('DHH', 'Gene', (52, 55)) ('SRY', 'Gene', '6736', (33, 36)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (33, 36)) 8902 24731683 Campomelic dysplasia is a skeletal malformation syndrome caused by mutations in SOX9 . ('caused by', 'Reg', (57, 66)) ('mutations', 'Var', (67, 76)) ('SOX9', 'Gene', (80, 84)) ('Campomelic dysplasia', 'Disease', (0, 20)) ('Campomelic dysplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D055036', (0, 20)) ('SOX9', 'Gene', '6662', (80, 84)) ('skeletal malformation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000924', (26, 47)) ('skeletal malformation syndrome', 'Disease', (26, 56)) ('skeletal malformation syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (26, 56)) 8939 24731683 The risk of developing gonadal malignancy in patients with PGD who have 45,X/46,XY and variants is reported by Cools, et al., as 15-40%. ('PGD', 'Chemical', '-', (59, 62)) ('gonadal malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (23, 41)) ('variants', 'Var', (87, 95)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (45, 53)) ('gonadal malignancy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010785', (23, 41)) ('gonadal malignancy', 'Disease', (23, 41)) 8940 24731683 In patients with mixed gonadal dysgenesis or asymmetrical gonadal differentiation, the estimated tumor prevalence is reported to be approximately 15%, although this figure may be an underestimation. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (97, 102)) ('asymmetrical', 'Var', (45, 57)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 102)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (97, 102)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', (23, 41)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (3, 11)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000133', (23, 41)) ('mixed gonadal dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000133', (17, 41)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006059', (23, 41)) 9044 23660945 Of particular interest for GCT patients is that androgen deficiency has been found to be a risk factor for the development of the MetS, and cured survivors are often found to have some degree of CT-induced hypogonadism, which may persist for up to 10 years after treatment. ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (27, 30)) ('deficiency', 'Var', (57, 67)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (268, 271)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (118, 121)) ('hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000135', (206, 218)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (31, 39)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', (206, 218)) ('MetS', 'Disease', (130, 134)) ('androgen', 'Protein', (48, 56)) ('androgen deficiency', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (48, 67)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007006', (206, 218)) 9074 23660945 Combination-CT patients had significantly higher fasting serum concentrations of cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and triglyceride than that in controls, and higher serum cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations compared with that in surgery patients (Table 3). ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (15, 23)) ('triglyceride', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014280', (115, 127)) ('Combination-CT', 'Var', (0, 14)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (98, 109)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (81, 92)) ('triglyceride', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014280', (184, 196)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (42, 48)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (168, 179)) ('higher serum cholesterol', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003124', (155, 179)) ('LDL-cholesterol', 'MPA', (94, 109)) ('higher fasting serum concentrations of cholesterol', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003124', (42, 92)) ('triglyceride', 'MPA', (115, 127)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (155, 161)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (242, 250)) 9086 23660945 Irrespective of the use of the IDF or NCEP-ATPIII criteria, survivors with the lowest quartile testosterone levels (<12.0 nmol l-1) had a MetS prevalence higher than the other three quartiles (OR, 2.5 and 95% CI, 1.3-4.7; and OR, 1.7 and 95% CI, 0.8-3.6, respectively). ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (95, 107)) ('MetS', 'MPA', (138, 142)) ('<12.0', 'Var', (116, 121)) ('testosterone', 'MPA', (95, 107)) 9110 23660945 Apart from these favourable effects on lipid metabolism, testosterone supplementation also results in increased BMD, muscle mass, and fat-free body mass. ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (57, 69)) ('testosterone', 'Gene', (57, 69)) ('lipid metabolism', 'MPA', (39, 55)) ('fat-free body mass', 'CPA', (134, 152)) ('BMD', 'Disease', (112, 115)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (76, 79)) ('BMD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020388', (112, 115)) ('supplementation', 'Var', (70, 85)) ('muscle mass', 'CPA', (117, 128)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (102, 111)) ('lipid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (39, 44)) 9117 23660945 In our opinion, this would allow for evidence-based counselling of GCT survivors to adhere to a lifestyle that favourably affects the modifiable risk factors for MetS and cardiovascular risk, such as regular exercise, low-carbohydrate diet, and smoking cessation. ('smoking cessation', 'Disease', (245, 262)) ('MetS', 'Disease', (162, 166)) ('affects', 'Reg', (122, 129)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (67, 70)) ('carbohydrate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002241', (222, 234)) ('low-carbohydrate', 'Var', (218, 234)) 9125 9083348 This implies that 7.6% of men in the general population will be carriers of the mutant allele and that 0.1% would be homozygote and are, therefore, at high risk of developing the cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (179, 185)) ('mutant', 'Var', (80, 86)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (26, 29)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (179, 185)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (179, 185)) 9157 31360893 Ovarian reserve varies among women and is affected by additional factors, including genetic polymorphisms associated with age of menopause and others in genes encoding drug metabolism enzymes may also affect risk of ovarian toxicity. ('genetic polymorphisms', 'Var', (84, 105)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (29, 34)) ('ovarian toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010049', (216, 232)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (31, 34)) ('affect', 'Reg', (201, 207)) ('Ovarian reserve', 'CPA', (0, 15)) ('ovarian toxicity', 'Disease', (216, 232)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (129, 132)) 9161 31360893 Abnormalities of traditional laboratory markers such as follicle-stimulating hormone, estradiol, and inhibin-B levels are late markers of ovarian aging. ('Abnormalities', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('follicle-stimulating', 'MPA', (56, 76)) ('ovarian aging', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008209', (138, 151)) ('inhibin-B levels', 'MPA', (101, 117)) ('estradiol', 'MPA', (86, 95)) ('ovarian aging', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (138, 151)) ('ovarian aging', 'Disease', (138, 151)) 9168 31360893 Most studies support the impact of alkylating chemotherapy on infertility and surrogates, including acute ovarian failure (AOF) and premature menopause, but not all have identified a detrimental effect. ('alkylating', 'Var', (35, 45)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (62, 73)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (142, 145)) ('acute ovarian failure', 'Disease', (100, 121)) ('ovarian failure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008209', (106, 121)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (62, 73)) ('premature menopause', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008209', (132, 151)) ('acute ovarian failure', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058186', (100, 121)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (188, 191)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (62, 73)) ('premature menopause', 'Disease', (132, 151)) 9180 31360893 In a randomized trial comparing the efficacy of a doxorubicin/docetaxel to regimens combining cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and a taxane, either sequentially (AC-T) or concurrently (TAC), in which 70% of participants were older than 40 years old, rates of TRA were lower with doxorubicin/docetaxel (38%) relative to AC-T (70%) and TAC (58%) (P < .001). ('men', 'Species', '9606', (79, 82)) ('doxorubicin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (50, 61)) ('taxane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C080625', (131, 137)) ('docetaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077143', (62, 71)) ('cyclophosphamide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (94, 110)) ('AC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000186', (333, 335)) ('doxorubicin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (112, 123)) ('TRA', 'Disease', (257, 260)) ('doxorubicin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (277, 288)) ('docetaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077143', (289, 298)) ('doxorubicin/docetaxel', 'Var', (277, 298)) ('AC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000186', (184, 186)) ('AC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000186', (317, 319)) ('AC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000186', (160, 162)) ('participants', 'Species', '9606', (205, 217)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (266, 271)) 9185 31360893 AC-T has been associated with numerically higher rates of TRA than AC alone (29% vs 19% in a high-quality prospective study and an odds ratio [OR] of 1.59 [95% CI = 0.8 to 3.2] in a large retrospective study), though neither difference was statistically significant. ('TRA', 'Disease', (58, 61)) ('AC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000186', (0, 2)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (42, 48)) ('AC-T', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('AC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000186', (67, 69)) 9194 31360893 Cisplatin was associated with reduced pregnancy rates in males, but not females, in the CCSS. ('reduced pregnancy rates', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001622', (30, 53)) ('pregnancy rates', 'CPA', (38, 53)) ('reduced pregnancy rates in males', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012041', (30, 62)) ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (0, 9)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (30, 37)) ('Cisplatin', 'Var', (0, 9)) 9225 31360893 The average age of menopause is slightly lower following 131I (49.5 vs 51.0 years), but there is no difference in birth rate and 131I does not appear to have long-term effects on fertility. ('131I', 'Var', (57, 61)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (41, 46)) ('131I', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C000614965', (57, 61)) ('131I', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C000614965', (129, 133)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (19, 22)) ('average age of menopause', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008209', (4, 28)) 9285 31360893 Among males unexposed to radiation, exposure to individual alkylators, including cyclophosphamide (3.6-7.4 gm/m2, HR = 0.89, 95% CI = 0.77 to 1.03; >7.4 gm/m2, HR = 0.60, 95% CI = 0.51 to 0.71), ifosfamide (26-53 gm/m2, HR = 0.61, 95% CI = 0.36 to 1.01; >53 gm/m2, HR = 0.42, 95% CI = 0.23 to 0.79), and procarbazine (<3.3 gm/m2, HR = 0.63, 95% CI = 0.44 to 0.91; 3.3-5 gm/m2, HR = 0.38, 95% CI = 0.24 to 0.60; >5 gm/m2, HR = 0.30, 95% CI = 0.20 to 0.46), was associated with statistically significant decreases in male fecundity. ('ifosfamide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007069', (195, 205)) ('male fecundity', 'CPA', (515, 529)) ('<3.3 gm/m2', 'Var', (318, 328)) ('decreases', 'NegReg', (502, 511)) ('26-53 gm/m2', 'Var', (207, 218)) ('cyclophosphamide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (81, 97)) 9290 31360893 Importantly, the CCSS confirmed that cisplatin, a DNA crosslinking agent, is associated with decreased male fertility (<355 mg/m2, HR = 0.85, 95% CI = 0.56 to 1.27; 355-487 mg/m2, HR = 0.74, 95% CI = 0.52 to 1.07; > 488 mg/m2; HR = 0.56, 95% CI = 0.39 to 0.82). ('cisplatin', 'Var', (37, 46)) ('male fertility', 'CPA', (103, 117)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (37, 46)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (93, 102)) 9295 31360893 A prospective study of men treated with unilateral orchiectomy followed by surveillance or adjuvant therapy found that paternity rates without cryopreserved sperm were lower among men who received radiotherapy (65%) or cisplatin (<850 mg [62%]; >850 mg [38%]) than men who underwent surveillance (81%), but no difference was seen between retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (77%) and surveillance. ('unilateral orchiectomy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012741', (40, 62)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (219, 228)) ('radiotherapy', 'Var', (197, 209)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (265, 268)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (168, 173)) ('<850 mg', 'Var', (230, 237)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (180, 183)) ('paternity', 'CPA', (119, 128)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (23, 26)) 9299 31360893 Return to normospermia appears to be statistically significantly more likely with carboplatin than cisplatin (HR = 4.5, 95% CI = 2.6 to 7.8). ('to 7', 'Species', '1214577', (133, 137)) ('carboplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016190', (82, 93)) ('carboplatin', 'Var', (82, 93)) ('normospermia', 'Disease', (10, 22)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (99, 108)) 9332 31360893 Similarly, among men treated for rectal cancer, exposures under 1.3 Gy lead to transient azoospermia in greater than 70%, but almost all patients recover spermatogenesis. ('exposures', 'Var', (48, 57)) ('rectal cancer', 'Disease', (33, 46)) ('recover', 'PosReg', (146, 153)) ('rectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100743', (33, 46)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', (89, 100)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (137, 145)) ('azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000027', (89, 100)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053713', (89, 100)) ('rectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012004', (33, 46)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (40, 46)) ('spermatogenesis', 'MPA', (154, 169)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (17, 20)) 9437 19224508 Microarray analysis revealed that EGCs and first- and second-generation cancer stem cells were highly similar; however, approximately 1,000 differentially expressed transcripts could be identified corresponding to alterations in oncogenes and genes associated with motility and development. ('oncogenes', 'Gene', (229, 238)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (65, 68)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (72, 78)) ('differentially expressed transcripts', 'MPA', (140, 176)) ('alterations', 'Var', (214, 225)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (218, 221)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (72, 78)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (72, 78)) 9438 19224508 Combined, the data suggest that the activation of oncogenic pathways in a cellular background of genetic instability, coupled with an inherent ability to self-renew, is involved in the acquisition of metastatic behavior in the cancer stem cell population of tumors derived from pluripotent cells. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (258, 263)) ('metastatic behavior', 'CPA', (200, 219)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (258, 264)) ('oncogenic pathways', 'Pathway', (50, 68)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (258, 264)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (227, 233)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (36, 46)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (258, 264)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (227, 233)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (227, 233)) ('genetic', 'Var', (97, 104)) 9459 19224508 In murine models of testicular teratoma, such as deletion of the tumor suppressor Pten, the initial transformation event is described as the conversion of PGCs to pluripotent EGCs. ('conversion', 'MPA', (141, 151)) ('PGC', 'Gene', '109820', (155, 158)) ('PGC', 'Gene', (155, 158)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (65, 70)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (65, 70)) ('testicular teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C562472', (20, 39)) ('Pten', 'Gene', (82, 86)) ('Pten', 'Gene', '19211', (82, 86)) ('testicular teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100616', (20, 39)) ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (3, 9)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (31, 39)) ('deletion', 'Var', (49, 57)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (65, 70)) ('testicular teratoma', 'Disease', (20, 39)) 9501 19224508 Cultured PGCs (EGCs) were derived from E12.5 C57BL/6 mice. ('E12.5', 'Var', (39, 44)) ('PGC', 'Gene', '109820', (9, 12)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (53, 57)) ('PGC', 'Gene', (9, 12)) 9511 19224508 However, in contrast to the murine EGC line, transplantations of murine ESCs into the testis of SCID mice resulted in metastasis in two-thirds of tumors, suggesting that pluripotent ESCs are more tumorigenic than EGCs in vivo. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (146, 152)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (146, 151)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (196, 201)) ('metastasis', 'CPA', (118, 128)) ('resulted in', 'Reg', (106, 117)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (146, 151)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (146, 152)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (101, 105)) ('SCID', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053632', (96, 100)) ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (28, 34)) ('SCID', 'Disease', (96, 100)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (196, 201)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (146, 152)) ('pluripotent', 'Var', (170, 181)) ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (65, 71)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (196, 201)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (146, 151)) 9534 19224508 The EGC line was 40,XY; however, G-banding identified two stable structural changes in 100% of cells involving a duplication of B2-C7 on chromosome 4 and a deletion of C3-F1 on chromosome 6. ('B2-C7', 'Disease', 'MESH:C566443', (128, 133)) ('B2-C7', 'Disease', (128, 133)) ('deletion', 'Var', (156, 164)) ('duplication', 'Var', (113, 124)) 9536 19224508 The gross genomic changes included isochromosomes iso(8) and iso(15), translocations (t) t(6;8) and t(11;14), as well as loss of the Y chromosome del(Y) and in one case a hypotriploid karyotype (supporting information Fig. ('loss', 'NegReg', (121, 125)) ('isochromosomes iso', 'Var', (35, 53)) ('hypotriploid', 'Disease', 'None', (171, 183)) ('translocations', 'CPA', (70, 84)) ('hypotriploid', 'Disease', (171, 183)) 9542 19224508 Furthermore, RA-treated EGCs displayed increased expression of genes associated with differentiation, as well as increased numbers of apoptotic cells and a decreased proliferation rate (supporting information Fig. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (173, 176)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (13, 15)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (180, 183)) ('proliferation rate', 'CPA', (166, 184)) ('expression of genes', 'MPA', (49, 68)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (156, 165)) ('RA-treated', 'Var', (13, 23)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (39, 48)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (113, 122)) 9585 19224508 Furthermore, using this model, our results demonstrate that genetic instability is associated with cancer stem cell formation in vivo, and this is particularly evident with the transplantation of human pluripotent cells. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (50, 53)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (99, 105)) ('genetic instability', 'Var', (60, 79)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (196, 201)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (99, 105)) ('associated', 'Reg', (83, 93)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 105)) 9586 19224508 Genetic instability is a hallmark of testicular germ cell tumor (reviewed in). ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (58, 63)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (58, 63)) ('Genetic instability', 'Var', (0, 19)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (48, 63)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (58, 63)) 9592 19224508 Progression from CIS to the invasive disease is associated with additional chromosomal rearrangements and duplications at 12p. ('invasive disease', 'Disease', (28, 44)) ('duplications', 'Var', (106, 118)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (17, 20)) ('invasive disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (28, 44)) ('chromosomal rearrangements', 'Var', (75, 101)) 9600 19224508 Therefore, severe genetic instability in testicular cancer may abrogate the positive effects of RA resulting in treatment resistance. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (41, 58)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (52, 58)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (96, 98)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (41, 58)) ('treatment resistance', 'CPA', (112, 132)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (41, 58)) ('severe genetic instability', 'Var', (11, 37)) ('abrogate', 'NegReg', (63, 71)) 9610 19224508 A tantalizing hypothesis is that increased expression of Igf2 due to abnormal epigenetic reprogramming in the germ line may be a functional contributor to germ cell tumor formation. ('Igf2', 'Gene', (57, 61)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (155, 170)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (165, 170)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (33, 42)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (165, 170)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (78, 88)) ('expression', 'MPA', (43, 53)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (165, 170)) 9616 19224508 Mutations in NDS1 result in Sotos syndrome, which is associated with neurological disorders, overgrowth, and cancer. ('neurological disorders', 'Disease', (69, 91)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 115)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (109, 115)) ('NDS1', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (109, 115)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('Sotos syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058495', (28, 42)) ('neurological disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009422', (69, 91)) ('result in', 'Reg', (18, 27)) ('Sotos syndrome', 'Disease', (28, 42)) ('overgrowth', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001548', (93, 103)) 9679 16966068 multiple lung metastases, HCG > 10000) and in patients with suspected metastatic disease on clinical grounds. ('lung metastases', 'Disease', (9, 24)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (46, 54)) ('HCG > 10000', 'Var', (26, 37)) ('lung metastases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (9, 24)) 9792 32102532 PET-CT positivity was defined as a site of abnormal FDG uptake in tissue histologically proven or clinically or radiographically suspected to represent tumor involvement. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (152, 157)) ('FDG', 'Gene', (52, 55)) ('positivity', 'Var', (7, 17)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (152, 157)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (152, 157)) ('PET-CT', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('FDG', 'Gene', '23583', (52, 55)) 9906 29560096 Our analysis provides independent replication of the associations for risk SNPs at 2q14.2 (rs2713206 at P = 3.03 x 10-2; P-meta = 3.92 x 10-8; nearest gene, TFCP2L1) and rs12912292 at 15q21.3 (P = 7.96 x 10-11; P-meta = 1.55 x 10-19; nearest gene PRTG). ('rs12912292', 'Var', (170, 180)) ('rs2713206', 'Var', (91, 100)) ('PRTG', 'Gene', (247, 251)) ('PRTG', 'Gene', '283659', (247, 251)) ('rs12912292', 'Mutation', 'rs12912292', (170, 180)) ('TFCP2L1', 'Gene', '29842', (157, 164)) ('TFCP2L1', 'Gene', (157, 164)) ('rs2713206', 'Mutation', 'rs2713206', (91, 100)) 9914 29560096 We recently described enrichment in familial TGCT using exome sequencing of rare disruptive mutations in genes relating to ciliary and microtubule functions; however, these variants account for only a minor fraction of disease heritability. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (28, 31)) ('familial TGCT', 'Disease', (36, 49)) ('disruptive', 'NegReg', (81, 91)) ('mutations', 'Var', (92, 101)) 9916 29560096 The reported index SNP from the TECAC meta-analysis, rs12912292, showed a highly significant association in the UK OncoArray dataset (P = 7.96 x 10-11), as did its most strongly linked directly genotyped tagging SNP (rs12899976, r2 > 1.0, D' > 1.0, P = 2.34 x 10-11). ('rs12912292', 'Var', (53, 63)) ('rs12899976', 'Mutation', 'rs12899976', (217, 227)) ('rs12899976', 'Var', (217, 227)) ('rs12912292', 'Mutation', 'rs12912292', (53, 63)) 9917 29560096 Notably, SNPs in this region did show evidence of association in the meta-analysis undertaken in Litchfield et al., including rs12912292. ('rs12912292', 'Var', (126, 136)) ('association', 'Reg', (50, 61)) ('rs12912292', 'Mutation', 'rs12912292', (126, 136)) 9918 29560096 However, due to poor phet and I2 values associated with rs12912292, an alternative SNP (rs7175728) had been chosen for replication genotyping in 1,801 cases and 4027 controls, which failed to replicate (P = 0.97, OR = 0.9986). ('rs12912292', 'Var', (56, 66)) ('rs7175728', 'Mutation', 'rs7175728', (88, 97)) ('I2 values', 'MPA', (30, 39)) ('rs7175728', 'Var', (88, 97)) ('rs12912292', 'Mutation', 'rs12912292', (56, 66)) 9921 29560096 Finally, we investigated whether the two SNPs showing evidence of association in the current study (rs12912292 and rs2713206) showed differences in risk allele frequency in phenotypically-defined subgroups of TGCT cases (Table 3). ('rs12912292', 'Mutation', 'rs12912292', (100, 110)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (209, 213)) ('rs2713206', 'Mutation', 'rs2713206', (115, 124)) ('rs12912292', 'Var', (100, 110)) ('rs2713206', 'Var', (115, 124)) 9923 29560096 rs2713206 at 2q14.2 localizes to the intron of TFCP2L1 in an LD block of ~50 kb. ('rs2713206', 'Mutation', 'rs2713206', (0, 9)) ('rs2713206', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('TFCP2L1', 'Gene', '29842', (47, 54)) ('TFCP2L1', 'Gene', (47, 54)) 9927 29560096 rs12912292 at 15q21.3 resides in a 130 kb region of LD that only contains PRTG (protogenin), which encodes an immunoglobulin superfamily transmembrane protein expressed in the developing nervous system. ('PRTG', 'Gene', (74, 78)) ('PRTG', 'Gene', '283659', (74, 78)) ('rs12912292', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('protogenin', 'Gene', (80, 90)) ('protogenin', 'Gene', '283659', (80, 90)) ('rs12912292', 'Mutation', 'rs12912292', (0, 10)) 9928 29560096 rs12912292 displays strong eQTL effects for PRTG in muscle-skeletal (GTEx data, P = 1.9e-13) and thyroid (P = 5.1e-12) tissues; there is, however, no evidence for association of rs12912292 with expression of PRTG in either normal testes or TGCT. ('PRTG', 'Gene', '283659', (208, 212)) ('PRTG', 'Gene', '283659', (44, 48)) ('rs12912292', 'Var', (178, 188)) ('PRTG', 'Gene', (44, 48)) ('association', 'Interaction', (163, 174)) ('rs12912292', 'Mutation', 'rs12912292', (178, 188)) ('rs12912292', 'Mutation', 'rs12912292', (0, 10)) ('PRTG', 'Gene', (208, 212)) 9929 29560096 Our data did not provide evidence supporting association with TGCT risk for SNPs at three of the loci analyzed (rs3755605 at 3q26.2, rs11769858 at 7q36.3 and rs61408740 at 10q26.13). ('rs61408740', 'Var', (158, 168)) ('SNPs', 'Disease', (76, 80)) ('rs11769858', 'Mutation', 'rs11769858', (133, 143)) ('rs3755605', 'Var', (112, 121)) ('rs3755605', 'Mutation', 'rs3755605', (112, 121)) ('rs11769858', 'Var', (133, 143)) ('rs61408740', 'Mutation', 'rs61408740', (158, 168)) 9966 29062883 Tumor marker evaluation showed CA-125447.8, Beta hCG < 2, CEA < 0.5, CA19-9 7.43. ('Tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 5)) ('CEA', 'Gene', '5670', (58, 61)) ('hCG < 2', 'Gene', (49, 56)) ('hCG < 2', 'Gene', '23731', (49, 56)) ('CEA', 'Gene', (58, 61)) ('CA-125447.8', 'Var', (31, 42)) 10025 27144435 Androgen suppresses testicular cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo Silencing of androgen receptor (AR)-meditated androgen signaling is thought to be associated with the development of testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs). ('testicular germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (188, 215)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (209, 215)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (31, 37)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (199, 215)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', (84, 101)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (180, 183)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (20, 37)) ('testicular', 'Disease', (20, 30)) ('associated', 'Reg', (153, 163)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (31, 37)) ('Silencing', 'Var', (71, 80)) ('testicular germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (188, 215)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (31, 37)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', '367', (84, 101)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (209, 214)) ('suppresses', 'NegReg', (9, 19)) 10029 27144435 Tryptophan hydroxylase 1 (TPH1), the rate limit enzyme in serotonin synthesis, was one of the genes which expression was reduced in DHT-treated SE cells. ('Tryptophan hydroxylase 1', 'Gene', '7166', (0, 24)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', '7166', (26, 30)) ('Tryptophan hydroxylase 1', 'Gene', (0, 24)) ('expression', 'MPA', (106, 116)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (121, 128)) ('DHT', 'Chemical', '-', (132, 135)) ('DHT-treated', 'Var', (132, 143)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', (26, 30)) ('serotonin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012701', (58, 67)) 10032 27144435 These results suggested that silencing of androgen/AR signaling may cause initiation and progression of SE through increase in TPH1 gene expression level. ('TPH1', 'Gene', '7166', (127, 131)) ('silencing', 'Var', (29, 38)) ('cause', 'Reg', (68, 73)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (115, 123)) ('expression level', 'MPA', (137, 153)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', (127, 131)) 10043 27144435 Furthermore, the risk of SE is high in patients with androgen-insensitivity syndrome (AIS), a condition associated with aberrant repression of the AR signal due to loss-of-function mutations in the AR gene. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (39, 47)) ('AIS', 'Disease', 'OMIM:181800', (86, 89)) ('AIS', 'Disease', (86, 89)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (164, 180)) ('androgen-insensitivity syndrome', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (53, 84)) ('androgen-insensitivity syndrome', 'Disease', (53, 84)) ('mutations', 'Var', (181, 190)) ('AIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (86, 89)) 10050 27144435 AR protein levels were also significantly higher in TCam-2 cells than in NSE cells (Figure 1B). ('higher', 'PosReg', (42, 48)) ('TCam-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T012', (52, 58)) ('AR protein levels', 'MPA', (0, 17)) ('TCam-2', 'Var', (52, 58)) 10062 27144435 Among these 19 genes, we focused on TPH1, which is associated with the metabolism of serotonin, because dysregulation of serotonin metabolism is known to be associated with cancer progression. ('serotonin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012701', (121, 130)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (173, 179)) ('associated', 'Reg', (157, 167)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (173, 179)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (173, 179)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', (36, 40)) ('serotonin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012701', (85, 94)) ('dysregulation', 'Var', (104, 117)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', '7166', (36, 40)) 10063 27144435 Quantitative RT-PCR revealed that the expression of TPH1 was reduced by DHT treatment and this reduction was not observed in AR knockdown cells (Figure 4B). ('expression', 'MPA', (38, 48)) ('DHT treatment', 'Var', (72, 85)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', (52, 56)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', '7166', (52, 56)) ('DHT', 'Chemical', '-', (72, 75)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (81, 84)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (61, 68)) 10068 27144435 The mRNA expression of TPH1 in TCam-2 cells exhibited 0.3-fold decrease by the knockdown of TPH1 (Figure 5A). ('TPH1', 'Gene', '7166', (23, 27)) ('TCam-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T012', (31, 37)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (63, 71)) ('mRNA expression', 'MPA', (4, 19)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (79, 88)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', (92, 96)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', (23, 27)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', '7166', (92, 96)) 10071 27144435 Furthermore, cell growth of TCam-2 cells was also suppressed by knockdown of TPH1 (Figure 5C). ('cell growth of', 'CPA', (13, 27)) ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (50, 60)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', '7166', (77, 81)) ('TCam-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T012', (28, 34)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (64, 73)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', (77, 81)) 10077 27144435 As the results, four of 5-HTs (5-HT7, 5-HT1A, 5-HT2A and 5-HT3) were highly expressed in TCam-2 cells. ('TCam-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T012', (89, 95)) ('5-HT2A', 'Gene', (46, 52)) ('5-HT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012701', (57, 61)) ('5-HT2A', 'Gene', '3356', (46, 52)) ('5-HT1A', 'Gene', '3350', (38, 44)) ('5-HT7', 'Var', (31, 36)) ('5-HT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012701', (38, 42)) ('5-HT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012701', (24, 28)) ('5-HT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012701', (31, 35)) ('5-HT1A', 'Gene', (38, 44)) ('5-HT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012701', (46, 50)) 10083 27144435 Transcripts of TH or c-fos were decreased by DHT (Figure 6B). ('Transcripts', 'MPA', (0, 11)) ('DHT', 'Chemical', '-', (45, 48)) ('TH', 'Gene', '21823', (15, 17)) ('c-fos', 'Protein', (21, 26)) ('DHT', 'Var', (45, 48)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (32, 41)) 10086 27144435 The mRNA expression of 5-HT7 in TCam-2 cells exhibited 0.2-fold decrease by the knockdown of 5-HT7 (Figure 6C). ('knockdown', 'Var', (80, 89)) ('5-HT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012701', (23, 27)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (64, 72)) ('5-HT7', 'Var', (93, 98)) ('mRNA expression', 'MPA', (4, 19)) ('5-HT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012701', (93, 97)) ('TCam-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T012', (32, 38)) 10087 27144435 TCam-2 cell growth was suppressed by 5-HT7 knockdown in TCam-2 cells (Figure 6D). ('5-HT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012701', (37, 41)) ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (23, 33)) ('TCam-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T012', (0, 6)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (43, 52)) ('TCam-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T012', (56, 62)) ('TCam-2 cell growth', 'CPA', (0, 18)) 10089 27144435 Considering together that DHT had inhibitory effects to the serotonin synthesis pathway in SE cells (Figure 5B), DHT may suppress SE cell growth by inhibition of TPH1-mediated serotonin synthesis pathway. ('suppress', 'NegReg', (121, 129)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (148, 158)) ('DHT', 'Var', (113, 116)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', (162, 166)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', '7166', (162, 166)) ('serotonin synthesis pathway', 'Pathway', (60, 87)) ('serotonin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012701', (60, 69)) ('SE cell growth', 'CPA', (130, 144)) ('DHT', 'Chemical', '-', (26, 29)) ('DHT', 'Chemical', '-', (113, 116)) ('serotonin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012701', (176, 185)) 10093 27144435 Dysregulation in normal organogenesis is associated with initiation and progression of cancer. ('cancer', 'Disease', (87, 93)) ('associated', 'Reg', (41, 51)) ('Dysregulation', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (87, 93)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (87, 93)) 10102 27144435 Immunohistochemistry analysis of breast cancer tissue using anti-TPH1 antibodies indicated that aberrant expression of TPH1 is associated with the progression of breast cancer. ('TPH1', 'Gene', (119, 123)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (33, 46)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', '7166', (119, 123)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (127, 142)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (40, 46)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', (65, 69)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (96, 104)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', '7166', (65, 69)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (169, 175)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (162, 175)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (162, 175)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (33, 46)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (162, 175)) ('expression', 'MPA', (105, 115)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (33, 46)) 10103 27144435 Additionally, in the current report, we showed that knockdown of TPH1 expression suppresses SE cell growth. ('TPH1', 'Gene', (65, 69)) ('suppresses', 'NegReg', (81, 91)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', '7166', (65, 69)) ('SE cell growth', 'CPA', (92, 106)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (52, 61)) 10104 27144435 Immunohistochemistry of human SE tissue using anti-TPH1 antibody may provide further evidence of the association between aberrant expression of TPH1 and SE progression. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (24, 29)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', (144, 148)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', '7166', (144, 148)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', (51, 55)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', '7166', (51, 55)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (121, 129)) ('SE progression', 'Disease', (153, 167)) ('association', 'Interaction', (101, 112)) 10109 27144435 Our results revealed that knockdown of AR expression abolished this effect, supporting the hypothesis that the AR is involved in the regulation of TPH1. ('TPH1', 'Gene', '7166', (147, 151)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (26, 35)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', (147, 151)) 10113 27144435 siRNAs specific for TPH1 (TPH1HSS110923) and 5-HT7 (HTR7HSS105140) were purchased from Invitrogen. ('TPH1', 'Gene', '7166', (26, 30)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', (20, 24)) ('TPH1HSS110923', 'Gene', '7166', (26, 39)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', '7166', (20, 24)) ('HTR7HSS105140', 'Var', (52, 65)) ('5-HT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012701', (45, 49)) ('HTR7', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:D728', (52, 56)) ('TPH1HSS110923', 'Gene', (26, 39)) ('TPH1', 'Gene', (26, 30)) 10210 23321215 Failure to switch off OCT4 in GC perinatally can lead to development of carcinoma in situ (CIS), the precursor of testicular germ cell cancer (TGCC), for which there is no animal model. ('cancer', 'Disease', (135, 141)) ('Failure', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (72, 81)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', (72, 89)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (72, 89)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (91, 94)) ('germ cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (125, 141)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (135, 141)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (49, 56)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (64, 67)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002278', (72, 89)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (135, 141)) 10218 23321215 The percentage of OCT4+ GC fell from 54% in late fetal life to <0.5% at 2.5 weeks of age and none were detected after 5-7 weeks in marmosets. ('marmosets', 'Species', '38020', (131, 140)) ('OCT4+ GC', 'Var', (18, 26)) ('fell', 'NegReg', (27, 31)) 10231 23321215 Also, GC differentiation in rodents is synchronous; for example, all GC in the rat coordinately lose expression of the pluripotency marker OCT4, so that by e19 OCT4-positive GC are absent. ('expression of the pluripotency marker OCT4', 'MPA', (101, 143)) ('lose', 'NegReg', (96, 100)) ('e19', 'Var', (156, 159)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (79, 82)) 10235 23321215 In contrast, reported that the GC population expressing OCT4 and AP2gamma is stable, with numbers remaining constant until at least 8 weeks of age. ('AP2gamma', 'Gene', (65, 73)) ('AP2gamma', 'Gene', '7022', (65, 73)) ('OCT4', 'Var', (56, 60)) 10236 23321215 This question is of particular importance because OCT4, AP2gamma and NANOG are also markers of carcinoma in situ (CIS), the precursor of testicular germ cell cancer (TGCC) in humans. ('germ cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (148, 164)) ('AP2gamma', 'Gene', '7022', (56, 64)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (158, 164)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002278', (95, 112)) ('AP2gamma', 'Gene', (56, 64)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', '79923', (69, 74)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (158, 164)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', (69, 74)) ('OCT4', 'Var', (50, 54)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (175, 181)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', (95, 112)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (95, 104)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (95, 112)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (158, 164)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (114, 117)) 10335 23321215 It is possible either that OCT4+ GC lose expression of this marker during the proliferation cycle and instead become VASA+, or that continuing OCT4+ GC proliferation is counterbalanced by increased apoptosis in this subpopulation. ('lose', 'NegReg', (36, 40)) ('expression', 'MPA', (41, 51)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (85, 88)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (159, 162)) ('OCT4+ GC', 'Var', (143, 151)) 10401 21236595 Rates of acute toxicities were lower among patients receiving 20Gy, with no difference in relapse-free survival or overall survival. ('toxicities', 'Disease', (15, 25)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (43, 51)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (31, 36)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (15, 25)) ('acute', 'MPA', (9, 14)) ('20Gy', 'Var', (62, 66)) ('relapse-free survival', 'CPA', (90, 111)) 10402 21236595 With the recognition that PMI increases cardiac mortality, treatment to the mediastinum was largely abandoned by the mid-1980's. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (64, 67)) ('PMI', 'Var', (26, 29)) ('cardiac mortality', 'MPA', (40, 57)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (30, 39)) 10424 21236595 The organ-specific cancer incidence rate was calculated according to , where I0org is the organ-specific cancer incidence rate for a low dose (EAR per 10,000 patients/yr/Gy), D is the total dose administered, and alphaorg is an organ-specific cell sterilization parameter. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (19, 25)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (19, 25)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (106, 112)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (106, 112)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (19, 25)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (159, 167)) ('I0org', 'Var', (78, 83)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 112)) 10429 21236595 Protons also achieved significant reductions in mean doses to the pancreas (1697cGy vs. 1991cGy, p=0.0002), large bowel (352cGy vs. 651cGy, p=0.0015), and liver (33cGy vs. 313cGy, p=0.0006). ('1697cGy', 'Var', (76, 83)) ('large bowel', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002037', (108, 119)) ('352cGy', 'Var', (121, 127)) ('reductions', 'NegReg', (34, 44)) ('bowel', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015212', (114, 119)) ('doses', 'MPA', (53, 58)) ('bowel', 'Disease', (114, 119)) 10430 21236595 The average maximum point dose to the large bowel was also lower with protons (2618cGy vs. 2732cGy, p=0.0096). ('bowel', 'Disease', (44, 49)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (59, 64)) ('maximum point dose', 'MPA', (12, 30)) ('2732cGy', 'Var', (91, 98)) ('2618cGy', 'Var', (79, 86)) ('large bowel', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002037', (38, 49)) ('bowel', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015212', (44, 49)) 10464 21236595 Longer follow-up from prospective trials is needed to determine the risk of secondary cancers from single-agent carboplatin. ('carboplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016190', (112, 123)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (86, 92)) ('single-agent', 'Var', (99, 111)) ('secondary cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (76, 93)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (86, 93)) ('secondary cancers', 'Disease', (76, 93)) 10474 21236595 In that dosimetric study, AP-PA treatment plans with 6MV photons were predicted to result in a 20.8-23.3% risk of secondary cancers for a 75-year-old patient treated with radiotherapy to the para-aortic region at age 35, compared with a 19.8% risk for the general population. ('secondary cancers', 'Disease', (114, 131)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (150, 157)) ('AP-PA', 'Var', (26, 31)) ('AP-PA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C012276', (26, 31)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (124, 130)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (37, 40)) ('secondary cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (114, 131)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (124, 131)) ('result in', 'Reg', (83, 92)) 10519 19278865 When the INSL3 gene is mutated in mice, initial testis descent does not occur. ('INSL3', 'Gene', (9, 14)) ('mutated', 'Var', (23, 30)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (34, 38)) 10560 19278865 Phthalates have been demonstrated to inhibit expression of crucial genes in the steroidogenic pathway, thus leading to lower T production, lower Insl3 mRNA and INSL3 protein expression and reduced FLC numbers. ('Insl3', 'Gene', '114215', (145, 150)) ('Phthalates', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (119, 124)) ('FLC numbers', 'MPA', (197, 208)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (189, 196)) ('INSL3', 'Protein', (160, 165)) ('Phthalates', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C032279', (0, 10)) ('T production', 'MPA', (125, 137)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (37, 44)) ('steroidogenic pathway', 'Pathway', (80, 101)) ('Insl3', 'Gene', (145, 150)) ('expression', 'MPA', (45, 55)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (139, 144)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (28, 31)) 10562 19278865 One of the persistent effects of disrupted FLC might be the tumor-like FLC aggregation. ('disrupted', 'Var', (33, 42)) ('FLC aggregation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020914', (71, 86)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (60, 65)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (60, 65)) ('FLC aggregation', 'Disease', (71, 86)) ('FLC', 'Gene', (43, 46)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (60, 65)) 10567 19278865 Reduced T does not cause FLC aggregation; therefore, other factors are responsible. ('Reduced', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('FLC aggregation', 'Disease', (25, 40)) ('FLC aggregation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020914', (25, 40)) 10593 19278865 Although multiple changes occur in fetal testicular cells including FLCs, Sertoli cells and germ cells, the changes in FLCs are apparently the direct causes of TDS-like syndromes such as hypospadias and cryptorchidism. ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (74, 86)) ('causes', 'Reg', (150, 156)) ('FLCs', 'Gene', (119, 123)) ('TDS-like syndrome', 'Disease', (160, 177)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (187, 198)) ('TDS-like syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537419', (160, 177)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (203, 217)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (187, 198)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (203, 217)) ('changes', 'Var', (108, 115)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (74, 87)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (187, 198)) 10599 19278865 Therefore, it is likely that phthalates could also be associated with epigenetic modifications of testicular genes. ('epigenetic modifications', 'Var', (70, 94)) ('phthalates', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C032279', (29, 39)) ('associated', 'Reg', (54, 64)) ('testicular genes', 'Gene', (98, 114)) 10609 18071360 Testicular cancer in twins: a meta-analysis In a meta-analysis of testicular cancer in twins, twins had a 30% increased risk (estimate 1.31, 95% CI 1.1-1.6), providing indirect support for the hypothesis that in utero hormone variations influence risk of testicular cancer. ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (255, 272)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (11, 17)) ('variations', 'Var', (226, 236)) ('Testicular cancer', 'Disease', (0, 17)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (66, 83)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (255, 272)) ('influence', 'Reg', (237, 246)) ('Testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (0, 17)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (266, 272)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (77, 83)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (66, 83)) ('Testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (0, 17)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (255, 272)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (66, 83)) 10622 18071360 Only two studies have previously found a significant positive association between twinning and the development of testicular cancer, with four others generating suggestive but non-significant results and one finding a non-significant protective effect. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (114, 131)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (125, 131)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (114, 131)) ('twinning', 'Var', (82, 90)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (114, 131)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (106, 109)) 10634 23599692 Mutations in LRRC50 Predispose Zebrafish and Humans to Seminomas Seminoma is a subclass of human testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT), the most frequently observed cancer in young men with a rising incidence. ('Seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (65, 73)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (162, 168)) ('Zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (31, 40)) ('Seminoma', 'Disease', (65, 73)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (118, 124)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (162, 168)) ('Predispose', 'Reg', (20, 30)) ('Seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (55, 63)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (118, 123)) ('Seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (55, 64)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('Seminoma', 'Disease', (55, 63)) ('Seminomas', 'Disease', (55, 64)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', (113, 124)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (162, 168)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005935', (113, 124)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (108, 124)) ('LRRC50', 'Gene', '386722', (13, 19)) ('Humans', 'Species', '9606', (45, 51)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (108, 123)) ('LRRC50', 'Gene', (13, 19)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (178, 181)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (91, 96)) 10636 23599692 Zebrafish carrying a heterozygous nonsense mutation in Leucine-Rich Repeat Containing protein 50 (lrrc50 also called dnaaf1), associated previously with ciliary function, are found to be highly susceptible to the formation of seminomas. ('Leucine-Rich Repeat Containing protein 50', 'Gene', '386722', (55, 96)) ('Leucine-Rich Repeat Containing protein 50', 'Gene', (55, 96)) ('susceptible', 'Reg', (194, 205)) ('lrrc50', 'Gene', (98, 104)) ('dnaaf1', 'Gene', '386722', (117, 123)) ('nonsense mutation', 'Var', (34, 51)) ('dnaaf1', 'Gene', (117, 123)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (226, 235)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (226, 235)) ('Zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (0, 9)) 10638 23599692 In humans we identified heterozygous germline LRRC50 mutations in two different pedigrees with a family history of seminomas, resulting in a nonsense Arg488* change and a missense Thr590Met change, which show reduced expression of the wild-type allele in seminomas. ('LRRC50', 'Gene', (46, 52)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (255, 264)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (255, 264)) ('expression', 'MPA', (217, 227)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (115, 124)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (115, 124)) ('Arg488* change', 'Var', (150, 164)) ('mutations', 'Var', (53, 62)) ('Arg488', 'Chemical', '-', (150, 156)) ('Thr590Met', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (180, 189)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (3, 9)) ('Thr590Met', 'Var', (180, 189)) 10639 23599692 Zebrafish in vivo complementation studies indicate the Thr590Met to be a loss-of-function mutation. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (24, 27)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (73, 89)) ('Thr590Met', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (55, 64)) ('Thr590Met', 'Var', (55, 64)) ('Zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (0, 9)) 10640 23599692 Moreover, we show that a pathogenic Gln307Glu change is significantly enriched in individuals with seminoma tumors (13% of our cohort). ('seminoma tumors', 'Disease', (99, 114)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (108, 113)) ('seminoma tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (99, 114)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (108, 114)) ('pathogenic', 'Reg', (25, 35)) ('Gln307Glu', 'Var', (36, 45)) ('Gln307Glu', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (36, 45)) 10647 23599692 We therefore analyzed this gene in a subset of human seminoma samples and recovered mutations that were subsequently demonstrated to prohibit protein function. ('seminoma', 'Disease', (53, 61)) ('prohibit', 'NegReg', (133, 141)) ('protein', 'Protein', (142, 149)) ('mutations', 'Var', (84, 93)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (53, 61)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (47, 52)) 10659 23599692 We previously described a loss-of-function mutation in zebrafish lrrc50Hu255h, of which homozygous mutants display the ciliopathy phenotypes of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) (CILD1; MIM 244400) in humans. ('PCD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007619', (172, 175)) ('dyskinesia', 'Disease', (160, 170)) ('mutation', 'Var', (43, 51)) ('dyskinesia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100660', (160, 170)) ('lrrc50Hu255h', 'Gene', (65, 77)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (55, 64)) ('dyskinesia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004409', (160, 170)) ('PCD', 'Disease', (172, 175)) ('mutants', 'Var', (99, 106)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (26, 42)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (200, 206)) ('ciliary dyskinesia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012265', (152, 170)) 10661 23599692 Here, we describe the susceptibility to tumor formation of heterozygous lrrc50Hu255h zebrafish and suggest a tumor suppressor role for LRRC50 (alias DNAAF1; dynein assembly factor 1) in the specific development of the TGCT subtype seminoma in both zebrafish and man. ('DNAAF1', 'Gene', (149, 155)) ('subtype seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (223, 239)) ('subtype seminoma', 'Disease', (223, 239)) ('alias', 'Disease', (143, 148)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (248, 257)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (40, 45)) ('lrrc50Hu255h', 'Var', (72, 84)) ('alias', 'Disease', 'None', (143, 148)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (109, 114)) ('LRRC50', 'Var', (135, 141)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (262, 265)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (206, 209)) ('DNAAF1', 'Gene', '386722', (149, 155)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 114)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (40, 45)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (40, 45)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (85, 94)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (109, 114)) 10662 23599692 Whereas homozygous lrrc50 (-/-) mutants develop lethal defects during larval development due to severe ciliopathy phenotypes, heterozygous lrrc50hu255h (+/-) zebrafish develop into adulthood without apparent defects. ('lrrc50', 'Gene', (19, 25)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (158, 167)) ('mutants', 'Var', (32, 39)) ('lrrc50hu255h', 'Var', (139, 151)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (84, 87)) ('ciliopathy', 'MPA', (103, 113)) 10668 23599692 Analysis of 104 randomly selected age-matched male zebrafish (24-44 months old) that had similarly been generated through N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU) mutagenesis showed a common background level (16.3%) of TGCT formation (Figure 1A). ('N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005038', (122, 143)) ('TGCT formation', 'MPA', (206, 220)) ('mutagenesis', 'Var', (150, 161)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (51, 60)) 10671 23599692 Three testes from fish without externally evident tumors (Figure 1A) morphologically contained increased numbers of both pre- and post-meiotic cells that most likely represents hyperplasia, but might additionally suggest that population expansion precedes tumorigenesis (Figure S3B). ('population expansion', 'Var', (226, 246)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (50, 56)) ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', (177, 188)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (50, 55)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (256, 261)) ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006965', (177, 188)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (50, 55)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (256, 261)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (50, 55)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (50, 56)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (50, 56)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (256, 261)) 10676 23599692 Ziwi IHC on lrrc50Hu255h tumors shows strong staining in the majority of cells with the exception of somatic tissue. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (25, 30)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (25, 31)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (25, 31)) ('lrrc50Hu255h', 'Var', (12, 24)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (25, 31)) ('Ziwi', 'Gene', '368200', (0, 4)) ('staining', 'MPA', (45, 53)) ('Ziwi', 'Gene', (0, 4)) 10680 23599692 We next interrogated the somatic loss of the wild-type lrrc50 allele in zebrafish tumorigenesis by genotyping the Hu255h (c.263T>A/p.Lys88*) nonsense mutation and LOH was found in 44.4% of tumors (n = 4/9) (Figure 2F); direct sequencing of the coding regions of the lrrc50 locus revealed no additional mutations. ('lrrc50', 'Gene', (266, 272)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (189, 194)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (72, 81)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (82, 87)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (189, 195)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (189, 195)) ('c.263T>A/p.Lys88*', 'Var', (122, 139)) ('c.263T>A', 'Mutation', 'c.263T>A', (122, 130)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (189, 195)) ('p.Lys88*', 'Mutation', 'p.K88*', (131, 139)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (82, 87)) ('lrrc50', 'Gene', (55, 61)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (189, 194)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (82, 87)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (189, 194)) 10683 23599692 promotor/intronic sequences, large chromosomal deletions), epigenetic alterations, or unrelated background tumors could obscure genotypic analysis. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 112)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (107, 113)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 113)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (107, 113)) ('epigenetic alterations', 'Var', (59, 81)) ('large chromosomal deletions', 'Var', (29, 56)) 10684 23599692 Although we cannot exclude an underlying haploinsufficient mechanism, we suggest that zebrafish lrrc50hu255h seminoma progression is consistent with biallelic inactivation. ('seminoma', 'Disease', (109, 117)) ('lrrc50hu255h', 'Var', (96, 108)) ('haploinsufficient', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058495', (41, 58)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (86, 95)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (109, 117)) ('haploinsufficient', 'Disease', (41, 58)) 10685 23599692 We next conducted LRRC50 mutational analysis in a collection of 30 human seminomas and five spermatocytic seminomas (the latter as controls) (Table 1). ('mutational', 'Var', (25, 35)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (73, 82)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (73, 82)) ('spermatocytic seminomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (92, 115)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (106, 115)) ('spermatocytic seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (92, 115)) ('spermatocytic seminomas', 'Disease', (92, 115)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (67, 72)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (106, 115)) ('LRRC50', 'Gene', (18, 24)) 10686 23599692 We identified one individual (SE14) diagnosed with a stage-II seminoma and a contra-lateral stage I seminoma within a six-year interval; both tumors have a nonsense c.1462C>T/p.Arg488* mutation in exon 8 (Figure 3A, 3B, Table 1). ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 147)) ('I seminoma', 'Disease', (98, 108)) ('I seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (98, 108)) ('I seminoma', 'Disease', (60, 70)) ('I seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (60, 70)) ('c.1462C>T', 'Mutation', 'rs375641621', (165, 174)) ('c.1462C>T/p.Arg488*', 'Var', (165, 184)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (142, 148)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (142, 148)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 148)) ('p.Arg488*', 'Mutation', 'p.R488*', (175, 184)) 10687 23599692 Corresponding peripheral blood (PBL) revealed a heterozygous germline c.1462C>T/p.Arg488* (TMP_ESP_16_84203896) LRRC50 mutation, which is extremely rare and identified in 0.008% (1/12,999) of chromosomes in the NHLBI Exome Variant Server (NHLBI ESP, http://evs.gs.washington.edu/EVS/). ('ESP', 'Gene', (245, 248)) ('LRRC50', 'Gene', (112, 118)) ('ESP', 'Gene', (95, 98)) ('p.Arg488*', 'Mutation', 'p.R488*', (80, 89)) ('ESP', 'Gene', '148713', (245, 248)) ('ESP', 'Gene', '148713', (95, 98)) ('c.1462C>T', 'Mutation', 'rs375641621', (70, 79)) ('c.1462C>T/p.Arg488*', 'Var', (70, 89)) 10688 23599692 Both tumor DNA chromatograms show a consistently stronger mutant peak compared to PBL, indicating biallelic loss in at least a subset of tumor cells, or presence of non-tumorous cells (somatic tissue, lymphocytes). ('mutant', 'Var', (58, 64)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (108, 112)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (137, 142)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (169, 174)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (5, 10)) ('non-tumorous', 'Disease', (165, 177)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (169, 174)) ('non-tumorous', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (165, 177)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (5, 10)) ('stronger', 'PosReg', (49, 57)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (169, 174)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (5, 10)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (137, 142)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (137, 142)) 10689 23599692 Analysis of SNPs in closest proximity to the mutation, rs17856705 and rs2288020, showed perfect heterozygosity in both seminomas and PBL, supportive of a localized LOH event. ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (119, 128)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (119, 128)) ('rs2288020', 'Var', (70, 79)) ('rs17856705', 'Mutation', 'rs17856705', (55, 65)) ('rs2288020', 'Mutation', 'rs2288020', (70, 79)) ('PBL', 'Disease', (133, 136)) ('rs17856705', 'Var', (55, 65)) 10690 23599692 Accordingly, IHC staining of SE14-tumor sections with alpha-LRRC50 indicates no detectable protein expression, whereas IHC on rete testis (non-tumorous normal control tissue) from SE14 confirms presence of LRRC50 in ciliated somatic tissue and antibody specificity (Figure 3C). ('SE14-tumor', 'Disease', (29, 39)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (34, 39)) ('LRRC50', 'Var', (206, 212)) ('SE14-tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (29, 39)) ('non-tumorous', 'Disease', (139, 151)) ('protein expression', 'MPA', (91, 109)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 148)) ('non-tumorous', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (139, 151)) 10696 23599692 Additionally, genotype data in dbSNP137 showed that Thr590Met is not present in homozygosity in the NHLBI ESP cohort suggesting that it is a deleterious change likely under purifying selection. ('ESP', 'Gene', '148713', (106, 109)) ('Thr590Met', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (52, 61)) ('dbSNP137', 'Chemical', '-', (31, 39)) ('Thr590Met', 'Var', (52, 61)) ('ESP', 'Gene', (106, 109)) 10698 23599692 Again, the mutant chromatogram is stronger in the tumor than in PBL, suggesting LOH. ('mutant', 'Var', (11, 17)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (50, 55)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (50, 55)) ('stronger', 'MPA', (34, 42)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (50, 55)) 10699 23599692 In the total seminoma population (n = 38) we identified a significantly enriched, heterozygous, conserved mutation, c.919C>G/p.Gln307Glu (n = 5, 5/76 alleles, P = 0.0013, Fisher's exact test), potentially associated with seminoma as it is absent in a healthy male control group (n = 100, 0/200 alleles) (Table 1, Table 2 and Figure 3A, 3F). ('c.919C>G/p.Gln307Glu', 'Var', (116, 136)) ('total seminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (7, 21)) ('p.Gln307Glu', 'Mutation', 'rs111472069', (125, 136)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (13, 21)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (221, 229)) ('c.919C>G', 'Mutation', 'rs111472069', (116, 124)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (205, 220)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (13, 21)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (221, 229)) 10700 23599692 The Gln307Glu allele is present 2.9% (375/12625) in the ESP cohort, however we cannot exclude the possibility that some ESP males may have been affected with seminomas. ('seminomas', 'Disease', (158, 167)) ('ESP', 'Gene', (56, 59)) ('Gln307Glu', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('Gln307Glu', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (4, 13)) ('ESP', 'Gene', '148713', (56, 59)) ('affected', 'Reg', (144, 152)) ('ESP', 'Gene', (120, 123)) ('ESP', 'Gene', '148713', (120, 123)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (158, 167)) 10701 23599692 To test the functional consequences of Thr590Met and Gln307Glu on protein function, an in vivo complementation approach was employed in zebrafish. ('Thr590Met', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (39, 48)) ('Thr590Met', 'Var', (39, 48)) ('test', 'Reg', (3, 7)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (101, 104)) ('Gln307Glu', 'Var', (53, 62)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (136, 145)) ('Gln307Glu', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (53, 62)) 10702 23599692 Since maternally-derived WT lrrc50 mRNA can still be detected in lrrc50hu255h mutants early in development, we opted to use transient morpholino (MO)-induced suppression designed to block maternal and embryo-derived lrrc50 translation. ('lrrc50hu255h', 'Gene', (65, 77)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (102, 105)) ('morpholino', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D060172', (134, 144)) ('mutants', 'Var', (78, 85)) 10703 23599692 We have previously shown that in addition to the PCD and renal cystic phenotypes of lrrc50 mutants, transient MO-induced suppression of lrrc50 gives rise to gastrulation phenotypes in mid-somitic embryos, which can be rescued by wild-type (WT) capped human LRRC50 mRNA (Figure 4A, 4B, scoring shown in Table S1). ('suppression', 'NegReg', (121, 132)) ('gastrulation phenotypes', 'CPA', (157, 180)) ('lrrc50', 'Gene', (84, 90)) ('PCD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007619', (49, 52)) ('mid-somitic', 'Disease', 'MESH:C565122', (184, 195)) ('lrrc50', 'Gene', (136, 142)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (251, 256)) ('renal cystic', 'Disease', (57, 69)) ('mid-somitic', 'Disease', (184, 195)) ('mutants', 'Var', (91, 98)) ('PCD', 'Disease', (49, 52)) ('renal cystic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D052177', (57, 69)) 10704 23599692 Here, we test LRRC50 mRNA harboring either Thr590Met or Gln307Glu missense mutations to rescue MO-induced gastrulation defects. ('Thr590Met', 'Var', (43, 52)) ('gastrulation defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005128', (106, 126)) ('Gln307Glu', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (56, 65)) ('Gln307Glu', 'Var', (56, 65)) ('gastrulation defects', 'Disease', (106, 126)) ('Thr590Met', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (43, 52)) 10713 23599692 In this manuscript we characterize a novel vertebrate model for human seminoma associated with biallelic inactivation of lrrc50 in at least 44.4% of tumors tested. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (64, 69)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (70, 78)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (149, 154)) ('biallelic', 'Var', (95, 104)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (66, 69)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (149, 155)) ('lrrc50', 'Gene', (121, 127)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (149, 155)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (149, 155)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (8, 11)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (70, 78)) 10714 23599692 We translated this finding to humans and identified pathogenic germline LRRC50 mutations in two human seminoma pedigrees that had at least partially lost expression of the wild-type allele in their tumors. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (30, 35)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (96, 101)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (102, 110)) ('mutations', 'Var', (79, 88)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (198, 203)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (30, 36)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (198, 204)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (198, 204)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (198, 204)) ('lost', 'NegReg', (149, 153)) ('LRRC50', 'Gene', (72, 78)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (102, 110)) ('pathogenic', 'Reg', (52, 62)) ('expression', 'MPA', (154, 164)) 10715 23599692 In addition, a significant enrichment of a pathogenic Gln307Glu change in sporadic seminomas (13% of cases) was identified, which is absent from a healthy control population, and low in the general population. ('pathogenic', 'Reg', (43, 53)) ('sporadic seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (74, 92)) ('sporadic seminomas', 'Disease', (74, 92)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (33, 36)) ('Gln307Glu', 'Var', (54, 63)) ('Gln307Glu', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (54, 63)) 10716 23599692 Although functional evidence indicates that Gln307Glu is detrimental to protein function, population frequency data suggests that in homozygosity, it is likely not sufficient to cause PCD when inherited in the germline (0.001% of the ESP cohort is homozygous for this change). ('men', 'Species', '9606', (62, 65)) ('detrimental', 'NegReg', (57, 68)) ('Gln307Glu', 'Var', (44, 53)) ('Gln307Glu', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (44, 53)) ('PCD', 'Disease', (184, 187)) ('cause', 'Reg', (178, 183)) ('PCD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007619', (184, 187)) ('ESP', 'Gene', (234, 237)) ('protein function', 'MPA', (72, 88)) ('ESP', 'Gene', '148713', (234, 237)) 10720 23599692 One other study of genetic instability (gin) zebrafish mutants between 30-34 months old identified a 28% tumor incidence compared to 5% in wild-type animals, and seminomas are observed in ~20% of the gin mutants. ('mutants', 'Var', (55, 62)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (162, 171)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (162, 171)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (45, 54)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (105, 110)) ('mutants', 'Var', (204, 211)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 110)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (105, 110)) 10722 23599692 Of interest, genetic mutant zebrafish lines are typically more susceptible to develop a different tumor spectrum, most notable malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (zMPNST) (Figure S2A), as has been described for p53, ribosomal protein mutants and genomic instability mutants. ('tumor', 'Disease', (161, 166)) ('mutants', 'Var', (240, 247)) ('mutant', 'Var', (21, 27)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (28, 37)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 167)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (98, 103)) ('malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100697', (127, 167)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (161, 166)) ('nerve sheath tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010524', (148, 167)) ('nerve sheath tumors', 'Disease', (148, 167)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (98, 103)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 166)) ('ribosomal', 'Protein', (222, 231)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (98, 103)) ('susceptible', 'Reg', (63, 74)) ('develop', 'PosReg', (78, 85)) ('genetic mutant', 'Var', (13, 27)) 10723 23599692 The recently described mutant Alk6b zebrafish are similarly predisposed to GCT formation; of interest, tumor formation occurs earlier in life in this genetic model. ('GCT formation', 'Disease', (75, 88)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 108)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (103, 108)) ('Alk6b', 'Gene', (30, 35)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (36, 45)) ('Alk6b', 'Gene', '100149664', (30, 35)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (103, 108)) ('mutant', 'Var', (23, 29)) 10724 23599692 The introduced loss-of-function Alk6b mutation fails to activate BMP target genes through downstream nuclear p-SMAD1/5/8. ('Alk6b', 'Gene', (32, 37)) ('BMP', 'Gene', (65, 68)) ('SMAD1/5', 'Gene', '4086;4090', (111, 118)) ('mutation', 'Var', (38, 46)) ('Alk6b', 'Gene', '100149664', (32, 37)) ('BMP', 'Gene', '649', (65, 68)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (15, 31)) ('SMAD1/5', 'Gene', (111, 118)) 10732 23599692 Since LRRC50 mutations have been reported in PCD, a multifaceted disease that includes infertility, we cannot exclude a correlation with impaired sperm motility, however, thus far no systematic association between PCD and seminoma has been described. ('impaired sperm motility', 'Disease', (137, 160)) ('PCD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007619', (45, 48)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (222, 230)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (87, 98)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (87, 98)) ('PCD', 'Disease', (214, 217)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (87, 98)) ('PCD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007619', (214, 217)) ('LRRC50', 'Gene', (6, 12)) ('reported', 'Reg', (33, 41)) ('impaired sperm motility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012207', (137, 160)) ('mutations', 'Var', (13, 22)) ('PCD', 'Disease', (45, 48)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (222, 230)) ('impaired sperm motility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015835', (137, 160)) 10733 23599692 Of interest though, motile cilia protein DNAH9 (MIM 603330) is frequently mutated in breast cancer (MIM 114480) and in line with this notion, ciliary frequencies are reduced on cells derived from breast tumors. ('DNAH9', 'Gene', (41, 46)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (85, 98)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (203, 208)) ('ciliary frequencies', 'CPA', (142, 161)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (85, 98)) ('DNAH9', 'Gene', '1770', (41, 46)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (203, 209)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (85, 98)) ('breast tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100013', (196, 209)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (166, 173)) ('breast tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (196, 209)) ('MIM 114480', 'Var', (100, 110)) ('motile cilia protein', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536287', (20, 40)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 98)) ('MIM 603330', 'Var', (48, 58)) ('motile cilia protein', 'Disease', (20, 40)) ('breast tumors', 'Disease', (196, 209)) 10738 23599692 Furthermore, we have described that primary cilia formation is inhibited upon shRNA-mediated knockdown in mammalian cells, and show increased LRRC50 mRNA expression upon primary cilia formation (Figure S6B). ('knockdown', 'Var', (93, 102)) ('LRRC50', 'Gene', (142, 148)) ('primary cilia formation', 'CPA', (36, 59)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (132, 141)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (63, 72)) ('mammalian', 'Species', '9606', (106, 115)) ('mRNA expression', 'MPA', (149, 164)) ('shRNA-mediated', 'Gene', (78, 92)) 10741 23599692 In what way the dysfunction or loss of LRRC50 affects autonomous early germ cell development, and whether it induces a block in maturation, deregulates differentiation or proliferation and systematically leads to seminoma development, remains elusive. ('block', 'NegReg', (119, 124)) ('maturation', 'CPA', (128, 138)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (213, 221)) ('affects', 'Reg', (46, 53)) ('LRRC50', 'Gene', (39, 45)) ('dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006331', (16, 27)) ('loss', 'Var', (31, 35)) ('autonomous early germ cell development', 'CPA', (54, 92)) ('dysfunction', 'Disease', (16, 27)) ('deregulates', 'NegReg', (140, 151)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (213, 221)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (152, 167)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (229, 232)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (88, 91)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (204, 212)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (171, 184)) 10743 23599692 Although common characteristics have been extensively described to include aneuploidy and non-random gain and loss of chromosomes, of which gain of 12p appears important in metastatic tumors, little information on early initiating events is available. ('loss', 'NegReg', (110, 114)) ('aneuploidy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000782', (75, 85)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (184, 189)) ('gain', 'PosReg', (101, 105)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (184, 190)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (184, 190)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (184, 190)) ('aneuploidy', 'Disease', (75, 85)) ('gain', 'Var', (140, 144)) 10747 23599692 Mutations in both pathway components are identified in seminomas and non-seminomas, hence differentiating factors amongst these tumors remain unknown. ('identified', 'Reg', (41, 51)) ('seminomas and non-seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (55, 82)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (128, 133)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (128, 134)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (128, 134)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (128, 134)) 10748 23599692 Furthermore, N- and KRAS activation mutations and LOH of well-accepted tumor suppressors APC, p53 and CDH-1 have been identified in both seminomas and non-seminomas. ('KRAS', 'Gene', '3845', (20, 24)) ('LOH', 'NegReg', (50, 53)) ('p53', 'Gene', (94, 97)) ('seminomas and non-seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (137, 164)) ('APC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011125', (89, 92)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (71, 76)) ('APC', 'Disease', (89, 92)) ('mutations', 'Var', (36, 45)) ('identified', 'Reg', (118, 128)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (71, 76)) ('CDH-1', 'Gene', '999', (102, 107)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (71, 76)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (20, 24)) ('CDH-1', 'Gene', (102, 107)) 10755 23599692 Prior to tissue isolation, zebrafish were euthanized by overdose of MS222. ('MS222', 'Var', (68, 73)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (27, 36)) ('overdose', 'Disease', 'MESH:D062787', (56, 64)) ('overdose', 'Disease', (56, 64)) 10765 23599692 mRNA probes; LRRC50 Hs00698399_m1 and RPL19 Hs01577060_gH, were purchased from Applied Biosystems. ('RPL19', 'Gene', (38, 43)) ('RPL19', 'Gene', '6143', (38, 43)) ('Hs01577060_gH', 'Var', (44, 57)) 10772 23599692 Primary antibodies used were alpha-phosphorylated-histone H3 (1:1000, Upstate; 06-570), alpha-Ziwi (1:100,) and alpha-gamma-H2Ax (1:200, Cell Signaling). ('alpha-gamma-H2Ax', 'Var', (112, 128)) ('Ziwi', 'Gene', (94, 98)) ('Ziwi', 'Gene', '368200', (94, 98)) 10780 23599692 We used site-directed mutagenesis to introduce missense changes Thr590Met and Gln307Glu into the WT pCS2+ LRRC50 construct (Quick-Change Site Directed Mutagenesis kit, Agilent) and used linearized plasmid to transcribe mRNA (SP6 mMessage mMachine kit, Ambion). ('Thr590Met', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (64, 73)) ('Thr590Met', 'Var', (64, 73)) ('Gln307Glu', 'Var', (78, 87)) ('Gln307Glu', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (78, 87)) 10790 23599692 Between 24 months and 44 months of age, male lrrc50Hu255h zebrafish (TGCT tumors n = 24, normal n = 0) compared controls (TGCT tumors n = 17, normal n = 87). ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 132)) ('lrrc50Hu255h', 'Var', (45, 57)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (127, 133)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 133)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (58, 67)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 79)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (127, 133)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (74, 80)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 80)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (74, 80)) 10794 23599692 To calculate the putative overrepresentation of c.919C>G/p.Gln307Glu in the seminoma cohort (Figure 3F), a two-tailed Fisher's exact test in a 2x2 contingency table was used as the data is categorical and sample sizes are large. ('p.Gln307Glu', 'Mutation', 'rs111472069', (57, 68)) ('c.919C>G/p.Gln307Glu', 'Var', (48, 68)) ('seminoma cohort', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (76, 91)) ('seminoma cohort', 'Disease', (76, 91)) ('c.919C>G', 'Mutation', 'rs111472069', (48, 56)) 10804 19755987 Chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide and cisplatin, and also radiotherapy, seem to increase the risk of subsequent neoplasms in the bladder. ('cisplatin', 'Var', (39, 48)) ('cyclophosphamide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (18, 34)) ('neoplasms in the bladder', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (113, 137)) ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (113, 122)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (39, 48)) ('neoplasm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (113, 121)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (113, 122)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', (113, 122)) 10809 19755987 Variants in genes coding for xenobiotic-transforming enzymes and polymorphisms in DNA repair genes may also modify cancer susceptibility (Easton et al, 2007; Kellen et al, 2007; Murta-Nascimento et al, 2007b; Sanderson et al, 2007; Andrew et al, 2008). ('cancer', 'Disease', (115, 121)) ('Variants', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (189, 192)) ('xenobiotic-', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031838', (29, 40)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (65, 78)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (115, 121)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (115, 121)) ('modify', 'Reg', (108, 114)) ('DNA repair', 'Gene', (82, 92)) 10915 19755987 However, it has been hypothesised that cisplatin may act as radiation enhancer and contribute to a shortened latency periods for radiogenic bladder cancer. ('shortened', 'NegReg', (99, 108)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (39, 48)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (140, 154)) ('enhancer', 'PosReg', (70, 78)) ('radiogenic bladder', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000011', (129, 147)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (148, 154)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (140, 154)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (140, 154)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (39, 48)) ('latency', 'MPA', (109, 116)) 10923 19755987 Mutations in DNA repair genes (XRCC3) and variants in genes coding for xenobiotic-transforming enzymes (NAT2, GSTM1, GSTP1 and NQO1) have been shown to modify the susceptibility to bladder cancer (Chao et al, 2006; Chaturvedi et al, 2007; Easton et al, 2007; Figueroa et al, 2007; Kellen et al, 2007; Sanderson et al, 2007; Murta-Nascimento et al, 2007b). ('GSTM1', 'Gene', (110, 115)) ('modify', 'Reg', (152, 158)) ('susceptibility', 'Reg', (163, 177)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (335, 338)) ('xenobiotic-', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031838', (71, 82)) ('NAT2', 'Gene', '10', (104, 108)) ('variants', 'Var', (42, 50)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (181, 195)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('NAT2', 'Gene', (104, 108)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (181, 195)) ('XRCC3', 'Gene', (31, 36)) ('GSTM1', 'Gene', '2944', (110, 115)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (181, 195)) ('NQO1', 'Gene', '1728', (127, 131)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (117, 122)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (117, 122)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (189, 195)) ('NQO1', 'Gene', (127, 131)) ('XRCC3', 'Gene', '7517', (31, 36)) 10924 19755987 These variants may be associated with an increased risk of cancer at additional sites. ('variants', 'Var', (6, 14)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (59, 65)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (59, 65)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (59, 65)) ('associated', 'Reg', (22, 32)) 10925 19755987 For example, two meta-analyses that explored the relevance of GSTM1 null status on stomach cancer found a modest risk increase (La Torre et al, 2005; Saadat, 2006). ('GSTM1', 'Gene', (62, 67)) ('null status', 'Var', (68, 79)) ('stomach cancer', 'Disease', (83, 97)) ('stomach cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012126', (83, 97)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 97)) ('GSTM1', 'Gene', '2944', (62, 67)) ('stomach cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (83, 97)) 10927 19755987 These polymorphisms are relatively common in Swedes, but the low penetrances conferred by the risk alleles (genotype relative risks between 1.2 and 1.5) result in a limited contribution of the variants to the increased risk of bladder neoplasms among cancer patients. ('bladder neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (227, 244)) ('bladder neoplasms', 'Disease', (227, 244)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (251, 257)) ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (235, 244)) ('variants', 'Var', (193, 201)) ('neoplasm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (235, 243)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (251, 257)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (258, 266)) ('bladder neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (227, 244)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (251, 257)) 10949 29197138 Overall, these findings first elucidate that TR4 is a novel prognostic marker and plays a critical role in the metastatic capacity of Tcam-2 cells by EMT regulation and, consequently, targeting TR4-AKT3 pathway may serve as a potential therapeutic approach for seminoma. ('EMT regulation', 'CPA', (150, 164)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (261, 269)) ('TR4', 'Gene', (45, 48)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (261, 269)) ('AKT3', 'Gene', (198, 202)) ('metastatic capacity', 'CPA', (111, 130)) ('AKT3', 'Gene', '10000', (198, 202)) ('targeting', 'Var', (184, 193)) 10979 29197138 After rinsing twice with PBS, cells were incubated for 1-2 hours with N-cadherin (1:200), anti-E-cadherin (1:200) or anti-AKT3 (1:200). ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (95, 105)) ('1:200', 'Var', (82, 87)) ('N-cadherin', 'Gene', (70, 80)) ('PBS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007854', (25, 28)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (95, 105)) ('1:200', 'Var', (107, 112)) ('AKT3', 'Gene', (122, 126)) ('N-cadherin', 'Gene', '1000', (70, 80)) ('AKT3', 'Gene', '10000', (122, 126)) 11011 29197138 As indicated in Figure 4B,C, overexpressing TR4 decreased mRNA and protein levels of E-cadherin, but raised the mRNA and protein levels of snail and mesenchymal markers, such as N-cadherin and Vimentin. ('N-cadherin', 'Gene', (178, 188)) ('overexpressing', 'Var', (29, 43)) ('Vimentin', 'Gene', (193, 201)) ('snail', 'Gene', (139, 144)) ('raised', 'PosReg', (101, 107)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (48, 57)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (85, 95)) ('N-cadherin', 'Gene', '1000', (178, 188)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (85, 95)) ('Vimentin', 'Gene', '7431', (193, 201)) ('TR4', 'Gene', (44, 47)) ('snail', 'Gene', '6615', (139, 144)) 11012 29197138 However, after silencing TR4 in Tcam-2 cells, upregulation of E-cadherin and reduced N-cadherin, vimentin and snail were observed in mRNA (Figure 4D) as well as increased protein levels (Figure 4E). ('TR4', 'Gene', (25, 28)) ('N-cadherin', 'Gene', (85, 95)) ('snail', 'Gene', (110, 115)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (46, 58)) ('vimentin', 'Gene', '7431', (97, 105)) ('N-cadherin', 'Gene', '1000', (85, 95)) ('vimentin', 'Gene', (97, 105)) ('protein levels', 'MPA', (171, 185)) ('silencing', 'Var', (15, 24)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (77, 84)) ('snail', 'Gene', '6615', (110, 115)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (62, 72)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (161, 170)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (62, 72)) 11013 29197138 Immunofluorescence analysis for EMT markers E-cadherin and N-cadherin in Tcam-2-TR4, Tcam-2-shTR4 and their control cells confirmed the effects of TR4 on the EMT phenotype (Figure 4G,F). ('N-cadherin', 'Gene', (59, 69)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (44, 54)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (44, 54)) ('effects', 'Reg', (136, 143)) ('Tcam-2-TR4', 'Var', (73, 83)) ('N-cadherin', 'Gene', '1000', (59, 69)) ('EMT phenotype', 'CPA', (158, 171)) 11014 29197138 Together, the results from Figure 4A-F suggested that TR4 had a positive effect on the EMT phenotype in seminoma cells, indicating that TR4 might modulate seminoma progression through induction of EMT. ('modulate', 'Reg', (146, 154)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (104, 112)) ('TR4', 'Var', (136, 139)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (155, 163)) ('EMT phenotype', 'CPA', (87, 100)) ('EMT', 'CPA', (197, 200)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (104, 112)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (155, 163)) 11023 29197138 Moreover, the results from western blot analysis (Figure 6E) and immunofluorescence (Figure 6F) of the EMT-related factors demonstrated downregulation of N-cadherin and upregulation of E-cadherin when AKT3 siRNA were transfected into Tcam-2-TR4 cells, indicating that interrupting AKT3 could reverse TR4-induced EMT. ('N-cadherin', 'Gene', (154, 164)) ('AKT3', 'Gene', (201, 205)) ('N-cadherin', 'Gene', '1000', (154, 164)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (169, 181)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (136, 150)) ('AKT3', 'Gene', '10000', (201, 205)) ('interrupting', 'Var', (268, 280)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (185, 195)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (185, 195)) ('AKT3', 'Gene', (281, 285)) ('AKT3', 'Gene', '10000', (281, 285)) 11024 29197138 Taken together, the results from Figure 6A-F showed significant suppression of the TR4 function by knocking down AKT3 in Tcam-2 cells. ('knocking', 'Var', (99, 107)) ('AKT3', 'Gene', (113, 117)) ('function', 'MPA', (87, 95)) ('AKT3', 'Gene', '10000', (113, 117)) ('TR4', 'Protein', (83, 86)) ('suppression', 'NegReg', (64, 75)) 11028 29197138 The results indicated that overexpression of TR4 significantly increased the luciferase activity in Tcam-2 cells and Cos-7 cells (these cells rarely contain endogenous TR4 to exclude the influence of the endogenous TR4), but no difference was observed in cells co-transfected with luciferase plasmid containing mutated TR4RE (Figure 7C,D). ('increased', 'PosReg', (63, 72)) ('TR4', 'Gene', (45, 48)) ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (77, 87)) ('activity', 'MPA', (88, 96)) ('mutated', 'Var', (311, 318)) ('Cos-7', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0224', (117, 122)) 11040 29197138 Here, in mechanism dissection studies, we screened several genes that were associated with seminoma progression and the results showed that AKT3 was the most significantly changed molecule after TR4 manipulation, which promoted tumor progression through induction of EMT. ('seminoma', 'Disease', (91, 99)) ('TR4', 'Gene', (195, 198)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (228, 233)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (228, 233)) ('EMT', 'CPA', (267, 270)) ('manipulation', 'Var', (199, 211)) ('promoted', 'PosReg', (219, 227)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (228, 233)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (91, 99)) ('AKT3', 'Gene', (140, 144)) ('AKT3', 'Gene', '10000', (140, 144)) 11153 27281266 Added to radiotherapy (RT), cisplatin increases the incidence of acute and long-term toxicities, with nephrotoxicity being the drug-specific and dose-limiting adverse effect. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (28, 37)) ('acute and', 'MPA', (65, 74)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (85, 95)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (102, 116)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (28, 37)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (102, 116)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', (85, 95)) 11164 27281266 CRT of the head and neck causes mucositis, dysphagia and nausea, which significantly limit oral hydration, increasing risk of nephrotoxicity. ('nausea', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009325', (57, 63)) ('dysphagia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002015', (43, 52)) ('limit', 'NegReg', (85, 90)) ('dysphagia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003680', (43, 52)) ('causes', 'Reg', (25, 31)) ('mucositis', 'Disease', (32, 41)) ('dysphagia', 'Disease', (43, 52)) ('oral hydration', 'MPA', (91, 105)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (126, 140)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (126, 140)) ('mucositis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D052016', (32, 41)) ('nausea', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002018', (57, 63)) ('nausea', 'Disease', (57, 63)) ('CRT', 'Var', (0, 3)) 11213 27281266 Patients with baseline low SCr and high eGFR had significantly lower weight (p<0.0001 and p=0.02) and BMI (p=0.0001 and p=0.006). ('lower weight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004325', (63, 75)) ('low SCr', 'Var', (23, 30)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (63, 68)) ('BMI', 'CPA', (102, 105)) ('eGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (40, 44)) ('eGFR', 'Gene', (40, 44)) ('weight', 'CPA', (69, 75)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('Cr', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003404', (28, 30)) 11294 27281266 Patients with BMI>30 had fewer AKI events despite cisplatin dose being calculated based on actual body weight. ('fewer', 'NegReg', (25, 30)) ('AKI events', 'Disease', (31, 41)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (50, 59)) ('BMI>30', 'Var', (14, 20)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) 11413 25677133 Finally, the deficiency of the pro-apoptotic factor BAX in mice led to decreased germ cell apoptosis at PND5 and PND15 and disrupted spermatogenesis, further stressing the importance of apoptosis in this process. ('disrupted spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (123, 148)) ('germ cell apoptosis', 'CPA', (81, 100)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (59, 63)) ('deficiency', 'Var', (13, 23)) ('disrupted', 'NegReg', (123, 132)) ('BAX', 'Gene', (52, 55)) ('PND15', 'Gene', (113, 118)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (71, 80)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (133, 148)) 11446 25677133 A small proportion of germ cells strongly positive for cleaved Casp9 were observed in PND8 spermatogonial preparations, as well as a few germ cells weakly positive for cleaved Casp3 (Figure 1b, top panel). ('cleaved', 'Var', (55, 62)) ('Casp9', 'Protein', (63, 68)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (111, 114)) ('positive', 'Reg', (42, 50)) 11451 25677133 Interestingly, the majority of the 84 genes analyzed were more highly expressed in RA-treated gonocytes than in untreated cells, as seen by the heat map (Figure 2b) and scatter plot (Figure 2c). ('RA-treated', 'Var', (83, 93)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (83, 85)) ('more highly expressed', 'PosReg', (58, 79)) 11488 25677133 Similar to its common interacting partner p53, Gadd45a-/- mice have shown genomic instability, including aneuploidy and gene amplification, associated with the tendency to develop tumors following genotoxic stress. ('aneuploidy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000782', (105, 115)) ('develop', 'PosReg', (172, 179)) ('associated', 'Reg', (140, 150)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (180, 185)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (180, 186)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (58, 62)) ('aneuploidy', 'Disease', (105, 115)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (180, 186)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (180, 186)) ('genomic instability', 'CPA', (74, 93)) ('gene amplification', 'Var', (120, 138)) 11489 25677133 With regards to testicular development, although Gadd45g-/- mice have problems with sexual development, including male infertility and an intersex phenotype, Gadd45a and b-/- mice did not have problems with testis development or sex determination. ('Gadd45g', 'Gene', (49, 56)) ('intersex', 'Disease', (138, 146)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (175, 179)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (60, 64)) ('problems with sexual', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030214', (70, 90)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (114, 130)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (119, 130)) ('Gadd45g', 'Gene', '23882', (49, 56)) ('problems', 'Reg', (70, 78)) ('testis development', 'CPA', (207, 225)) ('sexual development', 'CPA', (84, 102)) ('Gadd45a', 'Var', (158, 165)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (119, 130)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (119, 130)) 11495 25677133 Studies have shown that inactivation of Casp9 is embryonic lethal, whereas Casp3 knockout mice died in the weeks following birth, preventing the study of their potential role in spermatogenesis. ('Casp3', 'Gene', (75, 80)) ('Casp9', 'Gene', (40, 45)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (24, 36)) ('preventing', 'NegReg', (130, 140)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (90, 94)) 11498 25677133 Interestingly, Sall4 is a marker for undifferentiated spermatogonia, while Sall4a is upregulated at PND7, a period at which germ cells should have relocated to the basement membrane and when postnatal germ cell apoptosis rises. ('Sall4', 'Gene', '686412', (15, 20)) ('Sall4', 'Gene', '686412', (75, 80)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (85, 96)) ('Sall4', 'Gene', (15, 20)) ('Sall4', 'Gene', (75, 80)) ('PND7', 'Var', (100, 104)) 11509 25677133 In this model, the presence of IAP antagonist would promote IAP proteasomal degradation, leading to an aberrant NF-kappaB activation and increased tumor cell survival and proliferation. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (147, 152)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (147, 152)) ('IAP', 'Gene', (31, 34)) ('IAP proteasomal degradation', 'MPA', (60, 87)) ('presence', 'Var', (19, 27)) ('NF-kappaB', 'Protein', (112, 121)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (122, 132)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (137, 146)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (147, 152)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (178, 181)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (171, 184)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (52, 59)) 11642 32326899 However, cisplatin-sensitivity was not affected following pharmacological inhibition of Nodal/Activin signalling or siRNA-mediated knockdown of the obligate co-receptor CRIPTO in NTera2 cells in vitro or in a xenograft model. ('knockdown', 'Var', (131, 140)) ('cisplatin-sensitivity', 'MPA', (9, 30)) ('Activin', 'Gene', (94, 101)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (9, 18)) ('NTera2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (179, 185)) ('Activin', 'Gene', '83729', (94, 101)) 11665 32326899 Therefore, we hypothesised that dysregulation of the Nodal signalling pathway is involved in the regulation of pluripotency factor expression and proliferation in malignant germ cells, and thus is associated with the characteristically high cisplatin-sensitivity of these cells. ('Nodal signalling pathway', 'Pathway', (53, 77)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (241, 250)) ('dysregulation', 'Var', (32, 45)) ('involved', 'Reg', (81, 89)) ('cisplatin-sensitivity', 'MPA', (241, 262)) ('pluripotency factor expression', 'MPA', (111, 141)) ('associated', 'Reg', (197, 207)) 11686 32326899 In brief, cells were cultured in DMEM supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum, glutamine (58.5 mg/ml), penicillin (100 U/ml) and streptomycin (100 mg/ml) at 37 C in a 5% CO2 atmosphere. ('glutamine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005973', (80, 89)) ('100 mg/ml', 'Var', (144, 153)) ('CO2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002245', (172, 175)) ('100 U/ml', 'Var', (116, 124)) ('58.5 mg/ml', 'Var', (91, 101)) ('DMEM', 'Chemical', '-', (33, 37)) ('streptomycin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013307', (130, 142)) ('penicillin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010406', (104, 114)) 11691 32326899 Proliferation of NTera2 cells was determined after 24 h and 48 h treatment with SB431542, and after co-treatments with SB431542 or recombinant Lefty and cisplatin. ('SB431542', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C459179', (80, 88)) ('SB431542', 'Var', (80, 88)) ('Lefty', 'Gene', (143, 148)) ('NTera2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (17, 23)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (153, 162)) ('SB431542', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C459179', (119, 127)) ('Proliferation', 'CPA', (0, 13)) ('Lefty', 'Gene', '7044', (143, 148)) 11696 32326899 Medium composition was: DMEM:F12, penicillin (100 U/ml), streptomycin (100 mg/ml), insulin, transferrin, selenium (x 1) and 10% fetal bovine serum. ('selenium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012643', (105, 113)) ('DMEM', 'Chemical', '-', (24, 28)) ('100', 'Var', (71, 74)) ('F12', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C007782', (29, 32)) ('penicillin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010406', (34, 44)) ('streptomycin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013307', (57, 69)) ('transferrin', 'Gene', '7018', (92, 103)) ('insulin', 'Gene', (83, 90)) ('transferrin', 'Gene', (92, 103)) ('insulin', 'Gene', '3630', (83, 90)) 11728 32326899 In contrast, treatment with SB431542 (40 muM, 20 muM and 4 muM) for 48 h resulted in significantly lower expression of pluripotency factors OCT4 (40 muM and 20 muM, P < 0.01, 4 muM, P < 0.05) and NANOG (P < 0.001) as well as NODAL, CRIPTO and LEFTY1 (all P < 0.001) in NTera2 cells (Fig. ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (59, 62)) ('pluripotency factors OCT4', 'MPA', (119, 144)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', '79923', (196, 201)) ('LEFTY1', 'Gene', '10637', (243, 249)) ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (177, 180)) ('muM', 'Gene', (59, 62)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', (196, 201)) ('SB431542', 'Var', (28, 36)) ('muM', 'Gene', (177, 180)) ('expression', 'MPA', (105, 115)) ('LEFTY1', 'Gene', (243, 249)) ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (49, 52)) ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (41, 44)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (99, 104)) ('muM', 'Gene', (41, 44)) ('muM', 'Gene', (49, 52)) ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (160, 163)) ('muM', 'Gene', (160, 163)) ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (149, 152)) ('muM', 'Gene', (149, 152)) ('NTera2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (269, 275)) ('SB431542', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C459179', (28, 36)) 11739 32326899 None of the treatments significantly affected (P > 0.05) proliferation (BrdU+/mm2), apoptosis (cPARP+/mm2) or number of GCNIS cells (OCT4+/mm2) compared to the vehicle controls after 48 h (Fig. ('GCNIS', 'Chemical', '-', (120, 125)) ('cPARP+/mm2', 'Var', (95, 105)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (84, 93)) ('BrdU', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001973', (72, 76)) 11742 32326899 However, co-treatment with 20 muM SB431542 and 1 muM cisplatin significantly increased (P < 0.05) proliferation compared to cells treated with 1 muM cisplatin only, indicating that the cells were less sensitive to the cisplatin treatment (Fig. ('muM', 'Gene', (30, 33)) ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (49, 52)) ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (145, 148)) ('muM', 'Gene', (49, 52)) ('SB431542', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C459179', (34, 42)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (149, 158)) ('muM', 'Gene', (145, 148)) ('SB431542', 'Var', (34, 42)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (53, 62)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (218, 227)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (77, 86)) ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (30, 33)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (98, 111)) 11743 32326899 Generally, there was a tendency towards reduced cisplatin-sensitivity when cells were co-treated with SB431542 and cisplatin regardless of the doses used, although for most combinations of doses this was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (48, 57)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (115, 124)) ('SB431542', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C459179', (102, 110)) ('SB431542', 'Var', (102, 110)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (40, 47)) ('cisplatin-sensitivity', 'MPA', (48, 69)) 11747 32326899 The expression of CRIPTO was significantly reduced (P < 0.05) upon transfection with siCRIPTO compared to the siCTRL (Fig. ('transfection', 'Var', (67, 79)) ('CRIPTO', 'Gene', (18, 24)) ('siCRIPTO', 'Disease', 'None', (85, 93)) ('expression', 'MPA', (4, 14)) ('siCRIPTO', 'Disease', (85, 93)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (43, 50)) 11753 32326899 7), while in mice treated with cisplatin alone and cisplatin + SB431542, the tumour size was significantly reduced (P < 0.01 and P < 0.001) compared to the vehicle controls already 3 days after the treatments were initiated. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (13, 17)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (77, 83)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (31, 40)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (51, 60)) ('SB431542', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C459179', (63, 71)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (77, 83)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (107, 114)) ('cisplatin + SB431542', 'Var', (51, 71)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (31, 40)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (77, 83)) 11754 32326899 However, no significant difference (P > 0.05) in tumour size was found between mice treated with cisplatin alone and cisplatin + SB431542 at any of the evaluated time-point (Fig. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (117, 126)) ('SB431542', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C459179', (129, 137)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (79, 83)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (97, 106)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 55)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (49, 55)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (117, 126)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (49, 55)) 11769 32326899 Aberrant re-activation of Nodal signalling has been reported in various types of cancers, including cancer stem cells which also express pluripotency factors, and several studies have shown that inhibition of Nodal/(Activin) signalling reduces the tumorigenic potential both in vitro and in cancer mouse models. ('re-activation', 'PosReg', (9, 22)) ('Activin', 'Gene', (216, 223)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (81, 88)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (291, 297)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (81, 87)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (81, 88)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (81, 87)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (100, 106)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (81, 87)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (291, 297)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (81, 88)) ('Activin', 'Gene', '83729', (216, 223)) ('reduces', 'NegReg', (236, 243)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (100, 106)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (291, 297)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (298, 303)) ('tumorigenic potential', 'CPA', (248, 269)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (100, 106)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (195, 205)) 11772 32326899 Overall, we did not observe pronounced effects on cisplatin-sensitivity following inhibition of Nodal signalling in vitro or in the xenograft model, except tendencies toward reduced cisplatin-sensitivity after in vitro pharmaceutical inhibition of Nodal/Activin signalling and siRNA-mediated knockdown of the obligate co-receptor CRIPTO. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (182, 191)) ('Activin', 'Gene', (254, 261)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (50, 59)) ('Activin', 'Gene', '83729', (254, 261)) ('cisplatin-sensitivity', 'MPA', (182, 203)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (174, 181)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (292, 301)) 11775 32326899 We speculate that inhibition of Nodal signalling promotes downregulation of pluripotency factor expression in the malignant germ cells driving them towards a more differentiated phenotype, which is associated with reduced cisplatin-sensitivity. ('cisplatin-sensitivity', 'MPA', (222, 243)) ('pluripotency', 'Protein', (76, 88)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (58, 72)) ('more', 'PosReg', (158, 162)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (214, 221)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (18, 28)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (222, 231)) 11779 32326899 In contrast to several other types of cancers in which the Nodal pathway is also re-activated, inhibition of Nodal (and Activin) signalling did not affect tumour cell proliferation or augment cisplatin-sensitivity in TGCTs in vitro or in the xenograft model. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (38, 44)) ('Activin', 'Gene', (120, 127)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (192, 201)) ('affect', 'Reg', (148, 154)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (95, 105)) ('cisplatin-sensitivity', 'MPA', (192, 213)) ('Activin', 'Gene', '83729', (120, 127)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (38, 45)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (155, 161)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (155, 161)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (38, 45)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (38, 45)) ('augment', 'Reg', (184, 191)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (155, 161)) 11809 30112437 It is also associated with the loss of expression of MSH2 due to deletions in the epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) gene. ('epithelial cell adhesion molecule', 'Gene', '4072', (82, 115)) ('EpCAM', 'Gene', (117, 122)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', (53, 57)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', '4436', (53, 57)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (31, 35)) ('EpCAM', 'Gene', '4072', (117, 122)) ('deletions', 'Var', (65, 74)) ('expression', 'MPA', (39, 49)) ('epithelial cell adhesion molecule', 'Gene', (82, 115)) 11810 30112437 Urological tumors in Lynch syndrome are particularly associated with MSH2 mutation and MSH6. ('mutation', 'Var', (74, 82)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (11, 16)) ('MSH6', 'Gene', (87, 91)) ('Lynch syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003123', (21, 35)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (11, 17)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', (69, 73)) ('MSH6', 'Gene', '2956', (87, 91)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (11, 17)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (11, 17)) ('associated', 'Reg', (53, 63)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', '4436', (69, 73)) ('Lynch syndrome', 'Disease', (21, 35)) 11812 30112437 The first allele inactivation in patients with Lynch syndrome originates from the inherited germline mutation; the second allele is inactivated by another mechanism (somatic mutation, loss of heterozygosity or epigenetic silencing). ('epigenetic silencing', 'Var', (210, 230)) ('germline', 'Var', (92, 100)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (33, 41)) ('Lynch syndrome', 'Disease', (47, 61)) ('loss of heterozygosity', 'Var', (184, 206)) ('Lynch syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003123', (47, 61)) ('inactivation', 'NegReg', (17, 29)) 11824 30112437 Excised tumors may initially be tested for microsatellite instability and immunohistochemistry as described above. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (8, 13)) ('microsatellite instability', 'Var', (43, 69)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (8, 14)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (8, 14)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (8, 14)) 11829 30112437 However, it is well recognised as a Lynch-associated malignancy, especially in individuals with MSH2 and MSH6 gene mutation. ('MSH2', 'Gene', (96, 100)) ('MSH6', 'Gene', (105, 109)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', '4436', (96, 100)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (53, 63)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (53, 63)) ('mutation', 'Var', (115, 123)) ('MSH6', 'Gene', '2956', (105, 109)) 11857 30112437 In particular, Skeldon et al examined the risk of bladder cancer in Canadian cohort of 321 patients with MMR gene mutations. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (91, 99)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (58, 64)) ('mutations', 'Var', (114, 123)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (50, 64)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (50, 64)) ('MMR gene', 'Gene', (105, 113)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (50, 64)) 11858 30112437 Of those with MSH2 mutations (n = 177), 6.21% of patients had bladder cancer (n = 11). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (70, 76)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (62, 76)) ('mutations', 'Var', (19, 28)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', (14, 18)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', '4436', (14, 18)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (49, 57)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (62, 76)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (62, 76)) 11859 30112437 When this was compared with the general Canadian population, the relative risk of bladder cancer in MSH2 carriers was significantly higher (p < 0.001) with earlier age of onset (59.6 years vs >70 years). ('higher', 'PosReg', (132, 138)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (82, 96)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (90, 96)) ('carriers', 'Var', (105, 113)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', (100, 104)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', '4436', (100, 104)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (82, 96)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (82, 96)) 11861 30112437 54 patients with bladder cancer were identified, with 86% having a MSH2 mutation. ('MSH2', 'Gene', (67, 71)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', '4436', (67, 71)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (25, 31)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (17, 31)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (3, 11)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (17, 31)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (17, 31)) ('mutation', 'Var', (72, 80)) 11876 30112437 It identified 23 studies (six molecular studies, 18 risk studies) that analysed data on prostate cancer in MMR gene mutation carriers. ('MMR', 'Gene', (107, 110)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (88, 103)) ('mutation', 'Var', (116, 124)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 103)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (88, 103)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (88, 103)) 11877 30112437 It found that 74 percent (95% CI, range 57-85%) of prostate cancers in mutation carriers were MMR-deficient (especially MSH2 mutations). ('MMR-deficient', 'Disease', (94, 107)) ('mutations', 'Var', (125, 134)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', (120, 124)) ('MMR-deficient', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536143', (94, 107)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (60, 67)) ('prostate cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (51, 67)) ('mutation', 'Var', (71, 79)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (51, 66)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', '4436', (120, 124)) ('prostate cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (51, 67)) ('prostate cancers', 'Disease', (51, 67)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (60, 66)) 11885 30112437 The known susceptibility of BRCA mutation carriers to prostate cancer provides another interesting twist to this narrative, since the protein products of BRCA1 and BRCA2 are involved with DNA repair and other associated functions to stabilize DNA, similar to MMR proteins. ('BRCA', 'Gene', '672', (154, 158)) ('mutation', 'Var', (33, 41)) ('involved', 'Reg', (174, 182)) ('BRCA', 'Gene', (164, 168)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (54, 69)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', (154, 159)) ('DNA repair', 'MPA', (188, 198)) ('BRCA', 'Gene', (154, 158)) ('stabilize DNA', 'MPA', (233, 246)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', '672', (154, 159)) ('BRCA', 'Gene', (28, 32)) ('BRCA', 'Gene', '672', (28, 32)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', '675', (164, 169)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (54, 69)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (63, 69)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (54, 69)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', (164, 169)) ('BRCA', 'Gene', '672', (164, 168)) 11887 30112437 Barrow et al recommended a trial of PSA testing in MSH2 mutation carriers from 40-50 years. ('PSA', 'Disease', (36, 39)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (18, 21)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', (51, 55)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', '4436', (51, 55)) ('mutation', 'Var', (56, 64)) 11897 30112437 Conversely, Carcano et al found no microsatellite instability and normal MLH1 and MSH2 expression in all 133 specimens primary testicular germ cell tumors. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (148, 153)) ('microsatellite', 'Var', (35, 49)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', (82, 86)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', '4436', (82, 86)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (114, 117)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (138, 154)) ('expression', 'MPA', (87, 97)) ('MLH1', 'Gene', '4292', (73, 77)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (148, 154)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (148, 154)) ('MLH1', 'Gene', (73, 77)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (148, 154)) 11899 30112437 The lack of microsatellite instability is more often observed in studies pertaining to primary testicular cancers, whereas, its presence may play a role in refractory or recurrent tumors. ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', (95, 113)) ('role', 'Reg', (148, 152)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (180, 185)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (95, 112)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (180, 186)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 113)) ('microsatellite instability', 'Var', (12, 38)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (180, 186)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (180, 186)) ('testicular cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (95, 113)) ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (95, 113)) ('play', 'Reg', (141, 145)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 112)) 11956 23840520 A colon tumor develops when a cell accumulates a sufficient set of mutations. ('colon tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (2, 13)) ('colon tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100273', (2, 13)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (8, 13)) ('mutations', 'Var', (67, 76)) ('colon tumor', 'Disease', (2, 13)) 11961 23840520 A tumor develops, and is diagnosed, when one of these cells accumulates a sufficient set of mutations. ('A tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (0, 7)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (2, 7)) ('A tumor', 'Disease', (0, 7)) ('mutations', 'Var', (92, 101)) 11970 23840520 Tumors are diagnosed when the first of many similar cells accumulate a sufficient set of mutations. ('Tumors', 'Disease', (0, 6)) ('Tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (0, 6)) ('Tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 6)) ('mutations', 'Var', (89, 98)) 11973 23840520 A tumor is diagnosed when the first of these many similar cells has accumulated a sufficient set of mutations. ('mutations', 'Var', (100, 109)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (2, 7)) ('A tumor', 'Disease', (0, 7)) ('A tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (0, 7)) 12007 23840520 Certain mutations in BRCA1 significantly increase the risk that a woman will develop breast cancer. ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (85, 98)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', '672', (21, 26)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (85, 98)) ('increase', 'Reg', (41, 49)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (85, 98)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', (21, 26)) ('mutations', 'Var', (8, 17)) ('woman', 'Species', '9606', (66, 71)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 98)) 12008 23840520 However, these mutations are rare and less than 10% of breast cancers in the US population occur in women with these mutations. ('mutations', 'Var', (117, 126)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (62, 68)) ('breast cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (55, 69)) ('breast cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (55, 69)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (62, 69)) ('breast cancers', 'Disease', (55, 69)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (55, 68)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (100, 105)) 12017 23840520 Epigenetic alterations play a key role in the carcinogenesis process. ('Epigenetic alterations', 'Var', (0, 22)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (46, 60)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (46, 60)) 12059 20028501 With regard to late cardiovascular problems, cisplatin is thought to initiate degenerative processes of vessel walls, thus causing occlusive vascular disease in the long run. ('occlusive vascular disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004950', (131, 157)) ('degenerative processes', 'CPA', (78, 100)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (45, 54)) ('cardiovascular problems', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (20, 43)) ('occlusive vascular disease', 'Disease', (131, 157)) ('occlusive vascular disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008641', (131, 157)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (45, 54)) ('causing', 'Reg', (123, 130)) 12093 20028501 increased levels of von Willebrand factor and other thrombosis-associated factors in patients receiving cisplatinum as well as with cisplatin-induced hypomagnesemia and with clinical observations of arterial thromboses and even myocardial infarctions in TGCT patients undergoing chemotherapy. ('levels', 'MPA', (10, 16)) ('hypomagnesemia', 'Disease', (150, 164)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (259, 267)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (104, 113)) ('arterial thromboses', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004420', (199, 218)) ('von Willebrand factor', 'Gene', (20, 41)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (85, 93)) ('hypomagnesemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002917', (150, 164)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (254, 258)) ('cisplatinum', 'Var', (104, 115)) ('hypomagnesemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537153', (150, 164)) ('cisplatinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (104, 115)) ('von Willebrand factor', 'Gene', '7450', (20, 41)) ('myocardial infarctions', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009203', (228, 250)) ('myocardial infarctions', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001658', (228, 250)) ('thrombosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013927', (52, 62)) ('arterial thromboses', 'CPA', (199, 218)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (0, 9)) ('thrombosis', 'Disease', (52, 62)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (132, 141)) ('myocardial infarctions', 'Disease', (228, 250)) 12117 12459049 Ectopic hTERT expression in combination with two oncogenes (SV40 large-T and H-ras) has been shown to cause tumorigenic conversion of normal human epithelial and fibroblast cells in experimental settings. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (108, 113)) ('cause', 'Reg', (102, 107)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (108, 113)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (108, 113)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (8, 13)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (141, 146)) ('Ectopic', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (8, 13)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (188, 191)) 12124 12459049 immortalization by reactivation of telomerase, already exists and thus accelerates carcinogenesis. ('reactivation', 'Var', (19, 31)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (83, 97)) ('telomerase', 'Protein', (35, 45)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (83, 97)) ('accelerates', 'PosReg', (71, 82)) 12258 30419889 For both, the QLQ-C30 and the QLQ-TC26, high impairment is indicated by low scores for the functioning scales and high scores for the symptom scales. ('functioning scales', 'MPA', (91, 109)) ('QLQ-C30', 'Var', (14, 21)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (51, 54)) ('QLQ-TC26', 'Chemical', '-', (30, 38)) ('QLQ-TC26', 'Var', (30, 38)) ('low', 'NegReg', (72, 75)) 12358 28447668 Of these, rs36115365-C associated with increased pancreatic and testicular but decreased lung cancer and melanoma risk, and exhibited preferred protein-binding and enhanced regulatory activity. ('pancreatic', 'Disease', (49, 59)) ('regulatory activity', 'MPA', (173, 192)) ('decreased lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (79, 100)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (105, 113)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (89, 100)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (105, 113)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (164, 172)) ('decreased lung', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002089', (79, 93)) ('decreased lung cancer', 'Disease', (79, 100)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (105, 113)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 100)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (39, 48)) ('preferred protein-binding', 'Interaction', (134, 159)) ('rs36115365-C', 'Var', (10, 22)) ('pancreatic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010195', (49, 59)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (10, 20)) 12360 28447668 Proteomic analysis identifies allele-preferred binding of Zinc finger protein 148 (ZNF148) to rs36115365-C, further supported by binding of purified recombinant ZNF148. ('Zinc finger protein 148', 'Gene', (58, 81)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (94, 104)) ('Zinc finger protein 148', 'Gene', '7707', (58, 81)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (129, 136)) ('ZNF148', 'Gene', (83, 89)) ('rs36115365-C', 'Var', (94, 106)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (47, 54)) 12362 28447668 Our results indicate that the association with chr5p15.33-Region 2 may be explained by rs36115365, a variant influencing TERT expression via ZNF148 in a manner consistent with elevated TERT in carriers of the C allele. ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (87, 97)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (87, 97)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (185, 189)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (185, 189)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (121, 125)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (121, 125)) ('influencing', 'Reg', (109, 120)) 12363 28447668 Genetic variants at multiple loci of chr5p15.33 have been associated with susceptibility to numerous cancers. ('susceptibility', 'Reg', (74, 88)) ('numerous cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (92, 108)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 108)) ('associated', 'Reg', (58, 68)) ('chr5p15.33', 'Gene', (37, 47)) ('numerous cancers', 'Disease', (92, 108)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 107)) ('Genetic variants', 'Var', (0, 16)) 12364 28447668 Here the authors show that the association of one of these loci may be explained by a variant, rs36115365, influencing telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) expression via ZNF148. ('telomerase reverse transcriptase', 'Gene', '7015', (119, 151)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (95, 105)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (153, 157)) ('influencing', 'Reg', (107, 118)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (95, 105)) ('telomerase reverse transcriptase', 'Gene', (119, 151)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (153, 157)) 12365 28447668 Risk variants across a small genomic region on chromosome 5p15.33 have been reported in genome wide association studies (GWAS) for at least eleven cancer types including bladder, breast, glioma, lung, melanoma, non-melanoma skin cancer, ovarian, pancreas, prostate, testicular germ cell cancer and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (147, 153)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (215, 223)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (287, 293)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (215, 223)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (229, 235)) ('glioma', 'Disease', (187, 193)) ('ovarian, pancreas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (237, 254)) ('prostate', 'Disease', (256, 264)) ('non-melanoma skin cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012878', (211, 235)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (287, 293)) ('chronic lymphocytic leukaemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015451', (298, 327)) ('glioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (187, 193)) ('chronic lymphocytic leukaemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005550', (298, 327)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (201, 209)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (147, 153)) ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (187, 193)) ('non-melanoma skin cancer', 'Disease', (211, 235)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (229, 235)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (287, 293)) ('skin cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008069', (224, 235)) ('bladder', 'Disease', (170, 177)) ('breast', 'Disease', (179, 185)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (215, 223)) ('germ cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (277, 293)) ('chronic lymphocytic leukaemia', 'Disease', (298, 327)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (229, 235)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (201, 209)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (201, 209)) ('lung', 'Disease', (195, 199)) ('variants', 'Var', (5, 13)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (147, 153)) 12372 28447668 ), originally reported to be associated with risk of pancreatic, lung, bladder cancer, and melanoma, marked by either rs401681 or rs402710 (refs). ('lung', 'Disease', (65, 69)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (71, 85)) ('pancreatic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010195', (53, 63)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (91, 99)) ('pancreatic', 'Disease', (53, 63)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (91, 99)) ('rs401681', 'Mutation', 'rs401681', (118, 126)) ('rs401681', 'Var', (118, 126)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (79, 85)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (71, 85)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (91, 99)) ('rs402710', 'Mutation', 'rs402710', (130, 138)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (71, 85)) ('rs402710', 'Var', (130, 138)) 12373 28447668 By conducting fine-mapping across multiple cancers and subsequently investigating the functional consequences of the subset of genetic variants most strongly associated with cancer risk, we find that risk of pancreatic, testicular and lung cancer conferred by this locus may predominantly be explained by a single-SNP. ('testicular', 'Disease', (220, 230)) ('multiple cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (34, 50)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (43, 50)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (240, 246)) ('pancreatic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010195', (208, 218)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (43, 49)) ('associated', 'Reg', (158, 168)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (240, 246)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (174, 180)) ('multiple cancers', 'Disease', (34, 50)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (235, 246)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (174, 180)) ('pancreatic', 'Disease', (208, 218)) ('variants', 'Var', (135, 143)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (240, 246)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (43, 49)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (235, 246)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (174, 180)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (43, 49)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (235, 246)) 12374 28447668 This variant, rs36115365, exhibited preferred protein-binding and enhanced regulatory activity for the C-allele, associated with increased pancreatic and testicular but decreased lung cancer and melanoma risk. ('pancreatic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010195', (139, 149)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (14, 24)) ('regulatory activity', 'MPA', (75, 94)) ('pancreatic', 'Disease', (139, 149)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (179, 190)) ('decreased lung', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002089', (169, 183)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (184, 190)) ('decreased lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (169, 190)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (129, 138)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (66, 74)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (195, 203)) ('decreased lung cancer', 'Disease', (169, 190)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (14, 24)) ('protein-binding', 'Interaction', (46, 61)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (195, 203)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (195, 203)) 12375 28447668 Transcriptional gene silencing of the regulatory region encompassing this variant resulted in repression of TERT but not CLPTM1L expression in an allele-specific manner. ('repression', 'NegReg', (94, 104)) ('expression', 'MPA', (129, 139)) ('variant', 'Var', (74, 81)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (121, 128)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (108, 112)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (108, 112)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (121, 128)) 12376 28447668 Proteomic analysis identified allele-preferred binding of Zinc finger protein 148 (ZNF148) to rs36115365-C, a finding supported by binding of purified recombinant ZNF148 specifically to the C-allele, as well as by ChIP analysis showing allele-preferential binding of endogenous ZNF148 to rs36115365-C. Knockdown of ZNF148 resulted in reduced TERT expression, telomerase activity and telomere length. ('telomerase', 'CPA', (359, 369)) ('Zinc finger protein 148', 'Gene', (58, 81)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (342, 346)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (334, 341)) ('rs36115365-C', 'Var', (94, 106)) ('ZNF148', 'Gene', (315, 321)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (342, 346)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (94, 104)) ('Zinc finger protein 148', 'Gene', '7707', (58, 81)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (288, 298)) ('telomere length', 'CPA', (383, 398)) ('Knockdown', 'Var', (302, 311)) ('rs36115365-C. Knockdown', 'Var', (288, 311)) ('activity', 'MPA', (370, 378)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (47, 54)) 12377 28447668 Taken together, these results indicate that the association with chr5p15.33-Region 2 may be explained by rs36115365, a variant influencing TERT via ZNF148 in a manner consistent with elevated TERT expression in carriers of the C allele. ('rs36115365', 'Var', (105, 115)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (139, 143)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (192, 196)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (192, 196)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (105, 115)) ('association', 'Interaction', (48, 59)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (139, 143)) ('influencing', 'Reg', (127, 138)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (183, 191)) 12378 28447668 We performed imputation and fine-mapping of the multi-cancer risk locus in the CLPTM1L gene (Region 2, originally marked by rs401681 and rs402710) using GWAS data for four cancers previously shown to have associations with this locus, namely pancreatic, testicular and lung cancer, and melanoma. ('pancreatic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010195', (242, 252)) ('rs401681', 'Mutation', 'rs401681', (124, 132)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (269, 280)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (79, 86)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (172, 179)) ('rs402710', 'Var', (137, 145)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (286, 294)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (286, 294)) ('pancreatic', 'Disease', (242, 252)) ('multi-cancer', 'Disease', (48, 60)) ('multi-cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (48, 60)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (79, 86)) ('rs402710', 'Mutation', 'rs402710', (137, 145)) ('testicular', 'Disease', (254, 264)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (269, 280)) ('rs401681', 'Var', (124, 132)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (205, 217)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (269, 280)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (172, 179)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (172, 179)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (54, 60)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (172, 178)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (286, 294)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (274, 280)) 12379 28447668 For pancreatic cancer, fine-mapping identified SNPs with P values significantly lower than the previously published association signal marked by rs401681, with rs451360 being the smallest (P=2.0 x 10-10 for rs451360; P=3.7 x 10-7 for rs401681; Supplementary Table 1). ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', (4, 21)) ('rs401681', 'Mutation', 'rs401681', (234, 242)) ('rs451360', 'Mutation', 'rs451360', (160, 168)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (4, 21)) ('rs401681', 'Mutation', 'rs401681', (145, 153)) ('rs451360', 'Var', (207, 215)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (4, 21)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (80, 85)) ('rs451360', 'Mutation', 'rs451360', (207, 215)) ('rs451360', 'Var', (160, 168)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (15, 21)) ('rs401681', 'Var', (234, 242)) 12381 28447668 Fine-mapping of Region 2 for testicular germ cell tumours (TGCT) and lung cancer revealed that the strongest SNP for each was among this group of nine SNPs (rs35953391 for TGCT, P=1.08 x 10-9; and rs37004 for lung cancer, P=1.18 x 10-13; Supplementary Table 1). ('germ cell tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (40, 56)) ('testicular germ cell tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (29, 57)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (50, 57)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (69, 80)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (209, 220)) ('rs37004', 'Var', (197, 204)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (209, 220)) ('rs35953391', 'Mutation', 'rs35953391', (157, 167)) ('testicular germ cell tumours', 'Disease', (29, 57)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (172, 176)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (214, 220)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (69, 80)) ('rs35953391', 'Var', (157, 167)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (69, 80)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (50, 56)) ('rs37004', 'Mutation', 'rs37004', (197, 204)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (209, 220)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 80)) 12382 28447668 Conditional analysis for the most significant SNP across each cancer resulted in a substantial loss of the signal for the other eight SNPs in pancreatic (PConditional=0.47-0.91), testicular (PConditional=0.21-0.92) and lung cancer (PConditional=0.09-0.45). ('pancreatic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010195', (142, 152)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (219, 230)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (62, 68)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (224, 230)) ('pancreatic', 'Disease', (142, 152)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (219, 230)) ('SNP', 'Var', (46, 49)) ('signal', 'MPA', (107, 113)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (62, 68)) ('testicular', 'Disease', (179, 189)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (62, 68)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (224, 230)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (219, 230)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (95, 99)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (224, 230)) 12386 28447668 We also noted in the 1000G Phase 3, version 1 reference dataset an insertion/deletion variant that was highly correlated with these nine SNPs (rs3030832, r2=0.96 to rs451360 in EUR) that had not been included in the imputation reference based off an earlier version (1000G Phase 1, version 3). ('insertion/deletion', 'Var', (67, 85)) ('rs451360', 'Mutation', 'rs451360', (165, 173)) ('rs451360', 'Var', (165, 173)) ('rs3030832', 'Mutation', 'rs3030832', (143, 152)) ('rs3030832', 'Var', (143, 152)) 12387 28447668 We therefore re-imputed the pancreatic cancer GWAS with the newer 1000G reference set and observed an association signal similar in strength and significance to that of the other nine variants (rs3030832, P=8.25 x 10-10, OR=1.28 95% CI 1.18-1.39; Supplementary Table 2) indicating that this indel variant should likewise be considered a candidate functional risk variant. ('rs3030832', 'Mutation', 'rs3030832', (194, 203)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', (28, 45)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (28, 45)) ('rs3030832', 'Var', (194, 203)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (39, 45)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (28, 45)) 12388 28447668 Overall, these ten variants extend across the entire length of CLPTM1L, from the promoter to ~6 kb downstream of the gene (Fig. ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (63, 70)) ('extend', 'Reg', (28, 34)) ('variants', 'Var', (19, 27)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (63, 70)) 12389 28447668 Three variants, rs36115365, rs380145 and rs27071, are located within potential gene regulatory regions, annotated by the ENCODE project (Fig. ('rs27071', 'Var', (41, 48)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (16, 26)) ('rs380145', 'Var', (28, 36)) ('rs27071', 'Mutation', 'rs27071', (41, 48)) ('rs380145', 'Mutation', 'rs380145', (28, 36)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (16, 26)) 12390 28447668 We sought to assess whether any of the ten highly correlated sequence variants influence differential protein binding via electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA) in the PANC-1 and/or MIA PaCa-2 pancreatic cancer cell lines (Fig. ('protein', 'Protein', (102, 109)) ('electrophoretic mobility shift assays', 'MPA', (122, 159)) ('MIA PaCa-2 pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', (188, 216)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (210, 216)) ('variants', 'Var', (70, 78)) ('influence', 'Reg', (79, 88)) ('PANC-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0480', (174, 180)) ('MIA PaCa-2 pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (188, 216)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (199, 216)) ('differential', 'MPA', (89, 101)) 12391 28447668 Only rs36115365 exhibited allele-specific binding (Fig. ('rs36115365', 'Var', (5, 15)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (5, 15)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (42, 49)) 12393 28447668 EMSA assays for rs36115365 in seven additional cancer cell lines, including pancreatic cancer (MIA PaCa-2, Supplementary Fig. ('cancer', 'Disease', (87, 93)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (87, 93)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (47, 53)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (47, 53)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', (76, 93)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (16, 26)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (87, 93)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (76, 93)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (76, 93)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (47, 53)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (16, 26)) ('MIA PaCa-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0428', (95, 105)) 12398 28447668 3d) showed a similar pattern of allele-preferential binding to the C allele of rs36115365. ('binding', 'Interaction', (52, 59)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (79, 89)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (79, 89)) 12400 28447668 The region harbouring rs36115365 demonstrated an allele-specific increase in luciferase reporter activity as compared to empty vector that was consistent across all eight cancer cell lines tested (Fig. ('increase', 'PosReg', (65, 73)) ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (77, 87)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (171, 177)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (22, 32)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (171, 177)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (171, 177)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (22, 32)) 12402 28447668 Transcriptional activity of the genomic region surrounding rs36115365 (240 bp) was higher in the forward (plasmids FG and FC) as compared to the reverse (plasmids RG and RC) orientation. ('rs36115365', 'Var', (59, 69)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (59, 69)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (83, 89)) ('Transcriptional activity', 'MPA', (0, 24)) 12404 28447668 Analysis of imputed GWAS data from pancreatic and testicular cancers conditioned on rs36115365 are consistent with rs36115365 accounting for the majority of the Region 2 signal (PConditional=0.03-0.99 and PConditional=0.22-0.92, respectively for the grouping of eight SNPs highly correlated with rs36115365; Supplementary Table 1), with the minor C allele being positively associated with risk. ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (115, 125)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (50, 67)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (84, 94)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (61, 68)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (296, 306)) ('testicular cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (50, 68)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (61, 67)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (115, 125)) ('pancreatic and testicular cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (35, 68)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (296, 306)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (84, 94)) 12405 28447668 In lung cancer and melanoma, however, fine-mapping data suggest that the genetic architecture underlying risk in Region 2 may be more complex, but are nonetheless consistent with a functional role for rs36115365. ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (3, 14)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (201, 211)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (3, 14)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (19, 27)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (19, 27)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (19, 27)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (8, 14)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (201, 211)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (3, 14)) 12406 28447668 For lung, in contrast to pancreatic and testicular cancers, the C allele of rs36115365 is negatively associated with risk. ('lung', 'Disease', (4, 8)) ('negatively', 'NegReg', (90, 100)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (40, 57)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (51, 57)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (76, 86)) ('pancreatic and testicular cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (25, 58)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (51, 58)) ('testicular cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (40, 58)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (76, 86)) 12407 28447668 Conditioning on rs36115365 revealed a possible secondary signal for lung cancer risk within the eight highly correlated SNPs (PConditional=3.74 x 10-5-0.11; Supplementary Table 1). ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (68, 79)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (68, 79)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (16, 26)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 79)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (68, 79)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (16, 26)) 12408 28447668 For melanoma, rs36115365 was not significant in single-SNP analysis (P=0.70), but became more significant after conditioning on the best Region 2 SNP (rs2447853, PConditional=1.09 x 10-4; Supplementary Table 1), with the C allele also being negatively associated with risk (OR=0.86; 95% CI 0.80-0.93). ('negatively', 'NegReg', (241, 251)) ('rs2447853', 'Var', (151, 160)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (14, 24)) ('rs2447853', 'Mutation', 'rs2447853', (151, 160)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (14, 24)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (4, 12)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (4, 12)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (4, 12)) 12409 28447668 After conditioning on rs36115365 for melanoma, rs2447853 also becomes more significant (PConditional=3.01 x 10-15 versus P=5.7 x 10-12). ('rs2447853', 'Mutation', 'rs2447853', (47, 56)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (37, 45)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (22, 32)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (37, 45)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (37, 45)) ('rs2447853', 'Var', (47, 56)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (22, 32)) 12410 28447668 These data suggest rs36115365 may influence gene expression within the TERT-CLPTM1L region and may account for either some or the entire association signal in this region, depending on the cancer type. ('rs36115365', 'Var', (19, 29)) ('gene expression', 'MPA', (44, 59)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (71, 75)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (71, 75)) ('account', 'Reg', (99, 106)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (189, 195)) ('influence', 'Reg', (34, 43)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (19, 29)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (76, 83)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (189, 195)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (76, 83)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (189, 195)) 12411 28447668 To interrogate whether the putative gene regulatory region harbouring rs36115365 influences expression of TERT and/or CLPTM1L, siRNA mediated transcriptional gene silencing (TGS) (refs) was used to target across this region to evaluate effects on gene expression. ('TERT', 'Gene', (106, 110)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (106, 110)) ('expression', 'MPA', (92, 102)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (70, 80)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (118, 125)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (70, 80)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (118, 125)) ('influences', 'Reg', (81, 91)) 12413 28447668 5) showed significant inhibition of TERT mRNA expression by RT-qPCR in all four cell lines tested compared to a scrambled siRNA control, suggesting a role for the targeted region in the regulation of TERT expression. ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (36, 40)) ('RT-qPCR', 'Var', (60, 67)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (22, 32)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (200, 204)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (36, 40)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (200, 204)) 12420 28447668 These data suggest that the genomic region harbouring rs36115365 plays a key role in the regulation of TERT, but not CLPTM1L, expression. ('rs36115365', 'Var', (54, 64)) ('expression', 'MPA', (126, 136)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (117, 124)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (54, 64)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (117, 124)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (103, 107)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (103, 107)) 12422 28447668 The human TERT gene harbours a synonymous SNP in exon 2 (rs2736098), linked to rs36115365 (r2=0.14, D'=1.0 in 1000G CEU), allowing for assessment of expression of TERT from chromosomes harbouring the C and G alleles of rs36115365 in cell lines heterozygous for both SNPs. ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (163, 167)) ('rs2736098', 'Var', (57, 66)) ('rs2736098', 'Mutation', 'rs2736098', (57, 66)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (4, 9)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (219, 229)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (10, 14)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (10, 14)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (79, 89)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (163, 167)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (219, 229)) 12423 28447668 We screened genomic DNA and complementary DNA (cDNA) from 55 pancreatic cell lines, as well as the melanoma, lung and testis cancer cell lines from the NCI60 panel to identify cell lines that are both heterozygous for rs36115365 and express two different alleles of rs2736098, yielding two assayable pancreatic cancer cell lines (Panc 05.04, IMIM-PC-1) and one lung cancer cell line (A549). ('pancreatic', 'Disease', (300, 310)) ('rs2736098', 'Mutation', 'rs2736098', (266, 275)) ('A549', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0023', (384, 388)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (361, 372)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (218, 228)) ('testis cancer', 'Disease', (118, 131)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (300, 317)) ('pancreatic', 'Disease', (61, 71)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (366, 372)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (311, 317)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (361, 372)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', (300, 317)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (99, 107)) ('IMIM-PC-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:4061', (342, 351)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (125, 131)) ('pancreatic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010195', (300, 310)) ('testis cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (118, 131)) ('testis cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (118, 131)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (361, 372)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (300, 317)) ('rs2736098', 'Var', (266, 275)) ('pancreatic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010195', (61, 71)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (99, 107)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (99, 107)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (218, 228)) 12426 28447668 We evaluated allele-specific levels of inhibition of TERT expression by siRNA3 (which is both closest to rs36115365 and most consistently inhibits TERT expression across the cell lines previously tested) in these three cell lines using a TaqMan allelic-discrimination assay for rs2736098. ('rs36115365', 'Var', (105, 115)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (53, 57)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (53, 57)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (147, 151)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (138, 146)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (105, 115)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (147, 151)) ('rs2736098', 'Mutation', 'rs2736098', (278, 287)) ('siRNA3', 'Gene', (72, 78)) 12428 28447668 These results indicate that rs36115365 lies in a gene-regulatory element that influences TERT expression in an allele-specific manner. ('influences', 'Reg', (78, 88)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (28, 38)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (89, 93)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (89, 93)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (28, 38)) 12429 28447668 To investigate the underlying mechanism of the differential gene regulation by genotypes at rs36115365, and to identify transcription factors potentially mediating this effect, we performed pull-down with oligonucleotides corresponding to the C or the G allele of rs36115365 incubated with nuclear extracts from PANC-1 and UACC903 cell lines, followed by quantitative mass spectrometry. ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (92, 102)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (264, 274)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (92, 102)) ('PANC-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0480', (312, 318)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (264, 274)) ('oligonucleotides', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009841', (205, 221)) 12430 28447668 Three proteins (ZNF148, VEZF1/ZNF161 and ZNF281) were identified as binding the C variant of rs36115365 preferentially in label-swapping experiments performed across both PANC-1 and UACC903 cell lines using a poly-dAdT competitor (Fig. ('VEZF1', 'Gene', '7716', (24, 29)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (68, 75)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (93, 103)) ('ZNF281', 'Gene', (41, 47)) ('preferentially', 'PosReg', (104, 118)) ('ZNF161', 'Gene', '7716', (30, 36)) ('VEZF1', 'Gene', (24, 29)) ('poly-dAdT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011067', (209, 218)) ('PANC-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0480', (171, 177)) ('ZNF281', 'Gene', '23528', (41, 47)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (93, 103)) ('ZNF161', 'Gene', (30, 36)) 12435 28447668 Furthermore, EMSAs using recombinant purified ZNF148 protein demonstrated specific binding of ZNF148 to the C allele of rs36115365 (Fig. ('ZNF148', 'Gene', (94, 100)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (120, 130)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (83, 90)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (120, 130)) 12436 28447668 Notably, the resulting band had similar mobility characteristics to both those from EMSAs of ZNF148 bound to a known binding site in the CDKN1A/p21 promoter, as well as the C allele-specific band for rs36115365 using PANC-1 nuclear extracts (Fig. ('ZNF148', 'Gene', (93, 99)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (200, 210)) ('p21', 'Gene', (144, 147)) ('CDKN1A', 'Gene', (137, 143)) ('bound', 'Reg', (100, 105)) ('CDKN1A', 'Gene', '1026', (137, 143)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (200, 210)) ('PANC-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0480', (217, 223)) ('p21', 'Gene', '1026', (144, 147)) 12437 28447668 Consistent with these data, ZNF148, (also named ZBP-89) a zinc-finger transcription factor of the kruppel-like family, is predicted to bind to a consensus DNA-recognition motif created by the C-allele of rs36115365 (Fig. ('ZBP-89', 'Gene', (48, 54)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (204, 214)) ('bind', 'Interaction', (135, 139)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (204, 214)) ('ZNF148', 'Gene', (28, 34)) ('ZBP-89', 'Gene', '7707', (48, 54)) 12438 28447668 To further establish the binding of ZNF148 to rs36115365 and surrounding genomic region, we performed chromatin-immunoprecipitation (ChIP) for ZNF148 followed by quantitative PCR, noting an enrichment of binding at rs36115365 in pancreatic and lung cancer cell lines homozygous and heterozygous for rs36115365-C as compared to background and the surrounding area (Fig. ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (299, 309)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (46, 56)) ('pancreatic and lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (229, 255)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (215, 225)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (244, 255)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (204, 211)) ('rs36115365-C', 'Var', (299, 311)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (249, 255)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (215, 225)) 12447 28447668 This reduction was similar to that observed via siRNA-mediated depletion of TERT itself, or by transcriptional gene silencing (TGS, siRNA3) to target the gene regulatory element encompassing rs36115365. ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (76, 80)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (191, 201)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (5, 14)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (191, 201)) ('silencing', 'NegReg', (116, 125)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (76, 80)) 12450 28447668 Consistent with these data, depletion of either ZNF148 or TERT, or alternatively targeting the rs36115365 regulatory region in both A549 and MIA PaCa-2 cells all resulted in similar reductions of telomere length (Fig. ('telomere length', 'MPA', (196, 211)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (95, 105)) ('A549', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0023', (132, 136)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (95, 105)) ('reductions', 'NegReg', (182, 192)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (58, 62)) ('MIA PaCa-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0428', (141, 151)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (58, 62)) ('ZNF148', 'Gene', (48, 54)) ('depletion', 'MPA', (28, 37)) 12453 28447668 One of these susceptibility loci termed Region 2, initially marked by rs401681 and rs402710 in CLPTM1L, was fine-mapped in a subset-based meta-analysis across multiple cancer types and is the focus of the current study. ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (95, 102)) ('rs402710', 'Mutation', 'rs402710', (83, 91)) ('rs402710', 'Var', (83, 91)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (168, 174)) ('multiple cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (159, 174)) ('rs401681', 'Mutation', 'rs401681', (70, 78)) ('rs401681', 'Var', (70, 78)) ('multiple cancer', 'Disease', (159, 174)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (95, 102)) 12454 28447668 The ten variants that mark Region 2 span the whole length of CLPTM1L to ~17 kb upstream of the transcriptional start site of TERT. ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (61, 68)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (61, 68)) ('variants', 'Var', (8, 16)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (125, 129)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (125, 129)) 12455 28447668 Here, we identify rs36115365 as a functional SNP in this region and provide a plausible biological explanation underlying risk, featuring altered TERT, but not CLPTM1L, expression. ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (18, 28)) ('altered', 'Reg', (138, 145)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (18, 28)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (146, 150)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (160, 167)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (146, 150)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (160, 167)) 12457 28447668 Little signal remained within Region 2 after accounting for rs36115365 or alternatively the respective most significant SNP in pancreatic and testicular cancer, consistent with the notion that one or more of these variants (and/or an as-of-yet unidentified variant tightly linked with these SNPs) is responsible for mediating cancer risk attributable to this locus. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (153, 159)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (153, 159)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (60, 70)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (326, 332)) ('pancreatic and testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (127, 159)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (60, 70)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (326, 332)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (153, 159)) ('variants', 'Var', (214, 222)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (142, 159)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (326, 332)) 12458 28447668 For lung cancer, residual signal was seen after conditional analysis on rs36115365 (PConditional=3.74 x 10-5 to 7.71 x 10-4), indicating that this SNP may not explain the entire Region 2 signal for lung cancer. ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (198, 209)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (72, 82)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (198, 209)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (9, 15)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (4, 15)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (4, 15)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (198, 209)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (72, 82)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (4, 15)) ('to 7', 'Species', '1214577', (109, 113)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (203, 209)) 12459 28447668 For melanoma, a SNP (rs2447853) highly correlated to the original GWAS SNP reported for these cancers (rs401681, r2=0.97) represents the most significant SNP in Region 2 (ref.). ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (94, 101)) ('rs401681', 'Mutation', 'rs401681', (103, 111)) ('rs2447853', 'Mutation', 'rs2447853', (21, 30)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 101)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 100)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (4, 12)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (4, 12)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (4, 12)) ('rs2447853', 'Var', (21, 30)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (94, 101)) 12460 28447668 Although rs36115365 was non-significant in single-SNP analyses, it became more significant after conditioning on rs2447853 (PConditional=1.09 x 10-4). ('rs36115365', 'Var', (9, 19)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (9, 19)) ('rs2447853', 'Mutation', 'rs2447853', (113, 122)) ('rs2447853', 'Var', (113, 122)) 12461 28447668 The LD structure between these SNPs and conditional analyses suggest that in melanoma both may mark independent functional variants, with the signal at rs2447853 masking the association between rs36115365 and melanoma risk in single-SNP analysis. ('rs2447853', 'Var', (152, 161)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (194, 204)) ('masking', 'NegReg', (162, 169)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (77, 85)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (77, 85)) ('rs2447853', 'Mutation', 'rs2447853', (152, 161)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (77, 85)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (209, 217)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (209, 217)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (194, 204)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (209, 217)) 12462 28447668 In contrast with the other variants, preferred protein binding was seen on the minor (C) allele of rs36115365 across multiple cell lines representing all four cancer types. ('cancer', 'Disease', (159, 165)) ('protein', 'Protein', (47, 54)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (99, 109)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (159, 165)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (99, 109)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (159, 165)) 12464 28447668 These data suggested rs36115365 as a strong candidate for a functional multi-cancer risk variant but did not specifically implicate which gene(s) may be influenced by this SNP. ('multi-cancer', 'Disease', (71, 83)) ('multi-cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (71, 83)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (21, 31)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (77, 83)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (21, 31)) 12466 28447668 Likewise, the utility of chromosome conformation capture (3C) methods to establish a physical association between risk variants and specific target genes is greatly limited by the relatively short distances between rs36115365 and the TERT promoter. ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (215, 225)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (234, 238)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (215, 225)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (234, 238)) 12467 28447668 We applied this methodology to our study of an intergenic GWAS susceptibility variant, and established a role for the regulatory element in driving TERT (but not CLPTM1L) gene expression across multiple cancer types. ('multiple cancer', 'Disease', (194, 209)) ('GWAS', 'Gene', (58, 62)) ('variant', 'Var', (78, 85)) ('multiple cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (194, 209)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (203, 209)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (148, 152)) ('susceptibility', 'Reg', (63, 77)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (148, 152)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (162, 169)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (162, 169)) 12468 28447668 Our results suggest that the binding of one or more proteins to the C-allele of rs36115365 is likely to play a key role in regulating TERT expression. ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (80, 90)) ('regulating', 'Reg', (123, 133)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (134, 138)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (134, 138)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (80, 90)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (29, 36)) 12469 28447668 Through quantitative mass spectrometry, we identified preferential binding of zinc finger protein 148 (ZNF148, also named ZBP-89) to the C-allele of rs36115365 in multiple cancer cell lines, and ChIP data confirmed binding of ZNF148 over rs36115365. ('rs36115365', 'Var', (238, 248)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (172, 178)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (149, 159)) ('zinc finger protein 148', 'Gene', '7707', (78, 101)) ('multiple cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (163, 178)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (238, 248)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (149, 159)) ('preferential', 'PosReg', (54, 66)) ('multiple cancer', 'Disease', (163, 178)) ('ZBP-89', 'Gene', '7707', (122, 128)) ('ZNF148', 'Gene', (103, 109)) ('ZBP-89', 'Gene', (122, 128)) ('zinc finger protein 148', 'Gene', (78, 101)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (215, 222)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (67, 74)) 12472 28447668 Consistent with a central role for ZNF148 in regulating expression of TERT, siRNA-mediated gene knockdown of ZNF148 consistently resulted in reduced expression of TERT. ('knockdown', 'Var', (96, 105)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (163, 167)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (141, 148)) ('ZNF148', 'Gene', (109, 115)) ('expression', 'MPA', (149, 159)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (70, 74)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (163, 167)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (70, 74)) 12473 28447668 Furthermore, both knockdown of ZNF148 as well as TGS of the gene regulatory element in which rs36115365 resides reduced telomerase activity and telomere length, to a degree similar to knockdown of TERT itself. ('TERT', 'Gene', (197, 201)) ('rs36115365 resides', 'Var', (93, 111)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (93, 103)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (197, 201)) ('telomerase', 'CPA', (120, 130)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (112, 119)) ('ZNF148', 'Gene', (31, 37)) ('telomere length', 'CPA', (144, 159)) 12477 28447668 Our results indicate that ZNF148 may regulate TERT expression in pancreatic, testicular, lung, and melanoma tumour cell lines via a regulatory element that is disrupted by the G allele at rs36115365. ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (46, 50)) ('pancreatic', 'Disease', (65, 75)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (188, 198)) ('regulate', 'Reg', (37, 45)) ('melanoma tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (99, 114)) ('ZNF148', 'Gene', (26, 32)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (108, 114)) ('melanoma tumour', 'Disease', (99, 114)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (188, 198)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (99, 107)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (46, 50)) ('pancreatic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010195', (65, 75)) 12478 28447668 As some of these cell lines have TERT promoter mutations (UACC903, UACC1103) whereas others do not (PANC-1, MIA PaCa-2, unpublished data), our results indicate that regulation by ZNF148 is important even in the presence of these presumably activating mutations. ('TERT', 'Gene', (33, 37)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (33, 37)) ('UACC1103', 'Var', (67, 75)) ('UACC903', 'Var', (58, 65)) ('MIA PaCa-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0428', (108, 118)) ('ZNF148', 'Gene', (179, 185)) ('PANC-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0480', (100, 106)) 12479 28447668 In summary, our work has uncovered a likely causal variant in the TERT-CLPTM1L Region 2 susceptibility locus and identified ZNF148 as a potential effector of a gene-regulatory element that mediates increased TERT expression in an allele-specific manner. ('TERT', 'Gene', (208, 212)) ('causal', 'Reg', (44, 50)) ('ZNF148', 'Gene', (124, 130)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (208, 212)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (198, 207)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (66, 70)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (66, 70)) ('variant', 'Var', (51, 58)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (71, 78)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (71, 78)) 12481 28447668 Our results are remarkably consistent in eight cell lines across four different cancer types and explain, at least in part, the biological underpinnings of risk for rs36115365. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (80, 86)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (165, 175)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (80, 86)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (165, 175)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (80, 86)) 12482 28447668 Notably, our data suggest that the mechanism by which ZNF148 influences TERT is similar for cancer types in which the C-allele of rs36115365 contributes to increased risk, or alternatively to disease protection. ('rs36115365', 'Var', (130, 140)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (92, 98)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (92, 98)) ('ZNF148', 'Gene', (54, 60)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (130, 140)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 98)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (72, 76)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (72, 76)) ('influences', 'Reg', (61, 71)) 12483 28447668 Although TERT expression and ensuing effects on telomere length may be the crucial underlying mechanism in mediating inverse risk for different cancers, studies of surrogate tissue telomere length and cancer risk have been contradictory and shown associations with short or long telomeres, or no effect. ('associations', 'Interaction', (247, 259)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (201, 207)) ('short', 'Var', (265, 270)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (144, 150)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (201, 207)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (144, 150)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (144, 150)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (144, 151)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (201, 207)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (144, 151)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (144, 151)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (9, 13)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (9, 13)) 12485 28447668 Other factors may contribute to the pleiotropic effects observed for rs36115365, including differential environmental exposures, regulatory effects through genes beyond TERT, interaction with additional risk variants and/or somatic mutations both within Region 2 and the larger TERT/CLPTM1L locus, or tissue-specific regulation of ZNF148 and other transcription factors mediating TERT expression. ('interaction', 'Interaction', (175, 186)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (69, 79)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (169, 173)) ('ZNF148', 'Gene', (331, 337)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (380, 384)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (380, 384)) ('regulation', 'Reg', (317, 327)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (278, 282)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (69, 79)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (278, 282)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (169, 173)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (283, 290)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (283, 290)) 12486 28447668 Our findings represent the first steps in unravelling the complex functional consequences of carrying risk variants in Region 2 of chr5p15.33 and strongly indicate a major role for expression of TERT in influencing risk of multiple cancer types. ('chr5p15.33', 'Gene', (131, 141)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (195, 199)) ('variants', 'Var', (107, 115)) ('multiple cancer', 'Disease', (223, 238)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (195, 199)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (232, 238)) ('multiple cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (223, 238)) 12492 28447668 Meta-analysis of data conducted for the Transdisciplinary Research in Cancer of the Lung has been approved as protocol numbers STUDY00023900 and STUDY00023602 which were approved by the Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects under the auspices of the Trustees of Dartmouth College Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. ('STUDY00023602', 'Var', (145, 158)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (70, 76)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (70, 76)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (70, 76)) ('Human', 'Species', '9606', (218, 223)) 12496 28447668 Imputation and association analysis for melanoma was performed using 1000G (Phase 1 integrated release 3, March 2012) as previously described. ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (40, 48)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (40, 48)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (40, 48)) ('1000G', 'Var', (69, 74)) 12498 28447668 Within the pancreatic cancer GWAS data, all common 1000G variants (n=195, MAF>=0.01) in Region 2 (defined as the genomic region between the two recombination hotspots at 1,306,281-1,367,281 in NCBI build Hg19) had imputation accuracy (INFO) scores above 0.3 (the lowest quality score was 0.48). ('MAF', 'Gene', (74, 77)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (11, 28)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', (11, 28)) ('NCBI build', 'Gene', (193, 203)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (11, 28)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (22, 28)) ('variants', 'Var', (57, 65)) ('MAF', 'Gene', '4094', (74, 77)) 12499 28447668 The imputation quality for the set of nine Region 2 variants most significantly associated with pancreatic cancer risk was high in the PanScan GWAS studies, with quality scores (INFO) ranging from 0.82 to 0.96 (average 0.92). ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', (96, 113)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 113)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (96, 113)) ('variants', 'Var', (52, 60)) ('associated', 'Reg', (80, 90)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (96, 113)) 12504 28447668 For completeness we assessed the newer 1000G (Phase 3, October 2014) reference dataset and noted an insertion/deletion variant (rs3030832) that was highly correlated to rs36115365 (r2=0.87 in EUR). ('rs3030832', 'Mutation', 'rs3030832', (128, 137)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (169, 179)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (169, 179)) ('rs3030832', 'Var', (128, 137)) 12506 28447668 rs36115365 became non-significant when analysis was conditioned on rs3030832, as was rs3030832, when analysis was conditioned on rs36115365 (Supplementary Table 2), indicating that this variant is among the highly correlated variants representing Region 2 and thus represents an additional strong functional candidate. ('rs3030832', 'Mutation', 'rs3030832', (67, 76)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (129, 139)) ('rs3030832', 'Var', (67, 76)) ('rs3030832', 'Mutation', 'rs3030832', (85, 94)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('rs3030832', 'Var', (85, 94)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (129, 139)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (0, 10)) 12508 28447668 After the analysis was conditioned on rs36115365 we noted a large drop in significance for these seven variants while conditional analysis for each of the seven variants did not dramatically influence the significance or rs36115365 (Supplementary Table 2). ('drop', 'NegReg', (66, 70)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (221, 231)) ('significance', 'MPA', (74, 86)) ('rs36115365', 'Var', (38, 48)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (38, 48)) 12520 28447668 Supershift experiments were carried out by mixing 1 and 2 mug anti-ZNF148/ZBP-89 (sc-48811X, 200 mug per 0.1 ml, Santa Cruz), anti-VEZF1/ZNF161 (sc-98278X, 200 mug per 0.1 ml, Santa Cruz), anti-ZNF281 (sc-166933X, 200 mug per 0.1 ml, Santa Cruz), anti-ZNF740 (sc-324747, 200 mug ml-1, Santa Cruz) or anti-IgG (sc-52001, 100 mug ml-1, Santa Cruz) antibodies with nuclear extracts for 20 min at room temperature before adding labelled probe. ('ZNF281', 'Gene', '23528', (194, 200)) ('sc-52001', 'Var', (310, 318)) ('ZNF740', 'Gene', '283337', (252, 258)) ('ZNF281', 'Gene', (194, 200)) ('VEZF1', 'Gene', '7716', (131, 136)) ('VEZF1', 'Gene', (131, 136)) ('ZNF161', 'Gene', '7716', (137, 143)) ('anti-IgG', 'Var', (300, 308)) ('sc-98278X', 'Var', (145, 154)) ('ZBP-89', 'Gene', '7707', (74, 80)) ('ZBP-89', 'Gene', (74, 80)) ('sc-166933X', 'Var', (202, 212)) ('ZNF740', 'Gene', (252, 258)) ('sc-324747', 'Var', (260, 269)) ('ZNF161', 'Gene', (137, 143)) 12532 28447668 The genomic region containing and surrounding rs36115365 (240 bps) was PCR-amplified (primers listed in Supplementary Table 5) from HapMap CEU DNA samples with the appropriate genotypes to obtain clones with each genotype, and cloned into the NheI and BglII sites of the pGL4.23[luc2/minP] (Promega) luciferase vector in the 5'-to-3' or 3'-to-5' orientation. ('rs36115365', 'Var', (46, 56)) ('pGL4', 'Gene', (271, 275)) ('rs36115365', 'Mutation', 'rs36115365', (46, 56)) ('pGL4', 'Gene', '6390', (271, 275)) ('minP', 'Gene', '89927', (284, 288)) ('minP', 'Gene', (284, 288)) 12538 28447668 ON-TARGETplus Human SMARTpool siRNAs to ZNF148 (cat# L-012658-00-0005), VEZF1 (ZNF161; cat# L-019623-00-0005), ZNF281 (cat# L-006958-00-0005), ZNF740 (cat# L-030075-02-0005), and TERT (cat# L-003547-00-0005) were purchased from Dharmacon RNAi and Gene Expression in GE Healthcare. ('cat# L-019623-00-0005', 'Var', (87, 108)) ('VEZF1', 'Gene', '7716', (72, 77)) ('Human', 'Species', '9606', (14, 19)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (179, 183)) ('cat# L-012658-00-0005', 'Var', (48, 69)) ('ZNF161', 'Gene', (79, 85)) ('ZNF740', 'Gene', (143, 149)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (179, 183)) ('ZNF161', 'Gene', '7716', (79, 85)) ('ZNF740', 'Gene', '283337', (143, 149)) ('cat# L-006958-00-0005', 'Var', (119, 140)) ('VEZF1', 'Gene', (72, 77)) ('ZNF281', 'Gene', '23528', (111, 117)) ('cat# L-030075-02-0005', 'Var', (151, 172)) ('ZNF281', 'Gene', (111, 117)) 12541 28447668 Gene expression levels were quantified by quantitative real-time PCR using TaqMan assays for TERT (Hs00972656_m1), CLPTM1L (Hs00363947_m1), ACTB (cat# 4333762), ZNF148 (Hs01070570_m1), and GAPDH (cat# 4333764) from Life Technologies. ('GAPDH', 'Gene', (189, 194)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (115, 122)) ('Hs01070570_m1', 'Var', (169, 182)) ('cat# 4333764', 'Var', (196, 208)) ('Hs00363947_m1', 'Var', (124, 137)) ('cat# 4333762', 'Var', (146, 158)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (115, 122)) ('ACTB', 'Gene', '60', (140, 144)) ('ACTB', 'Gene', (140, 144)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (93, 97)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (93, 97)) ('GAPDH', 'Gene', '2597', (189, 194)) ('Hs00972656_m1', 'Var', (99, 112)) 12543 28447668 Allele-specific TERT expression was determined using an allelic discrimination TaqMan assay for rs2736098 (assay C_26414916_20, Life Technologies), and the gene expression of each allele of TERT was also normalized to the gene expression of GAPDH. ('TERT', 'Gene', (16, 20)) ('GAPDH', 'Gene', '2597', (241, 246)) ('GAPDH', 'Gene', (241, 246)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (16, 20)) ('rs2736098', 'Var', (96, 105)) ('rs2736098', 'Mutation', 'rs2736098', (96, 105)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (190, 194)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (190, 194)) 12552 28447668 To assay effects on telomere length, siRNA3, ZNF148 siRNA (cat# L-012658-00-0005), TERT siRNA (cat# L-003547-00-0005) and a scrambled siRNA (Supplementary Table 6) were administered to MIA PaCa-2 and A549 cells at a final concentration of 15 nM. ('cat# L-012658-00-0005', 'Var', (59, 80)) ('MIA PaCa-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0428', (185, 195)) ('cat# L-003547-00-0005', 'Var', (95, 116)) ('effects', 'Reg', (9, 16)) ('A549', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0023', (200, 204)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (83, 87)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (83, 87)) ('ZNF148', 'Gene', (45, 51)) 12624 22945574 Male reprotoxicity and endocrine disruption Mammalian reproductive tract development is a tightly regulated process that can be disrupted following exposure to drugs, toxicants, endocrine disrupting chemicals or other compounds via alterations to gene and protein expression or epigenetic regulation. ('Mammalian', 'Species', '9606', (44, 53)) ('epigenetic regulation', 'Var', (278, 299)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (236, 239)) ('alterations', 'Reg', (232, 243)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (80, 83)) 12669 22945574 First, null mutations in both WT1 and Sf1 can alter the development of the gonad and may be involved in initiating signals that control expansion of the genital ridge. ('WT1', 'Gene', (30, 33)) ('involved', 'Reg', (92, 100)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (63, 66)) ('Sf1', 'Gene', '83826', (38, 41)) ('null mutations', 'Var', (7, 21)) ('expansion of the genital ridge', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003247', (136, 166)) ('development of the gonad', 'CPA', (56, 80)) ('Sf1', 'Gene', (38, 41)) ('alter', 'Reg', (46, 51)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '24883', (30, 33)) 12694 22945574 Several genetic causes and polymorphisms associated with cryptorchidism have been identified in human patients, including mutations in Insl3 and its receptor, RXFP2, as well as in the AR gene (which is associated with Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome). ('associated', 'Reg', (41, 51)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (102, 110)) ('associated', 'Reg', (202, 212)) ('RXFP2', 'Gene', '122042', (159, 164)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (96, 101)) ('Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (218, 249)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (57, 71)) ('mutations', 'Var', (122, 131)) ('Insl3', 'Gene', (135, 140)) ('RXFP2', 'Gene', (159, 164)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (57, 71)) ('AR', 'Gene', '24208', (184, 186)) 12696 22945574 Hypospadias results from abnormal penile and urethral development, commonly arising from a defect in the midline fusion of the male urethra, leading to a misplaced urethral meatus. ('abnormal penile', 'Disease', (25, 40)) ('abnormal penile', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004414', (25, 40)) ('Hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (0, 11)) ('defect', 'Var', (91, 97)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (61, 64)) ('Hypospadias', 'Disease', (0, 11)) ('results from', 'Reg', (12, 24)) ('arising from', 'Reg', (76, 88)) ('Hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (0, 11)) 12708 22945574 In the extreme case of complete AIS, a lack of activity at the androgen receptor prevents testicular descent and further development of the external male genitalia; however, normal production of MIS during fetal development inhibits uterus and fallopian tube development, resulting in an XY male genotype with a female phenotype. ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (224, 232)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (219, 222)) ('lack', 'Var', (39, 43)) ('MIS', 'Gene', '25378', (195, 198)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', '24208', (63, 80)) ('AIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (32, 35)) ('MIS', 'Gene', (195, 198)) ('prevents', 'NegReg', (81, 89)) ('resulting in', 'Reg', (272, 284)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (128, 131)) ('further development of the external male genitalia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003247', (113, 163)) ('XY male genotype', 'CPA', (288, 304)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (266, 269)) ('testicular descent', 'CPA', (90, 108)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', (63, 80)) 12710 22945574 Because GnRH stimulates FSH and LH hormone production in the pituitary, which stimulates the gonads, a GnRH deficiency leads to decreased or absent function of the testes. ('LH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007986', (32, 34)) ('absent', 'NegReg', (141, 147)) ('GnRH', 'Gene', '25194', (103, 107)) ('GnRH', 'Gene', (103, 107)) ('function', 'MPA', (148, 156)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (128, 137)) ('GnRH', 'Gene', '25194', (8, 12)) ('deficiency', 'Var', (108, 118)) ('decreased or absent function of the testes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010468', (128, 170)) ('absent function of the testes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010469', (141, 170)) ('GnRH', 'Gene', (8, 12)) 12718 22945574 In the 1950s, in utero thalidomide exposure led to drug-induced phocomelia (limb-shortening); by 1961 this sedative drug was withdrawn from the market. ('thalidomide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013792', (23, 34)) ('phocomelia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009829', (64, 74)) ('limb-shortening', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009826', (76, 91)) ('phocomelia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004480', (64, 74)) ('thalidomide', 'Var', (23, 34)) ('phocomelia', 'Disease', (64, 74)) 12719 22945574 Similarly, consumption of methylmercury-contaminated shellfish by pregnant mothers has led to neurological dysfunction in their children, most prominently in Minimata Bay, Japan, where a population was exposed from 1932 to 1968. ('neurological dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009422', (94, 118)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (128, 136)) ('led to', 'Reg', (87, 93)) ('neurological dysfunction', 'Disease', (94, 118)) ('methylmercury-contaminated', 'Var', (26, 52)) 12727 22945574 It is clear that toxicant-induced modulation of the endocrine system can have myriad downstream effects on reproduction and development. ('effects', 'Reg', (96, 103)) ('reproduction', 'CPA', (107, 119)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (131, 134)) ('development', 'CPA', (124, 135)) ('modulation', 'Var', (34, 44)) 12756 22945574 According to this hypothesis, perturbations to the developmentally-critical in utero or peri-natal environment, possibly due to EDC exposure, may result in subsequent dysgenesis of the male reproductive tract. ('dysgenesis', 'CPA', (167, 177)) ('perturbations', 'Var', (30, 43)) ('result in', 'Reg', (146, 155)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (58, 61)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (106, 109)) 12759 22945574 While some rare genetic defects and point mutations can lead to altered reproductive structure and function, the overall prevalence of these genetic abnormalities cannot explain the increasing incidence or variable expressivity of the full array of TDS disorders. ('TDS disorders', 'Disease', (249, 262)) ('genetic defects', 'Disease', (16, 31)) ('genetic defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (16, 31)) ('function', 'MPA', (99, 107)) ('reproductive structure', 'CPA', (72, 94)) ('genetic abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (141, 162)) ('TDS disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (249, 262)) ('genetic abnormalities', 'Disease', (141, 162)) ('altered', 'Reg', (64, 71)) ('point mutations', 'Var', (36, 51)) ('lead', 'Reg', (56, 60)) 12761 22945574 Previous work in developmental biology has observed TDS-like effects with the loss or disruption of genes regulating reproductive growth and development. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (24, 27)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (148, 151)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (78, 82)) ('TDS-like', 'Disease', (52, 60)) ('genes', 'Gene', (100, 105)) ('disruption', 'Var', (86, 96)) 12764 22945574 Loss of the gene Insl3 causes bilateral intraabdominal cryptorchidism with secondary infertility and testicular atrophy. ('bilateral intraabdominal cryptorchidism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003456', (30, 69)) ('testicular atrophy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000029', (101, 119)) ('testicular atrophy', 'Disease', 'MESH:C567108', (101, 119)) ('causes', 'Reg', (23, 29)) ('Insl3', 'Gene', (17, 22)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (85, 96)) ('testicular atrophy', 'Disease', (101, 119)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (55, 69)) ('bilateral intraabdominal cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (30, 69)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (85, 96)) ('Loss', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (85, 96)) 12772 22945574 As such, phthalates have been suggested to be associated with the development of TDS due to the potential for significant exposure during development and the induction of reproductive tract defects in rats following gestational exposure (Figure 1). ('induction', 'Reg', (158, 167)) ('reproductive tract defects', 'CPA', (171, 197)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (145, 148)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (73, 76)) ('phthalates', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C032279', (9, 19)) ('reproductive tract defects', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000078', (171, 197)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (201, 205)) ('associated', 'Reg', (46, 56)) ('gestational exposure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031437', (216, 236)) ('phthalates', 'Var', (9, 19)) ('TDS', 'Disease', (81, 84)) 12776 22945574 While estrogenic properties of phthalates had previously been reported, subsequent research pointed towards an anti-androgenic mechanism, as female rats gestationally exposed to DBP exhibited no change in reproductive organ weights, estrous cyclicity or vaginal opening, as was observed with weakly estrogenic compounds. ('estrous cyclicity', 'CPA', (233, 250)) ('anti-androgenic', 'MPA', (111, 126)) ('vaginal opening', 'Disease', (254, 269)) ('phthalates', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C032279', (31, 41)) ('reproductive organ weights', 'CPA', (205, 231)) ('change in reproductive organ', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000078', (195, 223)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (148, 152)) ('estrous cyclicity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100608', (233, 250)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (178, 181)) ('DBP', 'Var', (178, 181)) ('vaginal opening', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014627', (254, 269)) 12799 22945574 The HPG axis is critical for both gonadal development and steroid production; if it is disrupted, a hypogonadal state can result, leading to abnormalities such as the congenital disorders previously described. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (49, 52)) ('result', 'Reg', (122, 128)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (58, 65)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (130, 140)) ('congenital disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000013', (167, 187)) ('abnormalities', 'MPA', (141, 154)) ('hypogonadal state', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000135', (100, 117)) ('disrupted', 'Var', (87, 96)) ('congenital disorders', 'Disease', (167, 187)) 12845 22945574 Many functions have been proposed for these sperm transcripts, including roles in sperm structure and stress response, de novo translational replacement of degraded proteins, oocyte fertilization, embryogenesis/morphogenesis, and epigenetic regulation and establishment/maintenance of the parental imprint. ('roles', 'Reg', (73, 78)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (265, 268)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (148, 151)) ('embryogenesis/morphogenesis', 'CPA', (197, 224)) ('epigenetic regulation', 'Var', (230, 251)) ('oocyte fertilization', 'CPA', (175, 195)) 12867 22945574 Overall, EDS induces a depletion of germ cells in the seminiferous epithelium. ('EDS', 'Var', (9, 12)) ('induces', 'Reg', (13, 20)) ('depletion of', 'MPA', (23, 35)) ('EDS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C002994', (9, 12)) 12878 22945574 Overall, CBZ disrupts proper Sertoli cell function and spermatogenesis and ultimately reduces fertility in male rats. ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (112, 116)) ('CBZ', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006698', (9, 12)) ('disrupts', 'NegReg', (13, 21)) ('reduces', 'NegReg', (86, 93)) ('CBZ', 'Var', (9, 12)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (55, 70)) ('reduces fertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000144', (86, 103)) ('Sertoli', 'MPA', (29, 36)) ('fertility', 'CPA', (94, 103)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (29, 41)) ('reduces fertility in male', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012041', (86, 111)) 12886 22945574 Ubiquitin marks aberrant proteins for 26S-proteasome degradation, and it is believed that a mutated form of ubiquitin (K48R) offers protection from testicular injury in both acute (experimental cryptorchidism) and chronic (aging) cases. ('testicular injury', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (148, 165)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (187, 190)) ('K48R', 'Chemical', '-', (119, 123)) ('testicular injury', 'Disease', (148, 165)) ('mutated', 'Var', (92, 99)) ('26S-proteasome degradation', 'MPA', (38, 64)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (194, 208)) 12887 22945574 This is true for mice with the K48R ubiquitin mutation, who are resistant to the effects of acute and chronic testicular injury. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (17, 21)) ('testicular injury', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (110, 127)) ('testicular injury', 'Disease', (110, 127)) ('K48R', 'Var', (31, 35)) ('ubiquitin', 'Protein', (36, 45)) ('K48R', 'Chemical', '-', (31, 35)) 12889 22945574 When compared to wild type mice, ubiquitin K48R mutant mice have greater testis weights after both types of injury. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (27, 31)) ('greater', 'PosReg', (65, 72)) ('K48R', 'Chemical', '-', (43, 47)) ('testis weights', 'CPA', (73, 87)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (55, 59)) ('ubiquitin K48R mutant', 'Var', (33, 54)) ('greater testis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000053', (65, 79)) 12890 22945574 Testis cross sections of experimentally cryptorchid animals indicate that the average number of germ cells per seminiferous tubule is greater in ubiquitin K48R mutant mice than in their WT counterparts. ('K48R', 'Chemical', '-', (155, 159)) ('experimentally cryptorchid', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (25, 51)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (31, 34)) ('K48R mutant', 'Var', (155, 166)) ('ubiquitin', 'Protein', (145, 154)) ('Testis cross', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (0, 12)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (167, 171)) ('greater', 'PosReg', (134, 141)) ('Testis cross', 'Disease', (0, 12)) 12891 22945574 The seminiferous tubules of aged mutant mice have larger diameters, with a greater number of germ cells, than WT mice, indicating that the K48R mutation does indeed serve to protect against the testicular injury of aging. ('K48R', 'Var', (139, 143)) ('K48R', 'Chemical', '-', (139, 143)) ('testicular injury', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (194, 211)) ('larger', 'PosReg', (50, 56)) ('mutant', 'Var', (33, 39)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (40, 44)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (113, 117)) ('testicular injury', 'Disease', (194, 211)) 12897 22945574 Despite this initial surge of testosterone production, prolonged occupation of pituitary LH receptors results in an overall decrease in testosterone. ('testosterone', 'MPA', (136, 148)) ('testosterone production', 'MPA', (30, 53)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (30, 42)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (136, 148)) ('LH receptor', 'Gene', (89, 100)) ('occupation', 'Var', (65, 75)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (124, 132)) ('LH receptor', 'Gene', '25477', (89, 100)) ('surge of testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030088', (21, 42)) ('decrease in testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (124, 148)) 12924 22945574 They found aberrant protamine ratios and increased mRNA expression of Bcl2 in ejaculates and in testicular biopsies of infertile men compared to controls. ('increased', 'PosReg', (41, 50)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (11, 19)) ('Bcl2', 'Gene', (70, 74)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (30, 33)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (129, 132)) ('protamine ratios', 'MPA', (20, 36)) ('mRNA expression', 'MPA', (51, 66)) 12932 22945574 DNA methylation modifies the function of the mammalian genome, and typically results in repression of gene expression. ('mammalian', 'Species', '9606', (45, 54)) ('modifies', 'Reg', (16, 24)) ('results in', 'Reg', (77, 87)) ('methylation', 'Var', (4, 15)) ('function', 'MPA', (29, 37)) ('repression', 'NegReg', (88, 98)) 12934 22945574 It has been suggested that alterations in the epigenetic reprogramming processes during development can lead to adult-onset disease. ('adult-onset disease', 'Disease', (112, 131)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (46, 56)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (95, 98)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (31, 34)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (104, 111)) ('alterations', 'Var', (27, 38)) 12938 22945574 In addition to regulating gene expression, DNA methylation silences repetitive elements and is important for the stability of the mammalian genome. ('gene expression', 'MPA', (26, 41)) ('methylation', 'Var', (47, 58)) ('silences', 'NegReg', (59, 67)) ('mammalian', 'Species', '9606', (130, 139)) ('regulating', 'Reg', (15, 25)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (82, 85)) ('repetitive elements', 'MPA', (68, 87)) 12939 22945574 Both human and animal studies have shown that abnormal methylation patterns affect fertility. ('affect', 'Reg', (76, 82)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (55, 66)) ('abnormal', 'Var', (46, 54)) ('fertility', 'CPA', (83, 92)) ('affect fertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000144', (76, 92)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (5, 10)) 12945 22945574 The authors suggest that errors in paternal imprints could affect embryo development and that methylation patterns could be useful as biomarkers for evaluating male fertility. ('embryo development', 'CPA', (66, 84)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (80, 83)) ('errors', 'Var', (25, 31)) ('affect', 'Reg', (59, 65)) 12987 22945574 Results suggest that exposure to Aroclor 1248 causes down-regulation of testicular androgenesis through inhibition of the activity of 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, 17alpha-hydroxylase/lyase and 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase. ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (104, 114)) ('17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase', 'Gene', (200, 235)) ('17alpha-hydroxylase/lyase', 'Enzyme', (170, 195)) ('down-regulation', 'NegReg', (53, 68)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (147, 154)) ('17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase', 'Gene', '364773', (200, 235)) ('Aroclor 1248', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C028617', (33, 45)) ('Aroclor', 'Var', (33, 40)) ('testicular', 'CPA', (72, 82)) ('3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase', 'Enzyme', (134, 168)) ('activity', 'MPA', (122, 130)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (214, 221)) 13002 22945574 The reprogramming of DNA methylation that takes place in primordial germ cells is presumably acting to prevent the passage of DNA methylation defects from one generation to the next. ('defects', 'Var', (142, 149)) ('prevent', 'NegReg', (103, 110)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (163, 166)) 13009 22945574 A number of studies have suggested that environmental chemicals, such as endocrine disruptors, promote a transgenerational phenotype due to embryonic or postnatal exposures through an epigenetic mechanism. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (114, 117)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (184, 194)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (95, 102)) ('transgenerational phenotype', 'CPA', (105, 132)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (47, 50)) 13011 22945574 While many DNA methylation changes are not heritable, it is thought that imprinted genes maintain methylation pattern in a heritable manner, and it has been proposed that alterations in the methylation status of imprinted genes may be a mechanism promoting these disease states. ('promoting', 'PosReg', (247, 256)) ('methylation pattern', 'MPA', (98, 117)) ('disease', 'Disease', (263, 270)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (175, 178)) ('alterations', 'Var', (171, 182)) 13018 22945574 When the vinclozolin F2 generation males were out-crossed to wild-type untreated control females, the male progeny exhibited a similar phenotype of decreased spermatogenic capacity and male infertility, suggesting that the transgenerational phenotype is transmitted through the male germ line, likely through epigenetic changes (because the developmental period used for the endocrine disruptor exposure was during the re-methylation programming of the germ line). ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (232, 235)) ('spermatogenic capacity', 'CPA', (158, 180)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (185, 201)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (348, 351)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (148, 157)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (190, 201)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (185, 201)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (185, 201)) ('vinclozolin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C025643', (9, 20)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (309, 319)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (28, 31)) 13036 22945574 Because dysregulation in secretion, signaling, production, transportation and/or metabolism of steroidogenic pathways could impair germ cell differentiation and the surrounding cellular environment (potentially initiating carcinogenesis), research into the regulation of steroidogenic pathways and their associated hormones is becoming increasingly important. ('dysregulation', 'Var', (8, 21)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (95, 102)) ('transportation', 'MPA', (59, 73)) ('signaling', 'MPA', (36, 45)) ('production', 'MPA', (47, 57)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (222, 236)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (271, 278)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (222, 236)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (193, 196)) ('secretion', 'MPA', (25, 34)) ('metabolism', 'MPA', (81, 91)) ('impair', 'NegReg', (124, 130)) ('germ cell differentiation', 'CPA', (131, 156)) 13052 22945574 Mutations in the Ter gene led to tumors within weeks, related to a decrease in primordial germ cells initiated by the mutation. ('Ter', 'Gene', '191576', (17, 20)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (67, 75)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 38)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('led to', 'Reg', (26, 32)) ('mutation', 'Var', (118, 126)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (33, 39)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 39)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (33, 39)) ('Ter', 'Gene', (17, 20)) 13057 22945574 Another important discovery in spontaneous tumor formation was made after investigating a deficiency in the p53 gene. ('p53', 'Gene', (108, 111)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (43, 48)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (43, 48)) ('deficiency', 'Var', (90, 100)) ('p53', 'Gene', '301300', (108, 111)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (43, 48)) 13058 22945574 Mouse models deficient in this gene form various types of spontaneous tumors, including testicular tumors. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 105)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (99, 105)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (70, 75)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (88, 105)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (88, 105)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (70, 76)) ('deficient', 'Var', (13, 22)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (70, 76)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (70, 76)) ('Mouse', 'Species', '10090', (0, 5)) ('form', 'Reg', (36, 40)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 104)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', (88, 105)) ('spontaneous', 'Disease', (58, 69)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (99, 105)) 13059 22945574 Mutation in this gene alters the normal cell-cycle control pathway, and is the probable reason for carcinogenesis formation. ('alters', 'Reg', (22, 28)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (99, 113)) ('cell-cycle control pathway', 'Pathway', (40, 66)) ('Mutation', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (99, 113)) 13061 22945574 It is clear that different genetic backgrounds are capable of predisposing rodents to varying degrees of susceptibility to tumor formation; for example, mice with a 129/Sv background tend to develop a higher proportion of testis tumors (35%) than mice with a mixed C57BL/6 x 129/Sv background (9%). ('testis tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (222, 234)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (247, 251)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (229, 234)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (123, 128)) ('testis tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (222, 235)) ('129/Sv', 'Species', '10090', (275, 281)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (123, 128)) ('testis tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (222, 235)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (229, 234)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 128)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (229, 234)) ('develop', 'PosReg', (191, 198)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (153, 157)) ('testis tumors', 'Disease', (222, 235)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (229, 235)) ('129/Sv', 'Var', (165, 171)) ('129/Sv', 'Species', '10090', (165, 171)) 13066 22945574 Due to the reciprocal nature of this signaling, dysregulation is particularly detrimental and has been implicated in the development of disease states. ('detrimental', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008569', (78, 89)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (83, 86)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (128, 131)) ('dysregulation', 'Var', (48, 61)) ('detrimental', 'Disease', (78, 89)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (103, 113)) 13071 22945574 While the proposed mechanism remains unclear, data suggests that disruption of the natural hormonal balance of mother and fetus could result in a higher susceptibility to certain cancers. ('result', 'Reg', (134, 140)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (179, 185)) ('susceptibility', 'MPA', (153, 167)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (179, 186)) ('disruption', 'Var', (65, 75)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (179, 186)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (179, 186)) 13072 22945574 Androgens are well-known risk factors in certain age-related diseases, such as BPH and carcinoma, however, recent evidence suggests that estrogens may also play a large role in the developing prostate and that disruption of the natural androgen/estrogen hormone balance could lead to abnormal growth. ('growth', 'MPA', (293, 299)) ('BPH', 'Disease', (79, 82)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (276, 283)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', (87, 96)) ('abnormal growth', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001507', (284, 299)) ('disruption', 'Var', (210, 220)) ('abnormal', 'CPA', (284, 292)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (87, 96)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (87, 96)) 13089 22945574 Early studies using animals and the subcutaneous route of exposure (bypassing first-pass metabolism by the liver) showed that low dose exposures to BPA during gestation could impact prostate growth and development by inducing an increase in cellular proliferation as well as the number of buds within the gland. ('BPA', 'Gene', (148, 151)) ('exposures', 'Var', (135, 144)) ('inducing', 'Reg', (217, 225)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (229, 237)) ('impact', 'Reg', (175, 181)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (257, 260)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (209, 212)) ('cellular proliferation', 'CPA', (241, 263)) ('prostate growth', 'CPA', (182, 197)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (148, 151)) 13257 33668653 Consistent with these observations, modulation of 53BP1 protein expression altered the cell line's resistance to cisplatin, and inhibition of DNA-PKcs activity antagonized cisplatin cytotoxicity. ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (182, 194)) ('DNA-PKcs', 'Gene', (142, 150)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (128, 138)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', '7158', (50, 55)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (172, 181)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (182, 194)) ('protein', 'Protein', (56, 63)) ('altered', 'Reg', (75, 82)) ('antagonized', 'NegReg', (160, 171)) ('resistance to cisplatin', 'MPA', (99, 122)) ('modulation', 'Var', (36, 46)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (113, 122)) ('DNA-PKcs', 'Gene', '5591', (142, 150)) ('activity', 'MPA', (151, 159)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', (50, 55)) 13258 33668653 Dampening of NHEJ was accompanied by a functional increase in the repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) by the homologous recombination repair pathway. ('increase', 'PosReg', (50, 58)) ('DSBs', 'Chemical', '-', (102, 106)) ('NHEJ', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('Dampening', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('repair of DNA double-strand breaks', 'MPA', (66, 100)) 13259 33668653 As a result, cisplatin-resistant cells were more resistant to PARP inhibitor (PARPi) monotherapy. ('PARP', 'Gene', (78, 82)) ('resistant', 'MPA', (49, 58)) ('cisplatin-resistant', 'Var', (13, 32)) ('PARP', 'Gene', '142', (78, 82)) ('PARP', 'Gene', (62, 66)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (13, 22)) ('PARP', 'Gene', '142', (62, 66)) 13289 33668653 However, preventing the utilization of NHEJ in ICL repair-deficient cells has been reported to substantially rescue their sensitivity to cisplatin and also increases survival of wild-type (WT) cells treated with the drug. ('preventing', 'Var', (9, 19)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (156, 165)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (137, 146)) ('rescue', 'PosReg', (109, 115)) ('survival', 'CPA', (166, 174)) ('sensitivity to cisplatin', 'MPA', (122, 146)) 13329 33668653 Cells were permeabilized with PBS 0.5% Triton X-100 plus 0.5% normal goat serum (NGS) at RT, then incubated in PBS 0.2% Triton X-100 and blocked with 0.2% NGS in PBS at RT for 1 h. To identify cells in the S/G2 phase of the cell cycle, cells were stained by the anti-cyclin A antibody (1:250, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Dallas, TX, USA; H-432). ('cyclin A', 'Gene', (267, 275)) ('PBS', 'Chemical', '-', (111, 114)) ('Triton X-100', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017830', (120, 132)) ('PBS', 'Chemical', '-', (162, 165)) ('cyclin A', 'Gene', '890', (267, 275)) ('PBS', 'Chemical', '-', (30, 33)) ('Triton X-100', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017830', (39, 51)) ('S/G2', 'Var', (206, 210)) ('S/G2', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (206, 210)) 13332 33668653 Other primary antibodies used were as follows: anti-H2AX Ser139 (1:250; Cell Signaling 978), anti-RPA1 (1:250; Santa Cruz Biotechnology B6), anti-RAD51 (1:250 H-92; Santa Cruz Biotechnology), anti-BRCA1 (1:100 D9; Santa Cruz Biotechnology), anti-FANCD2 (1:250; Novus Biologicals, Centennial, CO, USA; NB100-182) and anti-53BP1 (1:250; OriGene, Rockville, MD, USA; ta309918). ('53BP1', 'Gene', '7158', (321, 326)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', (197, 202)) ('RPA1', 'Gene', '6117', (98, 102)) ('RAD51', 'Gene', (146, 151)) ('Ser139', 'Chemical', '-', (57, 63)) ('H2AX', 'Gene', (52, 56)) ('FANCD2', 'Gene', '2177', (246, 252)) ('H2AX', 'Gene', '3014', (52, 56)) ('FANCD2', 'Gene', (246, 252)) ('RAD51', 'Gene', '5888', (146, 151)) ('1:250;', 'Var', (254, 260)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', '672', (197, 202)) ('RPA1', 'Gene', (98, 102)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', (321, 326)) 13339 33668653 Cells were seeded in a 96-well plate at the appropriate density (2102EP 3.5 x 103 cells/well; GCT27 2.5 x 103 cells/well) and, the next day, were incubated with the appropriate drugs, accordingly with the experimental setting. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (211, 214)) ('2102EP', 'Var', (65, 71)) ('GCT27', 'Gene', (94, 99)) 13357 33668653 We found that the GCT27cis-r and 2102EPcis-r cell lines were more resistant to cisplatin (Figure S1A,B), with a resistance factor (RF) determined from the ratio of half-maximal inhibitor concentrations (IC50 cis-r/IC50 cis-s) of 4 and 3.6, respectively, and an RF determined from IC90 ratios increased by over fivefold (Table 2). ('GCT27cis-r', 'Var', (18, 28)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (79, 88)) ('resistant', 'MPA', (66, 75)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (208, 213)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (39, 44)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (23, 28)) ('2102EPcis-r', 'Var', (33, 44)) 13369 33668653 The analysis of 2102EP paired cell lines revealed that under these experimental conditions, the load of DNA damage induced by cisplatin in 2102EPcis-r was reduced relative to 2102EPcis-s cells (t = 0, Figure S2B). ('2102EPcis-r', 'Var', (139, 150)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (73, 76)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (145, 150)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (155, 162)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (126, 135)) ('load', 'MPA', (96, 100)) 13372 33668653 In accordance with these results, the percentage of apoptotic cells in the sub-G1 phase of the cell cycle was reduced in both GCT27cis-r and 2102EPcis-r cells, indicating that cells that repaired the damage survived the treatment (Figure S2C,D). ('reduced', 'NegReg', (110, 117)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (131, 136)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (225, 228)) ('2102EPcis-r', 'Var', (141, 152)) ('GCT27cis-r', 'Var', (126, 136)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (147, 152)) 13375 33668653 MN can originate from missegregation of whole chromosomes at anaphase or from lagging acentric chromosomes or chromatid fragments caused by misrepaired or unrepaired DNA breaks. ('originate from', 'Reg', (7, 21)) ('MN', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:U508', (0, 2)) ('missegregation', 'Var', (22, 36)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (124, 127)) 13385 33668653 As shown in Figure 1F,G, we observed that the number of FANCD2 foci was much greater in GCT27cis-r cells than in their cis-s counterparts, both after a 6 h pulse of cisplatin and 16 h after drug washout. ('FANCD2', 'Gene', (56, 62)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (93, 98)) ('GCT27cis-r', 'Var', (88, 98)) ('greater', 'PosReg', (77, 84)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (165, 174)) ('FANCD2', 'Gene', '2177', (56, 62)) 13387 33668653 We concluded that in GCT27cis-r cells, activation of the FA pathway occurs with a higher efficiency than in GCT27cis-s cells. ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (26, 31)) ('GCT27cis-r', 'Var', (21, 31)) ('FA pathway', 'Pathway', (57, 67)) 13395 33668653 As quantified in Figure 2A,B, we found that in GCT27cis-r cells, RPA and RAD51 foci were increased significantly compared to their cis-s counterparts at both examined time points. ('RPA', 'Gene', (65, 68)) ('GCT27cis-r', 'Var', (47, 57)) ('RAD51', 'Gene', (73, 78)) ('RPA', 'Gene', '6117', (65, 68)) ('RAD51', 'Gene', '5888', (73, 78)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (89, 98)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (52, 57)) 13400 33668653 We observed that in GCT27cis-r cells, the proficiency in HR repair was increased by twofold relative to GCT27cis-s cells (Figure 2C). ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (25, 30)) ('GCT27cis-r', 'Var', (20, 30)) ('HR repair', 'CPA', (57, 66)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (71, 80)) 13401 33668653 We also observed a significant increase in HR in 2102EPcis-r cells, although with a reduced magnitude (Figure 2D). ('2102EPcis-r', 'Var', (49, 60)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (55, 60)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (31, 39)) 13404 33668653 As shown in Figure 2E,F, PARPi sensitivity was reduced in cis-r cells compared to their cis-s counterparts, with a greater effect observed in GCT27cis-r cells. ('PARP', 'Gene', (25, 29)) ('cis-r cells', 'Var', (58, 69)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (58, 63)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (47, 54)) ('PARP', 'Gene', '142', (25, 29)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (147, 152)) 13406 33668653 We measured a significant increase in the percentage of GFP+ cells in GCT27cis-r cells (Figure 2G), indicating that in resistant cells, HR contributed significantly to the repair of ICL-induced DSBs. ('DSBs', 'Chemical', '-', (194, 198)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (75, 80)) ('ICL-induced DSBs', 'Disease', (182, 198)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (26, 34)) ('repair', 'MPA', (172, 178)) ('GCT27cis-r', 'Var', (70, 80)) 13410 33668653 We observed that while RAD51 was evenly expressed across cell lines, the expression of CtIP was increased in GCT27cis-r cells (Figure 3A). ('CtIP', 'Gene', (87, 91)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (96, 105)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (114, 119)) ('CtIP', 'Gene', '5932', (87, 91)) ('GCT27cis-r', 'Var', (109, 119)) ('RAD51', 'Gene', (23, 28)) ('expression', 'MPA', (73, 83)) ('RAD51', 'Gene', '5888', (23, 28)) 13413 33668653 Using Western blotting, we observed that BRCA1 basal expression was higher in GCT27cis-r cells (Figure 3A). ('BRCA1', 'Gene', '672', (41, 46)) ('basal expression', 'MPA', (47, 63)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (68, 74)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', (41, 46)) ('GCT27cis-r', 'Var', (78, 88)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (83, 88)) 13415 33668653 We observed that GCT27cis-r cells could assemble a significantly greater number of BRCA1 foci onto DNA, both in untreated and treated cells (Figure 3C). ('BRCA1', 'Gene', '672', (83, 88)) ('greater', 'PosReg', (65, 72)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (22, 27)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', (83, 88)) ('GCT27cis-r', 'Var', (17, 27)) 13420 33668653 Loss of 53BP1 alleviates HR repair defects and overcomes PARPi sensitivity of BRCA1-deficient cells by restoring DNA end resection and RAD51 loading. ('restoring', 'PosReg', (103, 112)) ('overcomes', 'NegReg', (47, 56)) ('PARP', 'Gene', (57, 61)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', (8, 13)) ('BRCA1-deficient', 'Disease', 'OMIM:604370', (78, 93)) ('RAD51', 'Gene', (135, 140)) ('HR repair defects', 'MPA', (25, 42)) ('PARP', 'Gene', '142', (57, 61)) ('DNA end resection', 'MPA', (113, 130)) ('RAD51', 'Gene', '5888', (135, 140)) ('Loss', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('BRCA1-deficient', 'Disease', (78, 93)) ('alleviates', 'NegReg', (14, 24)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', '7158', (8, 13)) 13427 33668653 We found that NHEJ proficiency was reduced in both 2102EPcis-r and GCT27cis-r cells compared to their cis-s counterparts (Figure 4A,B). ('GCT27cis-r', 'Var', (67, 77)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (35, 42)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (57, 62)) ('2102EPcis-r', 'Var', (51, 62)) ('NHEJ proficiency', 'CPA', (14, 30)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (72, 77)) 13430 33668653 Thus, to understand if the sensitivity of the cell lines to X-rays was linked to reduced 53BP1 function, we quantified 53BP1 foci in S/G2 phase cells after exposure to 5 Gy of IR. ('53BP1', 'Gene', (89, 94)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', '7158', (89, 94)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', (119, 124)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', '7158', (119, 124)) ('S/G2', 'Var', (133, 137)) ('S/G2', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (133, 137)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (81, 88)) ('function', 'MPA', (95, 103)) 13433 33668653 To investigate whether the reduced assembly of 53BP1 during S/G2 might be relevant to 2102EPcis-r and GCT27cis-r response to cisplatin, we quantified 53BP1 foci after drug treatment. ('53BP1', 'Gene', (150, 155)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', (47, 52)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (107, 112)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', '7158', (150, 155)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', '7158', (47, 52)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (125, 134)) ('S/G2', 'Var', (60, 64)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (92, 97)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (177, 180)) ('S/G2', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (60, 64)) 13434 33668653 To this end, cis-s and cis-r paired cell lines were exposed to cisplatin for 6 h and S/G2-phase cells were stained with anti-53BP1 antibody. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (63, 72)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (23, 28)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', (125, 130)) ('S/G2', 'Var', (85, 89)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', '7158', (125, 130)) ('S/G2', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (85, 89)) 13436 33668653 Similarly, a reduction in foci and binding onto chromatin was observed in GCT27cis-r cells after 6 h of treatment (Figure 4H and Figure S4G). ('binding', 'Interaction', (35, 42)) ('foci', 'CPA', (26, 30)) ('GCT27cis-r', 'Var', (74, 84)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (13, 22)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (109, 112)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (79, 84)) 13438 33668653 These results suggest a correlation between reduced 53BP1 expression/assembly in S/G2 and acquired resistance to cisplatin. ('expression/assembly', 'MPA', (58, 77)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', (52, 57)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', '7158', (52, 57)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (44, 51)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (113, 122)) ('S/G2', 'Var', (81, 85)) ('S/G2', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (81, 85)) 13439 33668653 This assumption predicts that modulation of 53BP1 expression level should alter the response of cell lines to cisplatin. ('alter', 'Reg', (74, 79)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', (44, 49)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', '7158', (44, 49)) ('response', 'MPA', (84, 92)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (110, 119)) ('modulation', 'Var', (30, 40)) 13442 33668653 As shown in Figure 5B and quantified in Figure 5C, we found that upregulation of 53BP1 in 2102EPcis-r cells increased their sensitivity to cisplatin by approximately two- to threefold compared to 2102EPcis-r transfected with a control vector (Ctr). ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (96, 101)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', '7158', (81, 86)) ('sensitivity to cisplatin', 'MPA', (124, 148)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (108, 117)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (139, 148)) ('2102EPcis-r', 'Var', (90, 101)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (65, 77)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (202, 207)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', (81, 86)) 13444 33668653 Therefore, we investigated whether dampening of the 53BP1 protein level in GCT27cis-s cells could induce cisplatin resistance. ('induce', 'Reg', (98, 104)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', (52, 57)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', '7158', (52, 57)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (105, 114)) ('dampening', 'Var', (35, 44)) ('cisplatin resistance', 'MPA', (105, 125)) 13448 33668653 As shown in Figure 5E, silencing of 53BP1 in GCT27cis-s cells significantly increased their survival following exposure cisplatin at all tested doses of the drug. ('53BP1', 'Gene', (36, 41)) ('survival', 'CPA', (92, 100)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', '7158', (36, 41)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (76, 85)) ('silencing', 'Var', (23, 32)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (120, 129)) 13455 33668653 Interestingly, treatment of 2102EPcis-r and GCT27cis-r cells (which have a reduced 53BP1 protein level) with 2.5 and 5 microM DNA-PKi doses, respectively, did not reduce cisplatin cytotoxicity (Figure 5F,G). ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (180, 192)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (49, 54)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (180, 192)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (170, 179)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (75, 82)) ('GCT27cis-r', 'Var', (44, 54)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', (83, 88)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', '7158', (83, 88)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (34, 39)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (163, 169)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (20, 23)) 13457 33668653 To further test the consequence of combining cisplatin and DNA-PKi, we compared the effect of the combination with that of each single drug using the combination index (CI), where CI < 1, CI = 1 and CI > 1 indicated synergistic, additive and antagonistic effects, respectively. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (45, 54)) ('CI > 1', 'Var', (199, 205)) ('CI < 1', 'Var', (180, 186)) ('CI = 1', 'Var', (188, 194)) 13468 33668653 Conversely, AZD2281 has limited toxicity in patients and in recombination-proficient cells, such as the non-tumorigenic breast epithelial cell line MCF10A, treated with clinically achievable doses (Figure S6A). ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (108, 113)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (44, 52)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (108, 113)) ('MCF10A', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0598', (148, 154)) ('AZD2281', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C531550', (12, 19)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (108, 113)) ('AZD2281', 'Var', (12, 19)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (32, 40)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (32, 40)) 13473 33668653 This experiment revealed that in both experimental settings, AZD2281 enhances the cytotoxicity of cisplatin in both cis-r cell lines (Figure 6A,B). ('AZD2281', 'Var', (61, 68)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (82, 94)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (116, 121)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (98, 107)) ('enhances', 'PosReg', (69, 77)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (82, 94)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (44, 47)) ('AZD2281', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C531550', (61, 68)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (11, 14)) 13475 33668653 Importantly, the analysis of drugs' interaction revealed that when AZD2281 was given at a dose of 1 microM (a sub-lethal dose in recombination-proficient cells, Figure S6A), the drugs interacted additively, while the interaction was synergistic at concentrations >= 2 microM, regardless of the administration schedule (Table 4). ('AZD2281', 'Var', (67, 74)) ('interacted additively', 'Interaction', (184, 205)) ('AZD2281', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C531550', (67, 74)) 13476 33668653 Finally, we tested whether pre-treatment with AZD2281 could enhance the effect of cisplatin/AZD2281 combined therapy. ('tested', 'Reg', (12, 18)) ('AZD2281', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C531550', (46, 53)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (36, 39)) ('AZD2281', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C531550', (92, 99)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (82, 91)) ('AZD2281', 'Var', (46, 53)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (60, 67)) 13479 33668653 In the present work, we show that both GCT27cis-r and 2102EPcis-r cell lines have increased proficiency in repairing ICL-induced DSBs compared to their cis-s counterparts. ('GCT27cis-r', 'Var', (39, 49)) ('repairing ICL-induced DSBs', 'Disease', (107, 133)) ('DSBs', 'Chemical', '-', (129, 133)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (60, 65)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (44, 49)) 13485 33668653 Moreover, we also observed increased efficiency in DSBs' repair by HR, and this correlates with increased expression and binding onto chromatin of RAD51 and CtIP and loading of RPA and BRCA1 after cisplatin-induced DNA damage. ('RPA', 'Gene', '6117', (177, 180)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (96, 105)) ('RAD51', 'Gene', (147, 152)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (27, 36)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', (185, 190)) ('RAD51', 'Gene', '5888', (147, 152)) ('expression', 'MPA', (106, 116)) ('DSBs', 'Var', (51, 55)) ('RPA', 'Gene', (177, 180)) ('loading', 'MPA', (166, 173)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (197, 206)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (121, 128)) ('DSBs', 'Chemical', '-', (51, 55)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', '672', (185, 190)) ('CtIP', 'Gene', (157, 161)) ('CtIP', 'Gene', '5932', (157, 161)) 13489 33668653 Thus, we propose that dampening of the 53BP1 protein level contributes to the improved proficiency in HR repair of GCT27cis-r cells compared to their cis-s counterpart. ('GCT27cis-r', 'Var', (115, 125)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', (39, 44)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (120, 125)) ('improved', 'PosReg', (78, 86)) ('HR repair', 'CPA', (102, 111)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', '7158', (39, 44)) 13491 33668653 In agreement with this hypothesis, resection of DSBs (as measured by loading of RPA and RAD51 foci) and HR repair proficiency are significantly increased in 2102EPcis-r cells compared to their cis-s counterpart. ('resection', 'CPA', (35, 44)) ('RPA', 'Gene', '6117', (80, 83)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (8, 11)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (163, 168)) ('RPA', 'Gene', (80, 83)) ('2102EPcis-r', 'Var', (157, 168)) ('HR repair proficiency', 'CPA', (104, 125)) ('RAD51', 'Gene', (88, 93)) ('RAD51', 'Gene', '5888', (88, 93)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (144, 153)) ('DSBs', 'Chemical', '-', (48, 52)) 13503 33668653 Silencing of 53BP1 in GCT27cis-s cells increases their cisplatin resistance, whereas increased 53BP1 expression in 2102EPcis-r cells sensitizes them to cisplatin. ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (121, 126)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', (95, 100)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', '7158', (95, 100)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', (13, 18)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', '7158', (13, 18)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (152, 161)) ('cisplatin resistance', 'MPA', (55, 75)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (55, 64)) ('sensitizes', 'Reg', (133, 143)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (85, 94)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (39, 48)) ('expression', 'MPA', (101, 111)) ('Silencing', 'Var', (0, 9)) 13521 33668653 At the basis of the combinatorial effect, there might be the downregulation, caused by AZD2281, of HR protein expression, with consequent sensitization to cisplatin-induced damage. ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (61, 75)) ('AZD2281', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C531550', (87, 94)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (155, 164)) ('AZD2281', 'Var', (87, 94)) ('HR protein', 'Protein', (99, 109)) 13534 33668653 Investigation on the response of cis-r cells to treatment with a PARP inhibitor revealed that, beside resistance of these cells in monotherapy, the PARPi AZD2281 exerted an additive/synergistic effect when combined with cisplatin, suggesting the possibility of introducing PARPi(s) in salvage therapy of patients. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (220, 229)) ('PARP', 'Gene', (273, 277)) ('AZD2281', 'Var', (154, 161)) ('PARP', 'Gene', '142', (148, 152)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (304, 312)) ('cis-r', 'Chemical', '-', (33, 38)) ('PARP', 'Gene', '142', (273, 277)) ('PARP', 'Gene', (65, 69)) ('AZD2281', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C531550', (154, 161)) ('PARP', 'Gene', (148, 152)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (53, 56)) ('PARP', 'Gene', '142', (65, 69)) 13619 30847172 2, the cumulative paternity rate in TSS group is significantly higher than in RO group (log-rank test, P=0.0051). ('TSS', 'Chemical', '-', (36, 39)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (63, 69)) ('RO', 'Chemical', '-', (78, 80)) ('TSS', 'Var', (36, 39)) 13708 30456190 In a meta-analysis of four studies which included 130 patients F-FDG PET/CT proved to be superior to standard imaging procedures in predicting viable residual tumors. ('F-FDG', 'Chemical', '-', (63, 68)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (54, 62)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (159, 164)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (159, 165)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (159, 165)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (159, 165)) ('F-FDG', 'Var', (63, 68)) 13710 30456190 The use of F-FDG PET/CT led to a significant reduction of overtreatment from 72% to 30% and undertreatment was decreased from 14% to 7%. ('to 7', 'Species', '1214577', (130, 134)) ('F-FDG', 'Chemical', '-', (11, 16)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (67, 70)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (102, 105)) ('overtreatment', 'MPA', (58, 71)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (45, 54)) ('F-FDG', 'Var', (11, 16)) 13740 26349679 Of note was the impact of rs995030 at 12q21 which was high, at just under 2%. ('12q21', 'Gene', (38, 43)) ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (26, 34)) ('rs995030', 'Var', (26, 34)) 13744 26349679 In addition rare variants, indels and structural alterations, which all have potential to contribute to the heritable risk of cancer, are not generally well-captured by GWAS. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (126, 132)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (90, 100)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (126, 132)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (126, 132)) ('indels', 'Var', (27, 33)) ('structural alterations', 'Var', (38, 60)) 13770 26558006 Patients undergoing L-RPLND on average have shorter hospital stays, a quicker return to normal activity and improved cosmesis. ('cosmesis', 'CPA', (117, 125)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('improved', 'PosReg', (108, 116)) ('L-RPLND', 'Var', (20, 27)) 13806 26558006 Patients should be aware that manipulation of the sympathetic chain could result in retrograde ejaculation. ('result in', 'Reg', (74, 83)) ('manipulation', 'Var', (30, 42)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('retrograde ejaculation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012877', (84, 106)) ('retrograde ejaculation', 'MPA', (84, 106)) 13812 26558006 Induction chemotherapy regimens typically include bleomycin, which has been associated with pulmonary fibrosis; this can cause several postoperative respiratory issues, including respiratory distress syndrome. ('respiratory issues', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002795', (149, 167)) ('pulmonary fibrosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011658', (92, 110)) ('respiratory distress syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012128', (179, 208)) ('pulmonary fibrosis', 'Disease', (92, 110)) ('respiratory distress syndrome', 'Disease', (179, 208)) ('associated', 'Reg', (76, 86)) ('bleomycin', 'Var', (50, 59)) ('bleomycin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001761', (50, 59)) ('cause', 'Reg', (121, 126)) ('respiratory distress', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002098', (179, 199)) ('pulmonary fibrosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002206', (92, 110)) 13815 26558006 The use of nephrotoxic medications should be minimised in patients who received cisplatin, given its deleterious effects on renal function. ('renal', 'MPA', (124, 129)) ('nephrotoxic', 'Disease', (11, 22)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (80, 89)) ('nephrotoxic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (11, 22)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (58, 66)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (80, 89)) 13883 26558006 Although comparative data are limited, L-RPLND appears to be comparable to open RPLND for perioperative complications and oncological efficacy, while providing patients with improved cosmesis and a faster recovery time. ('L-RPLND', 'Var', (39, 46)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (160, 168)) ('improved', 'PosReg', (174, 182)) ('cosmesis', 'CPA', (183, 191)) 13885 23666239 In the combined analysis, TGCT risk was significantly associated with markers at four novel loci: 4q22.2 in HPGDS (per allele odds ratio (OR) 1.19, 95%CI 1.12-1.26, P = 1.11x10-8); 7p22.3 in MAD1L1 (OR 1.21, 95%CI 1.14-1.29, P = 5.59x10-9); 16q22.3 in RFWD3 (OR 1.26, 95%CI 1.18-1.34, P = 5.15x10-12); and 17q22 (rs9905704; OR 1.27, 95%CI 1.18-1.33; P = 4.32x10-13, and rs7221274; OR 1.20, 95%CI 1.12-1.28 P = 4.04x10-9), a locus which includes TEX14, RAD51C and PPM1E. ('TGCT', 'Disease', (26, 30)) ('TEX14', 'Gene', (445, 450)) ('HPGDS', 'Gene', '27306', (108, 113)) ('RFWD3', 'Gene', (252, 257)) ('rs7221274; OR', 'Var', (370, 383)) ('TEX14', 'Gene', '56155', (445, 450)) ('MAD1L1', 'Gene', '8379', (191, 197)) ('rs9905704', 'Mutation', 'rs9905704', (313, 322)) ('RAD51C', 'Gene', '5889', (452, 458)) ('HPGDS', 'Gene', (108, 113)) ('MAD1L1', 'Gene', (191, 197)) ('RFWD3', 'Gene', '55159', (252, 257)) ('RAD51C', 'Gene', (452, 458)) ('rs7221274', 'Mutation', 'rs7221274', (370, 379)) 13892 23666239 Initially, two independent genome wide association studies (GWAS) identified allele variation within KITLG on 12q22 as the strongest genetic risk factor for TGCT, with a per allele odds ratio (OR) greater than 3. ('risk factor', 'Reg', (141, 152)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (157, 161)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (101, 106)) ('allele variation', 'Var', (77, 93)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (101, 106)) 13893 23666239 Variants on 5p15.33 (TERT- two independent loci), 5q31.3 (SPRY4), 6p21.3 (BAK1), 9p24.3 (DMRT1- two independent loci), and 12p13.1 (ATF7IP) also have been associated with TGCT risk. ('Variants', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (171, 175)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', (132, 138)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (58, 63)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (21, 25)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (89, 94)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (21, 25)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (155, 170)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (58, 63)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', '55729', (132, 138)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (89, 94)) 13903 23666239 The most significant 4q22.2 SNP marker, rs17021463, is located within the intron of the hematopoietic prostaglandin D synthase gene, HPGDS (P = 1.11x10-8, OR 1.19, 95%CI 1.12-1.26) (Figure 1A, Table 1). ('prostaglandin D synthase', 'Gene', (102, 126)) ('HPGDS', 'Gene', '27306', (133, 138)) ('rs17021463', 'Mutation', 'rs17021463', (40, 50)) ('prostaglandin D synthase', 'Gene', '5730', (102, 126)) ('HPGDS', 'Gene', (133, 138)) ('rs17021463', 'Var', (40, 50)) 13905 23666239 Disruption of hpgds leads to modification of the phenotype of apcMin/+ mice. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (71, 75)) ('phenotype', 'MPA', (49, 58)) ('Disruption', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('hpgds', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('hpgds', 'Gene', '54486', (14, 19)) ('modification', 'Reg', (29, 41)) 13906 23666239 Seventy-one surrogate markers highly correlate with HPGDS rs17021463 (r2 >= 0.8, 1000 Genomes CEU data, Supplementary Table 5). ('rs17021463', 'Var', (58, 68)) ('HPGDS', 'Gene', (52, 57)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (110, 113)) ('rs17021463', 'Mutation', 'rs17021463', (58, 68)) ('HPGDS', 'Gene', '27306', (52, 57)) 13907 23666239 Notably, rs35744894 (r2 = 0.87) changes a DMRT2 binding motif (Supplementary Table 6); variation in DMRT1 has been associated with TGCT risk. ('changes', 'Reg', (32, 39)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (69, 72)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (100, 105)) ('variation', 'Var', (87, 96)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (100, 105)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (48, 55)) ('associated', 'Reg', (115, 125)) ('rs35744894', 'Mutation', 'rs35744894', (9, 19)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (131, 135)) ('rs35744894', 'Var', (9, 19)) 13908 23666239 Fifty-three of 71 surrogate markers that were highly correlated with HPGDS rs17021463 (r2 >= 0.8, 1000 Genomes CEU data, Supplementary Table 5) across a 200kb window mapped within or near an adjacent gene, SMARCAD1 (SWI/SNF-related, matrix-associated actin-dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily a, containing DEAD/H box 1). ('SMARCAD1', 'Gene', '56916', (206, 214)) ('HPGDS', 'Gene', (69, 74)) ('SMARCAD1', 'Gene', (206, 214)) ('rs17021463', 'Var', (75, 85)) ('rs17021463', 'Mutation', 'rs17021463', (75, 85)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (127, 130)) ('HPGDS', 'Gene', '27306', (69, 74)) 13910 23666239 Homozygous mutant mice display developmental defects, including impaired fertility. ('mutant', 'Var', (11, 17)) ('developmental defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003147', (31, 52)) ('impaired fertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000144', (64, 82)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (18, 22)) ('impaired fertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009422', (64, 82)) ('developmental defects', 'Disease', (31, 52)) ('impaired fertility', 'Disease', (64, 82)) 13911 23666239 Surrogate markers included one nonsynonymous substitution, rs7439869, at codon 301 (r2 = 0.93, 1000 Genomes CEU, T>C, Val>Ala). ('rs7439869', 'Mutation', 'rs7439869', (59, 68)) ('rs7439869', 'Var', (59, 68)) ('Val', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014633', (118, 121)) ('T>C', 'Var', (113, 116)) ('Ala', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000409', (122, 125)) 13918 23666239 Among the 35 SNPs that are highly correlated with MAD1L1 rs12699477 (r2 >= 0.7, 1000 Genomes CEU data, Supplementary Table 5), rs1801368 is a missense mutation at codon 558 (G>A, Arg>His) that resides in the MAD1L1 second leucine zipper domain. ('rs1801368', 'Var', (127, 136)) ('MAD1L1', 'Gene', (208, 214)) ('MAD1L1', 'Gene', '8379', (208, 214)) ('MAD1L1', 'Gene', '8379', (50, 56)) ('rs1801368', 'Mutation', 'rs1801368', (127, 136)) ('MAD1L1', 'Gene', (50, 56)) ('His', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006639', (183, 186)) ('G>A', 'Var', (174, 177)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (109, 112)) ('rs12699477', 'Mutation', 'rs12699477', (57, 67)) ('Arg', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001120', (179, 182)) 13919 23666239 Arg558His has been reported to be associated with lung cancer risk and may lead to reduced binding of MAD2 to MAD1, resulting in decreased proficiency in enforcing mitotic arrest. ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (50, 61)) ('associated', 'Reg', (34, 44)) ('mitotic arrest', 'Disease', (164, 178)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (83, 90)) ('MAD2', 'Gene', (102, 106)) ('MAD1', 'Gene', (110, 114)) ('mitotic arrest', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (164, 178)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (50, 61)) ('MAD2', 'Gene', '4085', (102, 106)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (55, 61)) ('Arg558His', 'Mutation', 'rs1801368', (0, 9)) ('MAD1', 'Gene', '8379', (110, 114)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (50, 61)) ('Arg558His', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (91, 98)) ('proficiency', 'MPA', (139, 150)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (129, 138)) 13920 23666239 We observed additional statistically significant associations with TGCT for neighboring SNPs in the MAD1L1 region, including rs10275045 (P=3.78x10-10, OR 1.20, 95%CI (1.13-1.27)) and rs3778991 (P=6.73x10-10, OR 1.21, 95%CI (1.14-1.28)). ('MAD1L1', 'Gene', '8379', (100, 106)) ('MAD1L1', 'Gene', (100, 106)) ('rs3778991', 'Var', (183, 192)) ('rs3778991', 'Mutation', 'rs3778991', (183, 192)) ('associations', 'Reg', (49, 61)) ('rs10275045', 'Var', (125, 135)) ('rs10275045', 'Mutation', 'rs10275045', (125, 135)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (67, 71)) 13924 23666239 We observed a significant TGCT association with rs4888262 on 16q22.3 (P = 5.15x10-12, OR 1.26, 95%CI 1.18-1.34), which is a synonymous SNP in codon 404 (G>A, Thr) of the ring finger WD domain 3 (RFWD3) (Table 1, Figure 1C). ('rs4888262', 'Var', (48, 57)) ('codon 404 (G>A', 'Mutation', 'c.CODON404G>A', (142, 156)) ('WD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006527', (197, 199)) ('TGCT', 'MPA', (26, 30)) ('Thr', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013912', (158, 161)) ('WD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006527', (182, 184)) ('RFWD3', 'Gene', (195, 200)) ('rs4888262', 'Mutation', 'rs4888262', (48, 57)) ('RFWD3', 'Gene', '55159', (195, 200)) 13927 23666239 We note that rs3851729, which is highly correlated with rs4888262 (r2 = 0.77, 1000 Genomes CEU), maps to a highly conserved sequence in the 3' UTR of GLG1; similarly, rs4072222 (r2 = 0.87, 1000 Genomes CEU) maps to an intron of MLKL (Supplementary Table 5). ('rs3851729', 'Var', (13, 22)) ('rs3851729', 'Mutation', 'rs3851729', (13, 22)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (240, 243)) ('GLG1', 'Gene', '2734', (150, 154)) ('GLG1', 'Gene', (150, 154)) ('MLKL', 'Gene', '197259', (228, 232)) ('rs4888262', 'Mutation', 'rs4888262', (56, 65)) ('MLKL', 'Gene', (228, 232)) ('rs4072222', 'Var', (167, 176)) ('rs4072222', 'Mutation', 'rs4072222', (167, 176)) ('rs4888262', 'Var', (56, 65)) 13928 23666239 Both susceptibility variants are cis-eQTLs that influence MLKL and RFWD3 expression in monocytes. ('variants', 'Var', (20, 28)) ('RFWD3', 'Gene', (67, 72)) ('MLKL', 'Gene', '197259', (58, 62)) ('MLKL', 'Gene', (58, 62)) ('RFWD3', 'Gene', '55159', (67, 72)) ('expression', 'MPA', (73, 83)) ('influence', 'Reg', (48, 57)) 13929 23666239 We identified two highly correlated SNPs (r2 = 0.74 in the STEED controls) on 17q22, rs9905704 (P = 4.32x10-13, OR 1.27, 95%CI 1.18-1.33) and rs7221274 (P = 4.04x10-9, OR 1.20, 95%CI 1.12-1.28) (Table 1, Figure 1D). ('rs9905704', 'Mutation', 'rs9905704', (85, 94)) ('rs7221274', 'Mutation', 'rs7221274', (142, 151)) ('rs7221274', 'Var', (142, 151)) ('rs9905704', 'Var', (85, 94)) 13931 23666239 Within this LD block are at least six plausible candidate genes: RAD51C (RAD51 homolog C [S. cerevisiae]), TEX14 (testis expressed 14), PPM1E (protein phosphatase, Mg2+/Mn2+ dependent, 1E), SEPT4 (septin 4), TRIM37 (tripartite motif containing 37), and SKA2 (spindle and kinetochore associated complex subunit 2) (Figure 1D). ('PPM1E', 'Var', (136, 141)) ('RAD51C', 'Gene', '5889', (65, 71)) ('RAD51', 'Gene', '856831', (73, 78)) ('SKA2', 'Gene', '348235', (253, 257)) ('tripartite', 'Chemical', '-', (216, 226)) ('RAD51C', 'Gene', (65, 71)) ('S. cerevisiae', 'Species', '4932', (90, 103)) ('TRIM37', 'Gene', (208, 214)) ('RAD51', 'Gene', (73, 78)) ('SEPT4', 'Gene', (190, 195)) ('TRIM37', 'Gene', '4591', (208, 214)) ('TEX14', 'Gene', (107, 112)) ('TEX14', 'Gene', '56155', (107, 112)) ('RAD51', 'Gene', '856831', (65, 70)) ('Mg2+', 'Chemical', '-', (164, 168)) ('Mn2+', 'Chemical', '-', (169, 173)) ('SKA2', 'Gene', (253, 257)) ('RAD51', 'Gene', (65, 70)) 13935 23666239 TEX14 is an essential component of germ cell intercellular bridges, evolutionarily conserved structures from invertebrates to humans that allows clonal development of daughter cells in syncytium; targeted disruption of Tex14 results in male sterility in mice. ('Tex14', 'Gene', '56155', (219, 224)) ('TEX14', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('male', 'Disease', (236, 240)) ('disruption', 'Var', (205, 215)) ('results in', 'Reg', (225, 235)) ('Tex14', 'Gene', (219, 224)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (159, 162)) ('TEX14', 'Gene', '56155', (0, 5)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (254, 258)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (126, 132)) 13938 23666239 TRIM37 encodes a RING-B-box-coiled-coil protein; rare mutations in this gene cause the autosomal recessive disease mulibrey nanism (MUL; MIM 253250), in which adult males have testicular failure. ('TRIM37', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('cause', 'Reg', (77, 82)) ('TRIM37', 'Gene', '4591', (0, 6)) ('autosomal recessive disease mulibrey nanism', 'Disease', (87, 130)) ('testicular failure', 'Disease', 'MESH:C543092', (176, 194)) ('mutations', 'Var', (54, 63)) ('testicular failure', 'Disease', (176, 194)) ('autosomal recessive disease mulibrey nanism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D050336', (87, 130)) 13939 23666239 Three SNPs - rs8077332, rs11652713, and rs9898048 - map within TRIM37 and are in perfect LD with rs7221274 (r2 = 1, 1000 Genomes CEU, Supplementary Table 5); all are cis-eQTL affecting RAD51C expression in monocytes. ('RAD51C', 'Gene', (185, 191)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (140, 143)) ('RAD51C', 'Gene', '5889', (185, 191)) ('TRIM37', 'Gene', (63, 69)) ('affecting', 'Reg', (175, 184)) ('expression', 'MPA', (192, 202)) ('rs7221274', 'Mutation', 'rs7221274', (97, 106)) ('TRIM37', 'Gene', '4591', (63, 69)) ('rs11652713', 'Mutation', 'rs11652713', (24, 34)) ('Thr', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013912', (0, 3)) ('rs11652713', 'Var', (24, 34)) ('rs8077332', 'Mutation', 'rs8077332', (13, 22)) ('rs9898048 -', 'Var', (40, 51)) ('rs9898048', 'Mutation', 'rs9898048', (40, 49)) 13943 23666239 None of the four newly identified loci have been previously implicated in GWAS of other cancers, further supporting that there are distinct pathways and regions implicated in TGCT susceptibility; however rare mutations in RAD51C have been implicated in ovarian cancer susceptibility. ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (253, 267)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (261, 267)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (88, 95)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (88, 95)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (253, 267)) ('RAD51C', 'Gene', (222, 228)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (88, 95)) ('RAD51C', 'Gene', '5889', (222, 228)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (239, 249)) ('mutations', 'Var', (209, 218)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (88, 94)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (253, 267)) 13944 23666239 TGCT susceptibility is particularly unique in that many of the associated genes affect male germ cell development and differentiation, thus emphasizing the potential detrimental effect that inherited variation in this developmental process can have on the tumorigenic potential of the primordial germ cell. ('genes', 'Var', (74, 79)) ('affect', 'Reg', (80, 86)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (118, 133)) ('male germ cell development', 'CPA', (87, 113)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (256, 261)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (225, 228)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (256, 261)) ('variation', 'Var', (200, 209)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (109, 112)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (171, 174)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (256, 261)) 13945 23666239 This study is the first to implicate variation within genes involved in chromosomal segregation as associated with cancer susceptibility. ('variation', 'Var', (37, 46)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (115, 121)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (115, 121)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (115, 121)) ('associated', 'Reg', (99, 109)) 13947 23666239 Variation in these genes may lead to chromosomal instability and facilitate the development of aneuploidy. ('aneuploidy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000782', (95, 105)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (29, 36)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (87, 90)) ('chromosomal instability', 'CPA', (37, 60)) ('facilitate', 'PosReg', (65, 75)) ('aneuploidy', 'Disease', (95, 105)) ('Variation', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('chromosomal instability', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040012', (37, 60)) 13956 23666239 Genomic annotation on high LD surrogates (r2 >= 0.8, 1000 Genomes CEU) of 5 SNPs (rs17021463, rs12699477, rs4888262, rs9905704, and rs7221274) from the four TGCT susceptibility loci identified in the current study was conducted using ENCODE tools - HaploReg and RegulomeDB (Supplementary Table 5). ('rs12699477', 'Var', (94, 104)) ('rs17021463', 'Var', (82, 92)) ('rs4888262', 'Mutation', 'rs4888262', (106, 115)) ('rs7221274', 'Var', (132, 141)) ('rs9905704', 'Var', (117, 126)) ('rs12699477', 'Mutation', 'rs12699477', (94, 104)) ('rs9905704', 'Mutation', 'rs9905704', (117, 126)) ('rs4888262', 'Var', (106, 115)) ('rs7221274', 'Mutation', 'rs7221274', (132, 141)) ('rs17021463', 'Mutation', 'rs17021463', (82, 92)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (280, 283)) 13961 23666239 Twenty-nine SNPs that passed one of these criteria also changed a motif, and are annotated further with the motif of interest and their log-odds (LOD) motif score for the specific SNP of interest in Supplementary Table 6. ('changed', 'Reg', (56, 63)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (12, 16)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (205, 208)) ('motif', 'MPA', (66, 71)) 13964 21255381 The calculated per-allele odds ratio for variants in the region of KITLG is the highest reported for any malignancy so far. ('variants', 'Var', (41, 49)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (67, 72)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (67, 72)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (105, 115)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (105, 115)) 13977 21255381 A candidate study has identified a deletion in the Y chromosome azoospermia factor C (AZFc) region (known as the gr/gr deletion) as a TGCT risk locus (odds ratio (OR) = 3.2 and 2.1 in familial and sporadic TGCT, respectively). ('azoospermia', 'Disease', (64, 75)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (134, 138)) ('azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000027', (64, 75)) ('chromosome azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011961', (53, 75)) ('deletion', 'Var', (35, 43)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053713', (64, 75)) ('familial', 'Disease', (184, 192)) 13978 21255381 Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with significant associations were located in regions containing the genes KITLG (encoding a ligand for the tyrosine kinase KIT) and SPRY4 (encoding an inhibitor of the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway acting downstream of KITLG-KIT). ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (114, 119)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (114, 119)) ('Single nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (0, 31)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (270, 275)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (172, 177)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (270, 275)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (172, 177)) 13981 21255381 The calculated per-allele OR for variants in the region of KITLG (OR = 2.69) is the highest reported for any malignancy to date. ('malignancy', 'Disease', (109, 119)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (59, 64)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (109, 119)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (59, 64)) ('variants', 'Var', (33, 41)) 13995 21255381 TGCT has a larger genetic component than many other complex diseases, and recently identified risk marker alleles confer, at least in part, higher relative risks than those identified for other cancers. ('alleles', 'Var', (106, 113)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (194, 201)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (0, 4)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (140, 146)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (194, 201)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (194, 200)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (194, 201)) 13997 21255381 General population genetic assessment using genetic variants that modify TGCT risk currently has no proven value for risk prediction. ('TGCT', 'Gene', (73, 77)) ('variants', 'Var', (52, 60)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (33, 36)) 14000 21255381 GWAS: genome-wide association study; OR: odds ratio; SNP: single nucleotide polymorphism; TGCT: testicular germ cell tumor. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (117, 122)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (117, 122)) ('single nucleotide polymorphism', 'Var', (58, 88)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (107, 122)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (117, 122)) 14004 32148661 Cisplatin-Based Chemotherapy of Human Cancers Cisplatin (cis-diammine-dichloro-platinum II) was initially discovered to prevent the growth of Escherichia coli and was further recognized for its anti-neoplastic and cytotoxic effects on cancer cells. ('Cisplatin', 'Var', (46, 55)) ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (46, 55)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (235, 241)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (235, 241)) ('prevent', 'NegReg', (120, 127)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (38, 44)) ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (0, 9)) ('cis-diammine-dichloro-platinum II', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (57, 90)) ('Cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (38, 45)) ('Cancers', 'Disease', (38, 45)) ('Cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (38, 45)) ('growth', 'MPA', (132, 138)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (235, 241)) ('Escherichia coli', 'Species', '562', (142, 158)) ('Human', 'Species', '9606', (32, 37)) 14026 32148661 Evidence from tissue culture studies reveals that drug resistance may stem from epigenetic modifications at both cellular and molecular levels; including high levels of DNA damage repair (DDR), modifications in DNA methylation progress, uprooted and low regulation of mRNA expression levels, impairment in transcriptional regulation, and interference with apoptosis. ('impairment', 'NegReg', (292, 302)) ('low', 'NegReg', (250, 253)) ('stem from', 'Reg', (70, 79)) ('drug resistance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0020174', (50, 65)) ('uprooted', 'PosReg', (237, 245)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (356, 365)) ('modifications', 'Var', (194, 207)) ('drug', 'Disease', (50, 54)) ('mRNA expression levels', 'MPA', (268, 290)) ('DNA methylation progress', 'Gene', (211, 235)) ('interference', 'NegReg', (338, 350)) ('transcriptional regulation', 'MPA', (306, 332)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (298, 301)) ('DNA damage repair', 'MPA', (169, 186)) 14029 32148661 Moreover, once ATM is activated it maintains and phosphorylates tumor suppressor gene p53 which may induce transactivation of several genes inclusing p21 gene responsible for cell cycle growth arrest, DNA damage inducible gene 45 (GADD45) involved in DNA repair, and Bax to facilitate in apoptosis. ('ATM', 'Gene', '472', (15, 18)) ('arrest', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (193, 199)) ('GADD45', 'Gene', '1647', (231, 237)) ('p21', 'Gene', (150, 153)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (64, 69)) ('p21', 'Gene', '644914', (150, 153)) ('GADD45', 'Gene', (231, 237)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (86, 89)) ('p53', 'Gene', (86, 89)) ('ATM', 'Gene', (15, 18)) ('arrest', 'Disease', (193, 199)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (64, 69)) ('phosphorylates', 'Var', (49, 63)) ('transactivation', 'MPA', (107, 122)) ('Bax', 'Gene', (267, 270)) ('growth arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001510', (186, 199)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (288, 297)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (64, 69)) ('Bax', 'Gene', '581', (267, 270)) 14062 32148661 However, cisplatin is also known to induce unfavorable side effects and drug resistance, especially after long-term exposure. ('cisplatin', 'Var', (9, 18)) ('drug resistance', 'CPA', (72, 87)) ('drug resistance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0020174', (72, 87)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (9, 18)) 14083 32148661 In addition, refusal of cisplatin in PC3 cell lines is assumed to be due to the mutation and/or the nonoperation of p53 gene. ('p53', 'Gene', (116, 119)) ('PC3', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0035', (37, 40)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (24, 33)) ('mutation', 'Var', (80, 88)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (116, 119)) 14134 31221747 Thus, in turn, GST P1-1 overexpression and Pt-induced subunit cross-linking could modulate JNK apoptotic signaling, further confirming the role of GST P1-1 as an antiapoptotic protein. ('JNK', 'Gene', (91, 94)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', (147, 155)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', '2950', (15, 23)) ('modulate', 'Reg', (82, 90)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (24, 38)) ('cross-linking', 'Var', (62, 75)) ('JNK', 'Gene', '5599', (91, 94)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (43, 45)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', '2950', (147, 155)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', (15, 23)) 14142 31221747 Notably, GSH depletion has been shown to sensitize formerly cis-DDP-resistant cell lines. ('sensitize', 'Reg', (41, 50)) ('depletion', 'Var', (13, 22)) ('GSH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005978', (9, 12)) ('cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (60, 67)) ('GSH', 'MPA', (9, 12)) 14143 31221747 Furthermore, it has recently been shown that simultaneous administration of GSH and cis-DDP induces cis-DDP resistance in human lung carcinoma A549 cells. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (122, 127)) ('induces', 'Reg', (92, 99)) ('GSH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005978', (76, 79)) ('cis-DDP', 'Var', (84, 91)) ('cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (100, 107)) ('lung carcinoma A549', 'Disease', (128, 147)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (133, 142)) ('lung carcinoma A549', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (128, 147)) ('cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (84, 91)) ('cis-DDP resistance', 'MPA', (100, 118)) 14151 31221747 GST Pi class enzymes, including GST P1-1, are characterized by 2 solvent-accessible cysteine residues that affect catalytic activity when modified: C47, located near the G site and fundamental for maintaining the conformation and stability of the G site; and C101, located at the dimer interface, which can form a disulfide bond with C47, requiring a large-scale conformational change that leads to inactivation of the enzyme. ('catalytic activity', 'MPA', (114, 132)) ('GST', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('affect', 'Reg', (107, 113)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', (32, 40)) ('GST', 'Gene', '2950', (32, 35)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', '2950', (32, 40)) ('inactivation', 'MPA', (399, 411)) ('disulfide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004220', (314, 323)) ('GST', 'Gene', (32, 35)) ('cysteine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (84, 92)) ('C101', 'Var', (259, 263)) ('GST', 'Gene', '2950', (0, 3)) ('modified', 'Var', (138, 146)) ('C101', 'Chemical', '-', (259, 263)) ('C47', 'Var', (148, 151)) 14152 31221747 To date, several drugs, such as chlorambucil and ethacrynic acid, have been shown to be effective substrates or inhibitors of GSTs, whereas other drugs, such as doxorubicin, do not interact with this family of enzymes, although inhibition of GST P1-1 increases sensitivity of certain cancer cell lines to this anticancer compound. ('inhibition', 'Var', (228, 238)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (314, 320)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (251, 260)) ('ethacrynic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004976', (49, 64)) ('chlorambucil', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002699', (32, 44)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (284, 290)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (284, 290)) ('sensitivity', 'MPA', (261, 272)) ('doxorubicin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (161, 172)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', '2950', (242, 250)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (314, 320)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (284, 290)) ('inhibitors', 'NegReg', (112, 122)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', (242, 250)) ('GSTs', 'Gene', '27306', (126, 130)) ('GSTs', 'Gene', (126, 130)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (314, 320)) 14162 31221747 The study presented here investigated the role of GST P1-1 in cellular response to cis-DDP using a neuroblastoma cell line (SH-SY5Y) transfected with GST P1-1 and either C47S, C101S, or C47S/C101S mutant enzymes. ('C101S', 'Var', (176, 181)) ('C47S/C101S', 'Var', (186, 196)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', (50, 58)) ('C101S', 'Mutation', 'p.C101S', (191, 196)) ('cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (83, 90)) ('C47S', 'Mutation', 'p.C47S', (170, 174)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', '2950', (50, 58)) ('neuroblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009447', (99, 112)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', (150, 158)) ('SH-SY5Y', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0019', (124, 131)) ('neuroblastoma', 'Disease', (99, 112)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', '2950', (150, 158)) ('C101S', 'Mutation', 'p.C101S', (176, 181)) ('C47S', 'Mutation', 'p.C47S', (186, 190)) ('neuroblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003006', (99, 112)) ('C47S', 'Var', (170, 174)) 14164 31221747 Of note, high levels of GSTP1 were associated with decreased event-free and overall survival. ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (24, 29)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (24, 29)) ('overall survival', 'CPA', (76, 92)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (51, 60)) ('high levels', 'Var', (9, 20)) 14167 31221747 The SH-SY5Y cell line was transfected with plasmids coding for WT GST P1-1 and Cys-modified enzymes (C47S, C101S, C47S/C101S). ('C47S', 'Var', (101, 105)) ('C101S', 'Var', (107, 112)) ('C47S', 'Mutation', 'p.C47S', (114, 118)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', '2950', (66, 74)) ('C101S', 'Mutation', 'p.C101S', (119, 124)) ('SH-SY5Y', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0019', (4, 11)) ('C47S', 'Mutation', 'p.C47S', (101, 105)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', (66, 74)) ('C101S', 'Mutation', 'p.C101S', (107, 112)) ('C47S/C101S', 'Var', (114, 124)) ('Cys', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (79, 82)) 14169 31221747 There was a significant increase in the expression of GST P1-1 in transfected cell lines in comparison with nontransfected cell lines (SI Appendix, Fig. ('expression', 'MPA', (40, 50)) ('transfected', 'Var', (66, 77)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (24, 32)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', (54, 62)) ('SI Appendix', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001063', (135, 146)) ('SI Appendix', 'Disease', (135, 146)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', '2950', (54, 62)) 14170 31221747 In parallel, the GST specific activity increased in all transfected clones compared with the controls, in the range of 2- to 5-fold (for the mutants) and 9-fold (for WT) (SI Appendix, Fig. ('mutants', 'Var', (141, 148)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (39, 48)) ('SI Appendix', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001063', (171, 182)) ('GST', 'Gene', '2950', (17, 20)) ('GST', 'Gene', (17, 20)) ('SI Appendix', 'Disease', (171, 182)) 14173 31221747 Cell viability of SH-SY5Y cell lines transfected with WT and mutant GSTP1 was assessed using the MTS (3-[4,5,dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-5-[3-carboxymethoxy-phenyl]-2-[4-sulfophenyl]-2H-tetrazolium) assay and fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS) analysis after treatment with graded doses of cis-DDP for 24 h (Fig. ('cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (292, 299)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (68, 73)) ('mutant', 'Var', (61, 67)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (68, 73)) ('SH-SY5Y', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0019', (18, 25)) 14175 31221747 Similar levels of protection were not observed after transfection with the mutated forms of GSTP1. ('mutated', 'Var', (75, 82)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (92, 97)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (92, 97)) 14176 31221747 Transfection with GSTP1 C47S afforded some protection toward cell death, which became more significant at the higher cis-DDP doses tested (Fig. ('cell death', 'CPA', (61, 71)) ('cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (117, 124)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (18, 23)) ('C47S', 'Mutation', 'p.C47S', (24, 28)) ('C47S', 'Var', (24, 28)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (18, 23)) 14177 31221747 In contrast, the cells transfected with GSTP1 C101S and the double mutation C47S/C101S showed no protection to cell death. ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (40, 45)) ('C101S', 'Mutation', 'p.C101S', (46, 51)) ('C101S', 'Var', (46, 51)) ('C101S', 'Mutation', 'p.C101S', (81, 86)) ('C47S', 'Mutation', 'p.C47S', (76, 80)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (40, 45)) ('C47S/C101S', 'Var', (76, 86)) 14183 31221747 The data show that the spontaneous reaction rate was not affected by the presence of GST P1-1. ('presence', 'Var', (73, 81)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', '2950', (85, 93)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', (85, 93)) 14185 31221747 cis-DDP was shown to inhibit GST P1-1 activity under certain conditions. ('activity', 'MPA', (38, 46)) ('cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (0, 7)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', '2950', (29, 37)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (21, 28)) ('cis-DDP', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', (29, 37)) 14190 31221747 Inactivation of GST P1-1 occurred more rapidly at low concentrations of NaCl, with the order:in both rate and extent of inactivation:being WT > C47S > C101S. ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', (16, 24)) ('C47S', 'Mutation', 'p.C47S', (144, 148)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', '2950', (16, 24)) ('Inactivation', 'MPA', (0, 12)) ('NaCl', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012965', (72, 76)) ('C47S > C101S', 'Var', (144, 156)) ('C101S', 'Mutation', 'p.C101S', (151, 156)) ('C101S', 'Var', (151, 156)) 14191 31221747 The C101S mutant retained 60% residual activity after 40 min of incubation, whereas the WT was completely inactivated over the same time period (Fig. ('C101S', 'Var', (4, 9)) ('activity', 'MPA', (39, 47)) ('C101S', 'Mutation', 'p.C101S', (4, 9)) 14192 31221747 To assess the platination of GST P1-1 by cis-DDP, WT GST P1-1 and its mutants, C47S and C101S, were each incubated in a 1:1 protein-to-drug ratio (50 muM) at 37 C for up to 72 h. Subsequent analysis by SDS/PAGE (sodium dodecyl sulphate/polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis) under nonreducing conditions showed that the Pt-free WT and C47S samples migrated, for the most part, as a single species with an approximate molecular mass of 24 kDa. ('muM', 'Gene', (150, 153)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', (53, 61)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (318, 320)) ('cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (41, 48)) ('C101S', 'Mutation', 'p.C101S', (88, 93)) ('C47S', 'Var', (333, 337)) ('C47S', 'Mutation', 'p.C47S', (333, 337)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', '2950', (29, 37)) ('C47S', 'Mutation', 'p.C47S', (79, 83)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', '2950', (53, 61)) ('SDS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012967', (203, 206)) ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (150, 153)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', (29, 37)) 14198 31221747 Incubation of WT GST P1-1 with cis-DDP resulted in complete cross-linking of the dimer during the first 24 h (Fig. ('cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (31, 38)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', (17, 25)) ('cross-linking', 'MPA', (60, 73)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', '2950', (17, 25)) ('cis-DDP', 'Var', (31, 38)) 14200 31221747 ESI-MS analysis after 8 h of incubation identified equivalent peaks in both the C47S and C101S mutant samples (Fig. ('C101S', 'Var', (89, 94)) ('C101S', 'Mutation', 'p.C101S', (89, 94)) ('C47S', 'Var', (80, 84)) ('C47S', 'Mutation', 'p.C47S', (80, 84)) 14205 31221747 3 C, peak L), but multiple monomeric adducts attributed to C101S with 1 or 2 Pt species (Fig. ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (77, 79)) ('C101S', 'Mutation', 'p.C101S', (59, 64)) ('C101S', 'Var', (59, 64)) ('monomeric adducts', 'MPA', (27, 44)) 14206 31221747 The data of the C101S mutant are also consistent with the gel electrophoresis experiments in which a band was observed around 50 kDa before the addition of cis-DDP that intensified with time, but did not represent the majority of the protein. ('cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (156, 163)) ('intensified', 'PosReg', (169, 180)) ('C101S', 'Mutation', 'p.C101S', (16, 21)) ('C101S', 'Var', (16, 21)) 14207 31221747 Rather, a laddering effect of higher-molecular-weight species accounts for the majority of the protein species at 72 h. The rate of intersubunit cross-linking of all of the WT, C47S, and C101S proteins was accelerated as the concentration of cis-DDP increased (SI Appendix, Fig. ('SI Appendix', 'Disease', (261, 272)) ('C101S', 'Mutation', 'p.C101S', (187, 192)) ('C101S', 'Var', (187, 192)) ('C47S', 'Var', (177, 181)) ('C47S', 'Mutation', 'p.C47S', (177, 181)) ('proteins', 'Protein', (193, 201)) ('cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (242, 249)) ('accelerated', 'PosReg', (206, 217)) ('SI Appendix', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001063', (261, 272)) 14208 31221747 The crystal structure of WT GST P1-1 complexed to cis-DDP was determined to a resolution of 1.9 A. Cis-DDP was found to bind to the dimer interface of WT GST P1-1 in 2 different modes. ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', '2950', (28, 36)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', (154, 162)) ('Cis-DDP', 'Var', (99, 106)) ('bind', 'Interaction', (120, 124)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', (28, 36)) ('Cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (99, 106)) ('cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (50, 57)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', '2950', (154, 162)) 14233 31221747 Specifically, posttranslational modifications of C47 are thought to modify the function of the protein, with S-glutathionylation leading to oligomerization and carboxymethylation or S-nitrosylation reducing affinity for GSH through changes in the preequilibrium between the open and closed conformations of helix alpha2. ('GSH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005978', (220, 223)) ('affinity', 'Interaction', (207, 215)) ('C47', 'Gene', (49, 52)) ('oligomerization', 'MPA', (140, 155)) ('function', 'MPA', (79, 87)) ('S-nitrosylation', 'Var', (182, 197)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (129, 139)) ('preequilibrium', 'MPA', (247, 261)) ('modify', 'Reg', (68, 74)) ('modifications', 'Var', (32, 45)) ('helix alpha2', 'Protein', (307, 319)) ('reducing', 'NegReg', (198, 206)) ('S-glutathionylation', 'Var', (109, 128)) ('GSH', 'Protein', (220, 223)) ('changes', 'Reg', (232, 239)) 14234 31221747 C101 has also been implicated in regulation of activity, with reports of similar posttranslational modifications to those of C47, but to a lesser extent. ('C101', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('activity', 'MPA', (47, 55)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (19, 29)) ('C101', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 4)) 14235 31221747 In addition, C47-C47 intersubunit and C47-C101 intrasubunit disulfide binding can occur, which inactivates the protein for GSH transferase activity. ('protein', 'Protein', (111, 118)) ('inactivates', 'NegReg', (95, 106)) ('C101', 'Chemical', '-', (42, 46)) ('C47-C101', 'Var', (38, 46)) ('C47-C47', 'Var', (13, 20)) ('activity', 'MPA', (139, 147)) ('GSH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005978', (123, 126)) ('disulfide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004220', (60, 69)) ('C47-C47', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:L675', (13, 20)) 14236 31221747 To investigate the role of C47 and C101 in the direct interaction of GST P1-1 with cis-DDP, plasmids coding for the WT and cysteine mutant enzymes were transfected into neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. ('neuroblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009447', (169, 182)) ('cysteine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (123, 131)) ('neuroblastoma', 'Disease', (169, 182)) ('cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (83, 90)) ('mutant', 'Var', (132, 138)) ('neuroblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003006', (169, 182)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', (69, 77)) ('C101', 'Chemical', '-', (35, 39)) ('SH-SY5Y', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0019', (183, 190)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', '2950', (69, 77)) 14239 31221747 Of note, single point mutations of the cysteine residues affording the C47S or C101S variants reduce this protection, giving an order of cis-DDP sensitivity, determined by the proliferation assay and FACS analysis, as C101S > C47S > WT GST P1-1. ('cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (137, 144)) ('C47S', 'Var', (71, 75)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', (236, 244)) ('variants', 'Var', (85, 93)) ('C101S', 'Mutation', 'p.C101S', (218, 223)) ('C47S', 'Var', (226, 230)) ('C101S variants', 'Var', (79, 93)) ('C47S', 'Mutation', 'p.C47S', (71, 75)) ('C47S', 'Mutation', 'p.C47S', (226, 230)) ('cysteine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (39, 47)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', '2950', (236, 244)) ('C101S', 'Mutation', 'p.C101S', (79, 84)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (94, 100)) ('protection', 'MPA', (106, 116)) ('C101S > C47S', 'Var', (218, 230)) 14240 31221747 Therefore, C101 appears to be more important because mutation of this residue makes cells more sensitive to cis-DDP compared with mutation of C47. ('mutation', 'Var', (53, 61)) ('cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (108, 115)) ('sensitive to cis-DDP', 'MPA', (95, 115)) ('C101', 'Chemical', '-', (11, 15)) ('more', 'PosReg', (90, 94)) 14241 31221747 C101 is more solvent accessible than C47, although, surprisingly, it has been relatively overlooked in previous studies compared with C47. ('C101', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('C101', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 4)) ('solvent accessible', 'MPA', (13, 31)) 14242 31221747 Platination of C101 cannot sterically hinder GSH binding based on its location in the crystal structures. ('GSH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005978', (45, 48)) ('Platination', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('C101', 'Var', (15, 19)) ('C101', 'Chemical', '-', (15, 19)) ('GSH', 'Protein', (45, 48)) 14243 31221747 Therefore, the observation that the C101 mutant has a greater effect on cis-DDP resistance compared with mutation of C47 suggests that the mechanism may not involve GSH conjugation. ('GSH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005978', (165, 168)) ('cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (72, 79)) ('C101', 'Var', (36, 40)) ('C101', 'Chemical', '-', (36, 40)) ('cis-DDP resistance', 'MPA', (72, 90)) 14249 31221747 The major binding mode shows cis-DDP mediating an intersubunit cross-link via the C101 residues, whereas the minor binding mode shows cis-DDP bound to a single C101 and possibly represents an intermediate stage before intersubunit cross-linking is complete. ('C101', 'Chemical', '-', (82, 86)) ('cis-DDP', 'Var', (29, 36)) ('C101', 'Var', (160, 164)) ('intersubunit cross-link', 'MPA', (50, 73)) ('cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (29, 36)) ('cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (134, 141)) ('C101', 'Var', (82, 86)) ('C101', 'Chemical', '-', (160, 164)) 14252 31221747 The order of inactivation follows the order WT-Pt > C47S-Pt > C101S-Pt, which is inversely related to the order of cis-DDP sensitivity as measured by the proliferation assay. ('C101S-Pt', 'Var', (62, 70)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (47, 49)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (68, 70)) ('cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (115, 122)) ('C47S', 'Mutation', 'p.C47S', (52, 56)) ('C47S-Pt', 'Var', (52, 59)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (57, 59)) ('C101S', 'Mutation', 'p.C101S', (62, 67)) 14259 31221747 These observations are further confirmed by the altered cytotoxicity of cis-DDP after treating SH-SY5Y cells transfected with the WT enzyme and its cysteine mutants. ('SH-SY5Y', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0019', (95, 102)) ('cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (72, 79)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (56, 68)) ('altered', 'Reg', (48, 55)) ('cysteine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (148, 156)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (56, 68)) ('mutants', 'Var', (157, 164)) 14260 31221747 In particular, in the absence of C101, cis-DDP is not sequestered by the enzyme and its cytotoxicity is almost comparable to that exerted on nontransfected cells (Fig. ('C101', 'Chemical', '-', (33, 37)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (88, 100)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (88, 100)) ('cis-DDP', 'Var', (39, 46)) ('cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (39, 46)) 14261 31221747 The removal of both cysteines (C101S/C47S mutant) eliminates all possible cis-DDP anchor points on the enzyme, allowing it to exert its cytotoxic action unperturbed (Fig. ('cis-DDP anchor points', 'MPA', (74, 95)) ('eliminates', 'NegReg', (50, 60)) ('C47S', 'Mutation', 'p.C47S', (37, 41)) ('cysteines', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (20, 29)) ('C101S/C47S', 'Var', (31, 41)) ('C101S', 'Mutation', 'p.C101S', (31, 36)) ('cytotoxic', 'MPA', (136, 145)) ('cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (74, 81)) 14279 31221747 WT GST P1-1 and its cysteine mutants (0.2 mg/mL, 10 muM in active sites) were incubated in 1 mL (final volume) of PBS or in 10 mM phosphate buffer solution plus 2 mM NaCl (pH 7.4) in the presence of 1 mM cis-DDP at 37 C. At fixed times, over a period of 40 min, aliquots of sample (5 muL) were withdrawn from the mixture and assayed for residual GST activity in 100 mM phosphate buffer (pH 6.5) containing 1 mM GSH and 1 mM CDNB. ('GST', 'Gene', '2950', (347, 350)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', '2950', (3, 11)) ('GSH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005978', (412, 415)) ('GST', 'Gene', (347, 350)) ('NaCl', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012965', (166, 170)) ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (52, 55)) ('CDNB', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004137', (425, 429)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', (3, 11)) ('mutants', 'Var', (29, 36)) ('cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (204, 211)) ('muM', 'Gene', (52, 55)) ('GST', 'Gene', '2950', (3, 6)) ('GST', 'Gene', (3, 6)) ('PBS', 'Chemical', '-', (114, 117)) ('cysteine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (20, 28)) 14281 31221747 WT GST P1-1 and the C47S and C101S mutants (50 muM) were each incubated with cis-DDP (50 muM) in potassium phosphate buffer solution (pH 7.0) at 37 C for 8 h. The samples were diluted 1:10 in water, and 5 muL was introduced into the mass spectrometer by infusion at a flow rate of 20 muL/min with a solution of acetonitrile, H2O, and formic acid [55:44.9:0.1, vol/vol/vol)]. ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', '2950', (3, 11)) ('muM', 'Gene', (89, 92)) ('water', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014867', (193, 198)) ('C101S', 'Mutation', 'p.C101S', (29, 34)) ('C101S', 'Var', (29, 34)) ('muM', 'Gene', (47, 50)) ('potassium phosphate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C013216', (97, 116)) ('GST P1-1', 'Gene', (3, 11)) ('C47S', 'Var', (20, 24)) ('C47S', 'Mutation', 'p.C47S', (20, 24)) ('cis-DDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (77, 84)) ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (89, 92)) ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (47, 50)) 14337 30531061 demonstrated that all participants with inhibin B >56 pg ml-1 12 months after the end of antineoplastic therapy maintained good semen quality at 3 years, while lower values were predictive of the risk of azoospermia. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (130, 133)) ('participants', 'Species', '9606', (22, 34)) ('inhibin B', 'Gene', (40, 49)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053713', (204, 215)) ('>56 pg', 'Var', (50, 56)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', (204, 215)) ('semen quality', 'CPA', (128, 141)) ('azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000027', (204, 215)) 14343 30531061 An inhibin B level <92 pg ml-1 was associated with increased risks of total sperm number below 39 x 106 ml-1 (odds ratio [OR]: 16.93, 95% confidential interval [CI]: 9.82-29.18), asthenozoospermia, and teratozoospermia. ('teratozoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012864', (202, 218)) ('asthenozoospermia', 'Disease', (179, 196)) ('below', 'NegReg', (89, 94)) ('teratozoospermia', 'Disease', (202, 218)) ('inhibin B', 'Protein', (3, 12)) ('<92', 'Var', (19, 22)) ('teratozoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000072660', (202, 218)) ('asthenozoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053627', (179, 196)) 14386 30250431 reported in a meta-analysis that approximately 35% of focal 18FDG-PET positive thyroid nodules were cancerous. ('thyroid nodules', 'Disease', (79, 94)) ('cancerous', 'Disease', (100, 109)) ('thyroid nodules', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025388', (79, 94)) ('18FDG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019788', (60, 65)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (100, 106)) ('cancerous', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (100, 109)) ('focal', 'Var', (54, 59)) 14387 30250431 Contrastingly, diffuse 18FDG-PET uptake is associated with benign disease. ('diffuse 18FDG-PET uptake', 'Var', (15, 39)) ('18FDG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019788', (23, 28)) ('benign disease', 'Disease', (59, 73)) ('associated', 'Reg', (43, 53)) ('benign disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (59, 73)) 14403 30250431 showed that 68Ga PET/CT may also be highly sensitive to identifying bone metastases in thyroid carcinoma. ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (87, 104)) ('metastases', 'Disease', (73, 83)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', (87, 104)) ('metastases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (73, 83)) ('68Ga PET/CT', 'Var', (12, 23)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (95, 104)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (87, 104)) ('68Ga', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C000615430', (12, 16)) 14412 30250431 For example, in MEN type 1, mutations in menin gene is associated with tumors of parathyroid, pituitary, and pancreatic glands, while MEN 2 is characterized by mutations in the RET proto-oncogene and leads to the development of medullary thyroid carcinoma, pheochromocytoma, and hyperparathyroidism. ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (238, 255)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (71, 76)) ('MEN', 'Species', '9606', (16, 19)) ('RET', 'Gene', (177, 180)) ('hyperparathyroidism', 'Disease', (279, 298)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (200, 208)) ('pancreatic glands', 'Disease', (109, 126)) ('pheochromocytoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010673', (257, 273)) ('associated', 'Reg', (55, 65)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (246, 255)) ('hyperparathyroidism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006961', (279, 298)) ('pheochromocytoma', 'Disease', (257, 273)) ('menin', 'Gene', '4221', (41, 46)) ('pheochromocytoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002666', (257, 273)) ('tumors of parathyroid', 'Disease', (71, 92)) ('menin', 'Gene', (41, 46)) ('MEN', 'Species', '9606', (134, 137)) ('tumors of parathyroid', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010282', (71, 92)) ('hyperparathyroidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000843', (279, 298)) ('mutations', 'Var', (28, 37)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (238, 255)) ('medullary thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002865', (228, 255)) ('RET', 'Gene', '5979', (177, 180)) ('pancreatic glands', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010195', (109, 126)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', (238, 255)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (71, 77)) 14426 30250431 Mutations in cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, CDKN1B (p27) or loss of CDKN1B expression have been observed in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. ('cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor', 'Gene', '1033', (13, 46)) ('CDKN1B', 'Gene', '1027', (72, 78)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (150, 156)) ('expression', 'MPA', (79, 89)) ('CDKN1B', 'Gene', (48, 54)) ('CDKN1B', 'Gene', (72, 78)) ('cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor', 'Gene', (13, 46)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (64, 68)) ('p27', 'Gene', '3429', (56, 59)) ('p27', 'Gene', (56, 59)) ('gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors', 'Disease', (112, 156)) ('observed', 'Reg', (100, 108)) ('gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C535650', (112, 156)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (150, 155)) ('neuroendocrine tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100634', (135, 156)) ('CDKN1B', 'Gene', '1027', (48, 54)) ('endocrine tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100568', (140, 155)) 14427 30250431 hypothesized that circulating tumor cells (CTC) would suggest a more disseminated disease and found that the presence of CTC was associated with decreased progression-free survival and OS. ('more', 'PosReg', (64, 68)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (30, 35)) ('progression-free survival', 'CPA', (155, 180)) ('presence', 'Var', (109, 117)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (145, 154)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (30, 35)) ('disseminated disease', 'Disease', (69, 89)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (30, 35)) 14447 30250431 Other observed molecular or cytogenetic markers that could be potential biomarkers includes the H-ras gene mutations, the presence or absence of D2 receptors, measured telomerase activity via hTERT expression, the expression of HER-2/neu, the detecting of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) enzymes, and the involvement of the Rb gene. ('D2 receptors', 'Protein', (145, 157)) ('activity', 'MPA', (179, 187)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (192, 197)) ('absence', 'NegReg', (134, 141)) ('mutations', 'Var', (107, 116)) ('cyclooxygenase-2', 'Gene', (256, 272)) ('H-ras', 'Gene', '3265', (96, 101)) ('cyclooxygenase-2', 'Gene', '5743', (256, 272)) ('COX-2', 'Gene', (274, 279)) ('COX-2', 'Gene', '5743', (274, 279)) ('HER-2/neu', 'Gene', (228, 237)) ('H-ras', 'Gene', (96, 101)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (192, 197)) ('HER-2/neu', 'Gene', '2064', (228, 237)) 14448 30250431 For detecting high risk disease, FGFR4, MMP, PTTG, and deletions in chromosome 11 in addition to identifying levels of Ki-67 and p53 have been suggested as concerns for aggressive disease management. ('PTTG', 'Gene', '9232', (45, 49)) ('aggressive disease', 'Disease', (169, 187)) ('PTTG', 'Gene', (45, 49)) ('MMP', 'Disease', (40, 43)) ('FGFR4', 'Gene', '2264', (33, 38)) ('FGFR4', 'Gene', (33, 38)) ('p53', 'Gene', (129, 132)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (129, 132)) ('aggressive disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001523', (169, 187)) ('deletions', 'Var', (55, 64)) 14457 30250431 The initial recommendation is to screen with endoscopic ultrasounds (EUS) and/or MRI for high-risk individuals (i.e., those with cancer in the family or those that are carriers of p16 or BRCA2 mutations). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 135)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', (187, 192)) ('p16', 'Gene', '1029', (180, 183)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (129, 135)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (129, 135)) ('mutations', 'Var', (193, 202)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', '675', (187, 192)) ('p16', 'Gene', (180, 183)) 14459 30250431 Molecular analyses may supplement EUS by observing for some of the most common mutations in pancreatic cancer, including KRAS, TP53, CDKN2A, and SMAD4. ('SMAD4', 'Gene', (145, 150)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (121, 125)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 109)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (92, 109)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', '3845', (121, 125)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (92, 109)) ('CDKN2A', 'Gene', (133, 139)) ('SMAD4', 'Gene', '4089', (145, 150)) ('CDKN2A', 'Gene', '1029', (133, 139)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', (92, 109)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (127, 131)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (127, 131)) ('mutations', 'Var', (79, 88)) 14464 30250431 In a study of 260 patients, those with CA 19-9 levels less than 90 U/mL benefited from adjuvant therapy by showing a longer disease-free survival (DFS), while those with higher CA 19-9 levels receiving adjuvant therapy showed no difference in DFS from untreated patients. ('less', 'Var', (54, 58)) ('disease-free survival', 'CPA', (124, 145)) ('longer', 'PosReg', (117, 123)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (18, 26)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (262, 270)) 14480 30250431 Therefore, other biomarker candidates have been suggested, such as analyzing the expression of XIST gene and detection of specific miRNAs such as from the miR-371-3 and miR-302/367 clusters. ('miR-371-3', 'Gene', '100500855', (155, 164)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (95, 99)) ('miR-302/367', 'Var', (169, 180)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (95, 99)) ('miR-371-3', 'Gene', (155, 164)) 14559 26160035 Inspired from reporting the first case of Leydig cell tumor in a 49,XXXXY patient, we summarize the particularities of testicular function in 49,XXXXY from one side, and the risk and mechanisms of Leydig cell tumorigenesis in Klinefelter variants on the other side. ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (74, 81)) ('Leydig cell tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007984', (42, 59)) ('Leydig cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100618', (197, 214)) ('Leydig cell tumor', 'Disease', (42, 59)) ('variants', 'Var', (238, 246)) ('Leydig cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100618', (42, 59)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (54, 59)) ('Leydig cell tumor', 'Disease', (197, 214)) ('Leydig cell tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007984', (197, 214)) ('Klinefelter', 'Gene', (226, 237)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (209, 214)) 14563 26160035 By contrast, the risk could be lower in the Klinefelter variants with more than 3 supplementary X chromosomes, owing to an earlier and more profound destruction of Leydig cells rendering them irresponsive to chronic Luteinizing hormone (LH) stimulation. ('variants', 'Var', (56, 64)) ('LH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007986', (237, 239)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (88, 91)) ('Klinefelter', 'Gene', (44, 55)) ('destruction', 'NegReg', (149, 160)) 14565 26160035 The major endocrine issues of aneuploidies are hyper gonadotropic hypogonadism, testicular degenerative changes and the risk of testicular tumorigenesis. ('testicular tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (128, 144)) ('gonadotropic hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000044', (53, 78)) ('hyper gonadotropic hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000815', (47, 78)) ('testicular', 'Disease', (80, 90)) ('testicular tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (128, 144)) ('testicular tumor', 'Disease', (128, 144)) ('aneuploidies', 'Var', (30, 42)) ('testicular degenerative changes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000029', (80, 111)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (139, 144)) ('endocrine issues', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000818', (10, 26)) ('hyper gonadotropic hypogonadism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007006', (47, 78)) ('hyper gonadotropic hypogonadism', 'Disease', (47, 78)) ('hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000135', (66, 78)) ('degenerative changes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002180', (91, 111)) 14600 26160035 The global mortality in aneuploidies in general and in 49,XXXXY in particular, studied in details in 3518 patients of a British cohort included between 1958 and 2003 (48 cases of 49,XXXXY), was elevated (SMR: 1.5-2) with congenital heart diseases, epilepsy and pulmonary embolism as major causes of mortality. ('epilepsy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004827', (248, 256)) ('congenital heart', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001627', (221, 237)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (194, 202)) ('pulmonary embolism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002204', (261, 279)) ('epilepsy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001250', (248, 256)) ('pulmonary embolism', 'Disease', (261, 279)) ('aneuploidies', 'Var', (24, 36)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (106, 114)) ('epilepsy', 'Disease', (248, 256)) ('pulmonary embolism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011655', (261, 279)) ('congenital heart diseases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006331', (221, 246)) ('mortality', 'MPA', (11, 20)) ('congenital heart diseases', 'Disease', (221, 246)) 14606 26160035 The endocrine profile of KS and the variants is characterized by normal levels of gonadotropins, AMH and Inhibin B with variable levels of testosterone in infancy. ('AMH', 'Gene', (97, 100)) ('AMH', 'Gene', '268', (97, 100)) ('gonadotropins', 'MPA', (82, 95)) ('variants', 'Var', (36, 44)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (139, 151)) 14608 26160035 Hypogonadism is more profound in the variants than the classical 47,XXY syndrome. ('Hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000135', (0, 12)) ('XXY syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007713', (68, 80)) ('XXY syndrome', 'Disease', (68, 80)) ('variants', 'Var', (37, 45)) ('Hypogonadism', 'Disease', (0, 12)) 14615 26160035 This is supported by the evidence that the chance of fertility or successful retrieval of gametes is limited to Klinefelter patients especially in mosaic forms than other aneuploidies. ('Klinefelter', 'Disease', (112, 123)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (124, 132)) ('mosaic', 'Var', (147, 153)) 14626 26160035 Thus, a higher risk of testicular cancers in Klinefelter patients and the other variants has been supposed. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (34, 40)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (23, 40)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (57, 65)) ('testicular cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (23, 41)) ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (23, 41)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (34, 41)) ('Klinefelter', 'Var', (45, 56)) ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', (23, 41)) 14628 26160035 Indeed, a Danish Study published in 1995 (696 patients) and a British cohort of 3518 patients with Klinefelter variants including 48 patients with 49,XXXX, seem to be the most significant publications to explore the tumor risk. ('tumor', 'Disease', (216, 221)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (46, 54)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (133, 141)) ('variants', 'Var', (111, 119)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (85, 93)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (216, 221)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (216, 221)) ('Klinefelter', 'Gene', (99, 110)) 14642 26160035 We analysed the literature for the published cases of testicular tumors in aneuploidies, over nearly 4000 patients with KS and its variants, we identified only 34 patients with gonadal and extra gonadal tumors. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (203, 208)) ('gonadal tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006058', (195, 209)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (163, 171)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (54, 71)) ('gonadal tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010785', (195, 209)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (54, 71)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (203, 209)) ('testicular tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (54, 70)) ('variants', 'Var', (131, 139)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (65, 71)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (106, 114)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', (54, 71)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (65, 70)) ('gonadal tumors', 'Disease', (195, 209)) 14649 26160035 By contrast, the risk could be lower in the Klinefelter variants with more than 3 supplementary X chromosomes, owing to an earlier and more profound destruction of Leydig cells rendering it irresponsive to chronic Luteinizing hormone (LH) stimulation. ('irresponsive', 'MPA', (190, 202)) ('LH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007986', (235, 237)) ('variants', 'Var', (56, 64)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (88, 91)) ('Klinefelter', 'Gene', (44, 55)) ('destruction', 'NegReg', (149, 160)) 14656 26160035 Hyper estrogenic and hypo androgenic status are the most commonly accepted risk factors for testicular cancer and infertility. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 109)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (114, 125)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (92, 109)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (92, 109)) ('hypo androgenic status', 'Var', (21, 43)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (114, 125)) ('hypo androgenic status', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (21, 43)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (114, 125)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (92, 109)) 14662 26160035 This hypothesis was confirmed with the description of activating mutations of LH receptors. ('LH receptor', 'Gene', (78, 89)) ('LH receptor', 'Gene', '3973', (78, 89)) ('mutations', 'Var', (65, 74)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (54, 64)) 14664 26160035 The chronic and permanent hyper activation of this receptor leads to inappropriate stimulation of cAMP pathway and Leydig cell hyperplasia. ('Leydig cell hyperplasia', 'Disease', (115, 138)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', '-', (98, 102)) ('Leydig cell hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007984', (115, 138)) ('cAMP pathway', 'Pathway', (98, 110)) ('Leydig cell hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010791', (115, 138)) ('hyper', 'Var', (26, 31)) ('stimulation', 'PosReg', (83, 94)) 14666 26160035 Actually, Asp578His mutation was identified in more than 50 % of children with Leydig cell tumors (13/24 patients) (reviewed in). ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 97)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007984', (79, 97)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (65, 73)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (105, 113)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Disease', (79, 97)) ('Asp578His', 'Var', (10, 19)) ('Leydig cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100618', (79, 96)) ('Asp578His', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (10, 19)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 96)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100618', (79, 97)) 14669 26160035 Management of Leydig cell tumors Leydig cell tumor/hyperplasia were also linked to many other situations than aneuploidies; these include: McCune-Albright syndrome, Carney complex, fumarate hydratase and cyclin dependent kinase (CDK) mutations. ('Leydig cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100618', (33, 50)) ('Leydig cell tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007984', (33, 50)) ('Carney complex', 'Disease', (165, 179)) ('fumarate hydratase', 'Gene', '2271', (181, 199)) ('linked', 'Reg', (73, 79)) ('McCune-Albright syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005357', (139, 163)) ('Leydig cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100618', (14, 31)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (45, 50)) ('Leydig cell tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007984', (14, 31)) ('CDK', 'Gene', (229, 232)) ('McCune-Albright syndrome', 'Disease', (139, 163)) ('Leydig cell tumor', 'Disease', (33, 50)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100618', (14, 32)) ('mutations', 'Var', (234, 243)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (26, 32)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (6, 9)) ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', (51, 62)) ('fumarate hydratase', 'Gene', (181, 199)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Disease', (14, 32)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007984', (14, 32)) ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006965', (51, 62)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (26, 31)) 14671 26160035 Their physiopathology is near to that of Klinefelter variants with the activation of LH pathway (Activating mutations of alpha subunit of protein G (GNAS) for McCune-Albright syndrome and hyperactivity of protein kinase A in Carney complex). ('McCune-Albright syndrome', 'Disease', (159, 183)) ('McCune-Albright syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005357', (159, 183)) ('mutations', 'Var', (108, 117)) ('LH pathway', 'Pathway', (85, 95)) ('hyperactivity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006948', (188, 201)) ('hyperactivity', 'Disease', (188, 201)) ('protein kinase A', 'Enzyme', (205, 221)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', '2778', (149, 153)) ('Carney complex', 'Disease', (225, 239)) ('LH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007986', (85, 87)) ('hyperactivity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000752', (188, 201)) ('variants', 'Var', (53, 61)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', (149, 153)) 14681 26160035 The risk of Leydig cell tumors in aneuploidies remains a dogma; it seems to be similar to the general population. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (24, 29)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100618', (12, 30)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (24, 30)) ('Leydig cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100618', (12, 29)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Disease', (12, 30)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007984', (12, 30)) ('aneuploidies', 'Var', (34, 46)) 14689 22354749 We show that aberrant RNA-DNA structures (R-loops) constitute a significant source of DSBs in Bre1-deficient cells. ('DSBs', 'Disease', (86, 90)) ('DSBs', 'Chemical', '-', (86, 90)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (13, 21)) 14690 22354749 We propose that genomic instability triggered by Bre1 deficiency may be an important early step that precedes acquisition of an invasive phenotype, as we find decreased levels of BRE1A/B and dimethylated H3K79 in testicular seminoma and in the premalignant lesion in situ carcinoma. ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (224, 232)) ('Bre1 deficiency', 'Disease', (49, 64)) ('BRE1A/B', 'Gene', (179, 186)) ('situ carcinoma', 'Disease', (267, 281)) ('levels', 'MPA', (169, 175)) ('dimethylated', 'Var', (191, 203)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (224, 232)) ('BRE1A/B', 'Gene', '56254', (179, 186)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (159, 168)) ('Bre1 deficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007153', (49, 64)) ('testicular seminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (213, 232)) ('H3K79', 'Protein', (204, 209)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (272, 281)) ('situ carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002278', (267, 281)) 14692 22354749 H2B monoubiquitination plays an important role in regulation of transcription, being a prerequisite for normal levels of methylation of histone H3 residues K4 and K79. ('H2B', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('K79', 'Var', (163, 166)) ('monoubiquitination', 'MPA', (4, 22)) ('H2B', 'Gene', '8349', (0, 3)) 14693 22354749 In addition, studies in Saccharomyces showed that mutants deficient in H2B monoubiquitination are radiation sensitive and defective in recombinational repair, cell cycle checkpoints, gene silencing and meiosis (see for review). ('cell cycle checkpoints', 'CPA', (159, 181)) ('recombinational repair', 'MPA', (135, 157)) ('gene silencing', 'CPA', (183, 197)) ('H2B', 'Gene', '8349', (71, 74)) ('defective', 'NegReg', (122, 131)) ('monoubiquitination', 'MPA', (75, 93)) ('deficient', 'NegReg', (58, 67)) ('Saccharomyces', 'Species', '4932', (24, 37)) ('mutants', 'Var', (50, 57)) ('H2B', 'Gene', (71, 74)) ('meiosis', 'CPA', (202, 209)) 14695 22354749 We have reported that loss of Bre1 in mouse cells compromised homologous recombination (HR) repair, resulting in reduced recruitment of Rad51 to sites of radiation-induced double-strand breaks (DSBs) and increased sensitivity to ionizing radiation and DNA-crosslinking agents. ('sensitivity', 'MPA', (214, 225)) ('Rad51', 'Protein', (136, 141)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (38, 43)) ('radiation-induced double-strand breaks', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010997', (154, 192)) ('homologous recombination', 'MPA', (62, 86)) ('increased sensitivity to ionizing radiation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011133', (204, 247)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (128, 131)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (204, 213)) ('DSBs', 'Chemical', '-', (194, 198)) ('Bre1', 'Gene', (30, 34)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (113, 120)) ('compromised', 'NegReg', (50, 61)) ('loss', 'Var', (22, 26)) ('recruitment', 'MPA', (121, 132)) 14704 22354749 We used RNAi to deplete Bre1 from mouse cells and then followed the evolution of genomic instability in Bre1-deficient cells from early replication stress to specific genomic rearrangements, which in turn triggered breakage-fusion-bridge cycles, known to accelerate genomic instability. ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (34, 39)) ('breakage-fusion-bridge cycles', 'MPA', (215, 244)) ('Bre1-deficient', 'Var', (104, 118)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (184, 187)) ('triggered', 'Reg', (205, 214)) ('Bre1-deficient', 'Gene', (104, 118)) 14714 22354749 Expression of Bre1a and Bre1b shRNAs in mouse fibrosarcoma RIF-1 cells resulted in a significant reduction of corresponding mRNA transcript levels after seven days of antibiotic selection, as shown by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) (Fig. ('mRNA transcript levels', 'MPA', (124, 146)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (97, 106)) ('fibrosarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100244', (46, 58)) ('fibrosarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005354', (46, 58)) ('Bre1a', 'Var', (14, 19)) ('fibrosarcoma', 'Disease', (46, 58)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (40, 45)) ('Bre1b shRNAs', 'Var', (24, 36)) 14719 22354749 S1A), while cells grew well after knockdown of either GFP, or tumor suppressor Rb (Fig. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (62, 67)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (62, 67)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (34, 43)) ('GFP', 'Gene', (54, 57)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (62, 67)) 14720 22354749 In order to monitor the effects of disruption of the Bre1a/Bre1b complex over time, we created RIF-1-derived cell lines, in which the knockdown of Bre1a or Bre1b could be initiated by addition of doxycycline. ('knockdown', 'Var', (134, 143)) ('Bre1b', 'Gene', (156, 161)) ('doxycycline', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004318', (196, 207)) ('Bre1a', 'Gene', (147, 152)) 14729 22354749 Apoptosis also increased after depletion of Bre1 in MES cells (Fig. ('Bre1', 'Gene', (44, 48)) ('MES', 'Chemical', '-', (52, 55)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (15, 24)) ('Apoptosis', 'CPA', (0, 9)) ('depletion', 'Var', (31, 40)) 14730 22354749 We conclude that the function of Bre1 is critical for homeostasis and that apoptosis contributes to the reduced growth phenotype in cell cultures with low levels of Bre1a and Bre1b. ('Bre1b', 'Var', (175, 180)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (104, 111)) ('growth', 'MPA', (112, 118)) ('Bre1', 'Gene', (33, 37)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (75, 84)) ('homeostasis', 'Disease', (54, 65)) ('homeostasis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008232', (54, 65)) ('Bre1a', 'Gene', (165, 170)) 14732 22354749 1E), more subtle changes in Bre1b expression due to the partial knockdown in the uninduced shBre1b1 cell line allowed cells to proliferate and manifest dramatic genomic instability associated with Bre1 deficiency after longer culture periods. ('Bre1 deficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007153', (197, 212)) ('genomic instability', 'CPA', (161, 180)) ('expression', 'MPA', (34, 44)) ('Bre1 deficiency', 'Disease', (197, 212)) ('changes', 'Reg', (17, 24)) ('Bre1b', 'Gene', (28, 33)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (64, 73)) 14735 22354749 The chromosomal instability phenotype initiated by partial Bre1b knockdown (shBre1b1 cells grown without doxycycline) for three weeks and longer was more dramatic than the one initiated by complete short-term knockdown of Bre1b at early passage (Fig. ('chromosomal instability', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040012', (4, 27)) ('partial', 'Var', (51, 58)) ('doxycycline', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004318', (105, 116)) ('Bre1b', 'Gene', (59, 64)) ('chromosomal instability', 'CPA', (4, 27)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (65, 74)) 14736 22354749 To elucidate how loss of Bre1 contributes to increased DSBs and genomic rearrangements, we measured gammaH2AX levels after Bre1 knockdown. ('gammaH2AX', 'Chemical', '-', (100, 109)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (45, 54)) ('Bre1', 'Gene', (123, 127)) ('genomic rearrangements', 'CPA', (64, 86)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (81, 84)) ('gammaH2AX levels', 'MPA', (100, 116)) ('Bre1', 'Gene', (25, 29)) ('DSBs', 'Disease', (55, 59)) ('DSBs', 'Chemical', '-', (55, 59)) ('loss', 'Var', (17, 21)) 14742 22354749 3A), cells with pan-nuclear staining of gammaH2AX (apoptosis) were restricted to S-phase cells after knockdown of Bre1 (Fig. ('gammaH2AX', 'Chemical', '-', (40, 49)) ('gammaH2AX', 'Var', (40, 49)) ('Bre1', 'Gene', (114, 118)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (101, 110)) 14746 22354749 Consistent with increased apoptosis during replication, we also found that loss of Bre1 resulted in depletion of cells primarily from the cluster corresponding to the gammaH2AX-positive S-phase cells (Fig. ('depletion of cells primarily', 'MPA', (100, 128)) ('loss', 'Var', (75, 79)) ('Bre1', 'Gene', (83, 87)) ('gammaH2AX', 'Chemical', '-', (167, 176)) 14747 22354749 Consistent with both subunits of Bre1 complex being required for the H2B ubiquitination, we observed a high correlation between expression profiles in the Bre1a and Bre1b knockdowns (Fig. ('Bre1a', 'Gene', (155, 160)) ('knockdowns', 'Var', (171, 181)) ('H2B', 'Gene', (69, 72)) ('Bre1b', 'Gene', (165, 170)) ('H2B', 'Gene', '8349', (69, 72)) ('expression', 'MPA', (128, 138)) 14749 22354749 In a genome-wide siRNA screen for genes whose deregulation leads to elevated levels of gammaH2AX, the mRNA processing module represented the most significantly enriched category of genes, suggesting that abnormal mRNA processing was the most common and direct source of genomic instability. ('deregulation', 'Var', (46, 58)) ('levels', 'MPA', (77, 83)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (68, 76)) ('gammaH2AX', 'Protein', (87, 96)) ('gammaH2AX', 'Chemical', '-', (87, 96)) 14757 22354749 We also found a strong signal for H3K79me2 and H3K4me3, the two modifications affected by ubiquitination of H2B. ('H2B', 'Gene', '8349', (108, 111)) ('H3K79me2', 'Var', (34, 42)) ('H2B', 'Gene', (108, 111)) ('H3K4me3', 'Var', (47, 54)) 14758 22354749 H3K79me2 was highest in middle meiosis (Fig. ('middle meiosis', 'Disease', (24, 38)) ('H3K79me2', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('highest', 'Reg', (13, 20)) ('middle meiosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020244', (24, 38)) 14761 22354749 Having demonstrated the importance of Bre1 homologs to maintenance of genomic stability, we hypothesized that suboptimal expression of Bre1 homologs in testis might be associated with testicular cancer. ('suboptimal', 'Var', (110, 120)) ('associated', 'Reg', (168, 178)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (184, 201)) ('Bre1', 'Gene', (135, 139)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (184, 201)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (184, 201)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (195, 201)) 14770 22354749 S6), and by staining the testis tissue microarrays we found that amongst testicular cancers, H3K79me2 was also lowest in seminoma (Fig. ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (73, 91)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 91)) ('testicular cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (73, 91)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (121, 129)) ('lowest', 'NegReg', (111, 117)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 90)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (121, 129)) ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', (73, 91)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (73, 90)) ('H3K79me2', 'Var', (93, 101)) 14776 22354749 This conclusion is consistent with our previous observation that reduced monoubiquitination of H2B in Saccharomyces bre1null mutants and in mouse cells leads to defective recombinational repair of double-strand breaks (DSBs). ('recombinational repair of double-strand breaks', 'MPA', (171, 217)) ('monoubiquitination', 'MPA', (73, 91)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (140, 145)) ('H2B', 'Gene', '8349', (95, 98)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (65, 72)) ('bre1', 'Gene', '851485', (116, 120)) ('defective', 'NegReg', (161, 170)) ('mutants', 'Var', (125, 132)) ('H2B', 'Gene', (95, 98)) ('bre1', 'Gene', (116, 120)) ('Saccharomyces', 'Species', '4932', (102, 115)) ('DSBs', 'Chemical', '-', (219, 223)) 14779 22354749 It should be noted that while we interpret the observed Bre1 knockdown phenotype as arising from an impact on the well-known role of Bre1 in H2B ubiquitination, it is formally possible that additional targets for the Bre1 ubiquitin ligase exist, which could contribute to the knockdown phenotype. ('H2B', 'Gene', (141, 144)) ('ubiquitination', 'MPA', (145, 159)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (61, 70)) ('impact', 'Reg', (100, 106)) ('H2B', 'Gene', '8349', (141, 144)) ('Bre1', 'Gene', (56, 60)) 14782 22354749 Also, in Saccharomyces, where chromosomal copies of the H2B gene number only two and can be deleted, H2BK123R mutants do mimic the bre1 deletion phenotype (reviewed in), implying that the phenotypes are likely to be conferred through effects on the H2B target. ('H2B', 'Gene', (101, 104)) ('H2B', 'Gene', '8349', (101, 104)) ('H2B', 'Gene', '8349', (249, 252)) ('mutants', 'Var', (110, 117)) ('bre1', 'Gene', (131, 135)) ('H2B', 'Gene', (56, 59)) ('deletion', 'Var', (136, 144)) ('Saccharomyces', 'Species', '4932', (9, 22)) ('H2B', 'Gene', (249, 252)) ('H2B', 'Gene', '8349', (56, 59)) ('bre1', 'Gene', '851485', (131, 135)) 14783 22354749 Questions remain, however, as to whether the phenotypes we observed after loss of Bre1 are mediated via the well-known impact of H2B ubiquitination on methylation of histone H3, and specifically whether H3K4me3 and or H3K79me2 are involved. ('methylation', 'MPA', (151, 162)) ('ubiquitination', 'MPA', (133, 147)) ('H2B', 'Gene', '8349', (129, 132)) ('Bre1', 'Gene', (82, 86)) ('loss', 'Var', (74, 78)) ('histone H3', 'Protein', (166, 176)) ('H2B', 'Gene', (129, 132)) 14785 22354749 Also, knocking down the H3K79 methyltransferase Dot1 would completely eliminate methylation of H3K79, while loss of Bre1-mediated H2B ubiquitination only eliminates the higher states of methylation of H3K79, so additional phenotypes may be conferred by the Dot1 knockdown beyond those mediated by the impact of uH2B on H3K79. ('H2B', 'Gene', (130, 133)) ('H3K79', 'Protein', (95, 100)) ('eliminate', 'NegReg', (70, 79)) ('H3K79', 'Gene', (24, 29)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (80, 91)) ('eliminates', 'NegReg', (154, 164)) ('Dot1', 'Gene', (257, 261)) ('H2B', 'Gene', '8349', (312, 315)) ('H2B', 'Gene', '8349', (130, 133)) ('Dot1', 'Gene', (48, 52)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (186, 197)) ('higher states', 'MPA', (169, 182)) ('H2B', 'Gene', (312, 315)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (262, 271)) ('knocking down', 'Var', (6, 19)) 14786 22354749 Although the effects of Dot1 knockdown in mice paralleled the impaired cell growth, increased ploidy and centromeric abnormalities we observed after Bre1 knockdown, specific clarification of these issues requires further study. ('ploidy', 'CPA', (94, 100)) ('Bre1', 'Gene', (149, 153)) ('centromeric abnormalities', 'CPA', (105, 130)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (42, 46)) ('Dot1', 'Gene', (24, 28)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (154, 163)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (84, 93)) 14789 22354749 Consistent with the CIN model, we also show that BRE1A/B deficiency accompanies early steps of testicular cancer development. ('deficiency', 'Var', (57, 67)) ('BRE1A/B', 'Gene', (49, 56)) ('CIN', 'Disease', (20, 23)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 112)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (95, 112)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (95, 112)) ('BRE1A/B', 'Gene', '56254', (49, 56)) ('CIN', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (20, 23)) ('accompanies', 'Reg', (68, 79)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (95, 112)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (120, 123)) 14791 22354749 Lack of Bre1 leading to abnormal presence of polyadenylated histone mRNAs, which are not rapidly degraded at the end of S-phase, could interfere with proper incorporation of the variant histones into chromatin, and lead to testicular dysgenesis. ('histones', 'Protein', (186, 194)) ('testicular dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008715', (223, 244)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (215, 222)) ('testicular dysgenesis', 'Disease', (223, 244)) ('Bre1', 'Gene', (8, 12)) ('Lack', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('variant', 'Var', (178, 185)) ('testicular dysgenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013733', (223, 244)) ('interfere', 'NegReg', (135, 144)) ('incorporation', 'MPA', (157, 170)) 14799 22354749 Hence, deficiency in BRE1A/B may be among etiological factors in common for both infertility and testicular cancer. ('infertility and testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (81, 114)) ('BRE1A/B', 'Gene', (21, 28)) ('BRE1A/B', 'Gene', '56254', (21, 28)) ('deficiency', 'Var', (7, 17)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (108, 114)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (81, 92)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (97, 114)) 14800 22354749 In addition, mutation of BRE1 (RNF20) has been found among other CIN genes mutated in colorectal cancers suggestive of a more general role of Bre1 in CIN. ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 104)) ('CIN', 'Disease', (150, 153)) ('RNF20', 'Gene', (31, 36)) ('CIN', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (150, 153)) ('mutation', 'Var', (13, 21)) ('found', 'Reg', (47, 52)) ('colorectal cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (86, 104)) ('CIN', 'Disease', (65, 68)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 103)) ('colorectal cancers', 'Disease', (86, 104)) ('RNF20', 'Gene', '56254', (31, 36)) ('CIN', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (65, 68)) 14801 22354749 In conclusion, we propose that the mammalian homologs of the yeast BRE1 gene serve as tumor suppressors by preventing replication stress and chromosomal instability that arise from DSBs associated with incorrect processing of replication-associated histone mRNAs and inefficient HR. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (86, 91)) ('preventing', 'NegReg', (107, 117)) ('mammalian', 'Species', '9606', (35, 44)) ('BRE1', 'Gene', (67, 71)) ('replication stress', 'MPA', (118, 136)) ('yeast', 'Species', '4932', (61, 66)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (86, 91)) ('chromosomal instability', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040012', (141, 164)) ('DSBs', 'Disease', (181, 185)) ('incorrect', 'Var', (202, 211)) ('DSBs', 'Chemical', '-', (181, 185)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (86, 91)) ('chromosomal instability', 'CPA', (141, 164)) 14990 31163029 The risk of malformations was higher among children of fathers with TGCC compared with children fathered by men without TGCC (OR 1.28, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.19-1.38, p = 0.001, 4.4% versus 3.5%). ('children', 'Species', '9606', (87, 95)) ('TGCC', 'Chemical', '-', (120, 124)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (108, 111)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (43, 51)) ('TGCC', 'Chemical', '-', (68, 72)) ('TGCC', 'Var', (68, 72)) ('malformations', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (12, 25)) ('malformations', 'Disease', (12, 25)) 14994 31163029 However, paternal TGCC per se was associated with modestly increased risk for offspring malformations. ('TGCC', 'Chemical', '-', (18, 22)) ('TGCC', 'Gene', (18, 22)) ('malformations', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (88, 101)) ('paternal', 'Var', (9, 17)) ('malformations', 'Disease', (88, 101)) 14997 31163029 Chemotherapy and radiotherapy have both been shown to cause mutations and genetic damage in animal studies, leading to fears that men being treated with these therapies might be more prone to have children with genetic diseases and birth defects. ('birth defects', 'Disease', (232, 245)) ('genetic diseases', 'Disease', (211, 227)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (197, 205)) ('genetic damage', 'Disease', (74, 88)) ('genetic damage', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (74, 88)) ('genetic diseases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (211, 227)) ('mutations', 'Var', (60, 69)) ('birth defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (232, 245)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (130, 133)) 15008 31163029 A possible pathway for the increased malformations risk might be detrimental genetic alterations of germline DNA by oncological treatment, resulting in more frequent CMs in children conceived after paternal oncological treatment. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (224, 227)) ('CMs', 'Disease', (166, 169)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (70, 73)) ('genetic alterations', 'Var', (77, 96)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (173, 181)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (133, 136)) ('malformations', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (37, 50)) ('malformations', 'Disease', (37, 50)) ('more', 'PosReg', (152, 156)) 15052 31163029 Children to fathers with TGCC had a statistically significantly increased risk for both all and major CMs as compared to children born to fathers without TGCC (OR = 1.28, 95% CI = 1.19-1.38, p = 0.001, 4.4% versus 3.5% and OR = 1.36, 95% CI = 1.24-1.49, p < 0.001, 2.9% versus 2.2%, respectively; Fig 2). ('major CMs', 'Disease', (96, 105)) ('Children', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (121, 129)) ('TGCC', 'Chemical', '-', (154, 158)) ('TGCC', 'Chemical', '-', (25, 29)) ('TGCC', 'Var', (25, 29)) 15055 31163029 In this study, we found that children of fathers with TGCC had an approximately 30% increased malformation risk as compared to children of fathers without TGCC. ('TGCC', 'Chemical', '-', (155, 159)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (29, 37)) ('malformation', 'CPA', (94, 106)) ('TGCC', 'Chemical', '-', (54, 58)) ('TGCC', 'Var', (54, 58)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (127, 135)) 15078 31163029 ROSs were shown to cause postmeiotic oxidative sperm DNA damage during a phase of germ-cell development when sperms lack DNA repair machinery. ('cause', 'Reg', (19, 24)) ('ROSs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017382', (0, 4)) ('ROSs', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('postmeiotic', 'MPA', (25, 36)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (99, 102)) 15079 31163029 Increased rates of these paternally derived DNA lesions, like single- and double-stranded breaks, have been shown to detrimentally affect embryonic development, rates of miscarriage, and pregnancy and can ultimately lead to offspring with chromosomal aberrations. ('embryonic development', 'CPA', (138, 159)) ('detrimentally', 'NegReg', (117, 130)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (155, 158)) ('pregnancy', 'CPA', (187, 196)) ('chromosomal aberrations', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040012', (239, 262)) ('affect', 'Reg', (131, 137)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (216, 223)) ('miscarriage', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005268', (170, 181)) ('single-', 'Var', (62, 69)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (122, 125)) ('double-stranded breaks', 'Var', (74, 96)) ('miscarriage', 'CPA', (170, 181)) 15082 31163029 These de novo mutations among the offspring have been linked to CMs, schizophrenia, and autism. ('schizophrenia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100753', (69, 82)) ('CMs', 'Disease', (64, 67)) ('autism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000717', (88, 94)) ('autism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001321', (88, 94)) ('schizophrenia', 'Disease', (69, 82)) ('autism', 'Disease', (88, 94)) ('linked', 'Reg', (54, 60)) ('schizophrenia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012559', (69, 82)) ('mutations', 'Var', (14, 23)) 15083 31163029 This indicates that some men experience more mutations in their germ cells and conceivably also in their somatic cells, possibly due to a systemic insufficiency of DNA repair. ('systemic insufficiency', 'Disease', (138, 160)) ('mutations', 'Var', (45, 54)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (25, 28)) ('systemic insufficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000309', (138, 160)) 15114 26421011 In fact, patients affected by Kennedy syndrome have a number of CAG repeats greater than 40 together with decreased virilization, testicular atrophy, reduced sperm production, and infertility. ('decreased', 'NegReg', (106, 115)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (9, 17)) ('testicular atrophy', 'Disease', (130, 148)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (64, 67)) ('testicular atrophy', 'Disease', 'MESH:C567108', (130, 148)) ('reduced sperm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012207', (150, 163)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (180, 191)) ('testicular atrophy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000029', (130, 148)) ('sperm production', 'CPA', (158, 174)) ('Kennedy syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D055534', (30, 46)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (180, 191)) ('Kennedy syndrome', 'Disease', (30, 46)) ('CAG repeats greater', 'Var', (64, 83)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (150, 157)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (180, 191)) ('greater', 'Var', (76, 83)) ('virilization', 'Disease', (116, 128)) 15115 26421011 Similarly, other studies have shown that shorter CAG repeats are associated with prostate disease, specifically cancer and benign hypertrophy, improved seminal parameters, and improved mineral bone density. ('improved mineral bone density', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011001', (176, 205)) ('improved', 'PosReg', (143, 151)) ('shorter', 'Var', (41, 48)) ('prostate disease', 'Disease', (81, 97)) ('seminal parameters', 'MPA', (152, 170)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (112, 118)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (112, 118)) ('prostate disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011469', (81, 97)) ('improved', 'PosReg', (176, 184)) ('CAG', 'Protein', (49, 52)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (49, 52)) ('benign hypertrophy', 'Disease', (123, 141)) ('benign hypertrophy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006984', (123, 141)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (112, 118)) ('mineral bone density', 'CPA', (185, 205)) 15120 26421011 In particular, our main purpose was to provide an updated contribution able to shed light on the many and often contradictory findings on the influence of CAG repeat polymorphism on the targets of testosterone action (Figure 2). ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (197, 209)) ('polymorphism', 'Var', (166, 178)) ('CAG repeat', 'Gene', (155, 165)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (155, 158)) 15124 26421011 AR gene CAG repeat number was found to be negatively correlated with all domains of sexual function assessable by IIEF-15. ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (8, 11)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (0, 2)) ('CAG repeat number', 'Var', (8, 25)) ('negatively', 'NegReg', (42, 52)) 15128 26421011 In addition, another study, conducted on 213 41-70-year-old men randomly selected from the Population Registry, reported that the CAG repeat number was positively correlated with depression, whereas men with CAG repeats higher than or equal to 23 reported decreased potency (assessed by Heinemann questionnaire) less often than the others. ('potency', 'MPA', (266, 273)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (199, 202)) ('depression', 'Disease', (179, 189)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (208, 211)) ('correlated', 'Reg', (163, 173)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (130, 133)) ('depression', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000716', (179, 189)) ('CAG', 'Var', (130, 133)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (60, 63)) ('depression', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000275', (179, 189)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (256, 265)) 15129 26421011 Regarding longitudinal studies, only two reports evaluated the effects of the polymorphism in conditioning sexual function recovery after testosterone replacement therapy in hypogonadal male patients. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (191, 199)) ('hypogonadal male', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000026', (174, 190)) ('conditioning', 'MPA', (94, 106)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (138, 150)) ('hypogonadal male', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005058', (174, 190)) ('hypogonadal male', 'Disease', (174, 190)) ('polymorphism', 'Var', (78, 90)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (158, 161)) 15135 26421011 The correlation between male infertility and CAG repeat lengths on the AR gene is still unknown, while the link between this polymorphism and quality of spermatogenesis is even more obscure. ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (71, 73)) ('CAG repeat lengths', 'Var', (45, 63)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (24, 40)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (24, 40)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (24, 40)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (45, 48)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (29, 40)) 15136 26421011 Numerous studies in recent years have attempted to establish the relationship between CAG repeat length variation and male infertility to find out if this variability in the AR gene could be associated with impaired spermatogenesis. ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (118, 134)) ('impaired spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (207, 231)) ('variability', 'Var', (155, 166)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (174, 176)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (86, 89)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (118, 134)) ('associated', 'Reg', (191, 201)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (123, 134)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (118, 134)) 15138 26421011 In Australian, North American, and Japanese populations, an association between CAG repeat length and male infertility has been reported, but this has not been confirmed in Europe. ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (107, 118)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (102, 118)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (102, 118)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (102, 118)) ('association', 'Interaction', (60, 71)) ('CAG repeat length', 'Var', (80, 97)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (80, 83)) 15139 26421011 The latter might suggest that the association between CAG repeat length and male infertility could be valid for a given ethnic group but not necessarily significant if extended to different populations. ('CAG repeat length', 'Var', (54, 71)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (54, 57)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (81, 92)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (76, 92)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (76, 92)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (76, 92)) 15145 26421011 The authors concluded that the number of CAG and GGC triplets has a combined effect on the AR receptor function and that this was the first evidence of a relationship between particular CAG/GGC haplotypes and male infertility. ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (186, 189)) ('haplotypes', 'Var', (194, 204)) ('GGC', 'Gene', (49, 52)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (91, 93)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (209, 225)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (209, 225)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (209, 225)) ('GGC', 'Gene', '79017', (49, 52)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (41, 44)) ('GGC', 'Gene', (190, 193)) ('combined', 'Interaction', (68, 76)) ('effect', 'Reg', (77, 83)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (214, 225)) ('GGC', 'Gene', '79017', (190, 193)) 15147 26421011 The authors suggest that the CAG triplet allele 21 might increase the risk of Sertoli cell-only syndrome, although the mechanism is not yet clear. ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (29, 32)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (78, 90)) ('CAG', 'Var', (29, 32)) ('triplet', 'Var', (33, 40)) ('Sertoli cell-only syndrome', 'Disease', (78, 104)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (57, 65)) 15152 26421011 The authors analysed CAG polymorphism in 101 azoospermic and 54 oligozoospermic patients and 96 controls, excluding patients with Y chromosome deletions and chromosome abnormalities from the study. ('azoospermic', 'Disease', (45, 56)) ('polymorphism', 'Var', (25, 37)) ('analysed', 'Reg', (12, 20)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (80, 88)) ('CAG', 'Gene', (21, 24)) ('chromosome abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002869', (157, 181)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (116, 124)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (21, 24)) ('chromosome abnormalities', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031411', (157, 181)) ('chromosome abnormalities', 'Disease', (157, 181)) 15156 26421011 The fact that mutations in the CAG repeat stretch can block this interaction or cause changes to the protein structure demonstrates its crucial role in maintaining the function of the AR protein. ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (184, 186)) ('protein structure', 'MPA', (101, 118)) ('interaction', 'Interaction', (65, 76)) ('CAG repeat', 'Protein', (31, 41)) ('function', 'MPA', (168, 176)) ('cause changes', 'Reg', (80, 93)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (31, 34)) ('block', 'NegReg', (54, 59)) ('mutations', 'Var', (14, 23)) 15164 26421011 It is likely that the genesis of prostate cancer is not induced by androgens, but that the stronger androgenic stimulation caused by receptors with shorter CAG repeats may contribute to a faster development of malignant cells. ('stronger', 'PosReg', (91, 99)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (156, 159)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (202, 205)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (42, 48)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (33, 48)) ('shorter', 'Var', (148, 155)) ('androgenic stimulation', 'MPA', (100, 122)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (33, 48)) ('CAG', 'Protein', (156, 159)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (33, 48)) ('faster', 'PosReg', (188, 194)) 15167 26421011 Some studies have suggested that short CAG repeats constantly stimulate androgens, with increased cell proliferation and induction of somatic mutations. ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (98, 116)) ('short CAG repeats', 'Var', (33, 50)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (39, 42)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (88, 97)) ('somatic mutations', 'CPA', (134, 151)) ('androgens', 'Protein', (72, 81)) ('stimulate', 'PosReg', (62, 71)) 15168 26421011 Also, short CAG repeats have been associated with more aggressive forms of prostate cancer. ('associated with', 'Reg', (34, 49)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (12, 15)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (75, 90)) ('short CAG repeats', 'Var', (6, 23)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 90)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (75, 90)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (75, 90)) 15171 26421011 These data suggest that short CAG repeats are associated with the development of TMPRSS2:ERG-positive prostate cancer. ('ERG', 'Gene', (89, 92)) ('TMPRSS2', 'Gene', (81, 88)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (30, 33)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (73, 76)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 117)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (102, 117)) ('TMPRSS2', 'Gene', '7113', (81, 88)) ('short CAG repeats', 'Var', (24, 41)) ('ERG', 'Gene', '2078', (89, 92)) ('associated', 'Reg', (46, 56)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (102, 117)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (102, 117)) 15175 26421011 Many authors have suggested that the CAG repeat length is inversely correlated with the risk of developing prostate cancer (Table 1). ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (107, 122)) ('CAG repeat length', 'Var', (37, 54)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (37, 40)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (107, 122)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (107, 122)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (116, 122)) 15176 26421011 Coetzee and Ross showed for the first time that the variations of the length of the CAG are associated with prostate cancer and suggested that shorter alleles can lead to increased transactivation of androgen receptor. ('transactivation', 'MPA', (181, 196)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (117, 123)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (84, 87)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', (200, 217)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (108, 123)) ('variations', 'Var', (52, 62)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (108, 123)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', '367', (200, 217)) ('associated', 'Reg', (92, 102)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (171, 180)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (108, 123)) 15177 26421011 A meta-analysis of 2004 reported that patients with prostate cancer had shorter CAG repeats and the continuous odds ratio of prostate cancer per one repeat decrement was 1.02 for CAG repeat. ('shorter', 'NegReg', (72, 79)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (125, 140)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (38, 46)) ('CAG repeats', 'MPA', (80, 91)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (179, 182)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (52, 67)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (125, 140)) ('CAG repeat', 'Var', (179, 189)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (52, 67)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (125, 140)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (61, 67)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (134, 140)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (52, 67)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (161, 164)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (80, 83)) 15181 26421011 However, it must be acknowledged that not all studies agree in concluding that shorter CAG repeats are associated with an increased risk of cancer. ('shorter CAG repeats', 'Var', (79, 98)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (140, 146)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (140, 146)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (140, 146)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (87, 90)) 15182 26421011 While some works fail to show a statistically significant association between shorter CAG repeats and prostate cancer, others report that shorter CAG repeats are associated with a younger age at diagnosis but not with an increased risk of disease. ('shorter CAG repeats', 'Var', (138, 157)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 117)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (102, 117)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (86, 89)) ('shorter', 'Var', (78, 85)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (102, 117)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (146, 149)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (102, 117)) 15184 26421011 Finally, shorter CAG repeats seem also to be associated with the development of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). ('men', 'Species', '9606', (72, 75)) ('shorter', 'Var', (9, 16)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (45, 60)) ('benign prostatic hypertrophy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011470', (80, 108)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (17, 20)) ('BPH', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008711', (110, 113)) ('CAG repeats', 'Protein', (17, 28)) ('benign prostatic hypertrophy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008711', (80, 108)) ('benign prostatic hypertrophy', 'Disease', (80, 108)) 15185 26421011 According to data from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study, men with AR gene CAG repeat lengths of 19 or less had an OR of benign prostatic hyperplasia of 1.92 relative to men with repeat lengths of 25 or more. ('benign prostatic hyperplasia', 'Disease', (128, 156)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (65, 68)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (82, 85)) ('benign prostatic hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008711', (128, 156)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (177, 180)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (74, 76)) ('benign prostatic hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011470', (128, 156)) ('repeat lengths of 19', 'Var', (86, 106)) 15186 26421011 Also, a work which examined 176 BPH patients who underwent simple prostatectomy and 41 control subjects without benign prostatic enlargement found a statistically significant (P < 0.02) trend for large adenoma size with short CAG repeat length among the adenoma quartiles, thus demonstrating the inverse relationship between prostatic adenoma size and AR gene CAG repeat length. ('adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (202, 209)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', (335, 342)) ('large adenoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040261', (196, 209)) ('prostatic enlargement', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011472', (119, 140)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (335, 342)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (352, 354)) ('benign prostatic enlargement', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008711', (112, 140)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (36, 44)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (226, 229)) ('adenoma quartiles', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (254, 271)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', (254, 261)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (254, 261)) ('prostatic adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011470', (325, 342)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (360, 363)) ('BPH', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008711', (32, 35)) ('prostatic enlargement', 'Disease', (119, 140)) ('prostatic adenoma', 'Disease', (325, 342)) ('large', 'PosReg', (196, 201)) ('adenoma quartiles', 'Disease', (254, 271)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', (202, 209)) ('short CAG repeat length', 'Var', (220, 243)) 15192 26421011 Nevertheless, even if intima media thickness of peripheral arteries, lipid parameters, insulin resistance, blood pressure, and family history of early coronary artery disease (CAD) did not differ according to AR length, shorter CAG repeat of the AR gene was found to be associated with more severe CAD. ('CAD', 'Disease', 'None', (298, 301)) ('insulin', 'Gene', '3630', (87, 94)) ('early coronary artery disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005181', (145, 174)) ('thickness of peripheral arteries', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004950', (35, 67)) ('insulin resistance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000855', (87, 105)) ('CAD', 'Disease', (298, 301)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (246, 248)) ('coronary artery disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003324', (151, 174)) ('lipid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (69, 74)) ('shorter CAG repeat', 'Var', (220, 238)) ('CAD', 'Disease', 'None', (176, 179)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (209, 211)) ('coronary artery disease', 'Disease', (151, 174)) ('associated', 'Reg', (270, 280)) ('insulin', 'Gene', (87, 94)) ('CAD', 'Disease', (176, 179)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (228, 231)) 15193 26421011 On the other hand, independent associations between CAG length and adverse cardiovascular risk factors, such as high LDL, low HDL, and high blood pressure, were demonstrated by other studies; intriguingly, the association between longer CAG repeat length and low total testosterone concentrations was found to exert an adjunctive worsening effect on the metabolic profile. ('CAG', 'Gene', (237, 240)) ('total testosterone concentrations', 'MPA', (263, 296)) ('low', 'NegReg', (259, 262)) ('longer', 'Var', (230, 236)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (237, 240)) ('high blood pressure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (135, 154)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (269, 281)) ('low total testosterone concentrations', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (259, 296)) ('high LDL', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003141', (112, 120)) ('low HDL', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003233', (122, 129)) ('metabolic profile', 'MPA', (354, 371)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (52, 55)) 15195 26421011 A possible relationship has been suggested between body composition and the CAG repeat polymorphism of the AR gene. ('relationship', 'Reg', (11, 23)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (76, 79)) ('CAG repeat polymorphism', 'Var', (76, 99)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (107, 109)) 15196 26421011 In adolescent boys, low CAG repeat numbers in AR may be a genetic risk factor for fat accumulation, particularly intra-abdominal fat. ('low CAG repeat numbers', 'Var', (20, 42)) ('fat accumulation', 'MPA', (82, 98)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (46, 48)) ('intra-abdominal fat', 'Disease', (113, 132)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (24, 27)) ('boys', 'Species', '9606', (14, 18)) 15201 26421011 Somewhat discordant results were however reported in a cohort of 233 men with type 2 diabetes and symptoms of hypogonadism, in which shorter AR CAG was independently associated with waist circumference and body mass index, suggesting an effect in providing healthy anthropomorphic and metabolic features. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (69, 72)) ('diabetes', 'Disease', (85, 93)) ('diabetes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003920', (85, 93)) ('waist circumference', 'Disease', (182, 201)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (144, 147)) ('type 2 diabetes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005978', (78, 93)) ('shorter', 'Var', (133, 140)) ('associated', 'Reg', (166, 176)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', (110, 122)) ('body mass index', 'Disease', (206, 221)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007006', (110, 122)) ('hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000135', (110, 122)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (141, 143)) 15202 26421011 Again, there appears to be a complex relationship between CAG repeat length and body composition, possibly influenced by genetic factors involved in type 2 diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease, as well as environmental factors, including circulating total and free testosterone levels, lifestyle changes, and dietary patterns. ('obesity', 'Disease', (166, 173)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (179, 201)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002318', (179, 201)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (58, 61)) ('diabetes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003920', (156, 164)) ('diabetes', 'Disease', (156, 164)) ('body', 'MPA', (80, 84)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (221, 224)) ('CAG repeat length', 'Var', (58, 75)) ('obesity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001513', (166, 173)) ('influenced', 'Reg', (107, 117)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Disease', (179, 201)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (274, 286)) ('obesity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009765', (166, 173)) ('type 2 diabetes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005978', (149, 164)) 15206 26421011 suggested that a high number of CAG repeats within the AR gene could attenuate testosterone effects on bone density and bone metabolism: the number of CAG was found to inversely and independently associate with BMD in 110 healthy men aged 20-50 years, and an increase in age-dependent bone loss in subjects with a CAG length of 22-31 compared with 14-21 CAG was reported. ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (55, 57)) ('BMD', 'Disease', (211, 214)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (230, 233)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (32, 35)) ('repeats', 'Var', (36, 43)) ('bone density', 'CPA', (103, 115)) ('attenuate', 'NegReg', (69, 78)) ('bone metabolism', 'CPA', (120, 135)) ('BMD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020388', (211, 214)) ('bone loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002797', (285, 294)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (151, 154)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (79, 91)) ('bone loss', 'Disease', (285, 294)) ('CAG', 'Var', (151, 154)) ('bone loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016301', (285, 294)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (354, 357)) ('associate', 'Reg', (196, 205)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (314, 317)) 15216 26421011 The development of testicular cancer is postulated to be due to endocrine disruption, particularly abnormalities in the action of gonadotropins and steroidal sex hormones. ('endocrine disruption', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019958', (64, 84)) ('action', 'MPA', (120, 126)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (19, 36)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (30, 36)) ('endocrine disruption', 'Disease', (64, 84)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (19, 36)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (19, 36)) ('abnormalities', 'Var', (99, 112)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (11, 14)) 15217 26421011 Men with androgen insensitivity syndrome due to AR gene mutations have a higher risk of developing testicular cancer. ('mutations', 'Var', (56, 65)) ('androgen insensitivity syndrome', 'Disease', (9, 40)) ('Men', 'Species', '9606', (0, 3)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (99, 116)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (99, 116)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (110, 116)) ('androgen insensitivity syndrome', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (9, 40)) ('androgen insensitivity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (9, 31)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (48, 50)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (99, 116)) 15221 26421011 However, the few published studies analysing the correlation between CAG repeat length and testicular cancer report contradictory results. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (102, 108)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (91, 108)) ('CAG repeat length', 'Var', (69, 86)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (91, 108)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (69, 72)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (91, 108)) 15223 26421011 Many authors have tried to understand if reduced androgen sensitivity due to point mutations, or more often to an excessively long CAG repeat segment, could lead to the development of testicular dysgenesis and, consequently, increase susceptibility to testicular cancer. ('point mutations', 'Var', (77, 92)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (41, 48)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (131, 134)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (145, 148)) ('testicular dysgenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013733', (184, 205)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (252, 269)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (252, 269)) ('testicular dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008715', (184, 205)) ('androgen sensitivity', 'MPA', (49, 69)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (157, 164)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (176, 179)) ('testicular dysgenesis', 'Disease', (184, 205)) ('androgen sensitivity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (49, 69)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (263, 269)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (252, 269)) 15229 26421011 This study therefore seems to suggest that longer CAG repeat lengths may indicate a higher risk of metastasis, and it was the first to demonstrate a correlation between AR CAG repeat length, testicular germ cell cancer histology, and disease progression, albeit in a limited caseload. ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (169, 171)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (50, 53)) ('correlation', 'Interaction', (149, 160)) ('testicular', 'Disease', (191, 201)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (172, 175)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (212, 218)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (212, 218)) ('metastasis', 'CPA', (99, 109)) ('germ cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (202, 218)) ('longer', 'Var', (43, 49)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (212, 218)) 15230 26421011 analysed 123 stage 1 testicular cancer patients against a control group of 300 fertile men studied for AR mutations, of whom 115 were selected for the CAG and GGC repeats study. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (21, 38)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (87, 90)) ('GGC', 'Gene', (159, 162)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (39, 47)) ('GGC', 'Gene', '79017', (159, 162)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (151, 154)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (21, 38)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (32, 38)) ('mutations', 'Var', (106, 115)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (103, 105)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (21, 38)) 15236 26421011 's finding that CAG > 25 was more common in patients with nonseminomatous tumours. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (44, 52)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 81)) ('CAG > 25', 'Var', (16, 24)) ('nonseminomatous tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537844', (58, 81)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 80)) ('common', 'Reg', (34, 40)) ('nonseminomatous tumours', 'Disease', (58, 81)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (16, 19)) 15239 26421011 In other words, the risk of developing testicular cancer would seem to be lower for men with a CAG repeat number between 21 and 24. ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (95, 98)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (39, 56)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (39, 56)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (84, 87)) ('CAG repeat number', 'Var', (95, 112)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (39, 56)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (50, 56)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (74, 79)) 15241 26421011 's study, the proportion of subjects with a long CAG repeat length (>=25) was higher in testicular cancer cases than controls; this was statistically significant for the nonseminoma group compared to controls. ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (88, 105)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (88, 105)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (78, 84)) ('nonseminoma', 'Disease', (170, 181)) ('long CAG repeat length', 'Var', (44, 66)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (49, 52)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (88, 105)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 105)) ('nonseminoma', 'Disease', 'None', (170, 181)) 15244 26421011 In this group, the odds ratio of testicular cancer was higher for men in whom the CAG and GGC alleles were both long (CAG > 24 and GGC > 18; OR 2.65) or both short (CAG < 21 and GGC <= 17; OR 2.39). ('GGC', 'Gene', (178, 181)) ('CAG > 24', 'Var', (118, 126)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (66, 69)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (33, 50)) ('GGC', 'Gene', '79017', (178, 181)) ('GGC', 'Gene', (90, 93)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (82, 85)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (33, 50)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (118, 121)) ('GGC', 'Gene', '79017', (90, 93)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (33, 50)) ('GGC', 'Gene', (131, 134)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (165, 168)) ('GGC', 'Gene', '79017', (131, 134)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (55, 61)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (44, 50)) 15246 26421011 In conclusion, a CAG repeat number of >=25 may be considered a risk factor for the onset of testicular cancer, given its greater frequency in patients compared to controls. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 109)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (92, 109)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (92, 109)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (17, 20)) ('CAG', 'Var', (17, 20)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (92, 109)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (142, 150)) 15251 26421011 These aspects lead us back to the crucial role played by the length of the polymorphic segment in AR function; a change in the number of repeats can lead to various disorders and, above all, is a risk factor for testicular cancer that should not be ignored. ('change', 'Var', (113, 119)) ('number of repeats', 'Var', (127, 144)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (223, 229)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (90, 93)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (98, 100)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (212, 229)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (212, 229)) ('disorders', 'Disease', (165, 174)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (149, 156)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (212, 229)) 15262 26421011 In fact, hormone sensitivity is influenced by the AR CAG polymorphism. ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (53, 56)) ('influenced', 'Reg', (32, 42)) ('hormone sensitivity', 'MPA', (9, 28)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (50, 52)) ('polymorphism', 'Var', (57, 69)) 15263 26421011 Some authors have shown an association between shorter CAG repeats and self-report measures of dominance and prestige, all of which are argued to be indices of the mating effort. ('shorter', 'Var', (47, 54)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (55, 58)) ('CAG', 'Protein', (55, 58)) ('prestige', 'CPA', (109, 117)) 15266 26421011 Also, free testosterone levels were found to be significantly related to dominance in boys with shorter CAG repeats, but not in those with medium and long CAG repeats. ('free testosterone levels', 'MPA', (6, 30)) ('boys', 'Species', '9606', (86, 90)) ('shorter CAG repeats', 'Var', (96, 115)) ('related', 'Reg', (62, 69)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (11, 23)) ('dominance', 'Disease', (73, 82)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (104, 107)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (155, 158)) 15268 26421011 Some studies show an association between longer CAG repeats and higher levels of depression, while others find no association. ('depression', 'Disease', (81, 91)) ('depression', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000716', (81, 91)) ('longer CAG repeats', 'Var', (41, 59)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (48, 51)) ('depression', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000275', (81, 91)) 15269 26421011 A relationship between testosterone levels, CAG repeat length, and depression was found in a work, which reported that, in middle-aged men, depression was significantly and inversely associated with total testosterone levels only in men with shorter CAG repeats, but not in those with the medium and long numbers of CAG repeats. ('depression', 'Disease', (140, 150)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (23, 35)) ('inversely', 'NegReg', (173, 182)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (250, 253)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (44, 47)) ('shorter', 'Var', (242, 249)) ('depression', 'Disease', (67, 77)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (135, 138)) ('depression', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000275', (67, 77)) ('depression', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000716', (67, 77)) ('depression', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000716', (140, 150)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (316, 319)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (205, 217)) ('depression', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000275', (140, 150)) ('total testosterone levels', 'MPA', (199, 224)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (233, 236)) ('associated', 'Interaction', (183, 193)) 15272 26421011 Finally, it is also worth noting that several studies have shown that the presence of shorter AR CAG tracts is linked to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and conduct disorder. ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (94, 96)) ('linked', 'Reg', (111, 117)) ('shorter', 'NegReg', (86, 93)) ('Attention Deficit', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007018', (121, 138)) ('presence', 'Var', (74, 82)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (97, 100)) ('Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and conduct disorder', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001289', (121, 182)) ('Hyperactivity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000752', (139, 152)) 15276 26421011 SBMA patients have AR polyglutamine chain length higher than 40 as well as varying degrees of androgen insensitivity with gynecomastia, testicular atrophy, disorders of spermatogenesis, elevated serum gonadotropins, and diabetes mellitus. ('elevated serum gonadotropins', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000837', (186, 214)) ('testicular atrophy', 'Disease', 'MESH:C567108', (136, 154)) ('testicular atrophy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000029', (136, 154)) ('androgen insensitivity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (94, 116)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (186, 194)) ('gynecomastia', 'Disease', (122, 134)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (5, 13)) ('gynecomastia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000771', (122, 134)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (19, 21)) ('serum gonadotropins', 'MPA', (195, 214)) ('diabetes mellitus', 'Disease', (220, 237)) ('SBMA', 'Gene', '367', (0, 4)) ('testicular atrophy', 'Disease', (136, 154)) ('gynecomastia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006177', (122, 134)) ('SBMA', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('polyglutamine', 'Var', (22, 35)) ('androgen', 'CPA', (94, 102)) ('polyglutamine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C097188', (22, 35)) ('diabetes mellitus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003920', (220, 237)) ('disorders of spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (156, 184)) ('diabetes mellitus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000819', (220, 237)) 15278 26421011 Robust evidence suggests that polyglutamine stretch exerts toxic function on neurons leading to neurological phenotypes and neurodegeneration. ('neurodegeneration', 'Disease', (124, 141)) ('neurodegeneration', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019636', (124, 141)) ('polyglutamine stretch', 'Var', (30, 51)) ('polyglutamine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C097188', (30, 43)) ('neurodegeneration', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002180', (124, 141)) 15281 26421011 In particular, the abnormal length of polyglutamine chain induces the formation of intracellular aggregates, a clear signature of SBMA. ('SBMA', 'Gene', (130, 134)) ('induces', 'Reg', (58, 65)) ('polyglutamine chain', 'Protein', (38, 57)) ('intracellular aggregates', 'MPA', (83, 107)) ('formation', 'MPA', (70, 79)) ('SBMA', 'Gene', '367', (130, 134)) ('abnormal length', 'Var', (19, 34)) ('polyglutamine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C097188', (38, 51)) 15285 26421011 In 2015, a large body of evidence indicated an important role for AR CAG polymorphism in conditioning the peripheral effect of testosterone, even if its contribution warrants further assessment because of the many controversial findings in each androgen-related action. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (189, 192)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (127, 139)) ('peripheral effect of', 'MPA', (106, 126)) ('polymorphism', 'Var', (73, 85)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (69, 72)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (66, 68)) ('conditioning', 'MPA', (89, 101)) 15300 23807173 The presence of ERCC1 was associated with non-CPS (P=0.05) and adjusted in the prognosis groups. ('non-CPS', 'Disease', (42, 49)) ('CPS', 'Chemical', '-', (46, 49)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (16, 21)) ('presence', 'Var', (4, 12)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (16, 21)) ('associated', 'Reg', (26, 36)) 15319 23807173 There are several polymorphisms in the ERCC1 gene. ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (39, 44)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (39, 44)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (18, 31)) 15320 23807173 Some of these polymorphisms result in silent mutations; however, some allelic variants, such as 8092C>A, have been associated with a decrease in the DNA repair capacity and with lower survival rates in patients with colon cancer and lung cancer. ('survival rates', 'CPA', (184, 198)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (133, 141)) ('8092C>A', 'Var', (96, 103)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (233, 244)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (178, 183)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (233, 244)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (238, 244)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (202, 210)) ('colon cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (216, 228)) ('8092C>A', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (96, 103)) ('colon cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (216, 228)) ('DNA repair capacity', 'MPA', (149, 168)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (233, 244)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (222, 228)) ('colon cancer', 'Disease', (216, 228)) 15321 23807173 In addition, the XPA gene can contain a polymorphism in the 5' non-coding region (A G) that is located four nucleotides upstream of the ATG start codon. ('polymorphism', 'Var', (40, 52)) ('XPA', 'Gene', '7507', (17, 20)) ('XPA', 'Gene', (17, 20)) 15322 23807173 In this work, we studied the association between the expression of ERCC1 and XPA, the polymorphisms in ERCC1 (8092C>A) and the 5' UTR of XPA, and the overall survival (OS) and sensitivity of non-seminomatous (ns)-TGCTs patients treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (219, 227)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (241, 250)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (103, 108)) ('8092C>A', 'Var', (110, 117)) ('XPA', 'Gene', '7507', (137, 140)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (103, 108)) ('non-seminomatous', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537844', (191, 207)) ('XPA', 'Gene', '7507', (77, 80)) ('XPA', 'Gene', (77, 80)) ('8092C>A', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (110, 117)) ('XPA', 'Gene', (137, 140)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (67, 72)) ('non-seminomatous', 'Disease', (191, 207)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (67, 72)) ('OS', 'Chemical', '-', (168, 170)) 15332 23807173 The patients were classified as sensitive (CPS) if they presented a complete radiological response with no evidence of residual lesions or a biochemical response (negativisation of TM) to BEP, or if they showed negativisation of TM and complete surgical resection of the residual lesions and the histopathology showed necrosis, fibrosis, or mature teratoma. ('fibrosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005355', (328, 336)) ('fibrosis', 'Disease', (328, 336)) ('BEP', 'Chemical', '-', (188, 191)) ('negativisation', 'Var', (211, 225)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (348, 356)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (348, 356)) ('necrosis', 'Disease', (318, 326)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (4, 12)) ('CPS', 'Chemical', '-', (43, 46)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (348, 356)) ('necrosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009336', (318, 326)) 15347 23807173 The genomic region containing the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) ERCC1 8092C>A was amplified by PCR using the primers 5'-TAG-TTCCTC-AGT-TTC-CCG-3' (forward) and 5'-TGA-GCC-AAT-TCAGCC-ACT-3' (reverse), which generate a 255-bp fragment of the 3' UTR of ERCC1. ('8092C>A', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (77, 84)) ('TGA', 'Gene', '6899', (170, 173)) ('AAT', 'Gene', '5265', (178, 181)) ('TGA', 'Gene', (170, 173)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (257, 262)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (257, 262)) ('single-nucleotide', 'Var', (34, 51)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (235, 238)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (71, 76)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (71, 76)) ('AAT', 'Gene', (178, 181)) 15378 23807173 Using a Cox model adjusted in the prognosis groups (IGCCCGC), the multivariate model (goodness of fit, P<0.001 by chi2-test) showed an interaction effect between the presence of ERCC1 and the response to cisplatin-based chemotherapy. ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (178, 183)) ('presence', 'Var', (166, 174)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (178, 183)) ('goodness of fit', 'Disease', (86, 101)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (204, 213)) ('Cox', 'Gene', '1351', (8, 11)) ('Cox', 'Gene', (8, 11)) ('goodness of fit', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012640', (86, 101)) ('interaction', 'Interaction', (135, 146)) 15392 23807173 The OS was influenced by the response to cisplatin-based chemotherapy (CPS and non-CPS), and we found that this variable was strongly associated with the presence of ERCC1 by immunohistochemistry. ('associated', 'Reg', (134, 144)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (41, 50)) ('OS', 'Chemical', '-', (4, 6)) ('CPS', 'Chemical', '-', (83, 86)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (166, 171)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (166, 171)) ('CPS', 'Chemical', '-', (71, 74)) ('presence', 'Var', (154, 162)) 15395 23807173 The Kaplan-Meier curve showed a lower 5-year OS probability for the ERCC1-negative and non-CPS patients (5.26%) compared with the ERCC1-positive and non-CPS patients (15.38%). ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (68, 73)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (68, 73)) ('OS', 'Chemical', '-', (45, 47)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (95, 103)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (157, 165)) ('CPS', 'Chemical', '-', (91, 94)) ('CPS', 'Chemical', '-', (153, 156)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (130, 135)) ('OS probability', 'MPA', (45, 59)) ('non-CPS', 'Var', (87, 94)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (32, 37)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (130, 135)) 15400 23807173 The results of the Cox model of IGCCCG classification, the presence of ERCC1 and the response to cisplatin-based chemotherapy in ns-TGCTs are shown in Table 3. ('Cox', 'Gene', (19, 22)) ('ns-TGCTs', 'Disease', (129, 137)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (97, 106)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (71, 76)) ('Cox', 'Gene', '1351', (19, 22)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (71, 76)) ('presence', 'Var', (59, 67)) 15404 23807173 These polymorphisms were not associated with the cisplatin response (Table 1), the OS, or any other clinical-pathological variables studied (data not shown). ('OS', 'Chemical', '-', (83, 85)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (49, 58)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (6, 19)) ('associated', 'Reg', (29, 39)) ('cisplatin response', 'MPA', (49, 67)) 15405 23807173 These polymorphisms were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium: the calculated chi2 (3.55 and 3.05 for ERCC1 8092C>A and 5' UTR XPA, respectively)A', 'Var', (101, 108)) ('XPA', 'Gene', '7507', (120, 123)) ('8092C>A', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (101, 108)) ('XPA', 'Gene', (120, 123)) 15406 23807173 The frequencies of the polymorphic alleles were 0.48 for ERCC1 8092C>A and 0.60 for the XPA 5' UTR in patients with ns-TGCTs; these frequencies were the same as the frequencies observed in a sample of 124 and 161 healthy Mexicans. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (102, 110)) ('ns-TGCTs', 'Disease', (116, 124)) ('8092C>A', 'Var', (63, 70)) ('XPA', 'Gene', '7507', (88, 91)) ('8092C>A', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (63, 70)) ('XPA', 'Gene', (88, 91)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (57, 62)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (57, 62)) 15407 23807173 For the ERCC1 8092C>A SNP analysis, 33 (26.6%) individuals were C/C, 64 (51.6%) were C/A, and 27 (21.8%) were A/A; for the 5' UTR XPA SNP, 27 (16.8%) individuals were A/A, 76 (47.2%) were A/G and 58 (36%) were G/G. ('8092C>A', 'Var', (14, 21)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (8, 13)) ('8092C>A', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (14, 21)) ('XPA', 'Gene', '7507', (130, 133)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (8, 13)) ('XPA', 'Gene', (130, 133)) 15413 23807173 In this study, we evaluated the association of the DNA repair proteins ERCC1 and XPA and the 8092C>A and 5' UTR polymorphisms in ERCC1 and XPA, respectively, with the CPS and OS of patients with ns-TGCTs. ('OS', 'Chemical', '-', (175, 177)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (112, 125)) ('8092C>A', 'Var', (93, 100)) ('CPS', 'Disease', (167, 170)) ('XPA', 'Gene', (139, 142)) ('XPA', 'Gene', (81, 84)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (181, 189)) ('XPA', 'Gene', '7507', (81, 84)) ('XPA', 'Gene', '7507', (139, 142)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (129, 134)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (71, 76)) ('8092C>A', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (93, 100)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (129, 134)) ('CPS', 'Chemical', '-', (167, 170)) ('association', 'Interaction', (32, 43)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (71, 76)) 15431 23807173 In patients with lung cancer who were treated with cisplatin, it was demonstrated that the 8092C>A polymorphism of ERCC1 is associated with decreased OS. ('8092C>A', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (91, 98)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (140, 149)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (17, 28)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (51, 60)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (17, 28)) ('the 8092C>A', 'Var', (87, 98)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (115, 120)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (115, 120)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (3, 11)) ('OS', 'Chemical', '-', (150, 152)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (22, 28)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (17, 28)) 15432 23807173 The polymorphism in the 5' UTR of XPA is associated with both decreased OS and decreased disease-free survival in women with ovarian cancer who were treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy. ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (125, 139)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (114, 119)) ('OS', 'Chemical', '-', (72, 74)) ('disease-free survival', 'CPA', (89, 110)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (62, 71)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (79, 88)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (162, 171)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (125, 139)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (125, 139)) ('polymorphism in', 'Var', (4, 19)) ('XPA', 'Gene', '7507', (34, 37)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 139)) ('XPA', 'Gene', (34, 37)) 15435 23807173 The response to cisplatin-based chemotherapy and the presence of the ERCC1 were two prognosis factors in determining the probability of survival in ns-TGCTs. ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (69, 74)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (69, 74)) ('presence', 'Var', (53, 61)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (16, 25)) ('ns-TGCTs', 'Disease', (148, 156)) 15442 19483682 Common variation in KITLG and at 5q31.3 proximate to SPRY4 predispose to testicular germ cell cancer Evidence suggests that testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) have a strong underlying genetic component. ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (53, 58)) ('predispose', 'Reg', (59, 69)) ('testicular germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (124, 151)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (145, 150)) ('variation', 'Var', (7, 16)) ('testicular germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (124, 151)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (20, 25)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (145, 151)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 100)) ('germ cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (84, 100)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (135, 151)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (53, 58)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (20, 25)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (135, 150)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (94, 100)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (94, 100)) 15444 19483682 In independent replication, TGCT risk was increased 3-fold per copy of the major allele at rs3782179 and rs4474514 (OR=3.08, 95% CI 2.29, 4.13; OR=3.07, 95% CI 2.29, 4.13, respectively). ('rs4474514', 'Mutation', 'rs4474514', (105, 114)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (28, 32)) ('rs3782179', 'Mutation', 'rs3782179', (91, 100)) ('rs4474514', 'Var', (105, 114)) ('rs3782179', 'Var', (91, 100)) 15445 19483682 We also replicated associations with rs4324715 and rs6897876 at 5q31.3 near sprouty 4 (SPRY4; P < 5.0 x 10-6 in discovery). ('rs6897876', 'Mutation', 'rs6897876', (51, 60)) ('sprouty 4', 'Gene', (76, 85)) ('rs4324715', 'Var', (37, 46)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (87, 92)) ('sprouty 4', 'Gene', '81848', (76, 85)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (87, 92)) ('rs4324715', 'Mutation', 'rs4324715', (37, 46)) ('rs6897876', 'Var', (51, 60)) 15447 19483682 These results demonstrate that common genetic variants affect TGCT risk and implicate KITLG and SPRY4 as TGCT susceptibility genes. ('affect', 'Reg', (55, 61)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (62, 66)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (96, 101)) ('variants', 'Var', (46, 54)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (96, 101)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (86, 91)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (86, 91)) 15457 19483682 Seven of these (rs995030, rs1352947, rs1472899, rs3782179, rs3782181, rs4474514, rs11104952) including the most significant association (P = 3.54 x 10-10) at rs4474514 occurred within the KITLG (c-KIT ligand) gene region on 12q22 (Supplementary Fig. ('rs4474514', 'Mutation', 'rs4474514', (158, 167)) ('rs995030', 'Var', (16, 24)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (188, 193)) ('rs4474514', 'Mutation', 'rs4474514', (70, 79)) ('rs1352947', 'Mutation', 'rs1352947', (26, 35)) ('c-KIT ligand', 'Gene', '4254', (195, 207)) ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (16, 24)) ('rs3782181', 'Var', (59, 68)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (188, 193)) ('rs3782181', 'Mutation', 'rs3782181', (59, 68)) ('rs4474514', 'Var', (158, 167)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (237, 240)) ('rs11104952', 'Mutation', 'rs11104952', (81, 91)) ('rs4474514', 'Var', (70, 79)) ('rs11104952', 'Var', (81, 91)) ('c-KIT ligand', 'Gene', (195, 207)) ('rs3782179', 'Var', (48, 57)) ('rs1472899', 'Mutation', 'rs1472899', (37, 46)) ('rs1472899', 'Var', (37, 46)) ('rs1352947', 'Var', (26, 35)) ('rs3782179', 'Mutation', 'rs3782179', (48, 57)) 15458 19483682 The eighth marker (rs3770112, P = 4.93 x 10-8) mapped to the integrin alpha 4 (ITGA4) gene on 2q31.3. ('integrin alpha 4', 'Gene', '3676', (61, 77)) ('rs3770112', 'Var', (19, 28)) ('integrin alpha 4', 'Gene', (61, 77)) ('ITGA4', 'Gene', (79, 84)) ('rs3770112', 'Mutation', 'rs3770112', (19, 28)) ('ITGA4', 'Gene', '3676', (79, 84)) 15461 19483682 The correlation between observed and imputed P values for the 23 markers that were in the same linkage disequilibrium block with rs3770112 was very high (r=0.96), and information content and maximum posterior call probability for rs3770112 were both > 0.998. ('rs3770112', 'Mutation', 'rs3770112', (129, 138)) ('rs3770112', 'Mutation', 'rs3770112', (230, 239)) ('rs3770112', 'Var', (129, 138)) ('rs3770112', 'Var', (230, 239)) 15463 19483682 We selected two markers in KITLG (rs3782179, rs4474514) to bring forward into replication. ('rs3782179', 'Var', (34, 43)) ('rs4474514', 'Var', (45, 54)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (27, 32)) ('rs3782179', 'Mutation', 'rs3782179', (34, 43)) ('rs4474514', 'Mutation', 'rs4474514', (45, 54)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (27, 32)) 15465 19483682 Of these, three (rs12521013, rs4324715, rs6897876) mapped 2.4 kb downstream of the SPRY4 (sprouty homolog 4) coding region on 5q31.3 (Fig. ('sprouty homolog 4', 'Gene', (90, 107)) ('rs12521013', 'Var', (17, 27)) ('rs12521013', 'Mutation', 'rs12521013', (17, 27)) ('rs4324715', 'Var', (29, 38)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (83, 88)) ('sprouty homolog 4', 'Gene', '81848', (90, 107)) ('rs6897876', 'Var', (40, 49)) ('rs4324715', 'Mutation', 'rs4324715', (29, 38)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (83, 88)) ('rs6897876', 'Mutation', 'rs6897876', (40, 49)) 15467 19483682 3), and two (rs17031166, rs1549383) mapped to a gene free region on 2p14 that is 500kb centromeric of SPRED2 (sprouty-related, EVH1 domain containing 2) (Supplementary Fig. ('rs17031166', 'Var', (13, 23)) ('SPRED2', 'Gene', '200734', (102, 108)) ('rs17031166', 'Mutation', 'rs17031166', (13, 23)) ('SPRED2', 'Gene', (102, 108)) ('sprouty-related, EVH1 domain containing 2', 'Gene', '200734', (110, 151)) ('rs1549383', 'Mutation', 'rs1549383', (25, 34)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (160, 163)) ('rs1549383', 'Var', (25, 34)) 15468 19483682 As both SPRY4 and SPRED2 have been implicated in the KIT/KITLG signaling pathway, and as these two regions were the only ones that contained more than one marker surpassing threshold significance, we also chose two markers at each of these loci (SPRY4: rs4324715, rs6897876; 2p14: rs17031166, rs1549383) to bring forward for replication. ('rs6897876', 'Var', (264, 273)) ('rs6897876', 'Mutation', 'rs6897876', (264, 273)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (246, 251)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (57, 62)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (8, 13)) ('rs17031166', 'Mutation', 'rs17031166', (281, 291)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (57, 62)) ('SPRED2', 'Gene', '200734', (18, 24)) ('rs4324715', 'Mutation', 'rs4324715', (253, 262)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (8, 13)) ('rs1549383', 'Mutation', 'rs1549383', (293, 302)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (246, 251)) ('SPRED2', 'Gene', (18, 24)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (35, 45)) ('rs1549383', 'Var', (293, 302)) 15469 19483682 We observed associations with rs3782179 (Ptrend= 5.88 x 10-15) and rs4474514 (Ptrend= 5.88 x 10-15) in KITLG and with rs4324715 (Ptrend= 6.77 x 10-4) and rs6897876 (Ptrend= 3.67 x 10-4) proximal to SPRY4 (Table 2), but not with rs17031166 (Ptrend= 0.90) or rs1549383 (Ptrend= 0.88) near SPRED2. ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (198, 203)) ('SPRED2', 'Gene', (287, 293)) ('rs4474514', 'Mutation', 'rs4474514', (67, 76)) ('rs4324715', 'Var', (118, 127)) ('rs17031166', 'Mutation', 'rs17031166', (228, 238)) ('rs4474514', 'Var', (67, 76)) ('rs4324715', 'Mutation', 'rs4324715', (118, 127)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (12, 24)) ('rs1549383', 'Mutation', 'rs1549383', (257, 266)) ('rs3782179', 'Mutation', 'rs3782179', (30, 39)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (103, 108)) ('rs6897876', 'Var', (154, 163)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (198, 203)) ('SPRED2', 'Gene', '200734', (287, 293)) ('rs6897876', 'Mutation', 'rs6897876', (154, 163)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (103, 108)) ('rs3782179', 'Var', (30, 39)) 15470 19483682 TGCT risk was increased three-fold per copy of the major A-allele in KITLG rs3782179 and rs4474514 (odds ratio (OR) = 3.08, 95% CI 2.29, 4.13; and OR=3.07, 95% CI 2.29, 4.13, respectively). ('TGCT', 'Disease', (0, 4)) ('rs4474514', 'Mutation', 'rs4474514', (89, 98)) ('rs3782179', 'Mutation', 'rs3782179', (75, 84)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (69, 74)) ('rs3782179', 'Var', (75, 84)) ('rs4474514', 'Var', (89, 98)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (69, 74)) 15472 19483682 TGCT risk was increased nearly 40% per copy of the major T-allele in rs4324715 (OR=1.37, 95% CI 1.14, 1.64) and major C-allele in rs6897876 (OR=1.39, 95% CI 1.16, 1.66); and risk was increased 65-80% with homozygous carriage of the major alleles (OR=1.81, 95% CI 1.26, 2.58; and OR=1.68, 95% CI 1.17, 2.42, respectively) compared with homozygous carriage of their corresponding minor alleles. ('increased', 'PosReg', (14, 23)) ('rs4324715', 'Mutation', 'rs4324715', (69, 78)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (0, 4)) ('rs6897876', 'Var', (130, 139)) ('rs6897876', 'Mutation', 'rs6897876', (130, 139)) ('rs4324715', 'Var', (69, 78)) 15474 19483682 The per allele relative risks (RR) for rs3782179 and rs4474514 (KITLG) were 2.5 (95% CI 1.6, .9) and 2.6 (95% CI 1.6, 4.0), respectively, and for rs4324715 and rs6897876 (proximal to SPRY4) 1.5 (95% CI 1.2, 2.1) and 1.5 (95% CI 1.1, 2.0), respectively. ('rs6897876', 'Var', (160, 169)) ('rs4474514', 'Mutation', 'rs4474514', (53, 62)) ('rs4324715', 'Mutation', 'rs4324715', (146, 155)) ('rs6897876', 'Mutation', 'rs6897876', (160, 169)) ('rs3782179', 'Mutation', 'rs3782179', (39, 48)) ('rs4474514', 'Var', (53, 62)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (64, 69)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (183, 188)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (64, 69)) ('rs3782179', 'Var', (39, 48)) ('rs4324715', 'Var', (146, 155)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (183, 188)) 15476 19483682 In the replication set, marker genotypes in KITLG and SPRY4 were associated with both seminoma and non-seminoma germ cell tumors without indication that genotype associations differed between the two subtypes (Table 3). ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (54, 59)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 128)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (112, 128)) ('non-seminoma germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (99, 128)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (112, 127)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (86, 94)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (54, 59)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (103, 111)) ('genotypes', 'Var', (31, 40)) ('non-seminoma germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009373', (99, 128)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (65, 80)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (44, 49)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (44, 49)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 127)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (86, 94)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (103, 111)) 15480 19483682 For rs3782179 and rs4474514, we observed a three-fold increased risk of disease per major allele and a 4.5-fold increased risk of disease for homozygous carriage of the major allele. ('rs3782179', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('rs4474514', 'Var', (18, 27)) ('rs4474514', 'Mutation', 'rs4474514', (18, 27)) ('rs3782179', 'Mutation', 'rs3782179', (4, 13)) ('disease', 'Disease', (72, 79)) 15487 19483682 Furthermore, loss of the transmembrane form of Kitl, which leads to decreased PGC number, has been identified as a TGCT susceptibility locus in the 129/Sv mouse. ('decreased', 'NegReg', (68, 77)) ('PGC', 'Protein', (78, 81)) ('129/Sv', 'Species', '10090', (148, 154)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (155, 160)) ('Kitl', 'Gene', (47, 51)) ('loss', 'Var', (13, 17)) 15489 19483682 Thus, both germline variation and somatic mutations in the KITLG/KIT signaling pathway are associated with TGCT. ('germline variation', 'Var', (11, 29)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (59, 64)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (107, 111)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (59, 64)) ('associated', 'Reg', (91, 101)) 15490 19483682 In addition, KITLG/KIT signaling plays an important role in male fertility, and mutations in Kitl lead to decreased germ cell number. ('decreased', 'NegReg', (106, 115)) ('mutations', 'Var', (80, 89)) ('Kitl', 'Gene', (93, 97)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (13, 18)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (13, 18)) ('germ cell number', 'CPA', (116, 132)) 15492 19483682 As KITLG plays a role in determining level of pigmentation, we postulated that inherited variation at this locus could provide a genetic explanation for the observed differences in TGCT incidence in whites and blacks. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (49, 52)) ('variation', 'Var', (89, 98)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (181, 185)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (3, 8)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (3, 8)) 15494 19483682 Data from HapMap Phase 3 show significant differences (P = 4.3 x 10-20) in the frequency of the risk alleles of KITLG (rs3782179 and rs4474514) when comparing the CEU (major allele frequency = 0.80) and ASW (African ancestry in Southwest USA: major allele frequency = 0.25) populations. ('rs4474514', 'Mutation', 'rs4474514', (133, 142)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (112, 117)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (112, 117)) ('rs3782179', 'Mutation', 'rs3782179', (119, 128)) ('rs4474514', 'Var', (133, 142)) ('rs3782179', 'Var', (119, 128)) 15496 19483682 We also observed an association between TGCT risk and variation at 5q31 just downstream of SPRY4. ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (91, 96)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (40, 44)) ('5q31', 'Gene', (67, 71)) ('variation', 'Var', (54, 63)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (91, 96)) 15500 19483682 In summary, our results demonstrate that common genetic variants at the 12p22 and 5q31 loci are associated with TGCT and strongly implicate KITLG as a susceptibility gene in the pathogenesis of TGCT. ('associated', 'Reg', (96, 106)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (140, 145)) ('variants', 'Var', (56, 64)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (140, 145)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (112, 116)) 15520 31434192 Immunohistochemical Review of Leydig Cell Lesions in Ochratoxin A-Treated Fischer Rats and Controls Ochratoxin A is best known as a potent renal carcinogen in male rats and mice after necessarily protracted ingestion, although valid extrapolation to any human disease has not been verified. ('Leydig Cell Lesions', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007984', (30, 49)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (254, 259)) ('Leydig Cell Lesions', 'Disease', (30, 49)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (164, 168)) ('Ochratoxin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C025589', (53, 65)) ('Ochratoxin A', 'Var', (100, 112)) ('Ochratoxin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C025589', (100, 112)) ('Rats', 'Species', '10116', (82, 86)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (173, 177)) 15603 31434192 In our study, seminoma was ruled out by the absent reaction for germ cell markers (OCT3/4, PLAP) and D2-40 & CD117 (usually positive in seminoma). ('CD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006223', (109, 111)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (14, 22)) ('PLAP', 'Gene', '116645', (91, 95)) ('OCT3/4', 'Gene', '83500', (83, 89)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (136, 144)) ('PLAP', 'Gene', (91, 95)) ('D2-40 &', 'Var', (101, 108)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (14, 22)) ('OCT3/4', 'Gene', (83, 89)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (136, 144)) 15700 30739914 Comparison of the primary tumours with the matched normal provided a set of 1239 somatic putative DNA variants (SNV) for these cases (Fig. ('variants', 'Var', (102, 110)) ('primary tumours', 'Disease', (18, 33)) ('primary tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (18, 33)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (26, 32)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (26, 33)) 15708 30739914 This signature 3 is strongly associated with mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2, genomic deletion and insertion events smaller than 100 kb, and a deficiency in homologous recombination repair in breast cancer. ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (188, 201)) ('mutations', 'Var', (45, 54)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (188, 201)) ('homologous recombination repair', 'MPA', (153, 184)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (188, 201)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', (58, 63)) ('deficiency', 'Disease', (139, 149)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', (67, 72)) ('associated', 'Reg', (29, 39)) ('deficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007153', (139, 149)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', '675', (67, 72)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', '672', (58, 63)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (195, 201)) 15710 30739914 Furthermore, pathogenic somatic mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 were not observed in the four included TGCC, although case T1382 carried a predicted, non-pathogenic BRCA1 missense variant (Supplementary Table S6), nor in the cases of the Taylor-Weiner study. ('missense variant', 'Var', (167, 183)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', (161, 166)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', '672', (45, 50)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (191, 194)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', (54, 59)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', (45, 50)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', '672', (161, 166)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', '675', (54, 59)) 15727 30739914 Presence of chromosome arm 12p gain (Supplementary Fig. ('chromosome', 'Var', (12, 22)) ('gain', 'PosReg', (31, 35)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (43, 46)) 15767 30739914 The single SNV identified in the GCNIS of T6107 was present in high relative read frequencies (up to 50%), suggesting that this mutational event preceded genome duplication (Fig. ('T6107', 'Var', (42, 47)) ('genome', 'MPA', (154, 160)) ('GCNIS', 'Chemical', '-', (33, 38)) 15781 30739914 In agreement with their extreme sensitivity to cisplatin-based therapies, TP53 mutations are extremely rare in primary TGCC indicating no selective pressure. ('primary TGCC', 'Disease', (111, 123)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (8, 11)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (47, 56)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (74, 78)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (74, 78)) ('mutations', 'Var', (79, 88)) 15783 30739914 S9) may have provided an alternative route for inactivation of TP53 and therapy resistance. ('inactivation', 'Var', (47, 59)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (63, 67)) ('therapy resistance', 'CPA', (72, 90)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (63, 67)) 15787 30739914 It is tempting to speculate that other components of this homologous recombination repair pathway may be affected and responsible for the specific base substitution signature in the absence of direct involvement of BRCA genes. ('responsible', 'Reg', (118, 129)) ('affected', 'Reg', (105, 113)) ('base substitution', 'Var', (147, 164)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (207, 210)) ('BRCA', 'Gene', '672', (215, 219)) ('BRCA', 'Gene', (215, 219)) 15789 30739914 Alternatively, BRCA-related repair functions may be low or turned off intrinsically in the embryonic PGC/gonocytes and during early TGCC development, and thus contribute to the accumulation of this specific pattern of base substitutions. ('repair functions', 'CPA', (28, 44)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (144, 147)) ('base substitutions', 'Var', (218, 236)) ('BRCA', 'Gene', (15, 19)) ('BRCA', 'Gene', '672', (15, 19)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (159, 169)) ('low', 'NegReg', (52, 55)) ('accumulation', 'PosReg', (177, 189)) 15796 30739914 The BRCA-like mutational signature in TGCC indicative for reduced homologous recombination repair, may be suggestive for combined use of poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors and platinum-based therapy but requires additional support. ('TGCC', 'Gene', (38, 42)) ('BRCA', 'Gene', '672', (4, 8)) ('mutational', 'Var', (14, 24)) ('BRCA', 'Gene', (4, 8)) ('PARP', 'Gene', (165, 169)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (186, 194)) ('poly ADP ribose polymerase', 'Gene', '142', (137, 163)) ('PARP', 'Gene', '142', (165, 169)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (58, 65)) ('poly ADP ribose polymerase', 'Gene', (137, 163)) ('homologous recombination repair', 'MPA', (66, 97)) 15818 27551266 Alterations occurring in any of them could lead to the production of abnormal spermatozoa and reduce proliferation of spermatozoa. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (108, 111)) ('Alterations', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (43, 50)) ('proliferation of spermatozoa', 'CPA', (101, 129)) ('production', 'MPA', (55, 65)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (94, 100)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (4, 7)) ('abnormal spermatozoa', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012864', (69, 89)) 15885 27551266 cDNA was subjected to PCR (30 cycles) for CYP1A1, AhR, Apaf1, Fas, FasL, Bcl2, Bax and beta Actin in 20 muL reaction mixture [10x PCR buffer, 2.5 mM dNTP (deoxyribonucleotide triphosphate), Taq-polymerase 1U, and forward and reverse primers]. ('Bcl2', 'Gene', '24224', (73, 77)) ('dNTP', 'Chemical', '-', (149, 153)) ('beta Actin', 'Gene', '81822', (87, 97)) ('deoxyribonucleotide triphosphate', 'Chemical', '-', (155, 187)) ('Bcl2', 'Gene', (73, 77)) ('Fas', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C038178', (67, 70)) ('CYP1A1', 'Var', (42, 48)) ('Apaf1', 'Gene', '78963', (55, 60)) ('Fas', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C038178', (62, 65)) ('Apaf1', 'Gene', (55, 60)) ('beta Actin', 'Gene', (87, 97)) ('Bax', 'Gene', (79, 82)) ('Bax', 'Gene', '24887', (79, 82)) ('FasL', 'Gene', (67, 71)) ('FasL', 'Gene', '25385', (67, 71)) 15921 27551266 H&E staining of rat testis showed that B(a)P caused significant degenerative changes. ('degenerative changes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002180', (64, 84)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (70, 73)) ('significant degenerative', 'CPA', (52, 76)) ('that B', 'Var', (34, 40)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (16, 19)) ('H&E', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 3)) 15962 27551266 tBid translocates to mitochondrial membrane and facilitates cytochrome c release, thus activates the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. ('tBid', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('mitochondrial apoptotic pathway', 'Pathway', (101, 132)) ('cytochrome c', 'Gene', (60, 72)) ('facilitates', 'PosReg', (48, 59)) ('cytochrome c', 'Gene', '54205', (60, 72)) ('activates', 'PosReg', (87, 96)) ('tBid', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 4)) 16048 27551266 Phosphorylation at serine 15 residue of p53 is an important post-translational modification responsible for the functional efficacy and stability of p53. ('p53', 'Gene', '301300', (40, 43)) ('p53', 'Gene', (149, 152)) ('Phosphorylation', 'Var', (0, 15)) ('p53', 'Gene', (40, 43)) ('p53', 'Gene', '301300', (149, 152)) ('serine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012694', (19, 25)) 16085 19429394 In addition, cis-DCCA and trans-DCCA were inversely associated with inhibin B (p for trend = 0.03 and 0.02, respectively). ('inhibin B', 'Protein', (68, 77)) ('trans-DCCA', 'Chemical', '-', (26, 36)) ('cis-DCCA', 'Chemical', '-', (13, 21)) ('trans-DCCA', 'Var', (26, 36)) ('associated', 'Interaction', (52, 62)) ('inversely', 'NegReg', (42, 51)) ('cis-DCCA', 'Var', (13, 21)) 16086 19429394 Finally, there was evidence that trans-DCCA was inversely associated with testosterone and free androgen index (the ratio of testosterone to sex hormone binding globulin; p for trend = 0.09 and 0.05, respectively). ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (125, 137)) ('trans-DCCA', 'Chemical', '-', (33, 43)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (74, 86)) ('trans-DCCA', 'Var', (33, 43)) ('associated', 'Interaction', (58, 68)) ('inversely', 'NegReg', (48, 57)) ('free androgen index', 'MPA', (91, 110)) ('testosterone', 'MPA', (74, 86)) 16137 19429394 In multivariate linear regression (Table 3), serum hormone levels were regressed on categories of SG-adjusted pyrethroid insecticide metabolite concentrations (<50th, >=50th - 75th, and >=75th percentile). ('serum hormone levels', 'MPA', (45, 65)) ('pyrethroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011722', (110, 120)) ('<50th', 'Var', (160, 165)) 16142 19429394 Men in the highest cis-DCCA, trans-DCCA, or summed metabolite categories had elevated FSH and LH compared to men with concentrations of these metabolites below the median, with most of these relationships demonstrating a dose-dependent trend. ('trans-DCCA', 'Chemical', '-', (29, 39)) ('cis-DCCA', 'Chemical', '-', (19, 27)) ('trans-DCCA', 'Var', (29, 39)) ('Men', 'Species', '9606', (0, 3)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (77, 85)) ('FSH', 'CPA', (86, 89)) ('elevated FSH', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008232', (77, 89)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (109, 112)) ('LH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007986', (94, 96)) ('cis-DCCA', 'Var', (19, 27)) 16144 19429394 For trans-DCCA, the middle and high metabolite categories were associated with 4.8% (95% CI -23.9% to +14.2%) and 22.7% (95% CI -41.8% to -3.7%) declines in inhibin B, respectively, compared to the population median for inhibin B (153 pg/ml). ('declines', 'NegReg', (145, 153)) ('trans-DCCA', 'Chemical', '-', (4, 14)) ('inhibin B', 'MPA', (157, 166)) ('trans-DCCA', 'Var', (4, 14)) 16146 19429394 In multiple linear regression (Table 3) the high trans-DCCA category was associated with a 10% (95% CI -21.3% to +1.1%; p-value = 0.08) decline in testosterone relative to the population median for testosterone (373 ng/dl). ('testosterone', 'MPA', (147, 159)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (198, 210)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (147, 159)) ('high trans-DCCA', 'Var', (44, 59)) ('decline', 'NegReg', (136, 143)) ('trans-DCCA', 'Chemical', '-', (49, 59)) 16148 19429394 Finally, there was an inverse association between cis-DCCA categories and total T3, but the relationship did not follow a monotonic dose-dependent pattern. ('cis-DCCA', 'Var', (50, 58)) ('cis-DCCA', 'Chemical', '-', (50, 58)) ('inverse', 'NegReg', (22, 29)) 16174 19429394 The authors also reported that cis-permethrin caused structural abnormalities in the seminiferous tubules, which may be consistent with our hypothesis of pyrethroid effects on Sertoli cells based on the observed associations with increased FSH and declined inhibin B levels in the present study. ('cis-permethrin', 'Var', (31, 45)) ('cis-permethrin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D026023', (31, 45)) ('increased FSH', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008232', (230, 243)) ('inhibin B levels', 'MPA', (257, 273)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (230, 239)) ('FSH', 'MPA', (240, 243)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (176, 189)) ('declined', 'NegReg', (248, 256)) ('pyrethroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011722', (154, 164)) ('declined inhibin B levels', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031100', (248, 273)) 16175 19429394 There is experimental evidence for endocrine disruption in relation to pyrethroids other than permethrin that are metabolized to 3PBA, cis-DCCA and/or trans-DCCA. ('pyrethroids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011722', (71, 82)) ('endocrine disruption', 'MPA', (35, 55)) ('cis-DCCA', 'Chemical', '-', (135, 143)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (15, 18)) ('3PBA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C017618', (129, 133)) ('trans-DCCA', 'Chemical', '-', (151, 161)) ('permethrin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D026023', (94, 104)) ('trans-DCCA', 'Var', (151, 161)) 16178 19429394 Conversely, another study that simultaneously dosed male rats with cypermethrin and the organophosphorus pesticide methyl parathion reported significant increases in serum FSH levels in relation to exposure. ('cypermethrin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C017160', (67, 79)) ('increases in serum FSH levels', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008232', (153, 182)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (153, 162)) ('methyl parathion', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008743', (115, 131)) ('cypermethrin', 'Var', (67, 79)) ('organophosphorus', 'Chemical', '-', (88, 104)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (57, 61)) ('serum FSH levels', 'MPA', (166, 182)) 16191 31454181 We conducted a search in PubMed, Google Scholar and Web of Science to select studies on the association between rs10069690 and cancer risk. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 133)) ('rs10069690', 'Mutation', 'rs10069690', (112, 122)) ('rs10069690', 'Var', (112, 122)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (127, 133)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (127, 133)) 16193 31454181 The result demonstrated that rs10069690 was significantly associated with an increased risk of cancer overall (OR = 1.09, 95% CI: 1.06-1.12, p < .001) under the allele model. ('rs10069690', 'Var', (29, 39)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (95, 101)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (95, 101)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (95, 101)) ('rs10069690', 'Mutation', 'rs10069690', (29, 39)) 16203 31454181 Recently, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have demonstrated that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in Chromosome 5p15.33, which is a crucial genomic region for telomere biology and contains two well-known genes: telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) and cleft lip and palate transmembrane 1-like (CLPTM1L), are significantly associated with cancer risk (Bojesen et al., 2013; Haiman et al., 2011; Rafnar et al., 2009; Wolpin et al., 2014). ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (311, 318)) ('telomerase reverse transcriptase', 'Gene', (224, 256)) ('cleft lip', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0410030', (268, 277)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (311, 318)) ('cleft lip and palate', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002972', (268, 288)) ('telomerase reverse transcriptase', 'Gene', '7015', (224, 256)) ('cleft lip and palate', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000202', (268, 288)) ('single nucleotide', 'Var', (72, 89)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (355, 361)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (258, 262)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (258, 262)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (355, 361)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (355, 361)) ('associated', 'Reg', (339, 349)) 16207 31454181 Mutations in the coding regions of TERT can affect telomerase activity and telomere length, and generate severe clinical phenotypes, including a substantive increase in cancer frequency (Baird, 2010). ('cancer', 'Disease', (169, 175)) ('activity', 'MPA', (62, 70)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (169, 175)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('telomere length', 'CPA', (75, 90)) ('affect', 'Reg', (44, 50)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (35, 39)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (157, 165)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (35, 39)) ('telomerase', 'CPA', (51, 61)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (169, 175)) 16208 31454181 Previous studies have demonstrated that rs10069690 (C>T) polymorphism in the TERT is associated with susceptibility to multiple types of cancer, such as breast cancer (Bojesen et al., 2013; Haiman et al., 2011; Huo et al., 2016; Michailidou et al., 2015, 2017), ovarian cancer (Bojesen et al., 2013; Earp et al., 2016; Kuchenbaecker et al., 2015; Lee et al., 2016; Phelan et al., 2017), lung cancer (Landi et al., 2009; Ye et al., 2017), and thyroid cancer (Gong et al., 2016; Gudmundsson et al., 2017). ('cancer', 'Disease', (392, 398)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (392, 398)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (442, 456)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (137, 143)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (450, 456)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (137, 143)) ('rs10069690', 'Mutation', 'rs10069690', (40, 50)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (77, 81)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (77, 81)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (160, 166)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (270, 276)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (387, 398)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (262, 276)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (442, 456)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (160, 166)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (270, 276)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (392, 398)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (137, 143)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (450, 456)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (387, 398)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (262, 276)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (153, 166)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (160, 166)) ('rs10069690', 'Var', (40, 50)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Disease', (442, 456)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (387, 398)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (450, 456)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (262, 276)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (270, 276)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (153, 166)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (153, 166)) 16209 31454181 A quantitative synthesis of the accumulated data from different studies is important to provide evidence on the association of rs10069690 polymorphism with cancer risk. ('association', 'Interaction', (112, 123)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (156, 162)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (156, 162)) ('rs10069690', 'Mutation', 'rs10069690', (127, 137)) ('rs10069690', 'Var', (127, 137)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (156, 162)) 16225 31454181 Subgroup analysis based on cancer type indicated that the TERT rs10069690 polymorphism was associated with an increased risk of breast cancer (OR = 1.07, 95% CI: 1.03-1.11, p-heterogeneity < .001, I 2 = 89.5%), ovarian cancer (OR = 1.14, 95% CI: 1.10-1.19, p-heterogeneity = .002, I 2 = 70.8%), lung cancer (OR = 1.19, 95% CI: 1.03-1.36, p-heterogeneity = .019, I 2 = 66%), thyroid cancer (OR = 1.23, 95% CI: 1.11-1.38, p-heterogeneity = .243, I 2 = 26.8%), and RCC (OR = 1.29, 95% CI: 1.07-1.55, p-heterogeneity < .001, I 2 = 0.0%). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (27, 33)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (295, 306)) ('cancer type', 'Disease', (27, 38)) ('cancer type', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (27, 38)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (128, 141)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (128, 141)) ('RCC', 'Disease', (462, 465)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (211, 225)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (135, 141)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (382, 388)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (211, 225)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (295, 306)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Disease', (374, 388)) ('polymorphism', 'Var', (74, 86)) ('rs10069690', 'Mutation', 'rs10069690', (63, 73)) ('RCC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002292', (462, 465)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (295, 306)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (300, 306)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (58, 62)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (58, 62)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (219, 225)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (374, 388)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (374, 388)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (128, 141)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (211, 225)) 16232 31454181 For a prior probability of 0.1, assuming that the statistical power was 1.00, the FPRP values were 4.44E-09 for an association of rs10069690 allele with an increased risk of cancer. ('rs10069690', 'Mutation', 'rs10069690', (130, 140)) ('rs10069690', 'Var', (130, 140)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (174, 180)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (174, 180)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (174, 180)) ('association', 'Interaction', (115, 126)) 16233 31454181 Positive associations with the rs10069690 observed in the subgroups of ethnicity (European and Asian), cancer type (breast cancer, ovarian cancer, lung cancer, thyroid cancer, RCC, and pancreatic cancer), cancer classification (gynecological cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, and head and neck cancer), source of control (PB and HB), sample size (large and small), and genotype method (Illumina and MassArray) were significant (Table 2). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 129)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (293, 299)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (205, 211)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (267, 273)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (160, 174)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (147, 158)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (196, 202)) ('head and neck cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006258', (279, 299)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (168, 174)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (185, 202)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (103, 109)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (139, 145)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (168, 174)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (131, 145)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (152, 158)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (116, 129)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (242, 248)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 109)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (123, 129)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (131, 145)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (152, 158)) ('rs10069690', 'Mutation', 'rs10069690', (31, 41)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (116, 129)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (293, 299)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (116, 129)) ('RCC', 'Disease', (176, 179)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (267, 273)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (185, 202)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (205, 211)) ('head and neck cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012288', (279, 299)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (147, 158)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Disease', (160, 174)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (168, 174)) ('cancer type', 'Disease', (103, 114)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (196, 202)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (103, 109)) ('cancer type', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (103, 114)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (139, 145)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', (185, 202)) ('gastrointestinal cancer', 'Disease', (250, 273)) ('gastrointestinal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005770', (250, 273)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (242, 248)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (152, 158)) ('RCC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002292', (176, 179)) ('gastrointestinal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007378', (250, 273)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (139, 145)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (123, 129)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (131, 145)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (160, 174)) ('rs10069690', 'Var', (31, 41)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (147, 158)) 16234 31454181 A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs10069690 located in intron 4 of TERT, has been hypothesized to be associated with the risk of cancers development by many researchers, however, the results are conflicting and heterogeneous. ('single nucleotide polymorphism', 'Var', (2, 32)) ('rs10069690', 'Mutation', 'rs10069690', (39, 49)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (135, 142)) ('rs10069690', 'Var', (39, 49)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (135, 142)) ('associated', 'Reg', (107, 117)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (135, 142)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (135, 141)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (73, 77)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (73, 77)) 16239 31454181 The significant association between rs10069690 and cancer risk was also found in the stratification by cancer classification, source of controls, sample size, and genotype method. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 109)) ('rs10069690', 'Mutation', 'rs10069690', (36, 46)) ('rs10069690', 'Var', (36, 46)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (51, 57)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (103, 109)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (103, 109)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (51, 57)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (51, 57)) 16245 31454181 A growing number of epidemiological studies have provided evidence that TERT polymorphisms contribute to cancer development (Jin et al., 2013; Li et al., 2012; Rafnar et al., 2009). ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (77, 90)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (91, 101)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (105, 111)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (105, 111)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 111)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (72, 76)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (72, 76)) 16246 31454181 It has been reported that rs10069690 was associated with an increased risk of breast cancer (Bojesen et al., 2013; Haiman et al., 2011; Huo et al., 2016; Michailidou et al., 2015, 2017), ovarian cancer (Bojesen et al., 2013; Earp et al., 2016; Kuchenbaecker et al., 2015; Lee et al., 2016; Phelan et al., 2017), thyroid cancer (Gudmundsson et al., 2017), prostate cancer (Panagiotou et al., 2015), and glioma (Kinnersley et al., 2015; Melin et al., 2017; Ostrom et al., 2018; Rajaraman et al., 2012), through GWASs, but other studies have shown that the T allele was associated with a remarkably decreased risk of prostate cancer (Schumacher et al., 2011; Thomas et al., 2008), bladder cancer (Rothman et al., 2010), and testicular germ cell tumor (Schumacher et al., 2013). ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (78, 91)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (187, 201)) ('rs10069690', 'Mutation', 'rs10069690', (26, 36)) ('glioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (402, 408)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (320, 326)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (742, 747)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (614, 629)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (78, 91)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (742, 747)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (78, 91)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (187, 201)) ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (402, 408)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Disease', (312, 326)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (732, 747)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (596, 605)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (187, 201)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (364, 370)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (742, 747)) ('rs10069690', 'Var', (26, 36)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (355, 370)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (355, 370)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (355, 370)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (85, 91)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (195, 201)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (312, 326)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (678, 692)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (678, 692)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (623, 629)) ('decreased risk of prostate', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008687', (596, 622)) ('glioma', 'Disease', (402, 408)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (312, 326)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (614, 629)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (678, 692)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (614, 629)) 16247 31454181 Additionally, a recent study composed of 386 patients and 495 controls suggested that the rs10069690 T allele was associated with increased risk of lung cancer (Ye et al., 2017), while other studies did not find any significant association between rs10069690 and risk of lung cancer (Gao et al., 2014; Landi et al., 2011; Wang et al., 2016). ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (148, 159)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (271, 282)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (271, 282)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (153, 159)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (276, 282)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (148, 159)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (45, 53)) ('rs10069690', 'Mutation', 'rs10069690', (248, 258)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (148, 159)) ('rs10069690', 'Mutation', 'rs10069690', (90, 100)) ('rs10069690 T', 'Var', (90, 102)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (271, 282)) 16248 31454181 Other studies reported that the rs10069690 T allele was also not associated with risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (Zhang et al., 2016), melanoma (Llorca-Cardenosa et al., 2014), colorectal cancer (Li et al., 2017), non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (Prescott et al., 2010), and endometrial cancer (Burghaus et al., 2017; Prescott et al., 2010). ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (178, 195)) ("non-Hodgkin's lymphoma", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012539', (215, 237)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (136, 144)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (136, 144)) ("Hodgkin's lymphoma", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012189', (219, 237)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (267, 285)) ('rs10069690', 'Mutation', 'rs10069690', (32, 42)) ('nasopharyngeal carcinoma', 'Disease', (89, 113)) ("non-Hodgkin's lymphoma", 'Disease', 'MESH:D008228', (215, 237)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (104, 113)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', (267, 285)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (279, 285)) ('rs10069690 T', 'Var', (32, 44)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (267, 285)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (229, 237)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (178, 195)) ("non-Hodgkin's lymphoma", 'Disease', (215, 237)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (136, 144)) ('nasopharyngeal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100630', (89, 113)) ('nasopharyngeal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538339', (89, 113)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (189, 195)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (178, 195)) 16250 31454181 These results suggested that the the role of polymorphism is potentially influenced by the tumor origins, and that stratified analysis is reasonable. ('polymorphism', 'Var', (45, 57)) ('influenced', 'Reg', (73, 83)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (91, 96)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 96)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (91, 96)) 16251 31454181 Therefore, we can infer that rs10069690 had cancer-specific contributions and may play different roles in the etiology of different tumor sites. ('rs10069690', 'Var', (29, 39)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (132, 137)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (44, 50)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (44, 50)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (132, 137)) ('play', 'Reg', (82, 86)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (132, 137)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (44, 50)) ('rs10069690', 'Mutation', 'rs10069690', (29, 39)) 16252 31454181 More recently, a meta-analysis study showed that rs10069690 polymorphism was associated with an increased breast cancer risk (Li, Dong, Feng, Zhang, & Cao, 2016). ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (106, 119)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (113, 119)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (106, 119)) ('rs10069690', 'Mutation', 'rs10069690', (49, 59)) ('rs10069690', 'Var', (49, 59)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (106, 119)) 16253 31454181 An agnostic subset-based meta-analysis (association analysis based on subsets) across six distinct cancers in 34,248 cases and 45,036 controls identified that rs10069690 T allele was positively associated with glioma, while being negatively associated with testicular, prostate, bladder and pancreatic cancer (Wang et al., 2014). ('bladder and pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (279, 308)) ('prostate', 'Disease', (269, 277)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (302, 308)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (291, 308)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (99, 106)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 106)) ('glioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (210, 216)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (99, 106)) ('rs10069690 T', 'Var', (159, 171)) ('associated', 'Reg', (194, 204)) ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (210, 216)) ('rs10069690', 'Mutation', 'rs10069690', (159, 169)) ('testicular', 'Disease', (257, 267)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 105)) ('glioma', 'Disease', (210, 216)) 16254 31454181 The association between TERT rs10069690 polymorphism and longer telomere length has been recently reported (Pellatt, Wolff, Lundgreen, Cawthon, & Slattery, 2012). ('TERT', 'Gene', (24, 28)) ('polymorphism', 'Var', (40, 52)) ('longer', 'MPA', (57, 63)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (24, 28)) ('rs10069690', 'Mutation', 'rs10069690', (29, 39)) 16256 31454181 TERT rs10069690 polymorphism may contribute directly to disease predisposition by modifying the function of TERT, or it is in linkage disequilibrium (LD) with other disease-causing mutations. ('contribute', 'Reg', (33, 43)) ('function', 'MPA', (96, 104)) ('rs10069690', 'Mutation', 'rs10069690', (5, 15)) ('polymorphism', 'Var', (16, 28)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('modifying', 'Reg', (82, 91)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (0, 4)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (108, 112)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (108, 112)) 16262 31454181 Overall, these results would help in understanding the role of this variant rs10069690 in cancer development and can aid in identifying new molecular targets focusing on cancer. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (170, 176)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (170, 176)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (90, 96)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (170, 176)) ('rs10069690', 'Mutation', 'rs10069690', (76, 86)) ('rs10069690', 'Var', (76, 86)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (90, 96)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (90, 96)) 16264 31454181 Considering the limitations of the present meta-analysis, future studies with standardized unbiased methods, larger sample studies and well-matched controls are required to validate the current findings and functional studies are warranted to reveal the role of the polymorphism rs10069690 in carcinogenesis. ('rs10069690', 'Var', (279, 289)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (293, 307)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (293, 307)) ('rs10069690', 'Mutation', 'rs10069690', (279, 289)) 16300 28430626 For example, in the study by Mao et al, which involved 128 non-small cell lung cancer patients, multivariate analyses demonstrated that PD-L1 expression was an independent predictor of poor survival in patients with NSCLC (HR=2.02, 95% CI 1.67-2.46; P< 0.001). ('expression', 'Var', (142, 152)) ('NSCLC', 'Disease', (216, 221)) ('NSCLC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002289', (216, 221)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (74, 85)) ('small cell lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D055752', (63, 85)) ('non-small cell lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030358', (59, 85)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (79, 85)) ('small cell lung cancer', 'Disease', (63, 85)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (136, 141)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (202, 210)) ('poor', 'NegReg', (185, 189)) ('small cell lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030357', (63, 85)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (86, 94)) 16303 28430626 In 2016, Roberto et al analyzed the prognostic value of PD-L1 in renal cell carcinoma in a meta-analysis based on 6 studies including 1,323 patients, which demonstrated that positive PD-L1 expression was a negative predictor of OS. ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (183, 188)) ('positive', 'Var', (174, 182)) ('renal cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (65, 85)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (76, 85)) ('negative', 'NegReg', (206, 214)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (140, 148)) ('renal cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (65, 85)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (56, 61)) ('renal cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005584', (65, 85)) 16420 23169338 Furthermore, increased drug detoxification in the cytoplasm by the glutathione system and changes in DNA repair leading to an increased removal of cisplatin-induced lesions from the DNA have been described in drug resistance. ('DNA repair', 'MPA', (101, 111)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (147, 156)) ('drug detoxification', 'MPA', (23, 42)) ('changes', 'Var', (90, 97)) ('removal of cisplatin-induced lesions', 'MPA', (136, 172)) ('glutathione', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005978', (67, 78)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (126, 135)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (13, 22)) ('drug resistance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0020174', (209, 224)) 16421 23169338 Mismatch repair deficiency and microsatellite instability seem to have a pivotal role. ('deficiency', 'Disease', (16, 26)) ('Mismatch repair', 'Protein', (0, 15)) ('microsatellite instability', 'Var', (31, 57)) ('deficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007153', (16, 26)) 16479 23169338 After 48 h of incubation with HP-2 (0-20 muM) or HP-14 (0-20 muM), only a non-significant growth inhibition<5% was observed for both compounds (data not shown). ('HP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C035699', (30, 32)) ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (41, 44)) ('0-20', 'Var', (56, 60)) ('muM', 'Gene', (41, 44)) ('muM', 'Gene', (61, 64)) ('HP-14', 'Gene', (49, 54)) ('HP-14', 'Chemical', '-', (49, 54)) ('HP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C035699', (49, 51)) ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (61, 64)) 16494 23169338 Strikingly, a number of genes known to be directly or indirectly involved in DNA damage detection and repair, such as topoisomerase I, GADD45a/b and BRCA1, were altered by cisplatin in 2102EP, but not in 2102EP-R when cells were treated with cisplatin. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (172, 181)) ('topoisomerase I', 'Enzyme', (118, 133)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', '672', (149, 154)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (242, 251)) ('GADD45a', 'Gene', (135, 142)) ('GADD45a', 'Gene', '1647', (135, 142)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (172, 181)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', (149, 154)) ('altered', 'Reg', (161, 168)) 16506 23169338 Cisplatin-sensitive (2102EP) and -resistant (2102EP-R) TGCT cells were inoculated onto the CAM of 8-day-old chicken embryos and quantitatively examined for HP-induced growth reduction after 72 h of treatment. ('2102EP-R', 'Var', (45, 53)) ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (0, 9)) ('chicken', 'Species', '9031', (108, 115)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (174, 183)) ('HP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C035699', (156, 158)) 16507 23169338 Both 2102EP and 2102EP-R cells formed substantial tumours (Figure 5B and C) with mean tumour areas of 7.66 (2102EP) and 8.01 mm2 (2102EP-R) after 3 days. ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (50, 56)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (50, 57)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (50, 57)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (50, 56)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (86, 92)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (50, 57)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (86, 92)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (50, 56)) ('2102EP-R', 'Var', (16, 24)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (86, 92)) 16540 23169338 Furthermore, cisplatin and HP-14 treatment in combination also altered the expression of other genes, such as BRCA1, ERCC3 or DNAJB11, each of them being implicated in the regulation of DNA repair and stress response, suggesting that cisplatin and HP-14 treatment leads to a more pronounced DNA-damaging effect in the sensitive cell line. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (234, 243)) ('HP-14', 'Chemical', '-', (27, 32)) ('ERCC3', 'Gene', '2071', (117, 122)) ('DNAJB11', 'Gene', (126, 133)) ('HP-14', 'Chemical', '-', (248, 253)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', '672', (110, 115)) ('altered', 'Reg', (63, 70)) ('DNA-damaging effect', 'MPA', (291, 310)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', (110, 115)) ('ERCC3', 'Gene', (117, 122)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (234, 243)) ('HP-14', 'Var', (248, 253)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (13, 22)) ('expression', 'MPA', (75, 85)) 16543 23169338 Furthermore, the expression of the cell growth regulator dihydrofolate reductase was much more enhanced in 2102EP-R cells than in 2102EP cells. ('dihydrofolate reductase', 'Gene', '1719', (57, 80)) ('2102EP-R', 'Var', (107, 115)) ('expression', 'MPA', (17, 27)) ('dihydrofolate reductase', 'Gene', (57, 80)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (95, 103)) 16552 23169338 HP-14 treatment significantly reduced tumour growth by up to 64%, and was at least not less effective in tumours formed by 2102EP-R cells compared with tumours formed by 2102EP. ('HP-14', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('HP-14', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 5)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 112)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (152, 159)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (152, 159)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (38, 44)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (105, 112)) ('tumour growth', 'Disease', (38, 51)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (105, 112)) ('2102EP-R cells', 'Var', (123, 137)) ('tumour growth', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006130', (38, 51)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (30, 37)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (152, 158)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (152, 159)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 111)) 16556 21617256 Variants in or near KITLG, BAK1, DMRT1, and TERT-CLPTM1L predispose to familial testicular germ cell tumour Familial testicular germ cell tumours (TGCTs) and bilateral TGCTs comprise 1-2% and 5% of all TGCTs, respectively, but their genetic basis remains largely unknown. ('Variants', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('predispose to', 'Reg', (57, 70)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (27, 31)) ('testicular germ cell tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (80, 107)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (49, 56)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (138, 145)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (27, 31)) ('germ cell tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (128, 144)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (20, 25)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 107)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (101, 107)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (33, 38)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (44, 48)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (44, 48)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (101, 107)) ('testicular germ cell tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (117, 144)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (138, 144)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (20, 25)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (168, 172)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (138, 144)) ('Familial testicular germ cell tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009373', (108, 145)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (138, 144)) ('Familial testicular germ cell tumours', 'Disease', (108, 145)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (33, 38)) ('germ cell tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (91, 107)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (49, 56)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (202, 206)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (147, 151)) 16557 21617256 To investigate the contribution of known testicular cancer risk variants in familial and bilateral TGCTs. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (41, 58)) ('bilateral TGCTs', 'Disease', (89, 104)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (52, 58)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (41, 58)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (41, 58)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (99, 103)) ('familial', 'Disease', (76, 84)) ('variants', 'Var', (64, 72)) 16558 21617256 The study genotyped 106 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in four regions (BAK1, DMRT1, KITLG, TERT-CLPTM1L) previously identified from genome-wide association studies of TGCT, including risk single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs210138 (BAK1), rs755383 (DMRT1), rs4635969 (TERT-CLPTM1L) in 97 cases with familial TGCT and 22 affected individuals with sporadic bilateral TGCT as well as 871 controls. ('KITLG', 'Gene', (93, 98)) ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (271, 280)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (287, 294)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (86, 91)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (105, 112)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (100, 104)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (100, 104)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (93, 98)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (263, 268)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (176, 180)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (287, 294)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (282, 286)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (176, 180)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (282, 286)) ('rs755383', 'Mutation', 'rs755383', (253, 261)) ('rs210138', 'Mutation', 'rs210138', (236, 244)) ('rs755383', 'Var', (253, 261)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (263, 268)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (80, 84)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (86, 91)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (246, 250)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (80, 84)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (105, 112)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (379, 383)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (246, 250)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (322, 326)) ('rs4635969', 'Var', (271, 280)) ('rs210138', 'Var', (236, 244)) 16559 21617256 Three previously identified risk SNPs were found to be associated with familial and bilateral TGCT (rs210138: OR 1.80, CI 1.35 to 2.41, p = 7.03x10-5; rs755383: OR 1.67, CI 1.23 to 2.22, p=6.70x10-4; rs4635969: OR 1.59, CI 1.16 to 2.19, p=4.07x10-3). ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (94, 98)) ('rs755383', 'Mutation', 'rs755383', (151, 159)) ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (200, 209)) ('rs210138:', 'Var', (100, 109)) ('rs755383', 'Var', (151, 159)) ('rs210138', 'Mutation', 'rs210138', (100, 108)) ('rs4635969', 'Var', (200, 209)) 16560 21617256 Evidence for a second independent association was found for an SNP in TERT (rs4975605: OR 1.68, CI 1.23 to 2.29, p=1.24x10-3). ('rs4975605', 'Mutation', 'rs4975605', (76, 85)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (70, 74)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (70, 74)) ('rs4975605:', 'Var', (76, 86)) 16561 21617256 Another association with an SNP was identified in KITLG (rs2046971: OR 2.33, p=1.28x10-3); this SNP is in high linkage disequilibrium (LD) with reported risk variant rs995030. ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (166, 174)) ('rs995030', 'Var', (166, 174)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (50, 55)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (50, 55)) ('rs2046971', 'Mutation', 'rs2046971', (57, 66)) ('rs2046971:', 'Var', (57, 67)) 16562 21617256 This study provides evidence for replication of recent genome-wide association studies results and shows that variants in or near BAK1, DMRT1, TERT-CLPTM1L, and KITLG predispose to familial and bilateral TGCT. ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (204, 208)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (143, 147)) ('predispose to', 'Reg', (167, 180)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (136, 141)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (130, 134)) ('variants', 'Var', (110, 118)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (143, 147)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (161, 166)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (161, 166)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (148, 155)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (136, 141)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (148, 155)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (130, 134)) 16584 21617256 Of the previously identified gene regions, four were genotyped in this study, including three of the identified risk SNPs, rs210138 (within an intron of BAK1), rs755383 (near DMRT1), and rs4635969 (near TERT-CLPTM1L). ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (208, 215)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (153, 157)) ('rs210138', 'Mutation', 'rs210138', (123, 131)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (208, 215)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (175, 180)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (203, 207)) ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (187, 196)) ('rs210138', 'Var', (123, 131)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (153, 157)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (203, 207)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (175, 180)) ('rs755383', 'Mutation', 'rs755383', (160, 168)) ('rs4635969', 'Var', (187, 196)) ('rs755383', 'Var', (160, 168)) 16586 21617256 We found all four SNPs to be associated with familial and bilateral TGCT under a log-additive genetic model (rs210138: OR 1.80, CI 1.35 to 2.41, p=7.03x10-5, non-risk/risk allele: A/G; rs755383: OR 1.67, CI 1.23 to 2.22, p=6.70x10-4, non-risk/risk allele: C/T; rs4635969: OR 1.59, CI 1.16 to 2.19, p=4.07x10-3, non-risk/risk allele: C/T; rs2046971: OR 2.33, CI 1.39 to 3.85, p=1.28x10-3, non-risk/risk allele: G/C). ('C/T; rs4635969', 'Var', (256, 270)) ('familial', 'Disease', (45, 53)) ('rs755383', 'Mutation', 'rs755383', (185, 193)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (68, 72)) ('C/T; rs2046971: OR', 'Var', (333, 351)) ('bilateral TGCT', 'Disease', (58, 72)) ('rs210138', 'Var', (109, 117)) ('rs2046971', 'Mutation', 'rs2046971', (338, 347)) ('associated', 'Reg', (29, 39)) ('rs210138', 'Mutation', 'rs210138', (109, 117)) ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (261, 270)) 16587 21617256 We found several SNPs in BAK1 that were strongly associated with case status; the strongest association was for rs210162 (p=9.11x10-6) (figure 1A). ('rs210162', 'Var', (112, 120)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (25, 29)) ('associated', 'Reg', (49, 59)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (25, 29)) ('rs210162', 'Mutation', 'rs210162', (112, 120)) 16588 21617256 Notably, rs210138 and rs210162 were in LD (r2=0.74), and conditional analysis suggested that these associations were correlated and driven by one signal (data not shown). ('rs210138', 'Mutation', 'rs210138', (9, 17)) ('rs210138', 'Var', (9, 17)) ('rs210162', 'Mutation', 'rs210162', (22, 30)) ('rs210162', 'Var', (22, 30)) 16589 21617256 No additional associations that were stronger than rs755383 were identified in DMRT1 (figure 1B). ('rs755383', 'Var', (51, 59)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (79, 84)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (79, 84)) ('rs755383', 'Mutation', 'rs755383', (51, 59)) 16590 21617256 However, we identified a second associated SNP in the TERT locus (rs4975605: OR 1.68, CI 1.23 to 2.29, p=1.24x10-03) (figure 1C). ('rs4975605:', 'Var', (66, 76)) ('rs4975605', 'Mutation', 'rs4975605', (66, 75)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (54, 58)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (54, 58)) 16591 21617256 rs4975605 is located within an intron of TERT and is not in LD with rs4635969 (r2=0.04) or with rs2736100 (r2=0.013; this is calculated from HapMap data), another reported TGCT risk variant in the TERT locus. ('TERT', 'Gene', (197, 201)) ('rs4635969', 'Var', (68, 77)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (172, 176)) ('rs2736100', 'Var', (96, 105)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (197, 201)) ('rs4975605', 'Mutation', 'rs4975605', (0, 9)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (41, 45)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (41, 45)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (96, 105)) ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (68, 77)) ('rs4975605', 'Var', (0, 9)) 16592 21617256 Conditional analysis suggested that both signals in rs4975605 and rs4635969 were independent because their effects remain detectable after correction for each other (rs4975605 adjusting for rs4635969: OR 1.60, CI 1.15 to 2.21, p=4.66x10-3; rs4635969 adjusting for rs4975605: OR 1.43, CI 1.02 to 1.99, p=3.63x10-2). ('rs4975605', 'Var', (52, 61)) ('rs4635969', 'Var', (240, 249)) ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (190, 199)) ('rs4635969', 'Var', (66, 75)) ('rs4975605', 'Var', (166, 175)) ('rs4975605', 'Mutation', 'rs4975605', (264, 273)) ('rs4975605', 'Mutation', 'rs4975605', (52, 61)) ('rs4975605', 'Mutation', 'rs4975605', (166, 175)) ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (240, 249)) ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (66, 75)) 16593 21617256 An analysis by adaptive combination of p values was then performed to assess the significance of association signals from multiple SNPs within an entire gene, and the results showed p=6.01x10-5, p=0.0144, p=0.0403, and p=0.0028 for BAK1, DMRT1, TERT and KITLG, respectively. ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (238, 243)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (245, 249)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (232, 236)) ('p=0.0028', 'Var', (219, 227)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (238, 243)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (254, 259)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (254, 259)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (245, 249)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (232, 236)) 16602 21617256 We compared the ORs obtained from our study with those reported in the previous GWAS, and found that they are quite similar; the reported ORs for rs4635969 in TERT were 1.65 and 1.54 and ours is 1.59; for KITLG, the reported ORs were 2.29 and 2.59 for rs995030 and we obtained an OR of 2.33 for rs2046971, which is in high LD with rs995030; for DMRT1 and BAK1, we obtained slightly higher ORs compared to the previous findings; for rs210138 in BAK1, the reported OR was 1.5 while ours is 1.8; for rs755383 in DMRT1, we have an OR of 1.67, which is larger than 1.57 and 1.37 which were previously reported. ('rs210138', 'Var', (432, 440)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (205, 210)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (345, 350)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (205, 210)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (509, 514)) ('rs2046971', 'Mutation', 'rs2046971', (295, 304)) ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (146, 155)) ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (331, 339)) ('rs210138', 'Mutation', 'rs210138', (432, 440)) ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (252, 260)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (444, 448)) ('rs755383', 'Mutation', 'rs755383', (497, 505)) ('rs755383', 'Var', (497, 505)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (509, 514)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (444, 448)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (355, 359)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (345, 350)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (159, 163)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (159, 163)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (355, 359)) 16603 21617256 Also, previous studies reported that <1% of sporadic cases were homozygous for the non-risk minor allele in rs4474514 in KITLG, and we found that such a pattern was observed in familial cases in our data; one of 97 familial cases (1%) was homozygous for non-risk minor allele in rs2046971 in KITLG and none of 22 sporadic cases were homozygous in this SNP. ('KITLG', 'Gene', (121, 126)) ('rs2046971', 'Var', (279, 288)) ('rs4474514', 'Var', (108, 117)) ('rs4474514', 'Mutation', 'rs4474514', (108, 117)) ('rs2046971', 'Mutation', 'rs2046971', (279, 288)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (292, 297)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (121, 126)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (292, 297)) 16619 33317510 The sensitivity analysis demonstrated that when the relapse rate after primary chemotherapy was <= 0.10 and the relapse rate of the high-risk group was >= 0.40, risk-adapted treatment would result in a lower exposure to chemotherapy, without any association with the proportion of low-risk patients, the relapse rate of the low-risk group, the relapse rate after salvage chemotherapy or the toxicity utility of second-line chemotherapy compared to first-line chemotherapy. ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (391, 399)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (391, 399)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (290, 298)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (202, 207)) ('>= 0.40', 'Var', (152, 159)) ('exposure to chemotherapy', 'MPA', (208, 232)) ('relapse', 'Disease', (304, 311)) 16670 30625331 Importantly, the transcriptomic changes associated with TSG inactivation events were stronger than the cancer lineage difference, and the same TSGs inactivated in different cancer types tended to cluster together. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (173, 179)) ('transcriptomic changes', 'MPA', (17, 39)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 109)) ('TSG', 'Gene', (56, 59)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (173, 179)) ('stronger', 'PosReg', (85, 93)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (173, 179)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (103, 109)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (103, 109)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (60, 72)) 16674 30625331 Activation of oncogenes and inactivation of tumor-suppressor genes (TSGs) are two major driving forces in cancer. ('tumor-suppressor', 'Gene', '7248', (44, 60)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (106, 112)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (28, 40)) ('tumor-suppressor', 'Gene', (44, 60)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (106, 112)) ('Activation', 'PosReg', (0, 10)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (44, 49)) ('oncogenes', 'Protein', (14, 23)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 112)) 16678 30625331 In principle, both copies of a TSG need to be mutated for a TSG to completely lose its function, whereas haploinsufficient TSGs work in a dosage-sensitive manner. ('haploinsufficient TSGs', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058495', (105, 127)) ('lose', 'NegReg', (78, 82)) ('mutated', 'Var', (46, 53)) ('function', 'MPA', (87, 95)) ('haploinsufficient TSGs', 'Disease', (105, 127)) 16679 30625331 Our study provides a landscape view of TSG alterations and their potential impact in 30 cancer types. ('cancer', 'Disease', (88, 94)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (88, 94)) ('impact', 'Reg', (75, 81)) ('TSG', 'Gene', (39, 42)) ('alterations', 'Var', (43, 54)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (88, 94)) 16684 30625331 Specifically, 1,020 (83.0%, 1,020/1,229) TSGs had L2 or L1 genetic inactivation events in at least five samples from the same cancer type among a total of 5,510 samples (76.0% of 7,248 samples with qualified data; Figures 2A and S2). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (126, 132)) ('L1 genetic', 'Var', (56, 66)) ('TSGs', 'Disease', (41, 45)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (126, 132)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (126, 132)) 16686 30625331 Several clusters were observed, such as 8p21-23, 9p (containing CDKN2A/CDKN2B), and 13q (containing RB1), consistent with previous reports. ('RB1', 'Gene', (100, 103)) ('CDKN2B', 'Gene', (71, 77)) ('CDKN2A', 'Gene', (64, 70)) ('RB1', 'Gene', '5925', (100, 103)) ('CDKN2B', 'Gene', '1030', (71, 77)) ('CDKN2A', 'Gene', '1029', (64, 70)) ('8p21-23', 'Var', (40, 47)) 16687 30625331 Although several TSGs located in these regions could be driver genes, such as SOX7, NKX3-1, CLU, and TRIM35, many were likely passenger events because of large CNV segments. ('SOX7', 'Gene', (78, 82)) ('NKX3-1', 'Gene', (84, 90)) ('TRIM35', 'Gene', (101, 107)) ('NKX3-1', 'Gene', '4824', (84, 90)) ('CLU', 'Gene', (92, 95)) ('TRIM35', 'Gene', '23087', (101, 107)) ('CLU', 'Gene', '1191', (92, 95)) ('SOX7', 'Gene', '83595', (78, 82)) ('CNV', 'Var', (160, 163)) 16697 30625331 Although deleterious missense mutations were included, they were found mainly in a few genes, such as TP53 (multiple cancer types), PTEN (GBM), KEAP1 (LUAD), and VHL (KIRC). ('VHL', 'Gene', (162, 165)) ('KEAP1', 'Gene', '9817', (144, 149)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (102, 106)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', (132, 136)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (117, 123)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', '5728', (132, 136)) ('VHL', 'Gene', '7428', (162, 165)) ('KEAP1', 'Gene', (144, 149)) ('missense mutations', 'Var', (21, 39)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (117, 123)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (102, 106)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (117, 123)) 16703 30625331 It is commonly recognized that the passenger mutations irrelevant to cancer development would not have much impact on other genes, whereas driver mutations are expected to interrupt signaling pathways that are critical to cancer. ('mutations', 'Var', (45, 54)) ('mutations', 'Var', (146, 155)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (222, 228)) ('signaling pathways', 'Pathway', (182, 200)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (69, 75)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (222, 228)) ('interrupt', 'NegReg', (172, 181)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (222, 228)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (69, 75)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (69, 75)) 16708 30625331 Mutations in these events are more likely to contribute to cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (59, 65)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (45, 55)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (59, 65)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (59, 65)) 16711 30625331 MAP3K1 had inactivation mutations in 44 BRCA_LumA samples but no sign of decreased expression: all with truncation mutations (L1). ('inactivation mutations', 'Var', (11, 33)) ('MAP3K1', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('BRCA_LumA', 'Disease', (40, 49)) ('MAP3K1', 'Gene', '4214', (0, 6)) ('truncation', 'MPA', (104, 114)) 16713 30625331 A similar trend was observed for GATA3 in both BRCA_LumA (51 inactivated samples with truncation mutations (L1), not shown in the figure) and BRCA_LumB (29 inactivated samples with truncation mutations, L1). ('GATA3', 'Gene', (33, 38)) ('GATA3', 'Gene', '2625', (33, 38)) ('truncation mutations', 'Var', (86, 106)) 16720 30625331 Examples included RB1 in LUAD (nmut = 28, #DEGs = 627), VHL in KIRC (nmut = 110, #DEGs = 3,765), PBRM1 in KIRC (nmut = 98, #DEGs = 2,865), SETD2 in KIRC (nmut = 40, #DEGs = 2,409), BAP1 in KIRC (nmut = 39, #DEGs = 2,339), and SMAD4 in PAAD (nmut = 51, #DEGs = 1,154). ('VHL', 'Gene', (56, 59)) ('nmut', 'Var', (69, 73)) ('RB1', 'Gene', (18, 21)) ('BAP1', 'Gene', (181, 185)) ('SETD2', 'Gene', (139, 144)) ('VHL', 'Gene', '7428', (56, 59)) ('SMAD4', 'Gene', (226, 231)) ('RB1', 'Gene', '5925', (18, 21)) ('PBRM1', 'Gene', '55193', (97, 102)) ('PBRM1', 'Gene', (97, 102)) ('BAP1', 'Gene', '8314', (181, 185)) ('SMAD4', 'Gene', '4089', (226, 231)) ('SETD2', 'Gene', '29072', (139, 144)) 16725 30625331 Next, we explored whether inactivation of the same TSG would lead to similar transcriptional footprints in different cancer types. ('cancer', 'Disease', (117, 123)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (117, 123)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (26, 38)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (117, 123)) 16730 30625331 Although some cancer types were occasionally enriched in local subclusters (e.g., LGG and KIRC), the overall cluster showed enrichment independent of cancer types, suggesting common pathways might be disturbed upon the inactivation of the same TSGs in different cancer types. ('LGG', 'Disease', (82, 85)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (262, 268)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (14, 20)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (219, 231)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (150, 156)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (262, 268)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (14, 20)) ('disturbed', 'Reg', (200, 209)) ('TSGs', 'Gene', (244, 248)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (150, 156)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (14, 20)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (262, 268)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (150, 156)) 16734 30625331 To control potential confounding effects, we restricted RB1 mutant and WT samples both in CDKN2A WT samples and vice versa. ('CDKN2A', 'Gene', '1029', (90, 96)) ('RB1', 'Gene', (56, 59)) ('mutant', 'Var', (60, 66)) ('RB1', 'Gene', '5925', (56, 59)) ('CDKN2A', 'Gene', (90, 96)) 16737 30625331 However, all other genes were positively correlated, indicating that inactivating either RB1 or CDKN2A had a similar downstream impact on the cell-cycle pathway. ('impact', 'Reg', (128, 134)) ('inactivating', 'Var', (69, 81)) ('RB1', 'Gene', '5925', (89, 92)) ('CDKN2A', 'Gene', '1029', (96, 102)) ('RB1', 'Gene', (89, 92)) ('CDKN2A', 'Gene', (96, 102)) ('cell-cycle pathway', 'Pathway', (142, 160)) 16761 30625331 We performed a systematic analysis and characterized the functional features of TSG inactivation events in more than 5,000 tumor genomes of 33 cancer types/subtypes. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 149)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (123, 128)) ('TSG', 'Gene', (80, 83)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (143, 149)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (143, 149)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (123, 128)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (84, 96)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 128)) 16763 30625331 In addition to the well-studied TSGs, such as RB1 and TP53, our results pinpointed TSGs functioning in various processes of epigenomic regulation (e.g., ARID1A, ARID1B, and KDM6A). ('KDM6A', 'Gene', '7403', (173, 178)) ('ARID1B', 'Gene', (161, 167)) ('RB1', 'Gene', (46, 49)) ('ARID1B', 'Gene', '57492', (161, 167)) ('TSGs', 'Var', (83, 87)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (54, 58)) ('KDM6A', 'Gene', (173, 178)) ('ARID1A', 'Gene', '8289', (153, 159)) ('RB1', 'Gene', '5925', (46, 49)) ('ARID1A', 'Gene', (153, 159)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (54, 58)) ('functioning', 'Reg', (88, 99)) 16765 30625331 These results have critical implications for identification and interpretation of TSG inactivation events in cancer. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (109, 115)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (109, 115)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (86, 98)) ('TSG', 'Gene', (82, 85)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 115)) 16766 30625331 For example, loss of heterozygosity (LOH) is a common event associated with inactivation of TSGs in many cancer types. ('loss of heterozygosity', 'Var', (13, 35)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (105, 111)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (105, 111)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 111)) ('TSGs', 'Gene', (92, 96)) 16768 30625331 In addition, if one sample contained multiple NS_FS mutations in one TSG, the sample was considered as inactivated only once and would not be assigned a stronger weight, which might underestimate the severity of the inactivation mutations in some cases. ('mutations', 'Var', (52, 61)) ('NS_FS', 'Disease', (46, 51)) ('TSG', 'Gene', (69, 72)) ('NS_FS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018223', (46, 51)) 16779 30625331 The results from wANNOVAR provided twelve ways to predict the impact of missense mutations, including SIFT, PolyPhen2_HDIV, PolyPhen2_HVAR, LRT, MutationTaster, Mutation Assessor, FATHMM, RadialSVM, LR, GERP, phyloP46way, and SiPhy_29way_logOdds. ('Mutation', 'Var', (161, 169)) ('MutationTaster', 'Var', (145, 159)) ('HDIV', 'Disease', 'None', (118, 122)) ('missense mutations', 'Var', (72, 90)) ('HDIV', 'Disease', (118, 122)) ('GERP', 'Gene', (203, 207)) ('GERP', 'Gene', '81603', (203, 207)) 16781 30625331 The probability of L2 mutations in each cancer type, regardless of the sample variation, ranged between 6.202 x 10-4 (READ) and 0.106 (LAML), and the probability of L1 mutations ranged between 3.617 x 10-4 (PRAD) and 5.086 x 10-3 (COAD). ('COAD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D029424', (231, 235)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (40, 46)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (40, 46)) ('mutations', 'Var', (22, 31)) ('COAD', 'Disease', (231, 235)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (40, 46)) 16783 30625331 This test was conducted for inactivation mutations L2 and L1, respectively, in cancer types where the number of eligible samples was >= 20. ('inactivation mutations', 'Var', (28, 50)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (79, 85)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (79, 85)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (79, 85)) 16790 30625331 There were 19 BRCA_Basal samples with RB1 inactivation mutations, including 15 samples with deep deletion (L2), 3 samples with copy loss accompanied with truncation mutations (L2), and 1 sample with truncation mutations (L1). ('RB1', 'Gene', '5925', (38, 41)) ('inactivation mutations', 'Var', (42, 64)) ('RB1', 'Gene', (38, 41)) ('deep deletion', 'Var', (92, 105)) 16791 30625331 However, a visualization inspection revealed that two samples with deep deletion had quite high expression of RB1, implying these deep deletion events did not function as expected. ('RB1', 'Gene', (110, 113)) ('high', 'PosReg', (91, 95)) ('deep deletion', 'Var', (67, 80)) ('expression', 'MPA', (96, 106)) ('RB1', 'Gene', '5925', (110, 113)) 16793 30625331 With the quantitative assessment of potential outlier samples, the two samples with RB1 in BRCA_Basal (Figure S7A) were identified as outlier samples, i.e., removing each of them could lead to an increase of the impact score T by > 5%. ('RB1', 'Gene', '5925', (84, 87)) ('S7', 'Gene', '6264', (110, 112)) ('impact score T', 'MPA', (212, 226)) ('RB1', 'Gene', (84, 87)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (196, 204)) ('removing', 'Var', (157, 165)) 16893 31263452 These genes can promote cellular transformation and alter the pathways related to the immune response, leading to carcinogenesis in a plethora of human tissues including vulva, vagina, penis, anus, head, neck, and oropharyngeal cavity. ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (114, 128)) ('genes', 'Var', (6, 11)) ('oropharyngeal', 'Disease', (214, 227)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (146, 151)) ('pathways', 'Pathway', (62, 70)) ('plethora', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001050', (134, 142)) ('alter', 'Reg', (52, 57)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (114, 128)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (103, 113)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (16, 23)) ('cellular transformation', 'CPA', (24, 47)) 16907 31263452 The most common oncogenic DNA modifications associated with EBV are phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha (PIK3CA) mutations, extreme DNA hypermethylation, and amplification of the Janus activated kinase2 (JAK2). ('mutations', 'Var', (148, 157)) ('PIK3CA', 'Gene', (140, 146)) ('amplification', 'Var', (193, 206)) ('phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019269', (68, 105)) ('EBV', 'Species', '10376', (60, 63)) 16924 31263452 In immunosuppressed hosts (including pregnant women), Parvovirus B-19 may cause severe complications including glomerulonephritis, vasculitis, peripheral neuropathies, myocarditis, fulminant hepatic failure, and aplastic anemia. ('Parvovirus B-19', 'Var', (54, 69)) ('aplastic anemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000741', (212, 227)) ('hepatic failure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001399', (191, 206)) ('vasculitis', 'Disease', (131, 141)) ('aplastic anemia', 'Disease', (212, 227)) ('fulminant hepatic failure', 'Disease', (181, 206)) ('glomerulonephritis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005921', (111, 129)) ('aplastic anemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001915', (212, 227)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (46, 51)) ('vasculitis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014657', (131, 141)) ('peripheral neuropathies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010523', (143, 166)) ('myocarditis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012819', (168, 179)) ('anemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001903', (221, 227)) ('fulminant hepatic failure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004448', (181, 206)) ('glomerulonephritis', 'Disease', (111, 129)) ('myocarditis', 'Disease', (168, 179)) ('peripheral neuropathies', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009830', (143, 166)) ('fulminant hepatic failure', 'Disease', 'MESH:D017114', (181, 206)) ('cause', 'Reg', (74, 79)) ('glomerulonephritis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000099', (111, 129)) ('myocarditis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009205', (168, 179)) ('Parvovirus B-19', 'Species', '10798', (54, 69)) ('peripheral neuropathies', 'Disease', (143, 166)) ('vasculitis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002633', (131, 141)) 16975 29515973 Inclusion criteria in the DaTeCa database covers the diagnosis of a germ cell cancer (International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision, ICD-10: DC 62.1-62.9, DC38.3, and DC48.0, the latter two together with germ cell histology), Danish citizenship, follow-up and medical treatment conducted at an oncology ward in Denmark. ('DC48.0', 'Var', (177, 183)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (78, 84)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (78, 84)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (283, 286)) ('germ cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (68, 84)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 84)) ('oncology', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (304, 312)) 17034 24887064 This study aims at identifying epigenetic footprints in SE and EC cell lines in genome-wide profiles by studying the interaction between gene expression, DNA CpG methylation and histone modifications, and their function in the pathophysiology and etiology of GCC. ('interaction', 'Interaction', (117, 128)) ('methylation', 'Var', (162, 173)) ('SE', 'Disease', 'None', (56, 58)) ('GCC', 'Disease', (259, 262)) 17048 24887064 Epigenetic processes have a clear role in both the initiation and protection of pluripotency. ('pluripotency', 'Disease', (80, 92)) ('Epigenetic', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', 'None', (80, 92)) 17049 24887064 Deregulation of these tightly controlled processes is known to be involved in the formation and progression of various cancer types, including GCC. ('Deregulation', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (119, 125)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (119, 125)) ('involved', 'Reg', (66, 74)) ('GCC', 'Disease', (143, 146)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 125)) 17052 24887064 Epigenetic deregulation through genetic and environmental parameters (referred to as genvironment) could disrupt physiological embryonic germ cell development, resulting in delayed or blocked maturation, thereby facilitating the formation of CIS, and potentially progression to an invasive GCC. ('blocked', 'NegReg', (184, 191)) ('invasive GCC', 'Disease', (281, 293)) ('Epigenetic deregulation', 'Var', (0, 23)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (51, 54)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (93, 96)) ('physiological embryonic germ cell development', 'CPA', (113, 158)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (154, 157)) ('maturation', 'CPA', (192, 202)) ('facilitating', 'PosReg', (212, 224)) ('delayed', 'NegReg', (173, 180)) ('disrupt', 'NegReg', (105, 112)) 17056 24887064 Two types of epigenetic modifications were investigated and related to genome wide expression analysis: CpG DNA methylation status, and enrichment of activating histone marks (H3K4me3, H3K27ac). ('H3K27ac', 'Var', (185, 192)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (150, 160)) ('H3K4me3', 'Var', (176, 183)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (142, 145)) 17058 24887064 Cells were washed once with Hanks balanced Salt Solution (HBSS, #14175-053, Thermo Fisher Scientific/Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA, USA), and lysed with 7 ml of ice-cold RNA-Bee (#Cs-105B, TEL-TEST Inc, Friendswood, Texas, USA). ('#Cs-105B', 'Var', (181, 189)) ('TEL', 'Gene', '2120', (191, 194)) ('TEL', 'Gene', (191, 194)) 17085 24887064 In line with this, SOX17 and SOX2 were differentially enriched for both H3K4me3 and H3K27ac in TCam-2 and NCCIT respectively (Figure 1). ('H3K4me3', 'Protein', (72, 79)) ('SOX17', 'Gene', '64321', (19, 24)) ('TCam-2', 'Chemical', '-', (95, 101)) ('H3K27ac', 'Var', (84, 91)) ('SOX17', 'Gene', (19, 24)) 17092 24887064 For NCCIT, there were substantially more genes selected for H3K4me3 compared to H3K27ac (nTCam-2 = 215, NNCCIT = 325). ('H3K27ac', 'Var', (80, 87)) ('TCam-2', 'Chemical', '-', (90, 96)) ('H3K4me3', 'Var', (60, 67)) 17100 24887064 For example, for H3K4me3 the top enriched motif was MAZ for both TCam-2 and NCCIT, a transcription factor associated with MYC (binds to two sites in its promoter) and known to be involved in transcription initiation as well as termination (Figure 2A,B; Table S3). ('MYC', 'Gene', (122, 125)) ('NCCIT', 'Gene', (76, 81)) ('MYC', 'Gene', '4609', (122, 125)) ('H3K4me3', 'Var', (17, 24)) ('MAZ', 'Gene', (52, 55)) ('MAZ', 'Gene', '4150', (52, 55)) ('TCam-2', 'Chemical', '-', (65, 71)) ('TCam-2', 'Gene', (65, 71)) 17105 24887064 For H3K27ac, there were four differentiating motifs, of which three were ranked higher in TCam-2 and one higher in NCCIT. ('H3K27ac', 'Var', (4, 11)) ('TCam-2', 'Chemical', '-', (90, 96)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (80, 86)) 17106 24887064 The OCT4/SOX2/TCF/NANOG motif was the most significantly enriched motif for H3K27ac in NCCIT (ranked 20 in TCam-2). ('OCT4', 'Gene', (4, 8)) ('TCF', 'Gene', (14, 17)) ('TCF', 'Gene', '3172', (14, 17)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', '79923', (18, 23)) ('H3K27ac', 'Var', (76, 83)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', (18, 23)) ('TCam-2', 'Chemical', '-', (107, 113)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', '5460', (4, 8)) 17108 24887064 Moreover, for H3K27ac, AP-2alpha and AP-2gamma were ranked as 3rd and 4th most enriched motif in TCam-2 (compared to 29th and 31st in NCCIT) reflecting their (embryonic) germ cell origin (Figure 2C,D). ('AP-2gamma', 'Gene', '7022', (37, 46)) ('AP-2gamma', 'Gene', (37, 46)) ('TCam-2', 'Chemical', '-', (97, 103)) ('H3K27ac', 'Var', (14, 21)) ('AP-2alpha', 'Gene', '7020', (23, 32)) ('AP-2alpha', 'Gene', (23, 32)) ('TCam-2', 'Gene', (97, 103)) 17111 24887064 As the investigated chromatin marks (H3K4me3 & H3K27ac) are considered to be associated with active chromatin, we explored whether their presence was associated with another characteristic of active chromatin: DNaseI-hypersensitivity. ('H3K4me3 & H3K27ac', 'Var', (37, 54)) ('hypersensitivity', 'Disease', (217, 233)) ('hypersensitivity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004342', (217, 233)) 17112 24887064 Using a DNaseI-MLPA approach we targeted 14 regions which showed the greatest differences in either H3K4me3 and/or H3K27ac enrichment between the same two cell lines. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (129, 132)) ('H3K4me3', 'Protein', (100, 107)) ('H3K27ac', 'Var', (115, 122)) 17114 24887064 In contrast, only one H3K27ac-negative locus in NCCIT (Figure S2A, S1), and no H3K27ac-negative loci in TCam-2 (Figure S2B), showed DNaseI-hypersensitivity. ('hypersensitivity', 'Disease', (139, 155)) ('H3K27ac-negative', 'Var', (22, 38)) ('hypersensitivity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004342', (139, 155)) ('TCam-2', 'Chemical', '-', (104, 110)) 17116 24887064 After DMR identification using DMRforPairs, a total of 99 DMRs (annotating to 170 unique gene symbols) were hypomethylated in TCam-2, compared to 44 in NCCIT (annotating to 64 unique gene symbols) (Table S1). ('DMRs', 'Chemical', '-', (58, 62)) ('TCam-2', 'Chemical', '-', (126, 132)) ('hypomethylated', 'Var', (108, 122)) ('TCam-2', 'Gene', (126, 132)) 17126 24887064 In general, 33% (47/143) DMRs were annotated to TSSs (File S1, according to Illumina's manifest) which is similar to the fraction of TSS associated regions identified by DMRforPairs (12,652/30,306). ('DMRs', 'Chemical', '-', (25, 29)) ('TSSs', 'Disease', (48, 52)) ('DMRs', 'Var', (25, 29)) 17133 24887064 In total, 257 genes were expressed higher in TCam-2, compared to 149 in NCCIT (Table S1). ('TCam-2', 'Chemical', '-', (45, 51)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (35, 41)) ('TCam-2', 'Var', (45, 51)) ('expressed', 'MPA', (25, 34)) 17143 24887064 H19 and CHCHD5 were differentially hypomethylated in TCam-2 and showed high expression compared to NCCIT, but no differential enrichment for H3K27ac or H3K4me3. ('CHCHD5', 'Gene', '84269', (8, 14)) ('TCam-2', 'Chemical', '-', (53, 59)) ('TCam-2', 'Gene', (53, 59)) ('H3K27ac', 'Var', (141, 148)) ('CHCHD5', 'Gene', (8, 14)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (132, 135)) ('expression', 'MPA', (76, 86)) 17148 24887064 Analysis of the histone marks matched the classification of the cell-lines: SOX17 was strongly enriched for H3K4me3 and H3K27ac in TCam-2 compared to NCCIT cells, whereas the opposite pattern was observed for SOX2. ('TCam-2', 'Chemical', '-', (131, 137)) ('H3K27ac', 'Var', (120, 127)) ('SOX17', 'Gene', (76, 81)) ('H3K4me3', 'Var', (108, 115)) ('SOX17', 'Gene', '64321', (76, 81)) 17166 24887064 found significant enrichment of hypermethylated AR target genes in androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) patients versus controls. ('AIS', 'Disease', 'OMIM:181800', (100, 103)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (24, 27)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (105, 113)) ('hypermethylated', 'Var', (32, 47)) ('AIS', 'Disease', (100, 103)) ('androgen insensitivity syndrome', 'Disease', (67, 98)) ('androgen insensitivity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (67, 89)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (48, 50)) 17167 24887064 This is consistent with earlier reports that diminished gene activation (due to an AR mutation) results in subsequent increased DNA methylation of target genes, linking DSD and GCC at the epigenetic level. ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (83, 85)) ('DSD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058533', (169, 172)) ('DSD', 'Disease', (169, 172)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (118, 127)) ('DNA methylation', 'MPA', (128, 143)) ('diminished', 'NegReg', (45, 55)) ('gene activation', 'MPA', (56, 71)) ('mutation', 'Var', (86, 94)) 17180 24887064 AP-2y expression is induced by estrogens and AP-2alpha and AP-2y are able to induce changes in the chromatin structure known to be associated with ERalpha (ESR1) transcription. ('ESR1', 'Gene', '2099', (156, 160)) ('changes', 'Reg', (84, 91)) ('chromatin structure', 'MPA', (99, 118)) ('ERalpha', 'Gene', (147, 154)) ('AP-2alpha', 'Gene', '7020', (45, 54)) ('ERalpha', 'Gene', '2099', (147, 154)) ('AP-2alpha', 'Gene', (45, 54)) ('AP-2y', 'Var', (59, 64)) ('ESR1', 'Gene', (156, 160)) ('AP-2y', 'Gene', (0, 5)) 17182 24887064 Recently it was shown that overexpression of ETS, combined with loss of PTEN, increases AR binding and restores AR transcriptional activity in prostate. ('restores', 'PosReg', (103, 111)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', (72, 76)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', '5728', (72, 76)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (112, 114)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (88, 90)) ('loss', 'Var', (64, 68)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (78, 87)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (27, 41)) 17183 24887064 Indeed, disruption of the PTEN pathway has been suggested to be part of the pathogenesis of GCC. ('disruption', 'Var', (8, 18)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', '5728', (26, 30)) ('GCC', 'Disease', (92, 95)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', (26, 30)) 17277 24204171 Polymorphisms in 17-beta hydroxydehydrogenase-4, the ESR2 gene (encoding estrogen receptor beta [ERbeta]), and finally the increased transactivation of the androgen receptor gene AR, are also associated with a testicular cancer risk. ('increased', 'PosReg', (123, 132)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (210, 227)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', (156, 173)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (192, 207)) ('Polymorphisms', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('estrogen receptor beta', 'Gene', (73, 95)) ('ESR2', 'Gene', (53, 57)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (210, 227)) ('estrogen receptor beta', 'Gene', '2100', (73, 95)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', '367', (156, 173)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (221, 227)) ('transactivation', 'MPA', (133, 148)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (210, 227)) ('ESR2', 'Gene', '2100', (53, 57)) 17278 24204171 Recently, evidence for an epigenetic role has also been suggested in testicular cancer. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (69, 86)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (80, 86)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (26, 36)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (69, 86)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (69, 86)) 17284 24204171 Furthermore, many other factors collectively known as the environmental endocrine disrupters (eg, poly-chlorinated biphenyls, organochlorines, nonionizing radiation, agricultural work, and tobacco) have been correlated with an increased risk of testicular cancer. ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (245, 262)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (245, 262)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (65, 68)) ('correlated', 'Reg', (208, 218)) ('organochlorines', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006843', (126, 141)) ('poly-chlorinated', 'Var', (98, 114)) ('poly-chlorinated biphenyls', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (98, 124)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (245, 262)) ('tobacco', 'Species', '4097', (189, 196)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (256, 262)) 17297 24204171 In non-seminomatous germ cell tumors chromosome Y deletions were associated with the presence of nodal metastasis in retroperitoneal lymph node dissections (RPLND). ('non-seminomatous germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537844', (3, 36)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (30, 36)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (20, 36)) ('nodal metastasis', 'CPA', (97, 113)) ('chromosome Y', 'Gene', (37, 49)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (20, 35)) ('associated', 'Reg', (65, 75)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (30, 35)) ('non-seminomatous germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (3, 36)) ('deletions', 'Var', (50, 59)) 17303 24204171 With regards to cardiovascular disease, a study of 990 men treated for testicular cancer with cisplatin, bleomycin, and etoposide (BEP) chemotherapy alone had a 5.7-fold higher risk (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.9-17.1-fold) of coronary artery disease compared with surgery alone, and a 3.1-fold higher risk (95% CI, 1.2-7.7-fold) of myocardial infarction compared with male controls. ('myocardial infarction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009203', (337, 358)) ('coronary artery disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003324', (231, 254)) ('bleomycin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001761', (105, 114)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (16, 38)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002318', (16, 38)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (82, 88)) ('coronary artery disease', 'Disease', (231, 254)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Disease', (16, 38)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (71, 88)) ('BEP', 'Chemical', '-', (131, 134)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (94, 103)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (55, 58)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (94, 103)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (71, 88)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (71, 88)) ('myocardial infarction', 'Disease', (337, 358)) ('etoposide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005047', (120, 129)) ('bleomycin', 'Var', (105, 114)) ('myocardial infarction', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001658', (337, 358)) 17368 32244483 These findings can be explained at least partially by the observation that known vascular risk factors (smoking, hypertension, ApoB, and low HDL cholesterol, all associated with SA in the multivariate analysis) and data related to lifestyle (adherence to Mediterranean diet, physical exercise) were more unfavorable in GCT survivors than in controls. ('GCT', 'Disease', (319, 322)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (113, 125)) ('ApoB', 'Gene', '338', (127, 131)) ('low HDL cholesterol', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003233', (137, 156)) ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (113, 125)) ('ApoB', 'Gene', (127, 131)) ('low', 'Var', (137, 140)) ('SA', 'Chemical', '-', (178, 180)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (113, 125)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (145, 156)) 17441 31058267 Although advocated by many centers as a standard of care following chemotherapy, the indications for PC-RPLND are controversial in certain cases, in particular in cases with a complete response (CR), subcentimeter residual masses, or resistance to chemotherapy. ('complete', 'Disease', (176, 184)) ('CR', 'Chemical', '-', (195, 197)) ('subcentimeter', 'Var', (200, 213)) 17479 31058267 On unadjusted univariate Cox regression analysis, patient age, higher comorbidity, minority race/ethnicity, non-private insurance coverage, lower median household income and education level, distance from hospital, clinical stage III (vs stage II), IGCCCG risk group other than good risk, and omission of PC-RPLND were significantly associated with higher risk of all-cause mortality. ('all-cause mortality', 'MPA', (364, 383)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (140, 145)) ('PC-RPLND', 'Gene', (305, 313)) ('omission', 'Var', (293, 301)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (63, 69)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (50, 57)) 17481 31058267 Of the 1230 patients who underwent PC-RPLND, pathologic nodal stage was not recorded for 360 patients (29.3%), with pN0 in 300 patients (24.4%), pN1 in 153 patients (12.4%), pN2 in 192 patients (15.6%), and pN3 in 215 patients (17.5%). ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (156, 164)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (12, 20)) ('pN2', 'Gene', '351', (174, 177)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (218, 226)) ('pN3', 'Gene', '6336', (207, 210)) ('pN2', 'Gene', (174, 177)) ('pN1', 'Gene', '5270', (145, 148)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (127, 135)) ('pN3', 'Gene', (207, 210)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (185, 193)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (93, 101)) ('pN0', 'Var', (116, 119)) ('pN1', 'Gene', (145, 148)) 17500 31058267 Patients who underwent PC-RPLND were more likely to travel further to seek care, supporting centralization of TGCT management. ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('travel further', 'CPA', (52, 66)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (121, 124)) ('PC-RPLND', 'Var', (23, 31)) 17526 29843681 The prevalence of testicular microlithiasis or classic testicular microlithiasis was significantly higher in children with undescended testis compared to those without undescended testis (testicular microlithiasis; 43.8% versus 9.5% (p = 0.002), classic testicular microlithiasis; 37.5% versus 1.9% (p < 0.001). ('testicular microlithiasis', 'Disease', 'MESH:C566478', (18, 43)) ('undescended', 'Var', (123, 134)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (99, 105)) ('testicular microlithiasis', 'Disease', (254, 279)) ('testicular microlithiasis', 'Disease', (18, 43)) ('testicular microlithiasis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (188, 213)) ('testicular microlithiasis', 'Disease', (55, 80)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (109, 117)) ('undescended testis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (123, 141)) ('testicular microlithiasis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (254, 279)) ('testicular microlithiasis', 'Disease', 'MESH:C566478', (188, 213)) ('testicular microlithiasis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (55, 80)) ('undescended testis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (168, 186)) ('testicular microlithiasis', 'Disease', 'MESH:C566478', (254, 279)) ('testicular microlithiasis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (18, 43)) ('testicular microlithiasis', 'Disease', 'MESH:C566478', (55, 80)) ('testicular microlithiasis', 'Disease', (188, 213)) 17674 25095793 However, TGCT risk varies also by ethnicity (Caucasian men have a higher TGCT risk than men in Asian or African populations), and familial history of TGCT is also known to be associated with an increased TGCT risk, supporting a potential role of genetic factors. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (55, 58)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (73, 77)) ('familial history', 'Var', (130, 146)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (88, 91)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (204, 208)) 17724 25095793 Additionally, we identified 6 additional SNPs associated with organochlorine metabolism pathways and known to be able to modify the risk to develop a TGCT (2 loci: CYP1A1 and HSD17B4). ('TGCT', 'Disease', (150, 154)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (164, 170)) ('organochlorine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006843', (62, 76)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', '3295', (175, 182)) ('organochlorine metabolism pathways', 'Pathway', (62, 96)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', (175, 182)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (41, 45)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (46, 61)) ('modify', 'Reg', (121, 127)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (164, 170)) 17854 19852809 In contrast, a single Nme2b protein was found in medaka (Oryzias latipes), and fugu (Takifugu rubripes) while, the phylogentic tree clearly indicates a further duplication of the nme2b gene in zebrafish resulting in two distinct proteins termed Nme2b1 and Nme2b2. ('duplication', 'Var', (160, 171)) ('medaka', 'Species', '8090', (49, 55)) ('Nme2b1', 'Gene', '30083', (245, 251)) ('Nme2b2', 'Gene', '30084', (256, 262)) ('Nme2b1', 'Gene', (245, 251)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (193, 202)) ('Takifugu rubripes', 'Species', '31033', (85, 102)) ('Oryzias latipes', 'Species', '8090', (57, 72)) ('nme2b', 'Gene', (179, 184)) ('Nme2b2', 'Gene', (256, 262)) 17865 19852809 Furthermore, for all studied teleosts displaying nme2a and nme2b, the two paralogous genes are always located on different chromosomes or scaffolds (Table 1). ('nme2a', 'Gene', (49, 54)) ('nme2a', 'Gene', '335716', (49, 54)) ('nme2b', 'Var', (59, 64)) ('teleost', 'Species', '70862', (29, 36)) 17866 19852809 Interestingly, the fugu nme2b gene is associated to a paralog of mbtd1 (data not shown), suggesting that the duplication event from which nme2a and nme2b arose in teleost is linked to the teleost-specific third round of whole genome duplication (3R). ('duplication', 'Var', (109, 120)) ('teleost', 'Species', '70862', (163, 170)) ('nme2b', 'Gene', (148, 153)) ('teleost', 'Species', '70862', (188, 195)) ('nme2a', 'Gene', (138, 143)) ('nme2a', 'Gene', '335716', (138, 143)) 17908 19852809 Nme3, as all the proteins of the Group I, displays a single NDPk_1 domain (Fig. ('NDPk', 'Gene', '129607', (60, 64)) ('Nme3', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('NDPk', 'Gene', (60, 64)) 17929 19852809 It was previously shown that the presence of Serine129 residue has local structural effects that weaken subunit interactions and decreases hexamer stability. ('weaken', 'NegReg', (97, 103)) ('Serine129', 'Chemical', '-', (45, 54)) ('hexamer stability', 'MPA', (139, 156)) ('subunit', 'Protein', (104, 111)) ('decreases', 'NegReg', (129, 138)) ('Serine129 residue', 'Var', (45, 62)) 17942 19852809 In Xenopus laevis, Nme4 is predominantly expressed in the head region and an indirect regulation of retinal gliogenesis by Nme4 was demonstrated. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (139, 142)) ('retinal gliogenesis', 'CPA', (100, 119)) ('Nme4', 'Gene', (19, 23)) ('Nme4', 'Var', (123, 127)) ('Xenopus laevis', 'Species', '8355', (3, 17)) 17955 19852809 Functionally, murine Nme5 protein might be involved in late spermiogenesis by increasing the ability of late-stage spermatids to eliminate reactive oxygen species. ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (14, 20)) ('reactive oxygen species', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017382', (139, 162)) ('Nme5', 'Gene', (21, 25)) ('late spermiogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031040', (55, 74)) ('increasing', 'PosReg', (78, 88)) ('eliminate reactive oxygen species', 'MPA', (129, 162)) ('murine', 'Var', (14, 20)) ('protein', 'Protein', (26, 33)) ('involved', 'Reg', (43, 51)) 17969 19852809 The zebrafish Nme7, as human NME7, contains a DUF1126 domain, belonging to the DM10 family, and an NDPk_7A and an NDPk_7B domain (Fig. ('NME7', 'Gene', (29, 33)) ('NDPk', 'Gene', (114, 118)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (4, 13)) ('NDPk', 'Gene', (99, 103)) ('NME7', 'Gene', '29922', (29, 33)) ('NDPk', 'Gene', '129607', (114, 118)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (23, 28)) ('NDPk', 'Gene', '129607', (99, 103)) ('Nme7', 'Gene', (14, 18)) ('DUF1126 domain', 'Var', (46, 60)) 17998 19852809 In humans, mutation in the NME10 gene induce Retinitis Pigmentosa, the major form of heritable blindness. ('NME10', 'Gene', (27, 32)) ('induce', 'Reg', (38, 44)) ('Retinitis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032118', (45, 54)) ('blindness', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000618', (95, 104)) ('NME10', 'Gene', '6102', (27, 32)) ('Retinitis Pigmentosa', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000510', (45, 65)) ('Retinitis Pigmentosa', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538365', (45, 65)) ('Retinitis Pigmentosa', 'Disease', (45, 65)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (3, 9)) ('blindness', 'Disease', (95, 104)) ('blindness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001766', (95, 104)) ('mutation', 'Var', (11, 19)) 17999 19852809 Interestingly, the partial NDPk domain of NME10 protein may have important function as most disease-related mutations of the NME10 gene concern this part of the protein. ('NME10', 'Gene', (42, 47)) ('mutations', 'Var', (108, 117)) ('NME10', 'Gene', (125, 130)) ('NME10', 'Gene', '6102', (42, 47)) ('NDPk', 'Gene', (27, 31)) ('NME10', 'Gene', '6102', (125, 130)) ('concern', 'Reg', (136, 143)) ('NDPk', 'Gene', '129607', (27, 31)) ('partial', 'Var', (19, 26)) 18005 19852809 Nme1, Nme2, Nme3, and Nme4 belong to the Group I while vertebrate Nme5, Nme6, Nme7, Nme8, and Nme9 belong to the Group II. ('Nme7', 'Var', (78, 82)) ('Nme6', 'Var', (72, 76)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (61, 64)) ('Nme4', 'Var', (22, 26)) 18010 19852809 Our analyses also suggest that the Nme1 gene found in mammals, chicken and lizard results from the duplication of the Nme2 gene that occurred after amphibian radiation. ('lizard', 'Species', '8524', (75, 81)) ('duplication', 'Var', (99, 110)) ('results from', 'Reg', (82, 94)) ('Nme2', 'Gene', (118, 122)) ('Nme1', 'Gene', (35, 39)) ('chicken', 'Species', '9031', (63, 70)) 18234 17976178 In addition, as women further postpone childbearing they are increasingly relying on ART treatment and many may therefore wait too long for realising their fertility intentions. ('women', 'Species', '9606', (16, 21)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (18, 21)) ('child', 'Species', '9606', (39, 44)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (94, 97)) ('childbearing', 'CPA', (39, 51)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (103, 106)) ('postpone', 'Var', (30, 38)) 18249 17976178 However, poor semen quality may be caused by environmentally induced, but heritable, epigenetic changes. ('poor', 'NegReg', (9, 13)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (52, 55)) ('epigenetic changes', 'Var', (85, 103)) ('caused', 'Reg', (35, 41)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (16, 19)) 18310 32093393 In most cases, the regimen of treatment received by children, adolescents, and young adults contains alkylating agents (e.g., chlorambucil, cyclophosphamide, cisplatin, busulphan), which are associated with a high risk of infertility. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (35, 38)) ('cyclophosphamide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (140, 156)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (52, 60)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (158, 167)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (158, 167)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (23, 26)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (222, 233)) ('chlorambucil', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002699', (126, 138)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (222, 233)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (222, 233)) ('busulphan', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002066', (169, 178)) 18352 32093393 Moreover, a long-term reduction of the SSC pool has been observed in prepubertal patients exposed to cancer treatment including alkylating agents, and the risk of infertility appears to increase with the proportion of altered SSCs. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (101, 107)) ('SSC pool', 'MPA', (39, 47)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (163, 174)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (101, 107)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (163, 174)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (22, 31)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (81, 89)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (163, 174)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 107)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (113, 116)) ('altered', 'Var', (218, 225)) 18362 32093393 Likewise, a short-term exposure to chemotherapeutic drugs such as bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin, cisplatin, and cyclophosphamide results in DNA damages (increased in gammaH2AX expression) in a C18-4 mouse spermatogonial cell line and in culture of mouse prepubertal testicular tissue after 48 h and 16 h, respectively. ('cyclophosphamide', 'Var', (116, 132)) ('etoposide', 'Var', (77, 86)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (252, 257)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (203, 208)) ('doxorubicin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (88, 99)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (101, 110)) ('bleomycin', 'Var', (66, 75)) ('bleomycin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001761', (66, 75)) ('DNA damages', 'CPA', (144, 155)) ('expression', 'MPA', (180, 190)) ('gammaH2AX', 'Gene', (170, 179)) ('etoposide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005047', (77, 86)) ('cyclophosphamide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (116, 132)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (157, 166)) ('doxorubicin', 'Var', (88, 99)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (101, 110)) ('gammaH2AX', 'Gene', '15270', (170, 179)) 18364 32093393 Because these structures are critical for genetic stability, their dysfunction might affect the most differentiated germ cell types and contribute to infertility. ('contribute', 'Reg', (136, 146)) ('most differentiated germ cell types', 'CPA', (96, 131)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (150, 161)) ('affect', 'Reg', (85, 91)) ('dysfunction', 'Var', (67, 78)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (150, 161)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (150, 161)) 18385 32093393 Disruption of germ cell telomeres leads to aberrant fertilization and abnormal cleavage of embryos, which might cause an increase of embryo losses or developmental abnormalities. ('increase', 'PosReg', (121, 129)) ('developmental abnormalities', 'Disease', (150, 177)) ('developmental abnormalities', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001263', (150, 177)) ('developmental abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006130', (150, 177)) ('aberrant fertilization', 'CPA', (43, 65)) ('embryo losses', 'CPA', (133, 146)) ('abnormal cleavage', 'CPA', (70, 87)) ('abnormal cleavage of embryos', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012862', (70, 98)) ('Disruption', 'Var', (0, 10)) 18401 32093393 Moreover, it has been hypothesized that the alteration of the seminiferous epithelium might lead to a decrease of testicular volume and blood flow and, consequently, limited the testosterone level leaving the testis. ('alteration', 'Var', (44, 54)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (178, 190)) ('blood flow', 'CPA', (136, 146)) ('testosterone level leaving', 'MPA', (178, 204)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (102, 110)) ('testicular volume', 'CPA', (114, 131)) ('limited', 'NegReg', (166, 173)) ('decrease of testicular volume', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008734', (102, 131)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (48, 51)) 18404 32093393 In the adult rat testis, it has been observed that bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin (BEP) chemotherapy induces an oxidative stress status, Leydig cell hyperplasia, and inhibition of the transcription of genes encoding steroidogenic enzymes. ('etoposide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005047', (62, 71)) ('induces', 'Reg', (106, 113)) ('Leydig cell hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010791', (142, 165)) ('transcription', 'MPA', (189, 202)) ('etoposide', 'Var', (62, 71)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (77, 86)) ('bleomycin', 'Var', (51, 60)) ('chemotherapy', 'Var', (93, 105)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (171, 181)) ('Leydig cell hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007984', (142, 165)) ('bleomycin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001761', (51, 60)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (13, 16)) ('oxidative stress', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (117, 133)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (77, 86)) ('Leydig cell hyperplasia', 'Disease', (142, 165)) ('BEP', 'Chemical', '-', (88, 91)) ('oxidative stress status', 'MPA', (117, 140)) 18422 32093393 Cyclophosphamide induces, for instance, apoptosis in spermatogonia and spermatocytes. ('Cyclophosphamide', 'Var', (0, 16)) ('Cyclophosphamide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (0, 16)) ('induces', 'Reg', (17, 24)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (40, 49)) 18431 32093393 For instance, a return to normozoospermic levels was observed in 70% of men who received cumulative doses of cyclophosphamide under 7.5 g/m2, whereas only 10% recovered with higher doses after five years or even more. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (72, 75)) ('under 7.5 g/m2', 'Var', (126, 140)) ('cyclophosphamide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (109, 125)) ('return', 'MPA', (16, 22)) ('normozoospermic levels', 'MPA', (26, 48)) 18449 32093393 Likewise, another study including five patients treated by BEP has shown an increase of the frequencies of disomy and diploidy for chromosome 16 and 18 during a recovery period from 6 to 18 months. ('diploidy', 'Var', (118, 126)) ('disomy', 'Disease', (107, 113)) ('disomy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D024182', (107, 113)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (39, 47)) ('BEP', 'Chemical', '-', (59, 62)) 18450 32093393 In addition, a raised frequency of chromosome 13 and 21 nullisomy has been observed in testicular cancer patients and Hodgkin's lymphoma patients 18 to 24 months after the chemotherapy initiation. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (98, 104)) ('raised frequency of chromosome 13', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040012', (15, 48)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (105, 113)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (87, 104)) ('nullisomy', 'Var', (56, 65)) ("Hodgkin's lymphoma", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012189', (118, 136)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (137, 145)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (87, 104)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (128, 136)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (87, 104)) ('chromosome 13', 'Gene', (35, 48)) ("Hodgkin's lymphoma", 'Disease', 'MESH:D006689', (118, 136)) ("Hodgkin's lymphoma", 'Disease', (118, 136)) 18458 32093393 It would appear that exposure of pachytene spermatocytes to etoposide led to the increased frequencies of chromosome numerical and structural abnormalities (duplications and deletions) in mice spermatozoa, whereas SSCs exposure only lead to sperm chromosome structural abnormalities. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (188, 192)) ('structural abnormalities', 'Disease', (258, 282)) ('structural abnormalities', 'Disease', (131, 155)) ('etoposide', 'Gene', (60, 69)) ('deletions', 'Var', (174, 183)) ('structural abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:C566527', (258, 282)) ('etoposide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005047', (60, 69)) ('structural abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:C566527', (131, 155)) 18469 32093393 Hypomethylation of H19, a paternally imprinted gene, has been observed almost a year after the first day of initial treatment in one patient diagnosed for anaplastic oligodendroglioma. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (121, 124)) ('anaplastic oligodendroglioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009837', (155, 183)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (133, 140)) ('Hypomethylation', 'Var', (0, 15)) ('H19', 'Gene', '283120', (19, 22)) ('anaplastic oligodendroglioma', 'Disease', (155, 183)) ('H19', 'Gene', (19, 22)) ('observed', 'Reg', (62, 70)) 18483 32093393 This disruption of zygotic gene expression disturbs the kinetics of embryonic development and could explain the losses of early embryos fathered by males treated by alkylating agents. ('kinetics of embryonic development', 'CPA', (56, 89)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (85, 88)) ('disruption', 'Var', (5, 15)) ('disturbs', 'NegReg', (43, 51)) 18522 32093393 MOPP Mechloretamine, Vincristine, Procarbazine, and Prednisone ABVD Adriamycin, Bleomycin, Vinblastine, and Dacarbazine CHOP Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, and Prednisolone DNA DeoxyriboNucleic Acid SSCs Spermatogonial Stem Cells FSH Follicle Stimulating Hormone ABP Androgen Binding Protein LH Luteinizing Hormone gammaH2AX gamma Histone 2AX dpp day post-partum CED Cyclophosphamide Equivalent Dose BEP Bleomycin, Etoposide, and cisPlatin CYP19A1 Cytochrome P450 Family 19 Subfamily A Member 1 AMH Anti-Mullerian Hormone CDKN1a Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor 1a ROS Reactive Oxygen Species FISH Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization ABV Adriamycin, Bleomycin, and Vinblastine MOPP-ABV Mechlorethamine, Vincristine, Procarbazine, Prednisone-Doxorubicin, Bleomycin, Vinblastine TUNEL TdT-Mediated dUTP Nickend Labelling Assay BRDT Testis-Specific Bromodomain-Protein H3K9me Histone H3 Monomethylated On Lysine 9 H2B Histone 2B H3 Histone 3 H4 Histone 4 H19D Histone 19 ICSI Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection ('Etoposide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005047', (439, 448)) ('CYP19A1', 'Gene', '1588', (465, 472)) ('MOPP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C014553', (0, 4)) ('ABP', 'Gene', (282, 285)) ('Cyclophosphamide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (390, 406)) ('MOPP-ABV', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C056641', (709, 717)) ('ABP', 'Gene', '6462', (282, 285)) ('Cyclophosphamide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (127, 143)) ('Androgen Binding Protein', 'Gene', '6462', (286, 310)) ('LH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007986', (312, 314)) ('CYP19A1', 'Gene', (465, 472)) ('gammaH2AX', 'Gene', (336, 345)) ('BEP', 'Chemical', '-', (424, 427)) ('H19D', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (991, 995)) ('H19D', 'Var', (991, 995)) ('ABVD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C034632', (64, 68)) ('BRDT', 'Gene', '676', (859, 863)) ('ROS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017382', (594, 597)) ('AMH', 'Gene', (521, 524)) ('BRDT', 'Gene', (859, 863)) ('CDKN1a', 'Gene', '114851', (549, 555)) ('CDKN1a', 'Gene', (549, 555)) ('Androgen Binding Protein', 'Gene', (286, 310)) ('MOPP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C014553', (709, 713)) ('gammaH2AX', 'Gene', '15270', (336, 345)) ('AMH', 'Gene', '268', (521, 524)) 18553 27527410 Seminoma histology was determined using International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition (ICD-O-3) codes 9061 and 9062 for seminoma and anaplastic seminoma, respectively. ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (143, 151)) ('Seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (0, 8)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (143, 151)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (167, 175)) ('Seminoma', 'Disease', (0, 8)) ('Oncology', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (85, 93)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (167, 175)) ('9062', 'Var', (134, 138)) 18634 28003740 The weights of body, testis, epididymis, prostate, seminal vesicle, and kidney; sperm count; sperm motility; steroidogenic acute regulatory protein level; and epididymal sperm count were significantly lower in the CIS-treated groups than in the control group. ('epididymis', 'Disease', (29, 39)) ('CIS-treated', 'Var', (214, 225)) ('sperm count', 'CPA', (80, 91)) ('steroidogenic acute regulatory protein', 'Gene', (109, 147)) ('steroidogenic acute regulatory protein', 'Gene', '25557', (109, 147)) ('epididymis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004823', (29, 39)) ('sperm motility', 'CPA', (93, 107)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (201, 206)) ('epididymal sperm count', 'CPA', (159, 181)) 18666 28003740 The amount of kidney tubular damage was scored according to the percentage of cortical tubules with epithelial necrosis: 0, normal; 1, <=10%, 2, 10%-25%, 3, 26%-75%, and 4, >=75%. ('necrosis', 'Disease', (111, 119)) ('necrosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009336', (111, 119)) ('<=10%', 'Var', (135, 140)) ('kidney tubular damage', 'Disease', (14, 35)) ('kidney tubular damage', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (14, 35)) 18677 28003740 The weights of the body, testis, epididymis, seminal vesicle, prostate, and kidney were significantly less in CIS-treated groups than in the control group. ('epididymis', 'Disease', (33, 43)) ('seminal vesicle', 'CPA', (45, 60)) ('less', 'NegReg', (102, 106)) ('prostate', 'CPA', (62, 70)) ('CIS-treated', 'Var', (110, 121)) ('epididymis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004823', (33, 43)) 18679 28003740 The plasma MDA level was also significantly higher in the CIS-6, CIS-8, and CIS-10 groups than in the control group (Table 3). ('CIS-10', 'Gene', (76, 82)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (44, 50)) ('CIS-6', 'Var', (58, 63)) ('CIS-10', 'Gene', '83681', (76, 82)) ('CIS-8', 'Var', (65, 70)) ('plasma MDA level', 'MPA', (4, 20)) ('MDA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008315', (11, 14)) 18680 28003740 The RBC count and Hb level were significantly higher in the CIS-6, CIS-8, and CIS-10 groups than in the control group. ('CIS-6', 'Var', (60, 65)) ('CIS-10', 'Gene', '83681', (78, 84)) ('CIS-8', 'Var', (67, 72)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (46, 52)) ('RBC count', 'CPA', (4, 13)) ('CIS-10', 'Gene', (78, 84)) ('Hb level', 'MPA', (18, 26)) 18683 28003740 The concentration of StAR protein in the testis tissue was also significantly lower in the CIS-treated groups than in the control group (Figure 1B and C). ('CIS-treated', 'Var', (91, 102)) ('StAR', 'Gene', (21, 25)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (11, 14)) ('StAR', 'Gene', '25557', (21, 25)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (78, 83)) 18684 28003740 Epididymal sperm CatSper was significantly lower in the CIS-6, CIS-8, and CIS-10 groups than in the control group (Figure 2A and B). ('CatSper', 'Gene', (17, 24)) ('CIS-10', 'Gene', '83681', (74, 80)) ('CatSper', 'Gene', '225865', (17, 24)) ('CIS-6', 'Var', (56, 61)) ('CIS-10', 'Gene', (74, 80)) ('CIS-8', 'Var', (63, 68)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (43, 48)) 18685 28003740 The ER stress markers GRP-78 (Figure 3A and E), ATF (Figure 3B and F), pIRE (Figure 3C and G), and pPERK (Figure 3D and H) were significantly higher in the CIS-6, CIS-8, and CIS-10 groups than in the control group. ('ATF', 'Gene', (48, 51)) ('ATF', 'Gene', '25453', (48, 51)) ('CIS-8', 'Var', (163, 168)) ('GRP-78', 'Gene', '25617', (22, 28)) ('CIS-10', 'Gene', '83681', (174, 180)) ('GRP-78', 'Gene', (22, 28)) ('pPERK', 'MPA', (99, 104)) ('ER stress', 'MPA', (4, 13)) ('pIRE', 'MPA', (71, 75)) ('CIS-10', 'Gene', (174, 180)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (142, 148)) ('CIS-6', 'Var', (156, 161)) 18686 28003740 Plasma BUN level was also significantly higher in the CIS-4, CIS-6, CIS-8, and CIS-10 groups than in the control group (Table 5). ('CIS-10', 'Gene', (79, 85)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (40, 46)) ('Plasma BUN level', 'MPA', (0, 16)) ('CIS-8', 'Var', (68, 73)) ('CIS-10', 'Gene', '83681', (79, 85)) ('CIS-4', 'Var', (54, 59)) ('CIS-6', 'Var', (61, 66)) 18687 28003740 The tubular necrosis score was also significantly higher in the CIS-treated groups than in the control group (Table 5). ('higher', 'PosReg', (50, 56)) ('tubular necrosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009956', (4, 20)) ('CIS-treated', 'Var', (64, 75)) ('tubular necrosis', 'Disease', (4, 20)) ('tubular necrosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008682', (4, 20)) 18688 28003740 The spermatogenic cell density and Johnson's score were significantly lower in the CIS-4, CIS-6, CIS-8, and CIS-10 groups than in the control group (Table 6). ("Johnson's score", 'CPA', (35, 50)) ('CIS-10', 'Gene', (108, 114)) ('CIS-4', 'Var', (83, 88)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (70, 75)) ('spermatogenic cell density', 'CPA', (4, 30)) ('CIS-6', 'Var', (90, 95)) ('CIS-10', 'Gene', '83681', (108, 114)) 18689 28003740 The rats treated with CIS exhibited significantly lower body weight and reproductive organ weight than the untreated control animals. ('reproductive organ weight', 'CPA', (72, 97)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (50, 55)) ('CIS', 'Var', (22, 25)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (4, 8)) ('lower body weight and reproductive organ', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003241', (50, 90)) ('body weight', 'CPA', (56, 67)) ('lower body weight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004325', (50, 67)) 18690 28003740 CIS is a potent anticancer drug that has been shown to induce testicular disintegration, sperm dysfunction, germ cell apoptosis, and abnormalities in the Leydig cells, as well as toxicity due to membrane rigidification, lipid peroxidation, and oxidative damage in rats and a reduction in antioxidants. ('lipid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (220, 225)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (20, 26)) ('abnormalities', 'CPA', (133, 146)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (275, 284)) ('membrane rigidification', 'CPA', (195, 218)) ('CIS', 'Var', (0, 3)) ('oxidative', 'CPA', (244, 253)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (264, 268)) ('induce', 'Reg', (55, 61)) ('antioxidants', 'MPA', (288, 300)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (179, 187)) ('abnormalities in the Leydig cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010789', (133, 166)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (20, 26)) ('germ cell apoptosis', 'CPA', (108, 127)) ('lipid peroxidation', 'CPA', (220, 238)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (20, 26)) ('sperm dysfunction', 'CPA', (89, 106)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (81, 84)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (179, 187)) ('testicular disintegration', 'CPA', (62, 87)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (264, 267)) 18692 28003740 CIS also increases lipid peroxidation by markedly increasing the MDA level in a dose-dependent manner. ('MDA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008315', (65, 68)) ('MDA level', 'MPA', (65, 74)) ('increasing', 'PosReg', (50, 60)) ('lipid peroxidation', 'MPA', (19, 37)) ('CIS', 'Var', (0, 3)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (9, 18)) ('lipid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (19, 24)) 18694 28003740 StAR protein was significantly lower in the CIS-treated groups than in the control group, thus interfering with testosterone production. ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (112, 124)) ('CIS-treated', 'Var', (44, 55)) ('StAR', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (31, 36)) ('interfering', 'NegReg', (95, 106)) ('StAR', 'Gene', '25557', (0, 4)) ('testosterone production', 'MPA', (112, 135)) 18695 28003740 The total testosterone level decreased significantly in the CIS-treated rats compared with the control rats as a result of damage caused to the Leydig cells. ('CIS-treated', 'Var', (60, 71)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (103, 107)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (10, 22)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (72, 76)) ('testosterone level decreased', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (10, 38)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (29, 38)) 18696 28003740 CatSper channels (or Ca2+ ion channels) were significantly lower in the sperm cells of CIS-treated rats. ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (99, 103)) ('Ca2+', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000069285', (21, 25)) ('CatSper', 'Gene', (0, 7)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (59, 64)) ('CatSper', 'Gene', '225865', (0, 7)) ('CIS-treated', 'Var', (87, 98)) 18699 28003740 By contrast, the renal index, BUN, and tubular necrosis were higher in CIS-treated rats than in untreated control animals. ('tubular necrosis', 'Disease', (39, 55)) ('CIS-treated', 'Var', (71, 82)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (61, 67)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (83, 87)) ('tubular necrosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008682', (39, 55)) ('BUN', 'CPA', (30, 33)) ('tubular necrosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009956', (39, 55)) ('renal', 'MPA', (17, 22)) 18701 28003740 Furthermore, the spermatogenic cell density and Johnsen's score were lower in CIS-treated rats, and testicular disintegration and germ cell apoptosis were observed. ("Johnsen's score", 'CPA', (48, 63)) ('testicular disintegration', 'CPA', (100, 125)) ('CIS-treated', 'Var', (78, 89)) ('germ cell apoptosis', 'CPA', (130, 149)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (69, 74)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (119, 122)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (90, 94)) ('spermatogenic cell density', 'CPA', (17, 43)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (90, 93)) 18713 28003740 Therefore, it is likely that CIS-induced infertility results from a lower number of Ca2+ ion channels. ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (41, 52)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (68, 73)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (41, 52)) ('CIS-induced', 'Var', (29, 40)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (41, 52)) ('Ca2+ ion channels', 'MPA', (84, 101)) ('Ca2+', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000069285', (84, 88)) 18717 28003740 Treatment with CIS was shown to increase the levels of ER stress markers and reduce the numbers of CatSper in the sperm, which are required for hyperactivated sperm motility. ('reduce', 'NegReg', (77, 83)) ('CatSper', 'Gene', '225865', (99, 106)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (32, 40)) ('CIS', 'Var', (15, 18)) ('hyperactivated sperm motility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015835', (144, 173)) ('hyperactivated sperm motility', 'Disease', (144, 173)) ('CatSper', 'Gene', (99, 106)) ('levels of ER stress markers', 'MPA', (45, 72)) 18762 32503466 High expression of TRIM44 protein in malignant tissues was found to be strongly associated with poor OS (HR = 1.94, 95% CI: 1.60-2.35, p < 0.0001), and the heterogeneity test revealed a mild heterogeneity (I2 = 32.6%; PQ = 0.139). ('High', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('poor OS', 'Disease', (96, 103)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', '54765', (19, 25)) ('associated', 'Reg', (80, 90)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', (19, 25)) ('PQ', 'Chemical', '-', (218, 220)) ('protein', 'Protein', (26, 33)) 18776 32503466 When combined with all data from 33 different types of malignant tumors in GEPIA, the Kaplan-Meier analysis suggested that cancer patients with a high expression level of TRIM44 exhibited poorer OS, compared with cases expressing a low level of TRIM44 (Fig. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 129)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (65, 70)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', '54765', (245, 251)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (123, 129)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', '54765', (171, 177)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (130, 138)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (65, 71)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (123, 129)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', (245, 251)) ('malignant tumors', 'Disease', (55, 71)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', (171, 177)) ('malignant tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (55, 71)) ('high expression', 'Var', (146, 161)) 18784 32503466 TRIM44 amplification is correlated with unfavorable prognosis and advanced clinicopathological parameters of malignancies. ('TRIM44', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (109, 121)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', '54765', (0, 6)) ('amplification', 'Var', (7, 20)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (109, 121)) 18794 32503466 Overexpression of TRIM44 has been shown to induce a similar change in hallmark characteristics of EMT in other cancers, such as ICC and HEC. ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (111, 118)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 118)) ('ICC', 'Disease', (128, 131)) ('HEC', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:N814', (136, 139)) ('hallmark characteristics', 'MPA', (70, 94)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (111, 118)) ('change', 'Reg', (60, 66)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', '54765', (18, 24)) ('HEC', 'Disease', (136, 139)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', (18, 24)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 117)) ('Overexpression', 'Var', (0, 14)) 18796 32503466 TRIM44 expression positively affects the expression of cyclins and CDKs, suggesting that TRIM44 is involved in the regulation of cell cycle G1/s transformation. ('TRIM44', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('affects', 'Reg', (29, 36)) ('expression', 'MPA', (41, 51)) ('involved', 'Reg', (99, 107)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', '54765', (89, 95)) ('cyclin', 'Gene', '5111', (55, 61)) ('expression', 'Var', (7, 17)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', '54765', (0, 6)) ('CDKs', 'Gene', '23097', (67, 71)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', (89, 95)) ('cyclin', 'Gene', (55, 61)) ('CDKs', 'Gene', (67, 71)) 18798 32503466 Indeed, ectopic expression of TRIM44 promotes cell proliferation by accelerating the G1/S-phase transition in HCC. ('accelerating', 'PosReg', (68, 80)) ('HCC', 'Gene', '619501', (110, 113)) ('ectopic expression', 'Var', (8, 26)) ('G1/S-phase transition', 'CPA', (85, 106)) ('HCC', 'Gene', (110, 113)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', '54765', (30, 36)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', (30, 36)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (46, 64)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (37, 45)) 18799 32503466 In colony formation assays, knockdown of TRIM44 in Huh7 cells significantly decreased the expression levels of cyclin D1 and cyclin E, which have been shown to play a crucial role in accelerating the G1/S-phase transition. ('G1/S-phase transition', 'CPA', (200, 221)) ('cyclin D1', 'Gene', (111, 120)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', (41, 47)) ('Huh7', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0336', (51, 55)) ('expression levels', 'MPA', (90, 107)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (76, 85)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', '54765', (41, 47)) ('cyclin', 'Gene', '5111', (111, 117)) ('cyclin', 'Gene', '5111', (125, 131)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (28, 37)) ('accelerating', 'PosReg', (183, 195)) ('cyclin', 'Gene', (125, 131)) ('cyclin D1', 'Gene', '595', (111, 120)) ('cyclin', 'Gene', (111, 117)) 18801 32503466 Knock-down of TRIM44 in glioma cells induces an increase in p21/p27 expression,and then it inhibited cell division. ('TRIM44', 'Gene', '54765', (14, 20)) ('p27', 'Gene', '10671', (64, 67)) ('glioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (24, 30)) ('cell division', 'CPA', (101, 114)) ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (24, 30)) ('p21', 'Gene', '644914', (60, 63)) ('expression', 'MPA', (68, 78)) ('p27', 'Gene', (64, 67)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (91, 100)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', (14, 20)) ('Knock-down', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('glioma', 'Disease', (24, 30)) ('p21', 'Gene', (60, 63)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (48, 56)) 18802 32503466 Further, the critical p21/p27 regulator AKT is inactivated after TRIM44 is knocked down, but it is activated in glioma cells that overexpress TRIM44. ('inactivated', 'NegReg', (47, 58)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', '54765', (65, 71)) ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (112, 118)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', '54765', (142, 148)) ('knocked', 'Var', (75, 82)) ('AKT', 'Gene', '207', (40, 43)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', (65, 71)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', (142, 148)) ('p21', 'Gene', (22, 25)) ('glioma', 'Disease', (112, 118)) ('activated', 'PosReg', (99, 108)) ('p27', 'Gene', '10671', (26, 29)) ('AKT', 'Gene', (40, 43)) ('glioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (112, 118)) ('p21', 'Gene', '644914', (22, 25)) ('p27', 'Gene', (26, 29)) ('overexpress', 'PosReg', (130, 141)) 18803 32503466 TRIM44 overexpression leads to high mTOR activity, which is consistent with observations of reduced mTOR signaling in cancer cell lines after siRNA knockdown of TRIM44. ('TRIM44', 'Gene', (161, 167)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (118, 124)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('overexpression', 'Var', (7, 21)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', (36, 40)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', '2475', (36, 40)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (118, 124)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (92, 99)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', '54765', (161, 167)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', '54765', (0, 6)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (118, 124)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', (100, 104)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', '2475', (100, 104)) 18804 32503466 The phosphorylation of downstream mTOR substrates, including p-Akt (Ser473) and p-p70S6K (Thr389), in TRIM44-knockdown cells was markedly inhibited, indicating that TRIM44 functions upstream of the mTOR signaling pathway by phosphorylating mTOR. ('TRIM44', 'Gene', (102, 108)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', (165, 171)) ('p70S6K', 'Gene', (82, 88)) ('Ser473', 'Var', (68, 74)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (138, 147)) ('Akt', 'Gene', '207', (63, 66)) ('Ser473', 'Chemical', '-', (68, 74)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', (34, 38)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', (240, 244)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', '2475', (34, 38)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', '2475', (240, 244)) ('Thr389', 'Var', (90, 96)) ('p70S6K', 'Gene', '6198', (82, 88)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', (198, 202)) ('Thr389', 'Chemical', '-', (90, 96)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (4, 19)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', '2475', (198, 202)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', '54765', (102, 108)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', '54765', (165, 171)) ('Akt', 'Gene', (63, 66)) 18815 32503466 Microarray analysis showed that TRIM44 knockdown is associated with the dysregulation of NUPR1, CDK19, CADM1, INHBA, TNFSF10, and DDIT4, which could normally activate the apoptotic cell pathways. ('TNFSF10', 'Gene', (117, 124)) ('apoptotic cell pathways', 'Pathway', (171, 194)) ('INHBA', 'Gene', (110, 115)) ('activate', 'PosReg', (158, 166)) ('NUPR1', 'Gene', (89, 94)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (39, 48)) ('CADM1', 'Gene', (103, 108)) ('DDIT4', 'Gene', (130, 135)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', '54765', (32, 38)) ('CADM1', 'Gene', '23705', (103, 108)) ('TNFSF10', 'Gene', '8743', (117, 124)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', (32, 38)) ('CDK19', 'Gene', (96, 101)) ('INHBA', 'Gene', '3624', (110, 115)) ('CDK19', 'Gene', '23097', (96, 101)) ('NUPR1', 'Gene', '26471', (89, 94)) ('DDIT4', 'Gene', '54541', (130, 135)) ('dysregulation', 'MPA', (72, 85)) 18824 32503466 A previous report has shown that the silencing of TRIM44 could decrease the c-IAP1, c-IAP2, and XIAP expression levels, especially in the presence of doxorubicin. ('c-IAP1', 'Gene', (76, 82)) ('XIAP', 'Gene', '331', (96, 100)) ('c-IAP1', 'Gene', '329', (76, 82)) ('doxorubicin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (150, 161)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', '54765', (50, 56)) ('silencing', 'Var', (37, 46)) ('c-IAP2', 'Gene', (84, 90)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (63, 71)) ('c-IAP2', 'Gene', '330', (84, 90)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', (50, 56)) ('XIAP', 'Gene', (96, 100)) 18831 32503466 Moreover, miR-26b-5p is the upstream regulatory gene of TRIM44, which acts as a suppressor. ('miR-26b-5p', 'Var', (10, 20)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', '54765', (56, 62)) ('TRIM44', 'Gene', (56, 62)) 18847 31083486 We selected genetic variants that have been significantly associated with cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in more than one published study (SLC22A2 rs316019; ERCC1 rs11615 and rs3212986; ERCC2 rs1799793 and rs13181) and performed a replication analysis to confirm associations between these genetic polymorphisms and cisplatin nephrotoxicity using various outcome definitions. ('associations', 'Interaction', (265, 277)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (328, 342)) ('rs11615', 'Var', (165, 172)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (92, 106)) ('rs316019', 'Var', (149, 157)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (318, 327)) ('rs1799793', 'Mutation', 'rs1799793', (194, 203)) ('rs3212986', 'Var', (177, 186)) ('rs1799793', 'Var', (194, 203)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (159, 164)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (328, 342)) ('rs11615', 'Mutation', 'rs11615', (165, 172)) ('rs13181', 'Mutation', 'rs13181', (208, 215)) ('rs316019', 'Mutation', 'rs316019', (149, 157)) ('rs3212986', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (177, 186)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (159, 164)) ('rs13181', 'Var', (208, 215)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', '6582', (141, 148)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', (188, 193)) ('associated', 'Reg', (58, 68)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (92, 106)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (74, 83)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', (141, 148)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', '2068', (188, 193)) 18850 31083486 Significant associations were only found when using the CTCAE v4.03 definition: genotype CA of the ERCC1 rs3212986 was associated with decreased risk of cisplatin nephrotoxicity (ORadj = 0.24; 95% CI: 0.08-0.70; p = 0.009) compared to genotype CC. ('rs3212986', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (105, 114)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (99, 104)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (163, 177)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (163, 177)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (153, 162)) ('rs3212986', 'Var', (105, 114)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (135, 144)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (99, 104)) 18851 31083486 In contrast, addition of allele A at SLC22A2 rs316019 was associated with increased risk (ORadj = 4.41; 95% CI: 1.96-9.88; p < 0.001) while genotype AC was associated with a higher risk of cisplatin nephrotoxicity (ORadj = 5.06; 95% CI: 1.69-15.16; p = 0.004) compared to genotype CC. ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', (37, 44)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', '6582', (37, 44)) ('rs316019', 'Var', (45, 53)) ('rs316019', 'Mutation', 'rs316019', (45, 53)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (199, 213)) ('cisplatin', 'MPA', (189, 198)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (199, 213)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (189, 198)) 18864 31083486 Cisplatin may induce vascular injury as well, which accelerates tubular cell death. ('tubular cell death', 'CPA', (64, 82)) ('vascular injury', 'Disease', 'MESH:D057772', (21, 36)) ('induce', 'Reg', (14, 20)) ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (0, 9)) ('Cisplatin', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('accelerates', 'PosReg', (52, 63)) ('vascular injury', 'Disease', (21, 36)) 18866 31083486 This loss of function manifests itself in multiple ways: acute kidney injury (as measured by decreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR)), decreased magnesium and potassium levels and increased serum creatinine (SCr) are paramount but cisplatin may also cause hypocalcaemia, renal salt wasting and even chronic kidney disease. ('hypocalcaemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002901', (259, 272)) ('magnesium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008274', (148, 157)) ('chronic kidney disease', 'Disease', (302, 324)) ('acute kidney injury', 'Disease', (57, 76)) ('cause', 'Reg', (253, 258)) ('increased serum creatinine', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003259', (183, 209)) ('acute kidney injury', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058186', (57, 76)) ('potassium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011188', (162, 171)) ('acute kidney', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001919', (57, 69)) ('chronic kidney disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D051436', (302, 324)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (93, 102)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (234, 243)) ('renal salt wasting', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000127', (274, 292)) ('glomerular filtration rate', 'MPA', (103, 129)) ('hypocalcaemia, renal salt wasting', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (259, 292)) ('creatinine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003404', (199, 209)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (234, 243)) ('chronic kidney disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012622', (302, 324)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (138, 147)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (183, 192)) ('decreased glomerular filtration', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012213', (93, 124)) ('serum creatinine', 'MPA', (193, 209)) ('decreased magnesium', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002917', (138, 157)) ('kidney disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000112', (310, 324)) 18868 31083486 In addition, previous studies also suggest that variations in genes involved in cisplatin pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics contribute to cisplatin nephrotoxicity. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (142, 151)) ('variations', 'Var', (48, 58)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (152, 166)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (80, 89)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (152, 166)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (128, 138)) 18869 31083486 Genetic variations have been reported to play a role both as protective and as risk factors for cisplatin nephrotoxicity. ('Genetic variations', 'Var', (0, 18)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (96, 105)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (106, 120)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (106, 120)) 18870 31083486 In a recent systematic review we reported that variants in ERCC1, ERCC2 and SLC22A2 genes were associated with cisplatin nephrotoxicity and replicated in at least one other study. ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (59, 64)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (121, 135)) ('variants', 'Var', (47, 55)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (111, 120)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (121, 135)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (59, 64)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', (66, 71)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', '6582', (76, 83)) ('associated', 'Reg', (95, 105)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', (76, 83)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', '2068', (66, 71)) 18871 31083486 ERCC1 and ERCC2 polymorphisms have been associated with alterations of DNA repair process in cells including possibly the nephron following cisplatin exposure. ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (0, 5)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', (10, 15)) ('DNA repair process', 'MPA', (71, 89)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (16, 29)) ('alterations', 'Reg', (56, 67)) ('nephron', 'Disease', (122, 129)) ('nephron', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007683', (122, 129)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', '2068', (10, 15)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (140, 149)) ('associated', 'Reg', (40, 50)) 18872 31083486 In addition, ERCC1 polymorphisms may alter cell sensitivity to cisplatin. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (63, 72)) ('alter', 'Reg', (37, 42)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (19, 32)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (13, 18)) ('cell sensitivity to cisplatin', 'MPA', (43, 72)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (13, 18)) 18873 31083486 Polymorphisms in SLC22A2, a gene which product is the organic cation transporter OCT2 responsible for cellular cisplatin uptake in renal proximal tubule cells, affects the severity of tubular injury process due to cisplatin accumulation. ('affects', 'Reg', (160, 167)) ('OCT2', 'Gene', '6582', (81, 85)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', '6582', (17, 24)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (111, 120)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', (17, 24)) ('severity', 'MPA', (172, 180)) ('Polymorphisms', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('OCT2', 'Gene', (81, 85)) ('tubular injury', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005198', (184, 198)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (214, 223)) ('tubular injury', 'Disease', (184, 198)) 18876 31083486 Our aim is to validate the use of already associated genetic variants to predict cisplatin nephrotoxicity and to determine if different cisplatin nephrotoxicity definitions contributed to the variability in effect size and direction of already published associations between these genetic polymorphisms and cisplatin nephrotoxicity. ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (317, 331)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (254, 266)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (307, 316)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (146, 160)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (146, 160)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (91, 105)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (91, 105)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (136, 145)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (81, 90)) ('variants', 'Var', (61, 69)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (317, 331)) 18898 31083486 Hyperhydration during administration may cause a hypervolemic state which may provoke hyponatremia. ('hyponatremia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007010', (86, 98)) ('hypervolemic state', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011105', (49, 67)) ('hyponatremia', 'Disease', (86, 98)) ('hypervolemic state', 'Disease', (49, 67)) ('provoke', 'Reg', (78, 85)) ('cause', 'Reg', (41, 46)) ('Hyperhydration', 'Var', (0, 14)) ('hyponatremia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002902', (86, 98)) 18907 31083486 The following five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) meeting these criteria were included in this study: ERCC1 rs11615 (chr19:45420395; A>G; a synonymous variant) and rs3212986 (chr19:45409478; C>A/C>G/C>T; non-coding transcript variant), ERCC2 rs13181 (chr19:45351661; T>A/T>G; stop gained) and rs1799793 (chr19:45364001; C>A/C>T; a missense variant)) and SLC22A2 rs316019 (chr6:160249250; A>C; a missense variant). ('rs1799793', 'Mutation', 'rs1799793', (301, 310)) ('rs11615', 'Var', (116, 123)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', (244, 249)) ('rs316019', 'Mutation', 'rs316019', (370, 378)) ('rs3212986', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (172, 181)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (110, 115)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (110, 115)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', '2068', (244, 249)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', (362, 369)) ('rs11615', 'Mutation', 'rs11615', (116, 123)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', '6582', (362, 369)) ('C>A/C>G/C>T', 'Var', (199, 210)) ('rs13181', 'Mutation', 'rs13181', (250, 257)) ('chr6:160249250', 'Var', (380, 394)) 18908 31083486 Genomic DNA samples for all patients were genotyped for 7907 variants located within absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion (ADME) gene regions using the Illumina Infinium Panel (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA), according to the manufacturer's instructions at the Canadian Pharmacogenomics Network for Drug Safety at the University of British Columbia. ('British Columbia', 'Disease', 'OMIM:176500', (342, 358)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (28, 36)) ('variants', 'Var', (61, 69)) ('British Columbia', 'Disease', (342, 358)) 18924 31083486 The lowest SNP call rate was 97.5% for SLC22A2 rs316019 (Table S2). ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', (39, 46)) ('rs316019', 'Var', (47, 55)) ('rs316019', 'Mutation', 'rs316019', (47, 55)) ('SNP call rate', 'CPA', (11, 24)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', '6582', (39, 46)) 18925 31083486 HWE was fulfilled in the control group of all evaluated SNPs for adjusted-AKI outcome (p > 0.05) but not in the control group of ERCC1 rs1799793 for the CTCAE-AKI outcome (p = 0.013) (Tables S1 and S2). ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (129, 134)) ('rs1799793', 'Mutation', 'rs1799793', (135, 144)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (129, 134)) ('rs1799793', 'Var', (135, 144)) 18930 31083486 None of the genetic variants were found to be significantly associated with the risk of nephrotoxicity using this definition (Table 5 and Table 6). ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (88, 102)) ('variants', 'Var', (20, 28)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (88, 102)) ('associated', 'Reg', (60, 70)) 18933 31083486 When corrected for age, ancestry from four PCs, chemotherapy protocol, cumulative dosage, hydration and PPI usage, patients carrying ERCC1 rs3212986 heterozygous genotypes were found to have fewer nephrotoxicity events when compared with patients carrying the homozygous wildtype (ORadj = 0.24, CI = 0.08-0.70, p = 0.009). ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (115, 123)) ('rs3212986', 'Var', (139, 148)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (197, 211)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (197, 211)) ('fewer', 'NegReg', (191, 196)) ('rs3212986', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (139, 148)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (133, 138)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (133, 138)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (238, 246)) 18934 31083486 Patients carrying SLC22A2 rs316019 heterozygous genotypes were found to have a greater number of nephrotoxicity events than patients who carrying the wildtype (normal) genotype before and after adjusting for the same covariates (ORadj = 5.06, CI = 1.69-15.16, p = 0.004). ('rs316019', 'Mutation', 'rs316019', (26, 34)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (97, 111)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (97, 111)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', '6582', (18, 25)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', (18, 25)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (124, 132)) ('rs316019', 'Var', (26, 34)) 18935 31083486 Besides this, the SLC22A2 rs316109 homozygous variant carriers had more nephrotoxicity events than patients carrying the wildtype genotype, however after Bonferroni correction this was no longer statistically significant (ORadj = 38.12, CI = 1.89-767.51, p = 0.017). ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (72, 86)) ('rs316109', 'Mutation', 'rs316109', (26, 34)) ('rs316109', 'Var', (26, 34)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (99, 107)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', '6582', (18, 25)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', (18, 25)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (72, 86)) 18936 31083486 Additive effect of risk allele was found significant only on SLC22A2 rs316109. ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', '6582', (61, 68)) ('rs316109', 'Mutation', 'rs316109', (69, 77)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', (61, 68)) ('rs316109', 'Var', (69, 77)) 18937 31083486 In contrast, addition of minor allele on ERCC1 rs3212986 produce protective effect although the result was not significant (ORadj = 0.52, CI = 0.26-1.07, p = 0.076). ('protective effect', 'CPA', (65, 82)) ('rs3212986', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (47, 56)) ('rs3212986', 'Var', (47, 56)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (41, 46)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (41, 46)) 18938 31083486 The additive effect of minor allele was confirmed by Cochran-Armitage trend test but only for SLC22A2 rs316019 and ERCC2 rs13181 (Table 8). ('rs316019', 'Var', (102, 110)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', '2068', (115, 120)) ('rs316019', 'Mutation', 'rs316019', (102, 110)) ('rs13181', 'Var', (121, 128)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', (115, 120)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', '6582', (94, 101)) ('rs13181', 'Mutation', 'rs13181', (121, 128)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', (94, 101)) 18939 31083486 However, there was a very slight trend for the ERCC1 rs3212986 variant to be protective and the SLC22A2 rs316019 homozygous variant to be a risk factor, based on box-plots (Figures S1 and S2). ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (47, 52)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', (96, 103)) ('rs3212986', 'Var', (53, 62)) ('rs316019', 'Var', (104, 112)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', '6582', (96, 103)) ('rs316019', 'Mutation', 'rs316019', (104, 112)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (47, 52)) ('rs3212986', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (53, 62)) 18940 31083486 Previous studies assessing the associations between ERCC1 rs3212986 and SLC22A2 rs316019 genotypes and cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity have reported conflicting results. ('associations', 'Interaction', (31, 43)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (121, 135)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (121, 135)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (103, 112)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', '6582', (72, 79)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (52, 57)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (52, 57)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', (72, 79)) ('rs3212986', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (58, 67)) ('rs316019', 'Var', (80, 88)) ('rs3212986', 'Var', (58, 67)) ('rs316019', 'Mutation', 'rs316019', (80, 88)) 18941 31083486 In this study, associations between genetic variants and multiple definitions of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity were analysed in the same dataset and demonstrated that different definitions of cisplatin nephrotoxicity contributed to variability of results. ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (205, 219)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (205, 219)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (15, 27)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (99, 113)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (99, 113)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (195, 204)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (81, 90)) ('variants', 'Var', (44, 52)) 18942 31083486 In contrast, when using the CTCAE-AKI outcome in the same patient sample, the ERCC1 rs3212986 heterozygous genotype was reno-protective whilst the SLC22A2 rs316019 homozygous genotype was a risk factor for cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity. ('reno-protective', 'CPA', (120, 135)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (224, 238)) ('rs3212986', 'Var', (84, 93)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', (147, 154)) ('rs316019', 'Var', (155, 163)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (224, 238)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (206, 215)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', '6582', (147, 154)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (58, 65)) ('rs316019', 'Mutation', 'rs316019', (155, 163)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (78, 83)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (78, 83)) ('rs3212986', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (84, 93)) 18943 31083486 We also found that additive effect of risk allele was found significant only on SLC22A2 rs316109. ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', (80, 87)) ('rs316109', 'Var', (88, 96)) ('rs316109', 'Mutation', 'rs316109', (88, 96)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', '6582', (80, 87)) 18944 31083486 Several published studies could not detect any significant associations between the CTCAE-AKI outcome definition of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity and ERCC1 rs3212986; the reasons for this lack of association include lack of study power, population stratification or phenotypic heterogeneity. ('rs3212986', 'Var', (159, 168)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (116, 125)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (134, 148)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (153, 158)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (153, 158)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (134, 148)) ('rs3212986', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (159, 168)) 18945 31083486 did reveal associations between ERCC1 rs3212986 genotypes and cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (62, 71)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (80, 94)) ('rs3212986', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (38, 47)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (11, 23)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (80, 94)) ('rs3212986', 'Var', (38, 47)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (32, 37)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (32, 37)) 18947 31083486 Furthermore, we found that variant genotypes were protective against cisplatin nephrotoxicity when applying the CTCAE-AKI definition of nephrotoxicity: heterozygous carriers of the ERCC1 rs3212986 had an ORadj of 0.24 (95% CI: 0.08-0.70) while the homozygous variant had an ORadj of 0.43 (95% CI: 0.07-2.47; p = 0.341). ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (181, 186)) ('rs3212986', 'Var', (187, 196)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (69, 78)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (181, 186)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (136, 150)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (136, 150)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (79, 93)) ('rs3212986', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (187, 196)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (79, 93)) 18949 31083486 The relationship between SLC22A2 rs316019 genotypes and cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity has been assessed in multiple studies. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (56, 65)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', '6582', (25, 32)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', (25, 32)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (74, 88)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (74, 88)) ('rs316019', 'Var', (33, 41)) ('rs316019', 'Mutation', 'rs316019', (33, 41)) 18952 31083486 observed a higher increase of cystatin C in homozygous wildtype patients compared to heterozygous and homozygous variant patients (0.043 +- 0.107 vs. -0.013 +- 0.120 mmol/L, p = 0.009, respectively). ('cystatin C', 'Gene', '1471', (30, 40)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (18, 26)) ('cystatin C', 'Gene', (30, 40)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (64, 72)) ('variant', 'Var', (113, 120)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (121, 129)) 18954 31083486 In contrast, our results suggest that both homozygous and heterozygous variant carriers have an increased risk of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity when using the CTCAE-AKI definition. ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (132, 146)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (132, 146)) ('variant', 'Var', (71, 78)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (114, 123)) 18955 31083486 This finding also supported by significant additive effect of risk allele on SLC22A2 rs316109 when applying additive genetic model. ('rs316109', 'Var', (85, 93)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', '6582', (77, 84)) ('rs316109', 'Mutation', 'rs316109', (85, 93)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', (77, 84)) 18956 31083486 However, our study identified a possible greater risk of nephrotoxicity as defined by SCr in patients carrying the homozygous variant (Figure S1); these data are consistent with Zhang et al. ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (57, 71)) ('variant', 'Var', (127, 134)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (94, 102)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (57, 71)) 18959 31083486 This may explain the elevated SCr levels in the wildtype homozygous group of SLC22A2 rs316019 found by Iwata et al. ('SCr levels', 'MPA', (30, 40)) ('rs316019', 'Var', (85, 93)) ('rs316019', 'Mutation', 'rs316019', (85, 93)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (21, 29)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', '6582', (77, 84)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', (77, 84)) 18963 31083486 Acute kidney injury caused by cisplatin mainly manifests itself as renal tubular injury and is therefore characterized earlier by electrolyte abnormalities (phosphate, magnesium, potassium and sodium). ('sodium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012964', (193, 199)) ('Acute kidney injury', 'Disease', (0, 19)) ('Acute kidney injury', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058186', (0, 19)) ('magnesium', 'MPA', (168, 177)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (30, 39)) ('renal tubular injury', 'Disease', (67, 87)) ('electrolyte abnormalities', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003111', (130, 155)) ('phosphate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010710', (157, 166)) ('potassium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011188', (179, 188)) ('Acute kidney', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001919', (0, 12)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (30, 39)) ('renal tubular injury', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (67, 87)) ('magnesium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008274', (168, 177)) 18965 31083486 ERCC1 rs3212986, located at the 3' UTR (non-coding region) was not associated with changes in protein and mRNA expression. ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (0, 5)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('rs3212986', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (6, 15)) ('mRNA expression', 'MPA', (106, 121)) ('rs3212986', 'Var', (6, 15)) ('protein', 'MPA', (94, 101)) 18966 31083486 However, the tissue expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysis from the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Project reported a significant association between rs3212986 and gene expression in various tissues. ('rs3212986', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (165, 174)) ('rs3212986', 'Var', (165, 174)) ('gene expression', 'MPA', (179, 194)) 18967 31083486 Unfortunately, no association has been found between rs3212986 and ERCC1 expression in kidney cortex tissue. ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (67, 72)) ('rs3212986', 'Var', (53, 62)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (67, 72)) ('rs3212986', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (53, 62)) 18968 31083486 SLC22A2 rs316019, a nonsynonymous missense mutation (p.270Ala>Ser), is the only common coding polymorphism of SLCC2A2 with an allele frequency ranging from 9-16% and is reported to cause changes in transporter function. ('p.270Ala>Ser', 'Mutation', 'rs316019', (53, 65)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', '6582', (0, 7)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', (0, 7)) ('rs316019', 'Var', (8, 16)) ('SLCC2A2', 'Gene', (110, 117)) ('transporter function', 'MPA', (198, 218)) ('rs316019', 'Mutation', 'rs316019', (8, 16)) ('changes', 'Reg', (187, 194)) 18970 31083486 Specific functional validation of ERCC1 rs3212986 and SLC22A2 rs316019 in kidney tubular tissue is needed to elucidate their role in cisplatin nephrotoxicity and how they affect protein expression involved in cisplatin nephrotoxicity pathway (e.g., OCT2). ('protein', 'Protein', (178, 185)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (34, 39)) ('OCT2', 'Gene', (249, 253)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (34, 39)) ('rs316019', 'Var', (62, 70)) ('rs3212986', 'Var', (40, 49)) ('rs316019', 'Mutation', 'rs316019', (62, 70)) ('OCT2', 'Gene', '6582', (249, 253)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (209, 218)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (133, 142)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (143, 157)) ('affect', 'Reg', (171, 177)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', (54, 61)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', '6582', (54, 61)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (219, 233)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (143, 157)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (219, 233)) ('rs3212986', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (40, 49)) 18976 31083486 Furthermore, this study provides more evidence for associations between genetic variants and cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity by using serum creatinine-based grading. ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (111, 125)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (51, 63)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (111, 125)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (93, 102)) ('creatinine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003404', (141, 151)) ('genetic variants', 'Var', (72, 88)) 19009 29130004 B-HCG was elevated to 1468 mIU/mL (normal 0-4 mIU/mL), LDH was 367 IU/L (normal 140-271 IU/L), and alpha fetoprotein (AFP) was normal (0.9 ng/mL). ('alpha fetoprotein', 'Gene', (99, 116)) ('LDH', 'MPA', (55, 58)) ('AFP', 'Gene', '174', (118, 121)) ('B-HCG', 'MPA', (0, 5)) ('alpha fetoprotein', 'Gene', '174', (99, 116)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (10, 18)) ('367 IU/L', 'Var', (63, 71)) ('AFP', 'Gene', (118, 121)) 19015 29130004 He was staged as Stage IIIA, pT1N3M1aS1 given the metastases to the retroperitoneum and lungs. ('metastases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (50, 60)) ('pT1N3M1aS1', 'Var', (29, 39)) ('metastases', 'Disease', (50, 60)) 19105 33906548 SET-binding factor 2 (SBF2) antisense RNA1 (lncRNA-SBF2-AS1) is a promising long non-coding RNA. ('SBF2-AS1', 'Gene', '283104;81846;5729', (51, 59)) ('SET-binding factor 2', 'Gene', '81846', (0, 20)) ('SBF2', 'Gene', '81846', (22, 26)) ('SET-binding factor 2', 'Gene', (0, 20)) ('SBF2', 'Gene', (22, 26)) ('antisense', 'Var', (28, 37)) ('SBF2', 'Gene', '81846', (51, 55)) ('SBF2-AS1', 'Gene', (51, 59)) ('SBF2', 'Gene', (51, 55)) 19110 33906548 The combined results revealed that high expression of SBF2-AS1 was significantly associated with unfavorable overall survival (OS) (HR = 1.48, 95% CI: 1.34-1.62, P < 0.00001) in a variety of cancers. ('SBF2-AS1', 'Gene', '283104;81846;5729', (54, 62)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (191, 198)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (191, 198)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (191, 198)) ('SBF2-AS1', 'Gene', (54, 62)) ('overall survival', 'MPA', (109, 125)) ('high expression', 'Var', (35, 50)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (191, 197)) ('associated', 'Reg', (81, 91)) 19114 33906548 Our results of this meta-analysis demonstrate that high SBF2-AS1 expression may become a potential target for predicting the prognosis of human cancers. ('SBF2-AS1', 'Gene', (56, 64)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (138, 143)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (144, 151)) ('high', 'Var', (51, 55)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (144, 151)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (144, 151)) ('SBF2-AS1', 'Gene', '283104;81846;5729', (56, 64)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (144, 150)) 19124 33906548 Accumulating studies in the field of oncology have indicated that the aberrant expression of lncRNA is associated with tumorigenesis, metastasis, and prognosis in cancers. ('oncology', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (37, 45)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (163, 170)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (119, 124)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (163, 170)) ('associated', 'Reg', (103, 113)) ('aberrant expression', 'Var', (70, 89)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (163, 169)) ('metastasis', 'CPA', (134, 144)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (119, 124)) ('lncRNA', 'Protein', (93, 99)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 124)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (163, 170)) 19128 33906548 In non-small-cell lung cancer, the study conducted by Chen et al revealed that the high expression of SBF2-AS1 is a significant risk factor correlated to poor overall survival and advanced clinical stage. ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (18, 29)) ('overall survival', 'CPA', (159, 175)) ('non-small-cell lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030358', (3, 29)) ('SBF2-AS1', 'Gene', '283104;81846;5729', (102, 110)) ('small-cell lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030357', (7, 29)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (18, 29)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (18, 29)) ('poor', 'NegReg', (154, 158)) ('high', 'Var', (83, 87)) ('SBF2-AS1', 'Gene', (102, 110)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (23, 29)) ('expression', 'MPA', (88, 98)) 19150 33906548 The subgroup for the different of cancer types indicated that the high SBF2-AS1 expression was strongly correlated to poor OS in both subgroups (digestive system tumors: pooled HR = 1.65 95%CI: 1.32-2.07, I2 = 56%, P < 0.00001; non-digestive system tumors: pooled HR = 1.70 95%CI: 1.20-2.41, I2 = 39%, P = 0.003) (Figure 2). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (34, 40)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (162, 168)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (249, 255)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (34, 40)) ('expression', 'MPA', (80, 90)) ('digestive system tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007378', (145, 168)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (162, 167)) ('digestive system tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007378', (232, 255)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (249, 254)) ('SBF2-AS1', 'Gene', (71, 79)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (162, 168)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (249, 255)) ('SBF2-AS1', 'Gene', '283104;81846;5729', (71, 79)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (34, 40)) ('poor OS', 'Disease', (118, 125)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (162, 168)) ('high', 'Var', (66, 70)) ('non-digestive system tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006719', (228, 255)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (249, 255)) 19152 33906548 Furthermore, the investigators performed a subgroup meta-analysis stratified by the analysis method and sample size, and this suggested that the high SBF2-AS1expression is obviously correlated with poor OS (Figure 3). ('SBF2-AS1', 'Gene', '283104;81846;5729', (150, 158)) ('poor OS', 'Disease', (198, 205)) ('SBF2-AS1', 'Gene', (150, 158)) ('correlated', 'Reg', (182, 192)) ('high', 'Var', (145, 149)) 19162 33906548 It is noteworthy that an abnormal lncRNA expression may be involved in various biological processes of tumorigenesis and have an effect on its progression. ('lncRNA expression', 'Protein', (34, 51)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 108)) ('abnormal', 'Var', (25, 33)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (103, 108)) ('involved', 'Reg', (59, 67)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (103, 108)) ('effect', 'Reg', (129, 135)) 19168 33906548 Meanwhile, Yang's study revealed that SBF2-AS1 was described as a key regulator in the proliferation and migration of clear cell renal cell carcinoma cells via sponging miR-338-3p and suppressing E26 transformation specific-1 (ETS1). ('clear cell renal cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (118, 149)) ('E26 transformation specific-1', 'Gene', '2113', (196, 225)) ('clear cell renal cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (118, 149)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', '2113', (227, 231)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', (227, 231)) ('sponging', 'Var', (160, 168)) ('SBF2-AS1', 'Gene', '283104;81846;5729', (38, 46)) ('clear cell renal cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006770', (118, 149)) ('renal cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005584', (129, 149)) ('migration', 'CPA', (105, 114)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (140, 149)) ('E26 transformation specific-1', 'Gene', (196, 225)) ('SBF2-AS1', 'Gene', (38, 46)) ('suppressing', 'NegReg', (184, 195)) 19170 33906548 Another research demonstrated that the high SBF2-AS1 expression could downregulate the miR-122-5p expression and then promoted the X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) expression, which in turn, led to the proliferation of pancreatic cancer cells. ('high', 'Var', (39, 43)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (233, 250)) ('XIAP', 'Gene', (172, 176)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', (233, 250)) ('XIAP', 'Gene', '331', (172, 176)) ('expression', 'MPA', (178, 188)) ('SBF2-AS1', 'Gene', (44, 52)) ('miR-122-5p', 'Gene', (87, 97)) ('X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein', 'Gene', (131, 170)) ('led to', 'Reg', (205, 211)) ('X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein', 'Gene', '331', (131, 170)) ('SBF2-AS1', 'Gene', '283104;81846;5729', (44, 52)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (244, 250)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (233, 250)) ('downregulate', 'NegReg', (70, 82)) ('miR-122-5p', 'Gene', '100188847', (87, 97)) ('promoted', 'PosReg', (118, 126)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (216, 229)) 19171 33906548 The majority of other mechanism studies demonstrated that SBF2-AS1may be functioned as a ceRNA to modulate target genes through the miRNA sponge, and regulate specific classical signaling pathways in different cancers, including miR-338-3p availability in glioblastoma, miR-361-5o in cervical cancer, miR-30a in osteosarcoma. ('cancer', 'Disease', (210, 216)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (293, 299)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (210, 216)) ('regulate', 'Reg', (150, 158)) ('SBF2-AS1', 'Gene', (58, 66)) ('miR-30a', 'Gene', '407029', (301, 308)) ('modulate', 'Reg', (98, 106)) ('SBF2-AS1', 'Gene', '283104;81846;5729', (58, 66)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (210, 216)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (210, 217)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Disease', (312, 324)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (293, 299)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012516', (312, 324)) ('glioblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005909', (256, 268)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (293, 299)) ('miR-361', 'Gene', '494323', (270, 277)) ('miR-30a', 'Gene', (301, 308)) ('miR-338-3p availability', 'Var', (229, 252)) ('classical signaling pathways', 'Pathway', (168, 196)) ('glioblastoma', 'Disease', (256, 268)) ('miR-361', 'Gene', (270, 277)) ('glioblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (256, 268)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (210, 217)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (210, 217)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002669', (312, 324)) 19177 33906548 In the present study, the combined results revealed that the hoisted SBF2-AS1 expression can be regarded as a sign of poor OS in cancer patients. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 135)) ('expression', 'MPA', (78, 88)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (129, 135)) ('hoisted', 'Var', (61, 68)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (129, 135)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (136, 144)) ('SBF2-AS1', 'Gene', '283104;81846;5729', (69, 77)) ('SBF2-AS1', 'Gene', (69, 77)) 19178 33906548 The present analysis demonstrated that the high expression of SBF2-AS1 might be an essential predictive factor for OS in various cancers. ('SBF2-AS1', 'Gene', (62, 70)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 135)) ('high', 'Var', (43, 47)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (129, 136)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 136)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (129, 136)) ('SBF2-AS1', 'Gene', '283104;81846;5729', (62, 70)) 19212 30542293 In brush cells, TAS2Rs are instrumental for inducing a breath-hold, mediated by acetylcholine (Ach) as well as in chemosensory cells expressing TAS2Rs that enhance the responsiveness of the trigeminal nerve leading to apnea in mice (Tizzano et al.,; Krasteva et al.,). ('apnea', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002104', (218, 223)) ('acetylcholine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000109', (80, 93)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (227, 231)) ('TAS2Rs', 'Var', (144, 150)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (156, 163)) ('Ach', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000109', (95, 98)) ('apnea', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001049', (218, 223)) ('responsiveness of the trigeminal nerve', 'MPA', (168, 206)) ('apnea', 'Disease', (218, 223)) 19219 30542293 In addition, one single nucleotide polymorphism discovered in the TAS2R9 haplotype has been shown to alter glucose metabolism and insulin homeostasis, potentially contributing to the metabolic diseases (Dotson et al.,). ('glucose metabolism and insulin homeostasis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D044882', (107, 149)) ('TAS2R9', 'Gene', (66, 72)) ('single nucleotide polymorphism', 'Var', (17, 47)) ('metabolic diseases', 'Disease', (183, 201)) ('alter', 'Reg', (101, 106)) ('contributing to', 'Reg', (163, 178)) ('TAS2R9', 'Gene', '50835', (66, 72)) ('metabolic diseases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008659', (183, 201)) 19220 30542293 It has been shown that activation of the TAS2R108 receptor increases fat loss, increases glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, as well as normalizes plasma lipids in diet-induced obese mice (Kok et al.,). ('activation', 'Var', (23, 33)) ('obese', 'Disease', (184, 189)) ('increases glucose tolerance', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018149', (79, 106)) ('normalizes', 'NegReg', (143, 153)) ('insulin', 'Gene', '3630', (111, 118)) ('TAS2R108', 'Gene', '57253', (41, 49)) ('obese', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009765', (184, 189)) ('lipids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (161, 167)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (190, 194)) ('increases glucose tolerance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040270', (79, 106)) ('fat', 'CPA', (69, 72)) ('insulin', 'Gene', (111, 118)) ('plasma lipids', 'MPA', (154, 167)) ('increases glucose tolerance', 'Disease', (79, 106)) ('TAS2R108', 'Gene', (41, 49)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (59, 68)) 19257 30542293 Tastants, specifically L-alanine and L-serine, increase chemotactic migration of neutrophils as well as reduce the production of TNF-alpha induced by lipopolysaccharide (Lee et al.,). ('increase', 'PosReg', (47, 55)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (71, 74)) ('Tastants', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 8)) ('L-alanine', 'Var', (23, 32)) ('lipopolysaccharide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008070', (150, 168)) ('lipopolysaccharide', 'MPA', (150, 168)) ('TNF-alpha', 'Gene', '7124', (129, 138)) ('L-alanine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000409', (23, 32)) ('chemotactic migration of neutrophils', 'CPA', (56, 92)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (104, 110)) ('TNF-alpha', 'Gene', (129, 138)) ('L-serine', 'Var', (37, 45)) ('L-serine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012694', (37, 45)) 19261 30542293 The specific structure of each opsin determines the wavelength that the chromophore will absorb; therefore small changes near the chromophore binding site result in a variety of opsins that react to different wavelengths (Shichida and Matsuyama,). ('result in', 'Reg', (155, 164)) ('react', 'MPA', (190, 195)) ('changes', 'Var', (113, 120)) ('opsin', 'Gene', '368725', (178, 183)) ('opsin', 'Gene', '368725', (31, 36)) ('opsin', 'Gene', (178, 183)) ('opsin', 'Gene', (31, 36)) 19300 30542293 In that study the authors showed that photorelaxation was blue-wavelength-specific and that both pharmacologic inhibition and genetic knockdown of melanopsin (Opn4) ablated the response in the mouse aorta. ('ablated', 'NegReg', (165, 172)) ('Opn4', 'Gene', (159, 163)) ('response', 'MPA', (177, 185)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (134, 143)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (193, 198)) ('Opn4', 'Gene', '30044', (159, 163)) 19313 30542293 In a variety of species, the expression of several opsins has been confirmed, including pinopsin (460-470 nm), vertebrate ancient opsin (460-490 nm), exorhodopsin (498 nm), parapinopsin (370 and 515 nm bi-stable), teleost multiple tissue opsin, and parietopsin (520 nm) (Peirson et al.,; Hankins et al.,). ('opsin', 'Gene', '368725', (130, 135)) ('opsin', 'Gene', (91, 96)) ('opsin', 'Gene', (130, 135)) ('460-490 nm', 'Var', (137, 147)) ('opsin', 'Gene', '368725', (51, 56)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (29, 39)) ('opsin', 'Gene', (51, 56)) ('teleost', 'Species', '70862', (214, 221)) ('opsin', 'Gene', '368725', (255, 260)) ('opsin', 'Gene', (255, 260)) ('opsin', 'Gene', '368725', (238, 243)) ('opsin', 'Gene', (238, 243)) ('opsin', 'Gene', '368725', (157, 162)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (117, 120)) ('opsin', 'Gene', (157, 162)) ('opsin', 'Gene', '368725', (180, 185)) ('370', 'Var', (187, 190)) ('520 nm', 'Var', (262, 268)) ('498 nm', 'Var', (164, 170)) ('opsin', 'Gene', (180, 185)) ('460-470 nm', 'Var', (98, 108)) ('opsin', 'Gene', '368725', (91, 96)) 19360 30542293 That study demonstrated that ligands for OR51E2 modulated proliferation and cytoskeletal remodeling and that these effects were dependent on OR51E2 expression. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (18, 21)) ('OR51E2', 'Var', (41, 47)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (58, 71)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (148, 158)) ('cytoskeletal remodeling', 'CPA', (76, 99)) ('modulated', 'Reg', (48, 57)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (65, 68)) 19398 30542293 In 2009, it was shown that a soluble ligand for MOR23 is secreted by muscle cells and that loss of MOR23 leads to increased myofiber branching (Griffin et al.,). ('MOR23', 'Gene', (48, 53)) ('MOR23', 'Gene', '18313', (99, 104)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (114, 123)) ('MOR23', 'Gene', '18313', (48, 53)) ('MOR23', 'Gene', (99, 104)) ('increased myofiber', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003712', (114, 132)) ('loss', 'Var', (91, 95)) ('myofiber branching', 'CPA', (124, 142)) 19409 30542293 Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis who have gene allelic frequencies favoring dysfunctional TAS2R38 are at higher risk for sinus surgery than those who are homozygous for functional TAS2R38 alleles (Lee and Cohen,; Adappa et al.,). ('chronic rhinosinusitis', 'Disease', (14, 36)) ('sinus surgery', 'Disease', (125, 138)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('TAS2R38', 'Gene', (94, 101)) ('dysfunctional', 'Var', (80, 93)) ('chronic rhinosinusitis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006505', (14, 36)) 19410 30542293 Activation of enteroendocrine cells via TAS2Rs results in increased ghrelin levels, acutely increasing food intake; however, it also leads to decreased gastric emptying, which, in mice, decreases food intake in the long term (Janssen et al.,). ('increased', 'PosReg', (58, 67)) ('increasing', 'PosReg', (92, 102)) ('decreases food intake', 'Disease', (186, 207)) ('decreased gastric emptying', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002578', (142, 168)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (142, 151)) ('TAS2Rs', 'Var', (40, 46)) ('food intake', 'MPA', (103, 114)) ('decreases food intake', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000080146', (186, 207)) ('gastric emptying', 'MPA', (152, 168)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (180, 184)) ('ghrelin', 'Gene', '58991', (68, 75)) ('ghrelin', 'Gene', (68, 75)) 19413 30542293 Activation of TAS2Rs leads to smooth muscle relaxation in many different tissue types, providing therapeutic targets to treat diseases like pulmonary hypertension, reactive airway disease (including asthma), and bladder spasms. ('leads to', 'Reg', (21, 29)) ('bladder spasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013035', (212, 226)) ('asthma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002099', (199, 205)) ('bladder spasms', 'Disease', (212, 226)) ('reactive airway disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002099', (164, 187)) ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (150, 162)) ('smooth muscle relaxation', 'MPA', (30, 54)) ('pulmonary hypertension', 'Disease', (140, 162)) ('Activation', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('pulmonary hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006976', (140, 162)) ('reactive airway disease', 'Disease', (164, 187)) ('TAS2Rs', 'Gene', (14, 20)) 19436 30542293 Whereas blue light, the wavelength that activates the OPN3 and 4 receptors, has very limited tissue penetrance, NIR light has the potential for deep tissue penetration, including bone. ('deep tissue penetration', 'CPA', (144, 167)) ('bone', 'CPA', (179, 183)) ('NIR light', 'Var', (112, 121)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (161, 164)) ('OPN3', 'Protein', (54, 58)) 19447 30542293 OR51E2 has been shown to modulate proliferation and cytoskeletal remodeling in ASM from both asthmatics and non-asthmatics, implying that modulation of OR51E2 signaling may be beneficial in asthma (Aisenberg et al.,). ('proliferation', 'CPA', (34, 47)) ('asthma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002099', (112, 118)) ('beneficial', 'PosReg', (176, 186)) ('OR51E2', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('modulation', 'Var', (138, 148)) ('asthma', 'Disease', (190, 196)) ('asthma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002099', (93, 99)) ('modulate', 'Reg', (25, 33)) ('cytoskeletal remodeling', 'CPA', (52, 75)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (41, 44)) ('OR51E2', 'Var', (152, 158)) ('asthma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002099', (190, 196)) 19449 30542293 Hence, modulating OR signaling might offer the possibility to inhibit cancer cell growth. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (70, 76)) ('OR', 'Gene', '170639', (18, 20)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (62, 69)) ('modulating', 'Var', (7, 17)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (70, 76)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (70, 76)) 19450 30542293 OR51E2/PSGR has been shown to inhibit the growth of prostate cancer cells (Neuhaus et al.,; Spehr et al.,; Wiese et al.,). ('OR51E2/PSGR', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('growth', 'CPA', (42, 48)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (30, 37)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (52, 67)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (52, 67)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (61, 67)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (52, 67)) 19452 30542293 Thus, the utility of modulating OR51E2/PSGR in cancer is currently unclear. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (47, 53)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (47, 53)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (47, 53)) ('modulating', 'Var', (21, 31)) ('OR51E2/PSGR', 'Gene', (32, 43)) 19458 30542293 The suggestion that bourgeonal may act through an OR to help direct the sperm in the direction of the egg to aid in fertilization (Spehr et al.,) implies that modulation of this pathway may be efficacious in infertility. ('aid', 'Gene', (109, 112)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (208, 219)) ('modulation', 'Var', (159, 169)) ('fertilization', 'CPA', (116, 129)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (208, 219)) ('aid', 'Gene', '57379', (109, 112)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (208, 219)) ('OR', 'Gene', '170639', (50, 52)) 19459 30542293 Olfr78 increases renin secretion by the kidney and also plays a role in modulating vascular tone (Pluznick et al.,), implying that modulation of this receptor could be efficacious in hypertension. ('increases', 'PosReg', (7, 16)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (183, 195)) ('renin', 'Gene', (17, 22)) ('modulation', 'Var', (131, 141)) ('modulating', 'Reg', (72, 82)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (183, 195)) ('renin', 'Gene', '5972', (17, 22)) ('Olfr78', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('vascular tone', 'MPA', (83, 96)) ('increases renin', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000848', (7, 22)) ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (183, 195)) ('Olfr78', 'Gene', '170639', (0, 6)) 19461 30542293 Activation of OR2AT4 has been shown to promote cell proliferation and migration in keratinocytes (Busse et al.,), implying that it may play a role in wound healing. ('play', 'Reg', (135, 139)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (39, 46)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (85, 88)) ('migration in keratinocytes', 'CPA', (70, 96)) ('Activation', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (59, 62)) ('OR2AT4', 'Gene', (14, 20)) ('OR2AT4', 'Gene', '341152', (14, 20)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (73, 76)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (47, 65)) 19462 30542293 When transgenic mice for MOR23 were crossed with dystrophic mice, mechanical stress caused less damage to the muscles from dystrophic mice with elevated MOR23 than to muscles from dystrophic mice with normal MOR23 levels (Pichavant et al.,). ('dystrophic', 'Disease', (123, 133)) ('MOR23', 'Gene', '18313', (208, 213)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (134, 138)) ('dystrophic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020388', (49, 59)) ('MOR23', 'Gene', (25, 30)) ('dystrophic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020388', (180, 190)) ('dystrophic', 'Disease', (49, 59)) ('MOR23', 'Gene', (153, 158)) ('dystrophic', 'Disease', (180, 190)) ('dystrophic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020388', (123, 133)) ('MOR23', 'Gene', (208, 213)) ('transgenic mice', 'Species', '10090', (5, 20)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (191, 195)) ('MOR23', 'Gene', '18313', (25, 30)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (60, 64)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (16, 20)) ('elevated', 'Var', (144, 152)) ('MOR23', 'Gene', '18313', (153, 158)) 19512 24559313 A Y-chromosome deletion (gr/gr) has been identified as conferring 2- and 3-fold increases in risk of sporadic and familial testicular cancers, respectively, in a small percentage of men, and reports have identified germline variants in PDE11A and DND1 as candidate modifiers of familial testicular cancer risk . ('sporadic', 'Disease', (101, 109)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (236, 242)) ('familial testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (114, 140)) ('familial testicular cancers', 'Disease', (114, 141)) ('familial testicular cancer', 'Disease', (278, 304)) ('deletion', 'Var', (15, 23)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (134, 141)) ('familial testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (278, 304)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (123, 140)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (134, 140)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (182, 185)) ('DND1', 'Gene', '373863', (247, 251)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (287, 304)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (80, 89)) ('testicular cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (123, 141)) ('familial testicular cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (114, 141)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (236, 242)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (247, 251)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (298, 304)) 19513 24559313 Three genomewide association studies (GWAS) of unselected testicular cancer patients have identified single nucleotide polymorphisms that are strongly associated with TGCT risk . ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (76, 84)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (167, 171)) ('associated', 'Reg', (151, 161)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (69, 75)) ('single nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (101, 132)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (58, 75)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (69, 75)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (69, 75)) 19514 24559313 Kratz et al., confirmed findings of BAK1, DMRT1, TERT-CLPTM1L, and KITLG variants in familial and bilateral cases of TGCT . ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (42, 47)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (36, 40)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (54, 61)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (67, 72)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (67, 72)) ('variants', 'Var', (73, 81)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (117, 121)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (49, 53)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (36, 40)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (42, 47)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (49, 53)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (54, 61)) 19549 24559313 The prevalence of congenital inguinal hernia was similar in FTGCT males vs. unaffected family members (18.4% vs. 19%), statistically significantly higher than the occurrence in the general population, 5% . ('FTGCT', 'Var', (60, 65)) ('congenital inguinal hernia', 'Disease', (18, 44)) ('hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100790', (38, 44)) ('inguinal hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000023', (29, 44)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (147, 153)) ('congenital inguinal hernia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006552', (18, 44)) 19556 24559313 Compared with the normal population, FTGCT men were more likely to have tall stature, macrocephaly, and retro- and/or micro-gnathia. ('macrocephaly', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000256', (86, 98)) ('retro- and/or micro-gnathia', 'Disease', (104, 131)) ('tall stature', 'Disease', (72, 84)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (43, 46)) ('macrocephaly', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058627', (86, 98)) ('- and/or micro-gnathia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000308', (109, 131)) ('tall stature', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000098', (72, 84)) ('FTGCT', 'Var', (37, 42)) ('macrocephaly', 'Disease', (86, 98)) 19580 24559313 This work was supported by funding from the National Cancer Institute Intramural Research Program and by support services contracts NO2-CP-11019-50 and NO2-CP-65504-50 with Westat Inc., Rockville MD. ('NO2-CP-11019-50', 'Var', (132, 147)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (53, 59)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (53, 59)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (53, 59)) ('NO2-CP', 'Chemical', '-', (132, 138)) ('NO2-CP', 'Chemical', '-', (152, 158)) ('NO2-CP-65504-50', 'Var', (152, 167)) 19582 21975279 Given positive associations between chlordane isomers and testicular germ cell tumors, it is reasonable to assume that chlordanes might also be associated with other testicular dysgenesis syndrome disorders, namely cryptorchidism and hypospadias. ('testicular dysgenesis syndrome disorders', 'Disease', (166, 206)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (215, 229)) ('associated', 'Reg', (144, 154)) ('chlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (119, 128)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (69, 85)) ('testicular dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008715', (166, 187)) ('chlordanes', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (119, 129)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (15, 27)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (79, 85)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (79, 85)) ('testicular dysgenesis syndrome disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013733', (166, 206)) ('cryptorchidism and hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003456', (215, 245)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (79, 85)) ('chlordanes', 'Var', (119, 129)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (234, 245)) ('chlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (36, 45)) 19586 21975279 Results: The quartile-specific ORs for cryptorchidism or hypospadias show no notable associations with trans-nonachlor or oxychlordane. ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (57, 68)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (103, 118)) ('cryptorchidism or hypospadias', 'Disease', (39, 68)) ('oxychlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C008743', (122, 134)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Var', (103, 118)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (39, 53)) ('cryptorchidism or hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003456', (39, 68)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (85, 97)) 19591 21975279 Chlordane consists of > 140 isomers; the most abundant include trans-chlordane, cis-chlordane, trans-nonachlor, beta-chlordane, and heptachlor. ('cis-chlordane', 'Var', (80, 93)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Var', (95, 110)) ('trans-chlordane', 'Chemical', '-', (63, 78)) ('beta-chlordane', 'Var', (112, 126)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (95, 110)) ('Chlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (0, 9)) ('heptachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006533', (132, 142)) ('trans-chlordane', 'Var', (63, 78)) ('cis-chlordane', 'Chemical', '-', (80, 93)) ('beta-chlordane', 'Chemical', '-', (112, 126)) 19597 21975279 Given the associations between chlordane isomers and TGCT, it is reasonable to assume that chlordane levels might also be associated with other testicular dysgenesis syndrome disorders, namely cryptorchidism (failure of one or both testicles to descend into the scrotum) and hypospadias (urethral opening on the ventral side of the penis or on the perineum). ('associated', 'Reg', (122, 132)) ('penis', 'Disease', (332, 337)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (275, 286)) ('chlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (91, 100)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (275, 286)) ('chlordane', 'Var', (91, 100)) ('testicular dysgenesis syndrome disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013733', (144, 184)) ('chlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (31, 40)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (193, 207)) ('testicular dysgenesis syndrome disorders', 'Disease', (144, 184)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (193, 207)) ('penis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010409', (332, 337)) ('TGCT', 'Gene', (53, 57)) ('one or both testicles', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010470', (220, 241)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (275, 286)) ('urethral opening', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014526', (288, 304)) ('testicular dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008715', (144, 165)) ('urethral opening', 'Disease', (288, 304)) 19636 21975279 A total of 971 (217 cryptorchid, 197 hypospadias, 557 controls) subjects were included in the analysis of trans-nonachlor, and a total of 919 (206 cryptorchid, 181 hypospadias, 532 controls) were included in the analysis of oxychlordane. ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (164, 175)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (37, 48)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Var', (106, 121)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (164, 175)) ('oxychlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C008743', (224, 236)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (37, 48)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (106, 121)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (164, 175)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (37, 48)) 19644 21975279 If, on deletion, the OR for the contrast of the highest-to-lowest chlordane strata or the OR from the trend test changed by >= 15%, the factor was considered a confounder and was included in the adjusted analyses. ('chlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (66, 75)) ('deletion', 'Var', (7, 15)) ('changed', 'Reg', (113, 120)) 19652 21975279 All of the exposures evaluated were positively correlated, with the strongest correlation between trans-nonachlor and oxychlordane (r = 0.78), as expected. ('correlation', 'Interaction', (78, 89)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Var', (98, 113)) ('oxychlordane', 'MPA', (118, 130)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (98, 113)) ('oxychlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C008743', (118, 130)) 19653 21975279 trans-Nonachlor was moderately associated with DDE (r = 0.52), while the remaining compounds were less correlated (r = 0.08-0.46). ('DDE', 'Disease', (47, 50)) ('DDE', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003633', (47, 50)) ('trans-Nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (0, 15)) ('trans-Nonachlor', 'Var', (0, 15)) ('associated', 'Interaction', (31, 41)) 19670 21975279 Maternal milk levels of trans-chlordane were slightly higher in mothers of cryptorchid boys than mothers of healthy boys; however, the overall exposure was very low (0.04 ng/g lipid in controls). ('boys', 'Species', '9606', (87, 91)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (54, 60)) ('trans-chlordane', 'Chemical', '-', (24, 39)) ('lipid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (176, 181)) ('boys', 'Species', '9606', (116, 120)) ('cryptorchid', 'Var', (75, 86)) ('cryptorchid boys', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (75, 91)) 19674 21975279 We did not evaluate trans- or cis-chlordane; however, we report no association between trans-nonachlor, another chlordane derivative, and cryptorchidism. ('chlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (112, 121)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (138, 152)) ('chlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (34, 43)) ('trans- or cis-chlordane', 'Chemical', '-', (20, 43)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (138, 152)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Var', (87, 102)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (87, 102)) 19676 21975279 However, chlordane exposures has been shown to affect reproduction in test animals, delaying puberty, disrupting estrous cycling in females, and reducing fertility by as much as 50%. ('reducing fertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000144', (145, 163)) ('disrupting', 'NegReg', (102, 112)) ('chlordane exposures', 'Var', (9, 28)) ('reproduction', 'CPA', (54, 66)) ('exposures', 'Var', (19, 28)) ('fertility', 'CPA', (154, 163)) ('delaying puberty', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000823', (84, 100)) ('affect', 'Reg', (47, 53)) ('estrous cycling', 'CPA', (113, 128)) ('reducing', 'NegReg', (145, 153)) ('puberty', 'CPA', (93, 100)) ('chlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (9, 18)) ('delaying', 'NegReg', (84, 92)) 19677 21975279 Furthermore, chlordane is classified as potentially carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC 2001) and has been associated with risk of TGCT. ('Cancer', 'Disease', (130, 136)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (130, 136)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (130, 136)) ('chlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (13, 22)) ('chlordane', 'Var', (13, 22)) ('associated', 'Reg', (162, 172)) ('carcinogenic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (52, 64)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (186, 190)) ('carcinogenic', 'Disease', (52, 64)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (68, 74)) 19713 27279862 For research reasons and for the benefit of future studies on UDT, as well as to allow the possibility to compare results of treatment studies, more precise classification of testis maldescent regarding testis position is suggested: A brief review of testis formation is essential to understand how disorders of this process could lead to seemingly diverse abnormalities, such as cryptorchidism, abnormal spermatogenesis, tumors of the testis or male excurrent duct system, or aplasia of male genitalia. ('tumors of the testis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (423, 443)) ('tumors of the testis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (423, 443)) ('UDT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (62, 65)) ('aplasia of male genitalia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000050', (478, 503)) ('disorders', 'Var', (300, 309)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (332, 339)) ('abnormal spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (397, 421)) ('abnormal spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (397, 421)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (423, 429)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (381, 395)) ('aplasia of male genitalia', 'Disease', (478, 503)) ('aplasia of male genitalia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012734', (478, 503)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (130, 133)) ('tumors of the testis', 'Disease', (423, 443)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (381, 395)) 19715 27279862 SRY is an intronless sex-determining gene on the Y chromosome in the therians (placental mammals and marsupials), and mutations in this gene lead to a range of sex-related disorders with varying effects on an individual's phenotype, e.g. ('SRY', 'Gene', '6736', (0, 3)) ('marsupials', 'Species', '9263', (101, 111)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('mutations', 'Var', (118, 127)) ('sex-related disorders', 'Disease', (160, 181)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (141, 148)) ('placental mammals', 'Species', '9347', (79, 96)) 19723 27279862 However, in cryptorchid boys mutations of the INSL3 gene are uncommon, probably because in the trans-abdominal phase the testis stays attached by the gubernacula to the inguinal region and its descent is rather feigned. ('boys', 'Species', '9606', (24, 28)) ('cryptorchid boys', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (12, 28)) ('mutations', 'Var', (29, 38)) ('INSL3', 'Gene', (46, 51)) 19725 27279862 In the persistent Mullerian duct syndrome, which is caused by genetic abnormality of AMH or its receptor, the testes are very mobile and may be located in an ovarian position, in an inguinal hernia together with a Fallopian tube and the uterus. ('inguinal hernia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006552', (182, 197)) ('inguinal hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000023', (182, 197)) ('ovarian position', 'Disease', (158, 174)) ('AMH', 'Gene', (85, 88)) ('ovarian position', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (158, 174)) ('Mullerian duct syndrome', 'Disease', (18, 41)) ('AMH', 'Gene', '268', (85, 88)) ('hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100790', (191, 197)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (52, 61)) ('Mullerian duct syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537371', (18, 41)) ('genetic abnormality', 'Var', (62, 81)) ('inguinal hernia', 'Disease', (182, 197)) 19736 27279862 Risk factors of UDT: The environmental factors such as persistent organochlorine compounds, mono-esters of the phthalates, maternal smoking and maternal diabetes mellitus also increase the risk of cryptorchidism. ('maternal diabetes mellitus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003920', (145, 171)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (198, 212)) ('mono-esters', 'Chemical', '-', (93, 104)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (198, 212)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (177, 185)) ('maternal diabetes mellitus', 'Disease', (145, 171)) ('diabetes mellitus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000819', (154, 171)) ('organochlorine compounds', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006843', (67, 91)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (33, 36)) ('mono-esters', 'Var', (93, 104)) ('UDT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (16, 19)) ('maternal diabetes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009800', (145, 162)) 19738 27279862 anomalies of the testis, epididymis and vas deferens, improper attachment of the gubernaculum, patent processus vaginalis and inguinal hernia (hernias are found in 90% of UDT), anomalies of the inguinal canal. ('inguinal hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000023', (126, 141)) ('hernias', 'Disease', (143, 150)) ('hernias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100790', (143, 150)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (69, 72)) ('inguinal hernia', 'Disease', (126, 141)) ('hernias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006547', (143, 150)) ('inguinal hernia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006552', (126, 141)) ('UDT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (171, 174)) ('hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100790', (143, 149)) ('improper', 'Var', (54, 62)) ('hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100790', (135, 141)) ('anomalies of the testis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000035', (0, 23)) ('anomalies of the testis, epididymis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (0, 35)) 19739 27279862 anatomical: deficient GnRH (gonadotropin releasing hormone) and/or gonadotropin production or insensitivity of GnRH or LH receptors, deficient androgen production or insensitivity of androgen receptor, deficient AMH production or insensitivity of AMH receptor, deficient INSL3 production or insensitivity of INSL3 receptor, deficient CGRP production (disorder of genito-femoral nerves) or insensitivity of CGRP receptor. ('GnRH', 'Gene', (23, 27)) ('GnRH', 'Gene', '2796', (112, 116)) ('deficient', 'Var', (134, 143)) ('androgen', 'CPA', (144, 152)) ('INSL3', 'Protein', (272, 277)) ('AMH', 'Gene', (213, 216)) ('CGRP', 'Gene', '796', (407, 411)) ('GnRH (gonadotropin releasing hormone', 'Gene', '2796', (23, 59)) ('AMH', 'Gene', '268', (248, 251)) ('GnRH', 'Gene', '2796', (23, 27)) ('CGRP', 'Gene', '796', (335, 339)) ('CGRP', 'Gene', (407, 411)) ('deficient androgen', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (134, 152)) ('deficient', 'Var', (13, 22)) ('deficient', 'Var', (203, 212)) ('CGRP', 'Gene', (335, 339)) ('AMH', 'Gene', '268', (213, 216)) ('insensitivity', 'MPA', (390, 403)) ('deficient', 'NegReg', (262, 271)) ('GnRH', 'Gene', (112, 116)) ('deficient', 'NegReg', (325, 334)) ('insensitivity', 'NegReg', (292, 305)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', (184, 201)) ('INSL3 receptor', 'Protein', (309, 323)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', '367', (184, 201)) ('AMH', 'Gene', (248, 251)) 19740 27279862 hormonal: androgen receptor gene mutations (chromosome X), i.e. ('mutations', 'Var', (34, 43)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', '367', (11, 28)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', (11, 28)) 19762 27279862 One hypothesis is that abnormally high temperature in which UDT develops impairs both transformation of the neonatal gonocytes into the Ad spermatogonia and apoptosis of remaining gonocytes, allowing some to persist to become a possible source of CIS and malignancy after puberty. ('UDT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (60, 63)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (157, 166)) ('transformation', 'CPA', (86, 100)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (255, 265)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (255, 265)) ('impairs', 'NegReg', (73, 80)) ('abnormally', 'Var', (23, 33)) 19778 27279862 Cryptorchidism and testicular dysgenesis or presence of streak gonads may also be seen in chromosome 9p deletion, campomelic dysplasia (SOX9 mutation) and mutations in the WT-1 or SRY gene. ('dysplasia', 'Disease', (125, 134)) ('mutations', 'Var', (155, 164)) ('SOX9', 'Gene', '6662', (136, 140)) ('dysplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004476', (125, 134)) ('Cryptorchidism and testicular dysgenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003456', (0, 40)) ('SRY', 'Gene', '6736', (180, 183)) ('testicular dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008715', (19, 40)) ('WT-1', 'Gene', (172, 176)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (180, 183)) ('Cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (0, 14)) ('WT-1', 'Gene', '7490', (172, 176)) ('SOX9', 'Gene', (136, 140)) 19909 29311615 HoxC5 and miR-615-3p target newly evolved genomic regions to repress hTERT and inhibit tumorigenesis The repression of telomerase activity during cellular differentiation promotes replicative aging and functions as a physiological barrier for tumorigenesis in long-lived mammals, including humans. ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (79, 86)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (69, 74)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (87, 92)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (171, 179)) ('miR-615', 'Gene', (10, 17)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (69, 74)) ('repression', 'Var', (105, 115)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (87, 92)) ('telomerase', 'Gene', (119, 129)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (290, 296)) ('replicative aging', 'CPA', (180, 197)) ('HoxC5', 'Gene', '3222', (0, 5)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (243, 248)) ('miR-615', 'Gene', '693200', (10, 17)) ('HoxC5', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (87, 92)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (243, 248)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (243, 248)) 19910 29311615 Here we describe how miR-615-3p represses hTERT expression. ('miR-615-3p', 'Var', (21, 31)) ('represses', 'NegReg', (32, 41)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (42, 47)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (42, 47)) 19913 29311615 Both mir-615-3p and HOXC5 are activated upon differentiation, which constitute a feed-forward loop that coordinates transcriptional and post-transcriptional repression of hTERT during cellular differentiation. ('hTERT', 'Gene', (171, 176)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (171, 176)) ('mir-615-3p', 'Var', (5, 15)) 19914 29311615 Deregulation of HOXC5 and mir-615-3p expression may contribute to the activation of hTERT in human cancers. ('Deregulation', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (93, 98)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (84, 89)) ('mir-615-3p', 'Var', (26, 36)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (99, 106)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 106)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (99, 106)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (84, 89)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (70, 80)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 105)) 19916 29311615 Here, the authors show HoxC5 and miR-615-3p can negatively regulate hTERT to impede tumorigenesis by targeting the newly evolved cis-regulatory genomic elements of hTERT. ('negatively', 'NegReg', (48, 58)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (68, 73)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (84, 89)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (164, 169)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 89)) ('miR-615-3p', 'Var', (33, 43)) ('impede', 'NegReg', (77, 83)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (84, 89)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (68, 73)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (164, 169)) 19923 29311615 Genetic mutations in telomere- and telomerase-associated genes can lead to various diseases, termed telomere syndromes or telomeropathies, which are characterized by accelerated telomere shortening, premature aging and increase risk for cancer. ('telomeropathies', 'Disease', (122, 137)) ('accelerated', 'PosReg', (166, 177)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (67, 74)) ('telomeropathies', 'Disease', 'None', (122, 137)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (237, 243)) ('telomere shortening', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031413', (178, 197)) ('telomere syndromes', 'Disease', (100, 118)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (237, 243)) ('telomere-', 'Gene', (21, 30)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (172, 175)) ('Genetic mutations', 'Var', (0, 17)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (237, 243)) 19932 29311615 Recent studies have shown that mutations in hTERT promoter are the most frequent non-coding mutations in specific subsets of human cancers. ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (131, 138)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (131, 138)) ('mutations', 'Var', (31, 40)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (131, 138)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (131, 137)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (125, 130)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (44, 49)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (44, 49)) 19933 29311615 These mutations not only increase hTERT mRNA expression in cancer cells, but also abolish hTERT silencing during stem cells differentiation. ('hTERT', 'Gene', (34, 39)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (90, 95)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (59, 65)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (90, 95)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (25, 33)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (34, 39)) ('abolish', 'NegReg', (82, 89)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (59, 65)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (59, 65)) ('mutations', 'Var', (6, 15)) 19935 29311615 Here we have identified roles for HoxC5 and miR-615-3p in the negative regulation of hTERT in cancer cells and during differentiation of pluripotent stem cells. ('hTERT', 'Gene', (85, 90)) ('negative', 'NegReg', (62, 70)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 100)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (85, 90)) ('miR-615-3p', 'Var', (44, 54)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (94, 100)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (94, 100)) 19936 29311615 Our data suggest that HoxC5 and miR-615-3p repress hTERT via an upstream enhancer region and 3'UTR, respectively. ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (51, 56)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (51, 56)) ('miR-615-3p', 'Var', (32, 42)) ('repress', 'NegReg', (43, 50)) ('TR', 'Gene', '7012', (96, 98)) 19939 29311615 In addition, overexpression of HOXC5 and miR-615-3p in human cancer cells significantly inhibits hTERT expression and suppresses cancer cell growth both in vitro and in vivo. ('suppresses', 'NegReg', (118, 128)) ('miR-615-3p', 'Var', (41, 51)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 135)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (97, 102)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (61, 67)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (61, 67)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (55, 60)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (129, 135)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (129, 135)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (97, 102)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (13, 27)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (88, 96)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (61, 67)) 19958 29311615 In addition, two of the miRNA hairpin inhibitors, targeting miR-483-3p and miR-615-3p, also dramatically increased endogenous hTERT mRNA levels and telomerase activity in HeLa cells (Fig. ('hTERT', 'Gene', (126, 131)) ('miR-483-3p', 'Var', (60, 70)) ('telomerase activity', 'MPA', (148, 167)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (171, 175)) ('miR-615-3p', 'Var', (75, 85)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (105, 114)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (126, 131)) 19964 29311615 We then mutated the predicted seed region (M1) as well as both seed region and an additional conserved site (M2) in the psiCHECK2-5' + 3'UTR (hTERT) reporter construct (Fig. ('mutated', 'Var', (8, 15)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (142, 147)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (142, 147)) ('TR', 'Gene', '7012', (138, 140)) 19966 29311615 Elimination of both the miRNA binding seed sequence and the additional conserved site (psiCHECK2-5' + 3'UTR-M2) further increased the Renilla/Firefly luciferase luminescence ratio (Fig. ('Renilla/Firefly luciferase luminescence ratio', 'MPA', (134, 179)) ('Elimination', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (174, 177)) ('TR', 'Gene', '7012', (105, 107)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (120, 129)) 19967 29311615 Consistent with these results, overexpression of miR-615-3p further decreased Renilla/Firefly luciferase luminescence ratio in HeLa cells transfected with psiCHECK2-5' + 3'UTR, but not psiCHECK2-5' + 3'UTR-M2 (Supplementary Fig. ('decreased', 'NegReg', (68, 77)) ('Renilla/Firefly luciferase luminescence ratio', 'MPA', (78, 123)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (118, 121)) ('miR-615-3p', 'Var', (49, 59)) ('TR', 'Gene', '7012', (173, 175)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (127, 131)) ('TR', 'Gene', '7012', (203, 205)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (31, 45)) 19968 29311615 These results suggest that miR-615-3p negatively regulates hTERT by targeting this region within the 3'UTR. ('miR-615-3p', 'Var', (27, 37)) ('TR', 'Gene', '7012', (104, 106)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (59, 64)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (59, 64)) ('regulates', 'Reg', (49, 58)) ('negatively', 'NegReg', (38, 48)) 19969 29311615 To further investigate the function of miR615-3p in regulating endogenous hTERT expression, we compared the expression profile of hTERT mRNA and miR-615-3p in NCI-60 cell lines. ('NCI-60', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:A592', (159, 165)) ('miR-615-3p', 'Var', (145, 155)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (74, 79)) ('miR615', 'Gene', '693200', (39, 45)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (130, 135)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (74, 79)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (130, 135)) ('miR615', 'Gene', (39, 45)) 19971 29311615 Further, transient transfection of the miR-615-3p hairpin inhibitor into these two cell lines led to a significant increase in hTERT mRNA expression and a corresponding increase in telomerase activity (Fig. ('hTERT', 'Gene', (127, 132)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (115, 123)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (169, 177)) ('miR-615-3p', 'Var', (39, 49)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (127, 132)) ('telomerase activity', 'MPA', (181, 200)) 19973 29311615 We observed a significant reduction of hTERT mRNA levels and telomerase activity when miR-615-3p was overexpressed in these cell lines (Fig. ('miR-615-3p', 'Var', (86, 96)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (39, 44)) ('activity', 'MPA', (72, 80)) ('telomerase', 'Enzyme', (61, 71)) ('overexpressed', 'PosReg', (101, 114)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (26, 35)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (39, 44)) 19974 29311615 Thus, miR-615-3p represses endogenous hTERT expression in various cancer cell lines. ('expression', 'MPA', (44, 54)) ('miR-615-3p', 'Var', (6, 16)) ('represses', 'NegReg', (17, 26)) ('endogenous', 'MPA', (27, 37)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (38, 43)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (66, 72)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (66, 72)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (38, 43)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (66, 72)) 19975 29311615 To further confirm the function of miR-615-3p in the regulation of hTERT expression, we utilized the CRISPR/Cas9 system to introduce small deletion in the region of the mir-615 hairpin that is crucial for its maturation. ('deletion', 'Var', (139, 147)) ('mir-615', 'Gene', (169, 176)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (67, 72)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (213, 216)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (67, 72)) 19980 29311615 We also observed an increase in telomere length in RKO-KO-1 and RKO-KO-2 compared to parental RKO cells (Fig. ('telomere', 'MPA', (32, 40)) ('RKO-KO-2', 'Var', (64, 72)) ('RKO', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0504', (64, 67)) ('RKO', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0504', (51, 54)) ('RKO-KO-1', 'Var', (51, 59)) ('RKO', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0504', (94, 97)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (20, 28)) 19981 29311615 We further utilized the CRISPR/Cas9 system to introduce small deletions or mutations into the endogenous hTERT 3'UTR. ('TR', 'Gene', '7012', (114, 116)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (105, 110)) ('mutations', 'Var', (75, 84)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (105, 110)) 19982 29311615 5a and 5b, clonal-derived RKO cells harboring biallelic deletions or mutations in the miR-615-3p-binding site displayed increased hTERT mRNA levels, but not in the cells harboring deletions outside the miR-615-3p-binding site. ('mutations', 'Var', (69, 78)) ('RKO', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0504', (26, 29)) ('biallelic', 'Var', (46, 55)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (130, 135)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (120, 129)) ('miR-615-3p-binding', 'Gene', (86, 104)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (130, 135)) 19983 29311615 Taken together, these data suggest that miR-615-3p suppresses endogenous hTERT expression by targeting the 3'UTR of hTERT. ('hTERT', 'Gene', (116, 121)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (73, 78)) ('TR', 'Gene', '7012', (110, 112)) ('miR-615-3p', 'Var', (40, 50)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (73, 78)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (116, 121)) ('suppresses', 'NegReg', (51, 61)) ('targeting', 'Reg', (93, 102)) 19988 29311615 Together, our data suggest that miR-615-3p and HoxC5 form a feed-forward loop to negatively regulate hTERT mRNA expression, telomerase activity and telomere elongation. ('telomerase', 'Enzyme', (124, 134)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (101, 106)) ('regulate', 'Reg', (92, 100)) ('activity', 'MPA', (135, 143)) ('telomere elongation', 'CPA', (148, 167)) ('miR-615-3p', 'Var', (32, 42)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (101, 106)) ('negatively', 'NegReg', (81, 91)) 19999 29311615 To investigate whether these motifs are required for HoxC5-mediated repression of hTERT, we engineered HoxC5 mutants with disruptions of either the HX or HD motifs (Fig. ('HD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006816', (154, 156)) ('disruptions', 'Var', (122, 133)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (82, 87)) ('mutants', 'Var', (109, 116)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (82, 87)) ('HoxC5', 'Gene', (103, 108)) 20000 29311615 We found that mutation of the HD domain, but not the HX domain, abrogated HoxC5-mediated repression of hTERT and telomerase activity in both HeLa cells (Fig. ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (141, 145)) ('HoxC5-mediated repression', 'MPA', (74, 99)) ('activity', 'MPA', (124, 132)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (103, 108)) ('HD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006816', (30, 32)) ('telomerase', 'Enzyme', (113, 123)) ('mutation', 'Var', (14, 22)) ('abrogated', 'NegReg', (64, 73)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (103, 108)) 20001 29311615 The mutations in the HX or HD motifs did not affect the expression of HoxC5 in HeLa (Fig. ('mutations', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('expression', 'MPA', (56, 66)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (79, 83)) ('HD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006816', (27, 29)) 20006 29311615 Consistent with these results, immunoprecipitation of Flag-tagged Pbx4, but not of Flag-tagged Pbx1, 2 or 3, resulted in efficient co-immunoprecipitation of V5-tagged HoxC5 (Supplementary Fig. ('Pbx4', 'Gene', (66, 70)) ('Pbx4', 'Gene', '80714', (66, 70)) ('Pbx1, 2 or 3', 'Gene', '5087;5089;5090', (95, 107)) ('co-immunoprecipitation', 'MPA', (131, 153)) ('V5-tagged HoxC5', 'MPA', (157, 172)) ('Flag-tagged', 'Var', (54, 65)) 20008 29311615 We found that immunoprecipitation of Flag-tagged HoxC5 resulted in specific co-immunoprecipitation of V5-tagged Meis3, but not Meis1 and 2 (Fig. ('V5-tagged', 'Var', (102, 111)) ('Meis3', 'Gene', '56917', (112, 117)) ('co-immunoprecipitation', 'MPA', (76, 98)) ('Meis1 and 2', 'Gene', '150365', (127, 138)) ('Meis3', 'Gene', (112, 117)) 20009 29311615 Consistent with these data, immunoprecipitation of V5-tagged Meis3, but not V5-tagged Meis1 and 2, resulted in efficient co-immunoprecipitation of Flag-tagged HoxC5 (Supplementary Fig. ('co-immunoprecipitation', 'MPA', (121, 143)) ('Meis3', 'Gene', '56917', (61, 66)) ('V5-tagged', 'Var', (51, 60)) ('Meis3', 'Gene', (61, 66)) ('Flag-tagged HoxC5', 'MPA', (147, 164)) ('Meis1 and 2', 'Gene', '150365', (86, 97)) 20018 29311615 To probe the interaction of HoxC5 and Pbx4 with class I HDACs, we transiently co-expressed V5-tagged HOXC5 or V5-tagged PBX4 with Flag-tagged HDAC1, HDAC2 or HDAC3 in HeLa cells (Supplementary Fig. ('HDAC3', 'Gene', (158, 163)) ('HDAC3', 'Gene', '8841', (158, 163)) ('HDAC1', 'Gene', '3065', (142, 147)) ('HD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006816', (149, 151)) ('Pbx4', 'Gene', '80714', (38, 42)) ('V5-tagged', 'Var', (91, 100)) ('HD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006816', (142, 144)) ('PBX4', 'Gene', '80714', (120, 124)) ('PBX4', 'Gene', (120, 124)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (167, 171)) ('HD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006816', (158, 160)) ('HDAC1', 'Gene', (142, 147)) ('HD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006816', (56, 58)) ('HDAC2', 'Gene', (149, 154)) ('HDAC2', 'Gene', '3066', (149, 154)) ('Pbx4', 'Gene', (38, 42)) 20027 29311615 This region is marked by H3K27ac and H3K4me1 in human ES cells and PC-3 cells, indicative of an active enhancer region, which is consistent with permissive expression of hTERT in these cell types. ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (54, 56)) ('H3K27ac', 'Var', (25, 32)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (48, 53)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (170, 175)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (170, 175)) ('H3K4me1', 'Var', (37, 44)) 20028 29311615 In contrast, IMR90 cells show depletion of H3K27ac at this region, and enrichment of H3K27me3 spanning the hTERT genomic locus, consistent with the silencing of hTERT in primary fibroblasts. ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (107, 112)) ('IMR90', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0347', (13, 18)) ('H3K27ac', 'Protein', (43, 50)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (107, 112)) ('H3K27me3', 'Var', (85, 93)) ('depletion', 'MPA', (30, 39)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (161, 166)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (161, 166)) 20031 29311615 In addition, overexpression of HoxC5 in PC-3 and A375 cells resulted in a corresponding depletion of RNA Pol II as well as histone marks associated with active gene transcription such as H3K4me1 and H3K27ac (Fig. ('H3K27ac', 'Var', (199, 206)) ('A375', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0132', (49, 53)) ('depletion', 'MPA', (88, 97)) ('H3K4me1', 'Var', (187, 194)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (13, 27)) ('histone marks', 'MPA', (123, 136)) ('RNA Pol', 'Protein', (101, 108)) 20036 29311615 6e) as well as depletion of RNA Pol II, H3K4me1 and H3K27ac at hTERT promoter and enhancer, but not at hTERT -10 kb region (Supplementary Fig. ('hTERT', 'Gene', (63, 68)) ('depletion', 'MPA', (15, 24)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (103, 108)) ('H3K27ac', 'Var', (52, 59)) ('H3K4me1', 'Var', (40, 47)) ('RNA Pol', 'Protein', (28, 35)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (63, 68)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (103, 108)) 20037 29311615 The depletion of RNA Pol II, H3K4me1, and H3K27ac from hTERT promoter is likely due to the disruption of long-range interaction between hTERT promoter and the upstream enhancer by HoxC5, leading to the suppression of hTERT expression. ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (55, 60)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (136, 141)) ('H3K27ac', 'Var', (42, 49)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (217, 222)) ('disruption', 'NegReg', (91, 101)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (55, 60)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (217, 222)) ('long-range interaction', 'Interaction', (105, 127)) ('depletion', 'MPA', (4, 13)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (136, 141)) ('suppression', 'NegReg', (202, 213)) 20046 29311615 In addition, telomerase is often aberrantly activated in cancer, and inhibition of hTERT expression suppresses cancer cell proliferation. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (57, 63)) ('telomerase', 'Protein', (13, 23)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (57, 63)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (83, 88)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 117)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (111, 117)) ('activated', 'PosReg', (44, 53)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (130, 133)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 63)) ('suppresses', 'NegReg', (100, 110)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (111, 117)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (69, 79)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (83, 88)) 20047 29311615 To study the potential role of miR-615-3p and HoxC5 in cancer cell proliferation, we transduced PC-3 cells with lentivirus expressing GFP, HOXC5, or mir-615-3p alone, or HOXC5 and mir-615-3p in combination. ('mir-615-3p', 'Var', (149, 159)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (55, 61)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (74, 77)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (55, 61)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (55, 61)) 20048 29311615 Consistent with our previous results, real-time RT-PCR revealed that overexpression of mir-615-3p alone moderately reduced hTERT mRNA levels, overexpression of HOXC5 alone resulted in >50% reduction in hTERT mRNA levels, and co-expression of HOXC5 and mir-615-3p resulted in further repression of hTERT mRNA levels (Supplementary Fig. ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (202, 207)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (108, 111)) ('mir-615-3p', 'Var', (87, 97)) ('repression', 'NegReg', (283, 293)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (123, 128)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (202, 207)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (115, 122)) ('mir-615-3p', 'Var', (252, 262)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (297, 302)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (123, 128)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (189, 198)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (297, 302)) 20050 29311615 We established xenograft models to further validate the effects of miR-615-3p and HoxC5 on cancer cell growth in vivo. ('miR-615-3p', 'Var', (67, 77)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (91, 97)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (91, 97)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 97)) 20051 29311615 We injected PC-3 cells expressing GFP, HOXC5, or mir-615-3p alone, or co-expressing HOXC5 and mir-615-3p, subcutaneously into immunocompromised NSG mice and followed the tumor growth for 5 weeks (Fig. ('mir-615-3p', 'Var', (49, 59)) ('mir-615-3p', 'Var', (94, 104)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (170, 175)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (170, 175)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (170, 175)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (148, 152)) 20055 29311615 Although hTERT promoter mutations and genomic rearrangements have been shown to activate telomerase expression in a subset of human cancers, alternative mechanisms remain to be explored to understand the activation of telomerase in a vast majority of human cancers without known hTERT promoter mutations or genomic rearrangements. ('cancers', 'Disease', (132, 139)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (126, 131)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (132, 139)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (279, 284)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (9, 14)) ('telomerase', 'Protein', (89, 99)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (251, 256)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (257, 263)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (279, 284)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (132, 138)) ('expression', 'MPA', (100, 110)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (9, 14)) ('activate', 'PosReg', (80, 88)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (257, 264)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (257, 264)) ('mutations', 'Var', (24, 33)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (257, 264)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (132, 139)) 20057 29311615 Failure to suppress the expression of hTERT during cellular differentiation in these tissues due to genetic alterations may be hijacked by cancer cells to activate telomerase. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (139, 145)) ('alterations', 'Var', (108, 119)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (38, 43)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (139, 145)) ('activate', 'PosReg', (155, 163)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (112, 115)) ('telomerase', 'Enzyme', (164, 174)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (38, 43)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (139, 145)) 20068 29311615 However, we did not observe significant negative correlation between the expression of miR-615-3p and hTERT (Fig. ('miR-615-3p', 'Var', (87, 97)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (102, 107)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (102, 107)) 20069 29311615 These results suggest that miR-615-3p only plays a fine-tuning role in modulation of hTERT expression, while HoxC5 plays the key role in hTERT suppression. ('miR-615-3p', 'Var', (27, 37)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (85, 90)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (137, 142)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (85, 90)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (137, 142)) ('modulation', 'MPA', (71, 81)) 20073 29311615 Here we show that the induction of HOXC5 and miR-615-3p during stem cell differentiation represses hTERT via transcriptional and post-transcriptional pathways, respectively. ('hTERT', 'Gene', (99, 104)) ('miR-615-3p', 'Var', (45, 55)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (99, 104)) ('transcriptional', 'Pathway', (109, 124)) ('post-transcriptional pathways', 'Pathway', (129, 158)) ('represses', 'NegReg', (89, 98)) 20078 29311615 Our data indicated that miR-615-3p negatively regulates hTERT expression by targeting hTERT 3'UTR. ('miR-615-3p', 'Var', (24, 34)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (86, 91)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (56, 61)) ('negatively', 'NegReg', (35, 45)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (86, 91)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (56, 61)) ('TR', 'Gene', '7012', (95, 97)) ('targeting', 'Reg', (76, 85)) ('regulates', 'Reg', (46, 55)) 20079 29311615 The expression of mir-615-3p likely functions as a micro-switch to further repress the expression of hTERT. ('mir-615-3p', 'Var', (18, 28)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (101, 106)) ('expression', 'MPA', (87, 97)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (101, 106)) ('repress', 'NegReg', (75, 82)) 20092 29311615 Deregulation of HOX and TALE genes have been implicated in many human diseases, including cancer. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (64, 69)) ('Deregulation', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (90, 96)) ('HOX', 'Gene', (16, 19)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (45, 55)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (90, 96)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (90, 96)) 20095 29311615 Further, overexpression of miR-615-3p and HoxC5 suppress cancer cell growth both in vitro and in vivo in mouse xenograft model. ('miR-615-3p', 'Var', (27, 37)) ('suppress', 'NegReg', (48, 56)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (9, 23)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (57, 63)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (57, 63)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 63)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (105, 110)) 20098 29311615 These results provide a novel mechanism for the activation of telomerase in human cancers in addition to known hTERT promoter mutations and translocations. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (82, 88)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (111, 116)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (82, 89)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (82, 89)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (76, 81)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (111, 116)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (82, 89)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (48, 58)) ('mutations', 'Var', (126, 135)) ('telomerase', 'Enzyme', (62, 72)) 20124 29311615 For quantification of hTERT expression, the Taqman probe against TERT (Hs00972656_m1 FAM, Applied Biosystems) and GAPDH (Hs02758991_g1 FAM, Applied Biosystems) were used for real-time RT-PCR. ('Hs02758991_g1', 'Var', (121, 134)) ('GAPDH', 'Gene', '2597', (114, 119)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (22, 27)) ('GAPDH', 'Gene', (114, 119)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (22, 27)) 20131 29311615 CRISPR sgRNA used for engineer of hTERT 3'UTR truncation and knockin mutants is 5'-TGCCGTCTTCACTTCCCCACAGG-3'. ('mutants', 'Var', (69, 76)) ('TR', 'Gene', '7012', (43, 45)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (34, 39)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (34, 39)) 20132 29311615 The single-stranded oligo (5'-CGGCTGAAGGCTGAGTGTCCGGCTGAGGCCTGAGCGAGTGTCCAGCCAAGGGCTGAGTGTCCAGCACACCTGCCGTCTTCACTTCCCCACTCCGTGGCCGAGCCCTCCACCCCAGGGCCAGCTTTTCCTCACCAGGAGCCCGGCTTCCACTCCCCACATAGGAATAGTCCATCCCCAGATTCGCCATTGTTCACC-3') is used as template for knockin mutation of miR-615-3p binding site in the hTERT 3'UTR. ('TR', 'Gene', '7012', (314, 316)) ('miR-615-3p', 'Gene', (274, 284)) ('mutation', 'Var', (262, 270)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (305, 310)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (305, 310)) 20143 29311615 Mapped reads of PC-3 histone profiles (ENCFF537RRY, ENCFF297RXW, ENCFF122EOV, ENCFF945UYG) were downloaded from encodeproject.org. ('ENCFF537RRY', 'Var', (39, 50)) ('ENCFF122', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0242', (65, 73)) ('ENCFF297', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:D764', (52, 60)) ('ENCFF122EOV', 'Var', (65, 76)) ('ENCFF297RXW', 'Var', (52, 63)) ('ENCFF945', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:X078', (78, 86)) 20163 29311615 T.Y., A.C., D.M., G.M.S., C.X., M.X., L.P., J.W., Y.P.L., J.H.J.H., J.J.Q.N. ('C.X.', 'Var', (26, 30)) ('Y.P.L.', 'Var', (50, 56)) ('J.H.J.H.', 'Var', (58, 66)) ('J.H.J.H', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:M891', (58, 65)) ('M.X.', 'Var', (32, 36)) 20164 28203648 Gene regulatory effects of disease-associated variation in the NRF2 network Reactive oxygen species (ROS), which are both a natural byproduct of oxidative metabolism and an undesirable byproduct of many environmental stressors, can damage all classes of cellular macromolecules and promote diseases from cancer to neurodegeneration. ('neurodegeneration', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002180', (314, 331)) ('NRF2', 'Gene', (63, 67)) ('Reactive oxygen species', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017382', (76, 99)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (304, 310)) ('diseases', 'Disease', (290, 298)) ('neurodegeneration', 'Disease', (314, 331)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (304, 310)) ('neurodegeneration', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019636', (314, 331)) ('variation', 'Var', (46, 55)) ('classes of cellular macromolecules', 'MPA', (243, 277)) ('damage', 'Reg', (232, 238)) ('ROS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017382', (101, 104)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (304, 310)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (282, 289)) ('NRF2', 'Gene', '4780', (63, 67)) 20167 28203648 NRF2 hyperactivating mutations are associated with tumorigenesis. ('NRF2', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (51, 56)) ('associated', 'Reg', (35, 45)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (51, 56)) ('hyperactivating mutations', 'Var', (5, 30)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (51, 56)) 20168 28203648 On the subtler end of the spectrum, single nucleotide variants (SNVs) that alter individual ARE sequences have been linked to neurodegenerative disorders including progressive supranuclear palsy and Parkinson's disease, as well as other diseases. ("Parkinson's disease", 'Disease', (199, 218)) ('supranuclear palsy', 'Disease', (176, 194)) ('supranuclear palsy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013494', (176, 194)) ('single nucleotide variants', 'Var', (36, 62)) ('linked', 'Reg', (116, 122)) ("Parkinson's disease", 'Disease', 'MESH:D010300', (199, 218)) ('neurodegenerative disorders', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002180', (126, 153)) ('neurodegenerative disorders', 'Disease', (126, 153)) ('neurodegenerative disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019636', (126, 153)) 20171 28203648 ROS have the potential to damage macromolecules including proteins, lipids, and DNA. ('ROS', 'Var', (0, 3)) ('DNA', 'MPA', (80, 83)) ('proteins', 'Protein', (58, 66)) ('ROS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017382', (0, 3)) ('lipids', 'MPA', (68, 74)) ('macromolecules', 'MPA', (33, 47)) ('damage', 'Reg', (26, 32)) ('lipids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (68, 74)) 20172 28203648 The latter effect is especially harmful because it can cause DNA mutations with long-term consequences, but significant oxidative stress can also lead to apoptotic or necrotic cell death. ('necrotic cell death', 'Disease', (167, 186)) ('cause', 'Reg', (55, 60)) ('necrotic cell death', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (167, 186)) ('oxidative stress', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (120, 136)) ('apoptotic', 'CPA', (154, 163)) ('DNA', 'Disease', (61, 64)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (146, 153)) ('mutations', 'Var', (65, 74)) 20178 28203648 However, ROS modify KEAP1 and impair its ability to target NRF2 for degradation. ('impair', 'NegReg', (30, 36)) ('NRF2', 'Gene', (59, 63)) ('modify', 'Reg', (13, 19)) ('ability', 'MPA', (41, 48)) ('ROS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017382', (9, 12)) ('degradation', 'MPA', (68, 79)) ('ROS', 'Var', (9, 12)) 20185 28203648 Loss of NRF2 is associated with genomic instability and tumorigenesis, whereas activation of NRF2 is chemopreventive and promotes longevity. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (56, 61)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (56, 61)) ('genomic instability', 'CPA', (32, 51)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (121, 129)) ('NRF2', 'Gene', (8, 12)) ('associated', 'Reg', (16, 26)) ('Loss', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (56, 61)) ('longevity', 'CPA', (130, 139)) 20186 28203648 Yet NRF2 activation beyond a certain threshold can be detrimental: somatic mutations that disrupt NRF2-KEAP1 interaction promote cancer progression. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 135)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (129, 135)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (129, 135)) ('NRF2-KEAP1', 'Gene', (98, 108)) ('mutations', 'Var', (75, 84)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (121, 128)) ('interaction', 'Interaction', (109, 120)) 20187 28203648 Mutations altering either the NRF2 binding domain of KEAP1 or the KEAP1 binding domain of NRF2 were first observed in lung cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 129)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (118, 129)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (35, 42)) ('NRF2', 'Gene', (90, 94)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (118, 129)) ('observed', 'Reg', (106, 114)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (118, 129)) 20188 28203648 Lung tissue is particularly prone to NRF2 hyperactivating mutations, but such mutations are also found in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas, endometrial cancer, and many other solid tumor types. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (187, 192)) ('neck squamous cell carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077195', (115, 144)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (158, 164)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (187, 192)) ('neck squamous cell carcinomas', 'Disease', (115, 144)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', (146, 164)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (187, 192)) ('squamous cell carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002860', (120, 144)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (146, 164)) ('NRF2', 'Gene', (37, 41)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (134, 144)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (146, 164)) ('hyperactivating mutations', 'Var', (42, 67)) 20189 28203648 In addition to somatic mutation, DNA hypermethylation at the KEAP1 locus is also associated with KEAP1 repression, increased NRF2 activity, and tumorigenesis. ('KEAP1', 'Gene', (61, 66)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (144, 149)) ('DNA hypermethylation', 'Var', (33, 53)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (115, 124)) ('NRF2', 'Protein', (125, 129)) ('KEAP1', 'Gene', (97, 102)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (144, 149)) ('repression', 'NegReg', (103, 113)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (144, 149)) ('activity', 'MPA', (130, 138)) 20190 28203648 Importantly, data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) indicate that mutations altering the KEAP1 binding domain of NRF2 are associated with similar patterns of gene upregulation across diverse tumor types (Table 1). ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (193, 198)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (193, 198)) ('NRF2', 'Gene', (115, 119)) ('Cancer Genome Atlas', 'Disease', (27, 46)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (27, 33)) ('Cancer Genome Atlas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (27, 46)) ('mutations', 'Var', (68, 77)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (193, 198)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (165, 177)) 20191 28203648 Because these gene expression changes are a result of genetic variation at an unlinked locus (the NFE2L2 gene), they represent the trans-effects of mutations at NFE2L2. ('mutations', 'Var', (148, 157)) ('NFE2L2', 'Gene', '4780', (98, 104)) ('NFE2L2', 'Gene', '4780', (161, 167)) ('NFE2L2', 'Gene', (98, 104)) ('NFE2L2', 'Gene', (161, 167)) ('gene expression', 'MPA', (14, 29)) 20204 28203648 Approximately 7.5% (2689 out of 35,659) of the AREs consistently bound by NRF2 and/or sMAFs contain a potential ARE-altering single nucleotide variant (SNV), and 14 of the variable AREs are in linkage disequilibrium (i.e., co-inherited) with disease-associated variants identified by GWAS. ('MAF', 'Gene', (87, 90)) ('bound', 'Reg', (65, 70)) ('single', 'Var', (125, 131)) ('MAF', 'Gene', '4094', (87, 90)) ('ARE-altering', 'Disease', (112, 124)) ('NRF2', 'Gene', (74, 78)) 20206 28203648 However variant AREs are also linked to disease beyond cancer. ('variant', 'Var', (8, 15)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (55, 61)) ('disease', 'Disease', (40, 47)) ('linked', 'Reg', (30, 36)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (55, 61)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (55, 61)) 20208 28203648 One ARE-altering SNV, rs242561, falls within an NRF2-bound ARE at the MAPT locus. ('MAPT', 'Gene', (70, 74)) ('rs242561', 'Var', (22, 30)) ('rs242561', 'Mutation', 'rs242561', (22, 30)) ('fall', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002527', (32, 36)) ('falls', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002527', (32, 37)) ('MAPT', 'Gene', '4137', (70, 74)) 20209 28203648 The major allele of rs242561 creates a mismatch ARE (CGCTGAGTCAC - variant sequence is underlined) and the minor allele creates a perfect ARE (TGCTGAGTCAC). ('rs242561', 'Mutation', 'rs242561', (20, 28)) ('rs242561', 'Var', (20, 28)) ('mismatch', 'MPA', (39, 47)) 20210 28203648 Thus, most people carry one or two copies of a mismatch NRF2-targeted ARE in a MAPT enhancer region. ('MAPT', 'Gene', (79, 83)) ('people', 'Species', '9606', (11, 17)) ('mismatch', 'Var', (47, 55)) ('NRF2-targeted', 'Gene', (56, 69)) ('MAPT', 'Gene', '4137', (79, 83)) 20212 28203648 MAPT encodes the protein tau, which plays a central role in multiple neurodegenerative diseases, and rs242561 is in linkage disequilibrium with variants associated PSP, PD, and corticobasal degeneration. ('variants', 'Var', (144, 152)) ('neurodegenerative disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002180', (69, 94)) ('neurodegenerative diseases', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002180', (69, 95)) ('multiple neurodegenerative diseases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019636', (60, 95)) ('PSP', 'Disease', (164, 167)) ('rs242561', 'Mutation', 'rs242561', (101, 109)) ('PSP', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013494', (164, 167)) ('multiple neurodegenerative diseases', 'Disease', (60, 95)) ('associated', 'Reg', (153, 163)) ('corticobasal degeneration', 'Disease', (177, 202)) ('MAPT', 'Gene', '4137', (0, 4)) ('PD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010300', (169, 171)) ('MAPT', 'Gene', (0, 4)) 20213 28203648 Importantly, the minor allele of rs242561 (perfect-match ARE) is associated with decreased risk of all three aforementioned neurodegenerative disorders, acts as a hypermorphic ARE in reporter assays, and is associated with increased expression of a protective isoform of MAPT. ('decreased', 'NegReg', (81, 90)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (223, 232)) ('MAPT', 'Gene', (271, 275)) ('expression', 'MPA', (233, 243)) ('neurodegenerative disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019636', (124, 151)) ('rs242561', 'Var', (33, 41)) ('neurodegenerative disorders', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002180', (124, 151)) ('neurodegenerative disorders', 'Disease', (124, 151)) ('MAPT', 'Gene', '4137', (271, 275)) ('rs242561', 'Mutation', 'rs242561', (33, 41)) 20214 28203648 Although it is possible that additional non-coding variants affect MAPT expression and neurodegenerative disease risk, these data suggest that the ARE impacted by rs242561 plays a significant functional role at this locus. ('neurodegenerative disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002180', (87, 112)) ('rs242561', 'Var', (163, 171)) ('MAPT', 'Gene', '4137', (67, 71)) ('neurodegenerative disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019636', (87, 112)) ('rs242561', 'Mutation', 'rs242561', (163, 171)) ('expression', 'MPA', (72, 82)) ('MAPT', 'Gene', (67, 71)) ('neurodegenerative disease', 'Disease', (87, 112)) ('affect', 'Reg', (60, 66)) 20215 28203648 Cancer genome sequencing data from TCGA indicate that somatic variants disrupting ARE-like sequences are under positive selection in cancer cells. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (133, 139)) ('variants', 'Var', (62, 70)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 6)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (0, 6)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (133, 139)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (0, 6)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 139)) 20217 28203648 Thus, ARE mutations and aberrant expression of select NRF2 target genes are also likely to play an important functional role in cancer. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (128, 134)) ('NRF2', 'Gene', (54, 58)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (24, 32)) ('play', 'Reg', (91, 95)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (128, 134)) ('expression', 'MPA', (33, 43)) ('mutations', 'Var', (10, 19)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (128, 134)) 20218 28203648 In addition, there are many variant AREs associated with gene expression changes that have not yet been linked to a disease phenotype (SL and MS, not shown). ('gene expression changes', 'MPA', (57, 80)) ('variant', 'Var', (28, 35)) ('SL', 'Disease', 'MESH:C564794', (135, 137)) 20219 28203648 This explanation holds for rs242561, as oxidative stress plays a significant role in the pathology of neurodegenerative diseases such as PD and PSP. ('rs242561', 'Mutation', 'rs242561', (27, 35)) ('neurodegenerative diseases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019636', (102, 128)) ('PD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010300', (137, 139)) ('neurodegenerative disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002180', (102, 127)) ('PSP', 'Disease', (144, 147)) ('rs242561', 'Var', (27, 35)) ('neurodegenerative diseases', 'Disease', (102, 128)) ('neurodegenerative diseases', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002180', (102, 128)) ('oxidative stress', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (40, 56)) ('PSP', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013494', (144, 147)) 20248 24691397 Further, both are predisposed by mutations in the Kitl or Dmrt1 genes, and both appear to involve epigenetic changes in their etiology. ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (58, 63)) ('predisposed by', 'Reg', (18, 32)) ('Kitl', 'Gene', (50, 54)) ('mutations', 'Var', (33, 42)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', '50796', (58, 63)) ('Kitl', 'Gene', '17311', (50, 54)) 20301 24691397 There was only a marginally significant difference (P = 0.04) with higher incidence of TGCTs in CP-treated 129S5 mice than in CP-treated 129S1/SvImJ mice. ('TGCTs', 'Protein', (87, 92)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (67, 73)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (149, 153)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (113, 117)) ('CP-treated', 'Var', (96, 106)) 20316 24691397 The time points for exposure to potential carcinogenic agents for induction of TGCTs were initially chosen at E10.5 and E11.5 since those are the earliest days just after the PGCs colonize the fetal gonad and are undergoing extensive epigenetic changes. ('carcinogenic', 'Disease', (42, 54)) ('carcinogenic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (42, 54)) ('E11.5', 'Var', (120, 125)) 20360 22140272 To identify genetic variants that span the four TDS phenotypes, the authors performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) using Affymetrix Human SNP Array 6.0 to screen 488 patients with symptoms of TDS and 439 selected controls with excellent reproductive health. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (176, 184)) ('variants', 'Var', (20, 28)) ('Human', 'Species', '9606', (142, 147)) ('TDS', 'Disease', (202, 205)) 20363 22140272 Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the KITLG gene showed significant associations, but only with testicular cancer. ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (39, 44)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (69, 81)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (39, 44)) ('Single-nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (0, 31)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (97, 114)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (108, 114)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (97, 114)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (97, 114)) 20364 22140272 The association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the TGFBR3 and BMP7 genes, which belong to the transforming growth factor beta signalling pathway, suggests a role for this pathway in the pathogenesis of TDS. ('TDS', 'Disease', (209, 212)) ('TGFBR3', 'Gene', (58, 64)) ('association', 'Interaction', (4, 15)) ('BMP7', 'Gene', (69, 73)) ('single-nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (19, 50)) ('BMP7', 'Gene', '655', (69, 73)) ('role', 'Reg', (164, 168)) 20365 22140272 Infertility, cryptorchidism, small testis size with poor semen quality, and hypospadias are relatively common among men in Western countries and are all risk factors for testicular germ cell cancer (TGCC), which has been increasing in incidence and is the most common malignancy of young men in many countries. ('Infertility', 'Disease', (0, 11)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (191, 197)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (191, 197)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (76, 87)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (13, 27)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (269, 279)) ('small testis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008734', (29, 41)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (76, 87)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (289, 292)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (269, 279)) ('small', 'Var', (29, 34)) ('Infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (0, 11)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (76, 87)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (191, 197)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (13, 27)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (116, 119)) ('germ cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (181, 197)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (59, 62)) 20374 22140272 The variants with highest effect size were found at 12q21, implicating KITLG/KIT signalling as a pathway involved in TGCC susceptibility. ('TGCC', 'Disease', (117, 121)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (71, 76)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (71, 76)) ('variants', 'Var', (4, 12)) 20382 22140272 With the above approaches we were able to: (1) identify pleiotropic risk variants for TDS:that is, variants associated with all of the phenotypic subtypes; (2) confirm the risk factors in the KITLG gene found by two recent GWASs on TGCC; and (3) identify genes and protein complexes through integrative systems biology approaches that would not be found by single-marker association. ('variants', 'Var', (73, 81)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (192, 197)) ('TDS', 'Disease', (86, 89)) ('associated', 'Reg', (108, 118)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (192, 197)) 20414 22140272 We identified a strong association with all phenotypes of TDS (p<10-6) for nine markers, within the same linkage disequilibrium block, at 2q31.1, with the strongest association for rs17198432 (figure 1). ('rs17198432', 'Var', (181, 191)) ('rs17198432', 'Mutation', 'rs17198432', (181, 191)) ('TDS', 'Disease', (58, 61)) 20417 22140272 Thus all human genes were ranked on the basis of a combination of microarray gene expression time-series studies of the developing fetal testis in mouse and human, protein-protein interaction data, targeted mice knockouts resulting in developmental defects of the testis (MGI), and gene scores based on the single-marker analysis of this GWAS (figure 2; see Materials and methods for details). ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (147, 152)) ('defects of the testis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000035', (249, 270)) ('developmental defects of the testis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (235, 270)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (9, 14)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (207, 211)) ('developmental defects of the testis', 'Disease', (235, 270)) ('knockouts', 'Var', (212, 221)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (157, 162)) ('resulting in', 'Reg', (222, 234)) 20429 22140272 Here, we identified, using a combination of GWAS and systems biology approaches, genomic variants in TGFBR3 and BMP7 between several TDS phenotypes, most notably cryptorchidism and testicular cancer. ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (162, 176)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (181, 198)) ('variants', 'Var', (89, 97)) ('BMP7', 'Gene', '655', (112, 116)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (162, 176)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (181, 198)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (181, 198)) ('TGFBR3', 'Gene', (101, 107)) ('BMP7', 'Gene', (112, 116)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (192, 198)) 20431 22140272 In the single-marker approach, we also found evidence in the discovery cohort for a possible association for rs17198432 and other markers in the HOXD gene cluster. ('HOXD', 'Gene', '3230', (145, 149)) ('rs17198432', 'Mutation', 'rs17198432', (109, 119)) ('rs17198432', 'Var', (109, 119)) ('HOXD', 'Gene', (145, 149)) 20437 22140272 This expression pattern supports the idea that TGFBR3 is essential for embryonic development of the reproductive system, as silencing of the murine Tgfbr3 gene resulted in impaired function of fetal Leydig cells and testicular dysgenesis. ('Tgfbr3', 'Gene', '21814', (148, 154)) ('function', 'CPA', (181, 189)) ('silencing', 'Var', (124, 133)) ('Tgfbr3', 'Gene', (148, 154)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (88, 91)) ('testicular dysgenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013733', (216, 237)) ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (141, 147)) ('testicular dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008715', (216, 237)) ('development of the reproductive system', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000078', (81, 119)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (172, 180)) ('testicular dysgenesis', 'Disease', (216, 237)) 20442 22140272 However, it has been suggested that SNPs in the KIT and KITLG genes may also be involved in infertility, but we did not detect an association for other subtypes of TDS. ('infertility', 'Disease', (92, 103)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (36, 40)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (48, 51)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (92, 103)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (56, 61)) ('involved', 'Reg', (80, 88)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (92, 103)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (56, 61)) 20443 22140272 Thus, the KITLG region should be further studied to pinpoint causative variants within KITLG or its regulatory regions. ('variants', 'Var', (71, 79)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (87, 92)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (10, 15)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (87, 92)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (10, 15)) 20444 22140272 In the single-marker approach, we also found evidence for a possible association for rs17198432 and other markers in the HOXD gene cluster (supplementary table 10 online). ('rs17198432', 'Var', (85, 95)) ('HOXD', 'Gene', '3230', (121, 125)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (146, 149)) ('rs17198432', 'Mutation', 'rs17198432', (85, 95)) ('association', 'Interaction', (69, 80)) ('HOXD', 'Gene', (121, 125)) 20467 21892262 Testicular maldescent is a recognized aetiological factor with a relative risk (RR) of 4.8, familial testicular cancer constitutes a RR of 3-10 and ipsilateral testicular germ cell cancer results in a 25-fold increased risk of developing a second GCT in the contralateral testis. ('familial testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (92, 118)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (247, 250)) ('Testicular maldescent', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008715', (0, 21)) ('CT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002251', (248, 250)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (101, 118)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (181, 187)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (112, 118)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (112, 118)) ('ipsilateral', 'Var', (148, 159)) ('familial testicular cancer', 'Disease', (92, 118)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (181, 187)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (181, 187)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (112, 118)) ('germ cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (171, 187)) ('Testicular maldescent', 'Disease', (0, 21)) 20483 21892262 The beta-hCG was elevated in one patient (11150 U/L), and the alphaFP elevated in two patients (115 and 387 kU/L). ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (33, 40)) ('beta-hCG', 'Protein', (4, 12)) ('alphaFP', 'Gene', '174', (62, 69)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (86, 93)) ('alphaFP', 'Gene', (62, 69)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (17, 25)) ('11150 U/L', 'Var', (42, 51)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (86, 94)) 20521 21892262 In a multivariate analysis, positive tumour markers at initial presentation and the presence of TD in post-chemotherapy surgical specimens were predictive of late recurrence. ('tumour', 'Disease', (37, 43)) ('presence', 'Var', (84, 92)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (37, 43)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (37, 43)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (134, 137)) 20557 25791729 Since 2009, several genome wide association studies (GWAS) have been published, reporting on single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with significant associations in or near the genes KITLG, SPRY4, BAK1, DMRT1, TERT, ATF7IP, HPGDS, MAD1L1, RFWD3, TEX14, and PPM1E, likely to be related to TGCT development. ('TEX14', 'Gene', (246, 251)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (183, 188)) ('RFWD3', 'Gene', (239, 244)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (197, 201)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (289, 292)) ('related', 'Reg', (277, 284)) ('RFWD3', 'Gene', '55159', (239, 244)) ('MAD1L1', 'Gene', (231, 237)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (288, 292)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (203, 208)) ('TEX14', 'Gene', '56155', (246, 251)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (190, 195)) ('PPM1E', 'Gene', (257, 262)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (210, 214)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (210, 214)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', (216, 222)) ('HPGDS', 'Gene', (224, 229)) ('MAD1L1', 'Gene', '8379', (231, 237)) ('single-nucleotide', 'Var', (93, 110)) ('PPM1E', 'Gene', '22843', (257, 262)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (183, 188)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (300, 303)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (149, 161)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (190, 195)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', '55729', (216, 222)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (203, 208)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (197, 201)) 20584 25791729 In addition, men surviving TGCT can present long-term side effects of systemic cancer treatment, such as chronic fatigue, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, infertility, and even second cancers. ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (28, 31)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (195, 202)) ('TGCT', 'Var', (27, 31)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (166, 177)) ('systemic cancer', 'Disease', (70, 85)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (79, 85)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (166, 177)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (13, 16)) ('fatigue', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012378', (113, 120)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (195, 201)) ('chronic fatigue', 'Disease', (105, 120)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (122, 144)) ('systemic cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (70, 85)) ('metabolic syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008659', (146, 164)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002318', (122, 144)) ('metabolic syndrome', 'Disease', (146, 164)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (91, 94)) ('chronic fatigue', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012432', (105, 120)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (166, 177)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (195, 202)) ('chronic fatigue', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015673', (105, 120)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Disease', (122, 144)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (195, 202)) 20637 25791729 Single-nucleotide polymorphisms at 12q22 likely related to KITLG have the strongest association with the development of TGCT, with a risk greater than 2.5-fold of TGCT per major allele. ('association', 'Interaction', (84, 95)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (112, 115)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (120, 124)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (121, 124)) ('Single-nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (0, 31)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (59, 64)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (59, 64)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (164, 167)) 20644 25791729 The link between cancer and infertility can, therefore, further be investigated in studies of KITLG variation in men with a history of infertility with and without TGCT. ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (94, 99)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (28, 39)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (94, 99)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (165, 168)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (28, 39)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (135, 146)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (28, 39)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (17, 23)) ('variation', 'Var', (100, 109)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (135, 146)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (17, 23)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (113, 116)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (135, 146)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (17, 23)) 20660 25791729 This is also confirmed by the fact that SNP identified at this locus were more strongly associated with seminomas than nonseminomas. ('associated', 'Reg', (88, 98)) ('SNP identified', 'Var', (40, 54)) ('seminomas than nonseminomas', 'Disease', (104, 131)) ('seminomas than nonseminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (104, 131)) 20662 25791729 Knock down of ATF7IP results in a significant decrease in TERT and TERC expression and also in telomerase activity. ('TERC', 'Gene', (67, 71)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', (14, 20)) ('TERC', 'Gene', '7012', (67, 71)) ('telomerase activity', 'MPA', (95, 114)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (58, 62)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', '55729', (14, 20)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (58, 62)) ('Knock down', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (46, 54)) 20665 25791729 Disruption of HPGDS leads to modification of the phenotype of apcMin/+ mice. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (71, 75)) ('phenotype', 'MPA', (49, 58)) ('HPGDS', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('Disruption', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('modification', 'Reg', (29, 41)) 20722 25791729 It is found that aberrations in regulation of expression of miRNAs can be involved in the development of cancers, so they can act as both oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (152, 157)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 112)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (152, 157)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (105, 112)) ('regulation', 'MPA', (32, 42)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (97, 100)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (105, 112)) ('miRNAs', 'Gene', (60, 66)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (152, 157)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 111)) ('expression', 'MPA', (46, 56)) ('aberrations', 'Var', (17, 28)) ('involved', 'Reg', (74, 82)) 20748 25791729 A promising noninvasive method for CIS screening seems to be the detection of specific TGCT miRNAs in semen, because there was demonstrated that miRNAs of the miR-371~373 and miR-302/367 clusters are highly overexpressed in serum in all TGCT and specific miRNA associated to infertility has already been found in semen. ('miR-302/367 clusters', 'Var', (175, 195)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (275, 286)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (275, 286)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (104, 107)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (275, 286)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (238, 241)) ('overexpressed', 'PosReg', (207, 220)) ('miR-371', 'Gene', (159, 166)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (88, 91)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (315, 318)) ('miR-371', 'Gene', '442916', (159, 166)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (35, 38)) 20839 24672311 Paternal exposure to heavy metals such as lead, arsenic, and mercury has been associated with decreased fertility and pregnancy delay. ('pregnancy delay', 'CPA', (118, 133)) ('decreased fertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000144', (94, 113)) ('arsenic', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001151', (48, 55)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (94, 103)) ('mercury', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008628', (61, 68)) ('arsenic', 'Var', (48, 55)) ('fertility', 'CPA', (104, 113)) ('pregnancy delay', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001622', (118, 133)) 20860 24247010 Epigenetic loss of the PIWI/piRNA machinery in human testicular tumorigenesis Although most cancer research has focused in mRNA, non-coding RNAs are also an essential player in tumorigenesis. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (47, 52)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (64, 69)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (92, 98)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (92, 98)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (177, 182)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', '9271', (23, 27)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (177, 182)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (64, 69)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', (23, 27)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 98)) ('Epigenetic loss', 'Var', (0, 15)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (177, 182)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (64, 69)) 20861 24247010 In addition to the well-recognized microRNAs, recent studies have also shown that epigenetic silencing by CpG island hypermethylation of other classes of non-coding RNAs, such as transcribed ultraconserved regions (T-UCRs) or small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs), also occur in human neoplasia. ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (278, 287)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (272, 277)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (117, 133)) ('neoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (278, 287)) ('epigenetic silencing', 'MPA', (82, 102)) ('neoplasia', 'Disease', (278, 287)) 20863 24247010 We have observed the existence of promoter CpG island hypermethylation-associated silencing of PIWIL1, PIWIL2, PIWIL4, and TDRD1 in primary seminoma and non-seminoma testicular tumors, in addition to testicular germ cell tumor cell lines. ('PIWIL4', 'Gene', '143689', (111, 117)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', '55124', (103, 109)) ('TDRD1', 'Gene', '56165', (123, 128)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (221, 226)) ('primary seminoma', 'Disease', (132, 148)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (166, 183)) ('silencing', 'NegReg', (82, 91)) ('non-seminoma testicular tumors', 'Disease', (153, 183)) ('non-seminoma testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (153, 183)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (177, 182)) ('TDRD1', 'Gene', (123, 128)) ('PIWIL4', 'Gene', (111, 117)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', (103, 109)) ('hypermethylation-associated', 'Var', (54, 81)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (221, 226)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (177, 182)) ('PIWIL1', 'Gene', '9271', (95, 101)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (177, 183)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (221, 226)) ('PIWIL1', 'Gene', (95, 101)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (177, 182)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (211, 226)) ('primary seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (132, 148)) 20864 24247010 The PIWI/piRNA pathway seem to be involved in the maintenance of genomic stability and germ cell function by two different mechanisms that have been described in Drosophila melanogaster: cleavage of transposable element transcripts by PIWI proteins, a process that is mediated through piRNA base-pairing recognition, and heterochromatin-mediated transcriptional silencing associated with a gain of DNA methylation. ('transposable element transcripts', 'Gene', (199, 231)) ('Drosophila melanogaster', 'Species', '7227', (162, 185)) ('cleavage', 'MPA', (187, 195)) ('heterochromatin-mediated transcriptional', 'Var', (321, 361)) 20865 24247010 PIWI-class proteins, such as PIWIL2 and PIWIL4, are also involved in a so-denominated "ping-pong" amplification cycle, creating antisense piRNAs that are capable of repressing the transcript of origin. ('antisense', 'Var', (128, 137)) ('repressing', 'MPA', (165, 175)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', '55124', (29, 35)) ('PIWIL4', 'Gene', '143689', (40, 46)) ('PIWIL4', 'Gene', (40, 46)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', (29, 35)) ('transcript of origin', 'MPA', (180, 200)) 20867 24247010 In this regard, DNA methylation regulated expression of piRNAs occurs in human spermatozoa and non-genetic infertility syndromes in males could be associated with epigenetic disruption of PIWI proteins. ('infertility syndromes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (107, 128)) ('infertility syndromes', 'Disease', (107, 128)) ('associated', 'Reg', (147, 157)) ('piRNAs', 'Gene', (56, 62)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (107, 118)) ('expression', 'MPA', (42, 52)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (73, 78)) ('epigenetic disruption', 'Var', (163, 184)) 20872 24247010 PIWIL2 has essential roles in the initial phases of spermatogenesis: transposon silencing in fetal gonocytes, germline stem cell self-renewal and early prophase of mammalian testis. ('silencing', 'NegReg', (80, 89)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', '55124', (0, 6)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('transposon', 'Var', (69, 79)) ('mammalian', 'Species', '9606', (164, 173)) 20875 24247010 Our data indicate that epigenetic disruption of the entire PIWI/piRNA pathway is indeed a hallmark for the development of testicular tumors. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 139)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', (122, 139)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 138)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (122, 139)) ('epigenetic disruption', 'Var', (23, 44)) ('PIWI/piRNA pathway', 'Pathway', (59, 77)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (122, 139)) 20882 24247010 We further tightened the link between CpG island hypermethylation of the studied PIWI-class protein genes and transcriptional inactivation by the analyses of testicular cancer cell lines. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (158, 175)) ('PIWI-class', 'Gene', (81, 91)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (49, 65)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (158, 175)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (169, 175)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (158, 175)) 20884 24247010 2), we found that the human testicular germ cell tumor lines 833K, GCT27 and SuSa showed dense promoter CpG island hypermethylation for the described genes. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (49, 54)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 54)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (115, 131)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (49, 54)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (22, 27)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (39, 54)) 20886 24247010 Once we had determined the existence of promoter CpG island hypermethylation events in the described PIWI-class protein genes and the diminished expression of their corresponding transcripts in testicular tumorigenesis, both in primary tumors and cultured transformed cells, we wondered about the downstream impact of the described epigenetic inactivation. ('primary tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (228, 242)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (205, 210)) ('diminished', 'NegReg', (134, 144)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (236, 241)) ('expression', 'MPA', (145, 155)) ('PIWI-class protein genes', 'Gene', (101, 125)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (60, 76)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (205, 210)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (236, 241)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (205, 210)) ('primary tumors', 'Disease', (228, 242)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (236, 242)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (236, 241)) 20890 24247010 The diminished expression of the piRNAs DQ598918, DQ589977 and DQ601609 occurred both in seminoma and non-seminoma tumors (Fig. ('DQ598918', 'Var', (40, 48)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (89, 97)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (115, 120)) ('DQ589977', 'Var', (50, 58)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (89, 97)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (106, 114)) ('diminished', 'NegReg', (4, 14)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (115, 121)) ('expression', 'MPA', (15, 25)) ('DQ601609', 'Var', (63, 71)) ('non-seminoma tumors', 'Disease', (102, 121)) ('non-seminoma tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (102, 121)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (106, 114)) 20893 24247010 Thus, we proceeded to determine in our studied set of primary testicular tumors that harbor PIWIL1, PIWIL2, PIWIL4, and TDRD1 promoter CpG island methylation-associated silencing and piRNA diminished levels, had also undergone DNA methylation changes at the LINE1 sequence. ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', '55124', (100, 106)) ('PIWIL4', 'Gene', (108, 114)) ('TDRD1', 'Gene', '56165', (120, 125)) ('silencing', 'NegReg', (169, 178)) ('PIWIL4', 'Gene', '143689', (108, 114)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', (62, 79)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 78)) ('PIWIL1', 'Gene', (92, 98)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', (100, 106)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 79)) ('PIWIL1', 'Gene', '9271', (92, 98)) ('methylation-associated', 'Var', (146, 168)) ('TDRD1', 'Gene', (120, 125)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (62, 79)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (62, 79)) 20896 24247010 Overall, our results show the existence of cancer specific hypermethylation events in the CpG islands of genes associated with piRNAs that leads to their transcriptional inactivation in testicular cancer. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (43, 49)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (186, 203)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (197, 203)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (186, 203)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (43, 49)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (197, 203)) ('transcriptional', 'MPA', (154, 169)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (186, 203)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (43, 49)) ('CpG islands of genes', 'Gene', (90, 110)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (197, 203)) ('hypermethylation events', 'Var', (59, 82)) 20897 24247010 Most importantly, the epigenetic inactivation of PIWI-class protein genes (PIWIL1, PIWIL2, and PIWIL4) and its associated protein TDRD1 in human testicular tumorigenesis occurs in a molecular context characterized by a diminished expression of the piRNAs and the DNA hypomethylation of LINE1, a PIWI/piRNA target sequence. ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', '55124', (83, 89)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (156, 161)) ('PIWIL1', 'Gene', (75, 81)) ('diminished', 'NegReg', (219, 229)) ('expression', 'MPA', (230, 240)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', (83, 89)) ('PIWIL4', 'Gene', '143689', (95, 101)) ('PIWIL4', 'Gene', (95, 101)) ('LINE1', 'Gene', (286, 291)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (156, 161)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (139, 144)) ('TDRD1', 'Gene', (130, 135)) ('PIWIL1', 'Gene', '9271', (75, 81)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (156, 161)) ('TDRD1', 'Gene', '56165', (130, 135)) ('epigenetic inactivation', 'Var', (22, 45)) 20898 24247010 Interestingly, epigenetic disruption of PIWI proteins also occurs in non-genetic infertility syndromes in males and there is an epidemiological association between male infertility and testicular cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (196, 202)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (185, 202)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (169, 180)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (164, 180)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (169, 180)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', (40, 44)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (169, 180)) ('infertility syndromes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (81, 102)) ('occurs', 'Reg', (59, 65)) ('epigenetic disruption', 'Var', (15, 36)) ('infertility syndromes', 'Disease', (81, 102)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (185, 202)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (81, 92)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (81, 92)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (185, 202)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (81, 92)) 20911 24247010 cDNA of protein coding genes was amplified by real-time PCR using Taqman assays: PIWIL1 (Hs01041737), PIWIL2 (Hs00216263), PIWIL4 (Hs00381509) and TDRD1 (Hs00229805) and expression values were normalized to GAPDH (AB Assay ID 4333764F). ('TDRD1', 'Gene', '56165', (147, 152)) ('Hs00216263', 'Var', (110, 120)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', (102, 108)) ('PIWIL1', 'Gene', (81, 87)) ('Hs00381509', 'Var', (131, 141)) ('GAPDH', 'Gene', '2597', (207, 212)) ('Hs01041737', 'Var', (89, 99)) ('PIWIL4', 'Gene', '143689', (123, 129)) ('PIWIL1', 'Gene', '9271', (81, 87)) ('PIWIL4', 'Gene', (123, 129)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', '55124', (102, 108)) ('GAPDH', 'Gene', (207, 212)) ('TDRD1', 'Gene', (147, 152)) 20912 24247010 Expression values of piRNAs DQ598918 (CSQJAPI), DQ589977 (CSMSF6U) and DQ601609 (CSVI3FS) were normalized to RNU19 (AB Assay ID 001003). ('DQ589977', 'Var', (48, 56)) ('DQ601609', 'Var', (71, 79)) ('DQ598918', 'Var', (28, 36)) ('RNU19', 'Gene', (109, 114)) ('RNU19', 'Gene', '26821', (109, 114)) 21053 18827809 Putatively, these precursors of malignancy may be promoted by factors acting during early childhood (Dieckmann and Pichlmeier, 2004), such as high-calorie nutrition. ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (32, 42)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (32, 42)) ('promoted', 'PosReg', (50, 58)) ('high-calorie nutrition', 'Var', (142, 164)) 21075 18827809 >185 cm) are distinctly more frequent among cases than in controls, as with the subgroups of seminoma and non-seminoma. ('frequent', 'Reg', (29, 37)) ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', (106, 118)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (110, 118)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (93, 101)) ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (106, 118)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (93, 101)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (110, 118)) ('>185 cm', 'Var', (0, 7)) 21113 18827809 Two ecological studies support the hypothesis, one showing a correlation between high-fat intake and the incidence of GCT (Armstrong and Doll, 1975) and the other reporting an association of dairy products specifically cheese, with the incidence of testicular cancer (Ganmaa et al, 2002). ('GCT', 'Gene', (118, 121)) ('high-fat', 'Var', (81, 89)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (249, 266)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (249, 266)) ('GCT', 'Gene', '25797', (118, 121)) ('association', 'Interaction', (176, 187)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (249, 266)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (260, 266)) 21120 18827809 According to that hypothesis, high-calorie intake during early childhood could advance length growth and promote GCT precursor cells at the same time. ('promote', 'PosReg', (105, 112)) ('GCT', 'Gene', (113, 116)) ('advance length growth', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000098', (79, 100)) ('GCT', 'Gene', '25797', (113, 116)) ('advance', 'PosReg', (79, 86)) ('length growth', 'CPA', (87, 100)) ('high-calorie', 'Var', (30, 42)) 21171 17411461 Cowden syndrome (CS), an autosomal dominant disease associated with mutations in the PTEN tumor suppressor gene on chromosome 10q10.22-23, is associated with elevated risks of breast and thyroid cancer, as well as diverse benign neoplasms including gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyps, lipomas, giant fibroadenomas of the breast, hemangiomas, and multiple early-onset uterine leiomyomas. ('fibroadenomas of the breast', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010619', (303, 330)) ('Cowden syndrome', 'Disease', (0, 15)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', (85, 89)) ('lipomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012032', (288, 295)) ('benign neoplasms', 'Disease', (222, 238)) ('leiomyomas', 'Disease', (378, 388)) ('benign neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (222, 238)) ('lipomas', 'Disease', (288, 295)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (90, 95)) ('multiple', 'Disease', (349, 357)) ('lipomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008067', (288, 295)) ('associated', 'Reg', (142, 152)) ('leiomyomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007889', (378, 388)) ('uterine leiomyomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000131', (370, 388)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', '5728', (85, 89)) ('gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyps', 'Disease', (249, 286)) ('giant fibroadenomas of the breast, hemangiomas', 'Disease', 'OMIM:615554', (297, 343)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (90, 95)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (187, 201)) ('associated', 'Reg', (52, 62)) ('autosomal dominant disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (25, 51)) ('hamartomatous polyps', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004390', (266, 286)) ('hemangiomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001028', (332, 343)) ('gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyps', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011127', (249, 286)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (195, 201)) ('autosomal dominant disease', 'Disease', (25, 51)) ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (229, 238)) ('Cowden syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006223', (0, 15)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (90, 95)) ('gastrointestinal hamartomatous', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004390', (249, 279)) ('neoplasm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (229, 237)) ('mutations', 'Var', (68, 77)) ('breast and thyroid cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (176, 201)) 21177 17411461 The patient underwent commercial genetic testing for germline mutations in the PTEN gene, with no mutation detected. ('germline mutations', 'Var', (53, 71)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', (79, 83)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (4, 11)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', '5728', (79, 83)) 21178 17411461 However, a mutation is identified by conventional testing in only 80% of patients who meet the CS clinical criteria, as they can have a large deletion or mutations in the promoter region of PTEN. ('PTEN', 'Gene', (190, 194)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', '5728', (190, 194)) ('mutations in', 'Var', (154, 166)) ('deletion', 'Var', (142, 150)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (73, 81)) 21180 17411461 CNC is associated with germline mutations in the PRKAR1A gene on chromosome 17q22-24, which are detected in 50-65% of CNC patients. ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (49, 56)) ('germline mutations', 'Var', (23, 41)) ('CNC', 'Disease', (0, 3)) ('associated', 'Reg', (7, 17)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (49, 56)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (122, 130)) 21186 17411461 It is associated with germline mutations in the MEN1 gene, on chromosome 11q13. ('associated', 'Reg', (6, 16)) ('germline mutations', 'Var', (22, 40)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (48, 52)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (48, 52)) 21193 17411461 We therefore tested the patient for mutations in AIP; none were detected (CA Stratakis, personal communication). ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (24, 31)) ('mutations', 'Var', (36, 45)) ('tested', 'Reg', (13, 19)) ('AIP', 'Gene', '9049', (49, 52)) ('AIP', 'Gene', (49, 52)) 21217 31592278 The pathogenesis of testicular germ cell tumours remains unknown; however, although recently questioned, cryptorchidism is the main risk factor, and molecular studies have shown strong evidence of an association between genetic alterations and testicular germ cell tumours. ('testicular germ cell tumours', 'Disease', (20, 48)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (105, 119)) ('testicular germ cell tumours', 'Disease', (244, 272)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 47)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (265, 271)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 48)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (265, 272)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (105, 119)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003456', (105, 119)) ('testicular germ cell tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (20, 48)) ('testicular germ cell tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (244, 272)) ('genetic alterations', 'Var', (220, 239)) 21248 23353098 Epigenetic changes are amongst the earliest lesions to occur during carcinogenesis and are essentially reversible (unlike mutations). ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (68, 82)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (68, 82)) ('Epigenetic changes', 'Var', (0, 18)) 21260 23353098 Risk factors for RCC include age (50-70 years), cigarette smoking, obesity, hypertension and silencing of the VHL tumor suppressor gene, which drives tumor angiogenesis through VEGF over-expression. ('VEGF', 'Gene', '7422', (177, 181)) ('obesity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009765', (67, 74)) ('silencing', 'Var', (93, 102)) ('over-expression', 'PosReg', (182, 197)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (76, 88)) ('obesity', 'Disease', (67, 74)) ('VHL tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006623', (110, 119)) ('obesity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001513', (67, 74)) ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (76, 88)) ('RCC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005584', (17, 20)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (114, 119)) ('VEGF', 'Gene', (177, 181)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (76, 88)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (150, 155)) ('RCC', 'Disease', (17, 20)) ('VHL tumor', 'Disease', (110, 119)) 21277 23353098 Overexpression of ERBB2 has been found to be an independent predictor of survival in a proportion of muscle-invasive TCC. ('muscle-invasive TCC', 'Disease', (101, 120)) ('ERBB2', 'Gene', '2064', (18, 23)) ('Overexpression', 'Var', (0, 14)) ('ERBB2', 'Gene', (18, 23)) ('TCC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006740', (117, 120)) 21289 23353098 There is strong evidence to show that methylation patterns are clonally inherited during prostate tumor progression. ('prostate tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (89, 103)) ('methylation', 'Var', (38, 49)) ('prostate tumor', 'Disease', (89, 103)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (98, 103)) ('prostate tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100787', (89, 103)) 21297 23353098 Add to this the 'epigenetic progenitor model of cancer', and we can begin to understand how epigenetic alterations in precursor cells can create genomic instability, which fosters additional genetic 'hits', such as point mutations and deletions, unwanted transcription of proviral and retrotransposon repeats, leading to disruption of their surrounding genes, further epigenetic catastrophe and rapid acquisition of the cancerous phenotype. ('deletions', 'Var', (235, 244)) ('fosters', 'Reg', (172, 179)) ('alterations', 'Var', (103, 114)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 54)) ('cancerous', 'Disease', (420, 429)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (92, 102)) ('epigenetic catastrophe', 'CPA', (368, 390)) ('disruption', 'Reg', (321, 331)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (420, 426)) ('cancerous', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (420, 429)) ("'hits'", 'PosReg', (199, 205)) ('point mutations', 'Var', (215, 230)) 21301 23353098 Via active demethylation of tumor suppressor genes and cytotoxicity arising from incorporation into nucleic acids, these DNMTi exert potent anti-tumorigenic activity. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (145, 150)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (59, 67)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (28, 33)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (59, 67)) ('tumor suppressor genes', 'Gene', (28, 50)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (55, 67)) ('demethylation', 'Var', (11, 24)) ('anti-tumorigenic activity', 'CPA', (140, 165)) ('DNMTi', 'Var', (121, 126)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (55, 67)) 21306 23353098 In renal cancer, TGFbeta receptor type II expression, in addition to TGFbeta responsiveness, was restored by 5-Aza-CdR. ('TGFbeta receptor', 'Gene', (17, 33)) ('5-Aza-CdR', 'Var', (109, 118)) ('renal cancer', 'Disease', (3, 15)) ('expression', 'MPA', (42, 52)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (9, 15)) ('renal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009726', (3, 15)) ('restored', 'PosReg', (97, 105)) ('renal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007680', (3, 15)) 21307 23353098 Furthermore, combined treatment with 5-Aza-CdR and genistein, a non-toxic isoflavone, significantly induced cell cycle arrest and halted proliferation across three renal carcinoma cell lines, over genistein alone. ('halted', 'NegReg', (130, 136)) ('5-Aza-CdR', 'Var', (37, 46)) ('arrest', 'Disease', (119, 125)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (170, 179)) ('cell cycle arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011018', (108, 125)) ('renal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (164, 179)) ('genistein', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019833', (51, 60)) ('renal carcinoma', 'Disease', (164, 179)) ('isoflavone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007529', (74, 84)) ('induced', 'Reg', (100, 107)) ('arrest', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (119, 125)) ('renal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005584', (164, 179)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (137, 150)) ('genistein', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019833', (197, 206)) 21309 23353098 Following promising results by demethylating the p16 gene promoter and globally decreasing hypermethylated regions in T24 human bladder carcinoma cells, studies on zebularine were escalated to in vivo models. ('decreasing', 'NegReg', (80, 90)) ('bladder carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002862', (128, 145)) ('bladder carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (128, 145)) ('hypermethylated regions', 'MPA', (91, 114)) ('p16', 'Gene', (49, 52)) ('bladder carcinoma', 'Disease', (128, 145)) ('demethylating', 'Var', (31, 44)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (136, 145)) ('zebularine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C009131', (164, 174)) ('p16', 'Gene', '1029', (49, 52)) 21311 23353098 Combined treatment of prostate cancer cell line DU145 with docetaxel (TaxotereR) and either 5-Aza-CdR or 5-Aza-CR enhanced docetaxel sensitivity through demethylation and reactivation of DNA damage response gene GADD45A and tumor suppressors E-cadherin and maspin and significantly reduced proliferation over either agent alone. ('docetaxel sensitivity', 'MPA', (123, 144)) ('demethylation', 'Var', (153, 166)) ('GADD45A', 'Gene', '1647', (212, 219)) ('docetaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077143', (59, 68)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (31, 37)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (224, 229)) ('TaxotereR', 'Chemical', '-', (70, 79)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (282, 289)) ('maspin', 'Gene', (257, 263)) ('E-cadherin', 'Protein', (242, 252)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (114, 122)) ('GADD45A', 'Gene', (212, 219)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (290, 303)) ('maspin', 'Gene', '5268', (257, 263)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (22, 37)) ('reactivation', 'PosReg', (171, 183)) ('docetaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077143', (123, 132)) 21312 23353098 Similarly, 5-Aza-CdR was found to enhance the apoptotic effect of cisplatinum (trade name: cisplatin) in DU145 cells. ('enhance', 'PosReg', (34, 41)) ('cisplatinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (66, 77)) ('5-Aza-CdR', 'Var', (11, 20)) ('apoptotic effect', 'CPA', (46, 62)) 21313 23353098 In RCC, cytotoxicity of vinblastine was increased both in vitro and in a Caki-1 xenograft model by co-treatment with 5-Aza-CdR. ('vinblastine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014747', (24, 35)) ('cytotoxicity of vinblastine', 'MPA', (8, 35)) ('5-Aza-CdR', 'Var', (117, 126)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (40, 49)) ('RCC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005584', (3, 6)) 21314 23353098 Hypermethylation of the pro-apoptotic XAF1 gene has been associated with the apoptotic resistant phenotype of RCC that emerges post-immunotherapy. ('RCC', 'Disease', (110, 113)) ('XAF1', 'Gene', (38, 42)) ('RCC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005584', (110, 113)) ('Hypermethylation', 'Var', (0, 16)) ('apoptotic resistant phenotype', 'MPA', (77, 106)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (57, 72)) ('XAF1', 'Gene', '54739', (38, 42)) 21317 23353098 Hypermethylation of homeobox gene TLX3 has been associated with chemoresistance in 21% of patients and overexpression of TLX3 restored chemosensitivity. ('TLX3', 'Gene', (121, 125)) ('chemosensitivity', 'MPA', (135, 151)) ('TLX3', 'Gene', '30012', (34, 38)) ('associated', 'Reg', (48, 58)) ('Hypermethylation', 'Var', (0, 16)) ('TLX3', 'Gene', '30012', (121, 125)) ('chemoresistance', 'CPA', (64, 79)) ('TLX3', 'Gene', (34, 38)) 21325 23353098 It was recently shown that curcumin is also capable of demethylating and reactivating noncoding microRNA genes, namely tumor suppressor microRNA miR-203 in bladder cancer cell lines. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (164, 170)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 124)) ('reactivating', 'MPA', (73, 85)) ('curcumin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003474', (27, 35)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (156, 170)) ('demethylating', 'Var', (55, 68)) ('miR-203', 'Gene', (145, 152)) ('miR-203', 'Gene', '406986', (145, 152)) 21337 23353098 Similarly in mouse models of prostate cancer, the combination of panobinostat with the mTOR inhibitor everolimus resulted in enhanced anti-tumor activity (over either agent alone) mediated by increased p21 and p27 expression and reduced angiogenesis and tumor proliferation via androgen receptor, c-Myc and HIF-1alpha signaling. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (38, 44)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (29, 44)) ('expression', 'MPA', (214, 224)) ('p27', 'Gene', (210, 213)) ('anti-tumor activity', 'CPA', (134, 153)) ('HIF-1alpha', 'Gene', '15251', (307, 317)) ('HIF-1alpha', 'Gene', (307, 317)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (139, 144)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (229, 236)) ('tumor proliferation', 'CPA', (254, 273)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (254, 259)) ('panobinostat', 'Var', (65, 77)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (29, 44)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (125, 133)) ('p27', 'Gene', '12576', (210, 213)) ('p21', 'Protein', (202, 205)) ('angiogenesis', 'CPA', (237, 249)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (192, 201)) 21342 23353098 EZH2 belongs to the polycomb group of transcriptional repressors, and forms the catalytic subunit of the Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2), which catalyzes trimethylation on H3K27, triggering gene silencing. ('EZH2', 'Gene', '2146', (0, 4)) ('trimethylation', 'Var', (159, 173)) ('EZH2', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('H3K27', 'Protein', (177, 182)) ('triggering', 'Reg', (184, 194)) ('gene', 'MPA', (195, 199)) 21344 23353098 Several selective small molecule inhibitors of EZH2 have recently been described that decrease global H3K27me3 levels and reactivate silenced PRC2 target genes, such as GSK126 and EPZ005687. ('EZH2', 'Gene', (47, 51)) ('PRC2', 'Gene', (142, 146)) ('GSK126', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C577920', (169, 175)) ('reactivate silenced', 'MPA', (122, 141)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (86, 94)) ('global H3K27me3 levels', 'MPA', (95, 117)) ('inhibitors', 'Var', (33, 43)) 21350 23353098 For example, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (the polyphenol from green tea) has been shown to cause cell cycle arrest and induce apoptosis in prostate cancer cells by upregulating p21 and Bax through H3 acetylation (increasing promoter accessibility), causing epigenetic modifications and down-regulating HDACs through increasing their proteasomal degradation. ('H3 acetylation', 'Protein', (196, 210)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (147, 153)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (138, 153)) ('cell cycle arrest', 'CPA', (96, 113)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (125, 134)) ('Bax', 'Gene', (184, 187)) ('increasing', 'PosReg', (315, 325)) ('Bax', 'Gene', '581', (184, 187)) ('cell cycle arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011018', (96, 113)) ('proteasomal degradation', 'MPA', (332, 355)) ('epigenetic modifications', 'MPA', (256, 280)) ('epigallocatechin-3-gallate', 'Var', (13, 39)) ('HDACs', 'Gene', (301, 306)) ('induce', 'PosReg', (118, 124)) ('down-regulating', 'NegReg', (285, 300)) ('epigallocatechin-3-gallate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C045651', (13, 39)) ('causing', 'Reg', (248, 255)) ('p21', 'Protein', (176, 179)) ('upregulating', 'PosReg', (163, 175)) ('cause', 'PosReg', (90, 95)) 21353 24829558 It is also known that undescended testes, if untreated, lead to an increased risk of testicular tumors, usually seminomas, arising from mutant germ cells. ('undescended testes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (22, 40)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (96, 101)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', (85, 102)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (96, 102)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (85, 102)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (85, 102)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (112, 121)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (112, 121)) ('mutant', 'Var', (136, 142)) 21370 24829558 The hyperthermia, between 35 and 37 C rather than 33 C, evoked by the abnormal position of the testis may respond for the impaired spermatogenesis. ('abnormal', 'Var', (70, 78)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (131, 146)) ('hyperthermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001945', (4, 16)) ('hyperthermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005334', (4, 16)) ('impaired spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (122, 146)) ('hyperthermia', 'Disease', (4, 16)) 21373 24829558 It is known that undescended testes, if untreated, lead to an increased risk of TC, usually seminomas, arising from mutant germ cells. ('undescended testes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (17, 35)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (80, 82)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (92, 101)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (92, 101)) ('mutant', 'Var', (116, 122)) 21399 24829558 A current hypothesis is that, due to the high temperature anomaly of undescended testis, an abnormal apoptosis allows some gonocytes to persist and become CIS with progressive mutation and/or cellular unbalance, and eventually malignancy in adulthood. ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (227, 237)) ('undescended testis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (69, 87)) ('temperature anomaly', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004370', (46, 65)) ('anomaly', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (58, 65)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (227, 237)) ('anomaly', 'Disease', (58, 65)) ('mutation', 'Var', (176, 184)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (155, 158)) 21400 24829558 These abnormal gonocytes are kept in a defined environment "suspended animation" in the germ-line and, due to the accumulation of mutations, may undergo transformation becoming the source of the CIS. ('transformation', 'CPA', (153, 167)) ('undergo', 'Reg', (145, 152)) ('mutations', 'Var', (130, 139)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (54, 57)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (195, 198)) 21403 24829558 A specific association of mutations in INSL3 with cryptorchidism has been described but its possible role in TC development and infertility needs to be clarified. ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (128, 139)) ('association', 'Interaction', (11, 22)) ('INSL3', 'Gene', '3640', (39, 44)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (128, 139)) ('mutations', 'Var', (26, 35)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (109, 111)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (128, 139)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (50, 64)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (119, 122)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (50, 64)) ('INSL3', 'Gene', (39, 44)) 21407 24829558 demonstrated common genetic variants associated to an increased risk of testicular germ cell cancer (TGCC) and found that seven markers at 12p22 within KITLG (c-KIT ligand) reached genome-wide significance. ('cancer', 'Disease', (93, 99)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (152, 157)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (93, 99)) ('germ cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (83, 99)) ('variants', 'Var', (28, 36)) ('c-KIT ligand', 'Gene', '4254', (159, 171)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 99)) ('associated', 'Reg', (37, 47)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (152, 157)) ('c-KIT ligand', 'Gene', (159, 171)) 21411 24829558 Thus, mutations in testosterone gene expression may change the level of testosterone in vivo and hypothetically the risk of developing TC. ('testosterone', 'Gene', (19, 31)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (135, 137)) ('change', 'Reg', (52, 58)) ('level of testosterone', 'MPA', (63, 84)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (72, 84)) ('mutations', 'Var', (6, 15)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (19, 31)) 21480 19654912 This stimulation was reproduced by E2-BSA, an impermeable E2 conjugate (Figure 1B), but not by E2, which triggered a significant decrease of cell proliferation at a physiologic intratesticular concentration of 10-9 M (Figure 1B), in agreement with our previous study. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (180, 183)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (129, 137)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (200, 203)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (153, 156)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (238, 241)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (141, 159)) ('E2-BSA', 'Var', (35, 41)) 21488 19654912 This activation was PKA dependent because H89 completely abolished CREB phosphorylation (data not shown). ('CREB', 'Gene', '1385', (67, 71)) ('H89', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C063509', (42, 45)) ('abolished', 'NegReg', (57, 66)) ('CREB', 'Gene', (67, 71)) ('H89', 'Var', (42, 45)) 21497 19654912 NF449 blocked the promoting effect of BPA, illustrating the Galphas dependence of the PKA activation and the G-protein-coupled nature of the receptor involved in BPA stimulation. ('Galphas', 'Chemical', '-', (60, 67)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (38, 41)) ('NF449', 'Var', (0, 5)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (162, 165)) ('blocked', 'NegReg', (6, 13)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (49, 52)) 21498 19654912 We have previously shown that E2-BSA, which triggers an effect quite similar to that of BPA, also induces a Galphai-dependent activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)/ERK1/2 pathway. ('ERK1/2', 'Gene', (184, 190)) ('ERK1/2', 'Gene', '5595;5594', (184, 190)) ('E2-BSA', 'Var', (30, 36)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (126, 136)) ('MAPK', 'Gene', (178, 182)) ('MAPK', 'Gene', '5595;5594;50689;5595;50689', (178, 182)) ('Galphai', 'Chemical', '-', (108, 115)) ('Galphai-dependent', 'MPA', (108, 125)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (88, 91)) 21503 19654912 KT5823, an inhibitor of PKG activation, prevented BPA-induced JKT-1 proliferation (Figure 6). ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (50, 53)) ('KT5823', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C073601', (0, 6)) ('prevented', 'NegReg', (40, 49)) ('JKT-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T011', (62, 67)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (75, 78)) ('JKT-1', 'Gene', (62, 67)) ('KT5823', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('PKG', 'Gene', '5592', (24, 27)) ('PKG', 'Gene', (24, 27)) 21530 19654912 Despite the mild difference in the activated protein kinases, it is likely that this promoting effect induced by E2-BSA and BPA is mediated via the same GPCR membrane receptor, an ncmER. ('GPCR', 'Gene', (153, 157)) ('GPCR', 'Gene', '151', (153, 157)) ('E2-BSA', 'Var', (113, 119)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (124, 127)) ('protein kinases', 'Enzyme', (45, 60)) 21534 19654912 Thus, GPR30 is a candidate for our ncmER in JKT-1 seminoma cells, activated by E2-BSA or BPA and able to transduce the PKA and ERK or PKG signaling pathways. ('seminoma', 'Disease', (50, 58)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (89, 92)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (50, 58)) ('transduce', 'Reg', (105, 114)) ('ERK', 'Gene', '5594', (127, 130)) ('PKG', 'Gene', '5592', (134, 137)) ('PKG', 'Gene', (134, 137)) ('ERK', 'Gene', (127, 130)) ('GPR30', 'Var', (6, 11)) ('JKT-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T011', (44, 49)) ('E2-BSA', 'Var', (79, 85)) 21537 19654912 Thus, we propose that GPR30 could represent the ncmER in JKT-1 seminoma cells, able to activate PKA, ERK, or PKG pathways. ('PKG', 'Gene', '5592', (109, 112)) ('ERK', 'Gene', '5594', (101, 104)) ('ERK', 'Gene', (101, 104)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (63, 71)) ('PKG', 'Gene', (109, 112)) ('PKA', 'Pathway', (96, 99)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (63, 71)) ('GPR30', 'Var', (22, 27)) ('activate', 'PosReg', (87, 95)) ('JKT-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T011', (57, 62)) 21548 31419517 The three CYP26 family enzymes, CYP26A1, CYP26B1 and CYP26C1 have all been shown to metabolize all-trans-retinoic acid (atRA) as well as 9-cisRA and 13-cisRA isomers and primary metabolites 4-OH-RA and 4-oxo-RA with high efficiency. ('metabolize', 'MPA', (84, 94)) ('9-cisRA', 'Chemical', '-', (137, 144)) ('4-oxo-RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C002202', (202, 210)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (120, 124)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (41, 48)) ('13-cisRA', 'Chemical', '-', (149, 157)) ('4-OH-RA', 'Chemical', '-', (190, 197)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (32, 39)) ('CYP26C1', 'Var', (53, 60)) ('all-trans-retinoic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (95, 118)) 21551 31419517 In humans and in animal models the expression patterns of CYP26 enzymes have been shown to be tissue and cell type specific, and the expression of the CYP26 enzymes is believed to regulate the formation of critical atRA concentration gradients in various tissue types. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (227, 230)) ('CYP26', 'Gene', (58, 63)) ('formation of critical atRA concentration gradients', 'MPA', (193, 243)) ('CYP26', 'Var', (151, 156)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (3, 9)) ('regulate', 'Reg', (180, 188)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (215, 219)) 21553 31419517 Interestingly, some of these genetic variants result in increased activity of the CYP26 enzymes potentially leading to complex gene-environment interactions due to variability in dietary intake of retinoids. ('retinoids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (197, 206)) ('CYP26 enzymes', 'Enzyme', (82, 95)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (56, 65)) ('activity', 'MPA', (66, 74)) ('variants', 'Var', (37, 45)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (108, 118)) 21604 31419517 In addition, based on enzyme kinetic analysis and the expression levels of CYP3A4, CYP3A5, CYP2C8 and CYP26A1 in the human liver, CYP26A1 is the main contributor to atRA clearance in the adult human liver. ('CYP2C8', 'Gene', '1558', (91, 97)) ('CYP3A5', 'Gene', (83, 89)) ('CYP2C8', 'Gene', (91, 97)) ('CYP3A4', 'Gene', '1576', (75, 81)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (117, 122)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (165, 169)) ('CYP3A5', 'Gene', '1577', (83, 89)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (130, 137)) ('CYP3A4', 'Gene', (75, 81)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (193, 198)) 21615 31419517 CYP26A1 was characterized as a RA hydroxylase as it was found to catalyze hydroxylation of RA and the gene expression was inducible by exposure to exogenous RA. ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (157, 159)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (31, 33)) ('catalyze', 'MPA', (65, 73)) ('hydroxylation', 'MPA', (74, 87)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (91, 93)) 21629 31419517 For example, CYP26A1 sequence similarity is higher than 65% between human, mouse and zebrafish, CYP26B1 sequence similarity is > 70% and CYP26C1 >50%. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (68, 73)) ('CYP26A1', 'Gene', (13, 20)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (96, 103)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (75, 80)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (85, 94)) ('CYP26C1', 'Var', (137, 144)) 21637 31419517 The CYP26 enzymes are collectively believed to be the main atRA hydroxylases, and the endogenous substrate of all three enzymes has been assumed to be atRA. ('atRA hydroxylases', 'Disease', (59, 76)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (59, 63)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (151, 155)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (102, 105)) ('CYP26 enzymes', 'Var', (4, 17)) ('atRA hydroxylases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D054882', (59, 76)) 21655 31419517 Of the CYP26 family enzymes, CYP26A1 has been shown to be mainly an enzyme that clears active retinoids rather than an enzyme forming active retinoids such as 4-oxo-RA. ('4-oxo-RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C002202', (159, 167)) ('clears active retinoids', 'MPA', (80, 103)) ('retinoids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (141, 150)) ('retinoids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (94, 103)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (29, 36)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (104, 107)) 21660 31419517 Among the three CYP26A1 enzymes, CYP26A1 has the highest catalytic activity towards atRA indicated by the highest Clint, while CYP26B1 appears to be a high affinity low capacity atRA hydroxylase and exhibits the lowest Clint of atRA amongst the three CYP26s (Table 1). ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (251, 252)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (219, 220)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (228, 232)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (84, 88)) ('highest catalytic activity towards atRA indicated', 'MPA', (49, 98)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (114, 115)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (127, 134)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (178, 182)) ('Clint', 'MPA', (219, 224)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (16, 17)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (33, 34)) ('Clint', 'MPA', (114, 119)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (33, 40)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (127, 128)) 21661 31419517 CYP26A1 hydroxylates atRA nearly as efficiently at C-16 and C-18 as in C-4 while CYP26B1 and CYP26C1 predominantly form the 4-OH-RA metabolite (Table 1). ('C-4', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058899', (71, 74)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (81, 88)) ('4-OH-RA', 'MPA', (124, 131)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (93, 94)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (51, 52)) ('4-OH-RA', 'Chemical', '-', (124, 131)) ('CYP26C1', 'Var', (93, 100)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (21, 25)) ('C-18', 'Gene', '27241', (60, 64)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (81, 82)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (98, 99)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (60, 61)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (71, 72)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (0, 1)) ('C-18', 'Gene', (60, 64)) 21664 31419517 The dominant 4-OH- metabolite formed by human CYP26A1 is (4S)-OH-RA while CYP26C1 converted atRA preferably to (4R)-OH-atRA. ('4-OH', 'Chemical', '-', (13, 17)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (92, 96)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (119, 123)) ('(4R)-OH-atRA', 'Chemical', '-', (111, 123)) ('(4S)-OH-RA', 'Chemical', '-', (57, 67)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (46, 53)) ('CYP26C1', 'Var', (74, 81)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (40, 45)) 21669 31419517 Of the three enzymes, CYP26C1 has the highest affinity towards 9-cisRA and CYP26A1 and CYP26B1 showed approximately 13- and 55-fold higher Km values than CYP26C1 towards 9-cisRA, respectively (Table 1). ('higher', 'PosReg', (132, 138)) ('9-cisRA', 'MPA', (63, 70)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (87, 94)) ('Km values', 'MPA', (139, 148)) ('9-cisRA', 'Chemical', '-', (63, 70)) ('9-cisRA', 'Chemical', '-', (170, 177)) ('CYP26C1', 'Var', (22, 29)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (75, 82)) ('affinity', 'MPA', (46, 54)) 21670 31419517 Somewhat surprisingly, the Clint of 9-cisRA by CYP26C1 was nearly as high as that of atRA by CYP26A1 while the Clint towards atRA by CYP26C1 was only about 10% of that by CYP26A1. ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (93, 94)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (138, 139)) ('CYP26C1', 'Var', (47, 54)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (27, 28)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (52, 53)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (111, 112)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (85, 89)) ('Clint', 'MPA', (27, 32)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (47, 48)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (171, 172)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (125, 129)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (133, 134)) ('9-cisRA', 'Chemical', '-', (36, 43)) 21671 31419517 This finding prompted the hypothesis that high clearance of 9-cisRA by CYP26C1 may be the reason why this RA isomer cannot usually be detected in biological samples. ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (106, 108)) ('clearance', 'MPA', (47, 56)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (65, 67)) ('9-cisRA', 'Chemical', '-', (60, 67)) ('CYP26C1', 'Var', (71, 78)) 21675 31419517 The Km values of 4-OH-atRA and 18-OH-atRA with CYP26A1 and CYP26B1 were all in the nanomolar range, indicating similar affinity of these substrates as atRA. ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (47, 54)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (37, 41)) ('4-OH-atRA', 'Chemical', '-', (17, 26)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (22, 26)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (151, 155)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (59, 66)) ('18-OH-atRA', 'Chemical', '-', (31, 41)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (142, 145)) 21676 31419517 In contrast, CYP26C1 was most efficient in clearing 4-oxo-atRA showing 10-fold higher Clint towards this substrate than other two CYP26 enzymes. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (110, 113)) ('CYP26C1', 'Var', (13, 20)) ('Clint towards this substrate', 'MPA', (86, 114)) ('clearing 4-oxo-atRA', 'MPA', (43, 62)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (18, 19)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (86, 87)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (130, 131)) ('4-oxo-atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C002202', (52, 62)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (79, 85)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (13, 14)) 21677 31419517 Both CYP26A1 and CYP26B1 preferred (4S)-OH-atRA as a substrate over (4R)-OH-atRA (Table 1) to yield dihydroxylated metabolites. ('dihydroxylated metabolites', 'MPA', (100, 126)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (17, 24)) ('(4S)-OH-atRA', 'Chemical', '-', (35, 47)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (58, 61)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (5, 12)) ('(4R)-OH-atRA', 'Chemical', '-', (68, 80)) 21688 31419517 In addition to atRA channeling, the experiments with recombinant CYP26C1 suggest that CRABPs may also deliver atRA metabolites for further oxidation. ('CRABP', 'Gene', (86, 91)) ('atRA metabolites', 'MPA', (110, 126)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (42, 45)) ('CYP26C1', 'Var', (65, 72)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (110, 114)) ('CRABP', 'Gene', '1381', (86, 91)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (15, 19)) 21690 31419517 In contrast, CRABPI and CRABPII had no impact of 9cisRA metabolism by CYP26C1. ('CRABPI', 'Gene', (13, 19)) ('CRABPI', 'Gene', (24, 30)) ('CRABPI', 'Gene', '25061', (24, 30)) ('CRABPII', 'Gene', '29563', (24, 31)) ('CYP26C1', 'Var', (70, 77)) ('CRABPII', 'Gene', (24, 31)) ('9cisRA metabolism', 'MPA', (49, 66)) ('9cisRA', 'Chemical', '-', (49, 55)) ('CRABPI', 'Gene', '25061', (13, 19)) 21698 31419517 The classic CYP26 inhibitor R115866 (talarozole), could only be docked to the CYP3A4 based homology model. ('R115866', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C406527', (28, 35)) ('CYP3A4', 'Gene', '1576', (78, 84)) ('R115866', 'Var', (28, 35)) ('talarozole', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C406527', (37, 47)) ('CYP3A4', 'Gene', (78, 84)) 21704 31419517 The C-4 of atRA was predicted to be closer to the heme iron in the CYP26A1 model than in the CYP26B1 model, a finding likely in agreement with the later observed lower catalytic activity of CYP26B1 in comparison to CYP26A1. ('iron', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007501', (55, 59)) ('heme', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006418', (50, 54)) ('C-4', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058899', (4, 7)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (162, 167)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (67, 74)) ('catalytic activity', 'MPA', (168, 186)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (11, 15)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (133, 136)) ('closer', 'PosReg', (36, 42)) 21705 31419517 Interestingly, the developed homology models suggested some distinct differences in the active site architecture between CYP26A1 and CYP26B1, with the CYP26B1 active site having more hydrogen bonding interactions than CYP26A1, providing potential avenues to developing inhibitors that are selective towards the different CYP26 enzymes. ('hydrogen bonding interactions', 'MPA', (183, 212)) ('more', 'PosReg', (178, 182)) ('hydrogen', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006859', (183, 191)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (151, 158)) 21706 31419517 One may speculate that the higher number of hydrogen bonding interactions in the CYP26B1 active site in comparison to CYP26A1 could explain the higher affinity of atRA to CYP26B1 in comparison to CYP26A1 that was later observed. ('hydrogen', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006859', (44, 52)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (171, 178)) ('affinity', 'MPA', (151, 159)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (163, 167)) ('hydrogen bonding interactions', 'MPA', (44, 73)) 21709 31419517 The study predicted similar active site volumes of the CYP26A1 and CYP26B1 and similar hydrophobic binding sites, but some differences in the residues that interacted with the carboxylic acid moiety of atRA. ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (67, 74)) ('residues', 'MPA', (142, 150)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (55, 62)) ('differences', 'Reg', (123, 134)) ('interacted', 'Interaction', (156, 166)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (202, 206)) ('hydrophobic binding', 'MPA', (87, 106)) ('carboxylic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002264', (176, 191)) 21712 31419517 The docking simulations successfully predicted the oxidation sites of tazarotenic acid by CYP26A1 and CYP26B1 providing additional confidence towards the active site architecture of the homology models. ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (90, 97)) ('tazarotenic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C000609782', (70, 86)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (102, 109)) ('oxidation sites', 'MPA', (51, 66)) 21718 31419517 It is likely that fluconazole binds to CYP26A1 as it has been shown to inhibit tazarotenic acid metabolism by CYP26A1, although the inhibition of CYP26A1 mediated 9-cis-RA metabolism by fluconazole is equivocal. ('fluconazole', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015725', (186, 197)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (71, 78)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (110, 117)) ('9-cis-RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077556', (163, 171)) ('tazarotenic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C000609782', (79, 95)) ('tazarotenic acid metabolism', 'MPA', (79, 106)) ('fluconazole', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015725', (18, 29)) 21726 31419517 The orientation of atRA within the CYP26A1 active site was predicted to be such that the beta-ionone ring was on a plane parallel to the heme allowing similar distances of C-16, C-18 and C-4 from the heme iron. ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (19, 23)) ('heme', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006418', (200, 204)) ('C-18', 'Gene', (178, 182)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (35, 36)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (187, 188)) ('heme', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006418', (137, 141)) ('iron', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007501', (205, 209)) ('C-16', 'Var', (172, 176)) ('beta-ionone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C008157', (89, 100)) ('C-18', 'Gene', '27241', (178, 182)) ('C-4', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058899', (187, 190)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (172, 173)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (178, 179)) 21730 31419517 These include Trp112, Phe222, Phe299, Pro371 and Phe374. ('Phe222', 'Chemical', '-', (22, 28)) ('Phe374', 'Var', (49, 55)) ('Phe299', 'Chemical', '-', (30, 36)) ('Phe299', 'Var', (30, 36)) ('Pro371', 'Var', (38, 44)) ('Phe374', 'Chemical', '-', (49, 55)) ('Trp112', 'Var', (14, 20)) ('Trp112', 'Chemical', '-', (14, 20)) ('Pro371', 'Chemical', '-', (38, 44)) ('Phe222', 'Var', (22, 28)) 21732 31419517 Three of the models have predicted Arg90 to interact with atRA carboxylic acid moiety. ('Arg90', 'Chemical', '-', (35, 40)) ('atRA carboxylic acid', 'Chemical', '-', (58, 78)) ('interact', 'Interaction', (44, 52)) ('Arg90', 'Var', (35, 40)) 21733 31419517 One model predicted Arg86 to interact with atRA carboxylate and another that Arg64 interacted with the carboxylate moiety. ('Arg64', 'Chemical', '-', (77, 82)) ('interacted', 'Interaction', (83, 93)) ('Arg64', 'Var', (77, 82)) ('interact', 'Interaction', (29, 37)) ('Arg86', 'Var', (20, 25)) ('atRA carboxylate', 'Chemical', '-', (43, 59)) ('carboxylate', 'Chemical', '-', (48, 59)) ('Arg86', 'Chemical', '-', (20, 25)) ('carboxylate', 'Chemical', '-', (103, 114)) ('atRA carboxylate', 'MPA', (43, 59)) 21740 31419517 The CYP26C1 model also predicted the existence of a hairpin loop structure (Lys484-Lys504) unique to CYP26C1, which forced atRA to orient differently in the CYP26C1 active site in comparison to atRA bound to CYP120A1. ('CYP', 'Gene', (101, 104)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (194, 198)) ('CYP', 'Gene', (208, 211)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (123, 127)) ('Lys504', 'Chemical', '-', (83, 89)) ('CYP', 'Gene', '4051', (101, 104)) ('CYP', 'Gene', '4051', (208, 211)) ('CYP', 'Gene', (157, 160)) ('CYP', 'Gene', '4051', (157, 160)) ('CYP', 'Gene', (4, 7)) ('Lys484-Lys504', 'Var', (76, 89)) ('CYP', 'Gene', '4051', (4, 7)) ('Lys484', 'Chemical', '-', (76, 82)) 21746 31419517 Both the Cyp26a1-/- and Cyp26b1-/- mice died during gestation or shortly after birth. ('Cyp26a1-/-', 'Var', (9, 19)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (35, 39)) ('Cyp26b1-/-', 'Var', (24, 34)) 21748 31419517 The Cyp26a1-/- mice exhibited defects of hind-brain patterning, spina bifida and caudal regression as well as sirenomelia and vertebral transformation. ('caudal regression', 'CPA', (81, 98)) ('hind-brain patterning', 'CPA', (41, 62)) ('sirenomelia', 'Disease', (110, 121)) ('defects', 'NegReg', (30, 37)) ('sirenomelia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010497', (110, 121)) ('spina bifida', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002414', (64, 76)) ('sirenomelia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004480', (110, 121)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (15, 19)) ('Cyp26a1-/-', 'Var', (4, 14)) 21749 31419517 In comparison, Cyp26b1-/- mice had skeletal abnormalities and defects that were most pronounced in limb development (phocomelia, oligodactyly, meromelia) and in craniofacial abnormalities (micrognathia, reduced ossification of calvaria, abnormal tooth buds). ('phocomelia', 'Disease', (117, 127)) ('limb development', 'CPA', (99, 115)) ('craniofacial abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019465', (161, 187)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (203, 210)) ('abnormal tooth', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000164', (237, 251)) ('reduced ossification of calvaria', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005474', (203, 235)) ('meromelia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030728', (143, 152)) ('skeletal abnormalities', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000924', (35, 57)) ('oligodactyly', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012165', (129, 141)) ('oligodactyly', 'Disease', (129, 141)) ('Cyp26b1-/-', 'Var', (15, 25)) ('phocomelia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009829', (117, 127)) ('craniofacial abnormalities', 'Disease', (161, 187)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (111, 114)) ('skeletal abnormalities and defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (35, 69)) ('reduced ossification', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002750', (203, 223)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (26, 30)) ('micrognathia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000347', (189, 201)) ('phocomelia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004480', (117, 127)) 21750 31419517 The Cyp26c1-/- mice did not have an apparent phenotype but the severity of the Cyp26a1-/- phenotype was increased in the Cyp26a1-/-Cyp26c1-/- double knockout mice. ('Cyp26a1-/-Cyp26c1-/-', 'Var', (121, 141)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (104, 113)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (158, 162)) ('Cyp26a1-/-', 'Disease', (79, 89)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (15, 19)) 21753 31419517 The gene expression pattern of cyp26a1 was analyzed in developing zebrafish and cyp26a1 was found to be expressed in the anterior neural ectoderm in a complementary pattern with hoxb1b. ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (66, 75)) ('hoxb1b', 'Gene', (178, 184)) ('hoxb1b', 'Gene', '30374', (178, 184)) ('cyp26a1', 'Var', (80, 87)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (157, 160)) 21755 31419517 In addition, the authors suggested that cyp26a1 was functionally an enzyme that suppressed the expression of posterior genes in the zebrafish embryo via its role as atRA depleting enzyme. ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (165, 169)) ('posterior genes', 'Gene', (109, 124)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (132, 141)) ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (80, 90)) ('cyp26a1', 'Var', (40, 47)) ('expression', 'MPA', (95, 105)) 21756 31419517 Consistent with the role of cyp26a1 in body axis patterning, the phenotype of a zebrafish mutant giraffe was shown to be due to mutations in cyp26a1 resulting in variety of body patterning defects in the fins, tail, spinal cord and hindbrain. ('mutations', 'Var', (128, 137)) ('cyp26a1', 'Gene', (141, 148)) ('body patterning defects', 'CPA', (173, 196)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (80, 89)) ('giraffe', 'Species', '9894', (97, 104)) ('resulting in', 'Reg', (149, 161)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (0, 1)) ('due', 'Reg', (121, 124)) 21758 31419517 The stocksteif mutant, associated with cyp26b1, showed severe hyperossification in the developing zebrafish vertebral column. ('stocksteif', 'Gene', (4, 14)) ('stocksteif', 'Gene', '324188', (4, 14)) ('hyperossification', 'Disease', (62, 79)) ('hyperossification', 'Disease', 'None', (62, 79)) ('mutant', 'Var', (15, 21)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (98, 107)) 21759 31419517 Importantly, the phenotype of the stocksteif (cyp26b1) mutant was replicated by treating the zebrafish embryos with the cyp26 inhibitor talarozole (R115866) or with atRA. ('cyp26', 'Gene', '30381', (46, 51)) ('talarozole', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C406527', (136, 146)) ('stocksteif', 'Gene', (34, 44)) ('R115866', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C406527', (148, 155)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (165, 169)) ('R115866', 'Var', (148, 155)) ('cyp26', 'Gene', (46, 51)) ('mutant', 'Var', (55, 61)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (93, 102)) ('cyp26', 'Gene', '30381', (120, 125)) ('stocksteif', 'Gene', '324188', (34, 44)) ('cyp26', 'Gene', (120, 125)) 21761 31419517 The role of cyp26b1 in ossification and osteoblasts was independently shown at the same time in the dolphin mutant. ('osteoblasts', 'CPA', (40, 51)) ('mutant', 'Var', (108, 114)) ('cyp26b1', 'Var', (12, 19)) ('dolphin', 'Species', '9728', (100, 107)) ('ossification', 'CPA', (23, 35)) 21762 31419517 The phenotype of the dolphin mutant was shown to be caused by the loss of function of cyp26b1 in this mutant, and this mutation was shown to lead to over-ossification of craniofacial bones and axial skeleton. ('mutant', 'Var', (102, 108)) ('-ossification of craniofacial bones', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004493', (153, 188)) ('mutant', 'Var', (29, 35)) ('cyp26b1', 'Gene', (86, 93)) ('over-ossification', 'CPA', (149, 166)) ('loss of function', 'NegReg', (66, 82)) ('axial skeleton', 'CPA', (193, 207)) ('dolphin', 'Species', '9728', (21, 28)) 21763 31419517 Overall the effects of cyp26b1 mutation suggested that the depletion of atRA by cyp26b1 was necessary to attenuate ossification in vivo likely through osteoblast activity. ('attenuate', 'NegReg', (105, 114)) ('osteoblast', 'CPA', (151, 161)) ('ossification', 'CPA', (115, 127)) ('cyp26b1', 'Var', (80, 87)) ('cyp26b1', 'Gene', (23, 30)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (72, 76)) ('depletion of atRA', 'MPA', (59, 76)) 21768 31419517 In mouse embryos, Cyp26a1 was expressed in mesenchyme that is neural crest derived while Cyp26b1 was found in the ectodermal and endodermal areas. ('Cyp26b1', 'Var', (89, 96)) ('Cyp26a1', 'Var', (18, 25)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (3, 8)) 21773 31419517 It has been suggested that Cyp26b1 plays a critical role in sex-specific timing of meiotic initiation via modulating the concentrations and actions of atRA synthesized by the mesonephros. ('actions', 'MPA', (140, 147)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Var', (27, 34)) ('concentrations', 'MPA', (121, 135)) ('modulating', 'Reg', (106, 116)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (151, 155)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (128, 131)) 21774 31419517 Strikingly, Cyp26b1 expression was male-specific by E12.5 in the mice suggesting that Cyp26b1 degrades atRA in the developing testis hence preventing the initiation of meiosis. ('degrades', 'NegReg', (94, 102)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Var', (86, 93)) ('atRA', 'MPA', (103, 107)) ('preventing', 'NegReg', (139, 149)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (65, 69)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (103, 107)) ('initiation of meiosis', 'CPA', (154, 175)) 21776 31419517 In the same study it was also shown that meiosis occurred earlier than normal during fetal development in the ovaries of the Cyp26b1-/- mice. ('meiosis', 'CPA', (41, 48)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (136, 140)) ('ovaries', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (110, 117)) ('ovaries', 'Disease', (110, 117)) ('Cyp26b1-/-', 'Var', (125, 135)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (98, 101)) 21777 31419517 In male mouse embryos, Cyp26b1 was found to be expressed in the Sertoli cells, and when Cyp26b1 was selectively deleted in the Sertoli cells, male germ cells entered the mitotic cycle at E15.5-E16.5. ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (64, 77)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Gene', (88, 95)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (64, 76)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (127, 139)) ('mitotic cycle', 'CPA', (170, 183)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (127, 140)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (8, 13)) ('entered', 'Reg', (158, 165)) ('deleted', 'Var', (112, 119)) 21778 31419517 Importantly, it was found that Cyp26b1 in Sertoli cells not only prevents meiosis but also maintains the mitotic quiescence of the germ cells during embryonic development. ('mitotic quiescence', 'MPA', (105, 123)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Var', (31, 38)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (42, 54)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (166, 169)) ('meiosis', 'CPA', (74, 81)) ('prevents', 'NegReg', (65, 73)) ('maintains', 'PosReg', (91, 100)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (42, 55)) 21779 31419517 These findings of Sertoli-cell specific knockouts are consistent with the characterization of the testes of the global Cyp26b1-/- mice, in which relative atRA levels were increased in E12.5 and germ cells were virtually absent in the neonates, likely due to apoptotic extinction of the germ cells during development. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (130, 134)) ('absent', 'NegReg', (220, 226)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (154, 158)) ('Cyp26b1-/-', 'Var', (119, 129)) ('E12.5', 'Var', (184, 189)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (311, 314)) ('relative atRA levels', 'MPA', (145, 165)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (171, 180)) 21782 31419517 Using cell-type specific knockout mouse models it was shown that Cyp26 enzymes and Cyp26b1 in particular play an important role in regulating spermatogenesis. ('Cyp26b1', 'Var', (83, 90)) ('Cyp26 enzymes', 'Var', (65, 78)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (142, 157)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (34, 39)) 21785 31419517 In the female reproductive tract, Cyp26b1 transcripts and protein have been detected in the postnatal ovary and the expression of Cyp26b1 was found to be downregulated by activin and TGF-beta. ('expression', 'MPA', (116, 126)) ('ovary', 'Disease', (102, 107)) ('ovary', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (102, 107)) ('downregulated', 'NegReg', (154, 167)) ('TGF-beta', 'Gene', (183, 191)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Gene', (34, 41)) ('activin', 'Gene', (171, 178)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Var', (130, 137)) ('activin', 'Gene', '83729', (171, 178)) ('TGF-beta', 'Gene', '7039', (183, 191)) 21786 31419517 Interestingly, Cyp26b1 expression was lost in the mature follicles and Cyp26b1 enzyme was considered to be capable of decreasing the granulosa cell proliferation by degrading atRA, a factor inducing proliferation of this cell type. ('atRA', 'MPA', (175, 179)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (155, 158)) ('decreasing', 'NegReg', (118, 128)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (175, 179)) ('granulosa cell proliferation', 'CPA', (133, 161)) ('degrading', 'NegReg', (165, 174)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (206, 209)) ('Cyp26b1 enzyme', 'Var', (71, 85)) 21788 31419517 Indeed, both Cyp26a1 and Cyp26b1 mRNA appear to be expressed in the adult brain but the expression level of Cyp26a1 seems variable as it was shown to be low in the mouse and rat brain in some studies but robust in the mouse brain in other studies. ('low', 'NegReg', (153, 156)) ('Cyp26a1', 'Var', (108, 115)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Var', (25, 32)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (164, 169)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (174, 177)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (218, 223)) 21791 31419517 In contrast to Cyp26a1, in the rat brain Cyp26b1 mRNA expression was fairly robust with mRNA detected in all the structures analyzed including the striatum, meninges, thalamus, hypothalamus, olfactory bulb, hippocampus, cerebellum and cortex. ('Cyp26b1', 'Var', (41, 48)) ('hypothalamus', 'Disease', (177, 189)) ('hypothalamus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007029', (177, 189)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (157, 160)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (31, 34)) 21792 31419517 Interestingly, the Cyp26b1 expression in the rat hippocampus was shown to be restricted to the hilus of the dentate gyrus between the suprapyramidal and infrapyramidal blades, and chemical inhibition of Cyp26b1 was shown to increase the relative atRA levels in the hippocampus. ('Cyp26b1', 'Var', (203, 210)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (246, 250)) ('relative atRA levels', 'MPA', (237, 257)) ('chemical inhibition', 'Var', (180, 199)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (224, 232)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Gene', (19, 26)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (45, 48)) 21793 31419517 This increase in atRA concentrations also decreased cell proliferation, an observation supporting the authors' hypothesis that Cyp26b1 in the hippocampus acts in a paracrine fashion to restrict the distribution and steepness of RA concentration gradients. ('restrict', 'NegReg', (185, 193)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (42, 51)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (52, 70)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (17, 21)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (29, 32)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (64, 67)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (228, 230)) ('distribution', 'MPA', (198, 210)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (19, 21)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Var', (127, 134)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (238, 241)) 21794 31419517 Taken together these findings suggest that Cyp26 enzymes play important roles in maintaining retinoid gradients in the brain but further studies are needed to capture the individual role of Cyp26a1 and Cyp26b1 in maintaining brain tissue health, in neuronal differentiation and in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. ('Cyp26b1', 'Var', (202, 209)) ('neurodegenerative diseases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019636', (301, 327)) ('neuronal differentiation', 'CPA', (249, 273)) ('Cyp26a1', 'Var', (190, 197)) ('neurodegenerative diseases', 'Disease', (301, 327)) ('neurodegenerative diseases', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002180', (301, 327)) ('retinoid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (93, 101)) 21795 31419517 Surprisingly, in a recent study global conditional knock-out of Cyp26a1 in adult and juvenile mice was shown to neither have major impact on vitamin A homeostasis and tissue retinoid concentrations nor result in major adverse retinoid toxicities, suggesting that Cyp26b1 is the main Cyp26 enzyme responsible for endogenous atRA homeostasis in postnatal animals. ('knock-out', 'Var', (51, 60)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (190, 193)) ('vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (141, 150)) ('retinoid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (174, 182)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (94, 98)) ('vitamin A homeostasis', 'MPA', (141, 162)) ('retinoid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (226, 234)) ('Cyp26a1', 'Var', (64, 71)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (323, 327)) ('impact', 'Reg', (131, 137)) ('adverse retinoid toxicities', 'Disease', (218, 245)) ('adverse retinoid toxicities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (218, 245)) 21798 31419517 When Cyp26a1 and Cyp26b1 were inhibited with talarozole in adult mice, following a single dose administration of talarozole, atRA concentrations increased transiently in the liver, testis and serum but the magnitude of increase in atRA concentrations in serum could only be explained by inhibition of extrahepatic Cyp26b1. ('talarozole', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C406527', (113, 123)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (103, 106)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (30, 39)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (243, 246)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (65, 69)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (145, 154)) ('atRA', 'MPA', (125, 129)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (137, 140)) ('talarozole', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C406527', (45, 55)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (125, 129)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (231, 235)) ('Cyp26a1', 'Gene', (5, 12)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Var', (17, 24)) 21801 31419517 Cyp26b1 was concluded to play a role in Mast cell activation and in skin inflammatory responses by regulating atRA concentrations and atRA clearance in the skin. ('atRA', 'MPA', (134, 138)) ('skin inflammatory responses', 'CPA', (68, 95)) ('atRA concentrations', 'MPA', (110, 129)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (134, 138)) ('regulating', 'Reg', (99, 109)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (110, 114)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (122, 125)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Var', (0, 7)) 21802 31419517 As Cyp26b1 was expressed in the skin fibroblasts it was shown to regulate the atRA signal that subsequently results in Mast cell maturation locally in the skin. ('results in', 'Reg', (108, 118)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (78, 82)) ('atRA signal', 'MPA', (78, 89)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (133, 136)) ('regulate', 'Reg', (65, 73)) ('Mast cell maturation', 'CPA', (119, 139)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Var', (3, 10)) 21803 31419517 Inhibition of the Cyp26b1 by liarozole resulted in upregulation of the P2X7, the receptor of extracellular ATP in skin Mast cells, resulting in retinoid dermatitis similar to what was observed in mice treated with RA. ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (51, 63)) ('liarozole', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C061121', (29, 38)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (196, 200)) ('P2X7', 'Enzyme', (71, 75)) ('retinoid dermatitis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003872', (144, 163)) ('retinoid dermatitis', 'Disease', (144, 163)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (214, 216)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Enzyme', (18, 25)) ('Inhibition', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('ATP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000255', (107, 110)) ('dermatitis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011123', (153, 163)) 21804 31419517 These studies suggest that Cyp26b1 expression in skin fibroblasts degrades atRA and hence reduces the paracrine atRA signal that acts on Mast cells to activate inflammatory pathways. ('atRA', 'MPA', (75, 79)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Var', (27, 34)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (112, 116)) ('paracrine atRA signal', 'MPA', (102, 123)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (75, 79)) ('inflammatory pathways', 'Pathway', (160, 181)) ('reduces', 'NegReg', (90, 97)) ('degrades', 'NegReg', (66, 74)) 21805 31419517 Cyp26b1 has been shown to be the only Cyp26 enzyme expressed in CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells from mouse lymphoid tissues, and Cyp26b1 expression was specific for the CD44+ effector/memory T-cells. ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (0, 1)) ('CD44', 'Gene', (159, 163)) ('CD4', 'Gene', '12504', (64, 67)) ('CD4', 'Gene', (159, 162)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (159, 160)) ('CD44', 'Gene', '12505', (159, 163)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (64, 65)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Gene', (0, 7)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (73, 74)) ('CD4', 'Gene', '12504', (159, 162)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Var', (119, 126)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (119, 120)) ('CD4', 'Gene', (64, 67)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (91, 96)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (38, 39)) 21808 31419517 Naive CD4+ T-cells did not have any detectable Cyp26b1 expression but iTreg and TH17 cells both had Cyp26b1 with TH17 cells having significantly higher Cyp26b1 mRNA expression than iTreg cells. ('CD4', 'Gene', (6, 9)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Var', (100, 107)) ('mRNA expression', 'MPA', (160, 175)) ('CD4', 'Gene', '12504', (6, 9)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Var', (152, 159)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (145, 151)) 21810 31419517 In addition, deletion of Cyp26b1 in the T-cells led to a greater frequency of IL17 producing TH17-cells and in CD4+CD25+Foxp3+iTreg cells. ('greater', 'PosReg', (57, 64)) ('CD25', 'Gene', '3559', (115, 119)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Gene', (25, 32)) ('deletion', 'Var', (13, 21)) ('CD4', 'Gene', (111, 114)) ('Foxp3', 'Gene', '50943', (120, 125)) ('IL17', 'Gene', (78, 82)) ('CD4', 'Gene', '12504', (111, 114)) ('IL17', 'Gene', '3605', (78, 82)) ('CD25', 'Gene', (115, 119)) ('Foxp3', 'Gene', (120, 125)) 21811 31419517 These findings suggest that increased atRA concentrations stimulate IL17 production by TH17 cells and iTreg responses, and Cyp26b1 acts to degrade this atRA and hence limits TH17 and iTreg cell differentiation. ('degrade', 'NegReg', (139, 146)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (50, 53)) ('limits', 'NegReg', (167, 173)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (38, 42)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Var', (123, 130)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (152, 156)) ('IL17', 'Gene', (68, 72)) ('IL17', 'Gene', '3605', (68, 72)) 21812 31419517 These in vitro findings were shown to be relevant also in vivo in mice as the T-cells isolated from the mice deficient in Cyp26b1 in T-cells failed to induce intestinal inflammation in a mouse model of colitis. ('colitis', 'Disease', (202, 209)) ('deficient', 'Var', (109, 118)) ('induce', 'Reg', (151, 157)) ('intestinal inflammation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007249', (158, 181)) ('intestinal inflammation', 'Disease', (158, 181)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (104, 108)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (66, 70)) ('colitis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002583', (202, 209)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (187, 192)) ('colitis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003092', (202, 209)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Var', (122, 129)) 21813 31419517 Hence the authors concluded that Cyp26b1 enzyme expression is critical in intestinal inflammation and T-cell responses despite lack of effect of Cyp26b1 deletion on homing of the T-cells to the gut. ('lack', 'NegReg', (127, 131)) ('intestinal inflammation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007249', (74, 97)) ('deletion', 'Var', (153, 161)) ('intestinal inflammation', 'Disease', (74, 97)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Gene', (145, 152)) 21822 31419517 In a recent study in a panel of human fetal livers mRNA of both CYP26A1 and CYP26B1 were detected although at low levels. ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (64, 71)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (76, 83)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (32, 37)) 21827 31419517 While robust CYP26B1 mRNA expression was detected in the cephalic tissues between gestational ages 57 and 110 days, the absolute expression level normalized to GAPDH expression was 5-10 times higher in these early gestational days than in fetal brains of gestational age 112-224 days or adult brain. ('expression', 'MPA', (129, 139)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (13, 20)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (192, 198)) ('GAPDH', 'Gene', '2597', (160, 165)) ('GAPDH', 'Gene', (160, 165)) 21831 31419517 In adult tissues from individual donors CYP26A1 mRNA was found only in the liver, placenta and testis while CYP26B1 mRNA was detected in the brain, kidney, spleen, thymus, placenta, pancreas, prostate, testis, ovary and intestine. ('ovary', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (210, 215)) ('ovary', 'Disease', (210, 215)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (108, 115)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (40, 47)) 21833 31419517 Generally, of the tissues studied, CYP26B1 mRNA expression was 10-100 times higher than CYP26A1 in the human skin, adipose, cerebellum and vein demonstrating particularly notable expression of CYP26B1 in comparison to CYP26A1. ('mRNA expression', 'MPA', (43, 58)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (103, 108)) ('CYP26B1', 'Gene', (35, 42)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (151, 154)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (76, 82)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (193, 200)) 21840 31419517 For example, when CYP26A1 and CYP26B1 protein expression was evaluated in human tissues by western blot, significant expression was detected in the lung, pancreas, skin and uterus. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (74, 79)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (30, 37)) ('expression', 'MPA', (117, 127)) 21841 31419517 Similarly, CYP26A1 and CYP26B1 mRNAs were robustly detected in the bone marrow stroma while it appeared that only CYP26A1, although at low levels, was present in the CD34+CD38- human hematopoietic cells. ('CD34', 'Gene', (166, 170)) ('CD34', 'Gene', '947', (166, 170)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (23, 30)) ('bone marrow stroma', 'Disease', (67, 85)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (11, 18)) ('CD38', 'Gene', '952', (171, 175)) ('bone marrow stroma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001855', (67, 85)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (177, 182)) ('CD38', 'Gene', (171, 175)) 21842 31419517 This expression pattern of CYP26 enzymes in the bone marrow niche is important as the authors showed that clearance of atRA by the CYP26 enzymes in the stroma is important in decreasing retinoid signaling and maintaining the primitive hematopoietic cells. ('CYP26 enzymes', 'Var', (131, 144)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (119, 123)) ('retinoid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (186, 194)) ('decreasing', 'NegReg', (175, 185)) ('retinoid signaling', 'MPA', (186, 204)) ('primitive hematopoietic cells', 'CPA', (225, 254)) 21844 31419517 CYP26A1 and CYP26B1 have both been detected in adult human brain but at expression levels lower than the human liver. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (105, 110)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (53, 58)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (12, 19)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (0, 7)) 21856 31419517 Yet, the variability in CYP26A1 expression in the human liver is predicted to contribute to a considerable variability in the overall clearance of atRA in the liver as CYP26A1 was predicted to be the main human liver RA hydroxylase. ('variability', 'Var', (9, 20)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (217, 219)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (147, 151)) ('CYP26A1', 'Gene', (24, 31)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (78, 88)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (149, 151)) ('clearance of atRA in', 'MPA', (134, 154)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (205, 210)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (50, 55)) ('variability', 'MPA', (107, 118)) 21872 31419517 An interesting aspect of CYP26A1 induction is that the metabolites generated by CYP26A1, 4-OH-RA and 18-OH-RA and the sequential metabolite 4-oxo-RA that is likely formed by an alcohol dehydrogenase, all also induce CYP26A1 mRNA expression in liver models. ('induce', 'Reg', (209, 215)) ('18-OH-RA', 'Chemical', '-', (101, 109)) ('4-OH-RA', 'Var', (89, 96)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (71, 74)) ('4-oxo-RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C002202', (140, 148)) ('alcohol dehydrogenase', 'Gene', '10327', (177, 198)) ('4-OH-RA', 'Chemical', '-', (89, 96)) ('alcohol dehydrogenase', 'Gene', (177, 198)) ('CYP26A1', 'Enzyme', (216, 223)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (80, 87)) ('mRNA expression', 'MPA', (224, 239)) 21873 31419517 This induction can be explained by the RAR activation by the atRA metabolites, and overall suggests that CYP26A1 functions predominantly to degrade active retinoids rather than forming an active metabolite. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (165, 168)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (61, 65)) ('degrade', 'NegReg', (140, 147)) ('retinoids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (155, 164)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (105, 112)) ('active retinoids', 'MPA', (148, 164)) 21874 31419517 In addition to the clear role of exogenously administered atRA in inducing CYP26A1 expression, it has also been shown that dietary deficiency of vitamin A in the rat model results in very low Cyp26a1 expression while Cyp26a1 is detectable in vitamin A sufficient diet fed rats. ('dietary deficiency of vitamin A', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004905', (123, 154)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (162, 165)) ('low', 'NegReg', (188, 191)) ('vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (145, 154)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (272, 276)) ('deficiency', 'Var', (131, 141)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (58, 62)) ('vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (242, 251)) ('CYP26A1', 'Gene', (75, 82)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (272, 275)) ('Cyp26a1 expression', 'MPA', (192, 210)) 21885 31419517 In vivo in rats, Cyp26b1 was shown to be inducible in the lungs by atRA treatment as well as by treatment with a synthetic RARalpha agonist AM580. ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (67, 71)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (101, 104)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (77, 80)) ('inducible', 'PosReg', (41, 50)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (11, 15)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Var', (17, 24)) 21888 31419517 In immortalized lymphoblast cells from human subjects, CYP26B1 was shown to be highly inducible by atRA treatment while CYP26A1 was not. ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (99, 103)) ('inducible', 'Reg', (86, 95)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (55, 62)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (109, 112)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (39, 44)) 21892 31419517 This is notable as the authors hypothesized that the attenuation of Cyp26b1 in T-cells by TGFbeta may function to protect the atRA signaling in T-cells and leading to naive T-cell differentiation to iTreg cells. ('TGFbeta', 'Gene', '7039', (90, 97)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (156, 166)) ('attenuation', 'Var', (53, 64)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (126, 130)) ('atRA signaling', 'MPA', (126, 140)) ('protect', 'PosReg', (114, 121)) ('TGFbeta', 'Gene', (90, 97)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Var', (68, 75)) ('naive T-cell differentiation', 'CPA', (167, 195)) 21893 31419517 On the other hand, one may hypothesize that the induction of Cyp26b1 by IL-4 and TNF-alpha functions to decrease atRA signaling and hence decreases IL-17 production and TH17 cell differentiation. ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (113, 117)) ('TNF-alpha', 'Gene', (81, 90)) ('IL-4', 'Gene', '3565', (72, 76)) ('IL-17', 'Gene', (148, 153)) ('decreases', 'NegReg', (138, 147)) ('IL-17', 'Gene', '3605', (148, 153)) ('atRA signaling', 'MPA', (113, 127)) ('TH17 cell differentiation', 'CPA', (169, 194)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (104, 112)) ('TNF-alpha', 'Gene', '7124', (81, 90)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Var', (61, 68)) ('IL-4', 'Gene', (72, 76)) 21894 31419517 In contrast to CYP26A1, until now no RARE has been identified in the promoter of CYP26B1 although CYP26B1 responds to increased atRA concentrations. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (140, 143)) ('responds to increased atRA concentrations', 'MPA', (106, 147)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (98, 105)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (128, 132)) 21896 31419517 In studies of vitamin A deficient quail embryos in which retinoid concentrations cannot be detected, the expression of Cyp26a1, Cyp26b1 and Cyp26c1 was unaffected in some developing organs but absent in others, suggesting that multiple regulatory mechanisms are at play in modulating the expression patterns of these enzymes in the developing embryo. ('vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (14, 23)) ('vitamin A deficient', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004905', (14, 33)) ('Cyp26b1', 'Var', (128, 135)) ('retinoid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (57, 65)) ('Cyp26a1', 'Var', (119, 126)) ('Cyp26c1', 'Var', (140, 147)) ('quail', 'Species', '9091', (34, 39)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (73, 76)) 21898 31419517 Taken together these findings suggest that much more work is needed to characterize the regulatory pathways that control CYP26A1 and CYP26B1 gene and protein expression patterns and hence retinoid signaling in different tissues and cell types and in various human pathogenic conditions. ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (133, 140)) ('retinoid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (188, 196)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (258, 263)) ('CYP26A1', 'Gene', (121, 128)) 21899 31419517 CYP26 enzymes are critical for appropriate embryonic development and organogenesis, and therefore, loss-of-function mutations in CYP26A1 or CYP26B1 will likely manifest themselves even in heterozygous individuals with some malformations or developmental abnormalities. ('malformations or developmental abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (223, 267)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (247, 250)) ('CYP26B1', 'Gene', (140, 147)) ('developmental abnormalities', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001263', (240, 267)) ('mutations', 'Var', (116, 125)) ('malformations or developmental abnormalities', 'Disease', (223, 267)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (60, 63)) ('CYP26A1', 'Gene', (129, 136)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (99, 115)) 21900 31419517 One may also predict based on mouse models, that homozygous loss-of-function mutations in CYP26A1 or CYP26B1 will lead to early embryonic death and loss of the pregnancies. ('embryonic death', 'Disease', (128, 143)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (148, 152)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (30, 35)) ('CYP26A1', 'Gene', (90, 97)) ('pregnancies', 'CPA', (160, 171)) ('mutations', 'Var', (77, 86)) ('embryonic death', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (128, 143)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (60, 76)) ('CYP26B1', 'Gene', (101, 108)) 21901 31419517 Indeed, one case that had homozygous loss of function mutation (Arg363Leu) of CYP26B1 was identified (Table 2) after in utero death. ('loss of function', 'NegReg', (37, 53)) ('CYP26B1', 'Gene', (78, 85)) ('death', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (126, 131)) ('death', 'Disease', (126, 131)) ('Arg363Leu', 'Var', (64, 73)) ('Arg363Leu', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (64, 73)) 21903 31419517 Both of these siblings were also homozygous for the loss-of-function mutation (Arg363Leu) of CYP26B1 and had occipital encephaloceles and shortened upper and lower limbs. ('encephaloceles', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002084', (119, 133)) ('encephalocele', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002084', (119, 132)) ('Arg363Leu', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (79, 88)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (52, 68)) ('occipital encephaloceles', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002085', (109, 133)) ('CYP26B1', 'Gene', (93, 100)) ('occipital encephaloceles', 'Disease', (109, 133)) ('lower limbs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006385', (158, 169)) ('Arg363Leu', 'Var', (79, 88)) 21905 31419517 The authors sequenced an additional cohort of subjects with malformations of the skull and discovered another CYP26B1 variant, Ser146Pro substitution (Table 2), in an individual with diagnosis of Antley-Bixler syndrome. ('Ser146Pro', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (127, 136)) ('Antley-Bixler syndrome', 'Disease', (196, 218)) ('malformations', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (60, 73)) ('malformations', 'Disease', (60, 73)) ('CYP26B1', 'Gene', (110, 117)) ('Antley-Bixler syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D054882', (196, 218)) ('Ser146Pro', 'Var', (127, 136)) 21906 31419517 Via cell transfection assays this mutation was shown to lack atRA metabolism activity and this individual was a homozygous carrier of the CYP26B1 mutation. ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (61, 65)) ('atRA metabolism activity', 'MPA', (61, 85)) ('mutation', 'Var', (34, 42)) ('lack', 'NegReg', (56, 60)) ('CYP26B1', 'Gene', (138, 145)) ('mutation', 'Var', (146, 154)) 21908 31419517 In another study, a subject was identified with a homozygous genetic variant in CYP26B1 which predicts a Gly435Ser (Table 2) mutation. ('CYP26B1', 'Gene', (80, 87)) ('Gly435Ser', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (105, 114)) ('Gly435Ser', 'Var', (105, 114)) 21911 31419517 Apparent loss-of-function mutations in CYP26C1 have been identified in humans (Table 2), and even homozygous carriers of loss-of-function CYP26C1 mutations were viable as might be predicted from mouse model. ('mutations', 'Var', (146, 155)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (71, 77)) ('CYP26C1', 'Gene', (138, 145)) ('mutations', 'Var', (26, 35)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (121, 137)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (9, 25)) ('CYP26C1', 'Gene', (39, 46)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (195, 200)) 21912 31419517 The CYP26C1 loss-of-function genetic variants were discovered through siblings who had a rare syndrome of focal facial dermal dysplasia Type IV. ('CYP26C1', 'Gene', (4, 11)) ('focal facial dermal dysplasia Type IV', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537068', (106, 143)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (12, 28)) ('variants', 'Var', (37, 45)) ('focal facial dermal dysplasia Type IV', 'Disease', (106, 143)) 21913 31419517 The siblings carried two different loss-of-function mutations, one in which seven base pairs of the CYP26C1 gene were duplicated leading to a missense mutation, and second that resulted in Arg478His mutation (Table 2). ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (35, 51)) ('CYP26C1', 'Gene', (100, 107)) ('Arg478His', 'Var', (189, 198)) ('Arg478His', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (189, 198)) ('missense mutation', 'MPA', (142, 159)) 21914 31419517 Both of these variants were found to produce a CYP26C1 protein that had no activity towards atRA metabolism. ('variants', 'Var', (14, 22)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (92, 96)) ('CYP26C1', 'Var', (47, 54)) ('atRA metabolism', 'MPA', (92, 107)) 21915 31419517 Notably, the CYP26C1 gene from four other unrelated patients with focal facial dermal dysplasia Type IV were sequenced and three were found to be homozygous for the seven base pair duplication mutation suggesting that loss-of-function mutations in CYP26C1 cause focal facial dermal dysplasia Type IV. ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (218, 234)) ('focal facial dermal dysplasia Type IV', 'Disease', (66, 103)) ('focal facial dermal dysplasia Type IV', 'Disease', (262, 299)) ('mutations', 'Var', (235, 244)) ('CYP26C1', 'Gene', (248, 255)) ('focal facial dermal dysplasia Type IV', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537068', (262, 299)) ('focal facial dermal dysplasia Type IV', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537068', (66, 103)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (52, 60)) 21916 31419517 In comparison Type II or III facial dermal dysplasia patients did not carry the CYP26C1 mutation. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (53, 61)) ('III facial dermal dysplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537068', (25, 52)) ('CYP26C1', 'Var', (80, 87)) ('III facial dermal dysplasia', 'Disease', (25, 52)) 21919 31419517 Several hemizygous microdeletions of CYP26 enzymes have been identified in humans that led to variety of developmental abnormalities. ('developmental abnormalities', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001263', (105, 132)) ('developmental abnormalities', 'Disease', (105, 132)) ('CYP26 enzymes', 'Gene', (37, 50)) ('led to', 'Reg', (87, 93)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (75, 81)) ('microdeletions', 'Var', (19, 33)) ('developmental abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006130', (105, 132)) 21920 31419517 The subject with the microdeletion had advanced bone age and skeletal and dental development along with retinopathy, microcephaly and developmental delay. ('retinopathy', 'Disease', (104, 115)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (141, 144)) ('bone age', 'CPA', (48, 56)) ('microcephaly', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000252', (117, 129)) ('retinopathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000488', (104, 115)) ('developmental delay', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001263', (134, 153)) ('advanced bone age', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005616', (39, 56)) ('microdeletion', 'Var', (21, 34)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (88, 91)) ('microcephaly and developmental delay', 'Disease', 'OMIM:613402', (117, 153)) ('retinopathy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012164', (104, 115)) ('advanced', 'PosReg', (39, 47)) 21921 31419517 The accelerated bone development was interpreted to be due to the hemizygous loss of CYP26A1 and CYP26C1 expression and elevated serum total RA. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (28, 31)) ('accelerated bone development', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005616', (4, 32)) ('serum total RA', 'MPA', (129, 143)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (141, 143)) ('accelerated', 'PosReg', (4, 15)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (120, 128)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (77, 81)) ('CYP26C1', 'Var', (97, 104)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (10, 13)) ('expression', 'MPA', (105, 115)) ('bone development', 'CPA', (16, 32)) ('CYP26A1', 'Gene', (85, 92)) 21922 31419517 However, it is possible that RBP4, the retinol carrier protein also plays a role in this phenotype as the microdeletion also included RBP4. ('RBP4', 'Gene', (134, 138)) ('microdeletion', 'Var', (106, 119)) ('retinol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (39, 46)) ('RBP4', 'Gene', '5950', (134, 138)) ('RBP4', 'Gene', (29, 33)) ('RBP4', 'Gene', '5950', (29, 33)) ('included', 'Reg', (125, 133)) 21923 31419517 This was not considered likely though as the subject lacked other characteristic symptoms and phenotype that are expected to be observed in individuals with RBP4 mutations. ('RBP4', 'Gene', '5950', (157, 161)) ('mutations', 'Var', (162, 171)) ('RBP4', 'Gene', (157, 161)) 21924 31419517 Another microdeletion of about 300kb in chromosome 10 including CYP26A1 and CYP26C1 was identified in twins with optic nerve aplasia and blindness. ('CYP26A1', 'Gene', (64, 71)) ('optic nerve aplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012521', (113, 132)) ('blindness', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000618', (137, 146)) ('optic nerve aplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563493', (113, 132)) ('CYP26C1', 'Var', (76, 83)) ('blindness', 'Disease', (137, 146)) ('blindness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001766', (137, 146)) ('optic nerve aplasia', 'Disease', (113, 132)) 21925 31419517 Surprisingly, these twins with haploinsufficiency of CYP26A1 and CYP26C1 had no other developmental defects except the optic nerve aplasia. ('haploinsufficiency', 'Disease', (31, 49)) ('optic nerve aplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012521', (119, 138)) ('optic nerve aplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563493', (119, 138)) ('developmental defects', 'Disease', (86, 107)) ('CYP26C1', 'Var', (65, 72)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (53, 60)) ('developmental defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (86, 107)) ('haploinsufficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058495', (31, 49)) ('optic nerve aplasia', 'Disease', (119, 138)) 21932 31419517 In a study that sequenced the CYP26A1 gene from 92 human participants from different races, 13 genetic variants were identified (Table 2) of which three led to amino acid changes. ('amino', 'MPA', (160, 165)) ('led to', 'Reg', (153, 159)) ('participants', 'Species', '9606', (57, 69)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (51, 56)) ('variants', 'Var', (103, 111)) ('CYP26A1', 'Gene', (30, 37)) 21933 31419517 These three amino acid changes were designated rs61735552 (R173S, CYP26A1*2), rs1376885914 (F186L, CYP26A1*3) and rs146619916 (C358R, CYP26A1*4). ('rs61735552', 'Var', (47, 57)) ('rs146619916', 'Mutation', 'rs146619916', (114, 125)) ('rs61735552', 'Mutation', 'rs61735552', (47, 57)) ('C358R', 'Var', (127, 132)) ('R173S', 'Mutation', 'rs61735552', (59, 64)) ('F186L', 'Mutation', 'rs1376885914', (92, 97)) ('rs1376885914', 'Var', (78, 90)) ('rs1376885914', 'Mutation', 'rs1376885914', (78, 90)) ('C358R', 'Mutation', 'rs146619916', (127, 132)) 21934 31419517 Based on the CYP26A1 homology models, none of the amino acid changes identified would be predicted to alter atRA binding within the CYP26A1 active site. ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (108, 112)) ('changes', 'Var', (61, 68)) ('alter', 'Reg', (102, 107)) ('atRA', 'Protein', (108, 112)) 21935 31419517 However, both CYP26A1*3 and CYP26A1*4 variants exhibited significantly lower catalytic rates and metabolite production than the CYP26A1*1 when transfected into COS1 cells. ('CYP26A1*4 variants', 'Var', (28, 46)) ('metabolite production', 'MPA', (97, 118)) ('catalytic rates', 'MPA', (77, 92)) ('variants', 'Var', (38, 46)) ('COS1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0223', (160, 164)) ('CYP26A1*3', 'Var', (14, 23)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (87, 90)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (71, 76)) 21937 31419517 4-oxo-atRA and 18-OH-atRA formation catalyzed by the CYP26A1*3 protein was decreased to much greater extent than 4-OH-atRA formation while the formation of all metabolites catalyzed by the CYP26A1*4 protein appeared to be equally affected. ('18-OH-atRA formation', 'MPA', (15, 35)) ('4-oxo-atRA', 'MPA', (0, 10)) ('CYP26A1*3', 'Var', (53, 62)) ('4-oxo-atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C002202', (0, 10)) ('4-OH-atRA', 'Chemical', '-', (113, 122)) ('18-OH-atRA', 'Chemical', '-', (15, 25)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (75, 84)) 21938 31419517 These findings suggest that the F186L variant affects the binding orientation of atRA within CYP26A1 active site. ('binding', 'Interaction', (58, 65)) ('affects', 'Reg', (46, 53)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (81, 85)) ('F186L', 'Mutation', 'rs1376885914', (32, 37)) ('F186L', 'Var', (32, 37)) 21939 31419517 No difference in the metabolite formation rates was observed in the CYP26A1*2 protein when compared to CYP26A1*1 in COS cells. ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (103, 104)) ('metabolite formation', 'MPA', (21, 41)) ('CYP26A1*2', 'Var', (68, 77)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (116, 117)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (68, 69)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (42, 45)) 21944 31419517 Of most interest, a genetic variant causing a frameshift and consequently a premature stop codon in CYP26A1 was identified in a patient with spina bifida. ('spina bifida', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002414', (141, 153)) ('CYP26A1', 'Gene', (100, 107)) ('frameshift', 'Var', (46, 56)) ('premature', 'MPA', (76, 85)) ('causing', 'Reg', (36, 43)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (128, 135)) 21946 31419517 In another study of the role of genetic variants in retinoid metabolizing genes in neural tube defects, a number of variants were identified both in CYP26A1 and CYP26B1. ('neural tube defects', 'Disease', (83, 102)) ('variants', 'Var', (116, 124)) ('retinoid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (52, 60)) ('neural tube defects', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0045005', (83, 102)) ('CYP26B1', 'Gene', (161, 168)) ('CYP26A1', 'Gene', (149, 156)) ('variants', 'Var', (40, 48)) 21947 31419517 In comparison, two of the variants identified in the CYP26B1 gene caused an amino acid change (L264S, G278R) in the CYP26B1 protein (Table 2). ('CYP26B1', 'Gene', (53, 60)) ('caused', 'Reg', (66, 72)) ('CYP26B1', 'Gene', (116, 123)) ('L264S', 'Var', (95, 100)) ('L264S', 'Mutation', 'rs2241057', (95, 100)) ('G278R', 'Var', (102, 107)) ('G278R', 'Mutation', 'rs371681434', (102, 107)) 21948 31419517 In addition to exploring the role of CYP26 genetic variants in developmental defects, the potential link between genetic variation in CYP26A1 or CYP26B1 and various malignancies has also been studied, likely due to the role atRA plays in regulating cell cycle and cell proliferation. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (276, 279)) ('developmental defects', 'Disease', (63, 84)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (165, 177)) ('variants', 'Var', (51, 59)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (224, 228)) ('developmental defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (63, 84)) ('variation', 'Var', (121, 130)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (165, 177)) ('CYP26B1', 'Gene', (145, 152)) ('CYP26A1', 'Gene', (134, 141)) ('cell', 'CPA', (249, 253)) 21949 31419517 A genome-wide association study aiming to identify genetic variants that are associated with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma characterized a genetic variant in CYP26B1 that results in an Arg323Trp change in exon 5 (Table 2). ('squamous cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002860', (104, 127)) ('esophageal squamous cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077277', (93, 127)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (118, 127)) ('Arg323Trp', 'Var', (190, 199)) ('esophageal squamous cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (93, 127)) ('CYP26B1', 'Gene', (163, 170)) ('Arg323Trp', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (190, 199)) 21950 31419517 This variant was a low frequency variant and was significantly associated (OR 1.82) with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with an interaction with lifestyle. ('squamous cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002860', (100, 123)) ('esophageal squamous cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (89, 123)) ('associated', 'Reg', (63, 73)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (114, 123)) ('variant', 'Var', (5, 12)) ('esophageal squamous cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077277', (89, 123)) 21951 31419517 When the variant was characterized via transfection into KYSE cells, the Arg323Trp mutant was found to have up to 35% higher activity than the wild type enzyme. ('higher', 'PosReg', (118, 124)) ('activity', 'MPA', (125, 133)) ('Arg323Trp', 'Var', (73, 82)) ('Arg323Trp', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (73, 82)) 21952 31419517 Consistent with the presumed role of CYP26B1 in modulating endogenous retinoid homeostasis the authors also discovered that serum atRA concentrations were significantly lower in the subjects that were heterozygous for the CYP26B1 mutation (g.72360331G>A). ('CYP26B1', 'Gene', (222, 229)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (130, 134)) ('g.72360331G>A', 'Mutation', 'rs138478634', (240, 253)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (37, 38)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (222, 223)) ('serum atRA concentrations', 'MPA', (124, 149)) ('retinoid homeostasis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008232', (70, 90)) ('retinoid homeostasis', 'Disease', (70, 90)) ('g.72360331G>A', 'Var', (240, 253)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (0, 1)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (169, 174)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (142, 145)) 21953 31419517 Another study identified the CYP26B1 L264S variant (Table 2), which also has increased activity, as a candidate single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) that influences prostate specific antigen levels and as such potentially contributes to prostate cancer. ('L264S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (37, 42)) ('CYP26B1', 'Gene', (29, 36)) ('L264S', 'Var', (37, 42)) ('prostate specific antigen', 'Gene', '354', (165, 190)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (237, 252)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (237, 252)) ('contributes to', 'Reg', (222, 236)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (246, 252)) ('prostate specific antigen', 'Gene', (165, 190)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (237, 252)) ('influences', 'Reg', (154, 164)) 21955 31419517 The presence of rs4411227 SNP (C/G and C/C) was significantly higher in the group of subjects with oral and pharyngeal cancer despite the lack of change in protein sequence in the presence of this SNP. ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (31, 32)) ('pharyngeal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100638', (108, 125)) ('rs4411227', 'Mutation', 'rs4411227', (16, 25)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (41, 42)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (119, 125)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (119, 125)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (62, 68)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (39, 40)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 125)) ('rs4411227 SNP', 'Var', (16, 29)) 21956 31419517 Similarly, carriers of the rs9309462 (C/T) mutation in CYP26B1 were significantly more likely to have oral and pharyngeal cancer. ('pharyngeal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100638', (111, 128)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (122, 128)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (55, 56)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (122, 128)) ('rs9309462 (C/T', 'Var', (27, 41)) ('CYP26B1', 'Gene', (55, 62)) ('rs9309462', 'Mutation', 'rs9309462', (27, 36)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 128)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (38, 39)) 21957 31419517 Interestingly, the study also showed that oral cancers had lower expression of CYP26A1 and CYP26B1 mRNA than the noncancerous adjacent tissue. ('oral cancers', 'Disease', (42, 54)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (47, 53)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (116, 122)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (59, 64)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (47, 53)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (116, 122)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (47, 54)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (79, 86)) ('CYP26B1 mRNA', 'Var', (91, 103)) ('expression', 'MPA', (65, 75)) ('oral cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (42, 54)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (116, 122)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (47, 53)) 21958 31419517 The L264S SNP in CYP26B1 has been evaluated in a number of studies and the allele frequency is 0.17 based on GnomAD database (http://gnomad-old.broadinstitute.org). ('L264S', 'Var', (4, 9)) ('L264S', 'Mutation', 'rs2241057', (4, 9)) ('CYP26B1', 'Gene', (17, 24)) 21959 31419517 This amino acid change has been shown to increase the activity of CYP26B1 via transfection into COS-1 cells and macrophage-like THP-1 cells resulting in decreased atRA concentrations. ('THP-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0006', (128, 133)) ('transfection', 'Var', (78, 90)) ('atRA concentrations', 'MPA', (163, 182)) ('CYP26B1', 'Gene', (66, 73)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (153, 162)) ('COS-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0223', (96, 101)) ('activity', 'MPA', (54, 62)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (175, 178)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (163, 167)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (41, 49)) 21960 31419517 Interestingly, it was found that in the Stockholm Coronary Atherosclerosis Risk Factor subgroup, presence of this CYP26B1 variant was associated with slightly larger atherosclerotic lesions. ('larger', 'PosReg', (159, 165)) ('Atherosclerosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D050197', (59, 74)) ('Atherosclerosis', 'Disease', (59, 74)) ('presence', 'Var', (97, 105)) ('Coronary Atherosclerosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001677', (50, 74)) ('atherosclerotic lesions', 'Disease', (166, 189)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (114, 115)) ('Atherosclerosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002621', (59, 74)) ('atherosclerotic lesions', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031678', (166, 189)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (50, 51)) ('atherosclerotic lesions', 'Disease', 'MESH:D050197', (166, 189)) ('CYP26B1', 'Gene', (114, 121)) 21961 31419517 The authors also found that CYP26B1 mRNA was expressed at higher levels in atherosclerotic lesions when compared to atherosclerosis free arteries, and CYP26B1 expression colocalized with macrophages leading the authors to suggest that CYP26B1 activity may influence development and progression of atherosclerosis. ('development', 'CPA', (266, 277)) ('atherosclerosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002621', (297, 312)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (235, 242)) ('atherosclerosis', 'Disease', (297, 312)) ('influence', 'Reg', (256, 265)) ('atherosclerosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D050197', (116, 131)) ('atherosclerosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002621', (116, 131)) ('atherosclerotic lesions', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031678', (75, 98)) ('atherosclerotic lesions', 'Disease', (75, 98)) ('CYP26B1', 'Gene', (28, 35)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (58, 64)) ('atherosclerosis', 'Disease', (116, 131)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (273, 276)) ('atherosclerotic lesions', 'Disease', 'MESH:D050197', (75, 98)) ('atherosclerosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D050197', (297, 312)) 21963 31419517 The increase in CYP26B1 activity due to the L264S SNP has also been proposed to affect the development of Crohn's disease and particularly early onset Crohn's disease. ('activity', 'MPA', (24, 32)) ('affect', 'Reg', (80, 86)) ("Crohn's disease", 'Disease', (106, 121)) ("Crohn's disease", 'Disease', (151, 166)) ("Crohn's disease", 'Disease', 'MESH:D003424', (106, 121)) ("Crohn's disease", 'Disease', 'MESH:D003424', (151, 166)) ('L264S', 'Var', (44, 49)) ('L264S', 'Mutation', 'rs2241057', (44, 49)) ('CYP26B1', 'Enzyme', (16, 23)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (98, 101)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (4, 12)) ("Crohn's disease", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100280', (106, 121)) ("Crohn's disease", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100280', (151, 166)) 21964 31419517 While the frequency of the wild type allele was higher in the Crohn's disease patients (OR 2.2 confidence interval 1.0-4.7, p=0.03/0.09), no difference in the frequencies of CYP26B1 genotypes were observed in Ulcerative colitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients when compared to controls. ("Crohn's disease", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100280', (62, 77)) ("Crohn's disease", 'Disease', 'MESH:D003424', (62, 77)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (259, 267)) ("Crohn's disease", 'Disease', (62, 77)) ('Ulcerative colitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003093', (209, 258)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (174, 181)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (78, 86)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (48, 54)) ('colitis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002583', (220, 227)) ('Inflammatory Bowel Disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002037', (232, 258)) ('Ulcerative colitis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100279', (209, 227)) 21966 31419517 Based on the expression and importance of CYP26B1 in Th17 and iTreg cell activation it is likely that the higher activity L264S CYP26B1 protein depletes atRA in the T-cells modulating inflammatory pathways and potentially making carriers less prone to Chron's disease. ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (42, 43)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (153, 157)) ('inflammatory pathways', 'Pathway', (184, 205)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (128, 129)) ("Chron's disease", 'Disease', (252, 267)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (252, 253)) ('modulating', 'Reg', (173, 183)) ('L264S', 'Mutation', 'rs2241057', (122, 127)) ('L264S CYP26B1', 'Var', (122, 135)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (128, 135)) 21967 31419517 Based on these studies this increased activity CYP26B1 SNP seems to be relatively common and further studies are needed to establish its role in human health and in overall retinoid homeostasis in various tissues. ('increased', 'PosReg', (28, 37)) ('activity', 'MPA', (38, 46)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (145, 150)) ('retinoid homeostasis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008232', (173, 193)) ('retinoid homeostasis', 'Disease', (173, 193)) ('CYP26B1 SNP', 'Var', (47, 58)) 21972 31419517 13-cisRA has also been recently investigated for the treatment of male infertility with promising results, but further studies are needed to define its efficacy for this indication. ('13-cisRA', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 8)) ('13-cisRA', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (71, 82)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (66, 82)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (66, 82)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (66, 82)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (58, 61)) 21980 31419517 The oral clearance of atRA decreases with increasing doses and this decrease has been explained by classic saturation kinetics of metabolic enzymes, particularly CYP26A1, which leads to increased oral bioavailability and decreased systemic clearance. ('oral bioavailability', 'MPA', (196, 216)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (111, 114)) ('decreases', 'NegReg', (27, 36)) ('atRA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (22, 26)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (186, 195)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (221, 230)) ('oral clearance', 'MPA', (4, 18)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (162, 169)) ('systemic clearance', 'MPA', (231, 249)) 22007 31419517 Further, existing data suggests that genetic variants in these enzymes may play a role in development of human disease and in particular in rare diseases. ('genetic variants', 'Var', (37, 53)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (97, 100)) ('play', 'Reg', (75, 79)) ('role', 'Reg', (82, 86)) ('human disease', 'Disease', (105, 118)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (105, 110)) ('rare diseases', 'Disease', (140, 153)) 22011 31419517 Finally, some of the data presented in this review strongly suggest that CYP26 enzymes may also metabolize synthetic retinoids such as tazarotenic acid. ('metabolize', 'MPA', (96, 106)) ('retinoids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (117, 126)) ('tazarotenic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C000609782', (135, 151)) ('CYP26 enzymes', 'Var', (73, 86)) 22012 31419517 However, no systemic studies have been undertaken to determine whether CYP26A1 and CYP26B1 that are expressed in the skin contribute to the concentrations and exposure of synthetic retinoids used topically or systemically. ('retinoids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (181, 190)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (122, 132)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (83, 90)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (147, 150)) ('concentrations', 'MPA', (140, 154)) ('exposure', 'MPA', (159, 167)) 22017 27477696 Our data demonstrate that miRNAs with an AAGUGC motif in their seed sequence increase both cancer cell proliferation and sensitivity to EGFR inhibitors. ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (26, 29)) ('miR', 'Gene', (26, 29)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (91, 97)) ('sensitivity', 'MPA', (121, 132)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (91, 97)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (77, 85)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 97)) ('AAGUGC', 'Var', (41, 47)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (136, 140)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (136, 140)) 22028 27477696 One of the reasons for this incomplete knowledge of oncogenic pro-growth signaling is the multiple levels of regulation used by the cancer cells, that is, epigenetic, transcriptional, translational and posttranslational regulation. ('cancer', 'Disease', (132, 138)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (132, 138)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (132, 138)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (155, 165)) 22031 27477696 miRNAs are small, non-coding RNAs that repress gene expression through base pairing between the miRNA seed sequence (5' nucleotides 1-8) and 3' untranslated regions (3'UTRs) of mRNAs, causing mRNA degradation, translation inhibition or both. ('mRNA degradation', 'MPA', (192, 208)) ('gene expression', 'MPA', (47, 62)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (52, 62)) ('base pairing', 'Var', (71, 83)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (0, 3)) ('miR', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (96, 99)) ('miR', 'Gene', (96, 99)) ('translation', 'MPA', (210, 221)) ('repress', 'NegReg', (39, 46)) 22054 27477696 Flow cytometry analysis showed that miR-372 expression resulted in altered cell cycle distribution in all four miR-372 models, with a general trend of a decrease in the G0/G1 population, and an increase of the S and G2/M populations (Figure 2b). ('G0/G1 population', 'CPA', (169, 185)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', '442917', (111, 118)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', '442917', (36, 43)) ('cell cycle distribution', 'CPA', (75, 98)) ('expression', 'Var', (44, 54)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (194, 202)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (44, 54)) ('altered', 'Reg', (67, 74)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', (111, 118)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', (36, 43)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (153, 161)) 22055 27477696 In concordance with the results from the functional genomics screen, miR-372 expression resulted in an increased proliferation index, defined as the ratio between S/G2/M cells and G0/G1 cells in three of the miR-372 models (A549, NCI-H1703 and SK-MES-1, Figure 2c). ('miR-372', 'Gene', '442917', (69, 76)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', (208, 215)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (77, 87)) ('SK-MES-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0630', (244, 252)) ('S/G2', 'Var', (163, 167)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (103, 112)) ('A549', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0023', (224, 228)) ('S/G2', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (163, 167)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', '442917', (208, 215)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', (69, 76)) ('proliferation index', 'CPA', (113, 132)) ('NCI-H1703', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:1490', (230, 239)) 22096 27477696 Importantly, tumors with high oncomotif-miRNA expression clustered together irrespective of the relative contribution of different miRNAs, as shown for the three cases with the highest oncomotif-miRNA expression (indicated with an asterisk) but different dominating miRNAs (C19MC cluster miRNAs, miR-371~373 cluster miRNAs and miR-93, respectively, Supplementary Figure 3b). ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (195, 198)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (296, 299)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (46, 56)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (131, 134)) ('miR', 'Gene', (266, 269)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (288, 291)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (13, 19)) ('C19MC cluster', 'Var', (274, 287)) ('miR', 'Gene', (195, 198)) ('miR', 'Gene', (296, 299)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (13, 18)) ('miR', 'Gene', (131, 134)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (327, 330)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (40, 43)) ('miR', 'Gene', (288, 291)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (13, 19)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (316, 319)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (201, 211)) ('miR', 'Gene', (327, 330)) ('miR', 'Gene', (40, 43)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (13, 19)) ('miR', 'Gene', (316, 319)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (266, 269)) 22097 27477696 When analyzing oncomotif-miRNA expression in relation to common genetic alterations in LUAD, the top two findings were significantly higher expression of oncomotif-miRNAs in tumors harboring TP53 mutation and MYC amplifications (Supplementary Figures 5a and b). ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (140, 150)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (174, 180)) ('expression', 'MPA', (140, 150)) ('mutation', 'Var', (196, 204)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (174, 180)) ('miR', 'Gene', (164, 167)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (164, 167)) ('LUAD', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030078', (87, 91)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (31, 41)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (191, 195)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (133, 139)) ('miR', 'Gene', (25, 28)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (25, 28)) ('MYC amplifications', 'Var', (209, 227)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (174, 179)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (174, 180)) 22098 27477696 In addition, but with lower significance, oncomotif-miRNA expression was higher in tumors with mutated KEAP1 or RB1, and in tumors with TERT amplification. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 88)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (58, 68)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (124, 129)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (83, 89)) ('KEAP1', 'Gene', (103, 108)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 89)) ('mutated', 'Var', (95, 102)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (124, 130)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (124, 130)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (83, 89)) ('RB1', 'Gene', (112, 115)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (124, 130)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (52, 55)) ('miR', 'Gene', (52, 55)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (73, 79)) 22100 27477696 To test whether these results were independent of genetic alterations associated with oncomotif-miRNA expression, we performed univariate and multivariate survival analysis including also TP53, KEAP1 and RB1 mutation as well as MYC or TERT amplification. ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (102, 112)) ('mutation', 'Var', (208, 216)) ('RB1', 'Gene', (204, 207)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (96, 99)) ('miR', 'Gene', (96, 99)) ('MYC', 'Var', (228, 231)) ('KEAP1', 'Gene', (194, 199)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (188, 192)) 22102 27477696 In summary, our analyses show that oncomotif-miRNA expression in LUAD is strongly associated with E2F-driven tumor cell proliferation, TP53 mutation, MYC amplification and shorter relapse-free survival. ('relapse-free survival', 'CPA', (180, 201)) ('associated', 'Reg', (82, 92)) ('shorter', 'NegReg', (172, 179)) ('LUAD', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030078', (65, 69)) ('mutation', 'Var', (140, 148)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (51, 61)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (45, 48)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (109, 114)) ('LUAD', 'Gene', (65, 69)) ('amplification', 'Var', (154, 167)) ('miR', 'Gene', (45, 48)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (135, 139)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 114)) ('MYC', 'Gene', (150, 153)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (109, 114)) 22115 27477696 A striking exception from this general pattern was noticed in TGCT where the miR-371~373 cluster was dominating together with the miR-302~367 and C19MC clusters. ('miR', 'Gene', (77, 80)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (130, 133)) ('miR', 'Gene', (130, 133)) ('C19MC', 'Var', (146, 151)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (77, 80)) 22117 27477696 Similar to the results in LUAD, sporadic high expression of oncomotif-miRNAs from the miR-371~373 and C19MC clusters was noticed in several other cancer types (Supplementary Figure 7b). ('C19MC', 'Var', (102, 107)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (146, 152)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (146, 152)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (86, 89)) ('miR', 'Gene', (86, 89)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (46, 56)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (70, 73)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (146, 152)) ('miR', 'Gene', (70, 73)) ('expression', 'MPA', (46, 56)) ('LUAD', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030078', (26, 30)) 22127 27477696 Also, in BRCA, the expression of oncomotif-miRNAs was higher in tumors harboring TP53 mutation and MYC copy number gain (Supplementary Figure 8b). ('tumors', 'Disease', (64, 70)) ('expression', 'MPA', (19, 29)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (43, 46)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (64, 70)) ('miR', 'Gene', (43, 46)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (54, 60)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (64, 70)) ('BRCA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (9, 13)) ('BRCA', 'Gene', '672', (9, 13)) ('BRCA', 'Gene', (9, 13)) ('gain', 'PosReg', (115, 119)) ('mutation', 'Var', (86, 94)) ('MYC', 'Gene', (99, 102)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (64, 69)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (19, 29)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (81, 85)) 22148 27477696 This model is further supported by the fact that ectopic expression of oncomotif-miRNAs results in increased proliferation. ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (81, 84)) ('miR', 'Gene', (81, 84)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (99, 108)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (109, 122)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (57, 67)) ('ectopic expression', 'Var', (49, 67)) 22150 27477696 Oncogenic growth signaling, for example, through EGFR or KRAS, results in cyclinD/cdk4-dependent hyperphosphorylation of retinoblastoma protein (RB1), release of activating E2F transcription factors (E2F1-3) from RB1 inhibition and E2F-dependent transcription of genes involved in cell cycle progression. ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (49, 53)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (49, 53)) ('E2F1', 'Gene', '100036852', (200, 204)) ('E2F1', 'Gene', (200, 204)) ('hyperphosphorylation of retinoblastoma', 'Disease', (97, 135)) ('KRAS', 'Var', (57, 61)) ('release', 'MPA', (151, 158)) ('hyperphosphorylation of retinoblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012175', (97, 135)) ('retinoblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009919', (121, 135)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (217, 227)) ('transcription', 'MPA', (246, 259)) 22163 27477696 In addition, oncomotif-miRNA-dependent inhibition of TGFBR2 would result in further hampering of the senescence program by decreasing the level of additional CDK inhibitors activated by TGF-beta signaling. ('inhibition', 'Var', (39, 49)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (23, 26)) ('miR', 'Gene', (23, 26)) ('level of', 'MPA', (138, 146)) ('senescence program', 'CPA', (101, 119)) ('decreasing', 'NegReg', (123, 133)) ('hampering', 'NegReg', (84, 93)) ('CDK inhibitors', 'MPA', (158, 172)) ('TGFBR2', 'Gene', (53, 59)) ('TGFBR2', 'Gene', '373815', (53, 59)) 22166 27477696 Unfortunately, the apoptosis system is commonly disabled in cancer, for example, through mutation of TP53, which would allow the oncogenic signaling to continue. ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (19, 28)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (60, 66)) ('mutation', 'Var', (89, 97)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (60, 66)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (101, 105)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (60, 66)) 22167 27477696 We have shown here that the expression of oncomotif-miRNAs in both LUAD and breast cancer is significantly higher in tumors harboring TP53 mutations, indicating that the oncogenic signaling including oncomotif-miRNAs is tolerated in cells with the apoptotic machinery inactivated. ('TP53', 'Gene', (134, 138)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (117, 123)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 89)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (210, 213)) ('LUAD', 'Disease', (67, 71)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (52, 55)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (117, 122)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (28, 38)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (117, 123)) ('miR', 'Gene', (210, 213)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (76, 89)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (107, 113)) ('miR', 'Gene', (52, 55)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (117, 123)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (76, 89)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (76, 89)) ('mutations', 'Var', (139, 148)) ('expression', 'MPA', (28, 38)) ('LUAD', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030078', (67, 71)) 22168 27477696 Previous studies have described connections between all individual oncomotif-miRNA containing miRNA clusters and cancer as exemplified by miR-17~92 cluster in lymphoma, miR-106a~363 cluster in T-cell leukemia, miR-106b~25 cluster in gastric cancer, C19MC cluster in CNS-PNET, miR-371~373 cluster in testicular cancer and miR-302~367 cluster in germ cell tumors. ('miR', 'Gene', (77, 80)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (321, 324)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (241, 247)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (344, 359)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (113, 119)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (138, 141)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (210, 213)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (169, 172)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (159, 167)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (113, 119)) ('miR', 'Gene', (321, 324)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (310, 316)) ('gastric cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012126', (233, 247)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (310, 316)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (354, 360)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (200, 208)) ('miR', 'Gene', (138, 141)) ('miR', 'Gene', (210, 213)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (241, 247)) ('miR', 'Gene', (169, 172)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (299, 316)) ('T-cell leukemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015458', (193, 208)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (354, 359)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (113, 119)) ('lymphoma', 'Disease', (159, 167)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (94, 97)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', (233, 247)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (354, 360)) ('lymphoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008223', (159, 167)) ('C19MC', 'Var', (249, 254)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (276, 279)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (310, 316)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (77, 80)) ('T-cell leukemia', 'Disease', (193, 208)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (299, 316)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (344, 360)) ('miR', 'Gene', (94, 97)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (241, 247)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (354, 360)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (233, 247)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (299, 316)) ('miR', 'Gene', (276, 279)) 22177 27477696 The addicted cells would then be more sensitive to treatments such as EGFR inhibitors that target upstream signaling. ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (70, 74)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (70, 74)) ('inhibitors', 'Var', (75, 85)) 22197 27477696 In cancer, especially when pushed by MYC amplification and without the inhibitory effects of a functional TP53 system, this feed-forward loop becomes a self-propagating, continuous oncogenic driver of uncontrolled cell growth. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (3, 9)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (3, 9)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (3, 9)) ('MYC', 'Var', (37, 40)) 22275 27477696 Heatmaps were produced using the heatmap.2 function from the gplots package in R. Differences in oncomotif-miRNA expression in the LUAD and BRCA data sets between tumors harboring TP53 mutations and MYC amplifications were examined using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test from the R stats package. ('BRCA', 'Gene', '672', (140, 144)) ('BRCA', 'Gene', (140, 144)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (163, 168)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (180, 184)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (163, 169)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (163, 169)) ('LUAD', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030078', (131, 135)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (163, 169)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (107, 110)) ('mutations', 'Var', (185, 194)) ('miR', 'Gene', (107, 110)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (113, 123)) ('BRCA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (140, 144)) 22288 21332505 DBP exposure reduced foetal GC number by ~60% by e15.5 and prolonged GC proliferation, OCT4 and DMRT1 immunoexpression; these effects were induced in the period immediately after testis differentiation (e13.5-e15.5). ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (96, 101)) ('foetal GC number', 'CPA', (21, 37)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (0, 3)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', (87, 91)) ('prolonged', 'PosReg', (59, 68)) ('GC proliferation', 'CPA', (69, 85)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (79, 82)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (13, 20)) ('immunoexpression', 'MPA', (102, 118)) ('e15.5', 'Var', (49, 54)) 22289 21332505 In contrast, DBP-induced GC aggregation stemmed from late gestation effects (beyond e19.5). ('late gestation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001622', (53, 67)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (13, 16)) ('GC aggregation', 'CPA', (25, 39)) ('DBP-induced', 'Var', (13, 24)) 22302 21332505 DBP/DEHP exposure of rats does not lead to formation of recognizable CIS cells or to development of TGCC in adulthood, but an earlier study showed that foetal exposure of rats to DBP resulted in delayed 'differentiation' of some foetal gonocytes, an effect potentially relevant to CIS origins. ('DBP', 'Var', (179, 182)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (171, 175)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (0, 3)) ("'differentiation'", 'CPA', (203, 220)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (179, 182)) ('delayed', 'NegReg', (195, 202)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (21, 25)) ('DEHP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004051', (4, 8)) ('foetal exposure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031437', (152, 167)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (92, 95)) 22308 21332505 In some studies, DBP or vehicle was administered from e13.5 to e15.5 (termed 'early window') and exposed animals subsequently killed on e17.5, e19.5 or e21.5. ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (17, 20)) ('e17.5', 'Var', (136, 141)) ('e19.5', 'Var', (143, 148)) 22312 21332505 Animals exposed to DBP in foetal life were killed at various foetal (e14.5, e15.5, e17.5, e19.5, e21.5) or postnatal (postnatal days 6, 8, 10, 15) ages depending on the experiment. ('e17.5', 'Var', (83, 88)) ('e21.5', 'Var', (97, 102)) ('e19.5', 'Var', (90, 95)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (19, 22)) ('e15.5', 'Var', (76, 81)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (175, 178)) ('e14.5', 'Var', (69, 74)) 22329 21332505 GCs were counted at e14.5, e15.5, e17.5, e19.5, e21.5, Pnd6 and Pnd15 in control and DBP-exposed animals (n = 5-8 per group). ('e21.5', 'Var', (48, 53)) ('e19.5', 'Var', (41, 46)) ('e15.5', 'Var', (27, 32)) ('e14.5', 'Var', (20, 25)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (85, 88)) ('Pnd15', 'Gene', (64, 69)) ('e17.5', 'Var', (34, 39)) 22334 21332505 DMRT1 was chosen because (i) it plays a highly conserved role in sexual differentiation; (ii) it is expressed in foetal GCs and Sertoli cells; (iii) its knockout in mice results in abnormal GC development; (iv) DMRT1 is associated with maintenance of pluripotency and can regulate a number of pluripotency-associated genes, including OCT4. ('OCT4', 'Gene', (334, 338)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (165, 169)) ('knockout', 'Var', (153, 161)) ('results in', 'Reg', (170, 180)) ('GC development', 'CPA', (190, 204)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (200, 203)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (211, 216)) ('regulate', 'Reg', (272, 280)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (128, 140)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (128, 141)) 22335 21332505 To calculate the GC PI, or the percentage of GCs expressing OCT4 or DMRT1, 30-50 random fields were examined per testis and GCs were counted as positive or negative for the marker in question (BrdU, OCT4 or DMRT1). ('OCT4', 'Var', (60, 64)) ('BrdU', 'Chemical', '-', (193, 197)) ('DMRT1', 'Var', (68, 73)) ('DMRT1', 'Var', (207, 212)) 22345 21332505 The magnitude of the DBP-induced reduction increased from e14.5 (29% reduction) to e15.5 (60% reduction), but thereafter, somewhat lesser reductions were found at e17.5 (48% reduction) and at e19.5-e21.5 (28-38%), perhaps reflecting some recovery of GC numbers because of prolongation of GC proliferation in DBP-exposed animals (see next). ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (21, 24)) ('e19.5-e21.5', 'Var', (192, 203)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (33, 42)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (94, 103)) ('e17.5', 'Var', (163, 168)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (298, 301)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (308, 311)) ('e15.5', 'Var', (83, 88)) ('GC proliferation', 'CPA', (288, 304)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (69, 78)) ('prolongation', 'PosReg', (272, 284)) ('e14.5', 'Var', (58, 63)) 22351 21332505 We also examined testes from animals 8 h after initial dosing of DBP on e13.5, but at this age, seminiferous cord formation was only initiating and it was thus difficult to identify apoptotic cells (which were rare in any case) unequivocally as GCs. ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (65, 68)) ('seminiferous cord formation', 'CPA', (96, 123)) ('DBP', 'Var', (65, 68)) 22352 21332505 Therefore, although we were unable to demonstrate DBP-induced GC apoptosis soon after treatment on e13.3 or e14.5, this was primarily because of technical/sampling limitations. ('e14.5', 'Var', (108, 113)) ('e13.3', 'Var', (99, 104)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (91, 94)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (50, 53)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (45, 48)) 22354 21332505 In foetal life, GC proliferation was >50% in controls and DBP-exposed animals at e15.5 (Fig. ('e15.5', 'Var', (81, 86)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (58, 61)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (26, 29)) ('GC proliferation', 'CPA', (16, 32)) 22355 21332505 At e17.5, most GCs (>98%) in controls had entered quiescence and this was complete by e19.5, whereas in DBP-exposed animals, significantly more GCs were still proliferating at e17.5 in comparison with controls, although only occasional BrdU-positive cells were evident at e19.5, and none at e21.5 (Fig. ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (104, 107)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (166, 169)) ('quiescence', 'MPA', (50, 60)) ('e19.5', 'Var', (86, 91)) ('BrdU', 'Chemical', '-', (236, 240)) 22358 21332505 The reduced proliferation at around Pnd6 will presumably have exacerbated the reduction in numbers of GCs already present from foetal life in DBP-exposed animals, and presumably explains the greater reduction in GC numbers evident in postnatal compared with foetal life (Fig. ('reduced', 'NegReg', (4, 11)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (142, 145)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (78, 87)) ('Pnd6', 'Var', (36, 40)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (19, 22)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (12, 25)) ('exacerbated', 'PosReg', (62, 73)) 22360 21332505 In DBP-exposed animals, significantly more GCs (~50%) expressed OCT4 at e17.5, compared with controls, but by e19.5, most GCs were OCT4-immunonegative (Fig. ('OCT4', 'Protein', (64, 68)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (3, 6)) ('e19.5', 'Var', (110, 115)) ('OCT4-immunonegative', 'MPA', (131, 150)) 22361 21332505 There was no difference between control and DBP-exposed foetuses in OCT4 mRNA expression, which declined progressively between e15.5 and e21.5 (Fig. ('e21.5', 'Var', (137, 142)) ('e15.5', 'Var', (127, 132)) ('OCT4', 'Protein', (68, 72)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (44, 47)) ('declined', 'NegReg', (96, 104)) 22363 21332505 In contrast, significantly more (>15%) GCs in DBP-exposed animals still expressed DMRT1 at e19.5 than in controls, although only occasional DMRT1-immunopositive GCs were still evident by e21.5 (Fig. ('e19.5', 'Var', (91, 96)) ('more', 'PosReg', (27, 31)) ('e21.5', 'Var', (187, 192)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (46, 49)) ('DMRT1', 'Var', (82, 87)) 22367 21332505 Restriction of DBP exposure to the period e13.5-e15.5 induced similar effects to longer period treatment on GC number (e21.5) and prolongation of expression of OCT4 (e17.5) and DMRT1 (e19.5) (Fig. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (100, 103)) ('e17.5', 'Var', (166, 171)) ('e13.5-e15.5', 'Var', (42, 53)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', (160, 164)) ('prolongation', 'PosReg', (130, 142)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (177, 182)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (15, 18)) ('expression', 'MPA', (146, 156)) ('e19.5', 'Var', (184, 189)) ('e21.5', 'Var', (119, 124)) 22368 21332505 DBP-induced GC aggregation becomes evident at e19.5-e21.5 and was assessed at e21.5 in animals exposed in either an early or late time window or throughout the period e13.5-e20.5. ('e21.5', 'Var', (78, 83)) ('GC aggregation', 'CPA', (12, 26)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (0, 3)) 22371 21332505 Our results show that DBP exposure in the period immediately following testis differentiation in the rat (~e13.5) causes a major reduction in foetal GC number and delays differentiation of some foetal GCs as manifest by delayed switching off of OCT4 and DMRT1, delayed entry into quiescence, delayed re-emergence from quiescence (after birth) and delayed re-expression of DMRT1. ('switching off', 'MPA', (228, 241)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (372, 377)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (101, 104)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (129, 138)) ('OCT4', 'Protein', (245, 249)) ('foetal GC number', 'CPA', (142, 158)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (170, 185)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (22, 25)) ('DBP', 'Var', (22, 25)) ('delays', 'NegReg', (163, 169)) 22373 21332505 The 30-50% reduction in GC numbers induced by DBP also stems from this period. ('DBP', 'Var', (46, 49)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (11, 20)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (46, 49)) ('GC numbers', 'CPA', (24, 34)) 22378 21332505 It is therefore of interest that the DBP-induced loss of foetal GCs in the rat occurs similarly early (i.e. ('loss', 'NegReg', (49, 53)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (75, 78)) ('DBP-induced', 'Var', (37, 48)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (37, 40)) ('foetal', 'Protein', (57, 63)) 22380 21332505 Indeed, restricting DBP exposure to e13.5-e15.5 resulted in as big a reduction in GC numbers at e21.5 as did continuous exposure from e13.5 to e20.5. ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (20, 23)) ('e21.5', 'Var', (96, 101)) ('e13.5-e15.5', 'Var', (36, 47)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (69, 78)) ('GC numbers', 'CPA', (82, 92)) 22384 21332505 We were unable to show that increased apoptosis explained the DBP-induced reduction in GC number in rats, possibly because of the 8-24 h delay between last DBP exposure and sample collection. ('reduction', 'NegReg', (74, 83)) ('GC number', 'CPA', (87, 96)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (100, 104)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (156, 159)) ('DBP-induced', 'Var', (62, 73)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (62, 65)) 22385 21332505 However, in vitro studies using rat, mouse and human foetal testis explants have all shown increased GC apoptosis acutely after MEHP exposure, so it seems reasonable to conclude that transiently increased apoptosis at around e13.5-e14.5 explains our in vivo findings, especially as DBP clearly did not reduce GC proliferation. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (32, 35)) ('GC apoptosis', 'CPA', (101, 113)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (282, 285)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (319, 322)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (37, 42)) ('e13.5-e14.5', 'Var', (225, 236)) ('MEHP', 'Chemical', '-', (128, 132)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (47, 52)) 22389 21332505 In contrast, DMRT1 immunoexpression in Sertoli cells was unaltered at any age by DBP exposure. ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (39, 52)) ('DBP', 'Var', (81, 84)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (81, 84)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (13, 18)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (39, 51)) 22392 21332505 The DBP-induced alteration in DMRT1 expression is therefore of potential relevance to the origins/causes of human TGCC, although the pattern of change induced (delayed switching off and on) cannot be related in a straightforward manner to the mouse studies in which it was loss of DMRT1 expression that predisposed to teratoma formation. ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (243, 248)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (4, 7)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (318, 326)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (318, 326)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (318, 326)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (281, 286)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (108, 113)) ('loss', 'Var', (273, 277)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (20, 23)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (30, 35)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (320, 323)) ('alteration', 'Var', (16, 26)) 22396 21332505 Arguably, the most important finding from the present studies is the demonstration that all of the effects of DBP exposure on foetal GC number and differentiation were shown to originate within e13.5-e15.5, when GCs are actively proliferating and expressing OCT4. ('differentiation', 'CPA', (147, 162)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (76, 79)) ('foetal GC number', 'CPA', (126, 142)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (236, 239)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (110, 113)) ('DBP', 'Gene', (110, 113)) ('e13.5-e15.5', 'Var', (194, 205)) ('OCT4', 'Protein', (258, 262)) 22397 21332505 This was the case irrespective of the age at which a particular effect of DBP exposure was first detectable, namely e14.5 (reduced GC number), e17.5 (OCT4 prolongation) or e19.5 (DMRT1 prolongation). ('e17.5', 'Var', (143, 148)) ('e19.5', 'Var', (172, 177)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (74, 77)) ('e14.5', 'Var', (116, 121)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (123, 130)) 22400 21332505 In contrast, GC aggregation (also reported as increased seminiferous cord diameter), which first manifests at e19.5-e21.5 in rats, was shown to be insensitive to DBP induction by exposure during e13.5-e15.5, but was induced by exposure from e19.5 to e20.5. ('e13.5-e15.5', 'Var', (195, 206)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (46, 55)) ('e19.5-e21.5', 'Var', (110, 121)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (125, 129)) ('GC aggregation', 'CPA', (13, 27)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (162, 165)) 22418 19951990 Decreased proliferation and survival with low nanomolar concentrations of 5-aza-CdR is associated with ATM activation, H2AX phosphorylation, increased expression of p21, and the induction of genes known to be methylated in TGCTs (MGMT, RASSF1A and HOXA9). ('HOXA9', 'Gene', '3205', (248, 253)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (141, 150)) ('ATM', 'Gene', '472', (103, 106)) ('MGMT', 'Gene', '4255', (230, 234)) ('Decreased', 'NegReg', (0, 9)) ('H2AX', 'Gene', (119, 123)) ('ATM', 'Gene', (103, 106)) ('p21', 'Gene', (165, 168)) ('expression', 'MPA', (151, 161)) ('5-aza', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001374', (74, 79)) ('survival', 'CPA', (28, 36)) ('H2AX', 'Gene', '3014', (119, 123)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (124, 139)) ('MGMT', 'Gene', (230, 234)) ('5-aza-CdR', 'Var', (74, 83)) ('genes', 'Gene', (191, 196)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', '11186', (236, 243)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (10, 23)) ('HOXA9', 'Gene', (248, 253)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (236, 243)) ('p21', 'Gene', '1026', (165, 168)) 22419 19951990 Notably, 5-aza-CdR hypersensitivity is associated with markedly abundant expression of the pluripotency-associated DNA methyltransferase 3B (DNMT3B) as compared to somatic tumor cells. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (172, 177)) ('5-aza', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001374', (9, 14)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (172, 177)) ('DNA methyltransferase 3B', 'Gene', '1789', (115, 139)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', (91, 103)) ('hypersensitivity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004342', (19, 35)) ('expression', 'MPA', (73, 83)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', '1789', (141, 147)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', 'None', (91, 103)) ('hypersensitivity', 'Disease', (19, 35)) ('abundant', 'PosReg', (64, 72)) ('5-aza-CdR', 'Var', (9, 18)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (172, 177)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (141, 147)) ('DNA methyltransferase 3B', 'Gene', (115, 139)) 22438 19951990 Notably, high DNMT3B expression is validated as functionally important for 5-aza-CdR-mediated hypersensitivity in both cisplatin sensitive and resistant TGCT cells. ('hypersensitivity in', 'Disease', (94, 113)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (14, 20)) ('hypersensitivity in', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004342', (94, 113)) ('expression', 'MPA', (21, 31)) ('5-aza', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001374', (75, 80)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', '1789', (14, 20)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (119, 128)) ('high', 'Var', (9, 13)) 22467 19951990 Two mechanisms have been proposed to account for the antitumor effects of 5-aza-CdR, namely, activation of the DNA damage response pathway and re-expression of tumor suppressor genes through DNA demethylation. ('5-aza-CdR', 'Var', (74, 83)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (93, 103)) ('re-expression', 'MPA', (143, 156)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (160, 165)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (57, 62)) ('demethylation', 'Var', (195, 208)) ('5-aza', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001374', (74, 79)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (160, 165)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 62)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (57, 62)) ('DNA damage response pathway', 'Pathway', (111, 138)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (160, 165)) 22475 19951990 Together the data suggest that low doses of 5-aza-CdR can elicit both a DNA damage response and the induction of genes known to be methylated in TGCTs. ('5-aza-CdR', 'Var', (44, 53)) ('elicit', 'Reg', (58, 64)) ('DNA damage response', 'MPA', (72, 91)) ('induction', 'MPA', (100, 109)) ('5-aza', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001374', (44, 49)) 22476 19951990 Five different lentiviral shRNAs for DNMT3B were independently used to knockdown DNMT3B. ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', '1789', (37, 43)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (37, 43)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', '1789', (81, 87)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (81, 87)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (71, 80)) 22481 19951990 Since NT2/D1 cells stably expressing sh84 and NT2/D1-R1 cells stably expressing sh84, sh85 or sh86 had the most efficient knockdown of DNMT3B (Figure 4A and 4B), these cells were tested for 5-aza-CdR sensitivity. ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (135, 141)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', '1789', (135, 141)) ('knockdown', 'MPA', (122, 131)) ('5-aza', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001374', (190, 195)) ('sh84', 'Var', (80, 84)) ('sh84', 'Var', (37, 41)) 22483 19951990 However, knockdown of DNMT3B by itself had no apparent effect on the growth of NT2/D1 or NT2/D1-R1 cells (data not shown). ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', '1789', (22, 28)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (22, 28)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (9, 18)) 22487 19951990 NT2/D1-R1 cells and control shRNA cells demonstrated an even greater sensitivity to a prolonged 10 day treatment with 5-aza-CdR as compared to the 3 day treatment (Figure 4D). ('men', 'Species', '9606', (108, 111)) ('sensitivity', 'MPA', (69, 80)) ('5-aza', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001374', (118, 123)) ('5-aza-CdR', 'Var', (118, 127)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (158, 161)) 22490 19951990 We previously reported that cisplatin causes a global p53-dominant transcriptional response in EC cells. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (28, 37)) ('p53', 'Gene', (54, 57)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (95, 97)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (28, 37)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (54, 57)) 22498 19951990 833K-CP cells were pretreated with 2.5 nM 5-aza-CdR, a dose that results in a 10% growth inhibition (Figure 1). ('5-aza-CdR', 'Var', (42, 51)) ('growth', 'MPA', (82, 88)) ('5-aza', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001374', (42, 47)) 22501 19951990 Since DNMT3B knockdown reversed 5-aza-CdR hypersensitivity in cisplatin sensitive and resistant EC cells, it was of interest to investigate whether cisplatin sensitivity itself depended on DNMT3B expression. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (62, 71)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', '1789', (6, 12)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (148, 157)) ('hypersensitivity in', 'Disease', (42, 61)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', '1789', (189, 195)) ('5-aza', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001374', (32, 37)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (6, 12)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (96, 98)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (13, 22)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (189, 195)) ('hypersensitivity in', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004342', (42, 61)) 22502 19951990 As shown in Figure 6, DNMT3B knockdown had no appreciable effect on cisplatin sensitivity of the cisplatin resistant EC line NT2/D1-R1. ('cisplatin sensitivity', 'MPA', (68, 89)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (29, 38)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', '1789', (22, 28)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (22, 28)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (97, 106)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (117, 119)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (68, 77)) 22516 19951990 We provide evidence that in EC cells, low dose 5-aza-CdR is able to activate the ATM pathway as well as induce the expression of genes known to be methylated in TGCTs (Figure 3). ('activate', 'PosReg', (68, 76)) ('5-aza-CdR', 'Var', (47, 56)) ('ATM', 'Gene', (81, 84)) ('5-aza', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001374', (47, 52)) ('induce', 'PosReg', (104, 110)) ('ATM', 'Gene', '472', (81, 84)) ('expression of genes', 'MPA', (115, 134)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (28, 30)) 22519 19951990 showed that ES cells and embryos with DNMT1 knockdown were significantly less sensitive to 5-aza-CdR mediated toxicity. ('DNMT1', 'Gene', '1786', (38, 43)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (110, 118)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (110, 118)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (44, 53)) ('5-aza', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001374', (91, 96)) ('DNMT1', 'Gene', (38, 43)) ('less', 'NegReg', (73, 77)) 22523 19951990 In contrast, our preliminary data has thus far not detected large differences in 5-aza-CdR mediated ATM and H2AX activation in DNMT3B knockdown cells, as compared to wild-type EC cells (data not shown). ('ATM', 'Gene', '472', (100, 103)) ('H2AX', 'Gene', (108, 112)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (134, 143)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (113, 123)) ('5-aza', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001374', (81, 86)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (127, 133)) ('ATM', 'Gene', (100, 103)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', '1789', (127, 133)) ('H2AX', 'Gene', '3014', (108, 112)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (176, 178)) 22524 19951990 As DNMTs are known to be auxiliary components of the DNA replication and repair machinery, it is possible that depleting DNMT3B in the EC context alters downstream responses to 5-aza-CdR-mediated DNA damage that perturbs the balance between cell cycle checkpoint arrest, DNA repair, and apoptosis. ('balance', 'MPA', (225, 232)) ('responses', 'MPA', (164, 173)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (135, 137)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (287, 296)) ('perturbs', 'Reg', (212, 220)) ('cell cycle', 'CPA', (241, 251)) ('depleting', 'Var', (111, 120)) ('5-aza', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001374', (177, 182)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', '1789', (121, 127)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (121, 127)) ('alters', 'Reg', (146, 152)) 22532 19951990 5-aza-CdR is FDA approved for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome and shows promise for the treatment of certain leukemias. ('myelodysplastic syndrome', 'Disease', (47, 71)) ('5-aza-CdR', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('myelodysplastic syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009190', (47, 71)) ('leukemias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007938', (119, 128)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (103, 106)) ('myelodysplastic syndrome', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002863', (47, 71)) ('leukemias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (119, 128)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (39, 42)) ('leukemias', 'Disease', (119, 128)) ('5-aza', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001374', (0, 5)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (119, 127)) 22536 19951990 In agreement with our data it has been shown that 5-aza-CdR can sensitize somatic tumor cells to cisplatin, but at dosages considerably higher than that shown here for EC cells. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (8, 11)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (82, 87)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (97, 106)) ('5-aza', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001374', (50, 55)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (82, 87)) ('sensitize', 'Reg', (64, 73)) ('5-aza-CdR', 'Var', (50, 59)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (82, 87)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (168, 170)) 22539 19951990 The finding that cisplatin resistant EC cells retain a high degree of sensitivity to low dose 5-aza-CdR and that pretreatment of 5-aza-CdR restores cisplatin cytotoxicity to resistant EC cells is notable since it can be clinically exploited. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (17, 26)) ('restores', 'PosReg', (139, 147)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (121, 124)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (148, 157)) ('5-aza', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001374', (94, 99)) ('5-aza', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001374', (129, 134)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (37, 39)) ('sensitivity', 'MPA', (70, 81)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (158, 170)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (184, 186)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (158, 170)) ('5-aza-CdR', 'Var', (129, 138)) 22542 27873769 It is known that the CAG and GGN repeat numbers affect the activity of the AR; therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate if the CAG and GGN polymorphisms in the AR gene predict recovery of sperm production after TC treatment. ('activity', 'MPA', (59, 67)) ('affect', 'Reg', (48, 54)) ('GGN', 'Gene', (145, 148)) ('GGN', 'Gene', '199720', (145, 148)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (170, 172)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (221, 223)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (137, 140)) ('GGN', 'Gene', (29, 32)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (75, 77)) ('GGN', 'Gene', '199720', (29, 32)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (21, 24)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (229, 232)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (149, 162)) ('sperm production', 'CPA', (198, 214)) 22543 27873769 TC patients (n = 130) delivered ejaculates at the following time points: postorchiectomy and at 6, 12, 24, 36, and 60 months posttherapy (T0, T6, T12, T24, T36, and T60). ('T0', 'Var', (138, 140)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (0, 2)) ('T12', 'Gene', (146, 149)) ('T24', 'Var', (151, 154)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (3, 11)) ('T36', 'Var', (156, 159)) ('T60', 'Var', (165, 168)) ('T12', 'Gene', '923', (146, 149)) 22547 27873769 The least active AR variant seems to be associated with a more rapid recovery of spermatogenesis. ('active', 'MPA', (10, 16)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (17, 19)) ('least', 'NegReg', (4, 9)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (81, 96)) ('variant', 'Var', (20, 27)) 22564 27873769 Because the AR polymorphism affects the AR activity and some studies indicate that long CAG repeats are associated with male infertility, it is plausible that the genetic variant has an impact on sperm production recovery after TC. ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (88, 91)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (120, 136)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (120, 136)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (40, 42)) ('long', 'Var', (83, 87)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (12, 14)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (228, 230)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (125, 136)) ('sperm production recovery', 'CPA', (196, 221)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (120, 136)) ('variant', 'Var', (171, 178)) ('associated', 'Reg', (104, 114)) ('affects', 'Reg', (28, 35)) ('impact', 'Reg', (186, 192)) 22567 27873769 With this study, we sought to investigate this possible genetic association between variation in the lengths of the AR CAG and GGN tracts and sperm production recovery following TC treatment in a larger cohort of TC patients. ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (119, 122)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (116, 118)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (178, 180)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (186, 189)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (216, 224)) ('sperm production', 'CPA', (142, 158)) ('GGN', 'Gene', (127, 130)) ('GGN', 'Gene', '199720', (127, 130)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (213, 215)) ('variation', 'Var', (84, 93)) 22595 27873769 A unilateral regression model was used to analyze the association between CAG and GGN numbers and sperm concentration at all six time points (T0, T6, T12, T24, T36, and T60). ('T36', 'Var', (160, 163)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (74, 77)) ('T0', 'Var', (142, 144)) ('T60', 'Var', (169, 172)) ('T12', 'Gene', '923', (150, 153)) ('GGN', 'Gene', (82, 85)) ('T24', 'Var', (155, 158)) ('T12', 'Gene', (150, 153)) ('sperm concentration', 'CPA', (98, 117)) ('GGN', 'Gene', '199720', (82, 85)) ('CAG', 'Gene', (74, 77)) 22601 27873769 At T12 and T36, men with 22-23 CAG exhibited lower sperm concentrations than those with other CAG numbers; this difference was only statistically significant at T12 (95% CI for ratio: 1.01-2.65; P = 0.045). ('sperm concentrations', 'MPA', (51, 71)) ('T36', 'Var', (11, 14)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (45, 50)) ('T12', 'Gene', '923', (3, 6)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (16, 19)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (31, 34)) ('T12', 'Gene', (161, 164)) ('T12', 'Gene', '923', (161, 164)) ('T12', 'Gene', (3, 6)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (94, 97)) 22603 27873769 For trichotomized CAG numbers, both CAG <22 and CAG >23 exhibited higher sperm concentrations than CAG 22-23, and the difference was statistically significant (P = 0.04) for CAG <22 but not for CAG >23 (P = 0.18) (Figure 3). ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (194, 197)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (174, 177)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (99, 102)) ('CAG >23', 'Var', (48, 55)) ('CAG <22', 'Var', (36, 43)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (48, 51)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (66, 72)) ('CAG <22', 'Var', (174, 181)) ('sperm concentrations', 'CPA', (73, 93)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (18, 21)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (36, 39)) 22606 27873769 This difference was primarily due to higher sperm numbers in men with short CAG tracts. ('short', 'Var', (70, 75)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (37, 43)) ('sperm numbers', 'CPA', (44, 57)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (61, 64)) ('CAG', 'Chemical', '-', (76, 79)) 22610 27873769 Previously, we reported on single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the estrogen receptor alpha gene. ('estrogen receptor alpha', 'Gene', (72, 95)) ('single-nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (27, 58)) ('estrogen receptor alpha', 'Gene', '2099', (72, 95)) 22655 26893905 The percentage of progressively motile spermatozoa was assessed at 37 C at x100 and x400 magnification with phase optics in four to six fields chosen at random, in two preparations, the mean value being reported. ('motile spermatozoa', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000072660', (32, 50)) ('x400', 'Var', (85, 89)) ('motile spermatozoa', 'Disease', (32, 50)) 22667 26893905 To discuss the potential use of the frozen sperm samples through Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), patients were stratified according to their pathology and to NMSPS categories, defined by a possibly minimal NMSPS required for each strategy: >= 4x106 for Intra-Uterine Insemination (IUI), in the range < 4 x 106 and >=2 x 106 for conventional In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and < 2 x 106 for Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI). ('IVF', 'Disease', (375, 378)) ('conventional In Vitro Fertilization', 'CPA', (338, 373)) ('>= 4x106', 'Var', (250, 258)) ('IVF', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537182', (375, 378)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (107, 115)) 22697 26893905 Sperm chromatin assay (SCSA) revealed sperm DNA damage due to pathology when compared to healthy fertile men. ('pathology', 'Var', (62, 71)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (105, 108)) ('sperm DNA damage', 'CPA', (38, 54)) 22706 26893905 In addition to common mechanisms in all types of cancer, pre-existing defects in germ cells as part of testicular dysgenesis syndrome could also be involved in case of testicular cancer, as suggested by frequent histological modifications that are found in the controlateral testis. ('testicular dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008715', (103, 124)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (168, 185)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (179, 185)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 55)) ('testicular dysgenesis syndrome', 'Disease', (103, 133)) ('testicular dysgenesis syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013733', (103, 133)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (168, 185)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (168, 185)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (179, 185)) ('involved', 'Reg', (148, 156)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (49, 55)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (179, 185)) ('defects', 'Var', (70, 77)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (49, 55)) 22746 26431381 Inhibition of migration and invasion was mediated by PPARbeta/delta competing with formation of the retinoic acid receptor (RAR)/retinoid X receptor (RXR) complex, resulting in attenuation of RARalpha-dependent matrix metalloproteinase-2 expression and activity. ('RXR', 'Gene', '6256', (150, 153)) ('Inhibition', 'NegReg', (0, 10)) ('RARalpha', 'Gene', '5914', (192, 200)) ('invasion', 'CPA', (28, 36)) ('PPARbeta/delta', 'Var', (53, 67)) ('retinoic acid receptor', 'Gene', '5914', (100, 122)) ('RAR', 'Gene', (192, 195)) ('migration', 'CPA', (14, 23)) ('retinoic acid receptor', 'Gene', (100, 122)) ('matrix metalloproteinase-2', 'Gene', '4313', (211, 237)) ('activity', 'MPA', (253, 261)) ('RAR', 'Gene', '5914', (124, 127)) ('RXR', 'Gene', (150, 153)) ('expression', 'MPA', (238, 248)) ('RARalpha', 'Gene', (192, 200)) ('attenuation', 'NegReg', (177, 188)) ('retinoid X receptor', 'Gene', (129, 148)) ('retinoid X receptor', 'Gene', '6256', (129, 148)) ('RAR', 'Gene', '5914', (192, 195)) ('RAR', 'Gene', (124, 127)) ('matrix metalloproteinase-2', 'Gene', (211, 237)) 22762 26431381 Ligand activation of PPARbeta/delta with GW0742 robustly enhanced expression of ANGPTL4 mRNA in NT2/D1-hPPARbeta/delta cells compared to controls (Figure 1C). ('hPPARbeta', 'Gene', '5467', (103, 112)) ('expression', 'MPA', (66, 76)) ('ANGPTL4', 'Gene', (80, 87)) ('hPPARbeta', 'Gene', (103, 112)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (57, 65)) ('GW0742', 'Var', (41, 47)) ('GW0742', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C479979', (41, 47)) 22763 26431381 While the higher concentrations of GW0742 did not cause a dose dependent change in ANGPTL4 mRNA, this is likely due to limited quantity of receptor available for agonist activation, saturation of available receptors, and/or competition with endogenous agonists. ('GW0742', 'Var', (35, 41)) ('GW0742', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C479979', (35, 41)) ('saturation', 'MPA', (182, 192)) ('mRNA', 'MPA', (91, 95)) ('ANGPTL4', 'Gene', (83, 90)) 22770 26431381 Enhanced expression of ANGPTL4 mRNA was also observed following ligand activation of PPARbeta/delta by GW0742 (Figure 2C). ('GW0742', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C479979', (103, 109)) ('ANGPTL4', 'Gene', (23, 30)) ('Enhanced', 'PosReg', (0, 8)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (71, 81)) ('PPARbeta/delta', 'Gene', (85, 99)) ('expression', 'MPA', (9, 19)) ('GW0742', 'Var', (103, 109)) 22785 26431381 Expression of PPARbeta/delta was notably higher in xenografts from mice injected with NT2/D1-hPPARbeta/delta cells as compared to controls (Figure 5A), and ligand activation of PPARbeta/delta caused a marked increase in expression of ANGPTL4 in xenografts from mice injected with NT2/D1-hPPARbeta/delta cells as compared to controls (Figure 5B). ('ligand', 'Var', (156, 162)) ('PPARbeta/delta', 'Gene', (177, 191)) ('Expression', 'MPA', (0, 10)) ('expression', 'MPA', (220, 230)) ('hPPARbeta', 'Gene', (287, 296)) ('ANGPTL4', 'Gene', (234, 241)) ('hPPARbeta', 'Gene', '5467', (93, 102)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (261, 265)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (208, 216)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (41, 47)) ('hPPARbeta', 'Gene', '5467', (287, 296)) ('hPPARbeta', 'Gene', (93, 102)) ('PPARbeta/delta', 'Gene', (14, 28)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (67, 71)) 22792 26431381 MMP2 zymographic activity was lower in response to ligand activation of PPARbeta/delta with GW0742, and higher in response to the PPARbeta/delta antagonist GSK3787 in NT2/D1-MigR1 cells compared to controls (Figure 8A). ('lower', 'NegReg', (30, 35)) ('MMP2', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('GW0742', 'Var', (92, 98)) ('GSK3787', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C547957', (156, 163)) ('ligand activation', 'MPA', (51, 68)) ('MMP2', 'Gene', '4313', (0, 4)) ('PPARbeta/delta', 'Gene', (72, 86)) ('GW0742', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C479979', (92, 98)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (104, 110)) 22793 26431381 Co-treatment with GSK3787 and GW0742 mitigated the reduction in MMP2 activity in NT2/D1-MigR1 cells caused by ligand activation of PPARbeta/delta alone, compared to controls (Figure 8A). ('reduction', 'NegReg', (51, 60)) ('GSK3787', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C547957', (18, 25)) ('MMP2', 'Gene', '4313', (64, 68)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (8, 11)) ('GW0742', 'Var', (30, 36)) ('mitigated', 'NegReg', (37, 46)) ('GW0742', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C479979', (30, 36)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (117, 127)) ('MMP2', 'Gene', (64, 68)) ('GSK3787', 'Var', (18, 25)) 22805 26431381 The binding activities were diminished using mutant oligonucleotides, and a super-shift complex was observed in the presence of an anti-RARalpha antibody for the RAR RE (Figure 9B). ('mutant', 'Var', (45, 51)) ('RARalpha', 'Gene', (136, 144)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (4, 11)) ('RAR', 'Gene', (162, 165)) ('RAR', 'Gene', '5914', (136, 139)) ('diminished', 'NegReg', (28, 38)) ('RARalpha', 'Gene', '5914', (136, 144)) ('RAR', 'Gene', '5914', (162, 165)) ('activities', 'MPA', (12, 22)) ('oligonucleotides', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009841', (52, 68)) ('RAR', 'Gene', (136, 139)) 22819 26431381 Results from these studies elucidated two unique mechanisms by which PPARbeta/delta inhibits tumorigenesis. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 98)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (93, 98)) ('PPARbeta/delta', 'Var', (69, 83)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (84, 92)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (93, 98)) 22823 26431381 However, there remains a need to distinguish whether PPARbeta/delta directly triggers cancer cell differentiation and suppresses tumorigenesis, or if it involves developmental reprogramming and causes the reversal of tumorigenesis by decreasing the pluripotency of cancer stem cells. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (169, 172)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (265, 271)) ('triggers', 'Reg', (77, 85)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (129, 134)) ('PPARbeta/delta', 'Var', (53, 67)) ('pluripotency of cancer', 'Disease', (249, 271)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (217, 222)) ('pluripotency of cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (249, 271)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (129, 134)) ('decreasing', 'NegReg', (234, 244)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (217, 222)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (265, 271)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (86, 92)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (86, 92)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 134)) ('suppresses', 'NegReg', (118, 128)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (217, 222)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (86, 92)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (265, 271)) 22830 26431381 Additionally, NT2/D1 cells also exhibit a similar pattern of DNA methylation as testicular cancer patients at later stage of malignancy, suggesting that NT2/D1 cells are more metastatic than Tera2 cells. ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (80, 97)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (80, 97)) ('NT2/D1', 'Var', (153, 159)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (125, 135)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (80, 97)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (98, 106)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (125, 135)) ('metastatic', 'CPA', (175, 185)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 97)) ('Tera2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:2777', (191, 196)) ('more', 'PosReg', (170, 174)) 22834 26431381 The present study used complementary analysis of migration, invasion and MMP expression and activity and revealed strong evidence supporting the prior experiments showing that PPARbeta/delta inhibits MMP-dependent activities in testicular carcinoma cells. ('testicular carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (228, 248)) ('testicular carcinoma', 'Disease', (228, 248)) ('testicular carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (228, 248)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (239, 248)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (191, 199)) ('PPARbeta/delta', 'Var', (176, 190)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (29, 32)) ('MMP-dependent', 'CPA', (200, 213)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (157, 160)) 22840 26431381 The change in CRABPII expression by PPARbeta/delta represents another novel mechanism by which PPARbeta/delta may interfere with RAR-dependent MMP signaling. ('interfere', 'NegReg', (114, 123)) ('PPARbeta/delta', 'Var', (95, 109)) ('CRABPII', 'Gene', '1382', (14, 21)) ('RAR', 'Gene', '5914', (129, 132)) ('CRABPII', 'Gene', (14, 21)) ('change', 'Reg', (4, 10)) ('RAR', 'Gene', (129, 132)) ('PPARbeta/delta', 'Var', (36, 50)) ('expression', 'MPA', (22, 32)) 22847 26431381 Thus, there is accumulating evidence that PPARbeta/delta-induced necrosis may be a common therapeutic/preventive mechanism. ('necrosis', 'Disease', (65, 73)) ('necrosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009336', (65, 73)) ('PPARbeta/delta-induced', 'Var', (42, 64)) 22849 26431381 Results from this present study demonstrate that PPARbeta/delta attenuates tumor progression in testicular embryonal carcinoma, in part, through interfering with RARalpha signaling and suppressing MMP2-mediated cell invasion and migration. ('testicular embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (96, 126)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (117, 126)) ('MMP2', 'Gene', '4313', (197, 201)) ('interfering', 'NegReg', (145, 156)) ('PPARbeta/delta', 'Var', (49, 63)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (107, 126)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (75, 80)) ('RARalpha', 'Gene', (162, 170)) ('testicular embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', (96, 126)) ('suppressing', 'NegReg', (185, 196)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (75, 80)) ('MMP2', 'Gene', (197, 201)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (75, 80)) ('RARalpha', 'Gene', '5914', (162, 170)) ('attenuates', 'NegReg', (64, 74)) 22851 26431381 This study suggests that specific modulation of RARalpha signaling may be a viable approach for the treatment of testicular germ cell tumors. ('tumors', 'Disease', (134, 140)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (134, 140)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (134, 140)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (124, 140)) ('RARalpha', 'Gene', (48, 56)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (105, 108)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (134, 139)) ('RARalpha', 'Gene', '5914', (48, 56)) ('modulation', 'Var', (34, 44)) 22918 24555040 While the characterisation of risk factors is far from being completed, one of the most promising indicators of TGCT is mutations in c-KIT and KIT ligand - . ('KIT ligand', 'Gene', (143, 153)) ('KIT ligand', 'Gene', '17311', (143, 153)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '16590', (133, 138)) ('mutations', 'Var', (120, 129)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (133, 138)) 22947 24555040 Mutations in DND cause testicular teratomas and DND null mice lose their PGCs via apoptosis between E8.5 and E12.5 . ('lose', 'NegReg', (62, 66)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (57, 61)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (34, 43)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (82, 91)) ('PGCs', 'Protein', (73, 77)) ('testicular teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100616', (23, 43)) ('cause', 'Reg', (17, 22)) ('testicular teratomas', 'Disease', (23, 43)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('DND', 'Gene', (13, 16)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (34, 42)) ('testicular teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:C562472', (23, 43)) 22948 24555040 At E7.5 in the mouse (3 weeks in humans) PLAP (Placental Like Alkaline Phosphatase)-positive PGCs reside in the posterior of the primitive streak and become motile shortly after this time , . ('PGCs', 'Gene', (93, 97)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (33, 39)) ('Placental Like Alkaline Phosphatase', 'Gene', (47, 82)) ('PLAP', 'Gene', (41, 45)) ('E7.5', 'Var', (3, 7)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (15, 20)) ('Placental Like Alkaline Phosphatase', 'Gene', '251', (47, 82)) 22953 24555040 By E13.5 the gonocytes enter either mitotic arrest in the case of testis, or meiotic arrest in the ovary. ('mitotic arrest', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (36, 50)) ('E13.5', 'Var', (3, 8)) ('enter', 'Reg', (23, 28)) ('meiotic arrest in the ovary', 'Disease', (77, 104)) ('mitotic arrest', 'Disease', (36, 50)) ('meiotic arrest in the ovary', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (77, 104)) 22960 24555040 The risk factors for type II TGCTs include family predisposition, cryptorchidism, disorders of sexual development, high maternal oestrogen during foetal development, environmental exposures, sub- or infertility, and previous TGCTs , , . ('high', 'Var', (115, 119)) ('sub- or', 'Disease', (191, 198)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (225, 230)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (199, 210)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (199, 210)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (199, 210)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (173, 176)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (66, 80)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (160, 163)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (109, 112)) ('type II TGCTs', 'Disease', (21, 34)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (66, 80)) ('disorders of sexual development', 'Disease', (82, 113)) 22961 24555040 Additionally, geographical regions with a high rate of TGCTs have lower sperm quality as well as increased rates of cryptorchidism and hypospadias when compared to regions with low rates of TGCTs . ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (116, 130)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (135, 146)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (97, 106)) ('TGCTs', 'Var', (55, 60)) ('sperm quality', 'CPA', (72, 85)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (66, 71)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (116, 130)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (135, 146)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (135, 146)) 22963 24555040 Identified genetic factors, including deletions on the Y chromosome, androgen insensitivity, and KIT mutations; negatively impact germ cell development supporting the notion that the risk of TGCTs is established early , , . ('mutations', 'Var', (101, 110)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (97, 100)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (191, 196)) ('impact', 'Reg', (123, 129)) ('deletions', 'Var', (38, 47)) ('androgen insensitivity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (69, 91)) ('germ cell development', 'CPA', (130, 151)) ('negatively', 'NegReg', (112, 122)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (147, 150)) 22966 24555040 A partial deletion of the AZoospermia Factor C (AZFC) region (gr/gr mutation) on the short arm of the Y chromosome is also associated with an increased risk of TGCTs . ('associated', 'Reg', (123, 133)) ('AZoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000027', (26, 37)) ('AZoospermia Factor C', 'Disease', (26, 46)) ('short arm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009824', (85, 94)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (160, 165)) ('AZoospermia Factor C', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053713', (26, 46)) ('gr/gr', 'Gene', (62, 67)) ('AZFC', 'Gene', (48, 52)) ('partial deletion', 'Var', (2, 18)) 22967 24555040 Mutations in KIT signalling and continued KIT expression are seen in CIS cells, but not more advanced stages of testicular cancer, indicating that this may be an initial feature of CIS cell specification. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 129)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (42, 45)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (112, 129)) ('KIT signalling', 'Gene', (13, 27)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (112, 129)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (112, 129)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (181, 184)) ('expression', 'MPA', (46, 56)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (69, 72)) 22968 24555040 Furthermore, genetic association studies have identified mutations in genes encoding KIT, KIT ligand and its downstream signalling molecules such as KRAS, SPRY4, and BAK1, as likely predisposition genes for TGCTs , - . ('BAK1', 'Gene', (166, 170)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', '16653', (149, 153)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (207, 212)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (149, 153)) ('KIT ligand', 'Gene', (90, 100)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (155, 160)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '12018', (166, 170)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (85, 88)) ('mutations', 'Var', (57, 66)) ('KIT ligand', 'Gene', '17311', (90, 100)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '24066', (155, 160)) 22971 24555040 Several members of the NOTCH signalling pathway control the mitotic to meiotic switch, and mutations in the NOTCH signalling pathway in C. elegans have been shown to elicit tumour-like expansion of germ cells . ('control', 'Reg', (48, 55)) ('elicit', 'Reg', (166, 172)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (173, 179)) ('NOTCH', 'Gene', (108, 113)) ('mitotic', 'CPA', (60, 67)) ('NOTCH', 'Gene', '176282', (23, 28)) ('NOTCH', 'Gene', (23, 28)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (173, 179)) ('mutations', 'Var', (91, 100)) ('NOTCH', 'Gene', '176282', (108, 113)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (173, 179)) ('C. elegans', 'Species', '6239', (136, 146)) 22973 24555040 Additional genetic screening of affected individuals has identified mutations in members of the NOTCH family as primary risk factors for developing these pathologies , . ('mutations', 'Var', (68, 77)) ('NOTCH', 'Gene', '176282', (96, 101)) ('NOTCH', 'Gene', (96, 101)) 22986 24555040 Similarly, rats exposed to phthalates exhibit symptoms similar to testicular dysgenesis, which is also associated with a high risk of TGCT . ('phthalates', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C032279', (27, 37)) ('associated', 'Reg', (103, 113)) ('testicular dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008715', (66, 87)) ('testicular dysgenesis', 'Disease', (66, 87)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (11, 15)) ('phthalates', 'Var', (27, 37)) ('testicular dysgenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013733', (66, 87)) 22988 24555040 While the power of this study is compromised by the small sample size, the analysis did demonstrate a link between specific cytochrome p450 polymorphisms and an increased rate of TGCT development . ('TGCT development', 'CPA', (179, 195)) ('cytochrome p450', 'Enzyme', (124, 139)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (140, 153)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (191, 194)) 23009 24555040 However, more recently the chemokine-mediated CXCR4 pathway has demonstrated some promise in metastasis prediction - with tumours containing localised high CXCL12 expression being less likely to metastasise , . ('less', 'NegReg', (180, 184)) ('CXCR4', 'Gene', (46, 51)) ('metastasis', 'CPA', (93, 103)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 129)) ('high', 'Var', (151, 155)) ('CXCL12', 'Gene', (156, 162)) ('CXCL12', 'Gene', '20315', (156, 162)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (122, 129)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (122, 129)) ('CXCR4', 'Gene', '12767', (46, 51)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 128)) 23030 24555040 It follows that p53 mutation is usually a key step in tumorigenesis; however, in TGCTs p53 is only rarely inactivated . ('p53', 'Gene', (87, 90)) ('p53', 'Gene', (16, 19)) ('mutation', 'Var', (20, 28)) ('p53', 'Gene', '22060', (87, 90)) ('p53', 'Gene', '22060', (16, 19)) 23033 24555040 Furthermore, the authors identified LATS2 (Large tumour suppressor homology 2) as a potential target of p53 signalling given that LATS2 deletion accelerates cellular proliferation and tumour development. ('p53', 'Gene', (104, 107)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', (130, 135)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', (36, 41)) ('accelerates', 'PosReg', (145, 156)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (184, 190)) ('Large tumour suppressor homology 2', 'Gene', (43, 77)) ('Large tumour suppressor homology 2', 'Gene', '50523', (43, 77)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 55)) ('p53', 'Gene', '22060', (104, 107)) ('deletion', 'Var', (136, 144)) ('cellular proliferation', 'CPA', (157, 179)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', '50523', (36, 41)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (49, 55)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (184, 190)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', '50523', (130, 135)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (198, 201)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (184, 190)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (49, 55)) 23034 24555040 This can be phenocopied in some seminomas, which do not overexpress miR-372 or miR-373, by mutations in LATS2. ('miR', 'Gene', (68, 71)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', '50523', (104, 109)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (32, 41)) ('miR', 'Gene', (79, 82)) ('mutations', 'Var', (91, 100)) ('miR', 'Gene', '751557', (68, 71)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', (104, 109)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (32, 41)) ('miR', 'Gene', '751557', (79, 82)) 23042 24555040 The loss of PTEN is also associated with the transformation of CIS cells into overt cancerous tumours . ('cancerous tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (84, 101)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', '19211', (12, 16)) ('associated', 'Reg', (25, 35)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', (12, 16)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 100)) ('cancerous tumours', 'Disease', (84, 101)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 90)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 101)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (63, 66)) ('loss', 'Var', (4, 8)) 23043 24555040 Furthermore, increased relapse rate in TGCTs has also been found to be associated with the loss of PIK3IP1, an additional negative regulator of PIK kinase . ('relapse rate', 'CPA', (23, 35)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (39, 44)) ('PIK3IP1', 'Gene', (99, 106)) ('PIK3IP1', 'Gene', '216505', (99, 106)) ('loss', 'Var', (91, 95)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (13, 22)) 23055 24555040 Additionally, upon knockout of the miR-290 cluster, aberrant migration of germ cells has been observed with significantly fewer primordial germ cells reaching the bipotential gonad . ('fewer', 'NegReg', (122, 127)) ('miR-290', 'Gene', '100049710', (35, 42)) ('miR-290', 'Gene', (35, 42)) ('knockout', 'Var', (19, 27)) 23079 32167697 Multivariate analysis identified that positive expressions to ERCC1 and NF-kappaB are independent risk factors for higher recurrence TGCT after chemotherapy (RR 2.96 and 3.16, respectively). ('TGCT', 'Disease', (133, 137)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (62, 67)) ('positive expressions', 'Var', (38, 58)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (62, 67)) ('NF-kappaB', 'Gene', '4790', (72, 81)) ('NF-kappaB', 'Gene', (72, 81)) 23080 32167697 Patients with positive expression of ERCC1 presented a poor overall survival rate for 10-year follow (p=0.001). ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('overall survival', 'MPA', (60, 76)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (37, 42)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (37, 42)) ('poor', 'NegReg', (55, 59)) ('positive expression', 'Var', (14, 33)) 23088 32167697 In fact, adducts between platinum and DNA inhibit cellular processes, such as replication, transcription, translation and DNA repair. ('DNA repair', 'CPA', (122, 132)) ('replication', 'CPA', (78, 89)) ('transcription', 'CPA', (91, 104)) ('translation', 'CPA', (106, 117)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (42, 49)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (25, 33)) ('cellular processes', 'CPA', (50, 68)) ('adducts', 'Var', (9, 16)) 23090 32167697 Furthermore, cisplatin binding to the mitochondrial DNA leads to decreased ATP and thus the decrease in ATPase activity and modification of the calcium content. ('decrease', 'NegReg', (92, 100)) ('ATP', 'MPA', (75, 78)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (65, 74)) ('ATPase', 'Gene', '1769', (104, 110)) ('activity', 'MPA', (111, 119)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (13, 22)) ('ATPase', 'Gene', (104, 110)) ('modification', 'Reg', (124, 136)) ('ATP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000255', (104, 107)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (144, 151)) ('calcium content', 'MPA', (144, 159)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (23, 30)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (13, 22)) ('ATP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000255', (75, 78)) 23103 32167697 A previous study showed that high expression of ERCC1 was associated with non-sensitivity to cisplatin-based CT in patients with non-seminomas TGCT, but little is known about other mechanisms involved in platinum resistance in testicular cancer. ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', (129, 141)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (115, 123)) ('high expression', 'Var', (29, 44)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (227, 244)) ('associated', 'Reg', (58, 68)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (48, 53)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (48, 53)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (93, 102)) ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (129, 141)) ('non-sensitivity to cisplatin-based CT', 'MPA', (74, 111)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (204, 212)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (238, 244)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (133, 142)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (227, 244)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (133, 142)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (227, 244)) 23141 32167697 Interestingly, we showed, for the first time, that the risk for relapse is around three times as high in the group NF-kappaB positive when compared to NF-kappaB negative, and this difference remains even after the adjustment of a potential factor of influence, with the exception of the tumor maker LDH (Figure-2B). ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (287, 292)) ('NF-kappaB', 'Gene', '4790', (151, 160)) ('NF-kappaB', 'Gene', '4790', (115, 124)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (287, 292)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (287, 292)) ('positive', 'Var', (125, 133)) ('NF-kappaB', 'Gene', (151, 160)) ('NF-kappaB', 'Gene', (115, 124)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (220, 223)) 23151 32167697 Our results showed that the expression of ERCC1 is associated with increased risk for TGCT relapse after treatment with platinum-based chemotherapy. ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (42, 47)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (42, 47)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (110, 113)) ('TGCT relapse', 'Disease', (86, 98)) ('associated', 'Reg', (51, 61)) ('expression', 'Var', (28, 38)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (120, 128)) 23156 32167697 demonstrated that the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy with cisplatin was lost when there was a high expression of ERCC1 in the small-cell lung cancer tumor. ('lost', 'NegReg', (74, 78)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (151, 156)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (144, 150)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (144, 150)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (151, 156)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (115, 120)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (115, 120)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (144, 150)) ('high expression', 'Var', (96, 111)) ('small-cell lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030357', (128, 150)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (139, 150)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (60, 69)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (151, 156)) 23157 32167697 In patients with squamous cell carcinoma, the expression of ERCC1 predicts a lower response to chemotherapy treatment. ('response to chemotherapy treatment', 'MPA', (83, 117)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (77, 82)) ('expression', 'Var', (46, 56)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (31, 40)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (3, 11)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (113, 116)) ('squamous cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002860', (17, 40)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (60, 65)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (60, 65)) ('squamous cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (17, 40)) 23158 32167697 Interestingly, overexpression of ERCC1 gene seems to be associated with a reduction in the therapeutic efficacy of cisplatin, and the clinical response varies with polymorphisms ERCC1. ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (15, 29)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (178, 183)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (178, 183)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (115, 124)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (74, 83)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (164, 177)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (33, 38)) ('clinical', 'Species', '191496', (134, 142)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (33, 38)) ('therapeutic efficacy of cisplatin', 'MPA', (91, 124)) 23205 21868749 Adult male homozygous (p53 -/-) and female heterozygous (p53+/-) B6.129S2-Trp53tm1Tyj/J mice were obtained from Jackson Laboratories (Bar Harbor, ME) and bred in-house. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (124, 127)) ('B6.129S2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:C319', (65, 73)) ('B6.129S2-Trp53tm1Tyj/J', 'Var', (65, 87)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (88, 92)) ('p53 -/-', 'Var', (23, 30)) 23214 21868749 Male p53-null mice treated with 250 mg/kg DBP in utero were separated from dams after weaning (PND 25), and housed until signs related to tumor development appeared, such as weight loss (10-15% of body weight) and lethargy, at which time they were euthanized by CO2 asphyxiation. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (151, 154)) ('weight loss', 'Disease', (174, 185)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (42, 45)) ('DBP', 'Var', (42, 45)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (138, 143)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (14, 18)) ('weight loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001824', (174, 185)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (64, 67)) ('lethargy', 'CPA', (214, 222)) ('weight loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015431', (174, 185)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (138, 143)) ('CO2', 'Chemical', '-', (262, 265)) ('lethargy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001254', (214, 222)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (138, 143)) 23235 21868749 Both DBP-treated p53-null and heterozygous mice had a significantly greater density of MNGs compared to their respective controls at GD19 and PND1. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (43, 47)) ('p53-null', 'Var', (17, 25)) ('MNGs', 'CPA', (87, 91)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (5, 8)) ('greater', 'PosReg', (68, 75)) 23238 21868749 Also, a genotype-specific difference was apparent in unexposed animals, with a higher spontaneous rate of MNG formation in the p53-null mice compared to p53-heterozygous mice at the early time-points. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (136, 140)) ('p53-null', 'Var', (127, 135)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (98, 101)) ('MNG formation', 'CPA', (106, 119)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (170, 174)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (79, 85)) 23252 21868749 In addition, rat models have demonstrated that in utero exposure to DBP and other phthalates can lead to testicular dysgenesis-like effects including hypospadias, cryptorchidism, impaired Leydig cell function, decrease in steroidogenic gene expression, and the induction of MNGs. ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (150, 161)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (179, 187)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (150, 161)) ('phthalate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C032279', (82, 91)) ('MNGs', 'Disease', (274, 278)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (36, 39)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (163, 177)) ('Leydig cell function', 'CPA', (188, 208)) ('testicular dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008715', (105, 126)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (210, 218)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (68, 71)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (150, 161)) ('steroidogenic gene expression', 'MPA', (222, 251)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (13, 16)) ('dysgenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D050033', (116, 126)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (163, 177)) ('dysgenesis', 'Disease', (116, 126)) ('DBP', 'Var', (68, 71)) 23255 21868749 By PND 16, Sprague-Dawley MNGs were no longer present in rat testes, while there was a marked decrease in MNGs by PND 15 in Wistar rats. ('Wistar rats', 'Species', '10116', (124, 135)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (131, 134)) ('MNGs', 'MPA', (106, 110)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (57, 60)) ('PND', 'Var', (3, 6)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (94, 102)) 23259 21868749 Cancer studies frequently employ the p53 deficient mouse because of the critical role of this tumor suppressor gene in tumorigenesis. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (94, 99)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (119, 124)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 99)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (51, 56)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (94, 99)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 6)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (119, 124)) ('p53', 'Gene', (37, 40)) ('deficient', 'Var', (41, 50)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 124)) 23265 21868749 Of particular interest is our discovery that DBP exposure acted in concert with p53 deficiency to induce a high frequency of MNGs compared to untreated p53-null mice. ('induce', 'Reg', (98, 104)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (161, 165)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (45, 48)) ('p53', 'Gene', (80, 83)) ('MNGs', 'Disease', (125, 129)) ('deficiency', 'Var', (84, 94)) 23266 21868749 This gene-environment interaction, with both p53 deficiency and DBP exposure contributing to enhanced MNG formation, was most apparent at the GD19 time-point. ('p53', 'Gene', (45, 48)) ('deficiency', 'Var', (49, 59)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (93, 101)) ('MNG formation', 'CPA', (102, 115)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (64, 67)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (17, 20)) 23267 21868749 As shown in Table 1, the absence of both p53 alleles allowed for the formation of more MNGs in control mice compared to their heterozygous counterparts at early time-points. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (103, 107)) ('absence', 'Var', (25, 32)) ('p53', 'Gene', (41, 44)) 23269 21868749 These data, as well as previous studies, have demonstrated that DBP treatment alone is sufficient to induce MNGs, but clearly p53 plays a role in inhibiting their formation and/or accelerating their elimination. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (73, 76)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (186, 189)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (53, 56)) ('elimination', 'MPA', (199, 210)) ('MNGs', 'Disease', (108, 112)) ('p53', 'Var', (126, 129)) ('formation', 'MPA', (163, 172)) ('accelerating', 'PosReg', (180, 192)) ('inhibiting', 'NegReg', (146, 156)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (64, 67)) 23273 21868749 To determine whether MNGs can persist later in life, we investigated the long-term effects of in utero exposure to DBP and the impact of p53 deficiency. ('p53', 'Gene', (137, 140)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (115, 118)) ('deficiency', 'Var', (141, 151)) 23283 21868749 DBP treatment was able to enhance Oct-3/4 staining during this period of replication compared to corn oil treated rats, although no positive staining was observed by GD 19. ('corn', 'Species', '4577', (97, 101)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (26, 33)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (0, 3)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (9, 12)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (114, 118)) ('DBP', 'Var', (0, 3)) ('Oct-3/4 staining', 'MPA', (34, 50)) 23288 21868749 This genotype-specific effect implicates a role for p53 in eliminating, or preventing the formation of, DBP-induced MNGs in early post-natal life. ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (104, 107)) ('preventing', 'NegReg', (75, 85)) ('p53', 'Var', (52, 55)) 23388 34039259 Transthoracic echocardiography revealed dilated cardiomyopathy, left ventricular indexed end diastolic volume 237 ml/m2, end systolic volume 168 ml, global hypokinesia, LVEF 29%, LV strain -9%, moderate functional mitral regurgitation, right ventricle with normal function, TAPSE 20 mm, PAPS 45 mmHg, low cardiac output 3.4 l/ min (Fig. ('dilated cardiomyopathy', 'Disease', (40, 62)) ('LV strain -9', 'Var', (179, 191)) ('hypokinesia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018476', (156, 167)) ('mitral regurgitation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001653', (214, 234)) ('hypokinesia', 'Disease', (156, 167)) ('LVEF', 'Var', (169, 173)) ('dilated cardiomyopathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001644', (40, 62)) ('mitral regurgitation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008944', (214, 234)) ('hypokinesia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002375', (156, 167)) ('mitral regurgitation', 'Disease', (214, 234)) ('dilated cardiomyopathy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002311', (40, 62)) ('cardiomyopathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001638', (48, 62)) 23395 34039259 Hematological testing found Factor II Mutation with heterozygous Factor II genotype; Factor V Leiden was normal. ('Mutation', 'Var', (38, 46)) ('Factor V Leiden', 'Gene', '2153', (85, 100)) ('Factor V Leiden', 'Gene', (85, 100)) 23406 34039259 Persons who inherit two copies of the gene, one from each parent, may be at risk as much as 20 in 1000.. Thrombophilia due to factor 2 gene mutation is considered hereditary with no cancer association and manifest mainly by DVTs. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (182, 188)) ('factor 2', 'Gene', '8458', (126, 134)) ('Persons', 'Species', '9606', (0, 7)) ('mutation', 'Var', (140, 148)) ('Thrombophilia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019851', (105, 118)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (182, 188)) ('Thrombophilia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100724', (105, 118)) ('factor 2', 'Gene', (126, 134)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (182, 188)) ('Thrombophilia', 'Disease', (105, 118)) ('DVT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002625', (224, 227)) 23427 32614449 The regulatory and structural functions of lncRNAs have been reported to play pivotal roles in a broad scope of biological processes, and disorderly regulation of lncRNAs leads to diverse human diseases. ('disorderly regulation', 'Var', (138, 159)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (171, 179)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (188, 193)) ('human diseases', 'Disease', (188, 202)) 23430 32614449 found that dysregulation of specific lncRNAs led to sperm counts or infertility reduced in mice. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (91, 95)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (80, 87)) ('dysregulation', 'Var', (11, 24)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (68, 79)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (68, 79)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (68, 79)) ('sperm counts', 'CPA', (52, 64)) 23452 32614449 The membranes were blocked in 5% skimmed milk in PBS containing 0.5% Tween-20 at room temperature for 1 h prior to being probed with the anti-CD63 (1:20,000, #556019; BD Pharmingen), anti-CD81 (1:5,000, #555675; BD Pharmingen) at 4 C overnight. ('1:20,000', 'Var', (148, 156)) ('Tween-20', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011136', (69, 77)) ('CD81', 'Gene', (188, 192)) ('CD63', 'Gene', (142, 146)) ('PBS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007854', (49, 52)) ('CD81', 'Gene', '975', (188, 192)) ('CD63', 'Gene', '967', (142, 146)) ('1:5,000', 'Var', (194, 201)) 23477 32614449 KEGG pathway analysis revealed that the up-regulated DEGs were mainly associated with ribosome, transcriptional misregulation in cancer, alcoholism, cocaine addiction and ferroptosis in the top 10 KEGG pathways enriched (Figure 3C and Table 4). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 135)) ('alcoholism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000437', (137, 147)) ('ribosome', 'Disease', (86, 94)) ('DEGs', 'Var', (53, 57)) ('alcoholism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030955', (137, 147)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (129, 135)) ('ferroptosis', 'Disease', (171, 182)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (129, 135)) ('up-regulated', 'PosReg', (40, 52)) ('cocaine addiction', 'Disease', (149, 166)) ('alcoholism', 'Disease', (137, 147)) 23478 32614449 Through the DO analysis, we found that the up-regulated DEGs were significantly enriched among cancers (Figure 3E and Table 5), while the down-regulated DEGs were associated with reproductive system disease, retinal degeneration and mycosis in the top 10 DO enriched (Figure 3F and Table 5). ('DEGs', 'Var', (56, 60)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (95, 102)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (95, 102)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (95, 102)) ('retinal degeneration', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012162', (208, 228)) ('down-regulated', 'NegReg', (138, 152)) ('retinal degeneration', 'Disease', (208, 228)) ('reproductive system disease', 'Disease', (179, 206)) ('up-regulated', 'PosReg', (43, 55)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (95, 101)) ('mycosis', 'Disease', (233, 240)) ('retinal degeneration', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000546', (208, 228)) 23490 32614449 The interaction network included 11 lncRNAs (LINC00893, AC005034.3, COX10-AS1, MIR497HG, LINC00894, AC015813.1, AP000424.1, MIR17HG, LINC00667, LINC00662 and SNHG3), 35 miRNAs and 59 mRNAs (Supplementary Table S6). ('LINC00894', 'Gene', '100272228', (89, 98)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (196, 199)) ('COX10-AS1', 'Gene', (68, 77)) ('MIR17HG', 'Gene', (124, 131)) ('LINC00662', 'Gene', (144, 153)) ('LINC00667', 'Gene', '339290', (133, 142)) ('MIR497HG', 'Gene', '100506755', (79, 87)) ('SNHG3', 'Gene', '8420', (158, 163)) ('LINC00662', 'Gene', '148189', (144, 153)) ('COX10-AS1', 'Gene', '100874058;1352;5729', (68, 77)) ('MIR497HG', 'Gene', (79, 87)) ('LINC00893', 'Gene', (45, 54)) ('AC015813.1', 'Var', (100, 110)) ('MIR17HG', 'Gene', '407975', (124, 131)) ('LINC00894', 'Gene', (89, 98)) ('LINC00667', 'Gene', (133, 142)) ('SNHG3', 'Gene', (158, 163)) ('LINC00893', 'Gene', '100131434', (45, 54)) 23493 32614449 In the present study, we performed an RNA-sequencing analysis between asthenozoospermia and normal group and identified 4228 significantly DEGs (2344 up-regulated and 1884 down-regulated) in seminal plasma exosomes RNA. ('DEGs', 'Var', (139, 143)) ('asthenozoospermia', 'Disease', (70, 87)) ('asthenozoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053627', (70, 87)) ('down-regulated', 'NegReg', (172, 186)) ('up-regulated', 'PosReg', (150, 162)) 23506 32614449 conclude that low sperm counts were clearly associated with IGF2/H19 ICR1 hypomethylation, and idiopathic male infertility was strongly associated with imprinting defects at IGF2/H19 ICR1. ('ICR1', 'Gene', (69, 73)) ('associated', 'Reg', (136, 146)) ('idiopathic male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (95, 122)) ('H19', 'Gene', (65, 68)) ('imprinting defects', 'Var', (152, 170)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (60, 64)) ('ICR1', 'Gene', '3388', (183, 187)) ('H19', 'Gene', '283120', (65, 68)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (174, 178)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', '3481', (174, 178)) ('low sperm counts', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000798', (14, 30)) ('sperm counts', 'CPA', (18, 30)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (74, 89)) ('ICR1', 'Gene', (183, 187)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', '3481', (60, 64)) ('idiopathic male infertility', 'Disease', (95, 122)) ('ICR1', 'Gene', '3388', (69, 73)) ('low', 'NegReg', (14, 17)) ('associated', 'Reg', (44, 54)) ('H19', 'Gene', (179, 182)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (106, 122)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (111, 122)) ('H19', 'Gene', '283120', (179, 182)) 23507 32614449 indicated that the aberrant methylation of IGF2 and KCNQ1 gene may be associated with sperm DNA damage. ('KCNQ1', 'Gene', '3784', (52, 57)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (28, 39)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', '3481', (43, 47)) ('associated', 'Reg', (70, 80)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (43, 47)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (19, 27)) ('KCNQ1', 'Gene', (52, 57)) ('sperm DNA damage', 'Disease', (86, 102)) 23579 29529997 In addition, androgen receptor and androgen metabolic pathway genetic variation studies showed that Ser312Asn polymorphism of the luteinizing hormone receptor was linked to an increased relative risk of PC and a decreased relative risk of TGCT. ('decreased', 'NegReg', (212, 221)) ('Ser312Asn', 'Var', (100, 109)) ('PC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (203, 205)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', '367', (13, 30)) ('Ser312Asn', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (100, 109)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', (13, 30)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (239, 243)) 23603 25462018 Polymorphisms in DNA polymerase gamma affect the mtDNA stability and the NRTI-induced mitochondrial toxicity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Several pathological mutations have been identified in human POLG gene, encoding for the catalytic subunit of Pol gamma, the solely mitochondrial replicase in animals and fungi. ('POLG', 'Gene', (198, 202)) ('mitochondrial', 'MPA', (86, 99)) ('polymerase gamma', 'Gene', (21, 37)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (192, 197)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (100, 108)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (100, 108)) ('Polymorphisms', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('POLG', 'Gene', '5428', (198, 202)) ('polymerase gamma', 'Gene', '5428', (21, 37)) ('mutations', 'Var', (158, 167)) ('mtDNA stability', 'CPA', (49, 64)) ('affect', 'Reg', (38, 44)) 23605 25462018 In addition, we found that the presence of some SNPs increased the stavudine and/or zalcitabine-induced mtDNA mutability and instability. ('zalcitabine-induced mtDNA mutability', 'MPA', (84, 120)) ('stavudine', 'MPA', (67, 76)) ('zalcitabine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016047', (84, 95)) ('stavudine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (67, 76)) ('instability', 'MPA', (125, 136)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (53, 62)) ('presence', 'Var', (31, 39)) 23607 25462018 Some polymorphisms make Mip1 more sensitive to NRTIs-induced mtDNA toxicity. ('more', 'PosReg', (29, 33)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (24, 28)) ('sensitive', 'MPA', (34, 43)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (24, 28)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (67, 75)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (5, 18)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (67, 75)) 23611 25462018 To date, about 250 pathological mutations associated with severe mitochondrial disorders have been identified in POLG (http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/Polg/). ('POLG', 'Gene', (113, 117)) ('mitochondrial disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D028361', (65, 88)) ('associated', 'Reg', (42, 52)) ('POLG', 'Gene', '5428', (113, 117)) ('mutations', 'Var', (32, 41)) ('Polg', 'Gene', (146, 150)) ('Polg', 'Gene', '5428', (146, 150)) ('mitochondrial disorders', 'Disease', (65, 88)) 23612 25462018 Among them, a few mutations have been recently described to be involved in stavudine-induced toxicity, in valproate-induced hepatotoxicity, in testicular cancer, in breast tumorigenesis and in idiopathic sporadic parkinsonism. ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (130, 138)) ('hepatotoxicity', 'Disease', (124, 138)) ('idiopathic sporadic parkinsonism', 'Disease', (193, 225)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (130, 138)) ('parkinsonism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001300', (213, 225)) ('involved', 'Reg', (63, 71)) ('valproate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014635', (106, 115)) ('idiopathic sporadic parkinsonism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010300', (193, 225)) ('stavudine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (75, 84)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (143, 160)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (143, 160)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (93, 101)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (93, 101)) ('hepatotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D056486', (124, 138)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (154, 160)) ('breast tumorigenesis', 'Disease', (165, 185)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (143, 160)) ('mutations', 'Var', (18, 27)) 23613 25462018 An exception is the E1143G mutation, which appears with a frequency of 3-4% in the European population (GeneSNps) and its effects on human Pol gamma have been the subject of several studies. ('E1143G', 'Var', (20, 26)) ('effects', 'Reg', (122, 129)) ('E1143G', 'Mutation', 'rs2307441', (20, 26)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (133, 138)) 23615 25462018 Thanks to this similarity, yeast has been largely used to validate the role of human putative pathological mutations, to understand biochemical consequences associated with these mutations, to find molecules able to rescue their detrimental effects and to study the pharmacogenetics of drugs such as valproate and stavudine. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (79, 84)) ('mutations', 'Var', (107, 116)) ('stavudine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (314, 323)) ('yeast', 'Species', '4932', (27, 32)) ('valproate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014635', (300, 309)) ('mutations', 'Var', (179, 188)) 23616 25462018 Yeast is a suitable model organism for the study of the effects of Pol gamma mutations on mtDNA stability, thanks to its ability to survive in the absence of a functional mitochondrial genome. ('mutations', 'Var', (77, 86)) ('Pol gamma', 'Gene', (67, 76)) ('Yeast', 'Species', '4932', (0, 5)) 23617 25462018 Yeast cells containing deletions-carrying mtDNA, called rho-, or cells which have completely lost mtDNA, called rho0, are respiratory-deficient and produce small-sized colonies, called petite. ('deletions-carrying', 'Var', (23, 41)) ('respiratory-deficient', 'Disease', (122, 143)) ('respiratory-deficient', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012131', (122, 143)) ('Yeast', 'Species', '4932', (0, 5)) 23618 25462018 Petite mutants arise spontaneously with high frequency (approximately 10- 2), which is increased in the case of Mip1 mutant strains with reduced polymerase activity. ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (112, 116)) ('mutant', 'Var', (117, 123)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (112, 116)) 23620 25462018 In fact, resistance to erythromycin is acquired through specific transversions or transitions in the mitochondrial gene encoding the 21 S rRNA. ('erythromycin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004917', (23, 35)) ('transversions', 'Var', (65, 78)) ('acquired', 'Reg', (39, 47)) ('transitions', 'Var', (82, 93)) 23621 25462018 EryR mutability is increased by Mip1 mutations which reduce the fidelity of replication. ('reduce', 'NegReg', (53, 59)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (32, 36)) ('mutations', 'Var', (37, 46)) ('EryR mutability', 'MPA', (0, 15)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (19, 28)) ('fidelity', 'MPA', (64, 72)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (32, 36)) 23622 25462018 Yeast has also been used to evaluate the correlation between specific mutations in Mip1, corresponding to human mutations, and mtDNA mutability induced by treatment with stavudine (3'-deoxy-2',3'-didehydrothymidine, or d4T), a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) which has been successfully used in the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). ('stavudine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (170, 179)) ('mutations', 'Var', (70, 79)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (106, 111)) ('nucleoside', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009705', (227, 237)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (83, 87)) ('Yeast', 'Species', '4932', (0, 5)) ("3'-didehydrothymidine", 'Chemical', '-', (193, 214)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (219, 222)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (83, 87)) ("deoxy-2'", 'Chemical', '-', (184, 192)) ('mtDNA', 'Gene', (127, 132)) 23626 25462018 According to the "Pol gamma hypothesis", NRTI toxicity could be due to direct inhibition of polymerase catalytic activity, incorporation of NRTI in the nascent strand with subsequent chain termination or persistence of the analog in mitochondrial DNA because of inefficient excision. ('excision', 'MPA', (274, 282)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (78, 88)) ('polymerase catalytic', 'Enzyme', (92, 112)) ('chain termination', 'MPA', (183, 200)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (46, 54)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (46, 54)) ('incorporation', 'Var', (123, 136)) 23627 25462018 Consequently, some mutations in Pol gamma can result in different biochemical properties towards the NRTI-triphosphate (NRTI-TP), such as a greater Ki by the NRTI-TP, a lower NRTI-TP discrimination or a lower excision efficiency of the NRTI from the mtDNA and can increase the susceptibility to NRTIs toxicity, as was shown for patients carrying the mutation R964C. ('Ki by', 'MPA', (148, 153)) ('NRTI-triphosphate', 'Chemical', '-', (101, 118)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (203, 208)) ('R964C', 'Mutation', 'rs201477273', (359, 364)) ('susceptibility', 'MPA', (277, 291)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (301, 309)) ('R964C', 'Var', (359, 364)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (169, 174)) ('greater', 'PosReg', (140, 147)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (301, 309)) ('Pol', 'Gene', (32, 35)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (328, 336)) ('excision efficiency', 'MPA', (209, 228)) ('-TP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C011314', (124, 127)) ('different', 'Reg', (56, 65)) ('mutations', 'Var', (19, 28)) ('increase', 'Reg', (264, 272)) ('NRTI-TP discrimination', 'MPA', (175, 197)) ('-TP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C011314', (179, 182)) ('-TP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C011314', (162, 165)) 23628 25462018 The aim of this study is to characterize, by the use of specific ad hoc yeast models, some polymorphisms in Pol gamma, in order to assess whether they are neutral nucleotide variations or not. ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (91, 104)) ('yeast', 'Species', '4932', (72, 77)) ('Pol gamma', 'Gene', (108, 117)) 23629 25462018 does the mutant Mip1 behave in vivo like the wt Mip1 concerning mtDNA extended and point mutability? ('Mip1', 'Gene', (16, 20)) ('mutant', 'Var', (9, 15)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (16, 20)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (48, 52)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (48, 52)) 23630 25462018 (iii) Does the mutation increase the toxicity induced by stavudine or zalcitabine treatment? ('toxicity', 'Disease', (37, 45)) ('mutation', 'Var', (15, 23)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (24, 32)) ('stavudine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (57, 66)) ('zalcitabine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016047', (70, 81)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (37, 45)) 23631 25462018 We found that most of the considered polymorphisms are not neutral but rather behave as phenotypic modifiers, and that three polymorphisms, besides the R964C and E1143G mutations previously studied, showed an altered sensitivity to stavudine and/or zalcitabine toxicity. ('zalcitabine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016047', (249, 260)) ('stavudine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (232, 241)) ('R964C', 'Mutation', 'rs201477273', (152, 157)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (261, 269)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (261, 269)) ('R964C', 'Var', (152, 157)) ('E1143G', 'Mutation', 'rs2307441', (162, 168)) ('sensitivity to stavudine', 'MPA', (217, 241)) ('altered', 'Reg', (209, 216)) ('E1143G', 'Var', (162, 168)) 23647 25462018 After overlap PCR, the MIP1 fragments containing mutations E166Q, E166R, P207L or L340V were digested with NotI and AvrII and subcloned in pFL39MIP1, whereas MIP1 fragments containing mutations Y753F, S889R, S899W, K903R or K903C were digested with AvrII and BsrGI and subcloned in the same plasmid. ('S899W', 'Mutation', 'p.S899W', (208, 213)) ('S889R', 'Mutation', 'p.S889R', (201, 206)) ('E166Q', 'Mutation', 'p.E166Q', (59, 64)) ('P207L', 'Var', (73, 78)) ('S889R', 'Var', (201, 206)) ('P207L', 'Mutation', 'rs368679909', (73, 78)) ('Y753F', 'Mutation', 'p.Y753F', (194, 199)) ('K903R', 'Var', (215, 220)) ('K903C', 'Var', (224, 229)) ('L340V', 'Var', (82, 87)) ('S899W', 'Var', (208, 213)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', '79109', (144, 148)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', (144, 148)) ('E166Q', 'Var', (59, 64)) ('L340V', 'Mutation', 'p.L340V', (82, 87)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', '79109', (23, 27)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', (23, 27)) ('E166R', 'Mutation', 'p.E166R', (66, 71)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', '79109', (158, 162)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', (158, 162)) ('E166R', 'Var', (66, 71)) ('K903C', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (224, 229)) ('Y753F', 'Var', (194, 199)) ('K903R', 'Mutation', 'p.K903R', (215, 220)) 23648 25462018 mip1 mutant alleles harboring G224A, A692T, E698G, Q766R, Q766C and E900G were constructed previously. ('Q766C', 'Var', (58, 63)) ('mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (0, 4)) ('E698G', 'Var', (44, 49)) ('mip1', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('E698G', 'Mutation', 'p.E698G', (44, 49)) ('Q766R', 'Mutation', 'p.Q766R', (51, 56)) ('E900G', 'Var', (68, 73)) ('E900G', 'Mutation', 'p.E900G', (68, 73)) ('G224A', 'Mutation', 'rs752677885', (30, 35)) ('A692T', 'Var', (37, 42)) ('A692T', 'Mutation', 'c.692A>T', (37, 42)) ('Q766R', 'Var', (51, 56)) ('Q766C', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (58, 63)) ('G224A', 'Var', (30, 35)) 23650 25462018 Strains DWM-5A/pFL38MIP1, YLV3t3m3/pFL38MIP1 and W1BCK1-10/pFL38MIP1 were transformed by the LiAc/ssDNA/PEG method with pFL39 plasmid harboring mip1 wt and mutant alleles, thus obtaining heteroallelic strains. ('mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (144, 148)) ('mip1', 'Gene', (144, 148)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', (64, 68)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', '79109', (20, 24)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', (20, 24)) ('mutant', 'Var', (156, 162)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', '79109', (40, 44)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', '79109', (64, 68)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', (40, 44)) 23651 25462018 Subsequently, pFL38MIP1 was counter-selected in the presence of 5-fluoroorotic acid as previously reported, thus obtaining mip1 mutant haploid strains. ('mip1', 'Gene', (123, 127)) ('5-fluoroorotic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001242', (64, 83)) ('mutant', 'Var', (128, 134)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', '79109', (19, 23)) ('mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (123, 127)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', (19, 23)) 23653 25462018 ENT1, HSV-TK and ACT1 probes were obtained by PCR-amplification using primers hENT1Fw and hENT1Rv, TK1Fw and TK1Rv, ACT1Fw and ACT1Rv, respectively. ('ENT1', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('hENT1', 'Gene', (78, 83)) ('ENT1', 'Gene', (79, 83)) ('ENT1', 'Gene', '2030', (91, 95)) ('TK1Rv', 'Var', (109, 114)) ('ACT1', 'Gene', (17, 21)) ('TK1Fw', 'Var', (99, 104)) ('ACT1', 'Gene', '10758', (17, 21)) ('ACT1', 'Gene', '10758', (116, 120)) ('ACT1', 'Gene', (116, 120)) ('ACT1', 'Gene', (127, 131)) ('ACT1', 'Gene', '10758', (127, 131)) ('ENT1', 'Gene', '2030', (79, 83)) ('hENT1', 'Gene', '2030', (90, 95)) ('ENT1', 'Gene', '2030', (0, 4)) ('hENT1', 'Gene', '2030', (78, 83)) ('hENT1', 'Gene', (90, 95)) ('ENT1', 'Gene', (91, 95)) 23656 25462018 For the reverse transcription, total RNA prepared from YLV3t3m3 or YLV3t3m3DeltaH was treated with DNase I (New England Biolabs), retro-transcribed with M-MuLV Reverse Transcriptase (New England Biolabs) with oligo (dT)20primer (Euroclone) and murine RNase inhibitor (New England Biolabs). ('DNase I', 'Gene', (99, 106)) ('YLV3t3m3', 'Var', (55, 63)) ('YLV3t3m3DeltaH', 'Var', (67, 81)) ('DNase I', 'Gene', '13419', (99, 106)) ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (244, 250)) 23664 25462018 The latter is a prerequisite to be able to introduce the corresponding mutation in the ortholog position of the yeast Mip1 protein. ('mutation', 'Var', (71, 79)) ('yeast', 'Species', '4932', (112, 117)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (118, 122)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (118, 122)) 23666 25462018 Among the 283 POLG SNPs found in the database, 81 are coding and missense, of which 17 have a frequency higher than 0.1% in either the African-American (AA) population or in the European-American (EA) population (Supplementary Table 2). ('POLG', 'Gene', '5428', (14, 18)) ('missense', 'Var', (65, 73)) ('POLG', 'Gene', (14, 18)) 23669 25462018 Among the 28 polymorphisms selected on the basis of their frequency, two were unambiguously reported to be pathological (T251L, A467T) (http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/Polg/) and for that reason they were excluded. ('A467T', 'Var', (128, 133)) ('A467T', 'Mutation', 'rs113994095', (128, 133)) ('T251L', 'Var', (121, 126)) ('Polg', 'Gene', (163, 167)) ('T251L', 'Mutation', 'rs113994095', (121, 126)) ('Polg', 'Gene', '5428', (163, 167)) 23671 25462018 The remaining eight polymorphisms are variations of conserved (P241L, G268A, L392V, E1143G) or semi-conserved residues (R193Q, R964C, R1142W, R1146C), and are located in a conserved region (Supplementary Fig. ('G268A', 'Mutation', 'rs61752784', (70, 75)) ('R1146C', 'Mutation', 'rs2307440', (142, 148)) ('R964C', 'Mutation', 'rs201477273', (127, 132)) ('P241L', 'Var', (63, 68)) ('R964C', 'Var', (127, 132)) ('R193Q', 'Mutation', 'rs3176162', (120, 125)) ('L392V', 'Mutation', 'rs145289229', (77, 82)) ('P241L', 'Mutation', 'rs1452571273', (63, 68)) ('R193Q', 'Var', (120, 125)) ('E1143G', 'Mutation', 'rs2307441', (84, 90)) ('G268A', 'Var', (70, 75)) ('R1142W', 'Var', (134, 140)) ('R1142W', 'Mutation', 'rs2307442', (134, 140)) ('R1146C', 'Var', (142, 148)) ('E1143G', 'Var', (84, 90)) ('L392V', 'Var', (77, 82)) 23673 25462018 G268A has been considered associated with sporadic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (PEO) in several studies. ('external ophthalmoplegia', 'Disease', (63, 87)) ('G268A', 'Var', (0, 5)) ('external ophthalmoplegia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009886', (63, 87)) ('progressive external ophthalmoplegia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000590', (51, 87)) ('G268A', 'Mutation', 'rs61752784', (0, 5)) ('ophthalmoplegia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000602', (72, 87)) ('external ophthalmoplegia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000544', (63, 87)) ('associated', 'Reg', (26, 36)) 23674 25462018 R964C was considered a pathological mutation, causing severe ataxia in heterozygosity with a second detrimental mutation. ('ataxia', 'Disease', (61, 67)) ('R964C', 'Mutation', 'rs201477273', (0, 5)) ('ataxia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001259', (61, 67)) ('R964C', 'Var', (0, 5)) ('causing', 'Reg', (46, 53)) ('ataxia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001251', (61, 67)) 23676 25462018 It was also demonstrated that the in vitro polymerase activity of Pol gamma harboring R964C is reduced 5 to 9-fold, with a 3-fold decreased ability to discriminate between dTTP and stavudine triphosphate (d4TTP) compared to that of the wt, thus explaining the stavudine sensitivity of the subject. ('Pol gamma', 'Enzyme', (66, 75)) ('d4TTP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C053197', (205, 210)) ('to 9', 'Species', '1214577', (105, 109)) ('dTTP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C024157', (172, 176)) ('ability', 'MPA', (140, 147)) ('R964C', 'Mutation', 'rs201477273', (86, 91)) ('R964C', 'Var', (86, 91)) ('stavudine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (260, 269)) ('activity', 'MPA', (54, 62)) ('discriminate', 'MPA', (151, 163)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (95, 102)) ('stavudine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (181, 190)) ('stavudine triphosphate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C053197', (181, 203)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (130, 139)) 23678 25462018 In addition, in heterozygosity E1143G has been statistically associated with a higher probability of developing liver failure after treatment with valproic acid or stavudine-induced lipodystrophy. ('valproic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014635', (147, 160)) ('E1143G', 'Mutation', 'rs2307441', (31, 37)) ('liver failure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001399', (112, 125)) ('liver failure', 'Disease', 'MESH:D017093', (112, 125)) ('lipodystrophy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008060', (182, 195)) ('E1143G', 'Var', (31, 37)) ('lipodystrophy', 'Disease', (182, 195)) ('liver failure', 'Disease', (112, 125)) ('stavudine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (164, 173)) ('associated', 'Reg', (61, 71)) ('lipodystrophy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009125', (182, 195)) 23679 25462018 However, by performing a consensus of the results obtained via these five tools, two polymorphisms (R193Q and P241L) were predicted to be neutral, two polymorphisms (L392V and E1143G) possibly damaging and four polymorphisms (G268A, R964C, R1142W and R1146C) probably damaging (Supplementary Table 5). ('R1146C', 'Mutation', 'rs2307440', (251, 257)) ('R1142W', 'Mutation', 'rs2307442', (240, 246)) ('R1142W', 'Var', (240, 246)) ('R964C', 'Mutation', 'rs201477273', (233, 238)) ('G268A', 'Var', (226, 231)) ('R964C', 'Var', (233, 238)) ('L392V', 'Var', (166, 171)) ('R1146C', 'Var', (251, 257)) ('E1143G', 'Mutation', 'rs2307441', (176, 182)) ('E1143G', 'Var', (176, 182)) ('P241L', 'Var', (110, 115)) ('R193Q', 'Mutation', 'rs3176162', (100, 105)) ('L392V', 'Mutation', 'rs145289229', (166, 171)) ('G268A', 'Mutation', 'rs61752784', (226, 231)) ('P241L', 'Mutation', 'rs1452571273', (110, 115)) ('R193Q', 'Var', (100, 105)) ('damaging', 'Reg', (268, 276)) 23680 25462018 The effect of the selected POLG polymorphisms on the mtDNA stability was evaluated in vivo in yeast strains carrying MIP1 alleles containing mutations in the equivalent positions. ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (32, 45)) ('mutations', 'Var', (141, 150)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', '79109', (117, 121)) ('POLG', 'Gene', (27, 31)) ('POLG', 'Gene', '5428', (27, 31)) ('yeast', 'Species', '4932', (94, 99)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', (117, 121)) 23681 25462018 In order to obtain these allelic variants, mutations which determine substitutions of conserved residues (P241L, G268A, L392V, E1143G) were inserted in wt MIP1 cloned in the centromeric vector pFL39, by site-directed mutagenesis. ('G268A', 'Var', (113, 118)) ('P241L', 'Var', (106, 111)) ('E1143G', 'Mutation', 'rs2307441', (127, 133)) ('E1143G', 'Var', (127, 133)) ('P241L', 'Mutation', 'rs1452571273', (106, 111)) ('L392V', 'Mutation', 'rs145289229', (120, 125)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', '79109', (155, 159)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', (155, 159)) ('G268A', 'Mutation', 'rs61752784', (113, 118)) ('L392V', 'Var', (120, 125)) 23682 25462018 In the case of mutations in non-conserved positions (R193Q, R964C, R1142W, R1146C), we constructed two alleles for each polymorphism: in the former, the Mip1 amino acid was changed according to the wt Pol gamma (humanized allele); in the latter, the Mip1 amino acid was changed according to the polymorphism (mutant allele). ('Mip1', 'Gene', (250, 254)) ('R964C', 'Mutation', 'rs201477273', (60, 65)) ('R1146C', 'Var', (75, 81)) ('R964C', 'Var', (60, 65)) ('R193Q', 'Var', (53, 58)) ('R193Q', 'Mutation', 'rs3176162', (53, 58)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (212, 217)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (153, 157)) ('changed', 'Reg', (173, 180)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (250, 254)) ('R1142W', 'Mutation', 'rs2307442', (67, 73)) ('R1142W', 'Var', (67, 73)) ('R1146C', 'Mutation', 'rs2307440', (75, 81)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (153, 157)) 23684 25462018 By plasmid shuffling on 5-FOA, we then obtained a second series of strains containing only the mutant mip1 allelic variants (haploid strains). ('mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (102, 106)) ('variants', 'Var', (115, 123)) ('mutant', 'Var', (95, 101)) ('mip1', 'Gene', (102, 106)) 23687 25462018 Five out of eight polymorphisms (P241L, G268A, R964C, R1142W and E1143G) showed increased petite frequency at 28 C, suggesting that they affect mitochondrial stability and thus are not neutral substitutions (Fig. ('petite frequency at 28 C', 'CPA', (90, 115)) ('G268A', 'Var', (40, 45)) ('affect', 'Reg', (138, 144)) ('mitochondrial stability', 'CPA', (145, 168)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (80, 89)) ('E1143G', 'Mutation', 'rs2307441', (65, 71)) ('R1142W', 'Mutation', 'rs2307442', (54, 60)) ('G268A', 'Mutation', 'rs61752784', (40, 45)) ('E1143G', 'Var', (65, 71)) ('P241L', 'Var', (33, 38)) ('R1142W', 'Var', (54, 60)) ('R964C', 'Mutation', 'rs201477273', (47, 52)) ('P241L', 'Mutation', 'rs1452571273', (33, 38)) ('R964C', 'Var', (47, 52)) 23688 25462018 As mentioned above, three of them (G268A, R964C and E1143G) were already known to alter the properties of Pol gamma. ('R964C', 'Mutation', 'rs201477273', (42, 47)) ('E1143G', 'Mutation', 'rs2307441', (52, 58)) ('alter', 'Reg', (82, 87)) ('R964C', 'Var', (42, 47)) ('properties', 'MPA', (92, 102)) ('G268A', 'Mutation', 'rs61752784', (35, 40)) ('E1143G', 'Var', (52, 58)) ('G268A', 'Var', (35, 40)) 23689 25462018 In addition, the five polymorphisms, together with R1146C, showed a strong thermosensitivity, suggesting that the mutation altered the stability and/or the catalytic properties of Pol gamma at higher temperatures. ('R1146C', 'Mutation', 'rs2307440', (51, 57)) ('Pol gamma', 'Enzyme', (180, 189)) ('mutation', 'Var', (114, 122)) ('stability', 'MPA', (135, 144)) ('R1146C', 'Var', (51, 57)) ('altered', 'Reg', (123, 130)) ('catalytic properties', 'MPA', (156, 176)) 23690 25462018 As regards point mutability, most polymorphisms increased the frequency of EryR point mutations, ranging from a ~ 2-fold increase for R1146C and E1143G mutations to ~ 4-fold increase for P241L and G268A mutations (Fig. ('G268A', 'Var', (197, 202)) ('P241L', 'Mutation', 'rs1452571273', (187, 192)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (121, 129)) ('R1146C', 'Var', (134, 140)) ('G268A', 'Mutation', 'rs61752784', (197, 202)) ('E1143G', 'Mutation', 'rs2307441', (145, 151)) ('E1143G', 'Var', (145, 151)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (174, 182)) ('R1146C', 'Mutation', 'rs2307440', (134, 140)) ('P241L', 'Var', (187, 192)) ('EryR', 'Gene', (75, 79)) 23692 25462018 Among the recessive mutants, it is thus possible to distinguish mutant alleles, which totally or partially complement the haploinsufficient phenotype of the MIP1/mip1Delta strain or which behave as a null allele. ('mip1Delta', 'Gene', '6359', (162, 171)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', '79109', (157, 161)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', (157, 161)) ('mip1Delta', 'Gene', (162, 171)) ('haploinsufficient', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058495', (122, 139)) ('haploinsufficient', 'Disease', (122, 139)) ('mutant', 'Var', (64, 70)) 23694 25462018 On the other hand, the two mutations in the exonuclease domains (P241L and G268A) are dominant in regard to the EryR mutant frequency, which was 2.3 to 3.2-fold higher, respectively, compared to that of the heterozygous diploid strain. ('G268A', 'Var', (75, 80)) ('P241L', 'Var', (65, 70)) ('P241L', 'Mutation', 'rs1452571273', (65, 70)) ('G268A', 'Mutation', 'rs61752784', (75, 80)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (161, 167)) ('EryR', 'Disease', (112, 116)) 23695 25462018 Several pathological mutations in POLG have been found in cis with one or more polymorphisms. ('POLG', 'Gene', '5428', (34, 38)) ('POLG', 'Gene', (34, 38)) ('mutations', 'Var', (21, 30)) 23696 25462018 We have previously demonstrated in yeast that mutation equivalent to E1143G polymorphism increased the petite frequency of the A889T-equivalent mutation in MIP1 when in cis, since the presence of the former mutation decreased soluble protein levels of Mip1. ('decreased', 'NegReg', (216, 225)) ('E1143G', 'Mutation', 'rs2307441', (69, 75)) ('soluble protein levels', 'MPA', (226, 248)) ('petite frequency', 'CPA', (103, 119)) ('A889T-equivalent', 'Var', (127, 143)) ('E1143G', 'Var', (69, 75)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (252, 256)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', '79109', (156, 160)) ('yeast', 'Species', '4932', (35, 40)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (89, 98)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', (156, 160)) ('A889T', 'Mutation', 'rs763393580', (127, 132)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (252, 256)) 23698 25462018 We showed that all the polymorphisms except for R193Q behaved as phenotypic modifiers that increased the petite frequency of the mutant Mip1A692T (Fig. ('petite frequency', 'CPA', (105, 121)) ('R193Q', 'Mutation', 'rs3176162', (48, 53)) ('Mip1A692T', 'Var', (136, 145)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (91, 100)) 23700 25462018 the polymorphism increased the petite frequency by the same degree as in the presence of wt Mip1. ('increased', 'PosReg', (17, 26)) ('petite frequency', 'CPA', (31, 47)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (92, 96)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (92, 96)) ('polymorphism', 'Var', (4, 16)) 23701 25462018 Furthermore, two polymorphisms, L392V and R1146C, which were found to be neutral in the absence of other mutations at 28 C, caused a 1.6 and a 2.1-fold increase in the petite frequency in the presence of the A889T mutation. ('R1146C', 'Mutation', 'rs2307440', (42, 48)) ('L392V', 'Mutation', 'rs145289229', (32, 37)) ('R1146C', 'Var', (42, 48)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (153, 161)) ('petite frequency', 'CPA', (169, 185)) ('L392V', 'Var', (32, 37)) ('A889T', 'Mutation', 'rs763393580', (209, 214)) ('A889T', 'Var', (209, 214)) 23702 25462018 We then analyzed if the presence of mutations in DNA polymerase gamma correlated with a variation of mitochondrial toxicity due to NRTI treatment, in particular stavudine or zalcitabine. ('mitochondrial toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D028361', (101, 123)) ('mitochondrial toxicity', 'Disease', (101, 123)) ('mutations', 'Var', (36, 45)) ('zalcitabine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016047', (174, 185)) ('polymerase gamma', 'Gene', '5428', (53, 69)) ('stavudine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (161, 170)) ('polymerase gamma', 'Gene', (53, 69)) ('variation', 'Reg', (88, 97)) 23706 25462018 The observation that the mtDNA mutability increased in the YLV3 strain after treatment with d4T in galactose, but not in glucose, demonstrated that the expression of hENT1 and HSV-TK mediated the uptake and the activation of d4T and the consequent mitochondrial toxicity due to incorporation of the NRTI in the S. cerevisiae mtDNA by Mip1. ('mitochondrial toxicity', 'Disease', (248, 270)) ('glucose', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005947', (121, 128)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (334, 338)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (225, 228)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (211, 221)) ('galactose', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005690', (99, 108)) ('HSV-TK', 'Gene', (176, 182)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (92, 95)) ('uptake', 'MPA', (196, 202)) ('S. cerevisiae', 'Species', '4932', (311, 324)) ('hENT1', 'Gene', '2030', (166, 171)) ('mitochondrial toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D028361', (248, 270)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (334, 338)) ('d4T', 'Var', (225, 228)) ('hENT1', 'Gene', (166, 171)) 23707 25462018 This model system has been validated by assessing the association between d4T toxicity and expression of mip1 alleles carrying mutations known to be sensitive to stavudine in human patients. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (175, 180)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (78, 86)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (78, 86)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (74, 77)) ('mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (105, 109)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (181, 189)) ('mip1', 'Gene', (105, 109)) ('mutations', 'Var', (127, 136)) ('association', 'Interaction', (54, 65)) ('stavudine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (162, 171)) 23711 25462018 The frequency of petite mutants was increased by d4T treatment in YLV3t3m3 carrying both wt and mutant mip1 alleles (Supplementary Table 6). ('mutant', 'Var', (96, 102)) ('mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (103, 107)) ('mip1', 'Gene', (103, 107)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (49, 52)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (36, 45)) ('petite mutants', 'CPA', (17, 31)) 23712 25462018 The Mip1 variant corresponding to human polymorphisms G268A, L392V, R964C and E1143G rendered the strain more susceptible to d4T than wt Mip1, since the ratio of petite frequency between treated and untreated mutant strain normalized to the wt strain was higher than 1 (Fig. ('E1143G', 'Mutation', 'rs2307441', (78, 84)) ('R964C', 'Var', (68, 73)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (137, 141)) ('G268A', 'Var', (54, 59)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (125, 128)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (34, 39)) ('E1143G', 'Var', (78, 84)) ('L392V', 'Mutation', 'rs145289229', (61, 66)) ('R964C', 'Mutation', 'rs201477273', (68, 73)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (4, 8)) ('susceptible to d4T', 'MPA', (110, 128)) ('petite', 'CPA', (162, 168)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (137, 141)) ('G268A', 'Mutation', 'rs61752784', (54, 59)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (255, 261)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (4, 8)) ('L392V', 'Var', (61, 66)) 23713 25462018 In particular, data related to R964C and E1143G were in agreement with what has been observed in humans. ('E1143G', 'Mutation', 'rs2307441', (41, 47)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (97, 103)) ('E1143G', 'Var', (41, 47)) ('R964C', 'Mutation', 'rs201477273', (31, 36)) ('R964C', 'Var', (31, 36)) 23714 25462018 On the contrary, variant P241L renders Mip1 less susceptible to the NRTI (ratio of petite frequency between treated and untreated mutant strains normalized to wt strain lower than 1). ('less', 'NegReg', (44, 48)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (39, 43)) ('P241L', 'Var', (25, 30)) ('susceptible', 'MPA', (49, 60)) ('P241L', 'Mutation', 'rs1452571273', (25, 30)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (39, 43)) 23715 25462018 In the case of polymorphisms R193Q, R1142W and R1146C, the effect of stavudine and the effect of the polymorphism were additive (the ratio of petite frequency between treated and untreated mutant strains normalized to wt strain is not significantly different from 1). ('R193Q', 'Mutation', 'rs3176162', (29, 34)) ('R1146C', 'Var', (47, 53)) ('R193Q', 'Var', (29, 34)) ('R1142W', 'Mutation', 'rs2307442', (36, 42)) ('R1146C', 'Mutation', 'rs2307440', (47, 53)) ('R1142W', 'Var', (36, 42)) ('stavudine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (69, 78)) 23716 25462018 We further measured through qPCR the mtDNA levels after treatment with d4T. ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (71, 74)) ('d4T', 'Var', (71, 74)) ('mtDNA levels', 'MPA', (37, 49)) 23719 25462018 respiratory deficient cells without an intact mtDNA, of approximately 20% (Supplementary Table 6), the qPCR results clearly show that d4T treatment reduces the level of mtDNA to 50% in respiratory competent cells. ('respiratory deficient', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002093', (0, 21)) ('mtDNA', 'MPA', (169, 174)) ('respiratory deficient', 'Disease', (0, 21)) ('d4T', 'Var', (134, 137)) ('reduces', 'NegReg', (148, 155)) ('respiratory deficient', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012131', (0, 21)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (134, 137)) 23720 25462018 Treatment with d4T in mip1 mutant strains with increased petite frequency results in decreased mtDNA levels compared to the treated wild type strain, indicating that, in presence of mip1 polymorphisms, d4T not only increased the number of respiratory deficient cells but also decreased the mtDNA levels in the whole cell population (Fig. ('mip1', 'Gene', (22, 26)) ('respiratory deficient', 'Disease', (239, 260)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (85, 94)) ('respiratory deficient', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012131', (239, 260)) ('mutant', 'Var', (27, 33)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (15, 18)) ('mip1', 'Gene', (182, 186)) ('mtDNA levels', 'MPA', (290, 302)) ('mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (182, 186)) ('mtDNA levels', 'MPA', (95, 107)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (276, 285)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (215, 224)) ('respiratory deficient', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002093', (239, 260)) ('mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (22, 26)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (202, 205)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (187, 200)) 23721 25462018 Due to the low frequency of Pol gamma polymorphisms in the human population, the majority of subjects carrying these polymorphisms are heterozygous. ('Pol gamma', 'Gene', (28, 37)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (59, 64)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (38, 51)) 23724 25462018 Heteroallelic strains carrying Mip1 variants corresponding to G268A, L392V, R964C and E1143G Pol gamma polymorphisms displayed a significant increase of mitochondrial mutability, compared to the homoallelic strain, indicating that these mutations behave as dominant concerning d4T toxicity (Fig. ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (281, 289)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (31, 35)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (281, 289)) ('G268A', 'Mutation', 'rs61752784', (62, 67)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (141, 149)) ('L392V', 'Var', (69, 74)) ('E1143G', 'Mutation', 'rs2307441', (86, 92)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (31, 35)) ('G268A', 'Var', (62, 67)) ('E1143G', 'Var', (86, 92)) ('mitochondrial mutability', 'MPA', (153, 177)) ('R964C', 'Var', (76, 81)) ('R964C', 'Mutation', 'rs201477273', (76, 81)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (277, 280)) ('Pol gamma', 'Gene', (93, 102)) ('L392V', 'Mutation', 'rs145289229', (69, 74)) 23725 25462018 As for haploid strains, treatment with 2 mM d4T results in decreased mtDNA copy number for G268A, L392V, R964C and E1143G Pol gamma polymorphisms in heterozygosis (Fig. ('G268A', 'Var', (91, 96)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (59, 68)) ('L392V', 'Mutation', 'rs145289229', (98, 103)) ('E1143G', 'Mutation', 'rs2307441', (115, 121)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (44, 47)) ('G268A', 'Mutation', 'rs61752784', (91, 96)) ('E1143G', 'Var', (115, 121)) ('L392V', 'Var', (98, 103)) ('R964C', 'Mutation', 'rs201477273', (105, 110)) ('R964C', 'Var', (105, 110)) ('mtDNA', 'Gene', (69, 74)) 23727 25462018 After treatment with 1 mM d4T, the EryR mutant frequency increased in all strains, including those harboring wt MIP1 (Supplementary Table 8, columns 2 and 3). ('MIP1', 'Gene', '79109', (112, 116)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', (112, 116)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (26, 29)) ('EryR', 'Gene', (35, 39)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (57, 66)) ('mutant', 'Var', (40, 46)) 23728 25462018 In addition, the fold increase, expressed as ratio between treated mutant strain and treated wt, is greater than 1 for most mutant strains, indicating that the simultaneous presence of a MIP1 mutator allele in and of d4T is detrimental for the fidelity of mtDNA replication (Fig. ('mutator', 'Var', (192, 199)) ('mutant', 'Var', (124, 130)) ('detrimental', 'NegReg', (224, 235)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', '79109', (187, 191)) ('d4T', 'Var', (217, 220)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', (187, 191)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (217, 220)) 23729 25462018 However, if the fold increase is further normalized with the untreated wt strain, the effect between the intrinsic mutability of mutant Mip1 and the susceptibility to d4T are synergistic only in the case of mutations R964C and E1143G (normalized fold increase higher than 1), whereas mutation P241L is less susceptible to the presence of d4T (normalized fold increase lower than 1) (Fig. ('Mip1', 'Gene', (136, 140)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (338, 341)) ('P241L', 'Mutation', 'rs1452571273', (293, 298)) ('R964C', 'Mutation', 'rs201477273', (217, 222)) ('E1143G', 'Mutation', 'rs2307441', (227, 233)) ('R964C', 'Var', (217, 222)) ('E1143G', 'Var', (227, 233)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (136, 140)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (167, 170)) ('mutant', 'Var', (129, 135)) 23731 25462018 Strains derived from YLV3t3m3 were found insensitive to the toxicity induced by this NRTI (data not shown), probably either because hENT1 is unable to transport zalcitabine, or because HSV-TK, which is reported to phosphorylate other deoxypyrimidines, is unable to phosphorylate it, or both. ('transport zalcitabine', 'MPA', (151, 172)) ('hENT1', 'Gene', (132, 137)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (60, 68)) ('deoxypyrimidines', 'Chemical', '-', (234, 250)) ('unable', 'NegReg', (141, 147)) ('zalcitabine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016047', (161, 172)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (60, 68)) ('hENT1', 'Gene', '2030', (132, 137)) ('YLV3t3m3', 'Var', (21, 29)) 23732 25462018 In order to improve the import of ddC, hENT1 was deleted in the YLV3t3m3 strain and substituted with human CNT3 cDNA. ('ddC', 'Gene', '1644', (34, 37)) ('CNT3', 'Gene', '64078', (107, 111)) ('hENT1', 'Gene', (39, 44)) ('deleted', 'Var', (49, 56)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (101, 106)) ('ddC', 'Gene', (34, 37)) ('improve', 'PosReg', (12, 19)) ('CNT3', 'Gene', (107, 111)) ('hENT1', 'Gene', '2030', (39, 44)) 23742 25462018 6, the frequency of petite mutants increased in a dose dependent manner, indicating that: i) ddC was transported into the yeast cell, probably by aspecific transporters; ii) ddC was phosphorylated and activated to the metabolic active form by hDCK1 in yeast. ('mutants', 'Var', (27, 34)) ('yeast', 'Species', '4932', (252, 257)) ('yeast', 'Species', '4932', (122, 127)) ('ddC', 'Gene', '1644', (93, 96)) ('ddC', 'Gene', (174, 177)) ('ddC', 'Gene', '1644', (174, 177)) ('ddC', 'Gene', (93, 96)) 23745 25462018 In order to validate the system, we took advantage of biochemical data previously obtained on human Pol gamma mutants. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (94, 99)) ('Pol gamma', 'Gene', (100, 109)) ('mutants', 'Var', (110, 117)) 23746 25462018 It has been reported that human Pol gamma harboring E895A or Y951F mutations showed an ~ 18-fold and 2400-fold decrease respectively, in incorporation of ddCTP relative to dCTP compared to wt Pol gamma, indicating a lower susceptibility to ddC toxicity. ('Y951F', 'Mutation', 'p.Y951F', (61, 66)) ('E895A', 'Mutation', 'p.E895A', (52, 57)) ('Y951F', 'Var', (61, 66)) ('dCTP', 'MPA', (172, 176)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (26, 31)) ('ddC', 'Gene', '1644', (240, 243)) ('ddC', 'Gene', (154, 157)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (244, 252)) ('dCTP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C024107', (172, 176)) ('ddC', 'Gene', (240, 243)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (244, 252)) ('dCTP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C024107', (155, 159)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (111, 119)) ('ddCTP', 'Chemical', '-', (154, 159)) ('ddC', 'Gene', '1644', (154, 157)) ('incorporation', 'MPA', (137, 150)) ('E895A', 'Var', (52, 57)) 23747 25462018 Thus, we tested whether we could observe a similar effect in the W1BCK1-10 yeast strain carrying mutations E698G and Y753F in the equivalent positions. ('yeast', 'Species', '4932', (75, 80)) ('Y753F', 'Var', (117, 122)) ('E698G', 'Mutation', 'p.E698G', (107, 112)) ('E698G', 'Var', (107, 112)) ('Y753F', 'Mutation', 'p.Y753F', (117, 122)) 23748 25462018 In the haploid strain these mutations induce 100% petite; in the heteroallelic strain, both mutant mip1 alleles behaved as negative dominant, increasing the petite frequency compared to a strain harboring a copy of wt MIP1, i.e. ('MIP1', 'Gene', (218, 222)) ('petite frequency', 'CPA', (157, 173)) ('mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (99, 103)) ('petite', 'CPA', (50, 56)) ('mutant', 'Var', (92, 98)) ('mutations', 'Var', (28, 37)) ('mip1', 'Gene', (99, 103)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', '79109', (218, 222)) ('increasing', 'PosReg', (142, 152)) 23750 25462018 We found that, following treatment with ddC, the petite frequency of both heteroallelic and hemiallelic strains increased (data not shown) in the case of both mutations E895G and Y951F, but the ratios of petite frequency of the heteroallelic strain to petite frequency of the hemialleic strain decreased significantly by increasing ddC concentration (Fig. ('E895G', 'Mutation', 'p.E895G', (169, 174)) ('Y951F', 'Mutation', 'p.Y951F', (179, 184)) ('ddC', 'Gene', (40, 43)) ('Y951F', 'Var', (179, 184)) ('E895G', 'Var', (169, 174)) ('ddC', 'Gene', (332, 335)) ('ddC', 'Gene', '1644', (40, 43)) ('ddC', 'Gene', '1644', (332, 335)) 23751 25462018 This result indicated that, when E895G and Y951F mutant isoforms are present, Mip1 is less susceptible to ddC toxicity, thus parallelizing with the biochemical results previously obtained in Pol gamma. ('ddC', 'Gene', '1644', (106, 109)) ('Y951F', 'Var', (43, 48)) ('E895G', 'Mutation', 'p.E895G', (33, 38)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (110, 118)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (78, 82)) ('E895G', 'Var', (33, 38)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (110, 118)) ('ddC', 'Gene', (106, 109)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (78, 82)) ('Y951F', 'Mutation', 'p.Y951F', (43, 48)) ('less', 'NegReg', (86, 90)) 23752 25462018 Once we had validated the model, we tested extended and point mutability in W1BCK1-10 harboring the mip1 alleles that carry the different selected polymorphisms. ('mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (100, 104)) ('point mutability', 'Var', (56, 72)) ('mip1', 'Gene', (100, 104)) ('tested', 'Reg', (36, 42)) 23753 25462018 8A and Supplementary Table 9), only the Mip1 variants corresponding to human polymorphisms G268A and R964C were more susceptible to ddC than wt Mip1. ('ddC', 'Gene', (132, 135)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (144, 148)) ('G268A', 'Var', (91, 96)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (40, 44)) ('susceptible', 'MPA', (117, 128)) ('ddC', 'Gene', '1644', (132, 135)) ('R964C', 'Mutation', 'rs201477273', (101, 106)) ('G268A', 'Mutation', 'rs61752784', (91, 96)) ('R964C', 'Var', (101, 106)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (40, 44)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (144, 148)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (71, 76)) 23754 25462018 Mip1 mutants harboring substitutions L392V and E1143G, which were sensitive to d4T, were not sensitive to ddC compared to the wt, as well as R193Q, R1142W and R1146C variants. ('E1143G', 'Var', (47, 53)) ('ddC', 'Gene', '1644', (106, 109)) ('L392V', 'Mutation', 'rs145289229', (37, 42)) ('R1146C', 'Mutation', 'rs2307440', (159, 165)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('R1142W', 'Mutation', 'rs2307442', (148, 154)) ('R1142W', 'Var', (148, 154)) ('R193Q', 'Mutation', 'rs3176162', (141, 146)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (0, 4)) ('R1146C', 'Var', (159, 165)) ('ddC', 'Gene', (106, 109)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (79, 82)) ('E1143G', 'Mutation', 'rs2307441', (47, 53)) ('R193Q', 'Var', (141, 146)) 23757 25462018 Among the heteroallelic strains, only the strain harboring R964C showed a dominant effect in the presence of ddC (Fig. ('ddC', 'Gene', (109, 112)) ('ddC', 'Gene', '1644', (109, 112)) ('R964C', 'Mutation', 'rs201477273', (59, 64)) ('R964C', 'Var', (59, 64)) 23758 25462018 All strains showed an increase of EryR mutant frequency after treatment with ddC (Supplementary Table 11, columns 2 and 3). ('ddC', 'Gene', (77, 80)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (22, 30)) ('mutant', 'Var', (39, 45)) ('ddC', 'Gene', '1644', (77, 80)) ('EryR', 'Gene', (34, 38)) 23759 25462018 The fold increase normalized with the untreated wt strain showed a synergistic effect of the intrinsic mutability of mutant Mip1 and of the susceptibility to ddC only for the G268A mutation (Fig. ('ddC', 'Gene', '1644', (158, 161)) ('G268A', 'Var', (175, 180)) ('mutant', 'Var', (117, 123)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (124, 128)) ('ddC', 'Gene', (158, 161)) ('intrinsic mutability', 'MPA', (93, 113)) ('G268A', 'Mutation', 'rs61752784', (175, 180)) ('susceptibility', 'MPA', (140, 154)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (124, 128)) 23760 25462018 On the contrary, the P241L mutation was less susceptible to the presence of ddC, as already observed in the case of d4T. ('ddC', 'Gene', (76, 79)) ('P241L', 'Var', (21, 26)) ('P241L', 'Mutation', 'rs1452571273', (21, 26)) ('ddC', 'Gene', '1644', (76, 79)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (116, 119)) 23761 25462018 Thus, the use of an in vivo system with high sensitivity, such as the model organism S. cerevisiae which we are proposing, can sharpen the putative defects caused by mutations/polymorphisms, in particular on extended mitochondrial mutability or on point mutability. ('S. cerevisiae', 'Species', '4932', (85, 98)) ('point', 'MPA', (248, 253)) ('extended mitochondrial mutability', 'MPA', (208, 241)) ('mutations/polymorphisms', 'Var', (166, 189)) 23763 25462018 The two mutations in the exonuclease (exo) domain, P241L and G268A, increased the point mutability at higher levels, suggesting that mutant Pol gamma harboring these mutations, as well as other exo domain mutations lying in the protein surface, have a reduced ability to remove mismatched nucleotides. ('G268A', 'Var', (61, 66)) ('point mutability at', 'MPA', (82, 101)) ('Pol gamma', 'Gene', (140, 149)) ('P241L', 'Var', (51, 56)) ('G268A', 'Mutation', 'rs61752784', (61, 66)) ('remove mismatched nucleotides', 'MPA', (271, 300)) ('P241L', 'Mutation', 'rs1452571273', (51, 56)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (68, 77)) 23764 25462018 In addition, G268A is predicted to lie in a cluster, which comprises residues 268-277, for which a decrease in exonuclease activity is predicted if mutated. ('decrease', 'NegReg', (99, 107)) ('G268A', 'Mutation', 'rs61752784', (13, 18)) ('G268A', 'Var', (13, 18)) ('exonuclease activity', 'MPA', (111, 131)) 23765 25462018 Among them is the E1143G mutation, which has been reported to have a decreased in vitro activity at high temperatures. ('E1143G', 'Mutation', 'rs2307441', (18, 24)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (69, 78)) ('E1143G', 'Var', (18, 24)) 23769 25462018 found that mutant E1143G Pol gamma has a 1.4-fold higher catalytic activity than wt Pol gamma, and that this mutation can partially rescue the strong biochemical defects of the W748S mutation in cis. ('catalytic activity', 'MPA', (57, 75)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (50, 56)) ('W748S', 'Var', (177, 182)) ('E1143G', 'Mutation', 'rs2307441', (18, 24)) ('E1143G', 'Var', (18, 24)) ('W748S', 'Mutation', 'rs113994097', (177, 182)) 23770 25462018 On the contrary,, showed that human Pol gamma harboring the W748S mutation does not show any biochemical defects and behaves like wt Pol gamma in vivo, and that the presence in cis of the E1143G mutation does not alter the in vivo behavior of the mutant protein. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (30, 35)) ('E1143G', 'Mutation', 'rs2307441', (188, 194)) ('E1143G', 'Var', (188, 194)) ('W748S', 'Var', (60, 65)) ('W748S', 'Mutation', 'rs113994097', (60, 65)) 23771 25462018 We previously showed that the presence of the E1143G-equivalent mutation in yeast decreases the mtDNA stability by 2-fold because of the A889T mutation, due to the reduced stability of the protein harboring both mutations compared to a protein harboring only the latter mutation. ('A889T', 'Var', (137, 142)) ('E1143G-equivalent', 'Var', (46, 63)) ('stability', 'MPA', (172, 181)) ('mtDNA stability', 'CPA', (96, 111)) ('E1143G', 'Mutation', 'rs2307441', (46, 52)) ('decreases', 'NegReg', (82, 91)) ('A889T', 'Mutation', 'rs763393580', (137, 142)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (164, 171)) ('yeast', 'Species', '4932', (76, 81)) 23772 25462018 In order to evaluate the possible role of the selected polymorphisms as phenotypic modifiers, we measured the petite frequency in strains harboring the A889T-equivalent mutation in cis with the polymorphism under analysis. ('petite frequency', 'CPA', (110, 126)) ('A889T-equivalent', 'Var', (152, 168)) ('A889T', 'Mutation', 'rs763393580', (152, 157)) 23774 25462018 We showed that all the polymorphisms, except for E193Q, had negative effect, indicating that they could potentially modulate the pathological phenotype. ('negative', 'NegReg', (60, 68)) ('modulate', 'Reg', (116, 124)) ('E193Q', 'Mutation', 'p.E193Q', (49, 54)) ('E193Q', 'Var', (49, 54)) 23775 25462018 For two polymorphisms, L392V and R1146C, the effect in combination with the A889T mutation was synergistic. ('R1146C', 'Var', (33, 39)) ('L392V', 'Mutation', 'rs145289229', (23, 28)) ('A889T', 'Mutation', 'rs763393580', (76, 81)) ('R1146C', 'Mutation', 'rs2307440', (33, 39)) ('L392V', 'Var', (23, 28)) 23776 25462018 A limitation to the use of yeast MIP1 to study the effects of mutations is that only conserved or semi-conserved residues can be studied. ('yeast', 'Species', '4932', (27, 32)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', '79109', (33, 37)) ('mutations', 'Var', (62, 71)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', (33, 37)) 23778 25462018 Interestingly, a comparison between the effects of four human mutations which have been studied both in the human POLG and in the MIP1 gene showed very similar results concerning mtDNA stability, mtDNA point mutability and dominance/recessivity in the two systems, indicating that the use of yeast MIP1 has a good predictive ability for conserved and semi-conserved residues. ('POLG', 'Gene', (114, 118)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', '79109', (130, 134)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', '79109', (298, 302)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', (298, 302)) ('MIP1', 'Gene', (130, 134)) ('POLG', 'Gene', '5428', (114, 118)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (56, 61)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (108, 113)) ('yeast', 'Species', '4932', (292, 297)) ('mutations', 'Var', (62, 71)) 23780 25462018 An additional point addressed in this work concerns the role of the yeast model in predicting the possible correlation between specific mutations in Mip1, corresponding to human mutations, and mtDNA mutability induced by treatment with nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI), used in the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), i.e. ('nucleoside', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009705', (236, 246)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (149, 153)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (172, 177)) ('mtDNA', 'Gene', (193, 198)) ('yeast', 'Species', '4932', (68, 73)) ('mutations', 'Var', (136, 145)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (149, 153)) 23783 25462018 Based on the "Pol gamma hypothesis" of NRTI toxicity, each mutation/SNP which changes the Pol gamma affinity for the incoming NRTI-TP, the discrimination between the NRTI-TP and the corresponding dNTP, or the NRTI excision efficiency in the mtDNA could alter the NRTI induced toxicity. ('-TP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C011314', (170, 173)) ('alter', 'Reg', (253, 258)) ('Pol gamma affinity', 'MPA', (90, 108)) ('mutation/SNP', 'Var', (59, 71)) ('changes', 'Reg', (78, 85)) ('-TP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C011314', (130, 133)) ('dNTP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010278', (196, 200)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (276, 284)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (276, 284)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (44, 52)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (44, 52)) 23784 25462018 To date, an association between NRTI-induced mitochondrial toxicity and SNPs/mutations in Pol gamma has been reported for two mutations, R964C and E1143G. ('mitochondrial toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D028361', (45, 67)) ('R964C', 'Mutation', 'rs201477273', (137, 142)) ('E1143G', 'Mutation', 'rs2307441', (147, 153)) ('R964C', 'Var', (137, 142)) ('mitochondrial toxicity', 'Disease', (45, 67)) ('E1143G', 'Var', (147, 153)) ('association', 'Interaction', (12, 23)) ('Pol gamma', 'Gene', (90, 99)) 23785 25462018 Our previous and present results showed that mutant versions of Mip1 harboring four polymorphisms (G268A, L392V, R964C and E1143G) are more sensitive to d4T-induced mitochondrial toxicity, resulting in higher petite frequency and EryR mutant frequency, and lower mtDNA levels, than those observed in Mip1 wt strain treated with d4T. ('mitochondrial toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D028361', (165, 187)) ('mitochondrial toxicity', 'Disease', (165, 187)) ('mtDNA levels', 'MPA', (263, 275)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (64, 68)) ('EryR mutant', 'MPA', (230, 241)) ('R964C', 'Mutation', 'rs201477273', (113, 118)) ('E1143G', 'Mutation', 'rs2307441', (123, 129)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (257, 262)) ('d4T-induced', 'MPA', (153, 164)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (64, 68)) ('R964C', 'Var', (113, 118)) ('E1143G', 'Var', (123, 129)) ('sensitive', 'MPA', (140, 149)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (328, 331)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (300, 304)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (202, 208)) ('L392V', 'Var', (106, 111)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (300, 304)) ('G268A', 'Var', (99, 104)) ('petite frequency', 'MPA', (209, 225)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (153, 156)) ('L392V', 'Mutation', 'rs145289229', (106, 111)) ('G268A', 'Mutation', 'rs61752784', (99, 104)) 23787 25462018 a heteroallelic strain harboring a wt copy of Mip1 and a mutant copy of Mip1 showed higher petite frequency in the presence of d4T as well as a decrease in total mtDNA levels compared to a strain harboring two copies of wt Mip1. ('petite frequency', 'CPA', (91, 107)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (72, 76)) ('mtDNA levels', 'MPA', (162, 174)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (46, 50)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (223, 227)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (144, 152)) ('d4T', 'Var', (127, 130)) ('mutant', 'Var', (57, 63)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (72, 76)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (127, 130)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (46, 50)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (223, 227)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (84, 90)) 23788 25462018 This result indicates that also heterozygous subjects, who are more frequent than homozygous ones due to the relative low frequency of these polymorphisms, are susceptible to d4T toxicity, as already observed in patients heterozygous for E1143G or R964C. ('susceptible', 'Reg', (160, 171)) ('R964C', 'Mutation', 'rs201477273', (248, 253)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (179, 187)) ('R964C', 'Var', (248, 253)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (179, 187)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (212, 220)) ('E1143G', 'Mutation', 'rs2307441', (238, 244)) ('E1143G', 'Var', (238, 244)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (175, 178)) 23789 25462018 Interestingly, Mip1 harboring a P241L mutation is less susceptible to d4T-induced extended and point mutability, suggesting that mutant polymerase either binds with a lower affinity d4T-TP or has an increased ability to remove incorporated d4T. ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (240, 243)) ('P241L', 'Mutation', 'rs1452571273', (32, 37)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (70, 73)) ('ability', 'MPA', (209, 216)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (15, 19)) ('d4T-TP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C053197', (182, 188)) ('remove incorporated d4T', 'MPA', (220, 243)) ('polymerase', 'Enzyme', (136, 146)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (182, 185)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (15, 19)) ('P241L', 'Var', (32, 37)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (199, 208)) ('binds', 'Interaction', (154, 159)) ('mutant', 'Var', (129, 135)) 23790 25462018 Additionally, P241L is part of a cluster which also includes residues 224-244 and which is predicted to decrease polymerase activity and to increase exonuclease activity if mutated. ('polymerase activity', 'MPA', (113, 132)) ('P241L', 'Var', (14, 19)) ('exonuclease activity', 'MPA', (149, 169)) ('P241L', 'Mutation', 'rs1452571273', (14, 19)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (104, 112)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (140, 148)) 23791 25462018 Regarding ddC, we observed that only two polymorphisms, G268A and R964C, determined an increased sensitivity to the NRTI, and only for the latter the effects are dominant. ('increased', 'PosReg', (87, 96)) ('G268A', 'Mutation', 'rs61752784', (56, 61)) ('ddC', 'Gene', '1644', (10, 13)) ('R964C', 'Mutation', 'rs201477273', (66, 71)) ('R964C', 'Var', (66, 71)) ('sensitivity', 'MPA', (97, 108)) ('G268A', 'Var', (56, 61)) ('ddC', 'Gene', (10, 13)) 23793 25462018 Again, P241L is less sensitive to ddC toxicity. ('ddC', 'Gene', '1644', (34, 37)) ('P241L', 'Var', (7, 12)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (38, 46)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (38, 46)) ('P241L', 'Mutation', 'rs1452571273', (7, 12)) ('ddC', 'Gene', (34, 37)) 23794 25462018 We have previously demonstrated that extended mtDNA mutability (petite frequency) and EryR point mutability due to mutations in Mip1 are derived from different mechanisms, since for most mutations there is no correlation between increase in the former and increase in the latter. ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (128, 132)) ('mutations', 'Var', (115, 124)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (128, 132)) 23795 25462018 Although this observation cannot exclude that the NRTI caused, as a direct effect, both an increase in petite frequency and in point mutability, the results are coherent with those of, who demonstrated that mtDNA mutations accumulated in cells from patients treated with NRTIs are not due to de novo point mutations induced by the NRTI, but might instead be caused by the clonal expansion of preexisting mutant mtDNA particles, needed to restore a proper mtDNA level in case of mtDNA depletion consequent to the NRTI treatment. ('mtDNA', 'MPA', (455, 460)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (358, 367)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (249, 257)) ('mtDNA', 'Gene', (207, 212)) ('mutations', 'Var', (213, 222)) 23797 25462018 This study suggests that many human SNPs/mutations in POLG (i) are not neutral, (ii) could potentially behave as phenotypic modulators of pathological mutations and (iii) can increase the mitochondrial dysfunction induced by treatment with NRTIs. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (30, 35)) ('POLG', 'Gene', (54, 58)) ('POLG', 'Gene', '5428', (54, 58)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (175, 183)) ('mitochondrial dysfunction', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003287', (188, 213)) ('mitochondrial dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D028361', (188, 213)) ('mitochondrial dysfunction', 'Disease', (188, 213)) ('SNPs/mutations', 'Var', (36, 50)) 23798 25462018 The analysis is based on the general assumption that if an amino acid is conserved between two homologous proteins, such as Mip1 and human Pol gamma, the substitution of that amino acid in one protein can predict the effect of the mutation in the second protein. ('predict', 'Reg', (205, 212)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', (124, 128)) ('substitution', 'Var', (154, 166)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (133, 138)) ('mutation', 'Var', (231, 239)) ('Mip1', 'Gene', '79109', (124, 128)) 23800 25462018 For these reasons, our results should be confirmed by studies of the polymorphisms in mammalian Pol gamma, either in the yeast model system expressing human Pol gamma or in mammalian cells or in a mammalian model system, especially in the case of substitutions of amino acids which contribute to the binding of the POLG2 subunit, absent in yeast. ('POLG2', 'Gene', (315, 320)) ('substitutions', 'Var', (247, 260)) ('mammalian', 'Species', '9606', (86, 95)) ('yeast', 'Species', '4932', (340, 345)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (151, 156)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (300, 307)) ('mammalian', 'Species', '9606', (173, 182)) ('POLG2', 'Gene', '11232', (315, 320)) ('mammalian', 'Species', '9606', (197, 206)) ('yeast', 'Species', '4932', (121, 126)) 23801 25462018 From a pharmacogenetic point of view, we found that, in the presence of polymorphisms in POLG, zalcitabine should be better tolerated than stavudine since a lower number of polymorphisms determined ddC-induced toxicity and the detrimental effects are less significant in the case of ddC. ('stavudine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (139, 148)) ('zalcitabine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016047', (95, 106)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (210, 218)) ('ddC', 'Gene', (283, 286)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (210, 218)) ('ddC', 'Gene', (198, 201)) ('POLG', 'Gene', (89, 93)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (72, 85)) ('ddC', 'Gene', '1644', (283, 286)) ('POLG', 'Gene', '5428', (89, 93)) ('determined', 'Reg', (187, 197)) ('ddC', 'Gene', '1644', (198, 201)) 23802 25462018 These results agree, in general, with clinical observations, which showed that d4T is commonly less tolerated than ddC, and in particular with the observation that there is a correlation between the presence of E1143G polymorphism and induced lipodystrophy in the case of d4T treatment, but not of ddC treatment. ('lipodystrophy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008060', (243, 256)) ('lipodystrophy', 'Disease', (243, 256)) ('ddC', 'Gene', (115, 118)) ('lipodystrophy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009125', (243, 256)) ('ddC', 'Gene', (298, 301)) ('ddC', 'Gene', '1644', (115, 118)) ('E1143G', 'Mutation', 'rs2307441', (211, 217)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (79, 82)) ('ddC', 'Gene', '1644', (298, 301)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (272, 275)) ('E1143G', 'Var', (211, 217)) 23803 25462018 Hence, our analysis supports the need of developing novel NRTIs which inhibit HIV reverse transcriptase but not Pol gamma, and stresses the importance of monitoring the effects of such NRTIs by biochemical and/or in vivo analysis on wt and mutant DNA polymerase gamma. ('polymerase gamma', 'Gene', (251, 267)) ('mutant', 'Var', (240, 246)) ('HIV reverse transcriptase', 'Enzyme', (78, 103)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (70, 77)) ('polymerase gamma', 'Gene', '5428', (251, 267)) 23805 25462018 However, DNA polymerase gamma harboring R964C may lead to a higher degree of mitochondrial toxicity in the presence of Ed4T-tryphospate, as observed previously in vivo, in vitro and in this study for d4T. ('R964C', 'Mutation', 'rs201477273', (40, 45)) ('R964C', 'Var', (40, 45)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (60, 66)) ('Ed4T-tryphospate', 'Chemical', '-', (119, 135)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (200, 203)) ('mitochondrial toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D028361', (77, 99)) ('polymerase gamma', 'Gene', '5428', (13, 29)) ('d4T', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018119', (120, 123)) ('mitochondrial toxicity', 'Disease', (77, 99)) ('polymerase gamma', 'Gene', (13, 29)) 23827 27136467 An association between high NLR and increased mortality or recurrence has been observed in various solid organ tumors, including lung, pancreatic, hepatocellular and cholangiocarcinoma. ('high', 'Var', (23, 27)) ('pancreatic', 'Disease', (135, 145)) ('hepatocellular', 'Disease', (147, 161)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 116)) ('NLR', 'Gene', (28, 31)) ('cholangiocarcinoma', 'Disease', (166, 184)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 117)) ('solid organ tumors', 'Disease', (99, 117)) ('solid organ tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (99, 117)) ('cholangiocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018281', (166, 184)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (175, 184)) ('lung', 'Disease', (129, 133)) ('pancreatic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010195', (135, 145)) ('cholangiocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030153', (166, 184)) 23834 20478068 Epigenetic aberrations of the genome represent an alternative mechanism for cancer susceptibility; and, studies suggest that epigenetic changes that influence cancer risk can be inherited through the germline. ('cancer', 'Disease', (159, 165)) ('influence', 'Reg', (149, 158)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (159, 165)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 82)) ('epigenetic changes', 'Var', (125, 143)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (159, 165)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (76, 82)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (76, 82)) 23843 20478068 Candidate gene studies have identified two loci of interest, i.e., the Y-chromosome gr/gr deletion and the PDE11A gene, while recent GWAS analyses identified KIT-ligand, SPRY4 and BAK1). ('BAK1', 'Gene', (180, 184)) ('deletion', 'Var', (90, 98)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (170, 175)) ('KIT-ligand', 'Gene', '4254', (158, 168)) ('KIT-ligand', 'Gene', (158, 168)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (107, 113)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (170, 175)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (180, 184)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (107, 113)) 23844 20478068 Epigenetic changes in the genome, such as aberrant DNA methylation, are an increasingly recognized contributor to cancer development. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (114, 120)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (128, 131)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (42, 50)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (114, 120)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (114, 120)) 23847 20478068 Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance has been well studied and documented in many eukaryotic organisms (e.g., maize, yeast, Drosophila, mice), and recent human studies suggest that epigenetic aberrations that influence cancer risk can be inherited through the germline from parent to child. ('yeast', 'Species', '4932', (121, 126)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (140, 144)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (158, 163)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (223, 229)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (71, 74)) ('child', 'Species', '9606', (288, 293)) ('influence', 'Reg', (213, 222)) ('epigenetic aberrations', 'Var', (185, 207)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (223, 229)) ('maize', 'Species', '4577', (114, 119)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (223, 229)) ('Drosophila', 'Species', '7227', (128, 138)) 23850 20478068 Retrotransposons are thought to be resistant to epigenetic reprogramming during embryogenesis in mice, and thus may play a role in epigenetic heritability (e.g., if inserted in or near the affected gene). ('epigenetic', 'Var', (131, 141)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (97, 101)) ('role', 'Reg', (123, 127)) ('play', 'Reg', (116, 120)) ('Retrotransposons', 'Var', (0, 16)) 23851 20478068 A recent mouse model study found that transgenerational epigenetic inheritance through the germline controls susceptibility to TGCTs. ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (9, 14)) ('transgenerational epigenetic inheritance', 'Var', (38, 78)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (127, 132)) 23857 20478068 In recent case-control studies, hypomethylation of peripheral blood DNA was found to be associated with increased risks of bladder and head/neck cancers, suggesting that global demethylation in genomic DNA is a potential biomarker of cancer susceptibility. ('cancer', 'Disease', (145, 151)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (145, 152)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (234, 240)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (145, 151)) ('bladder', 'Disease', (123, 130)) ('head/neck cancers', 'Disease', (135, 152)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (32, 47)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (234, 240)) ('associated', 'Reg', (88, 98)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (234, 240)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (145, 151)) ('head/neck cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006258', (135, 152)) ('DNA', 'Gene', (68, 71)) ('global demethylation', 'Var', (170, 190)) 23870 20478068 Associations between lower LINE-1 methylation and TGCT risk were stronger in patients with seminoma versus non-seminomatous tumors, and in bilateral TGCT patients versus patients from multi-case families (Table 4). ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (170, 178)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (124, 129)) ('methylation', 'Var', (34, 45)) ('lower LINE-1', 'Gene', (21, 33)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (154, 162)) ('seminoma versus non-seminomatous tumors', 'Disease', (91, 130)) ('stronger', 'PosReg', (65, 73)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (77, 85)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (124, 130)) ('seminoma versus non-seminomatous tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537844', (91, 130)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (50, 54)) 23871 20478068 This difference has been variably attributed to gender-related dietary differences, reduced circulating levels of folate due to female menstruation, and/or the presence of an additional X chromosome in female cells. ('reduced circulating levels of folate', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100507', (84, 120)) ('presence', 'Var', (160, 168)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (135, 138)) ('folate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005492', (114, 120)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (84, 91)) ('circulating levels of folate', 'MPA', (92, 120)) 23877 20478068 This epigenetic alteration was associated with transgenerational disease states (approximately 85% frequency), including abnormalities in testis function, male infertility, and tumor development. ('abnormalities', 'Var', (121, 134)) ('testis function', 'Disease', (138, 153)) ('epigenetic alteration', 'Var', (5, 26)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (177, 182)) ('associated', 'Reg', (31, 41)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (155, 171)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (155, 171)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (155, 171)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (190, 193)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (177, 182)) ('abnormalities in testis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000035', (121, 144)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (160, 171)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (177, 182)) ('transgenerational disease', 'Disease', (47, 72)) 23878 20478068 This observation illustrates how an environmental exposure can epigenetically reprogram the germline and promote adult-onset defects in the germline, providing one possible mechanism by which environmental exposures may promote TGCTs. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (199, 202)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (105, 112)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (228, 233)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (220, 227)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (43, 46)) ('adult-onset defects in the germline', 'CPA', (113, 148)) ('epigenetically', 'Var', (63, 77)) 23879 20478068 Transgenerational epigenetic interactions have been shown to control susceptibility to TGCTs in mice with Dead-end homologue 1 (Dnd1) mutations. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (96, 100)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', '213236', (128, 132)) ('susceptibility', 'MPA', (69, 83)) ('Dead-end homologue 1', 'Gene', (106, 126)) ('control', 'Reg', (61, 68)) ('mutations', 'Var', (134, 143)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (87, 92)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (128, 132)) ('Dead-end homologue 1', 'Gene', '213236', (106, 126)) ('epigenetic interactions', 'Var', (18, 41)) 23881 20478068 suggested that, in humans, transgenerational epigenetics may explain the 2-3 fold risk difference in brothers and sons of TGCT affected individuals. ('epigenetics', 'Var', (45, 56)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (19, 25)) ('TGCT', 'Gene', (122, 126)) 23883 20478068 Such an inherited epigenetic event could be associated either with an environmental factor or genetic susceptibility. ('associated', 'Reg', (44, 54)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (77, 80)) ('epigenetic event', 'Var', (18, 34)) 23885 20478068 Other studies have found that global hypomethylation in DNA from blood was associated with bladder and head/neck cancers. ('bladder', 'Disease', (91, 98)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (113, 120)) ('head/neck cancers', 'Disease', (103, 120)) ('DNA', 'Gene', (56, 59)) ('head/neck cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006258', (103, 120)) ('associated', 'Reg', (75, 85)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (113, 119)) ('global hypomethylation', 'Var', (30, 52)) 23886 20478068 Genomic global (LINE-1) methylation may be an independent risk factor or a phenotypic marker of cancer risk associated with genetic instability, aberrant epigenetic regulation, or other factors. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (96, 102)) ('methylation', 'Var', (24, 35)) ('aberrant epigenetic regulation', 'Var', (145, 175)) ('associated', 'Reg', (108, 118)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (96, 102)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (96, 102)) ('genetic instability', 'Var', (124, 143)) 23888 20478068 This is the first study to show that global LINE-1 methylation levels may be inherited from parent to child in humans, and that hypomethylation is associated with testicular cancer risk. ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (163, 180)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (163, 180)) ('associated', 'Reg', (147, 157)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (51, 62)) ('child', 'Species', '9606', (102, 107)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (128, 143)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (163, 180)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (174, 180)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (111, 117)) 23889 20478068 The results of this study suggest that LINE-1 methylation is heritable in humans, and that transgenerational inheritance of LINE-1 methylation levels may be associated with testicular cancer risk. ('methylation', 'Var', (46, 57)) ('associated', 'Reg', (157, 167)) ('LINE-1', 'Gene', (124, 130)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (173, 190)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (173, 190)) ('LINE-1', 'Gene', (39, 45)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (184, 190)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (74, 80)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (173, 190)) 23890 20478068 The incomplete penetrance and non-Mendelian inheritance of epigenetic variation are consistent with complex disease phenotypes, which familial testicular cancer displays, and thus it may provide some insight into the basis of this complex disease. ('Men', 'Species', '9606', (34, 37)) ('familial testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (134, 160)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (143, 160)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (154, 160)) ('familial testicular cancer', 'Disease', (134, 160)) ('epigenetic variation', 'Var', (59, 79)) 23921 20478068 This research was supported in part by the Intramural Research Program of the NIH, National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, and by support services contracts NO2-CP-11019-50 and NO2-CP-65504-50 with Westat Inc. ('NO2-CP', 'Chemical', '-', (210, 216)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (122, 128)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (92, 98)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (92, 98)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 98)) ('NO2-CP-11019-50', 'Var', (190, 205)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (122, 128)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 128)) ('NO2-CP', 'Chemical', '-', (190, 196)) ('NO2-CP-65504-50', 'Var', (210, 225)) 23927 32615943 However, subgroup analysis showed a significant association between high expressed PODXL and poor OS in the colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, urothelial bladder cancer, renal cell carcinoma and glioblastoma multiforme. ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (184, 193)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (127, 144)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (83, 88)) ('poor OS', 'Disease', (93, 100)) ('glioblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (198, 210)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (138, 144)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', (127, 144)) ('glioblastoma multiforme', 'Disease', (198, 221)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (108, 125)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (83, 88)) ('renal cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (173, 193)) ('glioblastoma multiforme', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005909', (198, 221)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 125)) ('high expressed', 'Var', (68, 82)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (127, 144)) ('renal cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (173, 193)) ('urothelial bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (146, 171)) ('renal cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005584', (173, 193)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (108, 125)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (165, 171)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (157, 171)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (108, 125)) ('urothelial bladder cancer', 'Disease', (146, 171)) 23929 32615943 The result of meta-analysis showed that high expressed PODXL was significantly linked with poor OS in pancreatic cancer and glioblastoma multiforme, but not in gastric cancer, esophageal cancer or lung adenocarcinoma. ('high expressed', 'Var', (40, 54)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', (160, 174)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (113, 119)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077192', (197, 216)) ('poor OS', 'Disease', (91, 98)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (168, 174)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (55, 60)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', (102, 119)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (113, 119)) ('glioblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (124, 136)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030078', (197, 216)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (187, 193)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (168, 174)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (160, 174)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (207, 216)) ('glioblastoma multiforme', 'Disease', (124, 147)) ('linked', 'Reg', (79, 85)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (113, 119)) ('glioblastoma multiforme', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005909', (124, 147)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (102, 119)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (168, 174)) ('gastric cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012126', (160, 174)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (187, 193)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (55, 60)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', (197, 216)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (187, 193)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (102, 119)) 23959 32615943 The pooled HR and 95% CI indicated that high-expressed PODXL was significantly related to poor OS in patients with various cancers (HR = 2.33, 95% CI = 1.76-3.09, P < 0.0001) with a significant heterogeneity across these studies (I2 = 63.4%, P = 0.001) (Fig.2a). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 129)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (101, 109)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (55, 60)) ('poor OS', 'Disease', (90, 97)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (123, 130)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 130)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (123, 130)) ('high-expressed', 'Var', (40, 54)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (55, 60)) ('related', 'Reg', (79, 86)) 23966 32615943 Subgroup analysis showed that, high expressed PODXL were linked with poor OS in colorectal cancer (HR = 1.79, 95% CI = 1.35-2.37, P < 0.0001), pancreatic cancer (HR = 2.98, 95% CI = 1.95-4.55, P < 0.0001), urothelial bladder cancer (HR = 2.14, 95% CI = 1.48-3.10) and other cancers (HR = 2.60, 95% CI = 1.45-4.66, P = 0.001), but not in patients with the gastric cancer (HR = 2.76, 95% CI = 0.45-15.84, P = 0.256). ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (217, 231)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (225, 231)) ('urothelial bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (206, 231)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', (355, 369)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (80, 97)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (274, 281)) ('urothelial bladder cancer', 'Disease', (206, 231)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (143, 160)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (80, 97)) ('high', 'Var', (31, 35)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (337, 345)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (355, 369)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (46, 51)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (143, 160)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (363, 369)) ('gastric cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012126', (355, 369)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (274, 281)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (80, 97)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (274, 281)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (46, 51)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 97)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', (143, 160)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (154, 160)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (274, 280)) 23967 32615943 In conclusion, high expressed level of PODXL was associated with poor OS in 6 types of cancers. ('high', 'Var', (15, 19)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (87, 94)) ('poor OS', 'Disease', (65, 72)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (87, 93)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (87, 94)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (39, 44)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (87, 94)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (39, 44)) 23968 32615943 And regarding the analysis type, we also found that the high expression of PODXL was significantly associated with the much shorter OS, when the studies were assessed with K-M curve. ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (75, 80)) ('high expression', 'Var', (56, 71)) ('associated', 'Reg', (99, 109)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (75, 80)) 23973 32615943 As a result, these correlations indicated that the high expressed PODXL was associated with the advanced biological behavior in various cancers. ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (136, 143)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (66, 71)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (136, 143)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (136, 143)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (66, 71)) ('associated', 'Reg', (76, 86)) ('advanced biological behavior', 'CPA', (96, 124)) ('high expressed', 'Var', (51, 65)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (136, 142)) 23981 32615943 And among the 31 types of cancers, 9040 patients, the significant association between high expressed PODXL and poor OS was found in 3 types of cancers, including the glioblastoma multiforme, kidney renal papillary cell carcinoma and pancreatic adenocarcinoma (Table 5). ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (26, 33)) ('glioblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (166, 178)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (26, 33)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (26, 32)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (101, 106)) ('renal papillary cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006766', (198, 228)) ('glioblastoma multiforme', 'Disease', (166, 189)) ('glioblastoma multiforme', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005909', (166, 189)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 150)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (143, 150)) ('high', 'Var', (86, 90)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 149)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (26, 33)) ('pancreatic adenocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006725', (233, 258)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (219, 228)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (40, 48)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (101, 106)) ('kidney renal papillary cell carcinoma and pancreatic adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (191, 258)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (249, 258)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (143, 150)) 23993 32615943 Our meta-analysis not only indicated that high expressed PODXL was associated with poor OS, DFS or CSS in patients with cancers, but also showed that membrane expression was correlated with poor OS as well. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (120, 126)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (57, 62)) ('DFS', 'Disease', (92, 95)) ('CSS', 'Disease', (99, 102)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (120, 127)) ('high expressed', 'Var', (42, 56)) ('poor OS', 'Disease', (83, 90)) ('CSS', 'Chemical', '-', (99, 102)) ('membrane expression', 'MPA', (150, 169)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (120, 127)) ('associated', 'Reg', (67, 77)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (106, 114)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (120, 127)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (57, 62)) 24010 32615943 According to these reports, it could be deduced that high expressed PODXL promoted tumor progression by enhancing a series of cell changes such as EMT, cell migration and invasion. ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (68, 73)) ('promoted', 'PosReg', (74, 82)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 88)) ('high expressed', 'Var', (53, 67)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (68, 73)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (83, 88)) ('invasion', 'CPA', (171, 179)) ('cell changes', 'CPA', (126, 138)) ('cell migration', 'CPA', (152, 166)) ('enhancing', 'PosReg', (104, 113)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (83, 88)) ('EMT', 'CPA', (147, 150)) 24014 32615943 Overexpressed PODXL could be detected in peripheral blood and used as a non-invasive diagnostic biomarker for the detection of pancreatic cancer. ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', (127, 144)) ('Overexpressed', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (14, 19)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (127, 144)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (138, 144)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (127, 144)) 24016 32615943 High expression of miR-509-3-5p and miR-5100 inhibited the invasion and metastasis of gastric cancers and pancreatic cancers by directly targeting PODXL, functioning as a tumor suppressor. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (171, 176)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (106, 123)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (45, 54)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (147, 152)) ('targeting', 'Reg', (137, 146)) ('miR-509-3-5p', 'Var', (19, 31)) ('miR-5100', 'Gene', '100847014', (36, 44)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (171, 176)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 101)) ('pancreatic cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (106, 124)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (117, 123)) ('gastric cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (86, 101)) ('pancreatic cancers', 'Disease', (106, 124)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (147, 152)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 100)) ('gastric cancers', 'Disease', (86, 101)) ('gastric cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012126', (86, 101)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (117, 124)) ('gastric cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012126', (86, 100)) ('pancreatic cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (106, 124)) ('miR-5100', 'Gene', (36, 44)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (171, 176)) 24022 32615943 Our meta-analysis showed that PODXL plays a significant role in cancer progression, and high-expressed PODXL could be linked to aggressive biological phenotype and poor prognosis. ('PODXL', 'Gene', (30, 35)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (103, 108)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (64, 70)) ('linked', 'Reg', (118, 124)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (64, 70)) ('high-expressed', 'Var', (88, 102)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (103, 108)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (30, 35)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (64, 70)) 24023 32615943 Specifically, the high expressed PODXL was correlated with poor prognosis significantly in the glioblastoma multiforme and pancreatic cancer, but not in the esophageal adenocarcinoma, gastric cancer and lung adenocarcinoma. ('high expressed', 'Var', (18, 32)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (184, 198)) ('adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000230', (208, 222)) ('glioblastoma multiforme', 'Disease', (95, 118)) ('adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000230', (168, 182)) ('glioblastoma multiforme', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005909', (95, 118)) ('esophageal adenocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011459', (157, 182)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (123, 140)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (192, 198)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', (203, 222)) ('gastric cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012126', (184, 198)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (33, 38)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (134, 140)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (213, 222)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077192', (203, 222)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (123, 140)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (173, 182)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030078', (203, 222)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (33, 38)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', (184, 198)) ('adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', (208, 222)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', (123, 140)) ('glioblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (95, 107)) ('adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', (168, 182)) 24032 30485574 The effects of Cse1L knockdown on cell proliferation and cell cycle progression were determined by Cell Counting Kit-8 assay, flow cytometry, PH3 staining and bromodeoxyuridine incorporation assay. ('Cse1L', 'Gene', (15, 20)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (46, 49)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (184, 187)) ('bromodeoxyuridine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001973', (159, 176)) ('Cse1L', 'Gene', '1434', (15, 20)) ('cell cycle progression', 'CPA', (57, 79)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (21, 30)) 24036 30485574 The knockdown of CSE1L in TCam-2 cells attenuated the cells' proliferative capacity. ('attenuated', 'NegReg', (39, 49)) ('CSE1L', 'Gene', (17, 22)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (68, 71)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('TCam-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T012', (26, 32)) 24046 30485574 We further knocked down CSE1L in a seminoma cell line TCam-2 to investigate CSE1L function in testicular cancers. ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 112)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (35, 43)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (105, 112)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (105, 112)) ('testicular cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (94, 112)) ('CSE1L', 'Gene', (24, 29)) ('investigate', 'Reg', (64, 75)) ('knocked down', 'Var', (11, 23)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (35, 43)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 111)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (94, 111)) ('TCam-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T012', (54, 60)) 24067 30485574 The sequence information of the primers was as follows: CSE1L-F 5'-TTTTGAGTTACCCGAAGA-3', CSE1L-R 5'-TTGTGAAGTGACTGTGCC-3', GAPDH-F 5'-GTCAGCCGCATCTTCTTTTG-3' and GAPDH-R 5'-GCGCCCAATACGACCAAATC-3'. ("CSE1L-R 5'-TTGTGAAGTGACTGTGCC-3", 'Var', (90, 121)) ('GAPDH', 'Gene', '2597', (124, 129)) ('GAPDH', 'Gene', '2597', (163, 168)) ('GAPDH', 'Gene', (124, 129)) ('GAPDH', 'Gene', (163, 168)) 24106 30485574 The CSE1L protein expression in the TCam-2 cells transfected with CSE1L-KD1 and CSE1L-KD2 was also significantly diminished relative to that in the control siRNA. ('protein', 'Protein', (10, 17)) ('diminished', 'NegReg', (113, 123)) ('CSE1L', 'Gene', (4, 9)) ('CSE1L-KD2', 'Var', (80, 89)) ('CSE1L-KD1', 'Var', (66, 75)) ('TCam-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T012', (36, 42)) 24108 30485574 Next, we inspected the effect of CSE1L deficiency on the proliferation and DNA synthesis of TCam-2 cells. ('deficiency', 'Var', (39, 49)) ('DNA', 'MPA', (75, 78)) ('CSE1L', 'Gene', (33, 38)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (64, 67)) ('TCam-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T012', (92, 98)) 24109 30485574 CCK-8 results showed that the cell numbers were significantly reduced in the CSE1L-KD1 and CSE1L-KD2 groups than in the negative control at 36, 48 and 60 hours after transfection (Figure 4C). ('reduced', 'NegReg', (62, 69)) ('cell numbers', 'CPA', (30, 42)) ('CCK-8', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 5)) ('CSE1L-KD1', 'Var', (77, 86)) 24111 30485574 As shown in Figure 4D, the percentage of cells was significantly increased in the G0/G1 phase and decreased in the S phase in the CSE1L-KD1 and CSE1L-KD2 groups, whereas a moderate rise in cell numbers was noted in the G2/M phase in the CSE1L-KD2 group. ('increased', 'PosReg', (65, 74)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (176, 179)) ('CSE1L-KD2', 'Var', (144, 153)) ('CSE1L-KD1', 'Var', (130, 139)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (98, 107)) 24112 30485574 These results indicate that CSE1L deficiency can induce G1/G0 arrest and delay the G2/M phase of TCam-2 cells. ('G1/G0 arrest', 'CPA', (56, 68)) ('deficiency', 'Var', (34, 44)) ('CSE1L', 'Gene', (28, 33)) ('TCam-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T012', (97, 103)) ('induce', 'PosReg', (49, 55)) ('delay', 'NegReg', (73, 78)) ('G2/M phase of TCam-2 cells', 'CPA', (83, 109)) 24113 30485574 To verify this result, we continued to evaluate the influence of CSE1L knockdown on the DNA synthesis of TCam-2 cells by using the BrdU incorporation assay. ('DNA synthesis', 'MPA', (88, 101)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (71, 80)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (143, 146)) ('CSE1L', 'Gene', (65, 70)) ('BrdU', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001973', (131, 135)) ('TCam-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T012', (105, 111)) 24115 30485574 As shown in Figure 4E,G, the percentage of BrdU-positive cells in the CSE1L-KD1 and CSE1L-KD2 groups were obviously decreased relative to that in the control group. ('BrdU', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001973', (43, 47)) ('BrdU-positive', 'MPA', (43, 56)) ('CSE1L-KD1', 'Var', (70, 79)) ('CSE1L-KD2', 'Var', (84, 93)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (116, 125)) 24119 30485574 To confirm our hypothesis, we performed immunostainings of alpha-tubulin and CSE1L in TCam-2 cells after Cse1l knockdown. ('alpha-tubulin', 'Gene', (59, 72)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (111, 120)) ('Cse1l', 'Gene', '1434', (105, 110)) ('alpha-tubulin', 'Gene', '10376', (59, 72)) ('CSE1L', 'Gene', (77, 82)) ('Cse1l', 'Gene', (105, 110)) ('TCam-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T012', (86, 92)) 24120 30485574 We found a significant number of mitotic cells with abnormal spindle geometry in the CSE1L-KD1 and CSE1L-KD2 groups compared with those in the TCam-2 cells transfected with control siRNA. ('TCam-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T012', (143, 149)) ('CSE1L-KD1', 'Var', (85, 94)) ('mitotic cells', 'CPA', (33, 46)) 24121 30485574 By calculating for the normal and abnormal spindle numbers in the dividing TCam-2 cells of the NC, CSE1L-KD1 and CSE1L-KD2 groups, we found a rise in the ratio of the dividing cells with abnormal spindles. ('TCam-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T012', (75, 81)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (154, 157)) ('CSE1L-KD2', 'Var', (113, 122)) ('rise', 'PosReg', (142, 146)) 24122 30485574 Statistical data revealed that after CSE1L knockdown, the ratio of centrosome number to dividing cell number was higher than that of the normal dividing cells containing two centrosomes (Figure 5D). ('CSE1L', 'Gene', (37, 42)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (58, 61)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (43, 52)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (113, 119)) 24123 30485574 Overall, these data demonstrated that CSE1L can facilitate the completion of normal cell mitosis in TCam-2 cells. ('facilitate', 'PosReg', (48, 58)) ('completion', 'CPA', (63, 73)) ('TCam-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T012', (100, 106)) ('CSE1L', 'Var', (38, 43)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (27, 30)) 24129 30485574 Studies in colorectal cancer cell lines (HCT116, SW480, HT29 and RKO) found that cell proliferation limited by the RNAi of CSE1L and CSE1L-deficient cells seemed to arrest the G0/G1 phase.35, 36 The depletion of CSE1L by RNAi in primary papillary thyroid carcinoma cell line B-CPAP led to reduced cell proliferation; this phenotype was confirmed by the significantly reduced BrdU incorporation in CSE1L knockdown groups.24 To investigate the functional significance of CSE1L in osteosarcoma, authors performed the RNAi of CSE1L in the two osteosarcoma cell lines MNNG/HOS and U2OS, and cell growth was significantly inhibited. ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (11, 28)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Disease', (539, 551)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012516', (539, 551)) ('papillary thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536915', (237, 264)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002669', (478, 490)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (11, 28)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (309, 312)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (255, 264)) ('RNAi', 'Var', (514, 518)) ('papillary thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002895', (237, 264)) ('HCT116', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0291', (41, 47)) ('BrdU', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001973', (375, 379)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (387, 390)) ('papillary thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', (237, 264)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (93, 96)) ('MNNG/HOS', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0439', (563, 571)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002669', (539, 551)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (11, 28)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Disease', (478, 490)) ('CSE1L', 'Gene', (522, 527)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012516', (478, 490)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (22, 28)) ('cell growth', 'CPA', (586, 597)) ('U2OS', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0042', (576, 580)) ('HT29', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0320', (56, 60)) ('SW480', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0546', (49, 54)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (616, 625)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (247, 264)) 24131 30485574 The BrdU incorporation in the CSE1L-KD1 and CSE1L-KD2 groups was significantly reduced relative to those in the control groups. ('reduced', 'NegReg', (79, 86)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (16, 19)) ('BrdU', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001973', (4, 8)) ('CSE1L-KD1', 'Var', (30, 39)) ('BrdU incorporation', 'CPA', (4, 22)) ('CSE1L-KD2', 'Var', (44, 53)) 24137 30485574 When CSE1L expression was disrupted in TCam-2 cells, spindle formation was seriously influenced, and the chromosome exhibited a disordered alignment. ('spindle formation', 'CPA', (53, 70)) ('CSE1L', 'Gene', (5, 10)) ('disordered alignment', 'CPA', (128, 148)) ('TCam-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T012', (39, 45)) ('disrupted', 'Var', (26, 35)) ('influenced', 'Reg', (85, 95)) ('exhibited', 'Reg', (116, 125)) 24138 30485574 By cell cycle assay, the cell ratio in the G2/M phase also exhibited a moderately increasing trend in CSE1L-deficient cells, and PH3 immunostaining verified an increase in M phase cells by CSE1L knockdown. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (75, 78)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (160, 168)) ('cell ratio', 'CPA', (25, 35)) ('G2/M phase', 'CPA', (43, 53)) ('increasing', 'PosReg', (82, 92)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (30, 33)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (195, 204)) ('CSE1L-deficient', 'Gene', (102, 117)) ('M phase cells', 'CPA', (172, 185)) 24140 30485574 The RNAi of BuGZ in several human cell lines resulted in chromosomal misalignment and mitotic block in the M phase.39 KIFC3 and KIF3b, members of the human kinesin family, have been reported to be highly expressed in seminoma tissues; the proteins also bind along the spindle and affect spindle formation in Hela cells.40, 41 Given these data, we conclude that CSE1L is essential to proper cell division and the disrupted CSE1L expression in TCam-2 cells led to M phase delay. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (150, 155)) ('KIFC3', 'Gene', '3801', (118, 123)) ('TCam-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T012', (442, 448)) ('M phase delay', 'CPA', (462, 475)) ('BuGZ', 'Gene', (12, 16)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (28, 33)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (217, 225)) ('CSE1L', 'Gene', (422, 427)) ('BuGZ', 'Gene', '7756', (12, 16)) ('Hela cells', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (308, 318)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (217, 225)) ('KIF3b', 'Gene', '9371', (128, 133)) ('KIF3b', 'Gene', (128, 133)) ('disrupted', 'Var', (412, 421)) ('KIFC3', 'Gene', (118, 123)) 24165 22496838 Although the actual physiological ligand of GPER remains unknown, we considered that it could be a good candidate for mediating the proliferative effect of E2-BSA and of some xeno-oestrogens such as bisphenol A, which are able in vitro to stimulate seminoma cell proliferation. ('E2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (156, 158)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (249, 257)) ('bisphenol A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (199, 210)) ('E2-BSA', 'Var', (156, 162)) ('proliferative', 'MPA', (132, 145)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (139, 142)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (270, 273)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (249, 257)) ('stimulate', 'PosReg', (239, 248)) 24197 22496838 NM_001039966 and NM_001101, respectively), were as follows: 5'-TCTAAACTGCGGTCAGATGTGGCT-3' (gper forward) and 5'-TGTGAAGAGTGCAAGGTGACCAGT-3' (gper reverse) and 5'-TTGCTGATCCACATCTGCTG-3' (beta-actin forward) and 5'-GACAGGATGCAGAAGGAGAT-3' (beta-actin reverse), respectively. ('gper', 'Gene', '2852', (92, 96)) ('gper', 'Gene', (92, 96)) ('gper', 'Gene', '2852', (142, 146)) ('beta-actin', 'Gene', '728378', (188, 198)) ('NM_001101', 'Var', (17, 26)) ('beta-actin', 'Gene', (188, 198)) ('beta-actin', 'Gene', (240, 250)) ('beta-actin', 'Gene', '728378', (240, 250)) ('gper', 'Gene', (142, 146)) 24212 22496838 As we previously reported that this E2-BSA specific effect was not inhibited by ICI-182,780, a pure ER antagonist, but was reversed by Pertussis toxin, a G protein inhibitor, we hypothesize that E2-BSA directly interacted with GPER to induce JKT-1 cell proliferation. ('E2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (36, 38)) ('E2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (195, 197)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (260, 263)) ('E2-BSA', 'Var', (195, 201)) ('JKT-1 cell proliferation', 'CPA', (242, 266)) ('interacted', 'Interaction', (211, 221)) ('JKT-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T011', (242, 247)) ('induce', 'PosReg', (235, 241)) 24215 22496838 Whereas transfection with control siRNA had no effect on JKT-1 cell proliferation after incubation with E2 and E2-BSA (data not shown), GPER silencing had no effect on proliferation of the JKT-1 cells incubated with E2 but it completely neutralized the E2-BSA-induced proliferative effect, similar to co-incubation with G15, confirming that GPER mediated the effects of E2-BSA on JKT-1 cell proliferation (Figure 5). ('proliferative', 'CPA', (268, 281)) ('neutralized', 'NegReg', (237, 248)) ('silencing', 'Var', (141, 150)) ('JKT-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T011', (189, 194)) ('E2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (370, 372)) ('JKT-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T011', (57, 62)) ('E2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (253, 255)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (75, 78)) ('E2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (216, 218)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (175, 178)) ('E2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (104, 106)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (398, 401)) ('E2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (111, 113)) ('JKT-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T011', (380, 385)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (275, 278)) 24227 22496838 One explanation could be the different antibodies used, which triggered different epitopes (intra- or extracytoplasmic) and/or cell trafficking of the protein, which is described as highly unusual in human embryonic kidney HEK-293 cells with an accumulation in the peri-nuclear space after endocytosis from the plasma membrane. ('HEK-293', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0045', (223, 230)) ('embryonic kidney', 'Disease', (206, 222)) ('cell trafficking', 'CPA', (127, 143)) ('epitopes', 'MPA', (82, 90)) ('embryonic kidney', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (206, 222)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (200, 205)) ('antibodies', 'Var', (39, 49)) 24229 22496838 Moreover, membrane localization of GPER was supported by its co-localization with E2-BSA-FITC, which does not cross the membrane, and its ability to trigger a very rapid signal transduction induced by E2-BSA, a membrane impermeable estrogen. ('E2-BSA', 'Var', (201, 207)) ('E2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (82, 84)) ('FITC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016650', (89, 93)) ('trigger', 'Reg', (149, 156)) ('E2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (201, 203)) 24239 22496838 Another explanation for GPER overexpression could be hypomethylation of the GPER gene promoter region considering that such epigenetic modifications are now largely described in cancer. ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (29, 43)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (178, 184)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (178, 184)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (178, 184)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (53, 68)) ('GPER', 'Gene', (76, 80)) 24244 22496838 In contrast, G1, a selective GPER agonist, which had a low affinity for ERbeta but a high affinity for GPER, and E2-BSA, induced JKT-1 cell proliferation. ('ERbeta', 'Gene', (72, 78)) ('E2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (113, 115)) ('GPER', 'MPA', (103, 107)) ('E2-BSA', 'Var', (113, 119)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (147, 150)) ('ERbeta', 'Gene', '2100', (72, 78)) ('JKT-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T011', (129, 134)) ('JKT-1 cell proliferation', 'CPA', (129, 153)) ('induced', 'Reg', (121, 128)) 24250 22496838 Using RNAi silencing and G15, a selective GPER antagonist, we definitively demonstrated the involvement of GPER in E2-BSA-induced JKT-1 cell proliferation, similar to that shown recently by our laboratory for bisphenol A, a plasticizer widely present in the environment and considered as a xeno-oestrogen. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (148, 151)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (265, 268)) ('E2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (115, 117)) ('involvement', 'Reg', (92, 103)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (198, 201)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (82, 85)) ('E2-BSA-induced', 'Var', (115, 129)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (99, 102)) ('JKT-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T011', (130, 135)) ('GPER', 'Protein', (107, 111)) ('bisphenol A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (209, 220)) 24264 19940282 Hearing impairment (odds ratio [OR] = 5.3, 95% CI = 3.0 to 9.2) and tinnitus (OR = 7.1, 95% CI = 4.1 to 12.4) were particularly common in the dose-intensive chemotherapy group compared with the no chemotherapy group. ('to 9', 'Species', '1214577', (56, 60)) ('Hearing impairment', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (0, 18)) ('Hearing impairment', 'Disease', (0, 18)) ('dose-intensive chemotherapy', 'Var', (142, 169)) ('tinnitus', 'Disease', (68, 76)) ('tinnitus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014012', (68, 76)) ('Hearing impairment', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (0, 18)) ('tinnitus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000360', (68, 76)) 24266 19940282 Long-term survivors of testicular cancer who were treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy were more often troubled by dose-dependent neurological side effects and Raynaud-like phenomena compared with those who were not treated with chemotherapy. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (34, 40)) ('Raynaud-like', 'Disease', (165, 177)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (63, 72)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (23, 40)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (23, 40)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (183, 186)) ('cisplatin-based', 'Var', (63, 78)) ('Raynaud-like phenomena', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030880', (165, 187)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (23, 40)) ('troubled', 'Reg', (108, 116)) 24369 19940282 High education level was associated with statistically significantly lower odds for all symptoms compared with low education level, whereas marital status was statistically significantly associated only with Raynaud-like phenomena. ('High education', 'Var', (0, 14)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (226, 229)) ('low education', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001249', (111, 124)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (69, 74)) ('Raynaud-like phenomena', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030880', (208, 230)) 24372 19940282 The odds regarding Raynaud-like phenomena were also statistically significantly higher for the dose-intensive chemotherapy group than for the one to four chemotherapy cycles group (P = .002 [hands], P = .02 [feet]). ('Raynaud-like phenomena', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030880', (19, 41)) ('Raynaud-like phenomena', 'Disease', (19, 41)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (37, 40)) ('dose-intensive chemotherapy', 'Var', (95, 122)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (80, 86)) 24376 19940282 Men who received one to four cycles of cisplatin-based chemotherapy were statistically significantly more inclined to report increased severity of hearing impairment (OR = 1.5, 95% CI = 1.2 to 2.0) and tinnitus (OR = 1.8, 95% CI = 1.4 to 2.4) than those who did not receive chemotherapy (Table 4). ('tinnitus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014012', (202, 210)) ('cisplatin-based', 'Var', (39, 54)) ('tinnitus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000360', (202, 210)) ('hearing impairment', 'Disease', (147, 165)) ('hearing impairment', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (147, 165)) ('hearing impairment', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (147, 165)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (39, 48)) ('tinnitus', 'Disease', (202, 210)) ('increased severity of hearing impairment', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012714', (125, 165)) ('Men', 'Species', '9606', (0, 3)) 24380 19940282 All ototoxicity measures were statistically significantly more severe in the dose-intensive chemotherapy group than in the one to four chemotherapy cycles group (P < .001). ('ototoxicity', 'Disease', (4, 15)) ('ototoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006311', (4, 15)) ('dose-intensive', 'Var', (77, 91)) 24412 19940282 Chemotherapy-induced ototoxicity is mainly ascribed to cisplatin, which causes loss of outer hair cells in the organ of Corti, leading to tinnitus and hearing impairment. ('tinnitus', 'Disease', (138, 146)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (79, 83)) ('outer hair', 'Protein', (87, 97)) ('hearing impairment', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (151, 169)) ('tinnitus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014012', (138, 146)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (55, 64)) ('ototoxicity', 'Disease', (21, 32)) ('ototoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006311', (21, 32)) ('hearing impairment', 'Disease', (151, 169)) ('tinnitus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000360', (138, 146)) ('hearing impairment', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (151, 169)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (127, 137)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (55, 64)) 24462 23316184 In addition, it is thought the abnormality high temperature may also impair apoptosis of remaining gonocytes, allowing some to persist to become the possible source of carcinoma in situ and malignancy after puberty. ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (168, 177)) ('abnormality high temperature', 'Var', (31, 59)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (168, 185)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (190, 200)) ('impair', 'NegReg', (69, 75)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (53, 56)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002278', (168, 185)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (190, 200)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (76, 85)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', (168, 185)) 24513 23316184 Inhibition of PDGFR-beta tyrosine kinase activity in the first week postnatally in a mouse causes a severe reduction in the proliferation of gonocytes and increases their apoptosis. ('reduction', 'NegReg', (107, 116)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (131, 134)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (85, 90)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (155, 164)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (124, 137)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (171, 180)) ('PDGFR-beta', 'Gene', '5159', (14, 24)) ('Inhibition', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('PDGFR-beta', 'Gene', (14, 24)) ('activity', 'MPA', (41, 49)) 24561 23316184 In the context of the proposal, that early germ cell development is the key, these long-term results are consistent with either no effect of age at all, or with the suggestion that lack of neonatal gonocyte transformation and impaired apoptosis predisposes to malignancy. ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (235, 244)) ('predisposes', 'Reg', (245, 256)) ('lack', 'Var', (181, 185)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (60, 63)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (226, 234)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (260, 270)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (260, 270)) 24611 17448228 It is known that endocrine disruptors such as phthalates can lead to both reduced Leydig cell function and to cryptorchidism. ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (110, 124)) ('phthalates', 'Var', (46, 56)) ('phthalates', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C032279', (46, 56)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (110, 124)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (74, 81)) ('Leydig cell function', 'CPA', (82, 102)) 24613 17448228 For example, in the jsd/jsd mouse, which has impaired spermatogenesis due to a mutation in the mUtp14b gene, retention of the testis in the abdomen actually rescues the arrest of spermatogonial differentiation, thus partly restoring spermatogenesis. ('restoring', 'PosReg', (223, 232)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (144, 147)) ('arrest', 'MPA', (169, 175)) ('rescues', 'PosReg', (157, 164)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (233, 248)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (28, 33)) ('mUtp14b', 'Gene', '195434', (95, 102)) ('jsd', 'Gene', (20, 23)) ('jsd', 'Gene', (24, 27)) ('jsd', 'Gene', '195434', (20, 23)) ('retention of the testis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012870', (109, 132)) ('jsd', 'Gene', '195434', (24, 27)) ('mutation', 'Var', (79, 87)) ('impaired spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (45, 69)) ('mUtp14b', 'Gene', (95, 102)) 24614 17448228 However, more extensive studies show that the higher temperature is actually causing a subtle androgen-control system to be down-regulated, and that the activated androgen receptor is mediating the arrest of spermatogenesis in this mutant. ('arrest of spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031038', (198, 223)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', (163, 180)) ('subtle androgen-control system', 'MPA', (87, 117)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (208, 223)) ('down-regulated', 'NegReg', (124, 138)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', '367', (163, 180)) ('mutant', 'Var', (232, 238)) 24650 17448228 There are indeed a number of mutations in fertility genes in the human, which are considered important in other species, suggesting that humans as a species are essentially subfertile, and thus more predisposed to subtle negative environmental influences. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (137, 142)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (65, 70)) ('mutations', 'Var', (29, 38)) ('fertility genes', 'Gene', (42, 57)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (137, 143)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (237, 240)) 24807 27577987 Novel association of familial testicular germ cell tumor and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease with PKD1 mutation Adolescent brothers were diagnosed with testicular germ cell tumors within the same month. ('testicular germ cell tumor', 'Disease', (30, 56)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', (181, 192)) ('mutation', 'Var', (116, 124)) ('testicular germ cell tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (30, 56)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (176, 192)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (186, 191)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005935', (181, 192)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (186, 191)) ('autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007690', (61, 105)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (41, 56)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (51, 56)) ('association', 'Interaction', (6, 17)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (186, 192)) ('PKD1', 'Gene', (111, 115)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (176, 191)) ('polycystic kidney', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000113', (80, 97)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (51, 56)) ('kidney disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000112', (91, 105)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (186, 191)) ('autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease', 'Disease', (61, 105)) ('PKD1', 'Gene', '5310', (111, 115)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (51, 56)) ('testicular germ cell tumor', 'Disease', (165, 191)) ('testicular germ cell tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (165, 191)) 24809 27577987 The proband, his brother, and their mother, were all found to have a novel splice variant in intron 8 of the PKD1 gene by clinical exome sequencing. ('PKD1', 'Gene', (109, 113)) ('splice variant in', 'Var', (75, 92)) ('PKD1', 'Gene', '5310', (109, 113)) 24810 27577987 This is the second family ever reported with both FTGCT and ADPKD, and the first described association of FTGCT with a splice variant in PKD1. ('PKD1', 'Gene', (137, 141)) ('PKD1', 'Gene', '5310', (137, 141)) ('association', 'Reg', (91, 102)) ('splice variant', 'Var', (119, 133)) 24811 27577987 We suggest this novel variant in PKD1 may convey increased risk for FTGCT in addition to causing ADPKD. ('PKD1', 'Gene', (33, 37)) ('variant', 'Var', (22, 29)) ('PKD1', 'Gene', '5310', (33, 37)) ('risk', 'Reg', (59, 63)) ('ADPKD', 'Disease', (97, 102)) ('FTGCT', 'Disease', (68, 73)) ('causing', 'Reg', (89, 96)) 24813 27577987 Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is well known to be caused by pathogenic variants in PKD1 and PKD2 mutations. ('kidney disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000112', (30, 44)) ('PKD1', 'Gene', (106, 110)) ('PKD2', 'Gene', '5311', (115, 119)) ('caused', 'Reg', (73, 79)) ('PKD1', 'Gene', '5310', (106, 110)) ('Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease', 'Disease', (0, 44)) ('Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007690', (0, 44)) ('PKD2', 'Gene', (115, 119)) ('variants', 'Var', (94, 102)) ('polycystic kidney', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000113', (19, 36)) 24816 27577987 We describe two brothers with FTGCT and ADPKD likely due to a PKD1 mutation identified using clinical exome sequencing (CES). ('CES', 'Disease', 'MESH:C535918', (120, 123)) ('mutation', 'Var', (67, 75)) ('CES', 'Disease', (120, 123)) ('PKD1', 'Gene', (62, 66)) ('due to', 'Reg', (53, 59)) ('PKD1', 'Gene', '5310', (62, 66)) 24827 27577987 CES identified, in both brothers, a maternally inherited NM_001009944.2:c.1723-1G>A variant predicted to disrupt the canonical splice acceptor site in intron 8 of the PKD1 gene (Figure 2). ('c.1723-1G>A', 'Var', (72, 83)) ('PKD1', 'Gene', '5310', (167, 171)) ('CES', 'Disease', (0, 3)) ('disrupt', 'NegReg', (105, 112)) ('NM_001009944.2:c.1723-1G>A', 'Mutation', 'c.1723-1G>A', (57, 83)) ('PKD1', 'Gene', (167, 171)) ('CES', 'Disease', 'MESH:C535918', (0, 3)) 24828 27577987 Variants in the PKD1 gene are already known to be associated with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). ('Variants', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('polycystic kidney', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000113', (85, 102)) ('kidney disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000112', (96, 110)) ('PKD1', 'Gene', '5310', (16, 20)) ('autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007690', (66, 110)) ('associated', 'Reg', (50, 60)) ('PKD1', 'Gene', (16, 20)) ('autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease', 'Disease', (66, 110)) 24831 27577987 Interestingly, a survey of PKD1 mutations in COSMIC (Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer) reveals overabundance of specific missense and truncating variants in a number of tumors, including testicular germ cell tumors, suggesting a potential role for somatic PKD1 variants in oncogenesis. ('testicular germ cell tumor', 'Disease', (195, 221)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (216, 222)) ('PKD1', 'Gene', (264, 268)) ('testicular germ cell tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (195, 221)) ('PKD1', 'Gene', '5310', (27, 31)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', (211, 222)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (177, 183)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (87, 93)) ('missense', 'Var', (129, 137)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005935', (211, 222)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (206, 222)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (216, 222)) ('mutations', 'Var', (32, 41)) ('variants', 'Var', (153, 161)) ('PKD1', 'Gene', '5310', (264, 268)) ('truncating', 'MPA', (142, 152)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (206, 221)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (177, 183)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (216, 221)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (87, 93)) ('PKD1', 'Gene', (27, 31)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (216, 222)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (177, 182)) ('variants', 'Var', (269, 277)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (87, 93)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (177, 183)) 24834 27577987 We report a family with two brothers affected with both FTGCT and ADPKD, in which we identified a maternally inherited PKD1 mutation. ('PKD1', 'Gene', (119, 123)) ('mutation', 'Var', (124, 132)) ('PKD1', 'Gene', '5310', (119, 123)) 24838 27577987 Specifically, a variant in the same splice acceptor we identified, c.1723-2A>C, has been previously reported as a cause of ADPKD, supporting this newly identified variant is also pathogenic. ('cause', 'Reg', (114, 119)) ('ADPKD', 'Disease', (123, 128)) ('c.1723-2A>C', 'Var', (67, 78)) ('c.1723-2A>C', 'Mutation', 'c.1723-2A>C', (67, 78)) 24842 27577987 Alternatively, in those patients with ADPKD, if they are found to have the identified PKD1 c.1723-1G>A variant, an increased risk for FTGCT should be considered. ('PKD1', 'Gene', '5310', (86, 90)) ('c.1723-1G>A', 'Mutation', 'c.1723-1G>A', (91, 102)) ('PKD1', 'Gene', (86, 90)) ('FTGCT', 'Disease', (134, 139)) ('c.1723-1G>A', 'Var', (91, 102)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (24, 32)) 24908 29141221 To elucidate the underlying mechanisms, we developed a mouse TGCT model featuring germ cell-specific Kras activation and Pten inactivation. ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (55, 60)) ('Kras', 'Protein', (101, 105)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (126, 138)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (106, 116)) 24930 29141221 One explanation for why somatic cancers are resistant to genotoxic chemotherapy is that they accumulate mutations in DNA damage response (DDR) pathways, most notoriously in the p53 gene. ('somatic cancers', 'Disease', (24, 39)) ('mutations', 'Var', (104, 113)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (32, 39)) ('p53', 'Gene', (177, 180)) ('somatic cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (24, 39)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (32, 38)) ('p53', 'Gene', '22060', (177, 180)) 24932 29141221 This DDR activation can act as a tumorigenesis barrier by slowing or halting cell cycle progression in the presence of oncogene-induced DNA damage, but may also create selective pressure to mutate the genes involved in maintaining that barrier, thus facilitating continued tumorigenesis despite genomic instability. ('mutate', 'Var', (190, 196)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (273, 278)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (33, 38)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 38)) ('facilitating', 'Reg', (250, 262)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (33, 38)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (273, 278)) ('cell cycle progression', 'CPA', (77, 99)) ('halting', 'NegReg', (69, 76)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (273, 278)) ('slowing', 'NegReg', (58, 65)) ('genes', 'Gene', (201, 206)) 24933 29141221 Once DDR genes have been mutated, cells no longer respond appropriately to DNA damage, including damage induced by chemotherapy drugs like cisplatin. ('DDR genes', 'Gene', (5, 14)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (139, 148)) ('mutated', 'Var', (25, 32)) 24934 29141221 Depending on the particular genes affected and the tissue context, DDR mutations can either enable avoidance of DNA damage-induced apoptotic signals, conferring chemoresistance, or render cancer cells susceptible to particular genotoxins or to inhibition of residual DDR function, approaches that are now being evaluated for clinical efficacy. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (188, 194)) ('avoidance', 'MPA', (99, 108)) ('render', 'Reg', (181, 187)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (188, 194)) ('mutations', 'Var', (71, 80)) ('chemoresistance', 'CPA', (161, 176)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (188, 194)) ('DDR', 'Gene', (67, 70)) ('DNA damage-induced apoptotic signals', 'MPA', (112, 148)) 24938 29141221 These mouse teratoma models include conditional knockout of the Pten tumor suppressor targeted to primordial germ cells as well as 129-Dnd1Ter/Ter mice, which are homozygous for a mutation in the Dead end gene. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (69, 74)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (147, 151)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (12, 20)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (69, 74)) ('Pten', 'Gene', (64, 68)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (12, 20)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (69, 74)) ('mutation', 'Var', (180, 188)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (12, 20)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (6, 11)) 24939 29141221 Interestingly, the 129 strain background is permissive for testicular teratoma formation in mice; on other strain backgrounds the Dnd1Ter/Ter mutation leads to BAX-mediated germ cell apoptosis rather than tumorigenesis. ('BAX', 'Gene', '12028', (160, 163)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (151, 159)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (70, 78)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (205, 210)) ('testicular teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100616', (59, 78)) ('testicular teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C562472', (59, 78)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (205, 210)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (205, 210)) ('Dnd1Ter/Ter', 'Gene', (130, 141)) ('mutation', 'Var', (142, 150)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (92, 96)) ('testicular teratoma', 'Disease', (59, 78)) ('BAX', 'Gene', (160, 163)) 24942 29141221 Inactivating PTEN mutations in humans specifically mark the transition from TGCT precursor lesions to invasive germ cell tumors. ('germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (111, 127)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (121, 126)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (121, 127)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (111, 126)) ('Inactivating', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (111, 127)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (76, 80)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009373', (111, 127)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (31, 37)) ('mutations', 'Var', (18, 27)) 24943 29141221 The most common chromosomal aberration in human TGCTs is isochromosome 12p, an additional copy of a region from the small arm of Chromosome 12 which contains the KRAS oncogene (KRAS2) as well as several stem cell-related genes (NANOG, STELLA, and others). ('KRAS', 'Gene', (162, 166)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', '16653', (162, 166)) ('STELLA', 'Gene', (235, 241)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (42, 47)) ('STELLA', 'Gene', '359787', (235, 241)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', '16653', (177, 181)) ('KRAS2', 'Gene', '3845', (177, 182)) ('chromosomal aberration', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040012', (16, 38)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (177, 181)) ('isochromosome', 'Var', (57, 70)) ('small arm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009824', (116, 125)) ('KRAS2', 'Gene', (177, 182)) 24947 29141221 This was accomplished using mice carrying a G12D activating mutation in the first exon of the endogenous Kras gene, preceded by a conditional LoxP-Stop-LoxP cassette (LSL-KrasG12D), as well as a conditional allele of Pten (Ptenflox/flox) in which the critical exon 5 is flanked by LoxP sites. ('Kras', 'Gene', (105, 109)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (28, 32)) ('G12D', 'Var', (44, 48)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (49, 59)) ('G12D', 'Mutation', 'rs121913529', (44, 48)) ('G12D', 'Mutation', 'rs121913529', (175, 179)) 24948 29141221 Recombination between adjacent LoxP sites, which enables KrasG12D expression and inactivates Pten, was mediated by the CRE recombinase under control of a portion of the Stra8 promoter (Stra8-Cre), which is active primarily in mitotic spermatogonia in early postnatal life and continuing throughout adulthood. ('Stra8', 'Gene', '20899', (169, 174)) ('Stra8', 'Gene', (185, 190)) ('inactivates', 'NegReg', (81, 92)) ('expression', 'MPA', (66, 76)) ('Stra8', 'Gene', '20899', (185, 190)) ('Stra8', 'Gene', (169, 174)) ('KrasG12D', 'Var', (57, 65)) ('Pten', 'Gene', (93, 97)) 24949 29141221 Double mutant experimental animals, which we refer to as gPAK mice for germ cell-specific Pten and Kras mutant mice, harbored one conditional and one null allele of Pten (Ptenflox/-), one copy of the conditional LSL-KrasG12D allele (Kras+/LSL), and the Stra8-Cre transgene (Stra8-CreTg) on a mixed strain background. ('Stra8', 'Gene', (274, 279)) ('Stra8', 'Gene', '20899', (253, 258)) ('Kras+/LSL', 'Gene', '16653', (233, 242)) ('mutant', 'Var', (104, 110)) ('Kras+/LSL', 'Gene', (233, 242)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (62, 66)) ('Stra8', 'Gene', '20899', (274, 279)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (111, 115)) ('Stra8', 'Gene', (253, 258)) ('Pten', 'Gene', (90, 94)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (20, 23)) 24951 29141221 While Kras activation or Pten inactivation individually rarely resulted in TGCT formation, combined Kras activation and Pten inactivation in gPAK mice led to rapid germ cell tumorigenesis, with 75% of gPAK mice succumbing to large bilateral or unilateral TGCTs with a median tumor-free survival of 24.5 days (Fig. ('tumor', 'Disease', (174, 179)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (164, 179)) ('succumbing', 'CPA', (211, 221)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (275, 280)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (275, 280)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (206, 210)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (105, 115)) ('Pten', 'Gene', (120, 124)) ('Kras', 'Gene', (100, 104)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (174, 179)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (125, 137)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (146, 150)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (174, 179)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (275, 280)) 24952 29141221 The reduction in tumor-free survival in gPAK mice as compared to controls was highly significant (p=1.560x10-6), and no control mice developed tumors within the same time period. ('tumor', 'Disease', (17, 22)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (45, 49)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (143, 148)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 149)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (143, 149)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (143, 149)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (128, 132)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (17, 22)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (4, 13)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (143, 148)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (17, 22)) ('gPAK', 'Var', (40, 44)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 148)) 24973 29141221 The OCT4+ population formed teratocarcinoma in secondary hosts whereas OCT4- cells did not, confirming that the OCT4+ EC cells have tumor-propagating activity and function as CSCs. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (132, 137)) ('teratocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018243', (28, 43)) ('OCT4+', 'Var', (112, 117)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (118, 120)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (132, 137)) ('teratocarcinoma', 'Disease', (28, 43)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (132, 137)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (34, 43)) 24994 29141221 No significant differences in germ cell numbers were detected at P3 in any of the tumor-free single or double mutants (Fig. ('double mutants', 'Var', (103, 117)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (82, 87)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (82, 87)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (82, 87)) 25000 29141221 Pten single mutants showed increased vacuolization and degenerative changes at P180 (Fig. ('increased', 'PosReg', (27, 36)) ('single mutants', 'Var', (5, 19)) ('P180', 'Gene', '81910', (79, 83)) ('degenerative changes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002180', (55, 75)) ('Pten', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('vacuolization', 'CPA', (37, 50)) ('P180', 'Gene', (79, 83)) ('degenerative changes', 'CPA', (55, 75)) 25010 29141221 S5A and Table S2, gPAK tumors harbored recurrent copy number gains and losses across the six tumors analyzed, including events on Chromosomes 1, 7, 9, 12, 14, 17, and X. ('tumors', 'Disease', (23, 29)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (23, 29)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 98)) ('losses', 'NegReg', (71, 77)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (93, 99)) ('gains', 'PosReg', (61, 66)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 99)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (23, 28)) ('copy number', 'Var', (49, 60)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (93, 99)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (23, 29)) 25013 29141221 129-Dnd1Ter/Ter teratomas additionally harbored recurrent copy number changes on Chromosomes 4, 6, 11, and 20 that were not identified in gPAK tumors (Table S3). ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (16, 25)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 149)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 148)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (143, 149)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (143, 149)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (16, 24)) ('129-Dnd1Ter/Ter', 'Var', (0, 15)) ('copy number changes', 'Var', (58, 77)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (16, 25)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', (16, 25)) 25014 29141221 Recent genomic analyses of human TGCT revealed a high frequency of copy-neutral reciprocal loss-of-heterozygosity events, but unfortunately aCGH cannot be used to detect such events. ('copy-neutral', 'Var', (67, 79)) ('loss-of-heterozygosity', 'NegReg', (91, 113)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (27, 32)) 25024 29141221 Strikingly, the percentage of OCT4+ cells was significantly reduced in the gPAK mice treated with either cisplatin alone or BEP (Fig. ('BEP', 'Chemical', '-', (124, 127)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (60, 67)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (80, 84)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (105, 114)) ('BEP', 'Var', (124, 127)) 25046 29141221 Consistent with this, we were able to detect Stra8-Cre-mediated recombination in a few small clusters of testicular germ cells at E12.5 and subsequently observed only 1-2 neoplasms per testis. ('E12.5', 'Var', (130, 135)) ('Stra8', 'Gene', (45, 50)) ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (171, 180)) ('Stra8', 'Gene', '20899', (45, 50)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (171, 180)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', (171, 180)) 25050 29141221 Notably, teratoma formation in DndTer mice is associated with a failure of embryonic germ cells to undergo proper mitotic arrest, suggesting that G0 arrest and downregulation of pluripotency gene expression at E12.5 to E15.5 may mark the end of the period during which germ cells are particularly susceptible to malignant transformation. ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (160, 174)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (38, 42)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (9, 17)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (9, 17)) ('mitotic arrest', 'Disease', (114, 128)) ('pluripotency', 'Protein', (178, 190)) ('E12.5', 'Var', (210, 215)) ('mitotic arrest', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (114, 128)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (9, 17)) 25054 29141221 Interestingly, loss of the pro-apoptotic gene Bax causes testis hypercellularity soon after birth, followed by massive cell death at P25, suggesting the existence of mechanisms to eliminate excess germ cells from adult testes. ('Bax', 'Gene', (46, 49)) ('testis', 'Disease', (57, 63)) ('Bax', 'Gene', '12028', (46, 49)) ('loss', 'Var', (15, 19)) ('P25', 'Gene', '12569', (133, 136)) ('P25', 'Gene', (133, 136)) ('causes', 'Reg', (50, 56)) 25055 29141221 It is unclear why Kras activation or Pten inactivation alone is insufficient to cause germ cell tumorigenesis in the majority of cases. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (96, 101)) ('Pten', 'Gene', (37, 41)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (86, 101)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (96, 101)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (42, 54)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (96, 101)) ('cause', 'Reg', (80, 85)) ('Kras', 'Protein', (18, 22)) 25056 29141221 It has been reported previously that Stra8-Cre-driven Pten loss does not induce TGCTs or affect fertility, although in our studies we did see infrequent TGCTs as well as germ cell loss with Pten deletion alone, perhaps reflecting differences in mouse strain background in these studies. ('Pten', 'Gene', (190, 194)) ('Pten', 'Gene', (54, 58)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (59, 63)) ('Stra8', 'Gene', '20899', (37, 42)) ('affect fertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000144', (89, 105)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (180, 184)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (245, 250)) ('germ cell', 'CPA', (170, 179)) ('deletion', 'Var', (195, 203)) ('TGCTs', 'CPA', (153, 158)) ('Stra8', 'Gene', (37, 42)) 25059 29141221 Mice expressing activated oncogenic Kras in somatic tissues primarily develop lung cancers as well as oral, gastric, and skin papillomas and thymic lymphomas, but rarely neoplasms of other tissue origins (Guerra et al.). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 89)) ('lymphomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (148, 157)) ('oral', 'Disease', (102, 106)) ('Mice', 'Species', '10090', (0, 4)) ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (170, 179)) ('develop', 'PosReg', (70, 77)) ('lung cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (78, 90)) ('papillomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012740', (126, 136)) ('thymic lymphomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013953', (141, 157)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (170, 179)) ('lung cancers', 'Disease', (78, 90)) ('skin papillomas', 'Disease', (121, 136)) ('gastric', 'Disease', (108, 115)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', (170, 179)) ('lung cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (78, 90)) ('thymic lymphomas', 'Disease', (141, 157)) ('skin papillomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010212', (121, 136)) ('Kras', 'Var', (36, 40)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 90)) 25061 29141221 Pten inactivation in oocytes promotes premature activation of the entire primordial follicle pool, causing an initial surge of follicle maturation that leads to premature ovarian failure. ('follicle', 'MPA', (127, 135)) ('premature ovarian failure', 'Disease', (161, 186)) ('premature ovarian failure', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016649', (161, 186)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (152, 160)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (48, 58)) ('Pten', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('premature ovarian failure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008209', (161, 186)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (5, 17)) 25063 29141221 It is possible that the combined Pten inactivation and Kras activation in our model promotes premature cell division of SSC precursors concomitant with activation of excessive self-renewal signals, leading to development of germ cell-derived tumors containing OCT4+ malignant stem cells (EC cells). ('men', 'Species', '9606', (216, 219)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (242, 248)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (198, 208)) ('Pten', 'Gene', (33, 37)) ('premature cell division', 'CPA', (93, 116)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (38, 50)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (242, 248)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (288, 290)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (242, 247)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (60, 70)) ('excessive self', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100716', (166, 180)) ('Kras', 'Gene', (55, 59)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (242, 248)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (84, 92)) 25072 29141221 The following strains, with strain backgrounds in parentheses, were used: Stra8-Cre (129S6); LSL-KrasG12D (129S6); Ptenflox (mixed C57BL/6J, 129S6, FVB); Tg(Pou5f1-EGFP)2Mnn (mixed C57BL/6J, 129S6); Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1Sor (C57BL/6J); Gt(ROSA)26Sortm9(CAG-tdTomato)Hze (C57BL/6J); Dnd1Ter (129X1). ('G12D', 'Mutation', 'rs121913529', (101, 105)) ('Pou5f1', 'Gene', (157, 163)) ('Pou5f1', 'Gene', '18999', (157, 163)) ('Stra8', 'Gene', (74, 79)) ('C57BL/6J', 'Var', (266, 274)) ('Stra8', 'Gene', '20899', (74, 79)) 25078 29141221 Validation of 7qA3 deletion in gPAK and 129-Dnd1Ter/Ter tumors was performed by qPCR. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (56, 61)) ('Ter tumors', 'Disease', (52, 62)) ('deletion', 'Var', (19, 27)) ('7qA3', 'Gene', (14, 18)) ('Ter tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537274', (52, 62)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (56, 62)) 25104 22348147 In addition, defects in the same genes, kit-ligand (KITL) and Dmrt1, dramatically increase the incidence of teratoma in mice and are associated with or predispose humans to the adult TGCTs. ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', '50796', (62, 67)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (62, 67)) ('adult TGCTs', 'CPA', (177, 188)) ('KITL', 'Gene', (52, 56)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (163, 169)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (108, 116)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (120, 124)) ('kit-ligand', 'Gene', '17311', (40, 50)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (108, 116)) ('KITL', 'Gene', '17311', (52, 56)) ('predispose', 'Reg', (152, 162)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (108, 116)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (82, 90)) ('defects', 'Var', (13, 20)) ('kit-ligand', 'Gene', (40, 50)) ('associated', 'Reg', (133, 143)) 25127 22348147 In the present study we unequivocally demonstrated that fetal radiation exposure during E10.5-E11.5 induces testicular germ cell cancers, most of which show the multiple dermal origins typical of teratomas, in a genetically susceptible mouse model. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 135)) ('testicular', 'Disease', (108, 118)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (196, 205)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (129, 136)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 136)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (129, 136)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', (196, 205)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (196, 205)) ('induces', 'Reg', (100, 107)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (196, 204)) ('E10.5-E11.5', 'Var', (88, 99)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (236, 241)) 25133 22348147 Between days E10.5 & 11.5 they undergo epigenetic changes that include both global DNA demethylation which involves single-strand breaks (SSBs) and activation of the base-excision repair pathway with chromatin localization of the proteins involved, as well as chromatin remodeling involving loss and replacement of histones and changes in their modifications. ('and', 'PosReg', (144, 147)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (307, 310)) ('the base-excision repair', 'Pathway', (162, 186)) ('involving', 'NegReg', (281, 290)) ('both global DNA', 'MPA', (71, 86)) ('involves single-strand', 'MPA', (107, 129)) ('and', 'Var', (296, 299)) ('and', 'Reg', (324, 327)) ('SSBs', 'Chemical', '-', (138, 142)) ('their', 'MPA', (339, 344)) 25135 22348147 This radiation-induced damage might perturb signaling pathways involving endogenous SSBs and base-excision repair regulating this epigenetic transformation and allow the cells to retain pluripotency as embryonic stem-like cells that subsequently form the TGCTs. ('damage', 'Var', (23, 29)) ('signaling pathways', 'Pathway', (44, 62)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', (186, 198)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', 'None', (186, 198)) ('perturb', 'Reg', (36, 43)) ('allow', 'Reg', (160, 165)) ('SSBs', 'Chemical', '-', (84, 88)) 25136 22348147 Previously genetic alterations in germ cells, including the ter mutation in the Dnd1 gene, loss of Dmrt1 , or loss of Pten produced a high incidence of TGCTs (particularly teratomas) in mice. ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (80, 84)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', '213236', (80, 84)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (153, 158)) ('loss', 'Var', (110, 114)) ('Pten', 'Gene', (118, 122)) ('Pten', 'Gene', '19211', (118, 122)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (173, 181)) ('ter mutation', 'Var', (60, 72)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (187, 191)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (173, 182)) ('loss', 'Var', (91, 95)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', '50796', (99, 104)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (173, 182)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (99, 104)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', (173, 182)) 25181 21168769 After cell cycle arrest, the Pt lesions are either removed by nucleotide excision repair (NER) or apoptosis is triggered. ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (29, 31)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (98, 107)) ('cell cycle arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011018', (6, 23)) ('nucleotide excision repair', 'Var', (62, 88)) 25187 21168769 Core particle DNA containing a site-specific cisplatin 1,2-d(GpG) or 1,3-d(GpTpG) intrastrand cross-link enforces a characteristic rotational orientation of the DNA strand on the nucleosome, such that the Pt adduct faces inward toward the histone core. ('GpTpG', 'Chemical', '-', (75, 80)) ('enforces', 'Reg', (105, 113)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (45, 54)) ('cross-link', 'Var', (94, 104)) ('1,3-d', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C023891', (69, 74)) ('1,2-d', 'Chemical', '-', (55, 60)) ('GpG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C018309', (61, 64)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (205, 207)) ('rotational orientation', 'MPA', (131, 153)) 25202 21168769 These data suggest a mechanism whereby cisplatin-DNA adducts may inhibit transcription by denying RNA polymerase elongation complexes access to nucleosomal DNA, but more research is necessary to test the validity of this hypothesis. ('transcription', 'MPA', (73, 86)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (39, 48)) ('nucleosomal', 'Chemical', '-', (144, 155)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (65, 72)) ('denying', 'NegReg', (90, 97)) ('adducts', 'Var', (53, 60)) 25203 21168769 Another study revealed cisplatin inhibition of both chromatin remodeling events and transcription, but no mechanistic connections were drawn between the two observations. ('cisplatin', 'Var', (23, 32)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (33, 43)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (23, 32)) ('transcription', 'MPA', (84, 97)) ('chromatin remodeling events', 'MPA', (52, 79)) 25204 21168769 In the present report we describe experiments performed to explore (i) how a single 1,2-cis-{Pt(NH3)2}2+-d(GpG) or 1,3-cis-{Pt(NH3)2}2+-d(GpTpG) intrastrand cross-link affects the structure of nucleosome core particles; (ii) whether these Pt-DNA adducts inhibit DNA translocation and twist propagation; and (iii) how elongation complexes of T7 RNAP navigate nucleosomes modified with site-specific cisplatin intrastrand lesions on either the template or coding strands. ('-{Pt(NH3)2', 'Chemical', '-', (91, 101)) ('lesions', 'Var', (420, 427)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (239, 241)) ('-{Pt(NH3)2', 'Chemical', '-', (122, 132)) ('structure of nucleosome core particles', 'MPA', (180, 218)) ('GpG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C018309', (107, 110)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (398, 407)) ('1,3-cis-{Pt(NH3)2}2+-d', 'Chemical', '-', (115, 137)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (93, 95)) ('DNA translocation', 'CPA', (262, 279)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (124, 126)) ('affects', 'Reg', (168, 175)) ('GpTpG', 'Chemical', '-', (138, 143)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (254, 261)) ('twist propagation', 'CPA', (284, 301)) ('modified', 'Reg', (370, 378)) ('cisplatin', 'Gene', (398, 407)) 25210 21168769 These results provided the first insight into the mechanism of transcription inhibition by Pt-DNA adducts in a nucleosome-containing environment. ('transcription', 'MPA', (63, 76)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (91, 93)) ('adducts', 'Var', (98, 105)) ('Pt-DNA', 'Gene', (91, 97)) 25236 21168769 NCPs modified with a 1,2-Pt(GpG) intrastrand adduct still contained ~10% of nucleosomes at the off-centered translational position after 3 h of heat equilibration, demonstrating that 1,2-Pt(GpG) intrastrand cross-links are better able to inhibit nucleosome mobility than their 1,3-Pt(GpTpG) counterpart. ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (238, 245)) ('GpTpG', 'Chemical', '-', (284, 289)) ('cross-links', 'Var', (207, 218)) ('GpG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C018309', (28, 31)) ('nucleosome mobility', 'MPA', (246, 265)) ('1,2-Pt', 'Chemical', '-', (183, 189)) ('1,3-Pt', 'Chemical', '-', (277, 283)) ('GpG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C018309', (190, 193)) ('1,2-Pt', 'Chemical', '-', (21, 27)) 25237 21168769 At 50 C all nucleosome samples were completely equilibrated within 30 min (data not shown), indicating that the mechanism by which Pt-DNA cross-links inhibit the process does not involve covalent interactions between the platinum lesion and the protein core, nor any other irreversible phenomenon. ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (222, 230)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (151, 158)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (132, 134)) ('cross-links', 'Var', (139, 150)) 25239 21168769 Similarities between the abilities of cisplatin-DNA intrastrand cross-links and DNA minor groove-binding polyamide ligands to inhibit nucleosome sliding fuel the hypothesis that, like pyrrole-imidazole complexes, Pt-DNA adducts may block RNA synthesis by denying polymerase access to nucleosomal DNA and stalling the elongation complex at the histone octamer barrier. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (38, 47)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (213, 215)) ('polyamide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009757', (105, 114)) ('RNA synthesis', 'MPA', (238, 251)) ('nucleosome sliding', 'MPA', (134, 152)) ('adducts', 'Var', (220, 227)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (126, 133)) ('polymerase', 'Enzyme', (263, 273)) ('nucleosomal', 'Chemical', '-', (284, 295)) ('denying', 'NegReg', (255, 262)) ('block', 'NegReg', (232, 237)) ('elongation', 'MPA', (317, 327)) ('stalling', 'NegReg', (304, 312)) ('pyrrole-imidazole', 'Chemical', '-', (184, 201)) 25261 21168769 Superhelical DNA in the nucleosome is highly distorted, and the data presented here indicate that Pt-DNA adducts alter the DNA position in the nucleosome such that the bend induced by a platinum 1,3-intrastrand cross-link is congruent with the bend caused by wrapping of DNA around the histone core. ('adducts', 'Var', (105, 112)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (186, 194)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (98, 100)) ('alter', 'Reg', (113, 118)) 25271 21168769 Polyamides block transcription of nucleosomal but not linear DNA, leading to the hypothesis that these adducts lock the nucleosome in place and prevent DNA sliding. ('Polyamides', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('block', 'NegReg', (11, 16)) ('transcription', 'MPA', (17, 30)) ('prevent', 'NegReg', (144, 151)) ('Polyamides', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009757', (0, 10)) ('nucleosomal', 'Chemical', '-', (34, 45)) ('DNA sliding', 'MPA', (152, 163)) 25274 21168769 The cisplatin 1,2-d(GpG) cross-links cause a more dramatic bend angle than 1,3-d(GpTpG) cross-links, and are a slightly stronger inhibitor of DNA sliding. ('GpG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C018309', (20, 23)) ('GpTpG', 'Chemical', '-', (81, 86)) ('1,3-d', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C023891', (75, 80)) ('1,2-d', 'Chemical', '-', (14, 19)) ('cross-links', 'Var', (25, 36)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (4, 13)) ('bend angle', 'CPA', (59, 69)) 25276 21168769 We therefore cannot conclude from these data alone that a single Pt cross-link will inhibit transcription by this mechanism analogously to polyamide ligands. ('cross-link', 'Var', (68, 78)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (65, 67)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (84, 91)) ('polyamide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009757', (139, 148)) ('transcription', 'MPA', (92, 105)) 25277 21168769 Of the three current hypotheses presented in the introduction describing how platinum intrastrand cross-links may inhibit transcription in cancer cells, the results of our in vitro transcription experiments argue against disruption of nucleosome dynamics as a potential mechanism. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (139, 145)) ('transcription', 'MPA', (122, 135)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (114, 121)) ('intrastrand', 'Var', (86, 97)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (139, 145)) ('cross-links', 'Var', (98, 109)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (77, 85)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (139, 145)) 25278 21168769 Although a single {Pt(NH3)2}2+ intrastrand cross-link reduces the rate of nucleosome mobility to some degree, this effect appears to be insufficient to prevent the histone translocation that occurs during transcription of nucleosomes by T7 RNA polymerase, or, by analogy, RNA polymerase III. ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (19, 21)) ('insufficient', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000309', (136, 148)) ('cross-link', 'Var', (43, 53)) ('insufficient', 'Disease', (136, 148)) ('rate', 'MPA', (66, 70)) ('histone translocation', 'MPA', (164, 185)) ('NH3)', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000641', (22, 26)) ('reduces', 'NegReg', (54, 61)) 25280 21168769 An interesting side-product of transcription reactions on templates containing platinum cross-links on the DNA coding strand of either free or nucleosomal templates is a transcript longer than the run-off product, ~204 nucleotides in length. ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (79, 87)) ('transcript', 'MPA', (170, 180)) ('platinum cross-links', 'Var', (79, 99)) ('cross-links', 'Var', (88, 99)) ('nucleosomal', 'Chemical', '-', (143, 154)) 25314 21168769 Pt-DNA adducts retard ATP-independent nucleosome mobility. ('retard', 'NegReg', (15, 21)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (0, 2)) ('ATP-independent nucleosome mobility', 'MPA', (22, 57)) ('adducts', 'Var', (7, 14)) ('ATP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000255', (22, 25)) 25335 19835738 Abnormalities in the differentiation and migration of these cells lead to the variety of presentations of germ cell tumors. ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (106, 122)) ('migration', 'CPA', (41, 50)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009373', (106, 122)) ('Abnormalities', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (106, 121)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (116, 121)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (66, 73)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (116, 122)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (106, 122)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (21, 36)) 25343 19835738 Progression from precursor lesions to invasive germ cell tumor among pubertal and post-pubertal males is often associated with acquisition of excess genetic material from the short arm of chromosome 12, including isochromosome 12p. ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (47, 62)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (57, 62)) ('short arm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009824', (175, 184)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 62)) ('isochromosome 12p', 'Var', (213, 230)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (57, 62)) 25391 19835738 Cisplatin causes both renal glomerular and tubular dysfunction with decreases in glomerular filtration rate and wasting of magnesium, which fortunately is often subclinical. ('wasting of magnesium', 'MPA', (112, 132)) ('tubular dysfunction', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000124', (43, 62)) ('decreases in glomerular filtration rate', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012213', (68, 107)) ('glomerular filtration rate', 'MPA', (81, 107)) ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (0, 9)) ('Cisplatin', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('magnesium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008274', (123, 132)) ('renal glomerular and tubular dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (22, 62)) ('decreases', 'NegReg', (68, 77)) 25392 19835738 Cisplatin is also associated with a dose-related high-frequency hearing loss among 20-40% of patients, which is permanent, and peripheral neuropathy, which often improves over time. ('hearing loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (64, 76)) ('peripheral neuropathy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010523', (127, 148)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', (64, 76)) ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (0, 9)) ('peripheral neuropathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009830', (127, 148)) ('peripheral neuropathy', 'Disease', (127, 148)) ('high-frequency hearing loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005101', (49, 76)) ('Cisplatin', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (64, 76)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (93, 101)) 25405 19835738 Therapy-associated risks include carcinomas in prior radiation fields or myelodysplasia and leukemia, often associated with etoposide dose and characterized by abnormalities in the MLL gene. ('leukemia', 'Disease', (92, 100)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (92, 100)) ('leukemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007938', (92, 100)) ('myelodysplasia', 'Disease', (73, 87)) ('etoposide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005047', (124, 133)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (33, 42)) ('MLL', 'Gene', '4297', (181, 184)) ('abnormalities', 'Var', (160, 173)) ('myelodysplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002863', (73, 87)) ('MLL', 'Gene', (181, 184)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (33, 43)) ('associated', 'Reg', (108, 118)) ('carcinomas', 'Disease', (33, 43)) ('carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (33, 43)) ('myelodysplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009190', (73, 87)) 25480 31024927 has also revealed that the shift from androgen to estrogen causes inguinal hernia in male mice, and this effect could be entirely prevented by an aromatase inhibitor. ('inguinal hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000023', (66, 81)) ('inguinal hernia', 'Disease', (66, 81)) ('inguinal hernia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006552', (66, 81)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (90, 94)) ('shift', 'Var', (27, 32)) ('hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100790', (75, 81)) 25495 31024927 Genetic studies from China revealed that DNA sequence variants (DSVs) might contribute to inguinal hernia development by changing the transcriptional activities of TBX1, TBX2, TBX3, Sirtuin 1, and GATA transcription factor 6 (GATA6) gene promoters. ('TBX1', 'Gene', '6899', (164, 168)) ('GATA transcription factor 6', 'Gene', '2627', (197, 224)) ('hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100790', (99, 105)) ('TBX2', 'Gene', '6909', (170, 174)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (113, 116)) ('TBX3', 'Gene', '6926', (176, 180)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (76, 86)) ('transcriptional activities', 'MPA', (134, 160)) ('inguinal hernia', 'Disease', (90, 105)) ('Sirtuin 1', 'Gene', (182, 191)) ('GATA6', 'Gene', '2627', (226, 231)) ('GATA transcription factor 6', 'Gene', (197, 224)) ('TBX3', 'Gene', (176, 180)) ('changing', 'Reg', (121, 129)) ('inguinal hernia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006552', (90, 105)) ('variants', 'Var', (54, 62)) ('TBX1', 'Gene', (164, 168)) ('inguinal hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000023', (90, 105)) ('GATA6', 'Gene', (226, 231)) ('TBX2', 'Gene', (170, 174)) ('Sirtuin 1', 'Gene', '23411', (182, 191)) 25496 31024927 Some of these genetic alterations may also play a role as etiologic or prognostic factors in human cancers. ('genetic alterations', 'Var', (14, 33)) ('play', 'Reg', (43, 47)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (99, 106)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (26, 29)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (93, 98)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 106)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (99, 106)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 105)) 25513 31024927 A recent experimental study with a mouse model revealed that advanced glycation end product Nepsilon-carboxymethyllysine could promote progression of pancreatic cancer. ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (150, 167)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 167)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (127, 134)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (150, 167)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (15, 18)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (35, 40)) ('carboxymethyllysine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C048496', (101, 120)) ('Nepsilon-carboxymethyllysine', 'Var', (92, 120)) ('pancreatic cancer', 'Disease', (150, 167)) 25531 31024927 Inhibition of alphavbeta3 with antibody results in a decrease in the migration of these cells and angiogenesis. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (72, 75)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (53, 61)) ('alphavbeta3', 'Protein', (14, 25)) ('angiogenesis', 'CPA', (98, 110)) ('migration of these cells', 'CPA', (69, 93)) ('Inhibition', 'Var', (0, 10)) 25534 31024927 Moreover, the blockade with DisBa-01 may be preventive against incisional hernia development. ('hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100790', (74, 80)) ('DisBa-01', 'Chemical', '-', (28, 36)) ('blockade', 'Var', (14, 22)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (88, 91)) ('hernia', 'Disease', (74, 80)) ('DisBa-01', 'Gene', (28, 36)) ('hernia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006547', (74, 80)) ('incisional hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004872', (63, 80)) 25535 31024927 A recent animal study from Brazil demonstrated that DisBa-01 increased the number of macrophages and fibroblasts and no subject treated with this recombinant disintegrin developed incisional hernia. ('incisional hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004872', (180, 197)) ('DisBa-01', 'Chemical', '-', (52, 60)) ('hernia', 'Disease', (191, 197)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (61, 70)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (41, 44)) ('hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100790', (191, 197)) ('hernia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006547', (191, 197)) ('DisBa-01', 'Var', (52, 60)) 25584 31024927 CRS + HIPEC do not increase the risk of incisional hernia as measured within 12 months postoperatively, but when developed, incisional hernia adversely affected health-related quality of life. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (94, 97)) ('hernia', 'Disease', (51, 57)) ('hernia', 'Disease', (135, 141)) ('incisional hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004872', (40, 57)) ('hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100790', (51, 57)) ('hernia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006547', (51, 57)) ('hernia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006547', (135, 141)) ('hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100790', (135, 141)) ('CRS + HIPEC', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('health-related quality of life', 'CPA', (161, 191)) ('affected', 'Reg', (152, 160)) ('incisional hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004872', (124, 141)) 25662 31024927 The only evidence of a relationship between cancer and polypropylene meshes has been obtained from animal studies and the risk of carcinogenesis in humans has not been confirmed. ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (148, 154)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (130, 144)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (44, 50)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (44, 50)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (130, 144)) ('polypropylene', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011126', (55, 68)) ('polypropylene', 'Var', (55, 68)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (44, 50)) 25666 31024927 To date, no study has addressed the same subject in the women, but polypropylene meshes used for gynecologic procedures have been implicated as a potential risk factor for cancer development in women. ('polypropylene', 'Var', (67, 80)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (196, 199)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (56, 61)) ('polypropylene', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011126', (67, 80)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (172, 178)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (194, 199)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (186, 189)) ('risk factor', 'Reg', (156, 167)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (172, 178)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (172, 178)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (58, 61)) 25689 26694252 However, little is known of the epigenetic alterations in testicular cancer and particularly in platinum refractory germ cell tumors. ('germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009373', (116, 132)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (126, 132)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (116, 132)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (58, 75)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (69, 75)) ('epigenetic alterations', 'Var', (32, 54)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (58, 75)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (126, 131)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (58, 75)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (116, 132)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (96, 104)) 25691 26694252 Emerging data from clinical specimens suggest that epigenetic aberrations, especially DNA hypermethylation, can contribute to chemotherapy resistance and poor clinical outcomes in testicular germ cell tumors. ('chemotherapy resistance', 'CPA', (126, 149)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (112, 122)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (191, 207)) ('DNA', 'MPA', (86, 89)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (191, 207)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (201, 206)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009373', (191, 207)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (201, 207)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (33, 36)) ('epigenetic aberrations', 'Var', (51, 73)) 25693 26694252 Based on these promising preclinical studies, we suggest that DNA methylation inhibitors in combination with chemotherapeutic agents may offer a path to overcome acquired drug resistance in testicular cancer, laying the foundation and rationale for testing this class of epigenetic drugs in the clinical setting. ('drug resistance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0020174', (171, 186)) ('DNA', 'Gene', (62, 65)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (190, 207)) ('acquired drug resistance', 'MPA', (162, 186)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (190, 207)) ('methylation', 'Var', (66, 77)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (201, 207)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (190, 207)) 25712 26694252 Epigenetic features of neoplasms are being explored as possible novel therapeutic options. ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (23, 32)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (23, 32)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', (23, 32)) ('Epigenetic features', 'Var', (0, 19)) 25713 26694252 This can include DNA methylation, histone modification, nucleosome repositioning, and posttranscriptional gene regulation by micro-RNA (miRNA). ('histone', 'MPA', (34, 41)) ('posttranscriptional gene regulation', 'MPA', (86, 121)) ('miR', 'Gene', (136, 139)) ('micro-RNA', 'Var', (125, 134)) ('miR', 'Gene', '22877', (136, 139)) 25716 26694252 Hypermethylation represses transcription of CpG-rich promoter regions of tumor suppressor genes leading to gene silencing. ('gene', 'MPA', (107, 111)) ('represses', 'NegReg', (17, 26)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (73, 78)) ('Hypermethylation', 'Var', (0, 16)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 78)) ('transcription', 'MPA', (27, 40)) ('silencing', 'NegReg', (112, 121)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (73, 78)) 25718 26694252 A unique feature of GCTs that may explain their exquisite sensitivity to platinum therapies compared to other solid somatic tumors is global CpG hypomethylation. ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (73, 81)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (124, 129)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (145, 160)) ('somatic tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563610', (116, 130)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (124, 130)) ('GCTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (20, 24)) ('somatic tumors', 'Disease', (116, 130)) 25722 26694252 The hypo-methylation of seminomas correlates with hypersensitivity to chemotherapy. ('seminomas', 'Disease', (24, 33)) ('hypo-methylation', 'Var', (4, 20)) ('hypersensitivity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004342', (50, 66)) ('hypersensitivity', 'Disease', (50, 66)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (24, 33)) 25724 26694252 More recently discovered epigenetic changes in cancer involve miRNA. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (47, 53)) ('miR', 'Gene', (62, 65)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (47, 53)) ('epigenetic changes', 'Var', (25, 43)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (47, 53)) ('miR', 'Gene', '22877', (62, 65)) 25727 26694252 A variety of miRNAs have been found to be elevated in GCT patient serum including miR-302a-3p, 302b-3p, 302c-3p, 367-3p, 371a-3p, 372-3p and 373-3p. ('372-3p', 'Var', (130, 136)) ('371a-3p', 'Var', (121, 128)) ('miR', 'Gene', (82, 85)) ('miR', 'Gene', (13, 16)) ('302c-3p', 'Var', (104, 111)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (58, 65)) ('373-3p', 'Var', (141, 147)) ('367-3p', 'Var', (113, 119)) ('miR', 'Gene', '22877', (13, 16)) ('miR', 'Gene', '22877', (82, 85)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (42, 50)) ('302b-3p', 'Var', (95, 102)) 25732 26694252 These studies show that epigenetic features of GCTs such as miRNAs could provide future biomarkers for this disease. ('GCTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (47, 51)) ('miR', 'Gene', '22877', (60, 63)) ('epigenetic features', 'Var', (24, 43)) ('miR', 'Gene', (60, 63)) 25733 26694252 Epigenetic silencing, such as hypermethylation, may play a role in resistance to platinum in refractory GCTs. ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (81, 89)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (30, 46)) ('GCTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (104, 108)) ('play', 'Reg', (52, 56)) 25735 26694252 Hypomethylated DNA is generally thought to be more active, or "open", allowing for easier integration of platinum into DNA leading to more cellular damage and apoptosis. ('Hypomethylated', 'Var', (0, 14)) ('cellular damage', 'CPA', (139, 154)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (105, 113)) ('more', 'PosReg', (134, 138)) ('integration', 'Interaction', (90, 101)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (159, 168)) 25737 26694252 Platinum refractory GCTs have been associated with hypermethylation in the promoter regions of tumor suppressor genes. ('Platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (0, 8)) ('Platinum refractory GCTs', 'Disease', (0, 24)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (51, 67)) ('associated', 'Reg', (35, 45)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (95, 100)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (95, 100)) ('GCTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (20, 24)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (95, 100)) 25738 26694252 Hypermethylation of RASSF1A and H1C1, was found to be associated with resistance in GCTs. ('Hypermethylation', 'Var', (0, 16)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (20, 27)) ('GCTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (84, 88)) ('resistance in GCTs', 'Disease', (70, 88)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', '11186', (20, 27)) ('H1C1', 'Gene', (32, 36)) ('associated', 'Reg', (54, 64)) 25742 26694252 Epigenetic silencing through methylation has been demonstrated to have similar effects to DNA mutations in tumorigenesis and chemotherapy resistance and has led to studies designed to reverse this potential mechanism in platinum refractory tumors. ('methylation', 'Var', (29, 40)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (240, 245)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (107, 112)) ('mutations', 'Var', (94, 103)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (220, 228)) ('chemotherapy resistance', 'CPA', (125, 148)) ('effects', 'Reg', (79, 86)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (240, 246)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 112)) ('DNA', 'Gene', (90, 93)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (240, 246)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (240, 246)) ('Epigenetic silencing', 'Var', (0, 20)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (240, 245)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (107, 112)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (240, 245)) 25751 26694252 Studies have shown that DNMTIs hit multiple targets including the tumor suppressor gene p53. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (66, 71)) ('DNMTIs', 'Chemical', '-', (24, 30)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (66, 71)) ('p53', 'Gene', (88, 91)) ('DNMTIs', 'Var', (24, 30)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (88, 91)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (66, 71)) 25759 26694252 Knockdown of DNMT3B resulted in resistance to decitabine, suggesting that decitabine sensitivity in EC is mechanistically linked to, and dependent on, high levels of DNMT3B. ('resistance to decitabine', 'MPA', (32, 56)) ('Knockdown', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (166, 172)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', '1789', (166, 172)) ('decitabine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077209', (46, 56)) ('resulted in', 'Reg', (20, 31)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (13, 19)) ('decitabine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077209', (74, 84)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', '1789', (13, 19)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (100, 102)) 25765 26694252 Two recent phase I/II studies showed that low dose DNMTI treatment could restore sensitivity to carboplatin in patients with heavily pretreated ovarian cancer and resistance to cisplatin was correlated with hypermethylation of ovarian tumor DNA. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (62, 65)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (144, 158)) ('ovarian tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (227, 240)) ('sensitivity to carboplatin', 'MPA', (81, 107)) ('DNMTI', 'Chemical', '-', (51, 56)) ('pretreated ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008209', (133, 158)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (207, 223)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (144, 158)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (235, 240)) ('correlated', 'Reg', (191, 201)) ('restore', 'PosReg', (73, 80)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (177, 186)) ('carboplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016190', (96, 107)) ('ovarian tumor', 'Disease', (227, 240)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (144, 158)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (152, 158)) ('ovarian tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (227, 240)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (111, 119)) 25775 26694252 Interestingly, tumors biopsied after treatment found that patients who had PFS of more than 6 months had a greater number of demethylated genes involved in cancer pathways than patients who had PFS of less than 6 months. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (15, 21)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (42, 45)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (156, 162)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (156, 162)) ('demethylate', 'Chemical', '-', (125, 136)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (177, 185)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (15, 20)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (15, 21)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (156, 162)) ('demethylated genes', 'MPA', (125, 143)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (58, 66)) ('PFS', 'Var', (75, 78)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (15, 21)) 25777 26694252 showed similar findings in the same patient population with a DNMTI and carboplatin used in succession with a 13.8% overall response rate, as well as a disease control rate (partial response rate plus stable disease) of 45%. ('DNMTI', 'Var', (62, 67)) ('carboplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016190', (72, 83)) ('disease control', 'CPA', (152, 167)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (36, 43)) ('DNMTI', 'Chemical', '-', (62, 67)) 25812 26694252 Clinical trials in ovarian cancer have demonstrated safety of DNMTI and platinum combination therapy which is currently being further investigated in phase II trials. ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (19, 33)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (27, 33)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (72, 80)) ('DNMTI', 'Var', (62, 67)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (19, 33)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (19, 33)) ('DNMTI', 'Chemical', '-', (62, 67)) 26063 25587109 In the subgroup analysis of never-tobacco smokers, marijuana use was associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer and cervical cancer. ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (106, 121)) ('marijuana', 'Species', '3483', (51, 60)) ('marijuana', 'Var', (51, 60)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (135, 141)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (115, 121)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', (126, 141)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (106, 121)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002583', (126, 141)) ('tobacco', 'Species', '4097', (34, 41)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (106, 121)) 26104 25587109 Seventh, immunohistochemical assessment of these biopsies has shown significantly increased expression of molecular markers of pre-tumor progression, including EGRF (epidermal growth factor receptor) and Ki-67 (a nuclear proliferation protein) compared to nonsmokers. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (35, 38)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (131, 136)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (131, 136)) ('Ki-67', 'Var', (204, 209)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (131, 136)) ('EGRF', 'Protein', (160, 164)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (82, 91)) ('expression', 'MPA', (92, 102)) 26151 25587109 It is of importance to developand validate marijuana smoking related exposure markers including DNA adducts; exposure related early biological responses such as specific somatic mutations of tumor suppressor gene; genetic polymorphisms of metabolic, inflammation and DNA repair genes; and epigenetic markers including DNA methylation, microRNA, etc. ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (222, 235)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (191, 196)) ('inflammation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007249', (250, 262)) ('inflammation', 'Disease', (250, 262)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (191, 196)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (191, 196)) ('mutations', 'Var', (178, 187)) ('marijuana', 'Species', '3483', (43, 52)) 26155 24386123 Further oxidation and activation of the base excision repair mechanism leads to replacement of a modified cytosine by an unmodified one. ('cytosine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003596', (106, 114)) ('base excision repair mechanism', 'Pathway', (40, 70)) ('modified', 'Var', (97, 105)) ('replacement', 'MPA', (80, 91)) 26158 24386123 We demonstrate that all carcinoma in situ and the majority of seminomas are hypomethylated and hypohydroxymethylated compared to non-seminomas. ('carcinoma in situ', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (24, 41)) ('hypomethylated', 'Var', (76, 90)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (62, 71)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (62, 71)) ('non-seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (129, 142)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (24, 33)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (133, 142)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002278', (24, 41)) ('non-seminomas', 'Disease', (129, 142)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (133, 142)) ('hypohydroxymethylated', 'Var', (95, 116)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', (24, 41)) 26163 24386123 Finally, mutations of IDH1 (IDH1 R132) and IDH2 (IDH2 R172) leading to production of the TET inhibiting oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate in germ cell cancer cell lines were not detected. ('IDH2', 'Gene', '3418', (49, 53)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', '3417', (28, 32)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (151, 157)) ('TET', 'Chemical', '-', (89, 92)) ('germ cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (141, 157)) ('IDH2', 'Gene', (43, 47)) ('mutations', 'Var', (9, 18)) ('TET inhibiting oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate', 'MPA', (89, 137)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', (22, 26)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (151, 157)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (151, 157)) ('IDH2', 'Gene', '3418', (43, 47)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', '3417', (22, 26)) ('IDH2', 'Gene', (49, 53)) ('2-hydroxyglutarate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C019417', (119, 137)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', (28, 32)) 26164 24386123 In general, methylation of cytosines within CpG dinucleotides of promoter regions leads to epigenetic gene silencing. ('epigenetic gene silencing', 'MPA', (91, 116)) ('methylation', 'Var', (12, 23)) ('cytosines', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003596', (27, 36)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (82, 90)) 26167 24386123 The DNMTs 3A and 3B are able to methylate DNA de novo in cooperation with the cofactor DNMT3L. ('DNMT', 'Gene', (87, 91)) ('methylate', 'Var', (32, 41)) ('DNMT3L', 'Gene', '29947', (87, 93)) ('DNMT3L', 'Gene', (87, 93)) ('DNMT', 'Gene', '1786', (4, 8)) ('DNMT', 'Gene', '1786', (87, 91)) ('DNMT', 'Gene', (4, 8)) 26177 24386123 Tet1 knock-down resulted in an increase in global and Nanog promotor specific DNA methylation, while 5hmC levels become reduced. ('5hmC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C011865', (101, 105)) ('knock-down', 'Var', (5, 15)) ('Nanog', 'Gene', '79923', (54, 59)) ('5hmC levels', 'MPA', (101, 112)) ('Nanog', 'Gene', (54, 59)) ('Tet1', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (31, 39)) 26184 24386123 Recently, it has been demonstrated that mutations of the isocitrate dehydrogenases (IDH) 1 and 2 genes (IDH1 R132, IDH2R172) in glioblastomas, diffuse astrocytic and oligodendroglial tumors are associated with the production of the oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate and decreased levels of alpha-ketoglutarate, leading to inhibition of alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent oxygenases, which are involved in DNA and histone tail demethylation . ('glioblastomas', 'Disease', (128, 141)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (183, 188)) ('isocitrate dehydrogenases (IDH) 1 and 2', 'Gene', '3417;3418', (57, 96)) ('levels of alpha-ketoglutarate', 'MPA', (280, 309)) ('IDH2R172', 'Gene', (115, 123)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', '3417', (104, 108)) ('glioblastomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005909', (128, 141)) ('decreased levels of alpha-ketoglutarate', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012403', (270, 309)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (322, 332)) ('alpha-ketoglutarate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007656', (290, 309)) ('mutations', 'Var', (40, 49)) ('2-hydroxyglutarate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C019417', (247, 265)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (270, 279)) ('oligodendroglial tumors', 'Disease', (166, 189)) ('alpha-ketoglutarate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007656', (336, 355)) ('glioblastomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (128, 141)) ('glioblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (128, 140)) ('oxygen', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010100', (366, 372)) ('oligodendroglial tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (166, 189)) ('alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent oxygenases', 'Enzyme', (336, 376)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (183, 189)) ('IDH2R172', 'Gene', '3418', (115, 123)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', (104, 108)) 26185 24386123 Additionally, mutations of the IDH genes are associated with increased DNA methylation at CpG islands. ('DNA methylation', 'MPA', (71, 86)) ('IDH', 'Gene', (31, 34)) ('IDH', 'Gene', '3417', (31, 34)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (61, 70)) ('mutations', 'Var', (14, 23)) 26186 24386123 Since TET enzymes require alpha-ketoglutarate and oxygen, mutations of IDH1 and IDH2 might have an impact on ADD processes in GCCs. ('mutations', 'Var', (58, 67)) ('IDH2', 'Gene', '3418', (80, 84)) ('impact', 'Reg', (99, 105)) ('alpha-ketoglutarate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007656', (26, 45)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', (71, 75)) ('TET', 'Chemical', '-', (6, 9)) ('ADD processes', 'MPA', (109, 122)) ('GCCs', 'Disease', (126, 130)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', '3417', (71, 75)) ('oxygen', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010100', (50, 56)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (0, 1)) ('IDH2', 'Gene', (80, 84)) 26191 24386123 By extending our analysis to human type II GCCs, we found the majority of CIS and seminoma cells to be hypomethylated and hypohydroxymethylated, while non-seminomas displayed high 5mC and 5hmC levels, demonstrating correlation between 5mC and 5hmC. ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (82, 90)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (76, 77)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (155, 163)) ('5mC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D044503', (180, 183)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (82, 90)) ('non-seminomas', 'Disease', (151, 164)) ('CIS', 'Disease', (74, 77)) ('5mC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D044503', (235, 238)) ('5hmC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C011865', (243, 247)) ('5hmC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C011865', (188, 192)) ('non-seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (151, 164)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (29, 34)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (155, 163)) ('hypomethylated', 'Var', (103, 117)) ('hypohydroxymethylated', 'MPA', (122, 143)) 26238 24386123 Somatic sequence alterations of the codon R132 (IDH1; HGNC, Acc: 5382) and R172 (IDH2; HGNC, Acc: 5383) were investigated by pyrosequencing as recently described. ('IDH1', 'Gene', '3417', (48, 52)) ('R172', 'Var', (75, 79)) ('IDH2', 'Gene', (81, 85)) ('IDH2', 'Gene', '3418', (81, 85)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', (48, 52)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (0, 1)) 26243 24386123 As positive control glioblastoma samples with confirmed IDH1/IDH2 mutations were included. ('mutations', 'Var', (66, 75)) ('glioblastoma', 'Disease', (20, 32)) ('glioblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005909', (20, 32)) ('IDH2', 'Gene', (61, 65)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', '3417', (56, 60)) ('glioblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (20, 32)) ('IDH2', 'Gene', '3418', (61, 65)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', (56, 60)) 26249 24386123 Since murine PGCs are able to actively demethylate their genome during their migration to the genital ridges, we asked if adult human gonocytes and germ cells of different developmental stages also display ADD. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (128, 133)) ('PGC', 'Gene', '5225', (13, 16)) ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (6, 12)) ('demethylate', 'Var', (39, 50)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (0, 1)) ('PGC', 'Gene', (13, 16)) 26291 24386123 It has been demonstrated that mutations of the IDH1 and IDH2 gene (IDH1 R132, IDH2R172) in glioblastomas are associated with the production of the TET inhibiting oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate . ('IDH2', 'Gene', '3418', (56, 60)) ('production', 'MPA', (129, 139)) ('IDH2', 'Gene', (78, 82)) ('IDH2', 'Gene', '3418', (78, 82)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', '3417', (67, 71)) ('glioblastomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (91, 104)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', (47, 51)) ('glioblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (91, 103)) ('2-hydroxyglutarate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C019417', (177, 195)) ('TET inhibiting oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate', 'MPA', (147, 195)) ('IDH2R172', 'Gene', '3418', (78, 86)) ('associated', 'Reg', (109, 119)) ('mutations', 'Var', (30, 39)) ('glioblastomas', 'Disease', (91, 104)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', '3417', (47, 51)) ('IDH2R172', 'Gene', (78, 86)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', (67, 71)) ('glioblastomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005909', (91, 104)) ('TET', 'Chemical', '-', (147, 150)) ('IDH2', 'Gene', (56, 60)) 26293 24386123 We screened all analyzed GCC cell lines for mutations in the IDH1 (IDH1R132) and IDH2 (IDH2 R172) by pyrosequencing, but did not detect any mutations (Data S1, example given in Fig. ('IDH1', 'Gene', (67, 71)) ('IDH2', 'Gene', (81, 85)) ('IDH2', 'Gene', '3418', (81, 85)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', (61, 65)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (156, 157)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', '3417', (67, 71)) ('mutations', 'Var', (44, 53)) ('IDH2', 'Gene', (87, 91)) ('IDH1R132', 'Gene', (67, 75)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', '3417', (61, 65)) ('IDH1R132', 'Gene', '3417', (67, 75)) ('IDH2', 'Gene', '3418', (87, 91)) 26294 24386123 Glioblastoma samples with confirmed mutations of the IDH1 or IDH2 gene was used as positive controls. ('Glioblastoma', 'Disease', (0, 12)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', (53, 57)) ('Glioblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005909', (0, 12)) ('IDH2', 'Gene', (61, 65)) ('mutations', 'Var', (36, 45)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', '3417', (53, 57)) ('IDH2', 'Gene', '3418', (61, 65)) ('Glioblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (0, 12)) 26307 24386123 Furthermore, the choriocarcinoma cell lines JEG-3 and JAR are strongly positive for DNMT3B, while the seminoma cell line TCam-2 and seminoma tissues displayed only very low expression levels, suggesting that seminomas posses only weak de novo DNA methylation activity, but are able to maintain DNA methylation patterns during replication by the maintenance DNA methyltransferase DNMT1. ('DNMT1', 'Gene', (379, 384)) ('positive', 'Reg', (71, 79)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Disease', (17, 32)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100768', (17, 32)) ('DNMT1', 'Gene', '1786', (379, 384)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (102, 110)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (23, 32)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (132, 140)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002822', (17, 32)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (208, 217)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (208, 217)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (208, 216)) ('DNA methylation patterns', 'MPA', (294, 318)) ('DNMT3B', 'Var', (84, 90)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (102, 110)) ('JAR', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0360', (54, 57)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (132, 140)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (208, 216)) 26341 24386123 We found the majority of CIS and seminoma tissues to be hypomethylated and hypohydroxymethylated compared to EC tissues. ('hypomethylated', 'Var', (56, 70)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (27, 28)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (33, 41)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (33, 41)) ('hypohydroxymethylated', 'Var', (75, 96)) ('CIS', 'Disease', (25, 28)) 26349 24386123 Since our study reveals that 29% of seminomas are hypermethylated compared to CIS and the other seminoma samples analyzed (Fig. ('seminoma', 'Disease', (36, 44)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (96, 104)) ('hypermethylated', 'Var', (50, 65)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (80, 81)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (96, 104)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (36, 44)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (36, 45)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (36, 45)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (0, 1)) 26361 24386123 In non-seminoma tissues and cell lines, maintenance- and de novo- methylation seem to occur in parallel, indicated by expression of DNMT1, DNMT3B and DNMT3L. ('DNMT1', 'Gene', (132, 137)) ('DNMT3L', 'Gene', '29947', (150, 156)) ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', (3, 15)) ('DNMT1', 'Gene', '1786', (132, 137)) ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (3, 15)) ('DNMT3B', 'Var', (139, 145)) ('DNMT3L', 'Gene', (150, 156)) 26370 24386123 A mutation in IDH1 (IDH1R132) or IDH2 (IDH2R172) causes the production of the TET inhibiting oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate . ('IDH1', 'Gene', '3417', (20, 24)) ('production', 'MPA', (60, 70)) ('IDH1R132', 'Gene', (20, 28)) ('mutation', 'Var', (2, 10)) ('IDH2', 'Gene', (33, 37)) ('IDH2', 'Gene', (39, 43)) ('TET', 'Chemical', '-', (78, 81)) ('2-hydroxyglutarate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C019417', (108, 126)) ('IDH1R132', 'Gene', '3417', (20, 28)) ('TET inhibiting oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate', 'MPA', (78, 126)) ('IDH2', 'Gene', '3418', (33, 37)) ('IDH2', 'Gene', '3418', (39, 43)) ('causes', 'Reg', (49, 55)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', (14, 18)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', (20, 24)) ('IDH2R172', 'Gene', '3418', (39, 47)) ('IDH2R172', 'Gene', (39, 47)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', '3417', (14, 18)) 26381 24386123 We hypothesize that genes important for a PGC-/CIS-/seminoma-like cell fate are silenced by de novo methylation, while EC associated genes become actively demethylated. ('PGC', 'Gene', '5225', (42, 45)) ('PGC', 'Gene', (42, 45)) ('silenced', 'NegReg', (80, 88)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (49, 50)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (52, 60)) ('methylation', 'Var', (100, 111)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (52, 60)) 26388 31673449 Furthermore, TQ and Cis-platinum had apoptotic effects on both ACHN and GP-293 cell lines. ('Cis-platinum', 'Var', (20, 32)) ('Cis-platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (20, 32)) ('apoptotic effects', 'CPA', (37, 54)) ('TQ', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C003466', (13, 15)) 26390 31673449 Additionally, Cis-platinum was more effective on ACHN cell line than on GP-293 cell line. ('Cis-platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (14, 26)) ('ACHN', 'Disease', (49, 53)) ('Cis-platinum', 'Var', (14, 26)) 26396 31673449 Several risk factors are involved in the RCC including obesity, smoking, Western-style diet and gene polymorphisms of antioxidant enzymes. ('obesity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001513', (55, 62)) ('gene polymorphisms', 'Var', (96, 114)) ('RCC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005584', (41, 44)) ('obesity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009765', (55, 62)) ('RCC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002292', (41, 44)) ('RCC', 'Disease', (41, 44)) ('obesity', 'Disease', (55, 62)) 26398 31673449 However, enormous side effects of Cis-Platinum especially nephrotoxicity, limit its therapeutic usefulness. ('Cis-Platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (34, 46)) ('Cis-Platinum', 'Var', (34, 46)) ('limit', 'NegReg', (74, 79)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (58, 72)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (58, 72)) 26431 31673449 4 shows GP-293 and ACHN cell viability results for TQ concentrations after 24, 48 and 72 h. In GP-293 cells, cell viability was significant during all of the time periods of exposures to TQ from 5 mug/mL concentration in comparison to the control wells. ('TQ', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C003466', (51, 53)) ('GP-293', 'Var', (95, 101)) ('TQ', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C003466', (187, 189)) ('cell viability', 'CPA', (109, 123)) 26434 31673449 In GP-293 cells, after 24 h of exposure to Cis-platinum, decreased cell viability was recorded at the 1 mug/mL concentration compared to the control wells; however, the reduction was significant at the 6 mug/mL concentration. ('cell viability', 'CPA', (67, 81)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (57, 66)) ('Cis-platinum', 'Var', (43, 55)) ('Cis-platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (43, 55)) 26441 31673449 It was indicated that at the 0.5 mug/mL concentration and higher, Cis-platinum induced apoptosis in ACHN cells. ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (87, 96)) ('Cis-platinum', 'Var', (66, 78)) ('Cis-platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (66, 78)) 26454 31673449 Hela (human cervical carcinoma), M059K and M059J (human glioblastoma) ]24[. ('glioblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (56, 68)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (21, 30)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (6, 11)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', (21, 30)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (21, 30)) ('glioblastoma', 'Disease', (56, 68)) ('M059J', 'Var', (43, 48)) ('glioblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005909', (56, 68)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (50, 55)) 26456 31673449 The findings also revealed that Cis-platinum induced morphological changes in both the cell lines, but these changes were stronger in ACHN cell lines than in GP-293 cell lines. ('Cis-platinum', 'Var', (32, 44)) ('Cis-platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (32, 44)) ('morphological changes', 'CPA', (53, 74)) ('stronger', 'PosReg', (122, 130)) 26461 31673449 Moreover, in our study, results revealed that Cis-platinum inhibited proliferation of ACHN and GP-293 cell lines, and ACHN cell lines displayed increased sensitivity towards Cis-platinum compared to GP-293 cells lines. ('Cis-platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (46, 58)) ('sensitivity', 'MPA', (154, 165)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (69, 82)) ('Cis-platinum', 'Var', (46, 58)) ('Cis-platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (174, 186)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (59, 68)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (144, 153)) 26467 31673449 In this study, Cis-platinum had a selective effect on apoptosis induction in ACHN cell lines compared to GP-293 cell lines. ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (54, 63)) ('Cis-platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (15, 27)) ('Cis-platinum', 'Var', (15, 27)) 26468 31673449 Moreover, Cis-platinum increased the percentage of apoptosis in ACHN cell lines at lower concentrations whereas reduced it at higher concentrations. ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (51, 60)) ('Cis-platinum', 'Var', (10, 22)) ('Cis-platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (10, 22)) 26475 31673449 Interestingly, based on our results, Cis-platinum was more promising in reducing cell viability and inducing apoptosis in ACHN cell lines compared to GP-293 cell lines. ('Cis-platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (37, 49)) ('inducing', 'Reg', (100, 108)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (109, 118)) ('reducing', 'NegReg', (72, 80)) ('Cis-platinum', 'Var', (37, 49)) ('cell viability', 'CPA', (81, 95)) 26477 31673449 Based on previous studies, which compared the effect of Cis-platinum, TQ and total extract of N. sativa and its fractions on ACHN, GP-293 and L929 cell lines, it was shown that total extract of N. sativa and Cis-platinum more selectively caused cytotoxicity in ACHN cell lines. ('Cis-platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (208, 220)) ('N. sativa', 'Species', '555479', (94, 103)) ('N. sativa', 'Species', '555479', (194, 203)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (245, 257)) ('Cis-platinum', 'Var', (208, 220)) ('TQ', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C003466', (70, 72)) ('Cis-platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (56, 68)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (245, 257)) 26480 31673449 In addition, Cis-platinum was more effective on ACHN cell line than GP-293 cell lines. ('Cis-platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (13, 25)) ('ACHN', 'Disease', (48, 52)) ('Cis-platinum', 'Var', (13, 25)) 26488 30914949 Univariate statistical analyses revealed that patients with ERCC2 rs13181 T/G and/or CYP3A4 rs2740574 A/G genotypes are more likely to develop alopecia; patients with ERCC2 rs238406 C/C genotype may develop leukopenia, and patients with GSTT1-null genotype could develop lymphocytopenia (III-IV). ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (46, 54)) ('lymphocytopenia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008231', (271, 286)) ('alopecia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001596', (143, 151)) ('rs13181', 'Mutation', 'rs13181', (66, 73)) ('rs238406 C/C', 'Var', (173, 185)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', '2068', (60, 65)) ('develop', 'PosReg', (263, 270)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', (167, 172)) ('develop', 'PosReg', (199, 206)) ('rs2740574 A/G', 'Var', (92, 105)) ('develop', 'PosReg', (135, 142)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', '2068', (167, 172)) ('leukopenia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007970', (207, 217)) ('rs2740574', 'Mutation', 'rs2740574', (92, 101)) ('alopecia', 'Disease', (143, 151)) ('leukopenia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001882', (207, 217)) ('lymphocytopenia', 'Disease', (271, 286)) ('CYP3A4', 'Gene', '1576', (85, 91)) ('leukopenia', 'Disease', (207, 217)) ('GSTT1', 'Gene', '2952', (237, 242)) ('CYP3A4', 'Gene', (85, 91)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (153, 161)) ('rs238406', 'Mutation', 'rs238406', (173, 181)) ('rs13181 T/G', 'Var', (66, 77)) ('lymphocytopenia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001888', (271, 286)) ('GSTT1', 'Gene', (237, 242)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (223, 231)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', (60, 65)) 26489 30914949 Patients with ERCC2 rs1799793 A/A were at risk of developing severe anemia. ('anemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001903', (68, 74)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('rs1799793', 'Mutation', 'rs1799793', (20, 29)) ('anemia', 'Disease', (68, 74)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('anemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000740', (68, 74)) ('rs1799793 A/A', 'Var', (20, 33)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', '2068', (14, 19)) 26490 30914949 The BLMH rs1050565 G/G genotype was found to be associated with pain, and the GSTP1 G/G genotype was linked infection (p < 0.05). ('rs1050565', 'Mutation', 'rs1050565', (9, 18)) ('associated', 'Reg', (48, 58)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (78, 83)) ('pain', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012531', (64, 68)) ('linked infection', 'Disease', (101, 117)) ('linked infection', 'Disease', 'MESH:C564433', (101, 117)) ('BLMH', 'Gene', (4, 8)) ('pain', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010146', (64, 68)) ('pain', 'Disease', (64, 68)) ('BLMH', 'Gene', '642', (4, 8)) ('rs1050565 G/G', 'Var', (9, 22)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (78, 83)) 26491 30914949 Multivariate analysis showed an association between specific ERCC1/2 genotypes and cumulative dose of BEP drugs with the appearance of severe leukopenia and/or febrile neutropenia. ('leukopenia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001882', (142, 152)) ('genotypes', 'Var', (69, 78)) ('BEP', 'Chemical', '-', (102, 105)) ('leukopenia', 'Disease', (142, 152)) ('ERCC1/2', 'Gene', (61, 68)) ('neutropenia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001875', (168, 179)) ('leukopenia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007970', (142, 152)) ('severe', 'Disease', (135, 141)) ('ERCC1/2', 'Gene', '2067;2068', (61, 68)) ('febrile neutropenia', 'Disease', (160, 179)) ('febrile neutropenia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009503', (160, 179)) 26504 30914949 Most of the chemotherapeutic drugs are metabolized by phase I polymorphic Cytochrome P450 enzymes, whose variant alleles commonly affect drug effectiveness and toxicity. ('variant', 'Var', (105, 112)) ('Cytochrome P450', 'Gene', (74, 89)) ('affect', 'Reg', (130, 136)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (160, 168)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (160, 168)) ('drug effectiveness', 'CPA', (137, 155)) ('Cytochrome P450', 'Gene', '4051', (74, 89)) 26506 30914949 The CYP3A4*1B rs2740574 genotype is associated with an increased risk of leukemia following treatment with etoposide and teniposide. ('etoposide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005047', (107, 116)) ('rs2740574', 'Mutation', 'rs2740574', (14, 23)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (97, 100)) ('CYP3A4', 'Gene', (4, 10)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (73, 81)) ('leukemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007938', (73, 81)) ('leukemia', 'Disease', (73, 81)) ('CYP3A4', 'Gene', '1576', (4, 10)) ('teniposide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013713', (121, 131)) ('rs2740574', 'Var', (14, 23)) 26509 30914949 On the other hand, polymorphisms in phase II enzymes have been reported to affect the resistance and adverse reactions to several chemotherapy regimens. ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (19, 32)) ('phase II enzymes', 'Enzyme', (36, 52)) ('adverse reactions to several chemotherapy regimens', 'CPA', (101, 151)) ('resistance', 'CPA', (86, 96)) ('affect', 'Reg', (75, 81)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (147, 150)) 26513 30914949 Besides, the GSTP1 Ile105Val polymorphism has been strongly associated with progression-free survival. ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (13, 18)) ('Ile105Val', 'Var', (19, 28)) ('progression-free survival', 'CPA', (76, 101)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (13, 18)) ('Ile105Val', 'Mutation', 'rs1695', (19, 28)) ('associated', 'Reg', (60, 70)) 26514 30914949 The T/T genotype of the -69 C > T GSTA1 polymorphism correlates with overall survival. ('GSTA1', 'Gene', '2938', (34, 39)) ('overall survival', 'CPA', (69, 85)) ('T/T', 'Var', (4, 7)) ('GSTA1', 'Gene', (34, 39)) ('-69 C > T', 'Mutation', 'rs3957357', (24, 33)) 26516 30914949 Moreover, the presence of UDP-Glucuronosyl-transferase Family 1 Member A1 (UGT1A1) polymorphic variants has also been associated with chemotherapy response and Gilbert Syndrome after chemotherapy. ('UGT1A1', 'Gene', (75, 81)) ('presence', 'Var', (14, 22)) ('chemotherapy response', 'CPA', (134, 155)) ('polymorphic variants', 'Var', (83, 103)) ('UDP-Glucuronosyl-transferase Family 1 Member A1', 'Gene', (26, 73)) ('Gilbert Syndrome', 'Disease', (160, 176)) ('UDP-Glucuronosyl-transferase Family 1 Member A1', 'Gene', '54658', (26, 73)) ('UGT1A1', 'Gene', '54658', (75, 81)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (118, 133)) 26518 30914949 In line with this evidence, the FDA recommended tests to detect the presence of UGT1A1*28, to predict patients at risk of irinotecan poisoning1. ('irinotecan', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077146', (122, 132)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (102, 110)) ('UGT1A1', 'Gene', '54658', (80, 86)) ('presence', 'Var', (68, 76)) ('UGT1A1', 'Gene', (80, 86)) ('irinotecan poisoning1', 'Disease', (122, 143)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (41, 44)) 26520 30914949 P-glycoprotein 1 (P-gp1), also known as multidrug resistance protein 1 (MDR1) or ATP- binding cassette sub-family B member 1, is highly polymorphic and several studies have reported that carriers of the T-allele for the genetic variation C3435T (rs1045642) have an increased risk of colon, breast, and renal cancer. ('colon', 'Disease', (283, 288)) ('P-glycoprotein 1', 'Gene', (0, 16)) ('C3435T', 'Mutation', 'rs1045642', (238, 244)) ('renal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007680', (302, 314)) ('MDR1', 'Gene', '5243', (72, 76)) ('P-glycoprotein 1', 'Gene', '5243', (0, 16)) ('P-gp1', 'Gene', (18, 23)) ('multidrug resistance protein 1', 'Gene', (40, 70)) ('breast', 'Disease', (290, 296)) ('ATP- binding cassette sub-family B member 1', 'Gene', '5243', (81, 124)) ('P-gp1', 'Gene', '5243', (18, 23)) ('ATP- binding cassette sub-family B member 1', 'Gene', (81, 124)) ('MDR1', 'Gene', (72, 76)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (308, 314)) ('C3435T', 'Var', (238, 244)) ('renal cancer', 'Disease', (302, 314)) ('rs1045642', 'Mutation', 'rs1045642', (246, 255)) ('renal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009726', (302, 314)) ('multidrug resistance protein 1', 'Gene', '5243', (40, 70)) 26521 30914949 However,, found no significant differences in hematological toxicities in the groups with the MDR1 C3435T polymorphism in breast cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 135)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (122, 135)) ('MDR1', 'Gene', '5243', (94, 98)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (122, 135)) ('hematological toxicities', 'Disease', (46, 70)) ('C3435T', 'Mutation', 'rs1045642', (99, 105)) ('hematological toxicities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006402', (46, 70)) ('C3435T', 'Var', (99, 105)) ('MDR1', 'Gene', (94, 98)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (122, 135)) 26529 30914949 Mutations abolishing the enzymatic function of the ERCC2 protein are manifested clinically in combinations of three severe syndromes, including Xeroderma pigmentosum. ('ERCC2', 'Gene', '2068', (51, 56)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', (51, 56)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('Xeroderma pigmentosum', 'Disease', (144, 165)) ('abolishing', 'NegReg', (10, 20)) ('Xeroderma pigmentosum', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014983', (144, 165)) ('protein', 'Protein', (57, 64)) ('enzymatic function', 'MPA', (25, 43)) 26530 30914949 Polymorphisms in these enzymes further affect DNA repair and are involved in resistance to chemotherapy, survival, and cancer manifestation. ('DNA repair', 'MPA', (46, 56)) ('Polymorphisms', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('affect', 'Reg', (39, 45)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (119, 125)) ('involved', 'Reg', (65, 73)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (119, 125)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 125)) 26531 30914949 Based on the accumulated scientific evidence about BEP chemotherapy, we here focused on functionally significant gene polymorphisms in proteins that control metabolism, uptake, and response to BEP drugs (2). ('uptake', 'MPA', (169, 175)) ('proteins', 'Protein', (135, 143)) ('BEP', 'Chemical', '-', (51, 54)) ('BEP', 'Chemical', '-', (193, 196)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (118, 131)) ('metabolism', 'MPA', (157, 167)) 26532 30914949 Mainly, the allelic variants of CYP3A4 rs2740574 (*1B), CYP3A4 rs35599367 (*22), CYP3A5 rs776746 (*3), GSTM1-null, GSTP1 rs1695, GSTT1- null, UGT1A1 rs8175347 (*28), BLMH rs1050565, ERCC1 rs11615, ERCC1 rs3212986, ERCC2 rs13181, ERCC2 rs1799793, ERCC2 rs238406, and MDR1 rs1045642 were analyzed with non-genetic factors to validate their association with ADRs in testicular cancer patients treated with BEP schedule. ('BLMH', 'Gene', '642', (166, 170)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (115, 120)) ('rs1799793', 'Var', (235, 244)) ('GSTT1', 'Gene', '2952', (129, 134)) ('ADR', 'Gene', '231', (355, 358)) ('rs3212986', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (203, 212)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (115, 120)) ('rs1050565', 'Mutation', 'rs1050565', (171, 180)) ('UGT1A1', 'Gene', (142, 148)) ('GSTM1', 'Gene', '2944', (103, 108)) ('rs2740574', 'Var', (39, 48)) ('rs2740574', 'Mutation', 'rs2740574', (39, 48)) ('rs776746', 'Mutation', 'rs776746', (88, 96)) ('CYP3A4', 'Gene', '1576', (56, 62)) ('rs35599367', 'Mutation', 'rs35599367', (63, 73)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (374, 380)) ('GSTT1', 'Gene', (129, 134)) ('CYP3A4', 'Gene', '1576', (32, 38)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (363, 380)) ('CYP3A4', 'Gene', (56, 62)) ('UGT1A1', 'Gene', '54658', (142, 148)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', (246, 251)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', (229, 234)) ('rs1050565', 'Var', (171, 180)) ('rs11615', 'Mutation', 'rs11615', (188, 195)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', (214, 219)) ('CYP3A4', 'Gene', (32, 38)) ('rs776746', 'Var', (88, 96)) ('MDR1', 'Gene', '5243', (266, 270)) ('BLMH', 'Gene', (166, 170)) ('CYP3A5', 'Gene', '1577', (81, 87)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', '2068', (229, 234)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', '2068', (246, 251)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (182, 187)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', '2068', (214, 219)) ('CYP3A5', 'Gene', (81, 87)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (363, 380)) ('rs1695', 'Mutation', 'rs1695', (121, 127)) ('rs1045642', 'Mutation', 'rs1045642', (271, 280)) ('rs35599367', 'Var', (63, 73)) ('GSTM1', 'Gene', (103, 108)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (197, 202)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (363, 380)) ('rs13181', 'Mutation', 'rs13181', (220, 227)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (182, 187)) ('rs8175347', 'Mutation', 'rs8175347', (149, 158)) ('rs238406', 'Mutation', 'rs238406', (252, 260)) ('ADR', 'Gene', (355, 358)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (381, 389)) ('BEP', 'Chemical', '-', (403, 406)) ('ADRs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0020172', (355, 359)) ('rs3212986', 'Var', (203, 212)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (197, 202)) ('rs238406', 'Var', (252, 260)) ('rs1799793', 'Mutation', 'rs1799793', (235, 244)) ('MDR1', 'Gene', (266, 270)) 26563 30914949 These results show that ERCC2 rs1799793 A/A genotype was associated with anemia in a recessive model of inheritance, ERCC2 rs13181 T/G and CYP3A4 rs2740574 A/G genotypes were associated with alopecia in a codominant model of inheritance, and ERCC2 rs238406 A/A genotype was associated with leukopenia, both in codominant and recessive models of inheritance. ('associated', 'Reg', (175, 185)) ('rs13181', 'Mutation', 'rs13181', (123, 130)) ('rs1799793', 'Mutation', 'rs1799793', (30, 39)) ('leukopenia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001882', (290, 300)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', '2068', (242, 247)) ('anemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001903', (73, 79)) ('leukopenia', 'Disease', (290, 300)) ('rs238406', 'Mutation', 'rs238406', (248, 256)) ('anemia', 'Disease', (73, 79)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', (24, 29)) ('alopecia', 'Disease', (191, 199)) ('rs238406 A/A', 'Var', (248, 260)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', '2068', (24, 29)) ('rs2740574 A/G', 'Var', (146, 159)) ('rs2740574', 'Mutation', 'rs2740574', (146, 155)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', (117, 122)) ('rs1799793 A/A', 'Var', (30, 43)) ('CYP3A4', 'Gene', '1576', (139, 145)) ('associated', 'Reg', (274, 284)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', '2068', (117, 122)) ('anemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000740', (73, 79)) ('rs13181 T/G', 'Var', (123, 134)) ('CYP3A4', 'Gene', (139, 145)) ('alopecia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001596', (191, 199)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', (242, 247)) ('leukopenia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007970', (290, 300)) ('associated', 'Reg', (57, 67)) 26564 30914949 GSTT1-null genotype was associated with lymphocytopenia, BLMH rs1050565 G/G genotype was linked with pain in a recessive model of inheritance and GSTP1 rs1695 G/G genotype was associated with infections in a recessive model of inheritance. ('rs1050565', 'Mutation', 'rs1050565', (62, 71)) ('associated', 'Reg', (24, 34)) ('rs1695', 'Mutation', 'rs1695', (152, 158)) ('lymphocytopenia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001888', (40, 55)) ('pain', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010146', (101, 105)) ('infections', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007239', (192, 202)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (146, 151)) ('lymphocytopenia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008231', (40, 55)) ('infections', 'Disease', (192, 202)) ('linked', 'Reg', (89, 95)) ('BLMH', 'Gene', (57, 61)) ('GSTT1', 'Gene', '2952', (0, 5)) ('pain', 'Disease', (101, 105)) ('GSTT1', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('lymphocytopenia', 'Disease', (40, 55)) ('pain', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012531', (101, 105)) ('BLMH', 'Gene', '642', (57, 61)) ('rs1050565 G/G', 'Var', (62, 75)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (146, 151)) 26578 30914949 In the univariate analyses (Table 3), we found interesting association between BLMH rs1050565 G/G genotype and severe pain in patients (OR = 16.73, CI = 1.78-157.15, p-value = 0.014). ('rs1050565', 'Mutation', 'rs1050565', (84, 93)) ('pain', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012531', (118, 122)) ('pain', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010146', (118, 122)) ('pain', 'Disease', (118, 122)) ('BLMH', 'Gene', (79, 83)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (126, 134)) ('BLMH', 'Gene', '642', (79, 83)) ('rs1050565 G/G', 'Var', (84, 97)) 26580 30914949 Considering that G allele of BLMH leads to the incorporation of 443Val in the enzyme, reducing its biochemical activity, this association supports our finding and high bleomycin plasma levels in patients can be expected. ('high bleomycin plasma levels', 'MPA', (163, 191)) ('BLMH', 'Gene', (29, 33)) ('443Val', 'Var', (64, 70)) ('BLMH', 'Gene', '642', (29, 33)) ('bleomycin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001761', (168, 177)) ('reducing', 'NegReg', (86, 94)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (195, 203)) ('biochemical activity', 'MPA', (99, 119)) ('incorporation', 'Var', (47, 60)) 26581 30914949 On the other hand, patients with CYP3A4 rs2740574 A/G genotypes are more likely to develop alopecia (OR = 6.87, CI = 1.02-46.06, p-value = 0.047). ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (19, 27)) ('develop', 'PosReg', (83, 90)) ('alopecia', 'Disease', (91, 99)) ('CYP3A4', 'Gene', (33, 39)) ('rs2740574 A/G', 'Var', (40, 53)) ('alopecia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001596', (91, 99)) ('rs2740574', 'Mutation', 'rs2740574', (40, 49)) ('CYP3A4', 'Gene', '1576', (33, 39)) 26584 30914949 Cisplatin mainly reacts with N-7 of guanine and adenine to form adducts with the DNA resulting in the formation of intra and inter strands crosslinks, causing potential errors in DNA repair, resulting in accumulation of damaged DNA, and activation of apoptotic pathway in neoplastic and normal cells. ('adducts', 'Interaction', (64, 71)) ('apoptotic pathway', 'Pathway', (251, 268)) ('DNA repair', 'MPA', (179, 189)) ('damaged DNA', 'MPA', (220, 231)) ('adenine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000225', (48, 55)) ('intra', 'Protein', (115, 120)) ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (0, 9)) ('N-7', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C106144', (29, 32)) ('errors', 'Var', (169, 175)) ('guanine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006147', (36, 43)) ('accumulation', 'PosReg', (204, 216)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (237, 247)) 26586 30914949 We observed that GSTT1-null genotype is associated with lymphocytopenia (OR = 17.67, CI = 1.23-252.73, p-value = 0.034) and GSTP1 rs1695 G/G genotype is associated with increased infections (OR = 12.25, CI = 1.05-143.09, p-value = 0.046). ('lymphocytopenia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001888', (56, 71)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (124, 129)) ('increased infections', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019586', (169, 189)) ('rs1695 G/G', 'Var', (130, 140)) ('rs1695', 'Mutation', 'rs1695', (130, 136)) ('lymphocytopenia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008231', (56, 71)) ('lymphocytopenia', 'Disease', (56, 71)) ('GSTT1', 'Gene', '2952', (17, 22)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (124, 129)) ('GSTT1', 'Gene', (17, 22)) ('increased infections', 'Disease', (169, 189)) ('increased infections', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002719', (169, 189)) 26587 30914949 Similarly, ERCC2 rs1799793 A/A genotype showed association with anemia (OR = 27.00, CI = 1.68-434.44, p-value = 0.020), ERCC2 rs238406 A/A genotype was associated with leukopenia (OR = 5.5, CI = 1.26-24.10, p-value = 0.024) and ERCC2 rs13181 T/G genotype was linked with alopecia (OR = 10.86, CI = 1.16-101.35, p-value = 0.036), indicating that defects in the metabolism and/or the response to cisplatin could lead to the specific severe ADRs (Table 3). ('ERCC2', 'Gene', (11, 16)) ('defects', 'Var', (345, 352)) ('rs13181', 'Mutation', 'rs13181', (234, 241)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', '2068', (11, 16)) ('metabolism', 'MPA', (360, 370)) ('anemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001903', (64, 70)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', (120, 125)) ('leukopenia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007970', (168, 178)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (410, 417)) ('anemia', 'Disease', (64, 70)) ('leukopenia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001882', (168, 178)) ('ADR', 'Gene', (438, 441)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', '2068', (120, 125)) ('leukopenia', 'Disease', (168, 178)) ('ADRs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0020172', (438, 442)) ('ADR', 'Gene', '231', (438, 441)) ('rs1799793', 'Mutation', 'rs1799793', (17, 26)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', (228, 233)) ('rs238406', 'Mutation', 'rs238406', (126, 134)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (394, 403)) ('alopecia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001596', (271, 279)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', '2068', (228, 233)) ('rs238406 A/A', 'Var', (126, 138)) ('anemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000740', (64, 70)) 26588 30914949 This is in agreement with studies that report that G allele of GSTP1 rs1695 has been associated with an increased risk of myelosuppression, polyneuropathy, and toxicity. ('rs1695', 'Mutation', 'rs1695', (69, 75)) ('polyneuropathy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011115', (140, 154)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (63, 68)) ('myelosuppression', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001855', (122, 138)) ('polyneuropathy', 'Disease', (140, 154)) ('neuropathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009830', (144, 154)) ('polyneuropathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001271', (140, 154)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (63, 68)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (16, 19)) ('myelosuppression', 'Disease', (122, 138)) ('rs1695', 'Var', (69, 75)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (160, 168)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (160, 168)) ('associated', 'Reg', (85, 95)) 26590 30914949 Studies on GSTM1 and GSTT1 have shown that high expression levels of both enzymes result in a low response to chemotherapy, and deletion of these genes shows high degrees of toxicity. ('GSTM1', 'Gene', (11, 16)) ('expression levels', 'MPA', (48, 65)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (174, 182)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (174, 182)) ('GSTT1', 'Gene', (21, 26)) ('low response to chemotherapy', 'MPA', (94, 122)) ('GSTT1', 'Gene', '2952', (21, 26)) ('GSTM1', 'Gene', '2944', (11, 16)) ('deletion', 'Var', (128, 136)) 26591 30914949 In ovarian cancer patients, severe emesis grades III-IV were associated with GSTT1-null genotype. ('genotype', 'Var', (88, 96)) ('GSTT1', 'Gene', (77, 82)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (11, 17)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (3, 17)) ('GSTT1', 'Gene', '2952', (77, 82)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (3, 17)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (3, 17)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (18, 26)) ('emesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002013', (35, 41)) ('emesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014839', (35, 41)) ('emesis', 'Disease', (35, 41)) 26592 30914949 In contrast, in patients with GSTM1-null genotype the risk of thrombocytopenia and anemia was lower. ('thrombocytopenia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013921', (62, 78)) ('anemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000740', (83, 89)) ('anemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001903', (83, 89)) ('thrombocytopenia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001873', (62, 78)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (16, 24)) ('GSTM1', 'Gene', '2944', (30, 35)) ('genotype', 'Var', (41, 49)) ('GSTM1', 'Gene', (30, 35)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (94, 99)) ('thrombocytopenia', 'Disease', (62, 78)) ('anemia', 'Disease', (83, 89)) 26593 30914949 For GSTP1, the G/G genotype seems to decrease the susceptibility to grade III neuropathy when compared to that in patients with A/G and/or A/A genotypes (recessive model of inheritance) in ovarian cancer. ('decrease', 'NegReg', (37, 45)) ('neuropathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009830', (78, 88)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (189, 203)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (4, 9)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (197, 203)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (189, 203)) ('III neuropathy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009422', (74, 88)) ('G/G', 'Var', (15, 18)) ('III neuropathy', 'Disease', (74, 88)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (114, 122)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (189, 203)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (4, 9)) 26610 30914949 Our findings from the univariate analyses suggest that patients with ERCC2 rs13181 T/G and/or CYP3A4 rs2740574 A/G genotypes are more likely to develop grades III-IV alopecia; patients with ERCC2 rs238406 C/C genotype may develop severe leukopenia; and patients with GSTT1-null genotype could develop lymphocytopenia. ('GSTT1', 'Gene', (267, 272)) ('lymphocytopenia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001888', (301, 316)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (253, 261)) ('alopecia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001596', (166, 174)) ('lymphocytopenia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008231', (301, 316)) ('develop', 'PosReg', (144, 151)) ('rs2740574 A/G', 'Var', (101, 114)) ('grades III-IV alopecia', 'Disease', (152, 174)) ('rs2740574', 'Mutation', 'rs2740574', (101, 110)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', (190, 195)) ('CYP3A4', 'Gene', '1576', (94, 100)) ('develop', 'PosReg', (222, 229)) ('leukopenia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007970', (237, 247)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', '2068', (190, 195)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', (69, 74)) ('rs238406', 'Mutation', 'rs238406', (196, 204)) ('leukopenia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001882', (237, 247)) ('CYP3A4', 'Gene', (94, 100)) ('lymphocytopenia', 'Disease', (301, 316)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', '2068', (69, 74)) ('rs13181 T/G', 'Var', (75, 86)) ('leukopenia', 'Disease', (237, 247)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (176, 184)) ('GSTT1', 'Gene', '2952', (267, 272)) ('rs238406 C/C', 'Var', (196, 208)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (55, 63)) ('rs13181', 'Mutation', 'rs13181', (75, 82)) 26611 30914949 Patients with ERCC2 rs1799793 A/A genotype were at higher risk of developing anemia. ('ERCC2', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('anemia', 'Disease', (77, 83)) ('rs1799793', 'Mutation', 'rs1799793', (20, 29)) ('anemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000740', (77, 83)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('rs1799793 A/A', 'Var', (20, 33)) ('ERCC2', 'Gene', '2068', (14, 19)) ('anemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001903', (77, 83)) 26612 30914949 Patients with BLMH rs1050565 G/G genotype experienced severe pain, and patients with GSTP1 G/G genotype were susceptible to severe infections. ('rs1050565 G/G', 'Var', (19, 32)) ('susceptible', 'Reg', (109, 120)) ('infections', 'Disease', (131, 141)) ('pain', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012531', (61, 65)) ('severe infections', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032169', (124, 141)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (85, 90)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (71, 79)) ('rs1050565', 'Mutation', 'rs1050565', (19, 28)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (85, 90)) ('BLMH', 'Gene', (14, 18)) ('BLMH', 'Gene', '642', (14, 18)) ('infections', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007239', (131, 141)) ('pain', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010146', (61, 65)) ('pain', 'Disease', (61, 65)) 26614 30914949 The multivariate analyses showed an association between specific ERCC1/2 genotypes and cumulative dose of BEP drugs with the appearance of severe leukopenia and/or febrile neutropenia. ('ERCC1/2', 'Gene', '2067;2068', (65, 72)) ('febrile neutropenia', 'Disease', (164, 183)) ('genotypes', 'Var', (73, 82)) ('febrile neutropenia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009503', (164, 183)) ('BEP', 'Chemical', '-', (106, 109)) ('neutropenia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001875', (172, 183)) ('leukopenia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001882', (146, 156)) ('leukopenia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007970', (146, 156)) ('leukopenia', 'Disease', (146, 156)) ('ERCC1/2', 'Gene', (65, 72)) ('severe', 'Disease', (139, 145)) 26798 25756204 Seminoma testicular cancer was defined as ICD-O morphology codes: 9060/3, 9061/3, 9062/3 and 9063/3. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (20, 26)) ('Seminoma testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (0, 26)) ('Seminoma testicular cancer', 'Disease', (0, 26)) ('9063/3', 'Var', (93, 99)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (9, 26)) 26845 24922532 Prior mutation screening of USP26 demonstrated an association with human male infertility and low testosterone production, but protein localization and expression in the human testis has not been characterized previously. ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (98, 110)) ('association', 'Reg', (50, 61)) ('testosterone production', 'MPA', (98, 121)) ('mutation', 'Var', (6, 14)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (78, 89)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (73, 89)) ('low', 'NegReg', (94, 97)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (73, 89)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (170, 175)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (73, 89)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (67, 72)) ('USP26', 'Gene', (28, 33)) ('low testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (94, 110)) 26859 24922532 Our group and others have described specific mutations in USP26 which are associated with male infertility; however the mechanism of how such mutations modulate testicular function is unknown. ('mutations', 'Var', (45, 54)) ('modulate', 'Reg', (152, 160)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (90, 106)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (95, 106)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (90, 106)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (90, 106)) ('USP26', 'Gene', (58, 63)) ('associated', 'Reg', (74, 84)) 26860 24922532 In one of the most comprehensive single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) studies based on a genome wide association study and published male infertility genes, 147 SNPs were evaluated and 14 had significant association with male infertility including USP26 (rs35397110). ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (226, 237)) ('rs35397110', 'Var', (255, 265)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (133, 149)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (133, 149)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (138, 149)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (133, 149)) ('rs35397110', 'Mutation', 'rs35397110', (255, 265)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (221, 237)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (221, 237)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (221, 237)) 26861 24922532 Based on mutational screening-phenotype analysis we hypothesize that USP26 plays a critical role in the regulation of early stages of maturation including mitotic divisions of spermatogonia or migration of primordial germ cells, as mutations in USP26 occur in patients with Sertoli cell only syndrome and early maturation arrest. ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (274, 286)) ('USP26', 'Gene', (245, 250)) ('occur', 'Reg', (251, 256)) ('Sertoli cell only syndrome', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (274, 300)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (260, 268)) ('Sertoli cell only syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D054331', (274, 300)) ('mutations', 'Var', (232, 241)) ('Sertoli cell only syndrome', 'Disease', (274, 300)) 26870 24922532 This research study including human and animal tissue, has been approved by Weill Cornell Medical College IRB (IRB 1209013045 and IRB 1202012193 and IRB 0102004794) in accordance with principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (30, 35)) ('IRB 1209013045', 'Var', (111, 125)) ('IRB 1202012193', 'Var', (130, 144)) ('IRB 0102004794', 'Var', (149, 163)) 26887 24922532 Each 20 ul reaction mixture contained 1x Lightcycler 480 Probes Master Mix (Roche Diagnostics), 1 microL cDNA, UPL probe (200 nmol/l), TBP probe (100 nmol/l), and forward and reverse primers for USP26#79 and TBP or AR#14 and TBP (Roche Diagnostics). ('USP26', 'Var', (195, 200)) ('Mix', 'Gene', (71, 74)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (215, 217)) ('TBP', 'Gene', (225, 228)) ('TBP', 'Gene', '6908', (225, 228)) ('Mix', 'Gene', '83881', (71, 74)) ('TBP', 'Gene', (135, 138)) ('TBP', 'Gene', (208, 211)) ('TBP', 'Gene', '6908', (135, 138)) ('TBP', 'Gene', '6908', (208, 211)) 26933 24922532 Within human testis, USP26 was expressed in Leydig cells and early spermatogonia, as expected from our previously published mutational analysis showing USP26 mutations associated with infertility and low testosterone in men (Figures 3 and 4) and our murine studies (not shown). ('USP26', 'Gene', (152, 157)) ('low', 'NegReg', (200, 203)) ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (250, 256)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (168, 183)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (7, 12)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (184, 195)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (184, 195)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (184, 195)) ('testosterone', 'MPA', (204, 216)) ('mutations', 'Var', (158, 167)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (204, 216)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (220, 223)) ('low testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (200, 216)) 26947 24922532 For the first time, to our knowledge, colocalization with androgen receptor in human testis has been confirmed in Leydig cells, and early cells of spermatogenesis, as well as in follicular cells of benign and malignant thyroid tissue. ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', '367', (58, 75)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (79, 84)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', (58, 75)) ('colocalization', 'Var', (38, 52)) 26949 24922532 Our mutation screening revealed that USP26 mutation is associated with infertility and low testosterone levels. ('mutation', 'Var', (43, 51)) ('USP26', 'Gene', (37, 42)) ('associated', 'Reg', (55, 65)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (71, 82)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (71, 82)) ('low testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (87, 103)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (71, 82)) ('low', 'NegReg', (87, 90)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (91, 103)) 26950 24922532 We hypothesize that hypogonadism is secondary and subsequent to aberrations in Leydig cell function and spermatogenesis. ('Leydig cell function', 'CPA', (79, 99)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (104, 119)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007006', (20, 32)) ('hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000135', (20, 32)) ('aberrations', 'Var', (64, 75)) ('aberrations in Leydig cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010789', (64, 90)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', (20, 32)) 26953 24922532 In prior work by our group, sequence alterations in the USP26 gene were identified in approximately 11% of patients with severe oligospermia and non-obstructive azoospermia but were not identified in fertile controls. ('identified', 'Reg', (72, 82)) ('non-obstructive azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011961', (145, 172)) ('sequence alterations', 'Var', (28, 48)) ('oligospermia', 'Disease', (128, 140)) ('non-obstructive azoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053713', (145, 172)) ('obstructive azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011962', (149, 172)) ('azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000027', (161, 172)) ('non-obstructive azoospermia', 'Disease', (145, 172)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (107, 115)) ('USP26', 'Gene', (56, 61)) ('oligospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009845', (128, 140)) ('oligospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000798', (128, 140)) 26954 24922532 Patients with USP26 mutations had statistically significant lower testosterone levels (277 ng/dl vs. 405 ng/dl) as well as reduced testicular size (8.5 ml vs 12.4 ml). ('USP26', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('testicular size', 'CPA', (131, 146)) ('reduced testicular size', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008734', (123, 146)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (66, 78)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('lower testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (60, 78)) ('testosterone levels', 'MPA', (66, 85)) ('mutations', 'Var', (20, 29)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (123, 130)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (60, 65)) 26955 24922532 This is noteworthy since particular USP26 mutations were associated with impairment in testosterone possibly due to impaired USPS26-androgen receptor interaction in Leydig cells. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (79, 82)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', (132, 149)) ('impairment', 'NegReg', (73, 83)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (116, 124)) ('testosterone', 'MPA', (87, 99)) ('USP26', 'Gene', (36, 41)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (87, 99)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', '367', (132, 149)) ('interaction', 'Interaction', (150, 161)) ('mutations', 'Var', (42, 51)) ('associated', 'Reg', (57, 67)) 26958 24922532 Confirmation of colocalization of USP26 with AR by immunofluorescence in normal testicular tissue provides the first evidence of this interaction in humans. ('colocalization', 'Var', (16, 30)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (45, 47)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (149, 155)) ('USP26', 'Gene', (34, 39)) 26964 24922532 Small-interfering RNA mediated knockdown of AR coactivators has resulted in marked decreases in androgen-induced bladder cancer cell proliferation. ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (113, 127)) ('decreases', 'NegReg', (83, 92)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (121, 127)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (113, 127)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (44, 46)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (113, 127)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (31, 40)) 26965 24922532 Transfection of GFP-USP26 into HEK293 cells revealed nuclear localization with an accumulation and colocalization with AR in subnuclear foci which is similar to the effect of a specific AR mutation of the DNA-binding domain which confers androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) in patients via impaired ligand-dependent nuclear translocation, subnuclear foci formation, and intranuclear mobility of the receptor. ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (186, 188)) ('accumulation', 'PosReg', (82, 94)) ('AIS', 'Disease', 'OMIM:181800', (271, 274)) ('AIS', 'Disease', (271, 274)) ('confers', 'Reg', (230, 237)) ('ligand-dependent nuclear translocation', 'MPA', (301, 339)) ('androgen insensitivity syndrome', 'Disease', (238, 269)) ('mutation', 'Var', (189, 197)) ('HEK293', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0045', (31, 37)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (119, 121)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (279, 287)) ('nuclear localization', 'MPA', (53, 73)) ('AIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (271, 274)) ('androgen insensitivity syndrome', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (238, 269)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (292, 300)) ('subnuclear foci formation', 'CPA', (341, 366)) 26978 24922532 There is a significantly increased testicular germ cell tumor risk among men with shortened AR CAG repeat length which leads to increased AR transactivation that may be involved in seminoma development or progression of CIS/ITGCN to seminoma. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (56, 61)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (92, 94)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (181, 189)) ('increased testicular', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000053', (25, 45)) ('involved', 'Reg', (169, 177)) ('CAG', 'Protein', (95, 98)) ('testicular', 'Disease', (35, 45)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (181, 189)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (73, 76)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (138, 140)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (56, 61)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (197, 200)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (233, 241)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (46, 61)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (56, 61)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (233, 241)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (25, 34)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (128, 137)) ('shortened', 'Var', (82, 91)) 26984 24922532 Several nuclear receptor interaction motifs (L2, L3, F2) were identified in USP26 to result in severely diminished binding to AR when mutated. ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (126, 128)) ('mutated', 'Var', (134, 141)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (115, 122)) ('diminished', 'NegReg', (104, 114)) 26989 24922532 Colocalization of USP26 with AR has been identified in benign and malignant breast and thyroid tissue as well. ('identified', 'Reg', (41, 51)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (29, 31)) ('benign', 'Disease', (55, 61)) ('thyroid', 'Disease', (87, 94)) ('USP26', 'Gene', (18, 23)) ('Colocalization', 'Var', (0, 14)) 27043 19549888 Functional phosphodiesterase 11A mutations may modify the risk of familial and bilateral testicular germ cell tumors Inactivating germline mutations in phosphodiesterase 11A (PDE11A) have been implicated in adrenal tumor susceptibility. ('modify', 'Reg', (47, 53)) ('mutations', 'Var', (33, 42)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (215, 220)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (110, 116)) ('adrenal tumor', 'Disease', (207, 220)) ('Inactivating', 'NegReg', (117, 129)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (193, 203)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (110, 115)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (110, 116)) ('adrenal tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100631', (207, 220)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (175, 181)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (100, 116)) ('adrenal tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (207, 220)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (110, 116)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (100, 115)) ('phosphodiesterase 11A', 'Gene', '50940', (11, 32)) ('phosphodiesterase 11A', 'Gene', '50940', (152, 173)) ('phosphodiesterase 11A', 'Gene', (11, 32)) ('phosphodiesterase 11A', 'Gene', (152, 173)) 27046 19549888 We identified 8 non-synonymous substitutions in 20 patients from 15 families: four (R52T; F258Y; G291R; V820M) were newly-recognized, three (R804H; R867G; M878V) were functional variants previously implicated in adrenal tumor predisposition, and one (Y727C) was a known polymorphism. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (220, 225)) ('R804H', 'Mutation', 'rs75127279', (141, 146)) ('G291R', 'Mutation', 'rs767064669', (97, 102)) ('adrenal tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (212, 225)) ('F258Y', 'Mutation', 'rs1438588949', (90, 95)) ('R52T; F258Y; G291R; V820M', 'Var', (84, 109)) ('Y727C', 'Mutation', 'rs17400325', (251, 256)) ('adrenal tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100631', (212, 225)) ('R804H; R867G; M878V', 'Var', (141, 160)) ('R867G', 'Mutation', 'rs61306957', (148, 153)) ('M878V', 'Mutation', 'rs74357545', (155, 160)) ('R52T', 'Mutation', 'rs77972073', (84, 88)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (51, 59)) ('V820M', 'Var', (104, 109)) ('V820M', 'Mutation', 'rs140269105', (104, 109)) ('adrenal tumor', 'Disease', (212, 225)) 27047 19549888 We compared the frequency of these variants in our patients to unrelated controls that had been screened and found negative for any endocrine diseases: only the two previously-reported variants, R804H and R867G, known to be frequent in general population, were detected in these controls. ('R867G', 'Var', (205, 210)) ('R804H', 'Var', (195, 200)) ('endocrine diseases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004700', (132, 150)) ('R804H', 'Mutation', 'rs75127279', (195, 200)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (51, 59)) ('endocrine diseases', 'Disease', (132, 150)) ('R867G', 'Mutation', 'rs61306957', (205, 210)) 27048 19549888 The frequency of all PDE11A-gene variants (combined) was significantly higher among patients with TGCT (P=0.0002), present in 19% of the families of our cohort. ('PDE11A-gene', 'Gene', (21, 32)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (84, 92)) ('higher', 'Reg', (71, 77)) ('variants', 'Var', (33, 41)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (98, 102)) 27049 19549888 Most variants were detected in the general population, but functional studies showed that all these mutations reduced PDE activity, and that PDE11A protein expression was decreased (or absent) in TGCT samples from carriers. ('mutations', 'Var', (100, 109)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (171, 180)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (110, 117)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (196, 200)) ('PDE', 'Gene', '501', (141, 144)) ('protein', 'Protein', (148, 155)) ('PDE', 'Gene', '501', (118, 121)) ('PDE', 'Gene', (141, 144)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (156, 166)) ('PDE', 'Gene', (118, 121)) ('expression', 'MPA', (156, 166)) ('activity', 'MPA', (122, 130)) 27055 19549888 Several lines of evidence suggested that PDE11A might be a candidate gene for TGCT: 1) we have observed high expression of the PDE11A4 isoform in human testes; testicular tissue was also the only tissue to express all four known isoforms of PDE11A; 2) non-germ cell testicular tumors have been linked to genetic aberrations of the cAMP signaling pathway, including somatic activating mutations of the G-stimulatory subunit of the G-protein (GNAS1) in Leydig cell hyperplasia and tumors and in McCune-Albright syndrome, and germline inactivating PRKAR1A mutations are responsible for large cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumors (LCCSCT) in the context of Carney complex; and 3) male-limited infertility has been reported in the Pde11a-/- mouse, and is a known risk factor for TGCTs in humans. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (618, 624)) ('Sertoli cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (605, 624)) ('Leydig cell hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010791', (451, 474)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (277, 282)) ('GNAS1', 'Gene', '2778', (441, 446)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (618, 623)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (109, 119)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (688, 699)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', (613, 624)) ('GNAS1', 'Gene', (441, 446)) ('Leydig cell hyperplasia and tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007984', (451, 485)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005935', (613, 624)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', (266, 283)) ('responsible', 'Reg', (567, 578)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (545, 552)) ('mutations', 'Var', (553, 562)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (688, 699)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (735, 740)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (479, 484)) ('McCune-Albright syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005357', (493, 517)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (782, 788)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (331, 335)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (782, 787)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (479, 485)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (266, 283)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (688, 699)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (266, 283)) ('McCune-Albright syndrome', 'Disease', (493, 517)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (146, 151)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (545, 552)) ('male-limited infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (675, 699)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (277, 283)) 27058 19549888 Our data suggest that germline PDE11A mutations may modify the risk of familial and bilateral testicular germ cell tumors. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (115, 120)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', (110, 121)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (115, 121)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (31, 37)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005935', (110, 121)) ('modify', 'Reg', (52, 58)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (105, 121)) ('mutations', 'Var', (38, 47)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (105, 120)) 27062 19549888 The identified variants were compared with those found in three different control groups: 192 individuals specifically examined at Hopital Cochin, Paris, France, who were selected because they had no clinical or imaging evidence for any endocrine tumors (designated the "endo-negative" group) plus a negative family history of endocrine disorders; 95 unselected individuals negative for the most common adult diseases from the Coriell Institute database (the "Coriell" group); and, finally, 745 unselected healthy individuals enrolled in the New York Cancer Project (NYCP), who were already genotyped for the 5 PDE11A variants that we published previously (c.171Tdel/fs41X, R307X, c.1655_1657TCTdelCCins/fs15X, R804H and R867G). ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (247, 252)) ('endocrine disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004700', (327, 346)) ('endocrine disorders', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000818', (327, 346)) ('c.1655_1657TCTdelCCins/fs15X', 'Var', (681, 709)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (551, 557)) ('c.171Tdel', 'Mutation', 'c.del171', (657, 666)) ('R804H', 'Mutation', 'rs75127279', (711, 716)) ('endocrine disorders', 'Disease', (327, 346)) ('R307X', 'Var', (674, 679)) ('endocrine tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004701', (237, 253)) ('R804H', 'Var', (711, 716)) ('endocrine tumors', 'Disease', (237, 253)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (551, 557)) ('c.171Tdel/fs41X', 'Var', (657, 672)) ('R867G', 'Mutation', 'rs61306957', (721, 726)) ('R867G', 'Var', (721, 726)) ('R307X', 'Mutation', 'rs76308115', (674, 679)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (551, 557)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (247, 253)) 27063 19549888 For transfection experiments, the PDE11A ORF was cloned into pCR3.1, and the missense mutations (R52T, F258Y, G291R, A349T, D609N, Y727C, V820M and M878V were introduced by overlapping PCR, as previously described. ('M878V', 'Var', (148, 153)) ('D609N', 'Var', (124, 129)) ('G291R', 'Var', (110, 115)) ('F258Y', 'Mutation', 'rs1438588949', (103, 108)) ('G291R', 'Mutation', 'rs767064669', (110, 115)) ('D609N', 'Mutation', 'rs77934668', (124, 129)) ('R52T', 'Mutation', 'rs77972073', (97, 101)) ('R52T', 'Var', (97, 101)) ('Y727C', 'Mutation', 'rs17400325', (131, 136)) ('M878V', 'Mutation', 'rs74357545', (148, 153)) ('F258Y', 'Var', (103, 108)) ('V820M', 'Var', (138, 143)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (23, 26)) ('Y727C', 'Var', (131, 136)) ('A349T', 'Mutation', 'rs77477862', (117, 122)) ('V820M', 'Mutation', 'rs140269105', (138, 143)) ('A349T', 'Var', (117, 122)) 27066 19549888 Cells were transfected with 6 microg of plasmid DNA expressing either the wild type (WT) or the mutated form of PDE11A, harvested 48 hr after the transfection, and subjected to cAMP level and PDE activity assays. ('mutated', 'Var', (96, 103)) ('PDE', 'Gene', (112, 115)) ('PDE', 'Gene', (192, 195)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (177, 181)) ('PDE', 'Gene', '501', (112, 115)) ('PDE', 'Gene', '501', (192, 195)) 27072 19549888 Missense changes F258Y and G291R were encountered only among TGCT patients; they were not detected in the 1,032 individuals from any of the three control groups. ('TGCT', 'Disease', (61, 65)) ('F258Y', 'Var', (17, 22)) ('G291R', 'Var', (27, 32)) ('G291R', 'Mutation', 'rs767064669', (27, 32)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (66, 74)) ('F258Y', 'Mutation', 'rs1438588949', (17, 22)) 27073 19549888 The two previously-identified terminating mutations (c.171Tdel/FS41X and c.1655_1657del/insFS15X) were found in the newly-studied Coriell control panel, and all three known PDE11A nonsense mutations were present in the NYCP controls, as previously published. ('c.1655_1657del/insFS15X', 'Var', (73, 96)) ('c.1655_1657del', 'Mutation', 'c.1655_1657del', (73, 87)) ('c.171Tdel/FS41X', 'Var', (53, 68)) ('c.171Tdel', 'Mutation', 'c.del171', (53, 62)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (173, 179)) 27074 19549888 We first compared the combined frequency of PDE11A sequence variants in the TGCT patients with the three control groups. ('variants', 'Var', (60, 68)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (76, 80)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (44, 50)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (81, 89)) 27075 19549888 A higher prevalence of missense and nonsense mutations was observed in the TGCT patients compared with both the endo-negative and Coriell controls, but the difference reached statistical significance only for the first group (P=0.0002). ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (80, 88)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (75, 79)) ('nonsense mutations', 'Var', (36, 54)) ('missense', 'Var', (23, 31)) 27076 19549888 When compared with the NYCP controls, all identified variants were seen with similar prevalence and were only slightly more frequent among the TGCT patients (see Table 1). ('TGCT', 'Disease', (143, 147)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (148, 156)) ('variants', 'Var', (53, 61)) 27077 19549888 Analyzed individually, only two mutations - the novel substitutions F258Y and G291R - showed significant differences between the TGCT patients and each of the three control groups, Notably, both F258Y and G291R reside in the longest coding exon of PDE11A (exon 3), expressed only in the PDE11A4 isoform that is most common in steroidogenic tissues. ('F258Y', 'Var', (68, 73)) ('F258Y', 'Var', (195, 200)) ('G291R', 'Var', (205, 210)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (134, 142)) ('G291R', 'Var', (78, 83)) ('G291R', 'Mutation', 'rs767064669', (205, 210)) ('G291R', 'Mutation', 'rs767064669', (78, 83)) ('F258Y', 'Mutation', 'rs1438588949', (195, 200)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (248, 254)) ('F258Y', 'Mutation', 'rs1438588949', (68, 73)) 27078 19549888 A third novel substitution (R52T) was detected in the same exon; the combined frequency of these three PDE11A4-specific mutations was substantially greater among the TGCT cases compared with each of the control groups, as well as all controls combined (P=0.0005, OR12.96; 95%CI, 2.87-58.54). ('R52T', 'Mutation', 'rs77972073', (28, 32)) ('PDE11A4-specific', 'Gene', (103, 119)) ('greater', 'PosReg', (148, 155)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (166, 170)) ('mutations', 'Var', (120, 129)) 27079 19549888 Splice variants and synonymous substitutions showed similar frequency in all studied groups, with two exceptions: the known polymorphism C230C and the splice variant c.1072-3c/t were found more often in patients with TGCT than in the endo-negative controls. ('c.1072-3c/t', 'Mutation', 'rs13012088', (166, 177)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (217, 221)) ('C230C', 'Var', (137, 142)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (203, 211)) ('c.1072-3c/t', 'Var', (166, 177)) 27080 19549888 Transfection experiments in HEK293 and MLTC-1 cells with expression vectors harboring the substitutions R52T, F258Y, G291R, A349T, D609N, Y727C (the latter tested only in MLTC-1 cells), V820M and M878V were conducted along with the R804H and R867G for which we previously demonstrated impaired PDE11A function. ('MLTC-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:3544', (171, 177)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (19, 22)) ('V820M', 'Var', (186, 191)) ('V820M', 'Mutation', 'rs140269105', (186, 191)) ('M878V', 'Mutation', 'rs74357545', (196, 201)) ('D609N', 'Mutation', 'rs77934668', (131, 136)) ('R52T', 'Mutation', 'rs77972073', (104, 108)) ('R52T', 'Var', (104, 108)) ('expression vectors', 'Species', '29278', (57, 75)) ('R804H', 'Mutation', 'rs75127279', (232, 237)) ('F258Y', 'Mutation', 'rs1438588949', (110, 115)) ('HEK293', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0045', (28, 34)) ('G291R', 'Var', (117, 122)) ('F258Y', 'Var', (110, 115)) ('M878V', 'Var', (196, 201)) ('G291R', 'Mutation', 'rs767064669', (117, 122)) ('MLTC-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:3544', (39, 45)) ('A349T', 'Var', (124, 129)) ('Y727C', 'Var', (138, 143)) ('Y727C', 'Mutation', 'rs17400325', (138, 143)) ('A349T', 'Mutation', 'rs77477862', (124, 129)) ('R867G', 'Mutation', 'rs61306957', (242, 247)) ('D609N', 'Var', (131, 136)) 27081 19549888 Higher (relative to the WT) cAMP levels were measured in both tumore cell lines for all PDE11A missense mutations, indicating an a reduced ability of the variant PDE11A proteins to degrade cAMP (Figure 1A and C). ('ability', 'MPA', (139, 146)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (62, 67)) ('missense mutations', 'Var', (95, 113)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (62, 67)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (131, 138)) ('variant', 'Var', (154, 161)) ('degrade cAMP', 'MPA', (181, 193)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (189, 193)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (28, 32)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (88, 94)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (62, 67)) 27084 19549888 In general, the presence of TGCT and the family mutation were concordant: 17 of 21 (81%) of TGCT patients were heterozygous for a missense mutation. ('TGCT', 'Gene', (92, 96)) ('missense mutation', 'Var', (130, 147)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (97, 105)) 27085 19549888 In one family (Family 1), R804H was independently transmitted from two unrelated family branches and was present in three of the four available for analysis male individuals (individuals #05, #11 and #14): two of these patients had TCGT, and the one who did not have the disease (#14) was 18 years old at the time of his investigation. ('TCGT', 'Disease', (232, 236)) ('R804H', 'Var', (26, 31)) ('R804H', 'Mutation', 'rs75127279', (26, 31)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (219, 227)) 27087 19549888 IHC in tumor tissue from 4 patients with TGCT who carried a PDE11A mutation showed very low or no PDE11A protein expression in tumor cells compared with surrounding normal testicular tissue (Figure 3, panels A-D: representative stained sections from an M878V-related tumor). ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 132)) ('expression', 'MPA', (113, 123)) ('mutation', 'Var', (67, 75)) ('M878V', 'Mutation', 'rs74357545', (253, 258)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (7, 12)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (60, 66)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (127, 132)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (267, 272)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (98, 104)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (267, 272)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (27, 35)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (267, 272)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (7, 12)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (127, 132)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (113, 123)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (7, 12)) 27090 19549888 There was strong but not perfect concordance between the presence of a tumor and the presence of a mutation. ('tumor', 'Disease', (71, 76)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (71, 76)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (71, 76)) ('mutation', 'Var', (99, 107)) 27091 19549888 Transfection experiments demonstrated that each of the missense mutations resulted in lower levels of PDE and higher levels of cAMP. ('PDE', 'Gene', (102, 105)) ('PDE', 'Gene', '501', (102, 105)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (86, 91)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (127, 131)) ('missense mutations', 'Var', (55, 73)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (19, 22)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (110, 116)) ('cAMP', 'MPA', (127, 131)) 27092 19549888 The mutations had a greater impact in a murine testicular Leydig cell tumor (MLTC-1) cell line known to be cAMP-responsive. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (70, 75)) ('MLTC-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:3544', (77, 83)) ('Leydig cell tumor', 'Disease', (58, 75)) ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (40, 46)) ('Leydig cell tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007984', (58, 75)) ('Leydig cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100618', (58, 75)) ('mutations', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (107, 111)) 27094 19549888 Finally, there was a suggestion that cancer-free family members who carried these mutations manifested non-malignant GU abnormalities that have been associated with increased risk of TGCT, as well as diverse non-testicular cancers. ('cancers', 'Disease', (223, 230)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (37, 43)) ('testicular cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (212, 230)) ('GU abnormalities', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000119', (117, 133)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (223, 230)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (223, 229)) ('malignant GU abnormalities', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006758', (107, 133)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (37, 43)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (183, 187)) ('associated', 'Reg', (149, 159)) ('mutations', 'Var', (82, 91)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (212, 229)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (223, 229)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (37, 43)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (223, 229)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (223, 230)) 27097 19549888 Since this and previous studies clearly demonstrated that the mutant variants alter PDE function, their presence may produce compensatory changes in other members of the PDE family and/or additional factors that regulate cAMP levels and PKA activity, thereby offering a possible explanation for their reduced penetrance. ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (221, 225)) ('alter', 'Reg', (78, 83)) ('PDE', 'Gene', (170, 173)) ('PDE', 'Gene', '501', (84, 87)) ('variants', 'Var', (69, 77)) ('PDE', 'Gene', (84, 87)) ('cAMP levels', 'MPA', (221, 232)) ('PDE', 'Gene', '501', (170, 173)) ('changes', 'Reg', (138, 145)) ('function', 'MPA', (88, 96)) ('mutant variants', 'Var', (62, 77)) 27098 19549888 The comparison between PDE11A variants associated with testicular and adrenocortical tumors showed a similar frequency distribution (Supplementary Table 2). ('variants', 'Var', (30, 38)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (70, 91)) ('testicular', 'Disease', (55, 65)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (23, 29)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (70, 91)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (139, 142)) ('associated', 'Reg', (39, 49)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (85, 90)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (85, 91)) 27099 19549888 It is tempting to speculate that other cAMP-sensitive tissues would also be possible targets of a PDE defect. ('defect', 'Var', (102, 108)) ('PDE', 'Gene', (98, 101)) ('PDE', 'Gene', '501', (98, 101)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (39, 43)) 27100 19549888 It is noteworthy, that different classes of PDE11A gene variants have variable distributions between the multiple "control" groups in this study: nonsense mutations were absent among the 192 individuals in whom endocrine neoplasms were aggressively sought and excluded, while they were detected in our other two control groups from the general population (see Supplemental Table 1). ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (221, 230)) ('endocrine neoplasms', 'Disease', (211, 230)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (44, 50)) ('endocrine neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004701', (211, 230)) ('variants', 'Var', (56, 64)) ('absent', 'NegReg', (170, 176)) ('endocrine neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100568', (211, 230)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (366, 369)) 27139 19718320 Mutation in the SLC34A2 gene (Chr 4p15) is found to be seen in patients with pulmonary alveolar microliths. ('SLC34A2', 'Gene', '10568', (16, 23)) ('Mutation', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('pulmonary alveolar microliths', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011649', (77, 106)) ('SLC34A2', 'Gene', (16, 23)) ('pulmonary alveolar microliths', 'Disease', (77, 106)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (63, 71)) 27140 19718320 Male patients with this mutation are found to have testicular microliths as well. ('testicular microliths', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (51, 72)) ('testicular microliths', 'Disease', (51, 72)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (5, 13)) ('mutation', 'Var', (24, 32)) 27179 19718320 Limited cases of testicular biopsy in patients with infertility and TM revealed microliths in 30-40% of the seminiferous tubules with obstruction of the tubular lumen, increased cytoplasmic swelling, vacuolization and atrophy of seminiferous epithelium. ('increased', 'PosReg', (168, 177)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (52, 63)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (163, 166)) ('atrophy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001284', (218, 225)) ('vacuolization', 'CPA', (200, 213)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (52, 63)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (52, 63)) ('atrophy', 'Disease', (218, 225)) ('cytoplasmic swelling', 'CPA', (178, 198)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (38, 46)) ('microliths', 'Var', (80, 90)) 27249 33139720 Preclinical studies using in vivo mouse model with implanted EnzR1-C4-2 cells also demonstrated that Cis plus Enz therapy resulted in better suppression of EnzR CRPC progression than Enz treatment alone. ('Cis', 'Var', (101, 104)) ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (61, 64)) ('suppression', 'NegReg', (141, 152)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (34, 39)) ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (110, 113)) ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (183, 186)) ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (156, 159)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (192, 195)) ('EnzR CRPC', 'Disease', (156, 165)) 27256 33139720 Clinical studies indicated the failure of ADT with Enz (ADT-Enz) treatment might be linked to the AR splicing variant ARv7, a process that involves the splicing of full-length AR pre-mRNA and altering the RNA splicing pattern. ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (60, 63)) ('AR splicing variant', 'Var', (98, 117)) ('altering', 'Reg', (192, 200)) ('ADT', 'Chemical', '-', (56, 59)) ('ADT', 'Chemical', '-', (42, 45)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (70, 73)) ('RNA splicing pattern', 'MPA', (205, 225)) ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (51, 54)) ('ARv7', 'Gene', (118, 122)) ('ADT-Enz', 'Chemical', '-', (56, 63)) 27257 33139720 While other mechanistic studies also indicated that the development of Enz-resistance could also be due to Glucocorticoid receptor (GR) activation, AR gain, ligand binding domain mutations, or alternative AR variants, the emergence of the ARv7 splice variant remains the most interesting explanation, supported by clear and strong evidence from human clinical sample surveys. ('gain', 'PosReg', (151, 155)) ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (71, 74)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (63, 66)) ('Glucocorticoid receptor', 'Gene', '2908', (107, 130)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (345, 350)) ('GR', 'Gene', '2908', (132, 134)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (136, 146)) ('variants', 'Var', (208, 216)) ('Glucocorticoid receptor', 'Gene', (107, 130)) 27288 33139720 We then added different doses of Cis to this EnzR1_C4-2 cell line and found Cis could degrade ARv7 (and full-length AR, fAR) at the protein level (Fig. ('degrade', 'NegReg', (86, 93)) ('Cis', 'Var', (76, 79)) ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (45, 48)) 27293 33139720 1a-g suggest that Cis and Carboplatin may degrade ARv7 and AR mutants of AR-F876L at low doses that have minimal effects on the induction of apoptosis in multiple EnzR CRPC cells. ('AR-F876L', 'Gene', (73, 81)) ('F876L', 'Mutation', 'p.F876L', (76, 81)) ('mutants', 'Var', (62, 69)) ('degrade', 'NegReg', (42, 49)) ('Carboplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016190', (26, 37)) ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (163, 166)) ('ARv7', 'Gene', (50, 54)) 27304 33139720 In addition to restoring the Enz sensitivity to further suppress the EnzR cell proliferation, we were interested to see if Cis-degraded ARv7 can also delay the development of Enz-resistance in the CRPC cells treated with Enz. ('ARv7', 'Gene', (136, 140)) ('delay', 'NegReg', (150, 155)) ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (175, 178)) ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (69, 72)) ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (221, 224)) ('Cis-degraded', 'Var', (123, 135)) ('development of Enz-resistance', 'MPA', (160, 189)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (167, 170)) ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (29, 32)) 27336 33139720 6b), the tumor growth rate showed the EnzR3_CW22Rv1 xenograft tumor growth could be significantly suppressed by Cis + Enz as compared with control, Enz, and Cis single treatment group (Fig. ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (98, 108)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (9, 14)) ('CW22Rv1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:1045', (44, 51)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (62, 67)) ('Cis + Enz', 'Var', (112, 121)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (9, 14)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (62, 67)) ('EnzR3_CW22Rv1', 'Var', (38, 51)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (173, 176)) ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (38, 41)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (9, 14)) ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (148, 151)) ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (118, 121)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (62, 67)) 27339 33139720 S6-S7), and ARv7 IHC stainings are lower in Cis and Cis+Enz groups (Fig. ('ARv7', 'Gene', (12, 16)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (35, 40)) ('Cis+Enz', 'Var', (52, 59)) ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (56, 59)) 27344 33139720 Early clinical data revealed that 3 of 29 CRPC patients receiving ARN509 treatment had the AR-F876L mutant. ('F876L', 'Mutation', 'p.F876L', (94, 99)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (47, 55)) ('ARN509', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C572045', (66, 72)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (78, 81)) ('CRPC', 'Disease', (42, 46)) ('AR-F876L', 'Var', (91, 99)) 27345 33139720 further confirmed these findings by showing that AR-F876L could convert Enz into an AR agonist and reverse the growth inhibition of Enz treatment. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (141, 144)) ('AR-F876L', 'Var', (49, 57)) ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (72, 75)) ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (132, 135)) ('growth inhibition', 'MPA', (111, 128)) ('F876L', 'Mutation', 'p.F876L', (52, 57)) 27346 33139720 Enz might also increase the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) signals in a subset of PCa cells due to relief of AR-mediated feedback repression of GR expression. ('relief', 'NegReg', (97, 103)) ('glucocorticoid receptor', 'Gene', (28, 51)) ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (0, 3)) ('GR', 'Gene', '2908', (142, 144)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (15, 23)) ('GR', 'Gene', '2908', (53, 55)) ('Enz', 'Var', (0, 3)) ('glucocorticoid receptor', 'Gene', '2908', (28, 51)) 27349 33139720 However, the emergence of the AR splicing variant ARv7 may represent the key factor for the development of Enz-resistance as recent clinical studies from CRPC patients demonstrated that 39% of metastatic CRPC patients treated with Enz had detectable ARv7 in their circulating tumor cells, and these ARv7 positive patients had lower PSA response rates than ARv7 negative patients with shorter PSA progression-free survival (median, 1.4 months vs. 6.0 months), suggesting CRPC patients with ARv7 might have poor response to Enz treatment, and Enz treatment might enhance ARv7 expression. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (550, 553)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (276, 281)) ('expression', 'MPA', (574, 584)) ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (107, 110)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (475, 483)) ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (541, 544)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (531, 534)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (370, 378)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (561, 568)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (313, 321)) ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (231, 234)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (326, 331)) ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (522, 525)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (276, 281)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (209, 217)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (159, 167)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (276, 281)) ('ARv7', 'Gene', (569, 573)) ('ARv7', 'Var', (489, 493)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (99, 102)) 27352 33139720 Importantly, ASC-J9 , but not the anti-androgens Enz or Casodex, could degrade both full-length AR and the AR variant ARv7 or AR mutants including AR-F876L. ('degrade', 'NegReg', (71, 78)) ('Casodex', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C053541', (56, 63)) ('AR-F876L', 'Var', (147, 155)) ('Enz', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C540278', (49, 52)) ('F876L', 'Mutation', 'p.F876L', (150, 155)) ('ARv7', 'Gene', (118, 122)) 27355 33139720 The microRNA (miR), miR-124, has recently been identified as a tumor suppressor to suppress the PCa progression, and miR-124 could also suppress ARv7 along with EZH2 and Src signals. ('tumor', 'Disease', (63, 68)) ('EZH2', 'Gene', '2146', (161, 165)) ('EZH2', 'Gene', (161, 165)) ('Src', 'Gene', (170, 173)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (63, 68)) ('miR-124', 'Var', (117, 124)) ('ARv7', 'Gene', (145, 149)) ('Src', 'Gene', '6714', (170, 173)) ('suppress', 'NegReg', (136, 144)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (63, 68)) ('PCa progression', 'CPA', (96, 111)) ('suppress', 'NegReg', (83, 91)) 27362 33139720 The potential adverse effects of Cis treatment include myelosuppression, asthenia and gastrointestinal disorders, as well as long-term cardiac, renal and neurological consequences, which may result in its discontinuation and limit its therapeutic efficacy. ('asthenia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025406', (73, 81)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (42, 45)) ('gastrointestinal disorders', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011024', (86, 112)) ('discontinuation', 'NegReg', (205, 220)) ('Cis', 'Var', (33, 36)) ('asthenia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001247', (73, 81)) ('limit', 'NegReg', (225, 230)) ('myelosuppression', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001855', (55, 71)) ('gastrointestinal disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005767', (86, 112)) ('gastrointestinal disorders', 'Disease', (86, 112)) ('myelosuppression', 'Disease', (55, 71)) ('asthenia', 'Disease', (73, 81)) 27391 29499525 Unsilenced supernumerical X-chromosomes have been reported in TGCT patients and men with TGCT have been observed to confer a four-fold increased risk of TGCT to their sons as opposed to an eight-fold increased risk to their brothers. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (67, 75)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (62, 66)) ('Unsilenced supernumerical X-chromosomes', 'Var', (0, 39)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (80, 83)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (153, 157)) 27410 24603304 We have established DNMT3B or POU5F1 (hereafter referred to as OCT4) knockdown in teratocarcinoma stem cells N2102Ep and TERA1 and in the pluripotent NTERA2 by a doxycycline-inducible system, and tested the cytotoxicity induced by Aza-dC. ('OCT4', 'Gene', (63, 67)) ('teratocarcinoma', 'Disease', (82, 97)) ('doxycycline', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004318', (162, 173)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (207, 219)) ('POU5F1', 'Gene', '5460', (30, 36)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (150, 156)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (88, 97)) ('teratocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018243', (82, 97)) ('tested', 'Reg', (196, 202)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (231, 237)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (20, 26)) ('POU5F1', 'Gene', (30, 36)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (207, 219)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (69, 78)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', '5460', (63, 67)) 27411 24603304 Silencing of DNMT3B led to apoptosis of human teratocarcinoma stem cells N2102Ep and TERA1. ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (52, 61)) ('teratocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018243', (46, 61)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (27, 36)) ('teratocarcinoma', 'Disease', (46, 61)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (13, 19)) ('Silencing', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (40, 45)) 27412 24603304 Further, we found that induction of apoptosis or differentiation in NTERA2 and human embryonic stem cells by Aza-dC requires DNMT3B. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (79, 84)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (49, 64)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (36, 45)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (68, 74)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (109, 115)) ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (109, 115)) 27414 24603304 Treatment with Aza-dC reduced cell number of differentiated cells to a lesser extent than their undifferentiated parental stem cells. ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (15, 21)) ('cell number of differentiated cells', 'CPA', (30, 65)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (22, 29)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (5, 8)) ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (15, 21)) 27416 24603304 Our finding suggests that DNMT3B acts as an antiapoptotic gene in teratocarcinoma stem cells, and mediates apoptosis and differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells induced by Aza-dC, and that Aza-dC specifically induces apoptosis of teratocarcinoma stem cells. ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (180, 186)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (225, 234)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (121, 136)) ('teratocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018243', (66, 81)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (140, 145)) ('teratocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018243', (238, 253)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (72, 81)) ('induces', 'Reg', (217, 224)) ('teratocarcinoma', 'Disease', (66, 81)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (26, 32)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (197, 203)) ('teratocarcinoma', 'Disease', (238, 253)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (107, 116)) ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (197, 203)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (244, 253)) 27419 24603304 However, in some cases, these tumours may be composed entirely of EC cells, without any differentiated cell components, whereas many cell lines such as N2102Ep and TERA1 derived from testicular GCTs also appear to be composed of EC cells that have lost the ability to differentiate. ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (30, 37)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (30, 37)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (229, 231)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (30, 37)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (194, 197)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (66, 68)) ('N2102Ep', 'Var', (152, 159)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (30, 36)) 27422 24603304 Nevertheless, nullipotent EC cells can be induced to differentiate following genetic manipulation to knockdown expression of OCT4. ('OCT4', 'Gene', (125, 129)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (26, 28)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', '5460', (125, 129)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (101, 110)) 27436 24603304 However, DNMT3B knockdown did not induce apoptosis in pluripotent NTERA2 and ES cells, but did attenuate apoptosis or differentiation induced by Aza-dC in NTERA2 and ES cells, suggesting that DNMT3B is required for apoptosis or differentiation induced by Aza-dC. ('attenuate', 'NegReg', (95, 104)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (145, 151)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (105, 114)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (118, 133)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (16, 25)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (66, 72)) ('DNMT3B', 'Var', (9, 15)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (255, 261)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (155, 161)) 27437 24603304 However, when N2102Ep and TERA1 were caused to differentiate by a knockdown of POU5F1 (hereafter referred to as OCT4) Aza-dC-induced apoptosis was antagonised. ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (118, 124)) ('N2102Ep', 'Var', (14, 21)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', '5460', (112, 116)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', (112, 116)) ('POU5F1', 'Gene', '5460', (79, 85)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (66, 75)) ('POU5F1', 'Gene', (79, 85)) 27438 24603304 Our studies suggest differential roles of DNMT3B in nullipotent and pluripotent stem cells, and highlight an evidence of cancer stem cells, but not their differentiated derivatives, which undergo apoptosis induced by the epigenetic drug. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (121, 127)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (121, 127)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (42, 48)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (121, 127)) ('epigenetic drug', 'Var', (221, 236)) 27468 24603304 Next, we performed cloning-efficiency assay to determine whether DNMT3B might facilitate clonal propagation of teratocarcinoma stem cells. ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (117, 126)) ('teratocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018243', (111, 126)) ('DNMT3B', 'Var', (65, 71)) ('teratocarcinoma', 'Disease', (111, 126)) ('facilitate', 'PosReg', (78, 88)) 27469 24603304 The clonal ability test reveals that silencing of DNMT3B led to a reduction of cloning efficiency of EC cells N2102Ep and TERA1 (Figure 1B), suggesting a role of DNMT3B in clonal propagation of the cancer stem cells. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (198, 204)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (101, 103)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (198, 204)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (50, 56)) ('silencing', 'Var', (37, 46)) ('cloning efficiency', 'CPA', (79, 97)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (198, 204)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (66, 75)) 27470 24603304 Similarly, DNMT3B knockdown also reduced clonal ability of human pluripotent stem cells NTERA2 and H7 (Figure 1B). ('clonal ability', 'CPA', (41, 55)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (18, 27)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (59, 64)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (88, 94)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (33, 40)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (11, 17)) 27471 24603304 DNMT has been proposed to mediate DNA mutagenicity and hence cellular cytotoxicity induced by Aza-dC through a covalent trapping mechanism between Aza-dC-incorporated DNA adduct and the methyltransferase. ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (94, 100)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (70, 82)) ('DNA', 'MPA', (34, 37)) ('covalent trapping', 'MPA', (111, 128)) ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (94, 100)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (161, 164)) ('DNMT', 'Gene', '1786', (0, 4)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (70, 82)) ('DNMT', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (147, 153)) 27472 24603304 To define whether Aza-dC treatment might diminish colony survival, and whether DNMT3B might mediate the cytotoxic effect in human nullipotent EC cells, N2102Ep and TERA1, and human pluripotent stem cells NTERA2 and H7, DNMT3B expression was silenced for 3 days, and the cells were subsequently treated with Aza-dC. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (175, 180)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (79, 85)) ('silenced', 'NegReg', (241, 249)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (204, 210)) ('colony survival', 'CPA', (50, 65)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (18, 24)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (307, 313)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (142, 144)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (124, 129)) ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (18, 24)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (219, 225)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (30, 33)) ('diminish', 'NegReg', (41, 49)) 27473 24603304 The result shows that Aza-dC treatment reduced cloning efficiency of the stem cells to a greater extent than the DNMT3B knockdown (Figure 1B). ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (22, 28)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (39, 46)) ('cloning efficiency of the stem cells', 'CPA', (47, 83)) ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (22, 28)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (34, 37)) 27475 24603304 Next, apoptosis assay using a double staining of Annexin V together with the stem cell marker SSEA3 was employed to elucidate whether silencing of DNMT3B induces apoptosis of human nullipotent stem cells N2102Ep and TERA1 and pluripotent stem cells NTERA2 and H7. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (175, 180)) ('induces', 'Reg', (154, 161)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (249, 255)) ('silencing', 'Var', (134, 143)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (147, 153)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (162, 171)) 27476 24603304 Upon DNMT3B silencing, population numbers of SSEA3+/Annexin V+, of which represents 'apoptotic stem cells', in Dox-treated N2102Ep and TERA1 were two-fold increased approximately in comparison with the controls (Figure 2A and B). ('increased', 'PosReg', (155, 164)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (5, 11)) ('SSEA3+/Annexin V+', 'Protein', (45, 62)) ('Dox', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004318', (111, 114)) ('silencing', 'Var', (12, 21)) 27478 24603304 These results suggest that DNMT3B might prevent apoptosis in the human nullipotent EC cells N2102Ep and TERA1, but not in pluripotent NTERA2 and human ES cells. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (65, 70)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (83, 85)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (145, 150)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (134, 140)) ('DNMT3B', 'Var', (27, 33)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (48, 57)) ('prevent', 'NegReg', (40, 47)) 27479 24603304 We found that Aza-dC treatment led to an increase in the numbers of SSEA3+/Annexin V+ population in N2102Ep, TERA1, NTERA2 and H7 (Figure 2), suggesting that the apoptotic effect of Aza-dC on the stem cells is a general feature as in mouse ES cells. ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (14, 20)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (234, 239)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (116, 122)) ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (14, 20)) ('apoptotic', 'CPA', (162, 171)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (26, 29)) ('SSEA3+/Annexin V+ population', 'MPA', (68, 96)) ('N2102Ep', 'Var', (100, 107)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (182, 188)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (41, 49)) 27480 24603304 We also observed that in pluripotent NTERA2 cells treated with Aza-dC, a further depletion of DNMT3B by shRNAi resulted in a reduction in the SSEA3+/Annexin V+ population compared with cells treated with Aza-dC alone (Figure 3A). ('reduction', 'NegReg', (125, 134)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (37, 43)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (63, 69)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (94, 100)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (204, 210)) ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (63, 69)) ('SSEA3+/Annexin V+ population', 'MPA', (142, 170)) ('shRNAi', 'Gene', (104, 110)) ('depletion', 'MPA', (81, 90)) 27482 24603304 These results suggest that DNMT3B mediates an induction of apoptosis induced by Aza-dC in the pluripotent stem cells NTERA2 but not in N2102Ep, TERA1 and human ES cells. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (154, 159)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (80, 86)) ('DNMT3B', 'Var', (27, 33)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (59, 68)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (117, 123)) ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (80, 86)) 27483 24603304 As Aza-dC has been originally reported to induce cellular differentiation, we next asked whether Aza-dC might induce differentiation of human teratocarcinoma stem cells N2102Ep and TERA1 and pluripotent stem cells NTERA2 and H7. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (136, 141)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (117, 132)) ('teratocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018243', (142, 157)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (97, 103)) ('teratocarcinoma', 'Disease', (142, 157)) ('induce', 'PosReg', (110, 116)) ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (97, 103)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (3, 9)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (148, 157)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (214, 220)) 27484 24603304 Treatment with Aza-dC resulted in an increase in numbers of SSEA3-/Annexin V- cells, of which represents 'non-apoptotic differentiated cells', in pluripotent NTERA2 and H7 (Figure 3). ('SSEA3-/Annexin V- cells', 'Protein', (60, 83)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (158, 164)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (15, 21)) ('pluripotent NTERA2', 'MPA', (146, 164)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (37, 45)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (5, 8)) ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (15, 21)) 27485 24603304 On the other hand, the numbers of SSEA3-/Annexin V- cells in N2102Ep and TERA1 were not increased by Aza-dC treatment (Figure 2A and B). ('N2102Ep', 'Var', (61, 68)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (101, 107)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (113, 116)) ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (101, 107)) ('SSEA3-/Annexin V-', 'Protein', (34, 51)) 27486 24603304 This result indicates that Aza-dC induces differentiation of pluripotent NTERA2 and H7 cells. ('differentiation', 'CPA', (42, 57)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (73, 79)) ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (27, 33)) ('pluripotent', 'MPA', (61, 72)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (27, 33)) 27487 24603304 To establish whether DNMT3B mediates differentiation of pluripotent NTERA2 and H7 induced by Aza-dC, we treated the cells with Aza-dC in the absence or presence of DNMT3B silencing. ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (93, 99)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (68, 74)) ('pluripotent', 'MPA', (56, 67)) ('silencing', 'Var', (171, 180)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (127, 133)) 27490 24603304 This result suggests that DNMT3B mediates an induction of differentiation induced by Aza-dC in human ES cells but not in pluripotent stem cells NTERA2. ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (85, 91)) ('DNMT3B', 'Var', (26, 32)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (58, 73)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (95, 100)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (144, 150)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (85, 91)) 27491 24603304 Consistent with flow cytometry analysis, we found that Aza-dC treatment led to a reduction of the expression level of stem cell-associated genes OCT4, NANOG and SOX2 in pluripotent NTERA2 and H7 ES cells (Figure 4). ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (55, 61)) ('H7 ES', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0I14', (192, 197)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', '5460', (145, 149)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', (145, 149)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', '79923', (151, 156)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (67, 70)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (181, 187)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', (151, 156)) ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (55, 61)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (81, 90)) ('expression level', 'MPA', (98, 114)) ('SOX2', 'Gene', (161, 165)) ('SOX2', 'Gene', '6657', (161, 165)) 27493 24603304 Further, silencing of DNMT3B in Aza-dC-treated NTERA2 and H7 resulted in a higher expression of OCT4, NANOG and SOX2 compared with cells treated with Aza-dC alone. ('OCT4', 'Gene', (96, 100)) ('NTERA2', 'Gene', (47, 53)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', '79923', (102, 107)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (47, 53)) ('expression', 'MPA', (82, 92)) ('silencing', 'Var', (9, 18)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (75, 81)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (22, 28)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', (102, 107)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (32, 38)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (150, 156)) ('SOX2', 'Gene', '6657', (112, 116)) ('SOX2', 'Gene', (112, 116)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', '5460', (96, 100)) 27494 24603304 This result indicates that DNMT3B might also mediate downregulation of OCT4, NANOG and SOX2 in pluripotent NTERA2 and H7 ES cells induced by Aza-dC. ('SOX2', 'Gene', '6657', (87, 91)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (141, 147)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', '79923', (77, 82)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', (77, 82)) ('SOX2', 'Gene', (87, 91)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (53, 67)) ('H7 ES', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0I14', (118, 123)) ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (141, 147)) ('DNMT3B', 'Var', (27, 33)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', '5460', (71, 75)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', (71, 75)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (107, 113)) ('pluripotent', 'MPA', (95, 106)) 27495 24603304 Although many human EC cell lines fail to differentiate after manipulation of culture conditions, we have previously shown that N2102Ep and TERA1 do differentiate following knockdown of OCT4 using siRNA. ('OCT4', 'Gene', '5460', (186, 190)) ('differentiate', 'Reg', (149, 162)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (14, 19)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (173, 182)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', (186, 190)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (20, 22)) 27497 24603304 Consistent with the previous works, the inducible OCT4 knockdown N2102Ep and TERA1 by shRNAi showed an upregulation of genes representing trophoblastic and endodermal lineages, indicating their differentiation (Figure 5B). ('genes', 'MPA', (119, 124)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (103, 115)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', '5460', (50, 54)) ('trophoblastic', 'CPA', (138, 151)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', (50, 54)) ('N2102Ep', 'Var', (65, 72)) 27500 24603304 This result indicates that the cancer stem cells are more sensitive to Aza-dC than their differentiated derivatives. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (31, 37)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (71, 77)) ('sensitive', 'MPA', (58, 67)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (31, 37)) ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (71, 77)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (31, 37)) 27501 24603304 Flow cytometric analysis reveals that silencing of OCT4 gave rise to more Annexin V+ cells (Figure 2C and D), suggesting that OCT4 might inhibit apoptosis of nullipotent EC cells. ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (145, 154)) ('Annexin V+', 'Protein', (74, 84)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (170, 172)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', (126, 130)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (137, 144)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', '5460', (126, 130)) ('more', 'PosReg', (69, 73)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', '5460', (51, 55)) ('silencing', 'Var', (38, 47)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', (51, 55)) 27502 24603304 We found that expression of DNMT3B was diminished by silencing of OCT4 (Figure 5A) supporting the role of DNMT3B in preventing apoptosis in N2102Ep and TERA1 (Figure 2A and B). ('OCT4', 'Gene', (66, 70)) ('diminished', 'NegReg', (39, 49)) ('N2102Ep', 'Var', (140, 147)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (127, 136)) ('preventing', 'NegReg', (116, 126)) ('expression', 'MPA', (14, 24)) ('silencing', 'Var', (53, 62)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (28, 34)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', '5460', (66, 70)) 27503 24603304 Next, upon Aza-dC treatment we compared the level of Annexin V+ cells of the stem cells and their OCT4 knockdown differentiated cells to ascertain whether Aza-dC is able to induce apoptosis of the differentiated cancer cells. ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (155, 161)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (212, 218)) ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (155, 161)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (212, 218)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', '5460', (98, 102)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (23, 26)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', (98, 102)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (180, 189)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (11, 17)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (212, 218)) 27505 24603304 This result suggests that the apoptotic response induced by Aza-dC is specific to undifferentiated stem cells. ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (60, 66)) ('apoptotic response', 'CPA', (30, 48)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (60, 66)) 27509 24603304 DNMT3B is also necessary to prevent apoptosis in EC cells N2102Ep and TERA1, but not in pluripotent NTERA2 and ES cells (Figure 2A and B and Figure 3A and B). ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (49, 51)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (36, 45)) ('N2102Ep', 'Var', (58, 65)) ('DNMT3B', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (100, 106)) 27511 24603304 Similar to our finding, knockdown of DNMT3L, which is another DNA methyltransferase without the catalytic activity, induces two-fold increase of numbers of apoptotic cells in human EC cells. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (175, 180)) ('increase of numbers of apoptotic cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030887', (133, 171)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (133, 141)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (181, 183)) ('DNMT3L', 'Gene', (37, 43)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (24, 33)) ('DNMT3L', 'Gene', '29947', (37, 43)) 27513 24603304 We find that Aza-dC induces apoptosis of nullipotent EC cells (N2102Ep and TERA1) as well as pluripotent EC and ES cells (NTERA2 and H7). ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (13, 19)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (53, 55)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (122, 128)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (105, 107)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (28, 37)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (13, 19)) 27514 24603304 Our result supports a recent study, which shows that Aza-dC treatment at the concentration of 10 nM is enough to attenuate clonal ability and to induce apoptosis of NTERA2. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (65, 68)) ('NTERA2', 'Gene', (165, 171)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (84, 87)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (53, 59)) ('induce', 'PosReg', (145, 151)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (165, 171)) ('clonal ability', 'CPA', (123, 137)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (152, 161)) ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (53, 59)) ('attenuate', 'NegReg', (113, 122)) 27516 24603304 We show that Aza-dC induces not only apoptosis, but also differentiation of pluripotent NTERA2 and H7 (Figure 3A and B). ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (88, 94)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (37, 46)) ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (13, 19)) ('induces', 'Reg', (20, 27)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (57, 72)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (13, 19)) 27517 24603304 Our results suggest that the epigenetic drug Aza-dC alters fates of pluripotent stem cells by driving these cells toward differentiation and apoptosis. ('differentiation', 'CPA', (121, 136)) ('fates of pluripotent stem cells', 'MPA', (59, 90)) ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (45, 51)) ('alters', 'Reg', (52, 58)) ('driving', 'PosReg', (94, 101)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (141, 150)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (45, 51)) 27518 24603304 We show in this study that DNMT3B mediates apoptosis induced by Aza-dC in pluripotent NTERA2 (Figure 3A), whereas it mediates downregulation of SSEA3 expression induced by Aza-dC in pluripotent H7 ES cells (Figure 3B). ('expression', 'MPA', (150, 160)) ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (64, 70)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (126, 140)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (43, 52)) ('H7 ES', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0I14', (194, 199)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (86, 92)) ('DNMT3B', 'Var', (27, 33)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (64, 70)) ('pluripotent NTERA2', 'MPA', (74, 92)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (172, 178)) ('SSEA3', 'Gene', (144, 149)) 27519 24603304 Nonetheless, DNMT3B has a role in Aza-dC-induced downregulation of OCT4, NANOG and SOX2 expression in both NTERA2 and H7 (Figure 4). ('SOX2', 'Gene', (83, 87)) ('SOX2', 'Gene', '6657', (83, 87)) ('DNMT3B', 'Var', (13, 19)) ('expression', 'MPA', (88, 98)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', '5460', (67, 71)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', (67, 71)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (34, 40)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (49, 63)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (107, 113)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', '79923', (73, 78)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', (73, 78)) 27520 24603304 Our results support previous findings that DNMT3B mediates the effects of Aza-dC to induce apoptosis in mouse ES cells and human pluripotent stem cells NTERA2. ('DNMT3B', 'Var', (43, 49)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (152, 158)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (91, 100)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (123, 128)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (104, 109)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (74, 80)) ('induce', 'PosReg', (84, 90)) 27521 24603304 In contrast to the pluripotent stem cells, as DNMT3B is important to prevent apoptosis of N2102Ep and TERA1 (Figure 2A and B), knockdown of DNMT3B in the nullipotent N2102Ep and TERA1 might not allow the nullipotent EC cells to encounter the apoptotic effect of Aza-dC. ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (216, 218)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (127, 136)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (262, 268)) ('DNMT3B', 'Var', (140, 146)) 27523 24603304 A mechanism underlying cytotoxicity induced by Aza-dC has been proposed to occur through a covalent trapping of DNA methyltransferases, which then induces DNA mutagenicity. ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (23, 35)) ('Aza-dC', 'Var', (47, 53)) ('induces', 'Reg', (147, 154)) ('DNA mutagenicity', 'MPA', (155, 171)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (23, 35)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (47, 53)) 27527 24603304 We show that silencing of OCT4 led to apoptosis of N2102Ep and TERA1 (Figure 2C and D). ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (38, 47)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', '5460', (26, 30)) ('N2102Ep', 'Var', (51, 58)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', (26, 30)) ('silencing', 'Var', (13, 22)) 27528 24603304 Because somatic cells respond poorly to Aza-dC compared with teratocarcinoma stem cells, we induced differentiation of N2102Ep and TERA1 using shRNAi-inducible OCT4 knockdown, and found that differentiated OCT4 knockdown cells respond poorly to the epigenetic drug Aza-dC (Figure 2C and D). ('N2102Ep', 'Var', (119, 126)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', '5460', (160, 164)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', (160, 164)) ('teratocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018243', (61, 76)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (67, 76)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (40, 46)) ('teratocarcinoma', 'Disease', (61, 76)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', '5460', (206, 210)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', (206, 210)) ('Aza-dC', 'Chemical', '-', (265, 271)) 27566 31354629 GSTM3 is a critical GSTs variant and previous evidences showed that GSTM3 polymorphism is associated with an increased risk to develope a cancer. ('cancer', 'Disease', (138, 144)) ('GSTs', 'Gene', '373156', (20, 24)) ('GSTs', 'Gene', (20, 24)) ('GSTM3', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('associated', 'Reg', (90, 100)) ('GSTM3', 'Gene', (68, 73)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (138, 144)) ('GSTM3', 'Gene', '2947', (0, 5)) ('GSTM3', 'Gene', '2947', (68, 73)) ('polymorphism', 'Var', (74, 86)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (138, 144)) 27567 31354629 A lot of studies previously investigated the association of GSTM3 gene polymorphism with the risk to develop a lung cancer. ('association', 'Interaction', (45, 56)) ('GSTM3', 'Gene', (60, 65)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (111, 122)) ('GSTM3', 'Gene', '2947', (60, 65)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (116, 122)) ('polymorphism', 'Var', (71, 83)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (111, 122)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (111, 122)) 27570 31354629 The GSTM3 gene is polymorphic and GSTM3 polymorphisms control the enzyme activity by the modulation of substrate binding. ('control', 'Reg', (54, 61)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (40, 53)) ('activity', 'MPA', (73, 81)) ('substrate binding', 'Interaction', (103, 120)) ('modulation', 'Reg', (89, 99)) ('GSTM3', 'Gene', (4, 9)) ('enzyme', 'Enzyme', (66, 72)) ('GSTM3', 'Gene', (34, 39)) ('GSTM3', 'Gene', '2947', (34, 39)) ('GSTM3', 'Gene', '2947', (4, 9)) 27571 31354629 In particular, the study published in 2009, performed on a large population of patients who survived TGCT, reported that GSTP1 genotype influences the risk of developing a TGCT. ('influences', 'Reg', (136, 146)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (172, 176)) ('genotype', 'Var', (127, 135)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (121, 126)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (79, 87)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (121, 126)) 27572 31354629 M3 and P1 polymorphisms of GSTM3 represent promising markers for predicting the risk of TGTC formation. ('TGTC formation', 'Disease', (88, 102)) ('GSTM3', 'Gene', '2947', (27, 32)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (10, 23)) ('TGTC', 'Chemical', '-', (88, 92)) ('GSTM3', 'Gene', (27, 32)) 27586 31354629 The modulation of CDK10 expression in colorectal cancer indicates that CDK10 is involved in cell growth and it is associated with a reduction in chemosensitivity. ('CDK10', 'Gene', '8558', (71, 76)) ('modulation', 'Var', (4, 14)) ('CDK10', 'Gene', (71, 76)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (38, 55)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 55)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (132, 141)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (38, 55)) ('chemosensitivity', 'CPA', (145, 161)) ('CDK10', 'Gene', '8558', (18, 23)) ('CDK10', 'Gene', (18, 23)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (38, 55)) ('involved', 'Reg', (80, 88)) 27590 31354629 Some of these proteins are testis specific: Y177 encoded-like protein 4, cytokeratins, glutamine synthetase, and StAR-related lipid transfer protein 7 (StarD7). ('lipid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (126, 131)) ('StarD7', 'Gene', (152, 158)) ('glutamine synthetase', 'Gene', (87, 107)) ('StarD7', 'Gene', '56910', (152, 158)) ('glutamine synthetase', 'Gene', '2752', (87, 107)) ('Y177', 'Var', (44, 48)) 27597 31354629 The loss of StarD7 might induce cancer development. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (32, 38)) ('induce', 'Reg', (25, 31)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (32, 38)) ('StarD7', 'Gene', (12, 18)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (46, 49)) ('StarD7', 'Gene', '56910', (12, 18)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (32, 38)) ('loss', 'Var', (4, 8)) 27619 31354629 It was previously related with colorectal cancer for the variant rs11169552. ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (31, 48)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (42, 48)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (31, 48)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (31, 48)) ('rs11169552', 'Var', (65, 75)) ('related', 'Reg', (18, 25)) ('rs11169552', 'Mutation', 'rs11169552', (65, 75)) 27620 31354629 The Tubulin Polymerization-Promoting Protein Family Member 2 (TPPP2) and its variant rs1952524 was linked to liver cancer. ('liver cancer', 'Disease', (109, 121)) ('rs1952524', 'Var', (85, 94)) ('rs1952524', 'Mutation', 'rs1952524', (85, 94)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (115, 121)) ('TPPP2', 'Gene', '122664', (62, 67)) ('liver cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002896', (109, 121)) ('linked', 'Reg', (99, 105)) ('Tubulin Polymerization-Promoting Protein Family Member 2', 'Gene', '122664', (4, 60)) ('liver cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006528', (109, 121)) ('TPPP2', 'Gene', (62, 67)) 27621 31354629 Another protein is the Protease Serine 55 (PRSS55) along with the variant rs4404875, which has been mainly identified in Leydig and Sertoli cells and it is is associated with prostate and ovarian cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (196, 202)) ('Protease Serine 55', 'Gene', '203074', (23, 41)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (188, 202)) ('PRSS55', 'Gene', (43, 49)) ('associated', 'Reg', (159, 169)) ('rs4404875', 'Mutation', 'rs4404875', (74, 83)) ('rs4404875', 'Var', (74, 83)) ('Protease Serine 55', 'Gene', (23, 41)) ('prostate and ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (175, 202)) ('PRSS55', 'Gene', '203074', (43, 49)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (132, 145)) 27693 25289098 Frohman et al described how autoreactive T cells can cause inflammatory demyelination of the central nervous system. ('cause', 'Reg', (53, 58)) ('inflammatory demyelination', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011096', (59, 85)) ('inflammatory demyelination of the central nervous system', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003711', (59, 115)) ('demyelination of the central nervous', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007305', (72, 108)) ('autoreactive', 'Var', (28, 40)) 27738 24369137 Another example is illustrated by the influence of smoking and alcohol intake on the impact of polymorphisms in the genes encoding apoE and alcohol dehydrogenase, respectively, on coronary heart disease (reviewed by Talmud). ('alcohol dehydrogenase', 'Gene', (140, 161)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (95, 108)) ('coronary heart disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003324', (180, 202)) ('apoE', 'Gene', '348', (131, 135)) ('alcohol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000438', (140, 147)) ('alcohol dehydrogenase', 'Gene', '10327', (140, 161)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (25, 28)) ('alcohol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000438', (63, 70)) ('coronary heart disease', 'Disease', (180, 202)) ('apoE', 'Gene', (131, 135)) ('coronary heart disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001677', (180, 202)) 27754 24369137 AHR knockout mice are characterized by liver fibrosis as well as hampered embryonic development of a wide range of organs, reduced xenobiotic metabolism, immune system defects and regulation of hematopoiesis. ('embryonic development of a wide range', 'CPA', (74, 111)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (13, 17)) ('hematopoiesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536227', (194, 207)) ('immune system defects', 'CPA', (154, 175)) ('liver fibrosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008103', (39, 53)) ('hampered', 'NegReg', (65, 73)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (91, 94)) ('xenobiotic metabolism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008659', (131, 152)) ('knockout', 'Var', (4, 12)) ('liver fibrosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001395', (39, 53)) ('hematopoiesis', 'Disease', (194, 207)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('xenobiotic metabolism', 'Disease', (131, 152)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (123, 130)) ('liver fibrosis', 'Disease', (39, 53)) 27756 24369137 Knocking out the AHR gene in a prostate cancer mouse model (TRAMP) inhibited prostatic carcinogenesis, while treating TRAMP mice with an AHR modulator inhibited metastasis. ('prostatic carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (77, 101)) ('TRAMP', 'Gene', (118, 123)) ('TRAMP', 'Gene', '85030', (118, 123)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (67, 76)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (31, 46)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (31, 46)) ('TRAMP', 'Gene', (60, 65)) ('TRAMP', 'Gene', '85030', (60, 65)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (47, 52)) ('prostatic carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (77, 101)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (124, 128)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (151, 160)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (17, 20)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (31, 46)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (40, 46)) ('Knocking out', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('metastasis', 'CPA', (161, 171)) 27766 24369137 Boys that were exposed to TCDD in Seveso during infancy or puberty exhibited permanently reduced estradiol and increased follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels, whereas boys born to Yucheng mothers showed decreased serum testosterone and increased serum estradiol and FSH at the age of puberty. ('increased serum estradiol', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025134', (241, 266)) ('decreased serum testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (208, 236)) ('increased follicle', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100874', (111, 129)) ('age of puberty', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000826', (282, 296)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (89, 96)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (208, 217)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (224, 236)) ('TCDD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000072317', (26, 30)) ('increased follicle-stimulating hormone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008232', (111, 149)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (241, 250)) ('estradiol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (257, 266)) ('estradiol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (97, 106)) ('serum testosterone', 'MPA', (218, 236)) ('TCDD', 'Var', (26, 30)) ('estradiol', 'MPA', (97, 106)) ('Boys', 'Species', '9606', (0, 4)) ('serum estradiol', 'MPA', (251, 266)) ('boys', 'Species', '9606', (172, 176)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (111, 120)) ('decreased serum testosterone and increased serum estradiol', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008214', (208, 266)) ('reduced estradiol', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008214', (89, 106)) 27774 24369137 A recent study on 135 men from Seveso, who were exposed to TCDD during infancy, showed reduced sperm concentration and motility, whereas it had the opposite effect in men exposed during puberty and no effect in an older group with a mean age at exposure of 21.5 years. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (108, 111)) ('TCDD', 'Var', (59, 63)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (87, 94)) ('reduced sperm concentration and motility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012207', (87, 127)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (22, 25)) ('TCDD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000072317', (59, 63)) ('sperm concentration', 'CPA', (95, 114)) ('motility', 'CPA', (119, 127)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (167, 170)) 27798 24369137 Recently, Bjork and Giwercman reported that the suppressive effect of TCDD on AR activity depends on the polymorphic glutamine repeat in the transactivating domain of AR, lending further support that crosstalk between AR and AHR signaling is mediated at the level of cofactor binding. ('glutamine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005973', (117, 126)) ('TCDD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000072317', (70, 74)) ('polymorphic glutamine repeat', 'Var', (105, 133)) ('TCDD', 'Gene', (70, 74)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (218, 220)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (167, 169)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (78, 80)) ('suppressive', 'NegReg', (48, 59)) 27804 24369137 Polymorphisms in the AHR gene, enzymes that are transcriptionally regulated by AHR, or other genes involved in the AHR signaling pathway, may not only cause variations in the individual susceptibility to dioxin-like compounds, but may also affect the cross talk between AHR signaling and other signaling pathways as described above. ('affect', 'Reg', (240, 246)) ('Polymorphisms', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('other signaling pathways', 'Pathway', (288, 312)) ('susceptibility to dioxin-like compounds', 'MPA', (186, 225)) ('dioxin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004147', (204, 210)) ('cross talk', 'MPA', (251, 261)) ('AHR signaling', 'Pathway', (270, 283)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (21, 24)) ('cause variations', 'Reg', (151, 167)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (79, 82)) 27805 24369137 As such, these polymorphisms may determine to what extent dioxins and dioxin-like compounds disrupt for example androgen signaling. ('dioxins', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004147', (58, 65)) ('androgen signaling', 'MPA', (112, 130)) ('dioxin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004147', (58, 64)) ('dioxin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004147', (70, 76)) ('disrupt', 'Reg', (92, 99)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (15, 28)) 27806 24369137 For example, a single nucleotide change at codon 375 in the ligand binding domain of the murine AHR reduces the binding affinity for TCDD approximately 10-fold in the resistant DBA/2 strain as compared to the sensitive C57BL/6J strain. ('binding', 'Interaction', (112, 119)) ('reduces', 'NegReg', (100, 107)) ('single nucleotide change', 'Var', (15, 39)) ('TCDD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000072317', (133, 137)) ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (89, 95)) ('TCDD', 'Protein', (133, 137)) ('DBA/2', 'Gene', (177, 182)) ('DBA/2', 'Gene', '114086', (177, 182)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (96, 99)) 27808 24369137 Due to a deletion in the transactivation domain of the rat AHR, the Han/Wistar rat strain is a 1000-fold more resistant to TCDD than the sensitive Long-Evans rat strain. ('more', 'PosReg', (105, 109)) ('resistant', 'MPA', (110, 119)) ('deletion in', 'Var', (9, 20)) ('TCDD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000072317', (123, 127)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (158, 161)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (79, 82)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (55, 58)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (59, 62)) 27811 24369137 Besides important implications for testing of pollutants in animal models, these inter- and intraspecies differences indicate that genetic polymorphisms in the AHR structure can have profound effects on the individual sensitivity to polycyclic and halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons. ('aromatic hydrocarbons', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006841', (260, 281)) ('effects', 'Reg', (192, 199)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (139, 152)) ('AHR structure', 'Gene', (160, 173)) 27813 24369137 The first identified and most widely studied single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the human AHR gene is a G > A substitution in exon 10, which causes an arginine to lysine change at codon 554 (Arg554Lys) in the transactivating domain of the receptor. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (89, 94)) ('arginine to lysine change at codon 554', 'Mutation', 'rs2066853', (156, 194)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (95, 98)) ('Arg554Lys', 'Var', (196, 205)) ('arginine to lysine', 'MPA', (156, 174)) ('transactivating', 'MPA', (214, 229)) ('Arg554Lys', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (196, 205)) ('causes', 'Reg', (146, 152)) 27814 24369137 Its functional significance is currently unclear as both upregulation as well as loss of transactivational activity have been reported for the lysine variant. ('transactivational activity', 'MPA', (89, 115)) ('lysine', 'Var', (143, 149)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (57, 69)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (81, 85)) ('lysine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (143, 149)) 27817 24369137 The Arg554Lys SNP is in linkage disequilibrium with two other non-synonymous SNPs in exon 10 (Pro517Ser and Val570Ile), which are very rare except in African ancestry. ('Arg554Lys', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('Pro517Ser', 'Chemical', '-', (94, 103)) ('Val570Ile', 'Mutation', 'rs4986826', (108, 117)) ('Pro517Ser', 'Var', (94, 103)) ('Val570Ile', 'Var', (108, 117)) ('Arg554Lys', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (4, 13)) 27818 24369137 Combinations of Lys554/Ile570 or Lys554/Ile570/Ser517 variant alleles are unable to drive the CYP1A1 gene expression in vitro. ('Ser517', 'Chemical', '-', (47, 53)) ('Ile570', 'Chemical', '-', (40, 46)) ('Lys554/Ile570/Ser517', 'Var', (33, 53)) ('expression', 'MPA', (106, 116)) ('Lys554', 'Chemical', '-', (33, 39)) ('Lys554', 'Chemical', '-', (16, 22)) ('Ile570', 'Chemical', '-', (23, 29)) ('Lys554/Ile570', 'Var', (16, 29)) ('CYP1A1 gene', 'Gene', (94, 105)) ('drive', 'Reg', (84, 89)) ('unable', 'NegReg', (74, 80)) 27820 24369137 A recent study confirmed that lower AHR, ARNT and CYP1B1 mRNA expression was associated with the homozygous variant Lys554 genotype of the AHR, but it remains to be seen whether humans who carry the variant codons at 570 and 517 will have a lower cancer risk as well. ('lower', 'NegReg', (30, 35)) ('ARNT', 'MPA', (41, 45)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (247, 253)) ('Lys554', 'Var', (116, 122)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (247, 253)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (247, 253)) ('Lys554', 'Chemical', '-', (116, 122)) ('AHR', 'MPA', (36, 39)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (178, 184)) ('CYP1B1', 'Gene', '1545', (50, 56)) ('variant Lys554', 'Var', (108, 122)) ('CYP1B1', 'Gene', (50, 56)) 27821 24369137 Four additional human AHR variants (Lys17Thr, Lys401Arg, Asn487Asp and Ile514Thr) have been described. ('Asn487Asp', 'Var', (57, 66)) ('Lys401Arg', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (46, 55)) ('Ile514Thr', 'Var', (71, 80)) ('Lys17Thr', 'Var', (36, 44)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (22, 25)) ('Asn487Asp', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (57, 66)) ('Lys401Arg', 'Var', (46, 55)) ('Lys17Thr', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (36, 44)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (16, 21)) ('Ile514Thr', 'Chemical', '-', (71, 80)) 27822 24369137 Reduced transcriptional activity was reported in the Lys401Arg and Asn487Asp variants, but so far the phenotypic consequences of these variants remain unknown. ('Lys401Arg', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (53, 62)) ('Asn487Asp', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (67, 76)) ('Reduced', 'NegReg', (0, 7)) ('Lys401Arg', 'Var', (53, 62)) ('transcriptional activity', 'MPA', (8, 32)) ('Asn487Asp', 'Var', (67, 76)) 27823 24369137 The AHRR gene harbors a missense mutation leading to a Pro185Ala amino acid change in exon 6. ('Pro185Ala', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (55, 64)) ('Pro185Ala', 'Var', (55, 64)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (4, 8)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (4, 8)) 27824 24369137 Although the functional properties of this variant are unclear, it has been linked with endometriosis in women and infertility in men, possibly through a reduced negative feedback on dioxin-induced AHR signaling. ('negative feedback', 'MPA', (162, 179)) ('dioxin-induced AHR signaling', 'MPA', (183, 211)) ('endometriosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030127', (88, 101)) ('linked', 'Reg', (76, 82)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (107, 110)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (105, 110)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (115, 126)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (115, 126)) ('variant', 'Var', (43, 50)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (115, 126)) ('dioxin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004147', (183, 189)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (154, 161)) ('endometriosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004715', (88, 101)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (130, 133)) ('endometriosis', 'Disease', (88, 101)) 27826 24369137 Recently, in a candidate association study on testicular cancer in a combined Swedish and Danish cohort, it was shown that the risk of disseminated TGCC was associated with four different SNPs that tag two haplotypes in the AHRR, whereas no association was found with SNPs in the AHR. ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (46, 63)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (46, 63)) ('associated', 'Reg', (157, 167)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (188, 192)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (46, 63)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (224, 228)) ('disseminated TGCC', 'Disease', (135, 152)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 63)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (224, 228)) 27828 24369137 Two other variants, Asp511Asn and Asp517Glu, have also been identified in the ARNT gene, but since both are located in exon 16, which does not contain a known functional domain, the significance of these SNPs has not been determined to date. ('Asp517Glu', 'Var', (34, 43)) ('Asp511Asn', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (20, 29)) ('Asp511Asn', 'Var', (20, 29)) ('Asp517Glu', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (34, 43)) ('ARNT', 'Gene', (78, 82)) 27830 24369137 In ARNT2 on the other hand, which is a close structural homologue of ARNT and expressed in parallel with ARNT in many tissues, a significant association was observed between two SNPs (rs2278705 and rs5000770) and having either cryptorchidism, hypospadias or both in Japanese boys, whereas, rs5000770 was linked to at least one genital malformation in Italian men. ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (227, 241)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003456', (227, 241)) ('ARNT2', 'Gene', '9915', (3, 8)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (243, 254)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (359, 362)) ('rs5000770', 'Var', (198, 207)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (227, 241)) ('rs5000770', 'Mutation', 'rs5000770', (198, 207)) ('ARNT2', 'Gene', (3, 8)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (243, 254)) ('genital malformation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000078', (327, 347)) ('rs2278705', 'Mutation', 'rs2278705', (184, 193)) ('boys', 'Species', '9606', (275, 279)) ('rs5000770', 'Mutation', 'rs5000770', (290, 299)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (243, 254)) ('rs2278705', 'Var', (184, 193)) 27831 24369137 Studies in populations that have been exposed to significant dioxin levels may be needed to further confirm the possible role of ARNT or ANRT2 variants in male genital development. ('dioxin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004147', (61, 67)) ('male genital development', 'CPA', (155, 179)) ('ANRT2', 'Gene', (137, 142)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (175, 178)) ('ARNT', 'Gene', (129, 133)) ('variants', 'Var', (143, 151)) 27832 24369137 One could argue that the human AHR is not likely to be polymorphic with respect to susceptibility for two reasons: (i) the human AHR already harbors the mutation that in the DBA/2-mouse reduces its affinity or CYP1A1 inducibility, which may not be overcome by additional mutations and (ii) the critical importance of the AHR during development may not allow additional deleterious mutations in this gene. ('CYP1A1 inducibility', 'MPA', (210, 229)) ('affinity', 'MPA', (198, 206)) ('DBA/2', 'Gene', (174, 179)) ('DBA/2', 'Gene', '114086', (174, 179)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (123, 128)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (25, 30)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (180, 185)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (129, 132)) ('reduces', 'NegReg', (186, 193)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (339, 342)) ('mutation', 'Var', (153, 161)) 27833 24369137 However, a recent genetic association study in a Chinese cohort of 580 idiopathic infertile men and 580 fertile controls observed that men homozygous for the AHR rs2158041 AA genotype had lower sperm counts than carriers of the GG genotype. ('sperm counts', 'CPA', (194, 206)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (188, 193)) ('rs2158041', 'Mutation', 'rs2158041', (162, 171)) ('lower sperm counts', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000798', (188, 206)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (135, 138)) ('rs2158041 AA', 'Var', (162, 174)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (158, 161)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (92, 95)) 27834 24369137 Interestingly, the same polymorphism also associated with risk of lung cancer in a similarly-sized Chinese study. ('polymorphism', 'Var', (24, 36)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (42, 57)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (66, 77)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (66, 77)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (71, 77)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (66, 77)) 27837 24369137 Animal studies have shown that daily sperm production is affected less by TCDD exposure in utero as well as during adulthood in resistant Han/Wistar rats who carry a mutated transactivation domain of the AHR as compared to Long-Evans rats carrying the wildtype allele. ('Wistar rats', 'Species', '10116', (142, 153)) ('sperm production', 'CPA', (37, 53)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (234, 238)) ('mutated', 'Var', (166, 173)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (204, 207)) ('TCDD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000072317', (74, 78)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (149, 153)) ('less', 'NegReg', (66, 70)) ('transactivation', 'MPA', (174, 189)) 27839 24369137 For example, a polymorphism in CYP1A1 and hydroxysteroid 17b-dehydrogenase 4 modifies the association between exposure levels to different PCB congeners and the risk of testicular cancer. ('PCB', 'Gene', (139, 142)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (169, 186)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (169, 186)) ('PCB', 'Gene', '5091', (139, 142)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (180, 186)) ('association', 'Interaction', (90, 101)) ('modifies', 'Reg', (77, 85)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (169, 186)) ('polymorphism', 'Var', (15, 27)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (31, 37)) 27841 24369137 Another study reported increased sperm DNA fragmentation in men with a variant of the detoxifying enzyme glutathione-S-transferase M1 when exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolites found in air pollution. ('variant', 'Var', (71, 78)) ('glutathione-S-transferase M1', 'Gene', (105, 133)) ('polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011084', (150, 181)) ('sperm DNA fragmentation', 'CPA', (33, 56)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (23, 32)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (60, 63)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (47, 50)) ('glutathione-S-transferase M1', 'Gene', '2944', (105, 133)) 27843 24369137 On the other hand, polymorphisms in genes involved in AHR signaling pathway have been identified in humans, and in a limited number of studies these have been associated with male reproductive functions. ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (19, 32)) ('associated', 'Reg', (159, 169)) ('male reproductive', 'CPA', (175, 192)) ('AHR signaling pathway', 'Pathway', (54, 75)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (100, 106)) 27845 24369137 Although animals show large differences in sensitivity to dioxins due to these polymorphisms, the functional effects are less obvious in humans. ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (79, 92)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (137, 143)) ('sensitivity', 'MPA', (43, 54)) ('dioxins', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004147', (58, 65)) 27848 24369137 Many environmental pollutants exert there biological effects through activation of the AHR signaling cascade and polymorphisms in the genes involved in this pathway may affect an individual's response to these pollutants. ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (113, 126)) ('affect', 'Reg', (169, 175)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (12, 15)) ('response to these pollutants', 'MPA', (192, 220)) ('AHR signaling cascade', 'Pathway', (87, 108)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (69, 79)) 27849 24369137 It may not be likely that polymorphisms in the human AHR gene affect receptor function, but there is evidence to suggest that polymorphisms in AHRR may indeed affect an individual's susceptibility to dioxin-related reproductive health effects. ('affect', 'Reg', (62, 68)) ('susceptibility', 'MPA', (182, 196)) ('affect', 'Reg', (159, 165)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (126, 139)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (143, 147)) ('dioxin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004147', (200, 206)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (143, 147)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (47, 52)) 27856 24369137 However, given the fact that AHR receptor signaling is crucially important during development, the human AHR which already harbors a polymorphism that in the mouse reduces its activity may not allow further compromising genetic modifications. ('reduces', 'NegReg', (164, 171)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (158, 163)) ('activity', 'MPA', (176, 184)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (105, 108)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (89, 92)) ('polymorphism', 'Var', (133, 145)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (99, 104)) 27926 22310892 In at least one case, a Dmrt1 gene has taken over sex determination: in the teleost fish medaka (Oryzias latipes; XX/XY sex determination), a gene duplication of the autosomal Dmrt1a generated a new Y chromosome on which the new Dmrt1 gene, called DM domain on Y (Dmy; also known as Dmrt1y), acts as a male-linked dominant 'master regulator' of sex determination and is both necessary and sufficient to trigger male development, much like SRY in mammals. ('Dmy', 'Gene', '100049231', (264, 267)) ('teleost fish', 'Species', '70862', (76, 88)) ('Dmrt1a', 'Gene', (176, 182)) ('gene duplication', 'Var', (142, 158)) ('Dmrt1a', 'Gene', '101161472', (176, 182)) ('Dmrt1y', 'Gene', (283, 289)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (229, 234)) ('Dmrt1y', 'Gene', '100049231', (283, 289)) ('DM', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009223', (248, 250)) ('male development', 'CPA', (411, 427)) ('Oryzias latipes', 'Species', '8090', (97, 112)) ('medaka', 'Species', '8090', (89, 95)) ('Dmy', 'Gene', (264, 267)) 27927 22310892 The discovery of Dmy beautifully illustrates how a conserved downstream sex regulator can acquire control of the sex determination hierarchy through a straightforward mutational event. ('Dmy', 'Gene', '100049231', (17, 20)) ('Dmy', 'Gene', (17, 20)) ('mutational', 'Var', (167, 177)) 27933 22310892 Ito and colleagues recently found that a duplicated variant of Dmrt1 resides on the W chromosome of the frog Xenopus laevis (which also has ZZ/ZW genetic sex determination) and serves as an ovarian determinant. ('variant', 'Var', (52, 59)) ('Xenopus laevis', 'Species', '8355', (109, 123)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (63, 68)) 27939 22310892 From the widespread involvement of Dmrt1 in vertebrates with diverse sex-determining mechanisms, it seems likely that further examples in which mutations that affect Dmrt1 are associated with SDM transition await discovery. ('mutations', 'Var', (144, 153)) ('DM', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009223', (193, 195)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (166, 171)) ('associated', 'Reg', (176, 186)) 27944 22310892 In the fetal ovary, Dmrt1 mutant germ cells have severely reduced Stra8 expression and undergo abnormal meiotic prophase. ('meiotic prophase', 'CPA', (104, 120)) ('Stra8', 'Gene', (66, 71)) ('expression', 'MPA', (72, 82)) ('undergo', 'Reg', (87, 94)) ('mutant', 'Var', (26, 32)) ('Stra8', 'Gene', '20899', (66, 71)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (58, 65)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (20, 25)) 27946 22310892 Dmrt1 mutant males have no obvious phenotype until after birth, except on the 129Sv inbred genetic background, where Dmrt1 mutants develop testicular teratomas at a very high frequency during fetal development. ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (117, 122)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (150, 159)) ('mutant', 'Var', (6, 12)) ('testicular teratomas', 'Disease', (139, 159)) ('testicular teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100616', (139, 159)) ('develop', 'PosReg', (131, 138)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (78, 83)) ('testicular teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:C562472', (139, 159)) ('mutants', 'Var', (123, 130)) 27949 22310892 First, it is required for germ cells to resume development just after birth: Dmrt1 mutant cells do not reinitiate mitosis, nor do they migrate to the basal lamina or undergo spermatogonial differentiation. ('mitosis', 'Disease', (114, 121)) ('mutant', 'Var', (83, 89)) ('mitosis', 'Disease', 'None', (114, 121)) ('spermatogonial differentiation', 'CPA', (174, 204)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (77, 82)) ('undergo', 'Reg', (166, 173)) 27951 22310892 Deletion of Dmrt1 in undifferentiated spermatogonia causes them to abandon normal development and differentiation and instead express high levels of Stra8 and precociously and constitutively enter meiosis. ('Stra8', 'Gene', '20899', (149, 154)) ('express', 'Reg', (126, 133)) ('normal development', 'CPA', (75, 93)) ('enter', 'Reg', (191, 196)) ('abandon', 'NegReg', (67, 74)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (12, 17)) ('causes', 'Reg', (52, 58)) ('abandon normal development', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002376', (67, 93)) ('Stra8', 'Gene', (149, 154)) ('Deletion', 'Var', (0, 8)) 27956 22310892 Dmrt1-null mutant mice are born male and have apparently normal Sertoli cells. ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (64, 77)) ('mutant', 'Var', (11, 17)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (18, 22)) ('Dmrt1-null', 'Gene', (0, 10)) ('Sertoli cells', 'CPA', (64, 77)) 27958 22310892 Androgen activity is reduced and oestradiol levels are elevated in mutants, suggesting a male-to-female tilt in hormone signalling, which is probably due in part to elevated expression of the oestrogenic enzyme cytochrome P450 family 19 subfamily A polypeptide 1 (CYP19A1; also known as aromatase). ('reduced', 'NegReg', (21, 28)) ('cytochrome P450 family 19 subfamily A polypeptide 1', 'Gene', '13075', (211, 262)) ('oestradiol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (33, 43)) ('expression', 'MPA', (174, 184)) ('CYP19A1', 'Gene', (264, 271)) ('hormone signalling', 'MPA', (112, 130)) ('mutants', 'Var', (67, 74)) ('oestradiol levels', 'MPA', (33, 50)) ('Androgen activity', 'MPA', (0, 17)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (165, 173)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (55, 63)) ('bab', 'Chemical', '-', (144, 147)) ('CYP19A1', 'Gene', '13075', (264, 271)) 27961 22310892 However, the two networks are clearly not identical: loss of Sox9 only causes sex reversal if it occurs before testicular differentiation, and neither Dmrt1 nor Foxl2 is essential for primary sex determination. ('Sox9', 'Gene', (61, 65)) ('Foxl2', 'Gene', '26927', (161, 166)) ('sex reversal', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012245', (78, 90)) ('loss', 'Var', (53, 57)) ('Foxl2', 'Gene', (161, 166)) ('causes', 'Reg', (71, 77)) ('sex reversal', 'CPA', (78, 90)) 27962 22310892 Postnatal loss of Foxl2 causes a reciprocal reprogramming of granulosa cells to Sertoli-like cells, activating Sox9 and Dmrt1, inducing formation of cells resembling Leydig cells and remodelling the ovary to a more testis-like morphology. ('loss', 'Var', (10, 14)) ('Foxl2', 'Gene', (18, 23)) ('remodelling the ovary', 'Disease', (183, 204)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (100, 110)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (120, 125)) ('remodelling the ovary', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (183, 204)) ('inducing', 'PosReg', (127, 135)) ('Foxl2', 'Gene', '26927', (18, 23)) 27966 22310892 Recent work in medaka suggests this may be the case: XY fish that are mutant for Dmrt1 develop gonads that initially appear to be male (presumably owing to Dmy) but go on to become fertile XY females. ('Dmy', 'Gene', (156, 159)) ('mutant', 'Var', (70, 76)) ('Dmy', 'Gene', '100049231', (156, 159)) ('medaka', 'Species', '8090', (15, 21)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (81, 86)) 27968 22310892 Plasticity of gonadal sex also exists in C. elegans, although it may not involve DM domain genes: ectopic expression of egl-5 in XX hermaphrodites can induce male gene expression in the somatic gonad long after gonadal sex determination. ('hermaphrodites', 'Disease', (132, 146)) ('DM', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009223', (81, 83)) ('egl-5', 'Gene', (120, 125)) ('C. elegans', 'Species', '6239', (41, 51)) ('induce', 'PosReg', (151, 157)) ('ectopic expression', 'Var', (98, 116)) ('hermaphrodites', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012734', (132, 146)) ('male gene expression', 'MPA', (158, 178)) 27971 22310892 Given that both Dmrt1 and Foxl2 are implicated in modulating retinoic acid signalling, it will be important to find out whether elevated retinoic acid signalling plays a part in male-to-female reprogramming in Dmrt1 mutants. ('retinoic acid signalling', 'MPA', (61, 85)) ('mutants', 'Var', (216, 223)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (210, 215)) ('retinoic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (61, 74)) ('retinoic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (137, 150)) ('Foxl2', 'Gene', '26927', (26, 31)) ('Foxl2', 'Gene', (26, 31)) ('modulating', 'Reg', (50, 60)) 27973 22310892 LRH1 is normally expressed in the ovary and not in the testis, but it is highly expressed in Dmrt1 mutant Sertoli cells; this raises the possibility that the reprogramming may involve a pluripotent intermediate state. ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (93, 98)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (106, 119)) ('LRH1', 'Gene', '26424', (0, 4)) ('LRH1', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('mutant', 'Var', (99, 105)) 27974 22310892 Sox9 and Sox8 are candidates for helping to maintain male fates, as loss of both genes after sex determination causes testicular defects that are similar to those seen in Dmrt1 mutants. ('Sox8', 'Gene', '20681', (9, 13)) ('Sox8', 'Gene', (9, 13)) ('mutants', 'Var', (177, 184)) ('causes', 'Reg', (111, 117)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (68, 72)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (171, 176)) ('testicular defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013733', (118, 136)) ('testicular defects', 'Disease', (118, 136)) 27999 22310892 In mice, mutants for four of the seven DM domain genes (Dmrt1, Dmrt2, Dmrt4 and Dmrt7) have been described. ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (56, 61)) ('Dmrt7', 'Gene', '71241', (80, 85)) ('Dmrt2', 'Gene', (63, 68)) ('Dmrt7', 'Gene', (80, 85)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (3, 7)) ('Dmrt2', 'Gene', '226049', (63, 68)) ('Dmrt4', 'Gene', (70, 75)) ('mutants', 'Var', (9, 16)) ('DM', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009223', (39, 41)) ('Dmrt4', 'Gene', '242523', (70, 75)) 28005 22310892 Comparative studies in the Drosophila genus have helped to show how sexually dimorphic gene expression can evolve and have also revealed two discrete mechanisms by which evolutionary changes in doublesex (DSX)-dependent transcriptional output can mediate the diversification of sexually dimorphic features over short evolutionary timescales (see the figure). ('DSX', 'Gene', '40940', (205, 208)) ('doublesex', 'Gene', (194, 203)) ('doublesex', 'Gene', '40940', (194, 203)) ('mediate', 'Reg', (247, 254)) ('DSX', 'Gene', (205, 208)) ('Drosophila', 'Species', '7227', (27, 37)) ('changes', 'Var', (183, 190)) 28010 22310892 Similarly, in the second example (b), involving the evolution of abdominal pigmentation, changes in the number, arrangement and spacing of abdominal B (ABDB; indicated by the black oval) and DSX binding sites altered the size the female-specific bric a brac (bab) expression domain in the abdominal cuticle, and hence the extent of male-specific pigmentation, which is inhibited by bab. ('DSX', 'Gene', '40940', (191, 194)) ('bab', 'Chemical', '-', (382, 385)) ('size', 'MPA', (221, 225)) ('bab', 'Chemical', '-', (259, 262)) ('changes', 'Var', (89, 96)) ('bab', 'Gene', (259, 262)) ('ABDB', 'Gene', '47763', (152, 156)) ('abdominal pigmentation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010859', (65, 87)) ('DSX', 'Gene', (191, 194)) ('abdominal pigmentation', 'Disease', (65, 87)) ('altered', 'Reg', (209, 216)) ('ABDB', 'Gene', (152, 156)) 28014 22310892 However, the recently discovered sex maintenance function of Dmrt1 in mice suggests a third possibility: DMRT1 may not affect the initial specification of testicular cell fates but may, in some cases, lead to later reprogramming of pre-Sertoli or Sertoli cells into granulosa-like cells. ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (247, 260)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (70, 74)) ('reprogramming', 'CPA', (215, 228)) ('DMRT1', 'Var', (105, 110)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (201, 208)) 28021 22310892 Amplification of DMRT1 is associated with spermatocytic seminomas, which are tumours that are believed to initiate in later germ cells, possibly in premeiotic or meiotic spermatocytes. ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (17, 22)) ('spermatocytic seminomas', 'Disease', (42, 65)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (77, 84)) ('Amplification', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (77, 84)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (77, 84)) ('spermatocytic seminomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (42, 65)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (77, 83)) ('associated', 'Reg', (26, 36)) ('spermatocytic seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (42, 65)) 28024 22310892 DMRT1 has not been linked to human ovarian disorders, but point mutations in FOXL2 : which probably activate its function : are found in most ovarian granulosa cell tumours. ('ovarian disorders', 'Disease', (35, 52)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (165, 171)) ('ovarian disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010049', (35, 52)) ('ovarian granulosa cell tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006106', (142, 172)) ('point mutations', 'Var', (58, 73)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', (77, 82)) ('ovarian disorders', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000137', (35, 52)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (165, 172)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (29, 34)) ('ovarian granulosa cell tumours', 'Disease', (142, 172)) ('bab', 'Chemical', '-', (94, 97)) 28025 22310892 We speculate that loss of DMRT1 combined with these FOXL2 point mutations might be associated with the rarer granulosa cell tumours of the testis. ('loss', 'NegReg', (18, 22)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', (52, 57)) ('granulosa cell tumours of the testis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006106', (109, 145)) ('granulosa cell tumours of the testis', 'Disease', (109, 145)) ('point mutations', 'Var', (58, 73)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (124, 130)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (124, 131)) ('associated', 'Reg', (83, 93)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (26, 31)) 28037 22310892 In the postnatal mouse gonad, sex-specific expression of Dmrt1 relies, at least in part, on Foxl2, as loss of FOXL2 causes ectopic expression of Dmrt1 in somatic cells of the ovary. ('causes', 'Reg', (116, 122)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (17, 22)) ('ectopic expression', 'MPA', (123, 141)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (145, 150)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', (110, 115)) ('Foxl2', 'Gene', (92, 97)) ('Foxl2', 'Gene', '26927', (92, 97)) ('loss', 'Var', (102, 106)) 28066 19440400 In human cells in vitro, theobromine induced sister chromatid exchange and chromosomal breaks. ('theobromine', 'Var', (25, 36)) ('chromosomal breaks', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040012', (75, 93)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (3, 8)) ('induced', 'Reg', (37, 44)) ('sister chromatid exchange', 'CPA', (45, 70)) ('theobromine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013805', (25, 36)) ('chromosomal breaks', 'CPA', (75, 93)) 28109 19440400 In vivo, theobromine induced sister chromatid exchange and micronuclei in the bone marrow of Chinese hamsters. ('theobromine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013805', (9, 20)) ('micronuclei', 'CPA', (59, 70)) ('induced', 'Reg', (21, 28)) ('theobromine', 'Var', (9, 20)) ('Chinese hamsters', 'Species', '10029', (93, 109)) ('sister chromatid exchange', 'CPA', (29, 54)) 28111 19440400 In particular, theobromine was found to produce a higher and more linear rate of sister chromatid exchange damage than caffeine. ('theobromine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013805', (15, 26)) ('caffeine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002110', (119, 127)) ('sister chromatid exchange damage', 'CPA', (81, 113)) ('theobromine', 'Var', (15, 26)) 28161 33135391 11 , 12 , 13 Methylation of RASSF1A, HIC1, MGMT, and CALCA has been shown to correlate with cisplatin resistance. ('CALCA', 'Gene', (56, 61)) ('MGMT', 'Gene', (46, 50)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (31, 38)) ('MGMT', 'Gene', '4255', (46, 50)) ('correlate with', 'Reg', (80, 94)) ('CALCA', 'Gene', '796', (56, 61)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', '11186', (31, 38)) ('Methylation', 'Var', (16, 27)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (95, 104)) ('HIC1', 'Gene', (40, 44)) ('cisplatin resistance', 'MPA', (95, 115)) ('HIC1', 'Gene', '3090', (40, 44)) 28162 33135391 14 , 15 , 16 For some solid tumor types, there is a correlation between increased DNA methylation and resistance to chemotherapy that can be reversed by hypomethylating agents (HMAs). ('DNA', 'Protein', (86, 89)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (76, 85)) ('HMAs', 'Chemical', '-', (181, 185)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (32, 37)) ('resistance to chemotherapy', 'CPA', (106, 132)) ('hypomethylating agents', 'Chemical', '-', (157, 179)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (32, 37)) ('methylation', 'Var', (90, 101)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (32, 37)) 28238 33135391 TGCTs appear to have distinct epigenetic profiles, including hypomethylated DNA that has been suggested to correlate with sensitivity to cisplatin. ('GCTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (1, 5)) ('hypomethylated', 'Var', (61, 75)) ('DNA', 'Gene', (76, 79)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (137, 146)) ('correlate', 'Reg', (107, 116)) ('TGCTs', 'Gene', (0, 5)) 28251 33135391 21 However, the 6-month PFS was significantly higher in the guadecitabine plus carboplatin group (37% vs. 11%, p = 0.003), validating the potential utility of HMAs as re-sensitization agents. ('guadecitabine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C580831', (61, 74)) ('PFS', 'MPA', (25, 28)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (47, 53)) ('carboplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016190', (80, 91)) ('guadecitabine', 'Var', (61, 74)) ('HMAs', 'Chemical', '-', (160, 164)) 28314 12402143 RBC transfusions may be associated with adverse effects such as viral infections, e.g. ('viral infections', 'Disease', (64, 80)) ('viral infections', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001102', (64, 80)) ('RBC transfusion', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011888', (0, 15)) ('transfusions', 'Var', (4, 16)) 28393 12402143 Interactions may be possible on several levels such as, e.g., increased bloodflow and drug delivery to the tumour in less anaemic patients or higher effectiveness of radical generating agents in the presence of better oxygen supply as postulated for radiotherapy (Haensgen et al, 2001). ('increased', 'PosReg', (62, 71)) ('bloodflow', 'MPA', (72, 81)) ('effectiveness', 'MPA', (149, 162)) ('drug delivery', 'MPA', (86, 99)) ('Interactions', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 113)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (130, 138)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (107, 113)) ('oxygen', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010100', (218, 224)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (107, 113)) 28401 32117067 The origin of TGCT, probably starting at early stages of embryogenesis, seems to be a part of the Testicular Dysgenesis Syndrome (TDS) where some early PGC/gonocytes are blocked in their differentiation, are tightly regulated by epigenetic modification in terms of microRNA expression and DNA methylation, retaining their early marker profile (Baroni et al.). ('TDS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013733', (130, 133)) ('Testicular Dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008715', (98, 119)) ('TDS', 'Disease', (130, 133)) ('Testicular Dysgenesis Syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013733', (98, 128)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (229, 239)) ('Testicular Dysgenesis Syndrome', 'Disease', (98, 128)) 28411 32117067 Testicular microlithiasis (TM) represents itself a risk factor for TGCT, because in infertile men the presence of TM is associated to an ~18-fold higher prevalence of testicular cancer as reported in a full meta-analysis of eight carefully selected studies (Barbonetti et al.). ('higher', 'PosReg', (146, 152)) ('infertile', 'Disease', (84, 93)) ('TM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (114, 116)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (178, 184)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (94, 97)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (167, 184)) ('Testicular microlithiasis', 'Disease', (0, 25)) ('TM', 'Disease', 'MESH:C566478', (27, 29)) ('Testicular microlithiasis', 'Disease', 'MESH:C566478', (0, 25)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (167, 184)) ('presence', 'Var', (102, 110)) ('TM', 'Disease', 'MESH:C566478', (114, 116)) ('infertile', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007246', (84, 93)) ('TM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (27, 29)) ('Testicular microlithiasis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (0, 25)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (167, 184)) 28424 32117067 The alterations in the expression of proteins related with the Warburg effect and hyper-glycolytic and acid-resistant phenotype are associated with aggressive clinicopathological parameters (Bonatelli et al.). ('alterations', 'Var', (4, 15)) ('proteins', 'Protein', (37, 45)) ('hyper-glycolytic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053306', (82, 98)) ('associated', 'Reg', (132, 142)) ('hyper-glycolytic', 'Disease', (82, 98)) ('expression of', 'MPA', (23, 36)) 28441 31181810 This was dominated by a highly significant enrichment of genes normally repressed by H3K27 methylation and the polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) which correlated with a substantial decrease in global H3K27me3, H2AK119 ubiquitination, and expression of BMI1. ('decrease', 'NegReg', (184, 192)) ('BMI1', 'Gene', '648', (255, 259)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (49, 52)) ('methylation', 'Var', (91, 102)) ('PRC2', 'Gene', (142, 146)) ('expression', 'MPA', (241, 251)) ('H2AK119', 'Protein', (213, 220)) ('BMI1', 'Gene', (255, 259)) ('global', 'MPA', (196, 202)) ('H3K27', 'Protein', (85, 90)) 28442 31181810 Importantly, repression of H3K27 methylation with the EZH2 inhibitor GSK-126 conferred cisplatin resistance to parental cells while induction of H3K27 methylation with the histone lysine demethylase inhibitor GSK-J4 resulted in increased cisplatin sensitivity to resistant cells. ('EZH2', 'Gene', (54, 58)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (87, 96)) ('demethylase', 'Gene', '8932', (187, 198)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (151, 162)) ('methylation', 'Var', (33, 44)) ('H3K27', 'Protein', (145, 150)) ('repression', 'NegReg', (13, 23)) ('cisplatin resistance', 'MPA', (87, 107)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (238, 247)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (228, 237)) ('conferred', 'Reg', (77, 86)) ('EZH2', 'Gene', '2146', (54, 58)) ('demethylase', 'Gene', (187, 198)) ('cisplatin sensitivity', 'MPA', (238, 259)) ('H3K27', 'Protein', (27, 32)) 28444 31181810 Our data indicates that repression of H3K27 methylation is a mechanism of cisplatin acquired resistance in TGCTs and that restoration of PRC2 complex function is a viable approach to overcome treatment failure. ('methylation', 'Var', (44, 55)) ('overcome treatment failure', 'Disease', (183, 209)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (74, 83)) ('cisplatin acquired resistance', 'MPA', (74, 103)) ('repression', 'NegReg', (24, 34)) ('mechanism', 'Reg', (61, 70)) ('H3K27', 'Protein', (38, 43)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (107, 112)) ('overcome treatment failure', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016609', (183, 209)) 28458 31181810 In comparison to other tumors, TGCTs possess unique epigenetic states due to the origins from primordial germ cells, including distinct patterns of DNA methylation and repressive and active histone modifications associated with pluripotent states. ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (23, 29)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (23, 29)) ('DNA methylation', 'Var', (148, 163)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (23, 28)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (23, 29)) 28459 31181810 Aberrant epigenetics are likely a major driving force in TGCT etiology and progression, since these tumors have a relative paucity of genetic alterations in cancer drivers. ('TGCT', 'Disease', (57, 61)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (157, 163)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (100, 105)) ('Aberrant epigenetics', 'Var', (0, 20)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (100, 106)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (100, 106)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (157, 163)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (100, 106)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (157, 163)) 28460 31181810 In the current study, we employed unique cisplatin resistant cell models and de novo transcriptional profiling approaches that unexpectedly uncovered an important role for polycomb in TGCT sensitivity and resistance to cisplatin. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (219, 228)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (41, 50)) ('TGCT', 'MPA', (184, 188)) ('polycomb', 'Var', (172, 180)) ('resistance', 'MPA', (205, 215)) 28462 31181810 Importantly, repression of H3K27 methylation conferred cisplatin resistance to parental cells, while induction of H3K27 methylation resulted in increased cisplatin sensitivity. ('methylation', 'Var', (33, 44)) ('conferred', 'Reg', (45, 54)) ('cisplatin sensitivity', 'MPA', (154, 175)) ('H3K27', 'Protein', (27, 32)) ('cisplatin resistance', 'MPA', (55, 75)) ('methylation', 'Var', (120, 131)) ('repression', 'NegReg', (13, 23)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (55, 64)) ('H3K27 methylation', 'Var', (114, 131)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (154, 163)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (144, 153)) 28464 31181810 Furthermore, we provide evidence that repression of H3K27 methylation is a mechanism of cisplatin acquired resistance in TGCTs and suggest that drugs targeting PRC2 function are a viable approach to overcome treatment failure in TGCT patients and to potentially sensitize other solid tumors to chemotherapy. ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (121, 126)) ('solid tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (278, 290)) ('PRC2', 'Gene', (160, 164)) ('overcome treatment failure', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016609', (199, 225)) ('methylation', 'Var', (58, 69)) ('solid tumors', 'Disease', (278, 290)) ('overcome treatment failure', 'Disease', (199, 225)) ('repression', 'NegReg', (38, 48)) ('mechanism', 'Reg', (75, 84)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (88, 97)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (234, 242)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (284, 290)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (229, 233)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (284, 289)) ('cisplatin acquired resistance', 'MPA', (88, 117)) ('H3K27', 'Protein', (52, 57)) 28477 31181810 The gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) revealed that the cisplatin resistant cells, as compared with their respective parental cells, exhibited dramatic upregulation in genes associated with H3K27 methylation and polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) pathways (Figure 2B,C and Supplementary Table S2). ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (58, 67)) ('H3K27 methylation', 'Protein', (192, 209)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (283, 286)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (19, 22)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (58, 67)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (154, 166)) ('GSEA', 'Chemical', '-', (34, 38)) ('genes', 'Gene', (170, 175)) 28484 31181810 Consistent with the premise that cisplatin resistant cells repress PRC2 signaling, GSEA also revealed that resistant cells decreased expression of genes that were downregulated when PRC2 component SUZ12 was deleted in mouse ES cells (Supplementary Figure S3). ('GSEA', 'Chemical', '-', (83, 87)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (240, 243)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (123, 132)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (33, 42)) ('deleted', 'Var', (207, 214)) ('downregulated', 'NegReg', (163, 176)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (218, 223)) ('expression of genes', 'MPA', (133, 152)) 28491 31181810 Consistent with the upregulation in expression of genes normally repressed by PRC1/PRC2, the PRC2-mediated repressive mark H3K27me3 was consistently downregulated in the resistant cells as was the PRC1 repressive mark H2A-K119Ub (Figure 3B). ('H2A-K', 'Gene', (218, 223)) ('PRC1', 'Gene', '9055', (78, 82)) ('H3K27me3', 'Var', (123, 131)) ('downregulated', 'NegReg', (149, 162)) ('PRC1', 'Gene', (197, 201)) ('PRC1', 'Gene', (78, 82)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (20, 32)) ('H2A-K', 'Gene', '8333', (218, 223)) ('PRC1', 'Gene', '9055', (197, 201)) 28498 31181810 The GSK126 treatment resulted in decreased H3K27me3 levels and conferred cisplatin resistance to NT2/D1, 2010EP, and 833K cells (Figure 4B,C). ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (73, 82)) ('GSK126', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C577920', (4, 10)) ('H3K27me3 levels', 'MPA', (43, 58)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (16, 19)) ('GSK126', 'Var', (4, 10)) ('cisplatin resistance', 'MPA', (73, 93)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (33, 42)) ('conferred', 'Reg', (63, 72)) 28499 31181810 In a reciprocal experiment, pretreatment of randomly chosen cisplatin resistant cells NT2/D1-A4, NT2/D1-H1, 2010EP-B3, and 833K-B4 with the specific JMJD3 H3K27 demethylase inhibitor, GSKJ4, (0.5 microM) resulted in increased H3K27me3 and sensitized the cells to cisplatin (Figure 4B-D). ('JMJD3', 'Gene', (149, 154)) ('JMJD3', 'Gene', '23135', (149, 154)) ('demethylase', 'Gene', (161, 172)) ('H3K27me3', 'Protein', (226, 234)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (263, 272)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (60, 69)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (22, 25)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (36, 39)) ('demethylase', 'Gene', '8932', (161, 172)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (216, 225)) ('sensitized', 'Reg', (239, 249)) ('0.5', 'Var', (192, 195)) 28500 31181810 These results indicate that modulating H3K27 methylation alters cisplatin sensitivity in TGCT cells. ('cisplatin sensitivity', 'MPA', (64, 85)) ('H3K27', 'Protein', (39, 44)) ('alters', 'Reg', (57, 63)) ('methylation', 'Var', (45, 56)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (64, 73)) ('modulating', 'Var', (28, 38)) 28509 31181810 When patients were divided by the median of the sum Z-score, Kaplan-Meier analysis indicated that those with a higher expression of the H3K27me3 gene signature had a lower rate of disease-free survival (p = 0.034, hazard ratio = 2.1) (Figure 5E). ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (5, 13)) ('H3K27me3', 'Var', (136, 144)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (166, 171)) ('disease-free survival', 'CPA', (180, 201)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (111, 117)) ('expression', 'MPA', (118, 128)) 28514 31181810 Importantly, repression of H3K27 methylation conferred cisplatin resistance to parental cells while induction of H3K27 methylation resulted in an increased cisplatin sensitivity. ('methylation', 'Var', (33, 44)) ('conferred', 'Reg', (45, 54)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (146, 155)) ('methylation', 'Var', (119, 130)) ('cisplatin resistance', 'MPA', (55, 75)) ('repression', 'NegReg', (13, 23)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (55, 64)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (156, 165)) ('H3K27 methylation', 'Var', (113, 130)) ('cisplatin sensitivity', 'MPA', (156, 177)) ('H3K27', 'Protein', (27, 32)) 28526 31181810 The EZH2 catalyzes H3K27 trimethylation which is a docking site for the PRC1 complex that catalyzes monoubiquitination of H2A on K119. ('EZH2', 'Gene', '2146', (4, 8)) ('H3K27', 'Protein', (19, 24)) ('EZH2', 'Gene', (4, 8)) ('PRC1', 'Gene', (72, 76)) ('PRC1', 'Gene', '9055', (72, 76)) ('H2A', 'Protein', (122, 125)) ('K119', 'Var', (129, 133)) ('monoubiquitination', 'MPA', (100, 118)) 28527 31181810 In solid tumors, PRC2 has mainly been associated with oncogenesis and a poor outcome, as a large number of epithelial malignancies have gain-of-function mutations or overexpression of polycomb components which has spurred the clinical development of EZH2 inhibitors. ('EZH2', 'Gene', (250, 254)) ('mutations', 'Var', (153, 162)) ('epithelial malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (107, 130)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (9, 14)) ('gain-of-function', 'PosReg', (136, 152)) ('solid tumors', 'Disease', (3, 15)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (9, 15)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (242, 245)) ('epithelial malignancies', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031492', (107, 130)) ('epithelial malignancies', 'Disease', (107, 130)) ('EZH2', 'Gene', '2146', (250, 254)) ('solid tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (3, 15)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (166, 180)) 28528 31181810 However, a loss-of-function of PRC2 mutations has also been shown to occur in a subset of tumor types including malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST), pediatric gliomas, myelodysplastic syndrome/AML, and T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. ('T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia', 'Disease', (214, 249)) ('myelodysplastic syndrome', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002863', (180, 204)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (146, 151)) ('acute lymphoblastic leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006721', (221, 249)) ('myelodysplastic syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009190', (180, 204)) ('T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006727', (214, 249)) ('peripheral nerve sheath tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010524', (122, 151)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (146, 151)) ('PRC2', 'Gene', (31, 35)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (90, 95)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (11, 27)) ('malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100697', (112, 151)) ('T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D054218', (214, 249)) ('lymphoblastic leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005526', (227, 249)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (90, 95)) ('AML', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015470', (205, 208)) ('pediatric gliomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (161, 178)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (146, 151)) ('AML', 'Disease', (205, 208)) ('myelodysplastic syndrome', 'Disease', (180, 204)) ('gliomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (171, 178)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (90, 95)) ('mutations', 'Var', (36, 45)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (241, 249)) ('pediatric gliomas', 'Disease', (161, 178)) ('peripheral nerve sheath tumor', 'Disease', (122, 151)) 28531 31181810 The finding that repression of PRC1/2 signaling induces cisplatin resistance in TGCTs was unexpected. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (56, 65)) ('induces', 'PosReg', (48, 55)) ('cisplatin resistance', 'MPA', (56, 76)) ('PRC1/2', 'Gene', (31, 37)) ('repression', 'Var', (17, 27)) ('PRC1/2', 'Gene', '9055', (31, 37)) 28535 31181810 Higher expression of EZH2 or H3K27m3e was associated with cisplatin resistance in ovarian cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, osteosarcoma, and glioblastoma. ('osteosarcoma', 'Disease', (126, 138)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (58, 67)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (90, 96)) ('cisplatin resistance', 'MPA', (58, 78)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012516', (126, 138)) ('non-small cell lung cancer', 'Disease', (98, 124)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (113, 124)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (82, 96)) ('non-small cell lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030358', (98, 124)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002669', (126, 138)) ('EZH2', 'Gene', (21, 25)) ('EZH2', 'Gene', '2146', (21, 25)) ('small cell lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030357', (102, 124)) ('expression', 'MPA', (7, 17)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (118, 124)) ('glioblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005909', (144, 156)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (82, 96)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (82, 96)) ('associated', 'Reg', (42, 52)) ('non-small cell lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002289', (98, 124)) ('glioblastoma', 'Disease', (144, 156)) ('H3K27m3e', 'Var', (29, 37)) ('Higher', 'PosReg', (0, 6)) ('glioblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (144, 156)) 28536 31181810 Hypermethylation of H3K27 in these studies was linked to the suppression of tumor suppressor genes such as RASSF1A, MLH1, and CYT19, as well as apoptosis. ('CYT19', 'Gene', (126, 131)) ('MLH1', 'Gene', (116, 120)) ('Hypermethylation', 'Var', (0, 16)) ('MLH1', 'Gene', '4292', (116, 120)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (76, 81)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 81)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (144, 153)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (107, 114)) ('suppression', 'NegReg', (61, 72)) ('H3K27', 'Protein', (20, 25)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', '11186', (107, 114)) ('CYT19', 'Gene', '57412', (126, 131)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (76, 81)) 28540 31181810 NT2/D1, 833K, and 2102EP are human testicular cancer derived EC cell lines purchased from ATCC and authenticated by ATCC with karyotyping and short tandem repeat profiling. ('2102EP', 'Var', (18, 24)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (35, 52)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (46, 52)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (29, 34)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (35, 52)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (35, 52)) 28564 31181810 Antibodies to actin (1:1000; MA1-744, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA), histone H2A (1:1000; 8240, Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA, USA), histone H3 (1:1000; ab1791, Abcam, Cambridge, MA, USA), Ubiquitin H2A-K119 (1:1000; 3240, Cell Signaling Technology), BMI1 (1:1000; 6964, Cell Signaling Technology), EZH2 (1:1000; 5246, Cell Signaling Technology) and H3K27me3 (1:1000; 9733, Cell Signaling Technology) were used. ('EZH2', 'Gene', (322, 326)) ('H2A-K', 'Gene', (222, 227)) ('BMI1', 'Gene', (274, 278)) ('H3K27me3', 'Var', (373, 381)) ('H2A-K', 'Gene', '8333', (222, 227)) ('BMI1', 'Gene', '648', (274, 278)) ('EZH2', 'Gene', '2146', (322, 326)) 28571 31181810 (3) Inhibition of H3K27 methylation mediates cisplatin resistance and inhibition of H3K27 demethylation sensitizes testicular cancer cells to cisplatin. ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (70, 80)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (115, 132)) ('sensitizes', 'Reg', (104, 114)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (115, 132)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (126, 132)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (24, 35)) ('H3K27', 'Protein', (84, 89)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (142, 151)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (45, 54)) ('Inhibition', 'NegReg', (4, 14)) ('mediates', 'Reg', (36, 44)) ('cisplatin resistance', 'MPA', (45, 65)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (115, 132)) ('H3K27', 'Protein', (18, 23)) ('demethylation', 'Var', (90, 103)) 28574 31181810 We employed unique cisplatin resistant cell models and de novo transcriptional profiling that unexpectedly uncovered an important role for polycomb in TGCT sensitivity and resistance to cisplatin. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (186, 195)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (19, 28)) ('sensitivity', 'MPA', (156, 167)) ('polycomb', 'Var', (139, 147)) ('resistance to cisplatin', 'MPA', (172, 195)) 28575 31181810 Furthermore, we provide evidence that repression of H3K27 methylation is a mechanism of cisplatin-acquired resistance in TGCTs and suggest that drugs targeting PRC2 function may be a viable approach to overcome treatment failure in testicular cancer patients. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (243, 249)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (232, 249)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (232, 249)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (250, 258)) ('PRC2', 'Gene', (160, 164)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (88, 97)) ('methylation', 'Var', (58, 69)) ('repression', 'NegReg', (38, 48)) ('mechanism', 'Reg', (75, 84)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (232, 249)) ('overcome treatment failure', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016609', (202, 228)) ('overcome treatment failure', 'Disease', (202, 228)) ('cisplatin-acquired resistance', 'MPA', (88, 117)) ('H3K27', 'Protein', (52, 57)) 28585 21199783 Finally, we will discuss how crosstalk among desmosome-like junctions, tight junctions, ectoplasmic specializations, and gap junctions facilitates the movement of preleptotene/leptotene spermatocytes across the BTB from stages VIII to XI of the seminiferous epithelial cycle. ('preleptotene', 'Chemical', '-', (163, 175)) ('crosstalk', 'Var', (29, 38)) ('leptotene', 'Chemical', '-', (176, 185)) ('leptotene', 'Chemical', '-', (166, 175)) ('VIII', 'Gene', '1351', (227, 231)) ('VIII', 'Gene', (227, 231)) ('facilitates', 'PosReg', (135, 146)) ('movement', 'CPA', (151, 159)) 28633 21199783 For example, in keratinocytes isolated from plakoglobin knockout mice, the incorporation of desmosomal proteins such as desmogleins-1 and -2 into the plasma membrane was impaired. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (18, 21)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (170, 178)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (65, 69)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (82, 85)) ('incorporation of desmosomal proteins', 'MPA', (75, 111)) ('desmogleins-1 and -2', 'Gene', '13511', (120, 140)) ('knockout', 'Var', (56, 64)) 28634 21199783 In another related study published by a separate group of investigators, keratinocytes from plakoglobin knockout mice were still capable of clustering desmosomal cadherins on the cell surface and forming desmosome-like junctions, except that in this case beta-catenin appeared to compensate for the loss in plakoglobin. ('cadherin', 'Gene', (162, 170)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (113, 117)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (75, 78)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (44, 47)) ('knockout', 'Var', (104, 112)) ('plakoglobin', 'Gene', (92, 103)) ('clustering', 'MPA', (140, 150)) ('cadherin', 'Gene', '999;414745;1000;12558;1003', (162, 170)) 28639 21199783 For instance, the adhesive strength of desmosomes was shown to be downregulated by phosphorylation of plakoglobin following activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). ('activation', 'PosReg', (124, 134)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (176, 180)) ('adhesive strength of desmosomes', 'CPA', (18, 49)) ('downregulated', 'NegReg', (66, 79)) ('epidermal growth factor receptor', 'Gene', (142, 174)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (176, 180)) ('epidermal growth factor receptor', 'Gene', '1956', (142, 174)) ('phosphorylation', 'Var', (83, 98)) 28645 21199783 For instance, mutations in plakophilin-1 result in ectodermal dysplasia/skin fragility syndrome, whereas mutations in plakophilin-2 associate with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. ('ectodermal dysplasia/skin fragility syndrome', 'Disease', (51, 95)) ('ectodermal dysplasia/skin fragility syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536183', (51, 95)) ('plakophilin-1', 'Gene', (27, 40)) ('arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019571', (147, 194)) ('plakophilin-2', 'Gene', (118, 131)) ('cardiomyopathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001638', (180, 194)) ('skin fragility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001030', (72, 86)) ('plakophilin-1', 'Gene', '5317', (27, 40)) ('ectodermal dysplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000968', (51, 71)) ('associate with', 'Reg', (132, 146)) ('mutations', 'Var', (105, 114)) ('arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy', 'Disease', (147, 194)) ('plakophilin-2', 'Gene', '5318', (118, 131)) ('result in', 'Reg', (41, 50)) ('right ventricular cardiomyopathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011663', (162, 194)) ('mutations', 'Var', (14, 23)) 28718 21199783 The disruption of this multiprotein complex by plakophilin-2 silencing rendered desmoplakin less phosphorylated which then associated with the intermediate filament network. ('less', 'NegReg', (92, 96)) ('associated', 'Interaction', (123, 133)) ('plakophilin-2', 'Gene', (47, 60)) ('silencing', 'Var', (61, 70)) ('plakophilin-2', 'Gene', '5318', (47, 60)) 28732 21199783 Cleavage of these proteins produces two or more intracellular and extracellular fragments, which are then further processed into smaller fragments and internalized from the cell surface, resulting in the disintegration of desmosomal structure. ('disintegration', 'MPA', (204, 218)) ('Cleavage', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (212, 215)) 28751 21199783 Disruption of this complex by plakophilin-2 knockdown not only blocked desmoplakin recruitment but also resulted in the release of PKC-alpha and in the increase in phosphorylation of PKC-alpha substrates, indicating a role for plakophilin-2 in the sequestration of PKC-alpha. ('plakophilin-2', 'Gene', (227, 240)) ('desmoplakin recruitment', 'MPA', (71, 94)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (152, 160)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (164, 179)) ('plakophilin-2', 'Gene', '5318', (227, 240)) ('PKC-alpha', 'Gene', (265, 274)) ('PKC-alpha', 'Gene', (131, 140)) ('release', 'MPA', (120, 127)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (198, 201)) ('PKC-alpha', 'Gene', '5578', (265, 274)) ('PKC-alpha', 'Gene', (183, 192)) ('plakophilin-2', 'Gene', (30, 43)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (44, 53)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (255, 258)) ('PKC-alpha', 'Gene', '5578', (131, 140)) ('blocked', 'NegReg', (63, 70)) ('PKC-alpha', 'Gene', '5578', (183, 192)) ('plakophilin-2', 'Gene', '5318', (30, 43)) 28755 21199783 For instance, an increase in cell motility was noted in keratinocytes isolated from the skin of plakoglobin knockout mice. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (117, 121)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (58, 61)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (17, 25)) ('knockout', 'Var', (108, 116)) ('cell motility', 'CPA', (29, 42)) 28758 21199783 Interestingly, simultaneous knockdown of desmoglein-2 and desmocollin-2 by RNA interference (RNAi) led to the relocation of Src from the Sertoli cell surface to the cytoplasm, suggesting that desmoglein-2 is a docking site for Src (; Fig. ('desmoglein-2', 'Gene', (41, 53)) ('relocation', 'MPA', (110, 120)) ('desmoglein-2', 'Gene', '1829', (192, 204)) ('desmocollin-2', 'Gene', (58, 71)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (137, 149)) ('desmocollin-2', 'Gene', '1824', (58, 71)) ('desmoglein-2', 'Gene', '1829', (41, 53)) ('Src', 'Gene', (227, 230)) ('Src', 'Gene', (124, 127)) ('Src', 'Gene', '6714', (227, 230)) ('desmoglein-2', 'Gene', (192, 204)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (28, 37)) ('Src', 'Gene', '6714', (124, 127)) 28759 21199783 Concurrent with the mislocalization of Src, a decrease in the integrity of the tight junction barrier was noted, possibly resulting from the disruptive effects of Src on occludin-zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1) and connexin-43-ZO-1 interactions, which are critical for barrier dynamics. ('Src', 'Gene', (39, 42)) ('disruptive effects', 'NegReg', (141, 159)) ('connexin-43', 'Gene', (209, 220)) ('Src', 'Gene', '6714', (39, 42)) ('Src', 'Gene', '6714', (163, 166)) ('interactions', 'Interaction', (226, 238)) ('ZO-1', 'Gene', '7082', (221, 225)) ('integrity', 'MPA', (62, 71)) ('ZO-1', 'Gene', (199, 203)) ('connexin-43', 'Gene', '2697', (209, 220)) ('ZO-1', 'Gene', (221, 225)) ('occludin-zonula occludens-1', 'Gene', (170, 197)) ('Src', 'Gene', (163, 166)) ('occludin-zonula occludens-1', 'Gene', '7082', (170, 197)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (46, 54)) ('mislocalization', 'Var', (20, 35)) ('ZO-1', 'Gene', '7082', (199, 203)) 28769 21199783 However, phosphorylation of Tyr-549 by Fer kinase increased plakoglobin's association with adherens junctions. ('Tyr', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014443', (28, 31)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (50, 59)) ('Tyr-549', 'Var', (28, 35)) ('Fer kinase', 'Enzyme', (39, 49)) ('association', 'Interaction', (74, 85)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (9, 24)) 28784 21199783 The necessity of these proteolytic products for the propagation of apoptotic signals was also reflected by the knockdown of desmoglein-1 and desmoglein-2, two caspase 3 targets which protected epithelial cells from apoptosis. ('knockdown', 'Var', (111, 120)) ('desmoglein-1', 'Gene', '1828', (124, 136)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (215, 224)) ('caspase 3', 'Gene', (159, 168)) ('desmoglein-2', 'Gene', (141, 153)) ('caspase 3', 'Gene', '836', (159, 168)) ('desmoglein-1', 'Gene', (124, 136)) ('desmoglein-2', 'Gene', '1829', (141, 153)) 28801 21199783 Interestingly, knockdown of FAK, a nonreceptor tyrosine kinase, by RNAi was shown to desensitize Sertoli cells from the adverse effects of cadmium on the permeability barrier, demonstrating that FAK is an important regulator of BTB restructuring in vivo. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (183, 186)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (15, 24)) ('FAK', 'Gene', '5747', (28, 31)) ('FAK', 'Gene', (195, 198)) ('FAK', 'Gene', '5747', (195, 198)) ('Sertoli cells', 'MPA', (97, 110)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (97, 110)) ('cadmium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002104', (139, 146)) ('FAK', 'Gene', (28, 31)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (97, 109)) ('desensitize', 'NegReg', (85, 96)) 28817 21199783 There are numerous studies reporting cadherin function to be regulated by cytokines, androgens, estrogens, protein kinases, and phosphatases, and small GTPases, as well as by phosphorylation, changes in protein-protein interactions and endocytosis. ('cadherin', 'Gene', '999;414745;1000;12558;1003', (37, 45)) ('endocytosis', 'MPA', (236, 247)) ('changes', 'Reg', (192, 199)) ('cadherin', 'Gene', (37, 45)) ('protein-protein', 'Protein', (203, 218)) ('phosphorylation', 'Var', (175, 190)) 28823 21199783 In terms of biological activity, the NTF of N-cadherin has been shown to associate with the extracellular matrix, suggesting a role in cell movement. ('N-cadherin', 'Gene', '1000', (44, 54)) ('associate', 'Interaction', (73, 82)) ('cell movement', 'CPA', (135, 148)) ('NTF', 'Var', (37, 40)) ('role', 'Reg', (127, 131)) ('N-cadherin', 'Gene', (44, 54)) 28824 21199783 Indeed, the NTF of cadherin 11 (generated via ADAMs 9 and 13) was demonstrated to promote cell migration in the X. laevis neural crest. ('promote', 'PosReg', (82, 89)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (36, 39)) ('X. laevis', 'Species', '8355', (112, 121)) ('NTF', 'Var', (12, 15)) ('cadherin 11', 'Gene', (19, 30)) ('cadherin 11', 'Gene', '108714048', (19, 30)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (98, 101)) ('ADAMs 9 and 13', 'Gene', '373605;386623', (46, 60)) ('cell migration in the X. laevis neural crest', 'CPA', (90, 134)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (73, 76)) 28838 21199783 This is in agreement with our recent findings which demonstrated a compromise in tight junction permeability barrier function following the knockdown of desmosomal proteins. ('compromise', 'NegReg', (67, 77)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (140, 149)) ('tight junction permeability barrier function', 'MPA', (81, 125)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (59, 62)) 28839 21199783 Simultaneous knockdown of desmoglein-2 and desmocollin-2 by RNAi in cultured Sertoli cells having an assembled barrier:one which mimicked the BTB in vivo:resulted in a marked decrease in tight junction barrier function when assessed by transepithelial electrical resistance (TER) measurements. ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (77, 89)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (77, 90)) ('desmoglein-2', 'Gene', '1829', (26, 38)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (175, 183)) ('desmocollin-2', 'Gene', (43, 56)) ('desmoglein-2', 'Gene', (26, 38)) ('tight junction barrier function', 'MPA', (187, 218)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (13, 22)) ('desmocollin-2', 'Gene', '1824', (43, 56)) 28905 20978513 In addition, meta-analytic synthesis of all available pre- and perinatal data has implicated low-birth order, maternal bleeding during pregnancy, larger sibship size, low-birth weight, twinning, gestational age, and inguinal hernia in the etiopathogenesis of testicular cancer. ('low-birth weight', 'Var', (167, 183)) ('inguinal hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000023', (216, 231)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (259, 276)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (259, 276)) ('inguinal hernia', 'Disease', (216, 231)) ('bleeding', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006470', (119, 127)) ('inguinal hernia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006552', (216, 231)) ('bleeding', 'Disease', (119, 127)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (259, 276)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (270, 276)) ('low-birth', 'Var', (93, 102)) ('low-birth order', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (93, 108)) ('low-birth weight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (167, 183)) ('hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100790', (225, 231)) ('maternal bleeding during pregnancy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030244', (110, 144)) 28907 20978513 There is some evidence that high fat or high dairy intake in childhood is associated with both adult body size and risk for testicular cancer. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (124, 141)) ('high dairy', 'Var', (40, 50)) ('adult body size', 'CPA', (95, 110)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (135, 141)) ('high fat', 'Var', (28, 36)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (124, 141)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (124, 141)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (74, 89)) 28915 20978513 BMI (kg m-2) was also examined as an ordinal variable using groupings of normal (BMI <25), overweight (BMI 25-29.9), and obese (BMI >=30). ('obese', 'Disease', (121, 126)) ('obese', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009765', (121, 126)) ('overweight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025502', (91, 101)) ('BMI', 'Var', (103, 106)) 28922 20978513 When we compared the obese group with the referent group, BMI was not related to TGCT, with a summary risk estimate of 0.92 per unit BMI (95% CI: 0.75-1.15, P=0.496) with an I2 of 46% (95% UI: 0-100%). ('BMI', 'Var', (133, 136)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (81, 85)) ('obese', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009765', (21, 26)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (81, 85)) ('obese', 'Disease', (21, 26)) 28968 19480691 As previously discussed, TSE may improve high-risk men's sense of control over their own health. ('improve', 'PosReg', (33, 40)) ('sense of control', 'MPA', (57, 73)) ('TSE', 'Var', (25, 28)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (51, 54)) 29063 15150569 KIT has been shown to be expressed in some TGCT (Strohmeyer et al, 1995; Bokemeyer et al, 1996) and somatic mutations in KIT have recently been identified in testicular (Tian et al, 1999) and mediastinal germ cell tumours (Przygodzki et al, 2002). ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (214, 221)) ('germ cell tumours', 'Disease', (204, 221)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (121, 124)) ('mutations', 'Var', (108, 117)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (214, 220)) ('testicular', 'Disease', (158, 168)) ('germ cell tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009373', (204, 221)) ('identified', 'Reg', (144, 154)) 29064 15150569 Mutations have been reported in a high proportion of patients with bilateral disease, and in a much smaller proportion of unilateral cases (Looijenga et al, 2003). ('bilateral disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006312', (67, 84)) ('reported', 'Reg', (20, 28)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (53, 61)) ('bilateral disease', 'Disease', (67, 84)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) 29066 15150569 As a consequence, primordial germ cells with KIT mutations are distributed to both testes and hence KIT mutations are associated with bilateral disease (Looijenga et al, 2003). ('KIT', 'Gene', (100, 103)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (45, 48)) ('mutations', 'Var', (104, 113)) ('mutations', 'Var', (49, 58)) ('bilateral disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006312', (134, 151)) ('bilateral disease', 'Disease', (134, 151)) ('associated', 'Reg', (118, 128)) 29067 15150569 Previous studies have indicated that KIT mutations found in germ cell tumours are somatic. ('mutations', 'Var', (41, 50)) ('germ cell tumours', 'Disease', (60, 77)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (70, 76)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (37, 40)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (70, 77)) ('germ cell tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009373', (60, 77)) 29075 15150569 Mutations of KIT are predominantly located in exons 10, 11 and 17 (Pignon et al, 1997; Tian et al, 1999; Rubin et al, 2001; Przygodzki et al, 2002; Looijenga et al, 2003); therefore, the tumour material was examined only at these exons. ('tumour', 'Disease', (187, 193)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (187, 193)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (13, 16)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (187, 193)) 29081 15150569 Two conservative nonsynonymous constitutional sequence variants were detected, M541L and V399I (Table 3 ). ('M541L', 'Var', (79, 84)) ('V399I', 'Mutation', 'rs143707288', (89, 94)) ('M541L', 'Mutation', 'rs3822214', (79, 84)) ('V399I', 'Var', (89, 94)) 29084 15150569 V399 is not conserved in other species (mouse, zebrafish and xenopus) and the amino-acid substitution is conservative, suggesting that this variant is a rare polymorphism rather than a disease-causing change. ('xenopus', 'Species', '8355', (61, 68)) ('variant', 'Var', (140, 147)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (47, 56)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (40, 45)) ('V399', 'Var', (0, 4)) 29085 15150569 Overall, the results provide no evidence that germline KIT mutations are associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer. ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (110, 127)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (110, 127)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (121, 127)) ('germline KIT mutations', 'Var', (46, 68)) ('associated', 'Reg', (73, 83)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (110, 127)) 29086 15150569 Three mutations involved codon 816, a known hotspot for KIT mutations in testicular (Tian et al, 1999; Przygodzki et al, 2002; Looijenga et al, 2003) and other cancers (Rubin et al, 2001). ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (160, 167)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (160, 167)) ('testicular', 'Disease', (73, 83)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (160, 167)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (160, 166)) ('mutations', 'Var', (60, 69)) 29087 15150569 In-frame deletions of this region are common in gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) (Rubin et al, 2001) but have not been documented in TGCT. ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 80)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 79)) ('gastrointestinal stromal tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D046152', (48, 80)) ('deletions', 'Var', (9, 18)) ('gastrointestinal stromal tumours', 'Disease', (48, 80)) ('common', 'Reg', (38, 44)) 29088 15150569 Unfortunately, samples of the other tumour/ITGCN from the two bilateral cases with KIT mutations were not available to evaluate the presence of the mutations. ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (36, 42)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (36, 42)) ('mutations', 'Var', (87, 96)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (36, 42)) 29089 15150569 While the frequency of KIT mutations in unilateral TGCT is similar to that detected previously, the proportion of cases with bilateral disease is much lower despite the fact that we examined a larger proportion of the KIT gene than in the study by Looijenga et al (2003). ('mutations', 'Var', (27, 36)) ('bilateral disease', 'Disease', (125, 142)) ('bilateral disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006312', (125, 142)) 29121 32252147 However, intrauterine torsion of the gonadal vessel and failure of the intrauterine testicular blood supply may also cause testicular agenesis or in utero infarction and atrophy of normal testis, resulting in vanishing testis or testicular regression. ('testicular agenesis', 'CPA', (123, 142)) ('atrophy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001284', (170, 177)) ('testicular regression', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012870', (229, 250)) ('atrophy', 'Disease', (170, 177)) ('vanishing testis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012870', (209, 225)) ('vanishing', 'NegReg', (209, 218)) ('intrauterine', 'Var', (9, 21)) ('infarction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007238', (155, 165)) ('testicular agenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010469', (123, 142)) ('infarction', 'Disease', (155, 165)) ('cause', 'Reg', (117, 122)) ('testicular regression', 'CPA', (229, 250)) 29147 32252147 Abnormalities in gonocyte transformation can cause infertility. ('gonocyte transformation', 'CPA', (17, 40)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (51, 62)) ('Abnormalities', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (51, 62)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (51, 62)) ('cause', 'Reg', (45, 50)) 29156 32252147 In a meta-analysis, patients with undescended testis are at a threefold increased risk of testicular cancer later in life. ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (90, 107)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (90, 107)) ('undescended', 'Var', (34, 45)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (90, 107)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (20, 28)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 107)) ('undescended testis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (34, 52)) 29157 32252147 In another study, the risk of testicular cancer is increased sevenfold in patients with undescended testes and 32-fold if orchiopexy is delayed after puberty. ('undescended', 'Var', (88, 99)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 47)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (30, 47)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (74, 82)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (30, 47)) ('undescended testes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (88, 106)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (30, 47)) 29190 31774524 Furthermore, marijuana use is associated with histopathologic bronchial inflammatory changes comparable to changes observed with smoking tobacco. ('marijuana use', 'Var', (13, 26)) ('bronchial inflammatory', 'Disease', (62, 84)) ('marijuana', 'Species', '3483', (13, 22)) ('tobacco', 'Species', '4097', (137, 144)) 29195 31774524 In contrast, cannabinoids, including tetrahydrocannabinol, can inhibit proliferation of some cancer cell types, impede angiogenesis in vitro, and reduce cancer growth in some animal models. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (153, 159)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (93, 99)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (93, 99)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (153, 159)) ('tetrahydrocannabinol', 'Var', (37, 57)) ('impede', 'NegReg', (112, 118)) ('tetrahydrocannabinol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013759', (37, 57)) ('angiogenesis', 'CPA', (119, 131)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 99)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (153, 159)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (71, 84)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (63, 70)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (146, 152)) ('cannabinoids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002186', (13, 25)) 29249 31774524 Finally, a prospective study found that marijuana use among HIV-infected white men was associated with risk for developing Kaposi sarcoma (hazard ratio, 1.52; 95% CI, 0.99-2.32) in the 5-year lagged analysis. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (79, 82)) ('HIV-infected', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015658', (60, 72)) ('marijuana', 'Var', (40, 49)) ('Kaposi sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100726', (123, 137)) ('Kaposi sarcoma', 'Disease', (123, 137)) ('Kaposi sarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012514', (123, 137)) ('sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (130, 137)) ('marijuana', 'Species', '3483', (40, 49)) ('HIV-infected', 'Disease', (60, 72)) 29289 29910774 Histology sections were incubated with primary antibodies including anti-placental-like alkaline phosphatase (PLAP), anti-C-Kit, anti-D2-40, and anti-Oct3/4. ('placental-like alkaline phosphatase', 'Gene', (73, 108)) ('placental-like alkaline phosphatase', 'Gene', '251', (73, 108)) ('C-Kit', 'Gene', '3815', (122, 127)) ('PLAP', 'Gene', '251', (110, 114)) ('PLAP', 'Gene', (110, 114)) ('C-Kit', 'Gene', (122, 127)) ('anti-D2-40', 'Var', (129, 139)) ('Oct3/4', 'Gene', '5460', (150, 156)) ('Oct3/4', 'Gene', (150, 156)) 29303 29910774 We recently published our findings of positive immunostaining of spermatogonia in biopsies from 404 cryptorchid boys with PLAP, C-Kit, D2-40, and Oct3/4, aged up to 15 years without histological features of concomitant cancer or ITGCN, except for two boys. ('boys', 'Species', '9606', (112, 116)) ('cryptorchid boys', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (100, 116)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (219, 225)) ('C-Kit', 'Gene', '3815', (128, 133)) ('PLAP', 'Gene', (122, 126)) ('C-Kit', 'Gene', (128, 133)) ('Oct3/4', 'Gene', '5460', (146, 152)) ('D2-40', 'Var', (135, 140)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (219, 225)) ('PLAP', 'Gene', '251', (122, 126)) ('Oct3/4', 'Gene', (146, 152)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (219, 225)) ('cryptorchid', 'Disease', (100, 111)) ('boys', 'Species', '9606', (251, 255)) 29304 29910774 One boy 13 months old was diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome and had been treated with growth hormone; the other was 44 months old with 45X/46XY, penoscrotal hypospadia, persistent vaginal, and uterine remnants, and both testes located intra-abdominally. ('penoscrotal hypospadia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000808', (148, 170)) ('hypospadia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (160, 170)) ('Prader-Willi syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011218', (41, 62)) ('boy', 'Species', '9606', (4, 7)) ('penoscrotal hypospadia', 'Disease', 'MESH:C566526', (148, 170)) ('Prader-Willi syndrome', 'Disease', (41, 62)) ('penoscrotal hypospadia', 'Disease', (148, 170)) ('45X/46XY', 'Var', (138, 146)) 29321 29910774 Histology sections were incubated with primary antibodies, including anti-PLAP (1:200, PL8-F6, Biogenex), anti-C-Kit receptor (1:50, C-Kit, Dako, Glostrup, Denmark), D2-40 (1:25, M3619, Dako, Glostrup, Denmark), and anti-Oct3/4 (RTU, MRG, Cellmarque, CA, USA). ('C-Kit', 'Gene', (111, 116)) ('C-Kit', 'Gene', '3815', (111, 116)) ('MRG', 'Gene', '116511', (234, 237)) ('PLAP', 'Gene', (74, 78)) ('PLAP', 'Gene', '251', (74, 78)) ('C-Kit', 'Gene', '3815', (133, 138)) ('MRG', 'Gene', (234, 237)) ('C-Kit', 'Gene', (133, 138)) ('Oct3/4', 'Gene', '5460', (221, 227)) ('Oct3/4', 'Gene', (221, 227)) ('1:25', 'Var', (173, 177)) 29352 29910774 Indeed, D2-40 and Oct3/4 positive germ cells persist in cryptorchid testes into the second year of life and PLAP and C-Kit positive germ cells persist with almost the same frequency as in our material of normal testes (Table 3). ('Oct3/4', 'Gene', '5460', (18, 24)) ('Oct3/4', 'Gene', (18, 24)) ('PLAP', 'Gene', (108, 112)) ('D2-40', 'Var', (8, 13)) ('cryptorchid testes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (56, 74)) ('C-Kit', 'Gene', (117, 122)) ('PLAP', 'Gene', '251', (108, 112)) ('C-Kit', 'Gene', '3815', (117, 122)) 29404 27798627 This showed that rs10908557 on Chr 1 is in high LD with non-synonymous SNPs in CRTC2 (rs11264680; r2=0.98) and CREB3L4 (rs11264743; r2=0.94) (see Causal genes, Supplementary Table 5). ('CRTC2', 'Gene', '200186', (79, 84)) ('rs11264743;', 'Var', (120, 131)) ('CREB3L4', 'Gene', '148327', (111, 118)) ('rs11264743', 'Mutation', 'rs11264743', (120, 130)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (166, 169)) ('rs10908557', 'Var', (17, 27)) ('rs11264680;', 'Var', (86, 97)) ('CRTC2', 'Gene', (79, 84)) ('rs10908557', 'Mutation', 'rs10908557', (17, 27)) ('CREB3L4', 'Gene', (111, 118)) ('rs11264680', 'Mutation', 'rs11264680', (86, 96)) 29405 27798627 Interestingly, rs11264743 is considered 'deleterious' and 'probably damaging' by SIFT and PolyPhen, respectively (Ensembl release 83). ('rs11264743', 'Mutation', 'rs11264743', (15, 25)) ('rs11264743', 'Var', (15, 25)) ('SIFT', 'Disease', 'None', (81, 85)) ('SIFT', 'Disease', (81, 85)) 29406 27798627 In addition, rs2777888 on Chr 3 is in high LD with two non-synonymous SNPs in MST1R (rs2230590; r2=0.95 and rs1062633; r2=0.95) (Table 1, Supplementary Table 5). ('rs2777888', 'Var', (13, 22)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (144, 147)) ('rs2777888', 'Mutation', 'rs2777888', (13, 22)) ('rs1062633', 'Var', (108, 117)) ('MST1R', 'Gene', (78, 83)) ('rs1062633', 'Mutation', 'rs1062633', (108, 117)) ('rs2230590; r2=0.95', 'Var', (85, 103)) ('rs2230590', 'Mutation', 'rs2230590', (85, 94)) ('MST1R', 'Gene', '4486', (78, 83)) 29408 27798627 The most promising SNP in the Chr 1 locus (rs6680140) is located in an H3K27ac mark, often found near active regulatory elements, and lies in a DNaseI hypersensitivity cluster where eight proteins are anticipated to bind. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (123, 126)) ('hypersensitivity', 'Disease', (151, 167)) ('rs6680140', 'Mutation', 'rs6680140', (43, 52)) ('rs6680140', 'Var', (43, 52)) ('hypersensitivity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004342', (151, 167)) 29410 27798627 In the Chr 3 locus, rs2526397 is located in a transcription factor-binding site and is an eQTL for HYAL3 in monocytes, while rs2247510 and rs1800688 are located in H3K27ac sites and DNaseI hypersensitivity clusters where a large number of transcription factors are expected to bind (see Causal genes, Supplementary Table 6). ('hypersensitivity', 'Disease', (189, 205)) ('hypersensitivity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004342', (189, 205)) ('ran', 'Gene', (47, 50)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (307, 310)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (47, 50)) ('rs1800688', 'Mutation', 'rs1800688', (139, 148)) ('ran', 'Gene', (240, 243)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (240, 243)) ('rs2526397', 'Var', (20, 29)) ('rs2526397', 'Mutation', 'rs2526397', (20, 29)) ('rs2247510', 'Var', (125, 134)) ('HYAL3', 'Gene', '8372', (99, 104)) ('rs2247510', 'Mutation', 'rs2247510', (125, 134)) ('rs1800688', 'Var', (139, 148)) ('HYAL3', 'Gene', (99, 104)) 29411 27798627 An analysis using Haplotter showed that rs2247510 and rs7628058 in the Chr 3 locus are amongst the 5% of signals that show most evidence of positive selection in the population. ('rs7628058', 'Var', (54, 63)) ('rs2247510', 'Var', (40, 49)) ('rs2247510', 'Mutation', 'rs2247510', (40, 49)) ('rs7628058', 'Mutation', 'rs7628058', (54, 63)) ('Chr 3', 'Gene', (71, 76)) 29415 27798627 Five of the seven SNPs were in high LD (r2>0.8) with the strongest eQTL of at least one of the genes within the corresponding loci, indicating that the SNP associated with AFB or NEB and the SNP most significantly associated with expression tag the same functional site, i.e., rs10908557 (associated with the expression of CRTC2 and SLC39A1), rs1160544 (AFF3), rs2777888 (RBM6, RNF123 and RBM5), rs2721195 (CYHR1, GPT, RECQL4 and PPP1R16A) and rs293566 (NOL4L). ('PPP1R16A', 'Gene', '84988', (430, 438)) ('AFF3', 'Gene', '3899', (354, 358)) ('rs1160544', 'Var', (343, 352)) ('GPT', 'Gene', '2875', (414, 417)) ('associated', 'Reg', (214, 224)) ('rs293566', 'Var', (444, 452)) ('rs10908557', 'Var', (277, 287)) ('CRTC2', 'Gene', '200186', (323, 328)) ('PPP1R16A', 'Gene', (430, 438)) ('AFB', 'Chemical', '-', (172, 175)) ('RBM6', 'Gene', (372, 376)) ('SLC39A1', 'Gene', '27173', (333, 340)) ('SLC39A1', 'Gene', (333, 340)) ('rs293566', 'Mutation', 'rs293566', (444, 452)) ('CRTC2', 'Gene', (323, 328)) ('RBM6', 'Gene', '10180', (372, 376)) ('rs2777888', 'Var', (361, 370)) ('expression', 'MPA', (230, 240)) ('AFF3', 'Gene', (354, 358)) ('RECQL4', 'Gene', '9401', (419, 425)) ('rs2721195', 'Mutation', 'rs2721195', (396, 405)) ('rs2777888', 'Mutation', 'rs2777888', (361, 370)) ('rs2721195', 'Var', (396, 405)) ('NEB', 'Chemical', '-', (179, 182)) ('RECQL4', 'Gene', (419, 425)) ('rs1160544', 'Mutation', 'rs1160544', (343, 352)) ('RNF123', 'Gene', (378, 384)) ('NOL4L', 'Gene', '140688', (454, 459)) ('RNF123', 'Gene', '63891', (378, 384)) ('rs10908557', 'Mutation', 'rs10908557', (277, 287)) ('RBM5', 'Gene', (389, 393)) ('RBM5', 'Gene', '10181', (389, 393)) ('NOL4L', 'Gene', (454, 459)) ('GPT', 'Gene', (414, 417)) 29417 27798627 Of these SNPs, only rs2777888 was in high LD (r2>0.8) with the strongest eQTL for three of its five associated genes: LRFN1, LAMP2 and FGD3. ('LAMP2', 'Gene', (125, 130)) ('rs2777888', 'Mutation', 'rs2777888', (20, 29)) ('LRFN1', 'Gene', (118, 123)) ('LRFN1', 'Gene', '57622', (118, 123)) ('FGD3', 'Gene', (135, 139)) ('FGD3', 'Gene', '89846', (135, 139)) ('rs2777888', 'Var', (20, 29)) 29419 27798627 Seven of the 11 SNPs were in high LD (r2>0.8) with the strongest meQTL of one of the corresponding methylation sites, i.e., rs10908557 (associated with methylation of CRTC2, SLC39A1, CREB3L4, DENND4B and RAB13), rs1160544 (AFF3), rs2777888 (CAMKV), rs6885307 (C5orf34), rs10056247 (JADE2), rs2721195 (CYHR1) and rs13161115 (EFNA5). ('JADE2', 'Gene', '23338', (282, 287)) ('rs2777888', 'Mutation', 'rs2777888', (230, 239)) ('rs6885307', 'Mutation', 'rs6885307', (249, 258)) ('rs1160544', 'Mutation', 'rs1160544', (212, 221)) ('rs10056247', 'Var', (270, 280)) ('CREB3L4', 'Gene', '148327', (183, 190)) ('CAMKV', 'Gene', (241, 246)) ('CRTC2', 'Gene', (167, 172)) ('CAMKV', 'Gene', '79012', (241, 246)) ('rs2721195', 'Mutation', 'rs2721195', (290, 299)) ('JADE2', 'Gene', (282, 287)) ('DENND4B', 'Gene', '9909', (192, 199)) ('C5orf34', 'Gene', '375444', (260, 267)) ('rs10908557', 'Mutation', 'rs10908557', (124, 134)) ('AFF3', 'Gene', (223, 227)) ('rs13161115', 'Var', (312, 322)) ('rs2721195', 'Var', (290, 299)) ('rs6885307', 'Var', (249, 258)) ('rs1160544', 'Var', (212, 221)) ('SLC39A1', 'Gene', '27173', (174, 181)) ('SLC39A1', 'Gene', (174, 181)) ('RAB13', 'Gene', '5872', (204, 209)) ('RAB13', 'Gene', (204, 209)) ('DENND4B', 'Gene', (192, 199)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (152, 163)) ('CREB3L4', 'Gene', (183, 190)) ('rs10056247', 'Mutation', 'rs10056247', (270, 280)) ('rs10908557', 'Var', (124, 134)) ('rs13161115', 'Mutation', 'rs13161115', (312, 322)) ('C5orf34', 'Gene', (260, 267)) ('AFF3', 'Gene', '3899', (223, 227)) ('CRTC2', 'Gene', '200186', (167, 172)) ('rs2777888', 'Var', (230, 239)) 29420 27798627 Three of the SNPs were associated with the same genes for both methylation and gene expression in cis: rs10908557 (CRTC2), rs1160544 (AFF3) and rs2721195 (CYHR1) (Supplementary Tables 7,9). ('rs2721195', 'Mutation', 'rs2721195', (144, 153)) ('AFF3', 'Gene', (134, 138)) ('CRTC2', 'Gene', (115, 120)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (169, 172)) ('CRTC2', 'Gene', '200186', (115, 120)) ('AFF3', 'Gene', '3899', (134, 138)) ('rs2721195', 'Var', (144, 153)) ('rs1160544', 'Mutation', 'rs1160544', (123, 132)) ('rs10908557', 'Var', (103, 113)) ('rs10908557', 'Mutation', 'rs10908557', (103, 113)) ('rs1160544', 'Var', (123, 132)) 29422 27798627 Of these SNPs, only rs2777888 was in high LD (r2>0.8) with the strongest meQTL of a corresponding methylation site (ASAP3). ('ASAP3', 'Gene', '55616', (116, 121)) ('ASAP3', 'Gene', (116, 121)) ('rs2777888', 'Mutation', 'rs2777888', (20, 29)) ('rs2777888', 'Var', (20, 29)) 29423 27798627 Of note: rs2777888 was also a trans eQTL. ('rs2777888', 'Mutation', 'rs2777888', (9, 18)) ('rs2777888', 'Var', (9, 18)) ('ran', 'Gene', (31, 34)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (31, 34)) 29427 27798627 Amongst the genes that - at a protein level - bind at the site of one or more of the 18 variants in the locus on Chr 1 are CREBBP, HNF4A, CDX2 and ERG. ('Chr 1', 'Gene', (113, 118)) ('HNF4A', 'Gene', '3172', (131, 136)) ('CDX2', 'Gene', '1045', (138, 142)) ('ERG', 'Gene', (147, 150)) ('ERG', 'Gene', '2078', (147, 150)) ('HNF4A', 'Gene', (131, 136)) ('CREBBP', 'Gene', (123, 129)) ('CREBBP', 'Gene', '1387', (123, 129)) ('variants', 'Var', (88, 96)) ('CDX2', 'Gene', (138, 142)) 29429 27798627 Amongst the genes that - at a protein level - bind at rs2247510 and rs1800688 in the Chr 3 locus are ARID3A, REST and TFAP2C, as well as HNF4A and CDX2, which also bind at the Chr 1 locus. ('rs1800688', 'Var', (68, 77)) ('TFAP2C', 'Gene', '7022', (118, 124)) ('CDX2', 'Gene', '1045', (147, 151)) ('HNF4A', 'Gene', (137, 142)) ('HNF4A', 'Gene', '3172', (137, 142)) ('CDX2', 'Gene', (147, 151)) ('TFAP2C', 'Gene', (118, 124)) ('ARID3A', 'Gene', (101, 107)) ('rs2247510', 'Mutation', 'rs2247510', (54, 63)) ('rs1800688', 'Mutation', 'rs1800688', (68, 77)) ('ARID3A', 'Gene', '1820', (101, 107)) ('rs2247510', 'Var', (54, 63)) ('Chr 3', 'Gene', (85, 90)) 29438 27798627 When we control for right-censored data using a survival model for AFB, we found that a 1SD increase in the AFB polygenic score is associated with an 8% (95% CI 7%-10%) reduction in the hazard ratio of reproduction in women and 3% (95% CI 1%-5%) in men (Supplementary Table 22). ('reduction', 'NegReg', (169, 178)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (218, 223)) ('polygenic score', 'Var', (112, 127)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (92, 100)) ('AFB', 'Chemical', '-', (108, 111)) ('AFB', 'Gene', (108, 111)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (249, 252)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (260, 263)) ('reproduction', 'CPA', (202, 214)) ('AFB', 'Chemical', '-', (67, 70)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (220, 223)) 29439 27798627 As an additional test, we examined whether the aforementioned polygenic scores for AFB and NEB can predict related fertility traits such as age at menopause and age at menarche (Supplementary Table 23). ('men', 'Species', '9606', (52, 55)) ('NEB', 'Gene', (91, 94)) ('predict', 'Reg', (99, 106)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (184, 187)) ('AFB', 'Gene', (83, 86)) ('AFB', 'Chemical', '-', (83, 86)) ('NEB', 'Chemical', '-', (91, 94)) ('age at menopause', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008209', (140, 156)) ('polygenic scores', 'Var', (62, 78)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (147, 150)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (168, 171)) 29440 27798627 Our estimates indicate that a 1SD increase of the AFB polygenic score is associated with a 3% decrease in age at natural menopause (95% CI 1%-5% ) and a 20 day increase in age at menarche (95% CI 0.4-40 days). ('men', 'Species', '9606', (179, 182)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (121, 124)) ('age at natural menopause', 'CPA', (106, 130)) ('polygenic score', 'Var', (54, 69)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (160, 168)) ('natural menopause', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008209', (113, 130)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (34, 42)) ('AFB', 'Chemical', '-', (50, 53)) ('AFB', 'Gene', (50, 53)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (94, 102)) 29444 27798627 The lead SNPs for RBM6-SEMA3F (rs2188151) and ESR1 (rs67229052) are in LD with our lead SNPs for AFB on Chr 3 (r2= 0.44) and Chr 6 (r2=0.94), respectively. ('SEMA3F', 'Gene', '6405', (23, 29)) ('rs67229052', 'Var', (52, 62)) ('rs2188151', 'Var', (31, 40)) ('RBM6', 'Gene', '10180', (18, 22)) ('AFB', 'Chemical', '-', (97, 100)) ('rs67229052', 'Mutation', 'rs67229052', (52, 62)) ('rs2188151', 'Mutation', 'rs2188151', (31, 40)) ('SEMA3F', 'Gene', (23, 29)) ('RBM6', 'Gene', (18, 22)) 29445 27798627 An in silico pleiotropy analysis showed that our lead SNP in the Chr 3 locus (rs2777888) is in LD (r2=0.59) with rs6762477 - which has been associated with age at menarche2 - while other SNPs in the same locus have been associated with HDL cholesterol (rs2013208; r2=0.81) and BMI (rs7613875; r2=0.81) (Supplementary Table 5). ('rs6762477 -', 'Var', (113, 124)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (309, 312)) ('HDL cholesterol', 'Disease', (236, 251)) ('rs2013208', 'Mutation', 'rs2013208', (253, 262)) ('rs7613875', 'Mutation', 'rs7613875', (282, 291)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (163, 166)) ('rs6762477', 'Mutation', 'rs6762477', (113, 122)) ('rs7613875;', 'Var', (282, 292)) ('rs2013208;', 'Var', (253, 263)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (240, 251)) ('rs2777888', 'Var', (78, 87)) ('rs2777888', 'Mutation', 'rs2777888', (78, 87)) 29447 27798627 After controlling for multiple testing, we identified three AFB-associated SNPs near rs2777888 on Chr 3 (rs9589, rs6803222 and rs9858889) that are also associated with age at menarche (P<4.10x10-4). ('rs2777888', 'Mutation', 'rs2777888', (85, 94)) ('P<4', 'Gene', (185, 188)) ('rs9858889', 'Var', (127, 136)) ('age at menarche', 'Disease', (168, 183)) ('rs9589', 'Var', (105, 111)) ('rs9858889', 'Mutation', 'rs9858889', (127, 136)) ('rs6803222', 'Mutation', 'rs6803222', (113, 122)) ('P<4', 'Gene', '201780', (185, 188)) ('rs9589', 'Mutation', 'rs9589', (105, 111)) ('associated', 'Reg', (152, 162)) ('AFB-associated', 'Gene', (60, 74)) ('rs6803222', 'Var', (113, 122)) ('AFB', 'Chemical', '-', (60, 63)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (175, 178)) 29454 27798627 We also observed significant genetic correlations of rg=0.86 (SE=0.052) for AFB and rg=0.97 (SE=0.095) for NEB between men and women, implying that most genetic effects on reproductive behavior resulting from common SNPs are shared across the sexes. ('rg=0.97', 'Var', (84, 91)) ('NEB', 'Chemical', '-', (107, 110)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (127, 132)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (129, 132)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (119, 122)) ('AFB', 'Gene', (76, 79)) ('AFB', 'Chemical', '-', (76, 79)) ('NEB', 'Gene', (107, 110)) 29458 27798627 We identify ten novel and confirm two recently identified genetic loci that are robustly associated with AFB and NEB, as well as variants and genes within these loci that likely drive these associations. ('associated', 'Reg', (89, 99)) ('variants', 'Var', (129, 137)) ('AFB', 'Disease', (105, 108)) ('NEB', 'Disease', (113, 116)) ('NEB', 'Chemical', '-', (113, 116)) ('AFB', 'Chemical', '-', (105, 108)) 29460 27798627 The lead SNP and/or functional variants in LD with it are also associated with the methylation status of these two genes and expression of CRTC2 in whole blood and lymphocytes. ('variants', 'Var', (31, 39)) ('CRTC2', 'Gene', (139, 144)) ('associated', 'Reg', (63, 73)) ('expression', 'MPA', (125, 135)) ('CRTC2', 'Gene', '200186', (139, 144)) ('methylation status', 'MPA', (83, 101)) 29461 27798627 Three promising functional variants in the Chr 1 locus reside in binding sites of the transcriptional co-activator CREB binding protein (CREBBP). ('variants', 'Var', (27, 35)) ('Chr 1', 'Gene', (43, 48)) ('CREB binding protein', 'Gene', '1387', (115, 135)) ('CREBBP', 'Gene', (137, 143)) ('ran', 'Gene', (87, 90)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (87, 90)) ('CREB binding protein', 'Gene', (115, 135)) ('CREBBP', 'Gene', '1387', (137, 143)) 29462 27798627 In addition to a direct effect of the above-mentioned non-synonymous SNPs on protein function, the associations of AFB and NEB with variants in the locus on Chr 1 may thus be mediated by alterations in cAMP responsive element binding in men and women. ('NEB', 'Chemical', '-', (123, 126)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (44, 47)) ('cAMP responsive element binding', 'Interaction', (202, 233)) ('alterations', 'Reg', (187, 198)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (245, 250)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (221, 224)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (202, 206)) ('NEB', 'Gene', (123, 126)) ('variants', 'Var', (132, 140)) ('AFB', 'Chemical', '-', (115, 118)) ('AFB', 'Gene', (115, 118)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (99, 111)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (247, 250)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (237, 240)) 29465 27798627 The lead SNP of the locus on Chr 3 (rs2777888) is associated with methylation and expression of several genes - in cis and trans - that are known to play a role in cell cycle progression and/or sperm function. ('expression', 'MPA', (82, 92)) ('sperm function', 'CPA', (194, 208)) ('ran', 'Gene', (124, 127)) ('methylation', 'Var', (66, 77)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (124, 127)) ('rs2777888', 'Var', (36, 45)) ('associated', 'Reg', (50, 60)) ('rs2777888', 'Mutation', 'rs2777888', (36, 45)) ('cell cycle progression', 'CPA', (164, 186)) 29466 27798627 First, rs2777888 is associated with the expression of RNF123 (or KPC1) in cis, which plays a role in cellular transition from the quiescence to proliferative state. ('rs2777888', 'Var', (7, 16)) ('KPC1', 'Gene', (65, 69)) ('associated', 'Reg', (20, 30)) ('RNF123', 'Gene', (54, 60)) ('KPC1', 'Gene', '63891', (65, 69)) ('RNF123', 'Gene', '63891', (54, 60)) ('rs2777888', 'Mutation', 'rs2777888', (7, 16)) ('ran', 'Gene', (111, 114)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (111, 114)) 29467 27798627 Secondly, rs2777888 - or functional variants in LD with it - may influence the cell cycle by altering the expression of RBM5 and RBM6 (RNA binding motif proteins 5 and 6). ('RBM5', 'Gene', '10181', (120, 124)) ('cell cycle', 'CPA', (79, 89)) ('RBM6', 'Gene', (129, 133)) ('RBM5', 'Gene', (120, 124)) ('LD with it -', 'Gene', (48, 60)) ('rs2777888', 'Mutation', 'rs2777888', (10, 19)) ('rs2777888 -', 'Var', (10, 21)) ('expression', 'MPA', (106, 116)) ('RBM6', 'Gene', '10180', (129, 133)) ('altering', 'Reg', (93, 101)) ('influence', 'Reg', (65, 74)) ('variants', 'Var', (36, 44)) 29468 27798627 The former plays a role in cell cycle arrest and apoptosis induction and regulates haploid male germ cell pre-mRNA splicing and fertility in mice. ('cell cycle arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011018', (27, 44)) ('arrest', 'Disease', (38, 44)) ('haploid', 'Var', (83, 90)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (141, 145)) ('regulates', 'Reg', (73, 82)) ('fertility', 'CPA', (128, 137)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (49, 58)) ('arrest', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (38, 44)) 29469 27798627 RMB5 mutant mice exhibit spermatid differentiation arrest, germ cell sloughing and apoptosis, leading to lack of sperm in ejaculation. ('arrest', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (51, 57)) ('spermatid differentiation arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031038', (25, 57)) ('RMB5', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('arrest', 'Disease', (51, 57)) ('lack', 'NegReg', (105, 109)) ('mutant', 'Var', (5, 11)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (83, 92)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (12, 16)) ('germ cell sloughing', 'CPA', (59, 78)) 29470 27798627 Thirdly, rs2777888 affects expression of LAMP2 in trans, which is located on the X chromosome and encodes a lysosomal membrane protein involved in the acrosome reaction, i.e. ('LAMP2', 'Gene', (41, 46)) ('ran', 'Gene', (122, 125)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (122, 125)) ('affects', 'Reg', (19, 26)) ('ran', 'Gene', (51, 54)) ('expression', 'MPA', (27, 37)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (51, 54)) ('rs2777888', 'Var', (9, 18)) ('rs2777888', 'Mutation', 'rs2777888', (9, 18)) 29472 27798627 LAMP2 is expressed at the protein level in male and female reproductive organs with an effect size of rs2777888 for LAMP2 mRNA expression that is almost twice as large in women than in men (Supplementary Figure 4). ('men', 'Species', '9606', (185, 188)) ('rs2777888', 'Mutation', 'rs2777888', (102, 111)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (196, 199)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (171, 176)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (173, 176)) ('mRNA', 'MPA', (122, 126)) ('LAMP2', 'Gene', (116, 121)) ('rs2777888', 'Var', (102, 111)) 29473 27798627 Finally, functional variants in the Chr 3 locus are associated with the mRNA expression of HYAL3 in monocytes (hyaluronoglucosaminidase 3). ('hyaluronoglucosaminidase 3', 'Gene', (111, 137)) ('variants', 'Var', (20, 28)) ('associated', 'Reg', (52, 62)) ('HYAL3', 'Gene', '8372', (91, 96)) ('HYAL3', 'Gene', (91, 96)) ('mRNA expression', 'MPA', (72, 87)) ('Chr 3', 'Gene', (36, 41)) ('hyaluronoglucosaminidase 3', 'Gene', '8372', (111, 137)) 29476 27798627 This can be extended to candidate genes in the remaining loci identified in the present study, some of which are relevant for fertility: mice lacking EFNA5 (Chr 5 NEB locus) are subfertile, ESR1 on Chr 6 encodes an estrogen receptor, and CYHR1 on Chr 8 is involved in spermatogenesis. ('EFNA5', 'Gene', (150, 155)) ('ESR1 on', 'Var', (190, 197)) ('NEB', 'Chemical', '-', (163, 166)) ('lacking', 'NegReg', (142, 149)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (137, 141)) 29477 27798627 Such experiments would help understand whether binding of estrogen receptor 1 - encoded by ESR1 in the locus on Chr 6 - at the site of functional variants in the locus on Chr 2 drives or mediates the association with AFB in the Chr 2 locus, as well as to identify and characterize causal genes. ('ESR1', 'Gene', (91, 95)) ('estrogen receptor 1', 'Gene', '2099', (58, 77)) ('estrogen receptor 1', 'Gene', (58, 77)) ('AFB', 'Chemical', '-', (217, 220)) ('association', 'Interaction', (200, 211)) ('Chr 2', 'Gene', (171, 176)) ('variants', 'Var', (146, 154)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (11, 14)) 29496 27798627 As joint analysis of correlated traits may boost power for mapping functional loci, we applied a recently developed multi-trait analysis method to test the association between each variant and the two correlated traits AFB and NEB simultaneously using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) (see Supplementary Note and Supplementary Table 29). ('test', 'Reg', (147, 151)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (306, 309)) ('AFB', 'Chemical', '-', (219, 222)) ('NEB', 'Chemical', '-', (227, 230)) ('variant', 'Var', (181, 188)) ('association', 'Interaction', (156, 167)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (329, 332)) 29498 27798627 The analysis also provided a conditional association test of the genetic effect of each variant on AFB including NEB as a covariate, and on NEB including AFB as a covariate (Supplementary Figure 31) We used two methods to assess whether our GWAS results exhibited signs of population stratification (see Supplementary Note). ('AFB', 'Chemical', '-', (154, 157)) ('AFB', 'Chemical', '-', (99, 102)) ('NEB', 'Chemical', '-', (140, 143)) ('variant', 'Var', (88, 95)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (310, 313)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (180, 183)) ('AFB', 'Disease', (99, 102)) ('NEB', 'Chemical', '-', (113, 116)) 29504 27798627 Our estimates based on LD bivariate regression indicated a genetic correlation of rg=0.86 (SE=0.052) among the sexes for AFB and rg=0.97 (SE=0.095) for NEB. ('AFB', 'Chemical', '-', (121, 124)) ('rg=0.97', 'Var', (129, 136)) ('NEB', 'Chemical', '-', (152, 155)) ('AFB', 'Disease', (121, 124)) 29508 27798627 In addition, we tested how well our polygenic scores for NEB could predict childlessness at the end of the reproductive period (using age 45 for women and 55 for men), Supplementary Table 21. ('NEB', 'Chemical', '-', (57, 60)) ('polygenic scores', 'Var', (36, 52)) ('childlessness', 'Disease', (75, 88)) ('tested', 'Reg', (16, 22)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (162, 165)) ('predict', 'Reg', (67, 74)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (174, 177)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (145, 150)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (147, 150)) 29511 27798627 Finally, we examined whether menopause variants are associated with AFB. ('AFB', 'Chemical', '-', (68, 71)) ('associated', 'Reg', (52, 62)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (29, 32)) ('AFB', 'Disease', (68, 71)) ('variants', 'Var', (39, 47)) 29518 27798627 Following the results on genetic overlap with other phenotypes we tested - in a quasi-phenotype replication setting - whether the SNPs strongly associated with AFB in women were empirically plausible candidate SNPs for age at menarche and age at menopause (see Supplementary Note). ('associated', 'Reg', (144, 154)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (169, 172)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (226, 229)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (246, 249)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (130, 134)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (167, 172)) ('age at menopause', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008209', (239, 255)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (267, 270)) ('tested', 'Reg', (66, 72)) ('AFB', 'Chemical', '-', (160, 163)) ('AFB', 'Gene', (160, 163)) 29529 27798627 We used RegulomeDB to identify variants amongst the 322 SNPs that reached P<5x10-08 for association with AFB and/or NEB in the meta-analysis of GWAS that likely influenced regulation of gene expression (see Supplementary Note). ('regulation', 'MPA', (172, 182)) ('variants', 'Var', (31, 39)) ('NEB', 'Chemical', '-', (116, 119)) ('influenced', 'Reg', (161, 171)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (213, 216)) ('association', 'Interaction', (88, 99)) ('AFB', 'Chemical', '-', (105, 108)) 29560 27798627 These SNPs are: 1) rs7628058 on chromosome 3 for AFB, an eQTLs for RBM6 in monocytes; 2) rs2247510 on chromosome 3 for AFB, an eQTL for RBM6 and HYAL3 in monocytes and binding site for a range of transcription factors; 3) rs2415984, the lead SNP in the chromosome 14 locus for NEB. ('AFB', 'Chemical', '-', (119, 122)) ('RBM6', 'Gene', (67, 71)) ('HYAL3', 'Gene', '8372', (145, 150)) ('RBM6', 'Gene', '10180', (67, 71)) ('rs7628058', 'Mutation', 'rs7628058', (19, 28)) ('rs2415984', 'Var', (222, 231)) ('rs2247510', 'Var', (89, 98)) ('rs2247510', 'Mutation', 'rs2247510', (89, 98)) ('RBM6', 'Gene', (136, 140)) ('rs2415984', 'Mutation', 'rs2415984', (222, 231)) ('RBM6', 'Gene', '10180', (136, 140)) ('NEB', 'Chemical', '-', (277, 280)) ('rs7628058', 'Var', (19, 28)) ('HYAL3', 'Gene', (145, 150)) ('ran', 'Gene', (197, 200)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (197, 200)) ('AFB', 'Chemical', '-', (49, 52)) ('ran', 'Gene', (187, 190)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (187, 190)) 29573 26425644 The TEEs can result in higher morbidity rates, impaired quality of life, and, in some cases, may put the patient's life at risk. ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (105, 112)) ('TEEs', 'Var', (4, 8)) ('quality', 'MPA', (56, 63)) ('put', 'Reg', (97, 100)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (23, 29)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (47, 55)) ('TEEs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001907', (4, 8)) ('morbidity', 'CPA', (30, 39)) 29629 26425644 It has been proposed that cisplatin is associated with vascular injury, platelet-aggregation alterations, augmented serum levels of vWF:Ag, and autonomic dysfunction. ('vascular injury', 'Disease', (55, 70)) ('autonomic dysfunction', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012332', (144, 165)) ('platelet-aggregation alterations', 'Disease', (72, 104)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (26, 35)) ('platelet-aggregation alterations', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001791', (72, 104)) ('vWF', 'Gene', '7450', (132, 135)) ('vWF', 'Gene', (132, 135)) ('vascular injury', 'Disease', 'MESH:D057772', (55, 70)) ('platelet-aggregation alterations', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003540', (72, 104)) ('associated', 'Reg', (39, 49)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (26, 35)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (109, 112)) ('autonomic dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001342', (144, 165)) ('autonomic dysfunction', 'Disease', (144, 165)) ('augmented', 'PosReg', (106, 115)) 29631 26425644 Bleomicin, on the other hand, would cause endothelial alterations in capillaries and arterioles, such as vacuolization, necrosis, and occlusion. ('necrosis', 'Disease', (120, 128)) ('cause', 'Reg', (36, 41)) ('necrosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009336', (120, 128)) ('Bleomicin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001761', (0, 9)) ('occlusion', 'Disease', (134, 143)) ('vacuolization', 'Disease', (105, 118)) ('Bleomicin', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('endothelial', 'MPA', (42, 53)) 29645 22901013 The residue Phe37 plays a critical role in stabilizing the binding complex of HMGB4 with the cisplatin-modified DNA, as it does for HMGB1. ('Phe37', 'Chemical', '-', (12, 17)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (59, 66)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (93, 102)) ('Phe37', 'Var', (12, 17)) ('HMGB4', 'Gene', (78, 83)) ('stabilizing', 'MPA', (43, 54)) 29647 22901013 An in vitro repair assay revealed that HMGB4, at 1 microM concentration, interferes with repair of cisplatin 1,2-intrastrand cross-link damage by >90% compared to control, whereas HMGB1 at the same concentration inhibits repair by 45% This repair inhibition capability is highly dependent on both the binding affinity and size of the proteins. ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (212, 220)) ('HMGB4', 'Var', (39, 44)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (205, 208)) ('interferes', 'NegReg', (73, 83)) ('repair', 'MPA', (221, 227)) ('repair', 'MPA', (89, 95)) ('cross-link damage', 'Disease', (125, 142)) ('cross-link damage', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537866', (125, 142)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (99, 108)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (65, 68)) 29679 22901013 Site-directed mutagenesis was performed according to the Strategene Quick change protocol to create an F37A variant of full-length HMGB4 and HMGB4a. ('HMGB4', 'Gene', (131, 136)) ('HMGB4a', 'Gene', (141, 147)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (59, 62)) ('F37A', 'Mutation', 'p.F37A', (103, 107)) ('F37A', 'Var', (103, 107)) 29713 22901013 Moreover, the binding interaction of HMGB4a does not change in the presence of 1-10 mM DTT, unlike HMGB1 domain A, which has a redox-dependent binding affinity owing to the presence of adjacent cysteine residues that are lacking in HMGB4 proteins (Figure 4B). ('cysteine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (194, 202)) ('DTT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004229', (87, 90)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (14, 21)) ('HMGB4a', 'Var', (37, 43)) 29715 22901013 To investigate the importance of Phe37 in modulating the interaction of cisplatin-modified DNA with full-length HMGB4 or HMGB4a, F37A variants were produced by site-directed mutagenesis. ('Phe37', 'Chemical', '-', (33, 38)) ('variants', 'Var', (134, 142)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (72, 81)) ('F37A', 'Mutation', 'p.F37A', (129, 133)) ('interaction', 'Interaction', (57, 68)) 29716 22901013 HMGB4a had significantly lower binding affinity for platinated DNA when Phe37 was replaced by alanine (Figure 5A); no protein/platinated DNA complex was observed up to concentrations of 20 microM, indicating that the binding affinity of this variant is > 2000-fold less than that of wild type HMGB4a. ('less', 'NegReg', (265, 269)) ('variant', 'Var', (242, 249)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (217, 224)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (31, 38)) ('Phe37 was replaced by alanine', 'Mutation', 'p.F37A', (72, 101)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (25, 30)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (175, 178)) 29717 22901013 On the other hand, the dissociation constant of the F37A variant of full-length HMGB4 is only 2.7-fold greater than that of wild type protein (Figure 5B). ('F37A', 'Var', (52, 56)) ('dissociation constant', 'MPA', (23, 44)) ('HMGB4', 'Gene', (80, 85)) ('greater', 'PosReg', (103, 110)) ('F37A', 'Mutation', 'p.F37A', (52, 56)) 29722 22901013 The footprinting patterns of wild type HMGB4 and its F37A variant under the same conditions are almost identical (Figure 7). ('F37A', 'Var', (53, 57)) ('F37A', 'Mutation', 'p.F37A', (53, 57)) ('HMGB4', 'Gene', (39, 44)) 29727 22901013 At 1 microM concentration, HMGB1 reduces repair by 45% compared to control, whereas HMGB4 at the same concentration inhibits repair by > 90% (Table 2). ('repair', 'MPA', (41, 47)) ('repair', 'MPA', (125, 131)) ('HMGB1', 'Var', (27, 32)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (19, 22)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (109, 112)) ('reduces', 'NegReg', (33, 40)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (116, 124)) 29728 22901013 In the presence of 125 nM HMGB4, repair is inhibited by 70%, whereas no significant decrease in the repair occurs in the presence of HMGB1 at the same concentration. ('repair', 'MPA', (33, 39)) ('HMGB4', 'Var', (26, 31)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (43, 52)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (158, 161)) 29730 22901013 There is no significant repair inhibition observed in the presence of the F37A variant of HMGB4a (Figure 10). ('F37A', 'Mutation', 'p.F37A', (74, 78)) ('repair', 'MPA', (24, 30)) ('F37A', 'Var', (74, 78)) ('HMGB4a', 'Gene', (90, 96)) 29739 22901013 Notably, the intercalating residue Phe37, which plays a significant role in the binding of HMGB1 to platinated DNA, is conserved in HMGB4. ('binding', 'Interaction', (80, 87)) ('Phe37', 'Chemical', '-', (35, 40)) ('HMGB1', 'Gene', (91, 96)) ('Phe37', 'Var', (35, 40)) 29740 22901013 However, the most remarkable feature is replacement of cysteine at position 22 in HMGB1 with phenylalanine in rat and mouse HMGB4, and a tyrosine in human HMGB4. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (110, 113)) ('cysteine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (55, 63)) ('phenylalanine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010649', (93, 106)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (149, 154)) ('tyrosine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014443', (137, 145)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (118, 123)) ('replacement', 'Var', (40, 51)) ('HMGB1', 'Gene', (82, 87)) 29751 22901013 A combination of pi-pi stacking and edge-to-face aromatic interactions between the phenyl ring side-chain and the two guanine bases significantly stabilizes the complex. ('stabilizes', 'Reg', (146, 156)) ('pi-pi', 'Var', (17, 22)) ('guanine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006147', (118, 125)) 29754 22901013 Replacement of Phe37 with Ala37 decreases the binding affinity of domain A to the platinated DNA by more than a factor of 2x103, demonstrating its critical role in stabilizing the interaction. ('Ala37', 'Chemical', '-', (26, 31)) ('Phe37', 'Gene', (15, 20)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (136, 139)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (46, 53)) ('Replacement', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('decreases', 'NegReg', (32, 41)) ('Phe37', 'Chemical', '-', (15, 20)) 29756 22901013 In HMGB4b, Leu100 is at the position corresponding to intercalating residue Phe102 of HMGB1 domain B and Ala16 in HMGB1 domain A (Figure 1A). ('Leu100', 'Chemical', '-', (11, 17)) ('Leu100', 'Var', (11, 17)) ('HMGB1', 'Gene', (86, 91)) ('Phe102', 'Var', (76, 82)) ('Phe102', 'Chemical', '-', (76, 82)) ('Ala16', 'Chemical', '-', (105, 110)) 29757 22901013 Another possible intercalating residue, corresponding to Phe37 of HMGB4 domain A and Ile121 of HMGB1 domain B, is Val119. ('Phe37', 'Chemical', '-', (57, 62)) ('Ile121', 'Var', (85, 91)) ('Ile121', 'Chemical', '-', (85, 91)) ('Val119', 'Chemical', '-', (114, 120)) ('Phe37', 'Var', (57, 62)) 29759 22901013 This result suggests Leu100, rather than Val119, may function as an intercalating residue in HMGB4b when binding to platinated-DNA. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (29, 32)) ('Val119', 'Chemical', '-', (41, 47)) ('Leu100', 'Var', (21, 27)) ('HMGB4b', 'Gene', (93, 99)) ('Leu100', 'Chemical', '-', (21, 27)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (105, 112)) 29765 22901013 The F37A variant of HMGB4a does not show any repair inhibition because it cannot bind to platinated lesions. ('HMGB4a', 'Gene', (20, 26)) ('F37A', 'Var', (4, 8)) ('F37A', 'Mutation', 'p.F37A', (4, 8)) ('bind', 'Interaction', (81, 85)) 29778 22901013 In particular, HMGB4: (i) binds to the 1,2-intrastrand cross-linked DNA with high preference; (ii) Interacts mainly through its HMG domain A; and (iii) binds more weakly when Phe37 is mutated to alanine, with the domain A exhibiting dramatically reduced binding affinity for platinated DNA. ('HMG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008596', (128, 131)) ('Interacts', 'Interaction', (99, 108)) ('Phe37', 'Gene', (175, 180)) ('weakly', 'NegReg', (163, 169)) ('binds', 'Interaction', (152, 157)) ('HMGB4', 'Gene', (15, 20)) ('mutated', 'Var', (184, 191)) ('HMG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008596', (15, 18)) ('Phe37 is mutated to alanine', 'Mutation', 'p.F37A', (175, 202)) ('binds', 'Interaction', (26, 31)) 29801 22096659 Aberrant expression patterns of miRNAs in cancer have been well documented in most tumor types (Figure 1B), and detailed work from many labs have shown that many miRNAs, including miR-10b, let-7, miR-101, and the miR-15a-16-1 cluster, possess oncogenic or tumor suppressive functions (Figure 1C). ('miR-101', 'Var', (196, 203)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 88)) ('miR-10b', 'Gene', (180, 187)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (42, 48)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (256, 261)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (83, 88)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (256, 261)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (42, 48)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (42, 48)) ('oncogenic', 'CPA', (243, 252)) ('let-7', 'Gene', (189, 194)) ('miR-10b', 'Gene', '406903', (180, 187)) ('miR-15a', 'Gene', '406948', (213, 220)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (256, 261)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (68, 71)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (83, 88)) ('miR-15a', 'Gene', (213, 220)) 29802 22096659 While the nomenclature is still evolving, lncRNA typically refers to a polyadenylated long ncRNA that is transcribed by RNA polymerase II and associated with epigenetic signatures common to protein-coding genes, such as trimethylation of histone 3 lysine 4 (H3K4me3) at the transcriptional start site (TSS) and trimethylation of histone 3 lysine 36 (H3K36me3) throughout the gene body. ('lysine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (248, 254)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (12, 15)) ('H3K36me3', 'Protein', (350, 358)) ('trimethylation', 'Var', (311, 325)) ('lysine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (339, 345)) 29808 22096659 Dysregulated expression of lncRNAs in cancer marks the spectrum of disease progression and may serve as an independent predictor for patient outcomes. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (38, 44)) ('expression', 'MPA', (13, 23)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (133, 140)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (38, 44)) ('Dysregulated', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('lncRNAs', 'Protein', (27, 34)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (38, 44)) 29816 22096659 Aberrant expression of H19 is observed in numerous solid tumors, including hepatocellular and bladder cancer. ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (94, 108)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (94, 108)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (102, 108)) ('Aberrant', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('numerous solid tumors', 'Disease', (42, 63)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (94, 108)) ('expression', 'MPA', (9, 19)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 62)) ('observed', 'Reg', (30, 38)) ('H19', 'Gene', (23, 26)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 63)) ('H19', 'Gene', '283120', (23, 26)) ('hepatocellular', 'Disease', (75, 89)) ('numerous solid tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (42, 63)) 29819 22096659 In model systems, siRNA knockdown of H19 expression impairs cell growth and clonogenicity in lung cancer cell lines in vitro and decreased xenograft tumor growth of Hep3B hepatocellular carcinoma cells in vivo. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (98, 104)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001402', (171, 195)) ('Hep3B', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0326', (165, 170)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (93, 104)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (93, 104)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (186, 195)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (149, 154)) ('impairs', 'NegReg', (52, 59)) ('decreased xenograft tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (129, 154)) ('decreased xenograft tumor', 'Disease', (129, 154)) ('cell growth', 'CPA', (60, 71)) ('clonogenicity', 'CPA', (76, 89)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (93, 104)) ('H19', 'Gene', (37, 40)) ('H19', 'Gene', '283120', (37, 40)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (24, 33)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Disease', (171, 195)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006528', (171, 195)) 29824 22096659 Conversely, aberrant H19 methylation in BWS appears to predispose to cancer development more strongly XIST, perhaps the most well studied lncRNA, is transcribed from the inactivated X chromosome, in order to facilitate that chromosome's inactivation, and manifests as multiple isoforms. ('H19', 'Gene', '283120', (21, 24)) ('inactivation', 'MPA', (238, 250)) ('predispose', 'Reg', (55, 65)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (83, 86)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (69, 75)) ('BWS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001506', (40, 43)) ('BWS', 'Disease', (40, 43)) ('methylation', 'Var', (25, 36)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (103, 107)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (12, 20)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (69, 75)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (69, 75)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (103, 107)) ('facilitate', 'PosReg', (209, 219)) ('H19', 'Gene', (21, 24)) 29826 22096659 XIST contains a double-hairpin RNA motif in the RepA domain, located in the first exon, which is crucial for its ability to bind Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) and propagate epigenetic silencing of an individual X chromosome (Figure 2B). ('bind', 'Interaction', (124, 128)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (0, 4)) ('Polycomb', 'Gene', (129, 137)) ('epigenetic silencing', 'Var', (180, 200)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('Polycomb', 'Gene', '12416', (129, 137)) ('propagate', 'Reg', (170, 179)) 29830 22096659 There have also been surprising accounts of aberrant XIST regulation in other cancers, including lymphoma and male testicular germ-cell tumors, where XIST hypomethylation is, unexpectedly, a biomarker. ('tumors', 'Disease', (136, 142)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (136, 142)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (53, 57)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (136, 142)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (53, 57)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (155, 170)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (78, 85)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (150, 154)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 85)) ('lymphoma', 'Disease', (97, 105)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (78, 85)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (150, 154)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (136, 141)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 84)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (44, 52)) ('lymphoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008223', (97, 105)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (97, 105)) 29832 22096659 Located on Ch9p21 in the INK4A/ARF tumor suppressor locus, ANRIL was initially described by examining the deletion of this region in hereditary neural system tumors, which predispose for hereditary cutaneous malignant melanoma. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (158, 164)) ('neural system tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004375', (144, 164)) ('hereditary neural system tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536149', (133, 164)) ('ANRIL', 'Gene', '100048912', (59, 64)) ('ARF tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (31, 40)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (35, 40)) ('hereditary cutaneous malignant melanoma', 'Disease', (187, 226)) ('ARF tumor', 'Disease', (31, 40)) ('INK4A/ARF', 'Gene', '1029', (25, 34)) ('cutaneous malignant melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012056', (198, 226)) ('deletion', 'Var', (106, 114)) ('malignant melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (208, 226)) ('ANRIL', 'Gene', (59, 64)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (158, 163)) ('hereditary cutaneous malignant melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C562393', (187, 226)) ('INK4A/ARF', 'Gene', (25, 34)) ('hereditary neural system tumors', 'Disease', (133, 164)) 29838 22096659 Through GWAS, ANRIL has also been identified by single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) correlated with a higher risk of atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease, and ANRIL expression has been noted in many tissues. ('single nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (48, 79)) ('correlated', 'Reg', (87, 97)) ('ANRIL', 'Gene', (169, 174)) ('coronary artery disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003324', (140, 163)) ('ANRIL', 'Gene', '100048912', (14, 19)) ('atherosclerosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D050197', (120, 135)) ('atherosclerosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002621', (120, 135)) ('coronary artery disease', 'Disease', (140, 163)) ('ANRIL', 'Gene', '100048912', (169, 174)) ('atherosclerosis', 'Disease', (120, 135)) ('ANRIL', 'Gene', (14, 19)) 29850 22096659 Moreover, HoxA genes are broadly known to be important for many cancers, particularly HOXA9, which is essential for oncogenesis in leukemias harboring MLL rearrangements. ('leukemias', 'Disease', (131, 140)) ('rearrangements', 'Var', (155, 169)) ('MLL', 'Gene', (151, 154)) ('HoxA', 'Gene', (10, 14)) ('MLL', 'Gene', '4297', (151, 154)) ('HOXA9', 'Gene', '3205', (86, 91)) ('leukemias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007938', (131, 140)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (64, 71)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (64, 71)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (64, 71)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (131, 139)) ('HOXA9', 'Gene', (86, 91)) ('HoxA', 'Gene', '3197', (10, 14)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (64, 70)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (164, 167)) ('leukemias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (131, 140)) 29853 22096659 First described in fibroblasts, HOTAIR is located in the HoxC cluster; but unlike HOTTIP and HOTAIRM1, HOTAIR was found to regulate HoxD cluster genes in a trans-regulatory mechanism (Figure 2C). ('HoxD cluster genes', 'Gene', (132, 150)) ('HOTTIP', 'Gene', (82, 88)) ('regulate', 'Reg', (123, 131)) ('HOTAIR', 'Var', (103, 109)) ('HOTTIP', 'Gene', '100316868', (82, 88)) ('HOTAIRM1', 'Gene', '100506311', (93, 101)) ('HOTAIRM1', 'Gene', (93, 101)) 29857 22096659 In breast cancer, HOTAIR overexpression facilitates aberrant PRC2 function by increasing PRC2 recruitment to the genomic positions of target genes. ('recruitment', 'MPA', (94, 105)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (3, 16)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (10, 16)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (3, 16)) ('increasing', 'PosReg', (78, 88)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (101, 104)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (3, 16)) ('function', 'MPA', (66, 74)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (52, 60)) ('PRC2', 'Protein', (89, 93)) ('facilitates', 'PosReg', (40, 51)) ('PRC2', 'Gene', (61, 65)) 29859 22096659 Supporting this, in benign immortalized breast cells overexpressing EZH2, a core component of PRC2, knockdown of HOTAIR mitigated EZH2-induced invasion in vitro. ('EZH2', 'Gene', (68, 72)) ('EZH2', 'Gene', (130, 134)) ('EZH2', 'Gene', '2146', (130, 134)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (100, 109)) ('HOTAIR', 'Gene', (113, 119)) ('mitigated', 'NegReg', (120, 129)) ('EZH2', 'Gene', '2146', (68, 72)) 29868 22096659 Intriguingly, because loss of BRCA2 function is known to increase cell sensitivity to small molecule inhibitors of PARP1, these data may suggest that PCAT-1 may impact cellular response to these drugs as well. ('cell sensitivity to small molecule inhibitors', 'MPA', (66, 111)) ('cellular response to these drugs', 'MPA', (168, 200)) ('PARP1', 'Gene', '142', (115, 120)) ('PCAT-1', 'Gene', '100750225', (150, 156)) ('PARP1', 'Gene', (115, 120)) ('impact', 'Reg', (161, 167)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', (30, 35)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (57, 65)) ('PCAT-1', 'Gene', (150, 156)) ('loss', 'Var', (22, 26)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', '675', (30, 35)) 29873 22096659 recently described an intriguing mechanism by which GAS5 modulates cell survival and metabolism by antagonizing the glucocorticoid receptor (GR). ('antagonizing', 'NegReg', (99, 111)) ('GR', 'Gene', '2908', (141, 143)) ('glucocorticoid receptor', 'Gene', '2908', (116, 139)) ('glucocorticoid receptor', 'Gene', (116, 139)) ('cell survival', 'CPA', (67, 80)) ('GAS5', 'Var', (52, 56)) ('metabolism', 'CPA', (85, 95)) ('modulates', 'Reg', (57, 66)) 29906 22096659 While the mechanism of their action is still unclear, in prostate cancer cells, induction of AR signaling increased eRNA synthesis at AR-regulated gene enhancers, suggesting that eRNAs facilitate active transcription upon induction of a signaling pathway. ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (57, 72)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (93, 95)) ('active transcription', 'MPA', (196, 216)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (66, 72)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (57, 72)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (134, 136)) ('induction', 'Var', (80, 89)) ('eRNA synthesis', 'MPA', (116, 130)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (57, 72)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (106, 115)) 29916 22096659 In human tumors, MEG3 downregulation is widely noted, with frequent hypermethylation of its promoter observed in pituitary tumors and leukemias. ('leukemias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007938', (134, 143)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (123, 129)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (3, 8)) ('leukemias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (134, 143)) ('MEG3', 'Gene', '55384', (17, 21)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (9, 15)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (22, 36)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (134, 142)) ('promoter', 'MPA', (92, 100)) ('leukemias', 'Disease', (134, 143)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 129)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (9, 15)) ('pituitary tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010911', (113, 129)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (68, 84)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 128)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (123, 129)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (9, 14)) ('MEG3', 'Gene', (17, 21)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (9, 15)) ('pituitary tumors', 'Disease', (113, 129)) 29924 22096659 CTN-RNA is longer than mCAT2, and under stress conditions, cleavage of CTN-RNA to the mCAT2 coding transcript resulted in increased mCAT2 protein. ('mCAT2', 'Gene', '111335', (23, 28)) ('mCAT2', 'Gene', '111335', (132, 137)) ('CTN', 'Gene', (71, 74)) ('CTN', 'Gene', '12310', (71, 74)) ('cleavage', 'Var', (59, 67)) ('CTN', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('mCAT2', 'Gene', (86, 91)) ('CTN', 'Gene', '12310', (0, 3)) ('mCAT2', 'Gene', (23, 28)) ('mCAT2', 'Gene', (132, 137)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (122, 131)) ('mCAT2', 'Gene', '111335', (86, 91)) 29947 22096659 This approach could potentially target aberrant ncRNAs, mutant mRNAs, as well as nucleotide triplet-repeat expansions seen in several neurological diseases (such as Huntington's disease). ('neurological diseases', 'Disease', (134, 155)) ('mutant', 'Var', (56, 62)) ("Huntington's disease", 'Disease', (165, 185)) ("Huntington's disease", 'Disease', 'MESH:D006816', (165, 185)) ('neurological diseases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019636', (134, 155)) ('mRNAs', 'Gene', (63, 68)) ('nucleotide triplet-repeat expansions', 'Var', (81, 117)) 29952 22096659 Of the 14 genomic loci, the most prominent by far is the "gene desert" region upstream of the cMYC oncogene on chromosome 8q24, which harbors 10 of the 31 reproducible SNPs associated with prostate cancer (Figure 4C). ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (189, 204)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (189, 204)) ('cMYC', 'Gene', (94, 98)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (198, 204)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (173, 188)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (189, 204)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (168, 172)) ('cMYC', 'Gene', '4609', (94, 98)) 29955 22096659 Although the relationship between PCAT-1 and the 8q24 SNPs is not clear at this time, this discovery suggests that previously-termed "gene deserts" may, in fact, harbor critical lncRNA genes, and that SNPs found in these regions may impact uncovered aspects of biology. ('uncovered aspects of biology', 'CPA', (240, 268)) ('lncRNA genes', 'Gene', (178, 190)) ('PCAT-1', 'Gene', '100750225', (34, 40)) ('impact', 'Reg', (233, 239)) ('PCAT-1', 'Gene', (34, 40)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (201, 205)) 29972 22096659 While numerous lncRNAs display altered expression levels in cancer, it is unclear to what extent cancers specifically target lncRNAs for genomic amplification/deletion, somatic point mutations, or other targeted aberrations. ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (97, 104)) ('altered', 'Reg', (31, 38)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 104)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (97, 103)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (97, 104)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (60, 66)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (60, 66)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 103)) ('expression levels', 'MPA', (39, 56)) ('point mutations', 'Var', (177, 192)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (60, 66)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (97, 103)) 29974 22096659 For example, approximately half of prostate cancers harbor gene fusions of the ETS family transcription factors (ERG, ETV1, ETV4, ETV5), which generally result in the translocation of an androgen-regulated promoter to drive upregulation of the ETS gene. ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (35, 50)) ('prostate cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (35, 51)) ('prostate cancers', 'Disease', (35, 51)) ('ETV1', 'Gene', '2115', (118, 122)) ('androgen-regulated promoter', 'MPA', (187, 214)) ('ETV4', 'Gene', (124, 128)) ('ETV5', 'Gene', (130, 134)) ('ERG', 'Gene', (113, 116)) ('gene fusions', 'Var', (59, 71)) ('translocation', 'MPA', (167, 180)) ('result in', 'Reg', (153, 162)) ('ERG', 'Gene', '2078', (113, 116)) ('ETV4', 'Gene', '2118', (124, 128)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (44, 51)) ('prostate cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (35, 51)) ('ETS gene', 'Gene', (244, 252)) ('ETV5', 'Gene', '2119', (130, 134)) ('ETV1', 'Gene', (118, 122)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (224, 236)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (44, 50)) 29975 22096659 One patient was initially found to have an ETV1 translocation to an intergenic androgen-regulated region which was subsequently found to encode a prostate-specific lncRNA (PCAT-14), thereby creating a gene fusion between the lncRNA and ETV1. ('ETV1', 'Gene', (43, 47)) ('PCAT-14', 'Gene', (172, 179)) ('ETV1', 'Gene', (236, 240)) ('ETV1', 'Gene', '2115', (236, 240)) ('ETV1', 'Gene', '2115', (43, 47)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (4, 11)) ('gene fusion', 'Var', (201, 212)) ('creating', 'Reg', (190, 198)) ('PCAT-14', 'Gene', '101978785', (172, 179)) 29978 22096659 These initial data suggest that somatic aberrations of lncRNAs do contribute to their dysregulated function in cancer, although most studies to date identify gene expression changes as the primary alteration in lncRNA function. ('lncRNAs', 'Gene', (55, 62)) ('dysregulated function', 'MPA', (86, 107)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 117)) ('aberrations', 'Var', (40, 51)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (111, 117)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (111, 117)) 29979 22096659 Yet, the study of mutated lncRNAs in cancer will be an area of high importance in future investigations, as several prominent oncogenes, such as KRAS, show no substantial change in protein expression level in mutated compared to non-mutated cases. ('protein expression level', 'MPA', (181, 205)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (37, 43)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (37, 43)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (145, 149)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', '3845', (145, 149)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (37, 43)) ('mutated', 'Var', (209, 216)) 29985 22096659 In cancer, dysregulated lncRNA expression characterizes the entire spectrum of disease and aberrant lncRNA function drives cancer through disruption of normal cell processes, typically by facilitating epigenetic repression of downstream target genes. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 129)) ('disruption', 'NegReg', (138, 148)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (3, 9)) ('dysregulated', 'MPA', (11, 23)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (123, 129)) ('epigenetic repression', 'MPA', (201, 222)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (123, 129)) ('lncRNA', 'Protein', (100, 106)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (3, 9)) ('lncRNA expression', 'MPA', (24, 41)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (91, 99)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (3, 9)) 29988 22096659 Epigenetic marks consistent with a transcribed gene (H3K4me3 at the gene promoter, H3K36me3 throughout the gene body Transcription via RNA polymerase II Polyadenylation Often exhibit splicing of multiple exons via canonical genomic splice site motifs Regulation by well-established transcription factors Frequently expressed in a tissue-specific manner Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are now emerging as a fundamental aspect of biology. ('exhibit', 'Reg', (175, 182)) ('Polyadenylation', 'Var', (153, 168)) ('H3K36me3', 'Var', (83, 91)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (410, 413)) ('splicing', 'MPA', (183, 191)) 29996 21515368 Disruption of Androgen Receptor Signaling in Males by Environmental Chemicals Androgen-disruptors are environmental chemicals in that interfere with the biosynthesis, metabolism or action of endogenous androgens resulting in a deflection from normal male developmental programming and reproductive tract growth and function. ('reproductive tract growth', 'CPA', (285, 310)) ('biosynthesis', 'MPA', (153, 165)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (262, 265)) ('interfere', 'NegReg', (134, 143)) ('Androgen Receptor', 'Gene', '367', (14, 31)) ('deflection', 'MPA', (227, 237)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (61, 64)) ('male developmental programming', 'CPA', (250, 280)) ('metabolism', 'MPA', (167, 177)) ('Androgen Receptor', 'Gene', (14, 31)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (109, 112)) ('Disruption', 'Var', (0, 10)) 30028 21515368 Studies have raised the possibility that EDCs may be contributing to a decline in the human sperm count that has been observed over the last 50-60 years. ('decline', 'NegReg', (71, 78)) ('human sperm count', 'CPA', (86, 103)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (86, 91)) ('EDCs', 'Var', (41, 45)) 30040 21515368 In utero diethylstilbestrol exposure has been associated with an increased risk of testicular cancers while maternal levels of chlorinated chemicals suggests a link for these compounds with mixed estrogenic and antiandrogenic activity to testicular cancer rates in sons. ('diethylstilbestrol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004054', (9, 27)) ('testicular cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (83, 101)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (238, 255)) ('diethylstilbestrol', 'Var', (9, 27)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (256, 259)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (238, 255)) ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', (83, 101)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 100)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (83, 100)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (238, 255)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 101)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (249, 255)) ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (83, 101)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (83, 100)) 30041 21515368 Further, a rabbit model for testicular cancer identified exposure to di-n-butylphthalates with antiandrogenic action to testicular carcinoma in situ. ('rabbit', 'Species', '9986', (11, 17)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (28, 45)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (131, 140)) ('antiandrogenic action', 'MPA', (95, 116)) ('testicular carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (120, 140)) ('testicular carcinoma', 'Disease', (120, 140)) ('di-n-butylphthalates', 'Var', (69, 89)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (131, 148)) ('testicular carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (120, 140)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (39, 45)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (28, 45)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (28, 45)) ('di-n-butylphthalates', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (69, 89)) 30071 21515368 While methoxychlor exposure of neonatal rats did not affect male puberty, reproductive organ weights or functions in adulthood, exposure throughout gestation, weaning, and lactation resulted in multiple effects including inhibition of somatic growth and accessory sex gland weight, elevated pituitary and serum prolactin levels, delayed puberty, suppression of Leydig cell function, reduced sperm counts and decreased DNA content of the accessory sex glands in the male offspring. ('delayed puberty', 'CPA', (329, 344)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (408, 417)) ('somatic growth', 'CPA', (235, 249)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (383, 390)) ('accessory sex gland weight', 'CPA', (254, 280)) ('DNA content of the accessory sex glands', 'MPA', (418, 457)) ('methoxychlor', 'Var', (6, 18)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (282, 290)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (221, 231)) ('sperm counts', 'CPA', (391, 403)) ('Leydig cell function', 'CPA', (361, 381)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (40, 44)) ('lactation', 'Disease', (172, 181)) ('elevated pituitary and serum prolactin levels', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000870', (282, 327)) ('lactation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007775', (172, 181)) ('suppression', 'NegReg', (346, 357)) ('reduced sperm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012207', (383, 396)) ('delayed puberty', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000823', (329, 344)) ('exposure', 'Var', (128, 136)) ('methoxychlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008731', (6, 18)) ('male puberty', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008185', (60, 72)) 30077 21515368 BPA exposures have been linked to reduced sperm counts in a rodent model and a human epidemiology study. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (79, 84)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (34, 41)) ('reduced sperm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012207', (34, 47)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (0, 3)) ('sperm counts', 'CPA', (42, 54)) ('exposures', 'Var', (4, 13)) 30082 21515368 They first observed that 1 nM BPA activates AR-T877A in transcriptional assays and leads to unscheduled cell cycle progression and cellular proliferation in vitro in the absence of androgen. ('cellular proliferation', 'CPA', (131, 153)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (83, 91)) ('AR-T877A', 'Var', (44, 52)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (147, 150)) ('unscheduled cell cycle progression', 'CPA', (92, 126)) ('activates', 'PosReg', (34, 43)) ('T877A', 'Mutation', 'c.877T>A', (47, 52)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (30, 33)) 30083 21515368 Since BPA had no impact on wild-type AR, these data indicate that this gain-of-function AR mutant attained the ability to utilize BPA as agonist. ('gain-of-function', 'PosReg', (71, 87)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (130, 133)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (6, 9)) ('mutant', 'Var', (91, 97)) 30084 21515368 Subsequent in vivo analyses of the impact of BPA on human prostate tumor growth and recurrence were performed using a mouse xenograft of human cells containing the AR-T877A mutation. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (137, 142)) ('prostate tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (58, 72)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (52, 57)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (45, 48)) ('AR-T877A mutation', 'Var', (164, 181)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 72)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (118, 123)) ('prostate tumor', 'Disease', (58, 72)) ('prostate tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100787', (58, 72)) ('T877A', 'Mutation', 'c.877T>A', (167, 172)) 30232 26089923 Patients with GD who have Y-chromosome material are at increased risk for the development of type II germ cell tumors (GCT), including dysgerminoma (DG) and seminoma arising from their precursor lesions gonadoblastoma (GB) and carcinoma in situ (CIS)/intratubular germ cell neoplasia unclassified (ITGCNU), respectively. ('gonadoblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000150', (203, 217)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 116)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (157, 165)) ('GD', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000133', (14, 16)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (274, 283)) ('DG', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (149, 151)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (157, 165)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (227, 244)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (135, 147)) ('lesions gonadoblastoma', 'Disease', (195, 217)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('Y-chromosome material', 'Var', (26, 47)) ('type II germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (93, 117)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002278', (227, 244)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (119, 122)) ('lesions gonadoblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018238', (195, 217)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (246, 249)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (135, 147)) ('germ cell neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (264, 283)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (101, 117)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', (135, 147)) ('neoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (274, 283)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (227, 236)) ('GB', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000150', (219, 221)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 117)) ('neoplasia', 'Disease', (274, 283)) ('GD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005776', (14, 16)) ('type II germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009373', (93, 117)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (101, 116)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', (227, 244)) 30242 26089923 Abnormal regulation of OCT 3/4 leads to inappropriate cell survival and has been shown to be present in precursor cells of type II GCTs. ('OCT 3/4', 'Gene', '5460', (23, 30)) ('inappropriate cell survival', 'CPA', (40, 67)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (131, 134)) ('Abnormal', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('OCT 3/4', 'Gene', (23, 30)) 30289 26089923 In patients who are older than 1 year of age, the presence of OCT 3/4-positive immature germ cells located along the basal lamina in dysgenetic testes or undifferentiated gonadal tissue confers a high risk for development of germ cell neoplasia and should lead to gonadectomy. ('gonadectomy', 'Disease', (264, 275)) ('germ cell neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (225, 244)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (256, 263)) ('dysgenetic testes', 'Disease', (133, 150)) ('neoplasia', 'Disease', (235, 244)) ('presence', 'Var', (50, 58)) ('OCT 3/4', 'Gene', '5460', (62, 69)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (3, 11)) ('neoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (235, 244)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (235, 244)) ('dysgenetic testes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008733', (133, 150)) ('dysgenetic testes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (133, 150)) ('OCT 3/4', 'Gene', (62, 69)) 30391 23626723 Cells were transiently transfected with either GPER (200 nM of the duplex) or scrambled siRNAs by using the Oligofectamine Reagent (Invitrogen) according to the manufacturer's instructions. ('GPER', 'Gene', (47, 51)) ('Oligofectamine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C484027', (108, 122)) ('200 nM', 'Var', (53, 59)) ('GPER', 'Gene', '2852', (47, 51)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (162, 165)) 30402 23626723 Notably, It is noteworthy that NT2/D1 cells knocked down for ERalpha36 are not viable. ('ERalpha', 'Gene', (61, 68)) ('ERalpha', 'Gene', '2099', (61, 68)) ('knocked down', 'Var', (44, 56)) 30404 23626723 Since we previously demonstrated that E2 and E2BSA both trigger CREB phosphorylation and in TCam-2 cells through GPER- ERalpha36 dependent mechanisms, we tested the potential estrogenicity of M4 by assessing phosphorylated CREB level. ('GPER', 'Gene', (113, 117)) ('ERalpha', 'Gene', '2099', (119, 126)) ('E2BSA', 'Var', (45, 50)) ('CREB', 'Gene', '1385', (64, 68)) ('CREB', 'Gene', (223, 227)) ('tested', 'Reg', (154, 160)) ('phosphorylated', 'MPA', (208, 222)) ('CREB', 'Gene', '1385', (223, 227)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (69, 84)) ('GPER', 'Gene', '2852', (113, 117)) ('CREB', 'Gene', (64, 68)) ('trigger', 'Reg', (56, 63)) ('ERalpha', 'Gene', (119, 126)) 30405 23626723 Western blot analysis clearly indicated an increase of CREB phosphorylation level (Figure 2A) after a 20 minute exposure to 1.0 nM M4. ('1.0', 'Var', (124, 127)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (43, 51)) ('CREB', 'Gene', (55, 59)) ('CREB', 'Gene', '1385', (55, 59)) 30411 23626723 As previously demonstrated, GPER knockdown prevented E2-dependent CREB phosphorylation, which suggests that the mechanisms involved in M4 signaling do not fully mimic those of estrogens. ('knockdown', 'Var', (33, 42)) ('GPER', 'Gene', '2852', (28, 32)) ('CREB', 'Gene', (66, 70)) ('GPER', 'Gene', (28, 32)) ('CREB', 'Gene', '1385', (66, 70)) ('prevented', 'NegReg', (43, 52)) 30425 23626723 Among the functional classes of genes whose expression is significantly up- or down-regulated (top list provided in Table S5), we focused on those involved in epigenetic modifications which seemed related to PI3K/CREB and estrogen receptor signaling in Ingenuity sorting (Figure S3). ('expression', 'MPA', (44, 54)) ('down-regulated', 'NegReg', (79, 93)) ('CREB', 'Gene', (213, 217)) ('epigenetic modifications', 'Var', (159, 183)) ('up-', 'PosReg', (72, 75)) ('CREB', 'Gene', '1385', (213, 217)) ('estrogen receptor', 'Gene', (222, 239)) ('estrogen receptor', 'Gene', '2099', (222, 239)) 30434 23626723 High doses of tert-octylphenol or nonylphenol ranging from 25 to 200 mg/kg bw were previously shown to significantly decreased sperm count and quality in male mice, and affect uterine weight, vaginal opening and reproductive ability in female rats. ('tert-octylphenol', 'Chemical', '-', (14, 30)) ('uterine weight', 'CPA', (176, 190)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (243, 247)) ('reproductive ability', 'CPA', (212, 232)) ('nonylphenol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C025256', (34, 45)) ('decreased sperm count', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000798', (117, 138)) ('affect', 'Reg', (169, 175)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (159, 163)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (117, 126)) ('tert-octylphenol', 'Var', (14, 30)) ('decreased sperm count and quality', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012207', (117, 150)) ('sperm count', 'CPA', (127, 138)) ('vaginal opening', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014627', (192, 207)) ('vaginal opening', 'Disease', (192, 207)) ('nonylphenol', 'Var', (34, 45)) ('quality', 'CPA', (143, 150)) 30445 23626723 We focused on M4-dependent down-regulation of DNMT3 expression because (i) other estrogeno-mimetic such as genistein and resveratrol or anti-androgenic compounds such as vinclozolin that are present in food have been previously demonstrated to modulate tumor suppressor gene expression through epigenetic mechanisms, (ii) DNMT3 proteins have been shown to be involved in germ cell proliferation and differentiation control during a developmental window when neoplastic germ cells (CIS) are believed to emerge, (iii) polymorphism of these genes is clearly associated with gastric and breast cancer, as well as ovarian endometriosis susceptibility. ('ovarian endometriosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004715', (609, 630)) ('DNMT', 'Gene', '1786', (322, 326)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (253, 258)) ('DNMT', 'Gene', (322, 326)) ('endometriosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030127', (617, 630)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (555, 570)) ('ovarian endometriosis', 'Disease', (609, 630)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (583, 596)) ('vinclozolin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C025643', (170, 181)) ('gastric', 'Disease', (571, 578)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (253, 258)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (583, 596)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (253, 258)) ('DNMT', 'Gene', '1786', (46, 50)) ('polymorphism', 'Var', (516, 528)) ('DNMT', 'Gene', (46, 50)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (583, 596)) ('gastric', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (571, 578)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (439, 442)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (481, 484)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (590, 596)) 30448 23626723 Hence, our results indicate that either wortmanin treatment or ERalpha36 knockdown can impair M4-dependent Dnmt3 repression while ERalpha36 expression appears to be necessary for M4-dependent enhanced proliferation. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (55, 58)) ('wortmanin', 'Chemical', '-', (40, 49)) ('ERalpha', 'Gene', '2099', (63, 70)) ('M4-dependent Dnmt3 repression', 'MPA', (94, 123)) ('ERalpha', 'Gene', (63, 70)) ('impair', 'NegReg', (87, 93)) ('ERalpha', 'Gene', (130, 137)) ('ERalpha', 'Gene', '2099', (130, 137)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (73, 82)) 30453 23626723 This point was already addressed by others who demonstrated that downregulation of DNMT3A and DNMT3B led to regulation of ESR1 or ESR2 via promoter DNA aberrant methylation in acute myeloid leukemia, endometriosis, prostate and ovarian cancer. ('endometriosis, prostate and ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004715', (200, 242)) ('regulation', 'MPA', (108, 118)) ('acute myeloid leukemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015470', (176, 198)) ('myeloid leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012324', (182, 198)) ('acute myeloid leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004808', (176, 198)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (228, 242)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (190, 198)) ('aberrant methylation', 'Var', (152, 172)) ('ESR1', 'Gene', '2099', (122, 126)) ('DNMT3A', 'Gene', (83, 89)) ('ESR1', 'Gene', (122, 126)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (94, 100)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', '1789', (94, 100)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (236, 242)) ('acute myeloid leukemia', 'Disease', (176, 198)) ('ESR2', 'Gene', '2100', (130, 134)) ('ESR2', 'Gene', (130, 134)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (65, 79)) ('endometriosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030127', (200, 213)) ('DNMT3A', 'Gene', '1788', (83, 89)) 30491 19709439 Moreover, it has been shown that VEGF expression is correlated with metastases in these tumors. ('correlated', 'Reg', (52, 62)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (88, 94)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (88, 94)) ('VEGF', 'Protein', (33, 37)) ('expression', 'Var', (38, 48)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (88, 93)) ('metastases', 'Disease', (68, 78)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (88, 94)) ('metastases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (68, 78)) 30530 19709439 hCG median and mean serum levels were 25.0 (range, 0-479000) and 14772 +- 71503, respectively. ('14772 +- 71503', 'Var', (65, 79)) ('hCG', 'Gene', '93659', (0, 3)) ('hCG', 'Gene', (0, 3)) 30559 19709439 Concerning these results, there is a possibility that angiogenic factors other than VEGF are relevant in the development of this neoplasm's vascularization, taking into account the fact that modulation of the angiopoietin family has been previously described in non-tumor models, as well as fibroblast growth factor, metalloprotease induction, and cellular adhesion-molecule expression. ('non-tumor', 'Disease', (262, 271)) ('non-tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (262, 271)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (266, 271)) ('modulation', 'Var', (191, 201)) ('neoplasm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 137)) 30598 17805427 The B6C3F1/N mouse has a very low incidence of spontaneous Leydig cell tumors (< 1%) but also appears to be resistant to developing chemically induced testicular tumors, as none have been identified in NTP studies. ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (13, 18)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (162, 167)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', (151, 168)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (151, 168)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Disease', (59, 77)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007984', (59, 77)) ('B6C3F1/N', 'Var', (4, 12)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (71, 76)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (151, 168)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (162, 168)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (71, 77)) ('testicular tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (151, 167)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100618', (59, 77)) ('NTP', 'Chemical', '-', (202, 205)) 30604 17805427 Familial male precocious puberty (FMPP) stems from a mutation in the LH receptor, resulting in constitutive activation. ('constitutive activation', 'MPA', (95, 118)) ('male precocious puberty', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008185', (9, 32)) ('stems from', 'Reg', (40, 50)) ('mutation', 'Var', (53, 61)) ('Familial male precocious puberty', 'Disease', (0, 32)) ('precocious puberty', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000826', (14, 32)) ('LH receptor', 'Gene', (69, 80)) ('LH receptor', 'Gene', '3973', (69, 80)) 30613 17805427 The incidence of Leydig cell tumors in men who have a defective androgen receptor that makes them insensitive to androgens is considerably higher than for men without this syndrome (2.3% vs. ~ 0.00004%). ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007984', (17, 35)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', '367', (64, 81)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (155, 158)) ('defective androgen', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (54, 72)) ('insensitive to androgens', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (98, 122)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Disease', (17, 35)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (29, 34)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', (64, 81)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (29, 35)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100618', (17, 35)) ('defective', 'Var', (54, 63)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (39, 42)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (139, 145)) 30645 17805427 Factors that lead to greater lifetime exposure to endogenous estrogens (i.e., early menses, late menopause, nulliparity, post-menopausal obesity) are associated with elevated risk. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (126, 129)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (97, 100)) ('-menopausal obesity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008209', (125, 144)) ('obesity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009765', (137, 144)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (84, 87)) ('obesity', 'Disease', (137, 144)) ('nulliparity', 'Var', (108, 119)) ('late menopause', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008209', (92, 106)) ('obesity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001513', (137, 144)) 30652 17805427 The breakout group noted that tumors may arise from endocrine alterations and genotoxicity as well as epigenetic effects. ('tumors', 'Disease', (30, 36)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (82, 90)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (30, 36)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (30, 36)) ('arise from', 'Reg', (41, 51)) ('endocrine alterations', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000818', (52, 73)) ('epigenetic effects', 'Var', (102, 120)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (30, 35)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (66, 69)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (82, 90)) 30697 17805427 The breakout group also identified several preneoplastic events that NTP could consider evaluating for predictiveness of human response, including loss of contact inhibition, stratification of the surface epithelium, loss of p53, loss of phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN), and overexpression of phospho-AKT in epithelial cells. ('loss', 'Var', (217, 221)) ('NTP', 'Chemical', '-', (69, 72)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (177, 180)) ('AKT', 'Gene', (307, 310)) ('p53', 'Gene', (225, 228)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', (270, 274)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (281, 295)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', '5728', (270, 274)) ('contact', 'Interaction', (155, 162)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (225, 228)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (121, 126)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (147, 151)) ('AKT', 'Gene', '207', (307, 310)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (230, 234)) 30698 17805427 The group discussed several recently developed genetically engineered models [i.e., p53 and retinoblastoma (Rb) conditional knock-out, K-ras activation, and PTEN loss] that may be useful but have not been evaluated for their predictiveness for human risk. ('knock-out', 'Var', (124, 133)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (244, 249)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (162, 166)) ('K-ras', 'Gene', (135, 140)) ('K-ras', 'Gene', '3845', (135, 140)) ('retinoblastoma', 'Gene', '5925', (92, 106)) ('p53', 'Gene', (84, 87)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (84, 87)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', (157, 161)) ('Rb', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009919', (108, 110)) ('retinoblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009919', (92, 106)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', '5728', (157, 161)) ('retinoblastoma', 'Gene', (92, 106)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (141, 151)) ('Rb', 'Gene', '5925', (108, 110)) 30724 17805427 The participants in that workshop strongly recommended that the NTP discontinues use of the F344/N because of its high background incidences of certain types of tumors (i.e., Leydig cell tumors and mononuclear cell leukemia), unresolved issues regarding its declining fertility, occurrence of sporadic seizures, and chylothorax. ('tumors', 'Disease', (161, 167)) ('F344/N', 'Var', (92, 98)) ('chylothorax', 'Disease', (316, 327)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100618', (175, 193)) ('participants', 'Species', '9606', (4, 16)) ('declining fertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000144', (258, 277)) ('leukemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007938', (215, 223)) ('NTP', 'Chemical', '-', (64, 67)) ('leukemia', 'Disease', (215, 223)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Disease', (175, 193)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007984', (175, 193)) ('sporadic seizures', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012640', (293, 310)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (161, 167)) ('sporadic seizures', 'Disease', (293, 310)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (187, 193)) ('sporadic seizures', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007359', (293, 310)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (48, 51)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (187, 192)) ('chylothorax', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010310', (316, 327)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 166)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (187, 193)) ('seizures', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001250', (302, 310)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 167)) ('discontinues', 'NegReg', (68, 80)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (215, 223)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (187, 193)) 30767 17805427 The NTP is confident that these changes will strengthen its research and testing activities and enhance the scientific information available for making sound decisions that protect public health. ('enhance', 'PosReg', (96, 103)) ('strengthen', 'PosReg', (45, 55)) ('testing', 'MPA', (73, 80)) ('NTP', 'Chemical', '-', (4, 7)) ('research', 'MPA', (60, 68)) ('changes', 'Var', (32, 39)) 30768 32942548 Dysregulation of Key Proteins Associated with Sperm Motility and Fertility Potential in Cancer Patients Cancer has adverse effects on male reproductive health. ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (88, 94)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (88, 94)) ('Dysregulation', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (104, 110)) ('male reproductive', 'CPA', (134, 151)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (104, 110)) ('Proteins', 'Protein', (21, 29)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (88, 94)) ('effects', 'Reg', (123, 130)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (104, 110)) 30805 32942548 Functional analysis revealed that the upstream regulators (RICTOR, KDM5A, MAP4K4, and TRAP1) were activated due to the aberrant expression of sperm proteins in the cancer group compared to fertile men (Table 3). ('aberrant', 'Var', (119, 127)) ('MAP4K4', 'Gene', '9448', (74, 80)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (164, 170)) ('RICTOR', 'Gene', '253260', (59, 65)) ('activated', 'PosReg', (98, 107)) ('KDM5A', 'Gene', (67, 72)) ('MAP4K4', 'Gene', (74, 80)) ('sperm proteins', 'Protein', (142, 156)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (197, 200)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (164, 170)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (164, 170)) ('expression', 'MPA', (128, 138)) ('TRAP1', 'Gene', '10131', (86, 91)) ('RICTOR', 'Gene', (59, 65)) ('TRAP1', 'Gene', (86, 91)) ('KDM5A', 'Gene', '5927', (67, 72)) 30822 32942548 Although it is expressed in several tissues, including testis, the inactivation of mesothelin gene in experimental mice model did not affect the normal fertility, pregnancy and offspring delivery. ('pregnancy', 'CPA', (163, 172)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (67, 79)) ('mesothelin', 'Gene', (83, 93)) ('mesothelin', 'Gene', '56047', (83, 93)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (108, 111)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (115, 119)) 30836 32942548 In the current study, molecular functions associated with mitochondria were dysregulated in the spermatozoa of cancer patients, mainly due to the aberrant expression of the mitochondrial proteins. ('dysregulated', 'Reg', (76, 88)) ('molecular functions', 'MPA', (22, 41)) ('mitochondrial proteins', 'Protein', (173, 195)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 117)) ('expression', 'MPA', (155, 165)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (146, 154)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (111, 117)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (111, 117)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (118, 126)) 30847 32942548 UQCRC2 is reportedly involved in the TCA cycle and its underexpression has been correlated with poor fertilization rates and male infertility conditions, such as varicocele. ('correlated', 'Reg', (80, 90)) ('varicocele', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012871', (162, 172)) ('UQCRC2', 'Gene', '7385', (0, 6)) ('infertility conditions', 'Disease', (130, 152)) ('varicocele', 'Disease', (162, 172)) ('poor fertilization rates', 'CPA', (96, 120)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (130, 141)) ('underexpression', 'Var', (55, 70)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (125, 141)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (125, 141)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (125, 141)) ('infertility conditions', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (130, 152)) ('TCA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014233', (37, 40)) ('UQCRC2', 'Gene', (0, 6)) 30849 32942548 In the current study, several DEPs identified in the spermatozoa of cancer patients can affect the normal sperm physiological functions, especially motility or fertilizing ability. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (68, 74)) ('affect', 'Reg', (88, 94)) ('DEPs', 'Var', (30, 34)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (75, 83)) ('motility', 'CPA', (148, 156)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (68, 74)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (68, 74)) ('sperm physiological functions', 'CPA', (106, 135)) ('fertilizing ability', 'CPA', (160, 179)) 30851 32942548 SOD1 is an enzyme involved in the antioxidant defense mechanism during a state of oxidative stress, hence, underexpression of SOD1 suggests a dysfunctional mechanism to counteract oxidative stress in cancer patients. ('SOD1', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (207, 215)) ('SOD1', 'Gene', '6647', (0, 4)) ('oxidative stress', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (82, 98)) ('dysfunctional', 'Disease', (142, 155)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (200, 206)) ('dysfunctional', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009461', (142, 155)) ('underexpression', 'Var', (107, 122)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (200, 206)) ('oxidative stress', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (180, 196)) ('SOD1', 'Gene', (126, 130)) ('SOD1', 'Gene', '6647', (126, 130)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (200, 206)) 30858 32942548 While it is well-known that cryopreservation can reduce semen quality, we cannot exclude the influence of the freezing/thawing processes on the sperm proteome, which has been previously suggested by Wang et al., who observed a differential expression of proteins involved in physiological sperm pathways following cryopreservation. ('proteins', 'Protein', (254, 262)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (49, 55)) ('expression', 'MPA', (240, 250)) ('semen quality', 'CPA', (56, 69)) ('cryopreservation', 'Var', (28, 44)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (58, 61)) 30889 32942548 Moreover, altered expression of proteins (NDUFS1, SOD1, SERPINA5, and UQCRC2) involved in sperm fertility potential and motility suggests that the fertility of cancer patients may be at risk due to the aberrant expression of critical sperm proteins. ('UQCRC2', 'Gene', (70, 76)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (160, 166)) ('altered', 'Reg', (10, 17)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (202, 210)) ('NDUFS1', 'Gene', '4719', (42, 48)) ('SERPINA5', 'Gene', (56, 64)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (160, 166)) ('UQCRC2', 'Gene', '7385', (70, 76)) ('SOD1', 'Gene', (50, 54)) ('proteins', 'Protein', (32, 40)) ('SOD1', 'Gene', '6647', (50, 54)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (167, 175)) ('fertility', 'CPA', (147, 156)) ('expression', 'MPA', (18, 28)) ('SERPINA5', 'Gene', '5104', (56, 64)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (160, 166)) ('NDUFS1', 'Gene', (42, 48)) ('expression', 'MPA', (211, 221)) 30903 31583563 Human CDKN2A is induced in response to senescence and many oncogenic signals, and its deletion is one of the most frequent events in human cancer. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (139, 145)) ('Human', 'Species', '9606', (0, 5)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (139, 145)) ('CDKN2A', 'Gene', (6, 12)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (133, 138)) ('deletion', 'Var', (86, 94)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (139, 145)) 30908 31583563 A broader role for CDKN2A in human disease is suggested by the fact that polymorphisms in a gene-poor region lying upstream of CDKN2A and the flanking CDKN2B confer risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) and Type 2 diabetes mellitus. ('CDKN2B', 'Gene', '1030', (151, 157)) ('Type 2 diabetes mellitus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003924', (208, 232)) ('coronary artery disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003324', (174, 197)) ('diabetes mellitus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000819', (215, 232)) ('Type 2 diabetes mellitus', 'Disease', (208, 232)) ('risk', 'Reg', (165, 169)) ('coronary artery disease', 'Disease', (174, 197)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (73, 86)) ('Type 2 diabetes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005978', (208, 223)) ('CDKN2A', 'Gene', (127, 133)) ('CDKN2B', 'Gene', (151, 157)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (29, 34)) 30909 31583563 Knocking out the orthologous gene-poor region in the mouse reproduced elements of the human phenotype in that the mutant animals were overweight and displayed increased mortality when fed a high-fat, high-cholesterol diet. ('overweight', 'PosReg', (134, 144)) ('mortality', 'Disease', (169, 178)) ('overweight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025502', (134, 144)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (159, 168)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (86, 91)) ('mutant', 'Var', (114, 120)) ('high-cholesterol', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003124', (200, 216)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (53, 58)) ('mortality', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (169, 178)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (205, 216)) 30910 31583563 That phenotype correlated with decreased expression of both Cdkn2a and Cdkn2b in the heart and in the eye, Absence of this so-called CAD risk interval in mouse embryo fibroblasts (MEFs) impairs Arf induction by TGFbeta. ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (154, 159)) ('Absence', 'Var', (107, 114)) ('Cdkn2b', 'Gene', '12579', (71, 77)) ('expression', 'MPA', (41, 51)) ('Cdkn2a', 'Gene', '12578', (60, 66)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (31, 40)) ('Cdkn2a', 'Gene', (60, 66)) ('Cdkn2b', 'Gene', (71, 77)) ('Arf induction', 'MPA', (194, 207)) ('impairs', 'NegReg', (186, 193)) 30927 31583563 chr4Delta70kb/Delta70kb mice were obtained from Mouse Models of Human Cancer Consortium Repository (MMHCC) and maintained on a mixed C57BL/6 x 129/Sv genetic background. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (24, 28)) ('Human', 'Species', '9606', (64, 69)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (70, 76)) ('chr4Delta70kb/Delta70kb', 'Var', (0, 23)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (70, 76)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (70, 76)) ('Mouse', 'Species', '10090', (48, 53)) ('129/Sv', 'Species', '10090', (143, 149)) 30952 31583563 Sequencing of genomic DNA derived from the transgenic mouse showed that lack of fluorescence was not due to a deleterious mutation in the nhrGFPII altering the coding sequence or disrupting translation initiation (Fig. ('altering', 'Reg', (147, 155)) ('transgenic', 'Species', '10090', (43, 53)) ('mutation', 'Var', (122, 130)) ('disrupting', 'NegReg', (179, 189)) ('nhrGFPII', 'Gene', (138, 146)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (54, 59)) ('translation initiation', 'MPA', (190, 212)) 30961 31583563 The aforementioned gene-poor segment orthologous to the human CAD risk interval could serve as that distant enhancer because it is essential for Arf expression in the Chr4 Delta70kb/Delta70kb eye but was not included in the BACik-p16G-p19T construct. ('Chr4', 'Gene', (167, 171)) ('p16', 'Gene', '12578', (230, 233)) ('p16', 'Gene', (230, 233)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (56, 61)) ('p19', 'Gene', (235, 238)) ('Delta70kb/Delta70kb', 'Var', (172, 191)) ('p19', 'Gene', '12581', (235, 238)) 30962 31583563 It should be emphasized that Arf expression in the mouse eye depends on TGFbeta, and deletion of the distant regulatory element in Chr4 Delta70kb/Delta70kb MEFs specifically impairs TGFbeta-dependent induction of this gene in cultured MEFs. ('impairs', 'NegReg', (174, 181)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (51, 56)) ('Delta70kb/Delta70kb', 'Var', (136, 155)) ('deletion', 'Var', (85, 93)) ('Chr4', 'Gene', (131, 135)) 30977 31583563 Finally, the growing use of CRISPR/Cas9 to edit the mammalian genome will enable the generation of reporters knocked into a native locus; however, the inactivation of the native gene product in the process can result in a phenotype and possibly alter the expression of the promoter. ('alter', 'Reg', (245, 250)) ('mammalian', 'Species', '9606', (52, 61)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (151, 163)) ('expression', 'MPA', (255, 265)) ('phenotype', 'MPA', (222, 231)) ('promoter', 'MPA', (273, 281)) ('result in', 'Reg', (210, 219)) 30978 31583563 Indeed, Arf expressing cells are more easily visualized of Arf lacZ/lacZ and Arf Gfp/Gfp animals than in heterozygous animals retaining native p19Arf expression. ('p19Arf', 'Gene', '12578', (143, 149)) ('p19Arf', 'Gene', (143, 149)) ('Gfp/Gfp', 'Var', (81, 88)) 30996 23510634 Y chromosome gr/gr deletion and PDE11A gene mutations have been suggested to modify the risk of familial testicular germ cell tumor (FTGCT). ('familial testicular germ cell tumor', 'Disease', (96, 131)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (32, 38)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (116, 131)) ('modify', 'Reg', (77, 83)) ('deletion', 'Var', (19, 27)) ('mutations', 'Var', (44, 53)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (126, 131)) ('familial testicular germ cell tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (96, 131)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (32, 38)) 31032 23059747 The CTGCT patients had a 2.3-fold (95% CI 1.3-4.1) increased risk to develop a subsequent non-TGCT cancer and, consequently, a 1.8-fold (95% CI 1.1-2.9) higher risk of death than patients without a CTGCT. ('CTGCT', 'Chemical', '-', (198, 203)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (94, 98)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (5, 9)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (99, 105)) ('develop', 'PosReg', (69, 76)) ('CTGCT', 'Chemical', '-', (4, 9)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (99, 105)) ('death', 'Disease', (168, 173)) ('death', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (168, 173)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (179, 187)) ('CTGCT', 'Var', (4, 9)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (199, 203)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 105)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (10, 18)) 31096 23059747 Although only based on two CTGCT, non-platinum regimens appeared also associated with lower CTGCT risk. ('CTGCT', 'Chemical', '-', (92, 97)) ('CTGCT', 'Disease', (92, 97)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (28, 32)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (86, 91)) ('non-platinum', 'Var', (34, 46)) ('CTGCT', 'Chemical', '-', (27, 32)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (38, 46)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (93, 97)) 31101 23059747 Patients with a metachronous CTGCT had a 2.3 times (95% CI 1.3-4.1, P=0.006) higher risk of developing a subsequent non-TGCT invasive cancer (adjusted for age, chemotherapy and radiotherapy for primary TGCT; data not shown). ('CTGCT', 'Chemical', '-', (29, 34)) ('metachronous', 'Var', (16, 28)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (120, 124)) ('invasive cancer', 'Disease', (125, 140)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (202, 206)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (30, 34)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (134, 140)) ('invasive cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (125, 140)) 31130 23059747 This may partly reflect the impact of additional CTGCT treatment on late treatment complications, especially non-testis second cancers, as suggested by the two-fold risk increase for a non-testis second cancer among patients with a CTGCT compared with patients without a CTGCT in our study. ('CTGCT', 'Chemical', '-', (232, 237)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (50, 54)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 133)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (127, 134)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (252, 260)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (233, 237)) ('CTGCT', 'Var', (232, 237)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (127, 133)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (203, 209)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (203, 209)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (127, 134)) ('CTGCT', 'Chemical', '-', (271, 276)) ('CTGCT', 'Chemical', '-', (49, 54)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (127, 133)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (216, 224)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (272, 276)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 134)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (203, 209)) 31224 26226633 We demonstrate that inhibition of BMP signaling is the initial event in reprogramming, resulting in activation of the pluripotency-associated genes and NODAL signaling. ('NODAL signaling', 'MPA', (152, 167)) ('BMP', 'Gene', (34, 37)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', (118, 130)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (20, 30)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', 'None', (118, 130)) ('BMP', 'Gene', '649', (34, 37)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (100, 110)) 31229 26226633 In parallel, DNMT3B-driven de novo methylation silences seminoma-associated genes and epigenetically fixes the EC state. ('silences', 'NegReg', (47, 55)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (56, 64)) ('EC state', 'MPA', (111, 119)) ('epigenetically', 'Var', (86, 100)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (13, 19)) ('fixes', 'Reg', (101, 106)) ('methylation', 'Var', (35, 46)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', '1789', (13, 19)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (56, 64)) 31249 26226633 RNAi-mediated knock down of the pluripotency factor ZIC3 in murine and human ESCs induced SOX17, demonstrating that SOX17 is normally repressed by ZIC3. ('SOX17', 'Gene', '64321', (90, 95)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (90, 91)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', (32, 44)) ('knock down', 'Var', (14, 24)) ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (60, 66)) ('SOX17', 'Gene', '64321', (116, 121)) ('induced', 'Reg', (82, 89)) ('SOX17', 'Gene', (90, 95)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', 'None', (32, 44)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (78, 79)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (116, 117)) ('SOX17', 'Gene', (116, 121)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (71, 76)) 31264 26226633 A Zebrafish model carrying a mutation in an ortholog of the human BMPR1B develops a seminoma-like tumor. ('seminoma', 'Disease', (84, 92)) ('mutation', 'Var', (29, 37)) ('BMPR1B', 'Gene', '658', (66, 72)) ('BMPR1B', 'Gene', (66, 72)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (98, 103)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (98, 103)) ('Zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (2, 11)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (98, 103)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (84, 92)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (60, 65)) 31285 26226633 The DNA of ECs is hypermethylated compared to seminomas. ('ECs', 'Disease', (11, 14)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (46, 55)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (46, 55)) ('hypermethylated', 'Var', (18, 33)) 31286 26226633 In line to this finding, the DNA of 2102EP cells is highly methylated compared to TCam-2 cells. ('methylated', 'MPA', (59, 69)) ('P', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (41, 42)) ('2102EP', 'Var', (36, 42)) ('TCam-2', 'Chemical', '-', (82, 88)) 31287 26226633 A common feature of GCCs, the gain of chromosome 12p can also be found in 2102EP. ('2102EP', 'Var', (74, 80)) ('gain', 'PosReg', (30, 34)) ('P', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (79, 80)) 31292 26226633 We demonstrate that interference with the BMP signaling pathway leads to upregulation of NODAL signaling as well as pluripotency- and epigenetic reprogramming factors, which drive the reprogramming and epigenetic remodeling of TCam-2 cells during growth in the somatic microenvironment of the murine flank. ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (293, 299)) ('BMP', 'Gene', (42, 45)) ('interference', 'Var', (20, 32)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', (116, 128)) ('TCam-2', 'Chemical', '-', (227, 233)) ('BMP', 'Gene', '649', (42, 45)) ('NODAL', 'MPA', (89, 94)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', 'None', (116, 128)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (73, 85)) 31309 26226633 Following xenografting of TCam-2, numbers of medium (41-80%) and highly (> 81%) methylated CpGs showed a strong increase on all chromosomes, except chromosomes Y and 19 (S1A Data). ('TCam-2', 'Chemical', '-', (26, 32)) ('TCam-2', 'Gene', (26, 32)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (170, 171)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (112, 120)) ('methylated', 'Var', (80, 90)) ('CpGs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C015772', (91, 95)) ('CpGs', 'Gene', (91, 95)) 31310 26226633 Strongly reduced methylation on the Y chromosome can be explained by the fact that complete arms of this chromosome are deleted TCam-2 (purple arrow in S1A Data). ('TCam-2', 'Gene', (128, 134)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (17, 28)) ('deleted', 'Var', (120, 127)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (152, 153)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (9, 16)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (0, 1)) ('TCam-2', 'Chemical', '-', (128, 134)) 31336 26226633 From them, EC-, pluripotency- and reprogramming-associated genes REX1 (ZFP42), DND1, JARID2 and PRDM14 were hypomethylated and upregulated, while seminoma-related genes PRDM1, PROM1 and IGF1 became hypermethylated and were downregulated. ('JARID2', 'Gene', '3720', (85, 91)) ('PROM1', 'Gene', '8842', (176, 181)) ('PRDM1', 'Gene', '639', (169, 174)) ('ZFP42', 'Gene', '132625', (71, 76)) ('PRDM1', 'Gene', (169, 174)) ('ZFP42', 'Gene', (71, 76)) ('PRDM1', 'Gene', '639', (96, 101)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (79, 83)) ('PRDM1', 'Gene', (96, 101)) ('downregulated', 'NegReg', (223, 236)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (146, 154)) ('JARID2', 'Gene', (85, 91)) ('REX1', 'Gene', (65, 69)) ('hypomethylated', 'Var', (108, 122)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', (16, 28)) ('EC-', 'Gene', (11, 14)) ('IGF1', 'Gene', '3479', (186, 190)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (146, 154)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (127, 138)) ('DND1', 'Gene', '373863', (79, 83)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', 'None', (16, 28)) ('PRDM14', 'Gene', (96, 102)) ('REX1', 'Gene', '132625', (65, 69)) ('PRDM14', 'Gene', '63978', (96, 102)) ('PROM1', 'Gene', (176, 181)) ('IGF1', 'Gene', (186, 190)) 31339 26226633 Additionally, we confirmed demethylation of the GDF3 locus in TCam-2 4 weeks after xenografting by sodium-bisfulfite-sequencing (S4C Fig). ('sodium-bisfulfite', 'Chemical', '-', (99, 116)) ('GDF3', 'Gene', '9573', (48, 52)) ('TCam-2', 'Chemical', '-', (62, 68)) ('GDF3', 'Gene', (48, 52)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (129, 130)) ('demethylation', 'Var', (27, 40)) 31358 26226633 We found that DPPA3, AK3L1, DNMT3B and NODAL are hypermethylated at analyzed loci in seminomas and parental TCam-2 compared to TCam-2 in vivo 6w and the EC samples (Fig 3D). ('hypermethylated', 'Var', (49, 64)) ('AK3L1', 'Gene', '205', (21, 26)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (85, 94)) ('TCam-2', 'Chemical', '-', (127, 133)) ('DPPA3', 'Gene', '359787', (14, 19)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', '1789', (28, 34)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (28, 34)) ('DPPA3', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('AK3L1', 'Gene', (21, 26)) ('TCam-2', 'Chemical', '-', (108, 114)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (85, 94)) 31360 26226633 GDF3 hypermethylation is restricted to parental TCam-2, but not seen in seminomas or EC cells (Fig 3D). ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (72, 81)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (72, 81)) ('GDF3', 'Gene', '9573', (0, 4)) ('GDF3', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('TCam-2', 'Chemical', '-', (48, 54)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (5, 21)) 31382 26226633 Inhibition of BMP signaling leads to derepression of NODAL signaling as well as upregulation of pluripotency- and reprogramming-associated factors. ('pluripotency', 'Disease', 'None', (96, 108)) ('NODAL signaling', 'MPA', (53, 68)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (80, 92)) ('derepression', 'PosReg', (37, 49)) ('BMP', 'Gene', (14, 17)) ('Inhibition', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('BMP', 'Gene', '649', (14, 17)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', (96, 108)) ('reprogramming-associated', 'CPA', (114, 138)) 31416 26226633 We show that inhibition of BMP signaling leads to induction of NODAL signaling and pluripotency- as well as epigenetic reprogramming factors comparable to the reprogramming of TCam-2 in vivo. ('BMP', 'Gene', (27, 30)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', (83, 95)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (13, 23)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', 'None', (83, 95)) ('BMP', 'Gene', '649', (27, 30)) ('TCam-2', 'Chemical', '-', (176, 182)) ('NODAL signaling', 'MPA', (63, 78)) 31419 26226633 Hence, we propose that inhibition of BMP signaling is the initial event triggering SET-reprogramming. ('inhibition', 'Var', (23, 33)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (83, 84)) ('BMP', 'Gene', '649', (37, 40)) ('BMP', 'Gene', (37, 40)) 31434 26226633 So, during SET, inhibition of BMP signaling leads to derepression of SOX2, restoring the classical pluripotency circuitry found in ECs and ESCs, subsequently leading to upregulation of ZIC3, which in turn helps to maintain NODAL signaling. ('SOX2', 'Gene', (69, 73)) ('ZIC3', 'MPA', (185, 189)) ('ECs', 'Disease', (131, 134)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (11, 12)) ('SOX2', 'Gene', '6657', (69, 73)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (169, 181)) ('pluripotency circuitry', 'Disease', 'None', (99, 121)) ('BMP', 'Gene', '649', (30, 33)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (69, 70)) ('pluripotency circuitry', 'Disease', (99, 121)) ('NODAL signaling', 'MPA', (223, 238)) ('BMP', 'Gene', (30, 33)) ('ESCs', 'Disease', (139, 143)) ('restoring', 'PosReg', (75, 84)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (140, 141)) ('derepression', 'MPA', (53, 65)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (0, 1)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (16, 26)) 31460 26226633 During this time, markers of pluripotency and reprogramming become upregulated and induction of DNMT3B initiates epigenetic remodeling. ('initiates', 'Reg', (103, 112)) ('epigenetic', 'MPA', (113, 123)) ('reprogramming', 'CPA', (46, 59)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', (29, 41)) ('induction', 'Var', (83, 92)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', '1789', (96, 102)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', 'None', (29, 41)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (96, 102)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (67, 78)) 31605 31555759 Mice with targeted disruption of the estrogen receptor alpha are not subject to well-described detrimental influences of DES on development of both male and female urogenital structures, indicating that this estrogen receptor mediates at least some teratogenic effects of DES on the reproductive tract. ('estrogen receptor', 'Gene', '13982', (208, 225)) ('DES', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004054', (121, 124)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (100, 103)) ('estrogen receptor', 'Gene', '13982', (37, 54)) ('estrogen receptor alpha', 'Gene', (37, 60)) ('disruption', 'Var', (19, 29)) ('DES on the reproductive tract', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000078', (272, 301)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (135, 138)) ('estrogen receptor', 'Gene', (208, 225)) ('estrogen receptor alpha', 'Gene', '13982', (37, 60)) ('Mice', 'Species', '10090', (0, 4)) ('male and female urogenital structures', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000119', (148, 185)) ('DES', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004054', (272, 275)) 31612 31555759 This work was supported by grants from the National Cancer Institute (CA17054, CA136967, CA102042, and 5P30CA014089) U.S. Public Health Service and the California Cancer Research Program (03-00174-30021 and 99-0050-V-10260), and by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. ('99-0050-V-10260', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C545472', (207, 222)) ('CA102042', 'Var', (89, 97)) ('California Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (152, 169)) ('CA17054', 'Var', (70, 77)) ('CA136967', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015295', (79, 87)) ('CA17054', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015295', (70, 77)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (242, 245)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (52, 58)) ('California Cancer', 'Disease', (152, 169)) ('CA136967', 'Var', (79, 87)) ('5P30CA014089', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C036512', (103, 115)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (163, 169)) ('CA102042', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015295', (89, 97)) 31662 21938584 Polychemotherapy elicited a reduction of the retroperitoneal metastases with a mean factor of 0.6, resulting in a median postchemotherapy tumor size of 21 mm (range, 11-47 mm) (Table 2). ('Polychemotherapy', 'Var', (0, 16)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (138, 143)) ('retroperitoneal metastases', 'Disease', (45, 71)) ('retroperitoneal metastases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (45, 71)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (138, 143)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (28, 37)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (138, 143)) 31730 20372076 Here we show that disruption of p53-mdm2 binding using the MDM2-specific inhibitor Nutlin activates p53 in TGCT cells and is sufficient to induce strong apoptosis. ('TG', 'Disease', 'None', (107, 109)) ('activates', 'PosReg', (90, 99)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (41, 48)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (59, 63)) ('mdm2', 'Gene', '4193', (36, 40)) ('Nutlin', 'Chemical', '-', (83, 89)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (59, 63)) ('induce', 'Reg', (139, 145)) ('disruption', 'Var', (18, 28)) ('p53', 'Protein', (100, 103)) ('mdm2', 'Gene', (36, 40)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (153, 162)) 31747 20372076 Interestingly, p53 mutation does not seem to be a major cause of drug resistance in TGCTs. ('mutation', 'Var', (19, 27)) ('TG', 'Disease', 'None', (84, 86)) ('drug resistance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0020174', (65, 80)) ('p53', 'Gene', (15, 18)) ('cause', 'Reg', (56, 61)) 31750 20372076 Because germ cell tumors rarely suffer p53 mutation in both untreated cases and after relapse, this unusual phenomenon led to the hypothesis that p53 in TGCT may be inactivated by a mechanism specific to this tumor type, much like the bypass of p53 mutation in HPV-positive cervical carcinomas by E6-mediated degradation of p53. ('HPV-positive cervical carcinomas', 'Disease', (261, 293)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (18, 24)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (8, 24)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (113, 116)) ('mutation', 'Var', (249, 257)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (209, 214)) ('TG', 'Disease', 'None', (153, 155)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (18, 23)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (8, 23)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (18, 24)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (209, 214)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (18, 23)) ('p53', 'Gene', (245, 248)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (283, 292)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (283, 293)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (209, 214)) ('HPV-positive cervical carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030361', (261, 293)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (18, 23)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (18, 24)) 31755 20372076 This is often caused by overexpression of MDM2 and MDMX, and silencing of the MDM2 regulator ARF. ('ARF', 'Disease', (93, 96)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (78, 82)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (78, 82)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (24, 38)) ('silencing', 'Var', (61, 70)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (42, 46)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (42, 46)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (14, 23)) ('ARF', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058186', (93, 96)) 31757 20372076 Genomic analysis of mutations in human glioblastomas showed that MDM2 or MDMX overexpression in combination with ARF deletion are important alternative mechanisms to p53 mutation. ('glioblastomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (39, 52)) ('glioblastomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005909', (39, 52)) ('p53', 'Gene', (166, 169)) ('ARF', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058186', (113, 116)) ('glioblastomas', 'Disease', (39, 52)) ('ARF', 'Disease', (113, 116)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (65, 69)) ('deletion', 'Var', (117, 125)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (33, 38)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (65, 69)) ('mutations', 'Var', (20, 29)) ('mutation', 'Var', (170, 178)) 31761 20372076 Furthermore, the INK4a/ARF locus is frequently altered in TGCT, suggesting that hyperactivation of MDM2 plays a role in suppressing p53 function. ('p53', 'Protein', (132, 135)) ('function', 'MPA', (136, 144)) ('hyperactivation', 'Var', (80, 95)) ('suppressing', 'NegReg', (120, 131)) ('INK4a', 'Gene', (17, 22)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (99, 103)) ('INK4a', 'Gene', '1029', (17, 22)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (99, 103)) ('ARF', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058186', (23, 26)) ('ARF', 'Disease', (23, 26)) ('TG', 'Disease', 'None', (58, 60)) 31764 20372076 We also found that MDMX expression is inducible by p53 in TGCT cells, and that MDMX also contributes to p53 inactivation in TGCT. ('TG', 'Disease', 'None', (124, 126)) ('inactivation', 'NegReg', (108, 120)) ('inducible', 'PosReg', (38, 47)) ('p53', 'Var', (51, 54)) ('MDMX', 'Gene', (19, 23)) ('TG', 'Disease', 'None', (58, 60)) 31766 20372076 Furthermore, TGCT cells have efficient apoptosis response to activated p53 that is unrelated to their sensitivity to cisplatin. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (117, 126)) ('p53', 'Protein', (71, 74)) ('apoptosis response', 'CPA', (39, 57)) ('activated', 'Var', (61, 70)) ('TG', 'Disease', 'None', (13, 15)) 31788 20372076 Furthermore, MDMX siRNA cooperated with Nutlin to induce higher levels of p21 than Nutlin alone (Fig. ('Nutlin', 'Chemical', '-', (40, 46)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (57, 63)) ('p21', 'Gene', '1026', (74, 77)) ('levels', 'MPA', (64, 70)) ('p21', 'Gene', (74, 77)) ('Nutlin', 'Chemical', '-', (83, 89)) ('MDMX', 'Var', (13, 17)) 31799 20372076 Analysis of human MDMX intron 1 sequence (8,974 bp) for p53 binding site revealed a low scoring site (4505-GGG GAT GTT AGT GCT TGT CT-4524, deviation from PuPuPuC(A/T)(T/A)GPyPyPy consensus underlined) located near the midpoint and a high scoring site (8537-AGA CAT GTT CCA ACA TGT TG-8556) near the boundary with exon 2 (Table 1). ('TG', 'Disease', 'None', (282, 284)) ('AT', 'Disease', 'None', (263, 265)) ('TGT', 'Gene', (127, 130)) ('GAT', 'Gene', (111, 114)) ('AT', 'Disease', 'None', (112, 114)) ('GAT', 'Gene', '10249', (111, 114)) ('AGT', 'Gene', (119, 122)) ('TGT', 'Gene', (278, 281)) ('8537-AGA', 'Var', (253, 261)) ('TGT', 'Gene', '9097', (127, 130)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (12, 17)) ('AGT', 'Gene', '183', (119, 122)) ('TGT', 'Gene', '9097', (278, 281)) ('TG', 'Disease', 'None', (127, 129)) ('TG', 'Disease', 'None', (278, 280)) ('4505-GGG', 'Var', (102, 110)) 31804 20372076 In comparison, the MDM2 intron 1 promoter construct BP100-luciferase was activated more significantly under the same conditions (Fig. ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (19, 23)) ('BP100-luciferase', 'Var', (52, 68)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (19, 23)) 31806 20372076 The results showed that Nutlin induced up to 3-fold increase in p53 binding to intron 1 in cells expressing p53, but not in HCT116-p53-/- cells (Fig. ('binding', 'Interaction', (68, 75)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (52, 60)) ('Nutlin', 'Chemical', '-', (24, 30)) ('p53', 'Protein', (64, 67)) ('intron 1', 'Protein', (79, 87)) ('HCT116', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0291', (124, 130)) ('p53', 'Var', (108, 111)) 31807 20372076 However, the p53 response capability of the MDMX P2 promoter is weaker than the MDM2 P2 promoter. ('MDM2', 'Gene', (80, 84)) ('weaker', 'NegReg', (64, 70)) ('MDMX P2', 'Var', (44, 51)) ('p53 response capability', 'MPA', (13, 36)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (80, 84)) 31816 20372076 As expected, we found that treatment of HCT116 with Nutlin resulted in p53-dependent cell cycle arrest with near complete depletion of S phase population (Fig. ('depletion', 'NegReg', (122, 131)) ('HCT116', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0291', (40, 46)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (32, 35)) ('S phase population', 'MPA', (135, 153)) ('Nutlin', 'Chemical', '-', (52, 58)) ('cell cycle arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011018', (85, 102)) ('HCT116', 'Var', (40, 46)) ('p53-dependent cell cycle arrest', 'CPA', (71, 102)) 31825 20372076 MDMX knockdown also caused a 2-fold stimulation of apoptosis by Nutlin in NT2/D1 cells (data not shown). ('MDMX', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('Nutlin', 'Chemical', '-', (64, 70)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (5, 14)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (51, 60)) ('stimulation', 'PosReg', (36, 47)) 31829 20372076 The presence of wt p53 is thought to contribute to favorable response to therapy, although other specific features of this cell type such as inability to repair damage induced by chemotherapy may be the main reason for its excellent response. ('presence', 'Var', (4, 12)) ('inability', 'Disease', (141, 150)) ('inability', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016388', (141, 150)) 31861 20372076 Our finding is consistent with an emerging theme that tumors with infrequent p53 mutation achieve p53 functional inactivation using the MDM2 and MDMX proteins. ('functional', 'MPA', (102, 112)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (54, 60)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (136, 140)) ('mutation', 'Var', (81, 89)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (136, 140)) ('p53', 'Gene', (77, 80)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (54, 59)) ('p53', 'Gene', (98, 101)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (54, 60)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (54, 60)) 31862 20372076 This is often accomplished by gene amplification or overexpression of MDM2 and MDMX, or inactivation of the INK4a/ARF locus. ('ARF', 'Disease', (114, 117)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (70, 74)) ('MDMX', 'Var', (79, 83)) ('gene amplification', 'Var', (30, 48)) ('INK4a', 'Gene', (108, 113)) ('INK4a', 'Gene', '1029', (108, 113)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (52, 66)) ('ARF', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058186', (114, 117)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (70, 74)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (88, 100)) 31879 20372076 However, Nutlin treatment of TGCT cells 833KE and 2102EP resulted in significant increase of MDMX expression at protein and mRNA levels. ('TG', 'Disease', 'None', (29, 31)) ('2102EP', 'Var', (50, 56)) ('MDMX', 'Gene', (93, 97)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (81, 89)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (21, 24)) ('Nutlin', 'Chemical', '-', (9, 15)) 31881 20372076 Luciferase assay showed that p53 activates MDMX P2 promoter in a dose-dependent manner, although to a lesser degree than the MDM2 P2 promoter. ('MDMX P2', 'Gene', (43, 50)) ('p53', 'Var', (29, 32)) ('activates', 'PosReg', (33, 42)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (125, 129)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (125, 129)) 31885 20372076 These results are consistent with the observation that MDMX knockout in mice caused severe proliferation defect during early embryogenesis, but has less effect in adult tissues, probably reflecting its important role in stem cells but not in terminally differentiated tissues. ('knockout', 'Var', (60, 68)) ('MDMX', 'Gene', (55, 59)) ('proliferation defect', 'Disease', (91, 111)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (72, 76)) ('proliferation defect', 'Disease', 'MESH:D065703', (91, 111)) 31886 20372076 It is noteworthy that compared to the large induction of MDM2 by p53, the magnitude of MDMX induction by p53 (~2-fold) appears quite moderate. ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (57, 61)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (57, 61)) ('p53', 'Var', (105, 108)) 31887 20372076 However, recent observations of MDMX gene dosage effect using mouse model suggest that a 2-fold difference in MDMX expression level caused by heterozygous MDMX knockout can lead to significantly increased radiation sensitivity and altered tumor development timing. ('radiation sensitivity', 'CPA', (205, 226)) ('expression level', 'MPA', (115, 131)) ('knockout', 'Var', (160, 168)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (62, 67)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (239, 244)) ('MDMX', 'Gene', (110, 114)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (252, 255)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (239, 244)) ('MDMX', 'Gene', (155, 159)) ('altered', 'Reg', (231, 238)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (239, 244)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (195, 204)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (173, 180)) 31888 20372076 Furthermore, studies of MDM2 gene dosage effect and expression level due to SNP309 polymorphism also revealed an exquisite sensitivity of p53 function to small changes in MDM2 expression level. ('SNP309', 'Gene', (76, 82)) ('polymorphism', 'Var', (83, 95)) ('SNP309', 'Chemical', '-', (76, 82)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (171, 175)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (24, 28)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (171, 175)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (24, 28)) 31914 28039263 Variants in WFS1 and other Mendelian deafness genes are associated with cisplatin-associated ototoxicity Cisplatin is one of the most commonly used chemotherapy drugs worldwide and one of the most ototoxic. ('ototoxic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006311', (93, 101)) ('deafness', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (37, 45)) ('Variants', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (72, 81)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', '7466', (12, 16)) ('ototoxic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006311', (197, 205)) ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (105, 114)) ('associated', 'Reg', (56, 66)) ('Mendelian deafness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003638', (27, 45)) ('Mendelian deafness', 'Disease', (27, 45)) ('ototoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006311', (93, 104)) ('ototoxicity', 'Disease', (93, 104)) ('ototoxic', 'Disease', (93, 101)) ('ototoxic', 'Disease', (197, 205)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', (12, 16)) 31915 28039263 We sought to identify genetic variants that modulate cisplatin-associated ototoxicity (CAO). ('variants', 'Var', (30, 38)) ('ototoxicity', 'Disease', (74, 85)) ('CAO', 'Chemical', '-', (87, 90)) ('modulate', 'Reg', (44, 52)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (53, 62)) ('ototoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006311', (74, 85)) 31917 28039263 One SNP, rs62283056, in the first intron of Mendelian deafness gene WFS1 (wolframin ER transmembrane glycoprotein) and an expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) for WFS1 met genome-wide significance for association with CAO (P=1.4x10-8). ('CAO', 'Chemical', '-', (224, 227)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', '7466', (169, 173)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', (68, 72)) ('Mendelian deafness gene WFS1', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014929', (44, 72)) ('deafness', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (54, 62)) ('Mendelian deafness gene WFS1', 'Disease', (44, 72)) ('CAO', 'Disease', (224, 227)) ('wolframin', 'Gene', (74, 83)) ('wolframin', 'Gene', '7466', (74, 83)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', '7466', (68, 72)) ('association', 'Interaction', (207, 218)) ('rs62283056', 'Var', (9, 19)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', (169, 173)) ('rs62283056', 'Mutation', 'rs62283056', (9, 19)) 31918 28039263 A significant interaction between cumulative cisplatin dose and rs62283056 genotype was evident, indicating that higher cisplatin doses exacerbate hearing loss in patients with the minor allele (P=0.035). ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (163, 171)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (45, 54)) ('hearing loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (147, 159)) ('rs62283056', 'Var', (64, 74)) ('rs62283056', 'Mutation', 'rs62283056', (64, 74)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', (147, 159)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (120, 129)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (147, 159)) ('exacerbate', 'PosReg', (136, 146)) 31920 28039263 Beyond this top signal, we show CAO is a polygenic trait and that SNPs in and near 84 known Mendelian deafness genes are significantly enriched for low P-values in the GWAS (P=0.048). ('Mendelian deafness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003638', (92, 110)) ('Mendelian deafness', 'Disease', (92, 110)) ('SNPs in', 'Var', (66, 73)) ('CAO', 'Chemical', '-', (32, 35)) ('CAO', 'Disease', (32, 35)) ('deafness', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (102, 110)) 31921 28039263 We show for the first time the role of WFS1 in CAO and document a statistically significant interaction between increasing cumulative cisplatin dose and rs62283056 genotype. ('CAO', 'Disease', (47, 50)) ('rs62283056', 'Mutation', 'rs62283056', (153, 163)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', (39, 43)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', '7466', (39, 43)) ('CAO', 'Chemical', '-', (47, 50)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (134, 143)) ('rs62283056', 'Var', (153, 163)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (59, 62)) 31930 28039263 In 2011, the FDA amended the cisplatin label to recommend TPMT (thiopurine S-methyltransferase) genotyping in children prior to cisplatin administration, based on the findings of Ross et al.. ('thiopurine S-methyltransferase', 'Gene', '7172', (64, 94)) ('thiopurine S-methyltransferase', 'Gene', (64, 94)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (110, 118)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (18, 21)) ('TPMT', 'Gene', (58, 62)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (128, 137)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (29, 38)) ('genotyping', 'Var', (96, 106)) ('TPMT', 'Gene', '7172', (58, 62)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (53, 56)) 31932 28039263 A recent GWAS for CAO in pediatric patients identified a variant in ACYP2, which has since been replicated, highlighting the potential utility of genome-wide approaches. ('ACYP2', 'Gene', '98', (68, 73)) ('CAO', 'Chemical', '-', (18, 21)) ('variant', 'Var', (57, 64)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (35, 43)) ('ACYP2', 'Gene', (68, 73)) 31949 28039263 For the top SNP, we also tested for interaction between SNP genotype and cisplatin dose using the following model: The dose term is a binary variable of those with <=300 mg/m2 (n = 217) or >300 mg/m2 (n = 294). ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (73, 82)) ('tested', 'Reg', (25, 31)) ('>300 mg/m2', 'Var', (191, 201)) 31953 28039263 We conducted a permutation resampling analysis to test for an enrichment of the 34,095 SNPs within 50kb of 84 Mendelian nonsyndromic deafness genes among the CAO-associated SNPs (GWAS). ('Mendelian nonsyndromic deafness', 'Disease', 'MESH:C580334', (110, 141)) ('Mendelian nonsyndromic deafness', 'Disease', (110, 141)) ('deafness', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (133, 141)) ('CAO', 'Chemical', '-', (158, 161)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (87, 91)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (68, 71)) 31970 28039263 One SNP, rs62283056, in the first intron of WFS1, which encodes wolframin ER transmembrane glycoprotein, met genome-wide significance for association with CAO (beta = -0.34 +- 0.06, P = 1.4 x 10-8, Fig. ('WFS1', 'Gene', (44, 48)) ('CAO', 'Chemical', '-', (155, 158)) ('CAO', 'Disease', (155, 158)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', '7466', (44, 48)) ('association', 'Interaction', (138, 149)) ('wolframin', 'Gene', (64, 73)) ('wolframin', 'Gene', '7466', (64, 73)) ('rs62283056', 'Var', (9, 19)) ('rs62283056', 'Mutation', 'rs62283056', (9, 19)) 31971 28039263 Mutations in WFS1 can cause DFNA6 (deafness, autosomal dominant 6) and the recessive Wolfram syndrome, also known as DIDMOAD (Diabetes Insipidus, Diabetes Mellitus, Optic Atrophy, and Deafness). ('DIDMOAD', 'Disease', (117, 124)) ('recessive Wolfram syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014929', (75, 101)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('deafness', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (35, 43)) ('deafness', 'Disease', (35, 43)) ('deafness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003638', (35, 43)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', '7466', (13, 17)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('recessive Wolfram syndrome', 'Disease', (75, 101)) ('Diabetes Mellitus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003920', (146, 163)) ('Optic Atrophy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000648', (165, 178)) ('cause', 'Reg', (22, 27)) ('Diabetes Mellitus', 'Disease', (146, 163)) ('Deafness', 'Disease', (184, 192)) ('DIDMOAD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014929', (117, 124)) ('Diabetes Insipidus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000873', (126, 144)) ('Diabetes Insipidus', 'Disease', (126, 144)) ('Optic Atrophy', 'Disease', (165, 178)) ('Deafness', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (184, 192)) ('Diabetes Insipidus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003919', (126, 144)) ('Optic Atrophy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009896', (165, 178)) ('Diabetes Mellitus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000819', (146, 163)) ('Deafness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003638', (184, 192)) 31972 28039263 While single variant analysis revealed one genome-wide significant signal in a plausible gene, we also explored the possibility that many variants are involved in CAO by estimating the heritability explained by all common SNPs. ('CAO', 'Disease', (163, 166)) ('involved', 'Reg', (151, 159)) ('variants', 'Var', (138, 146)) ('CAO', 'Chemical', '-', (163, 166)) 31973 28039263 As mutations in WFS1 are known to cause deafness, and to test our hypothesis that related phenotypes share genetic liability with adverse drug events, we examined additional Mendelian genes that cause deafness for enrichment in the top GWAS signals. ('WFS1', 'Gene', (16, 20)) ('deafness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003638', (201, 209)) ('adverse drug event', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0020172', (130, 148)) ('deafness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003638', (40, 48)) ('deafness', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (201, 209)) ('cause', 'Reg', (34, 39)) ('adverse drug events', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0020172', (130, 149)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', '7466', (16, 20)) ('deafness', 'Disease', (201, 209)) ('deafness', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (40, 48)) ('mutations', 'Var', (3, 12)) ('deafness', 'Disease', (40, 48)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (220, 223)) 31974 28039263 We found that SNPs within 50kb of 84 genes known to cause Mendelian nonsyndromic deafness are significantly enriched for low P-values, as indicated by the departure from the null in the quantile-quantile plot and a permutation resampling analysis of the GWAS data (P = 0.048, Fig. ('deafness', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (81, 89)) ('SNPs within', 'Var', (14, 25)) ('cause', 'Reg', (52, 57)) ('Mendelian nonsyndromic deafness', 'Disease', 'MESH:C580334', (58, 89)) ('low', 'NegReg', (121, 124)) ('Mendelian nonsyndromic deafness', 'Disease', (58, 89)) ('P-values', 'MPA', (125, 133)) 31978 28039263 The minor allele of rs62283056 (frequency 0.21 in the GWAS cohort) associates with both increased hearing loss (Fig. ('hearing loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (98, 110)) ('rs62283056', 'Var', (20, 30)) ('rs62283056', 'Mutation', 'rs62283056', (20, 30)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', (98, 110)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (88, 97)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (98, 110)) 31986 28039263 Importantly, we found a significant interaction between rs62283056 genotype and cumulative cisplatin dose, indicating higher doses may further increase hearing loss in patients with the minor allele (P = 0.035, Fig. ('hearing loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (152, 164)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', (152, 164)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (152, 164)) ('rs62283056', 'Mutation', 'rs62283056', (56, 66)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (168, 176)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (91, 100)) ('rs62283056', 'Var', (56, 66)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (143, 151)) 31994 28039263 The GWAS of cisplatin-associated hearing loss among the 238 patients treated at St. Jude Children's Hospital found that rs1872328 in ACYP2 met genome-wide significance, a finding which was replicated in 68 children and in an independent cohort of 156 pediatric and adult osteosarcoma patients. ('Children', 'Species', '9606', (89, 97)) ('hearing loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (33, 45)) ('adult osteosarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012516', (265, 283)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', (33, 45)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (284, 292)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002669', (271, 283)) ('rs1872328', 'Mutation', 'rs1872328', (120, 129)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (60, 68)) ('adult osteosarcoma', 'Disease', (265, 283)) ('ACYP2', 'Gene', (133, 138)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (12, 21)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (33, 45)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (206, 214)) ('ACYP2', 'Gene', '98', (133, 138)) ('rs1872328', 'Var', (120, 129)) 32001 28039263 In the first GWAS of CAO in adults, we found that rs62283056 in the plausible gene WFS1 was significantly associated with CAO (P = 1.4 x 10-8), a relationship exacerbated by increased cumulative cisplatin dose. ('rs62283056', 'Var', (50, 60)) ('CAO', 'Disease', (122, 125)) ('rs62283056', 'Mutation', 'rs62283056', (50, 60)) ('associated', 'Reg', (106, 116)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', (83, 87)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (195, 204)) ('CAO', 'Chemical', '-', (21, 24)) ('CAO', 'Chemical', '-', (122, 125)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', '7466', (83, 87)) 32009 28039263 Mutations in WFS1 cause both autosomal dominant low-frequency sensorineural hearing loss and Wolfram syndrome, characterized by autosomal recessive hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus and optic atrophy. ('Wolfram syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014929', (93, 109)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('sensorineural hearing', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000407', (62, 83)) ('diabetes mellitus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003920', (162, 179)) ('sensorineural hearing loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006313', (62, 88)) ('autosomal recessive hearing loss', 'Disease', (128, 160)) ('diabetes mellitus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000819', (162, 179)) ('optic atrophy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009896', (204, 217)) ('sensorineural hearing loss', 'Disease', (62, 88)) ('low-frequency sensorineural hearing loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008573', (48, 88)) ('diabetes insipidus', 'Disease', (181, 199)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', '7466', (13, 17)) ('hearing loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (148, 160)) ('Wolfram syndrome', 'Disease', (93, 109)) ('hearing loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (76, 88)) ('diabetes insipidus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003919', (181, 199)) ('optic atrophy', 'Disease', (204, 217)) ('autosomal recessive hearing loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (128, 160)) ('diabetes mellitus', 'Disease', (162, 179)) ('diabetes insipidus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000873', (181, 199)) ('optic atrophy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000648', (204, 217)) ('cause', 'Reg', (18, 23)) 32012 28039263 Dominant mutations that cause low-frequency hearing loss are nearly always found in the 3' end of WFS1 and are usually non-inactivating. ('hearing loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (44, 56)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', (98, 102)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', (44, 56)) ('mutations', 'Var', (9, 18)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', '7466', (98, 102)) ('-frequency hearing', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005101', (33, 51)) ('low-frequency hearing loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008542', (30, 56)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (44, 56)) 32013 28039263 On the other hand, WFS1 mutations causing the recessive Wolfram syndrome are numerous, usually loss-of-function, and distributed along the entire gene. ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (95, 111)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', (19, 23)) ('recessive Wolfram syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014929', (46, 72)) ('causing', 'Reg', (34, 41)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', '7466', (19, 23)) ('recessive Wolfram syndrome', 'Disease', (46, 72)) ('mutations', 'Var', (24, 33)) 32015 28039263 The top GWAS SNP, rs62283056, is in the first intron of WFS1 (5' end) and the risk allele is associated with lower expression (loss-of-function) of the gene. ('WFS1', 'Gene', '7466', (56, 60)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (109, 114)) ('expression', 'MPA', (115, 125)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', (56, 60)) ('rs62283056', 'Mutation', 'rs62283056', (18, 28)) ('rs62283056', 'Var', (18, 28)) 32017 28039263 As shown in pancreatic beta-cells from Wfs1-/- mice and human lymphocytes from Wolfram syndrome patients, dysfunction of wolframin in inner ear cells likely results in increased expression of the ER stress response genes and apoptosis. ('increased', 'PosReg', (168, 177)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (225, 234)) ('dysfunction', 'Var', (106, 117)) ('wolframin', 'Gene', (121, 130)) ('Wolfram syndrome', 'Disease', (79, 95)) ('wolframin', 'Gene', '7466', (121, 130)) ('expression', 'MPA', (178, 188)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (56, 61)) ('Wfs1', 'Gene', '22393', (39, 43)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (96, 104)) ('Wolfram syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014929', (79, 95)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (47, 51)) ('Wfs1', 'Gene', (39, 43)) 32018 28039263 In addition to causing DNA damage, cisplatin also induces ER stress and nucleus-independent apoptosis. ('nucleus-independent apoptosis', 'CPA', (72, 101)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (35, 44)) ('ER stress', 'CPA', (58, 67)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (35, 44)) ('induces', 'Reg', (50, 57)) 32019 28039263 Because both cisplatin and WFS1 loss-of-function induce ER stress, increased ER stress is likely one potential mechanism for the significant interaction we found between cumulative cisplatin dose and rs62283056 genotype, with higher cisplatin dose exacerbating hearing loss in patients carrying the minor allele. ('hearing loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (261, 273)) ('exacerbating', 'PosReg', (248, 260)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (233, 242)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', (27, 31)) ('hearing loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (261, 273)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (277, 285)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (32, 48)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (181, 190)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', '7466', (27, 31)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', (261, 273)) ('rs62283056', 'Var', (200, 210)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (13, 22)) ('ER stress', 'MPA', (56, 65)) ('rs62283056', 'Mutation', 'rs62283056', (200, 210)) 32023 28039263 In addition to WFS1, we found that SNPs mapping to other genes implicated in Mendelian forms of hearing impairment were also associated with CAO more often than expected by chance. ('CAO', 'Chemical', '-', (141, 144)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', '7466', (15, 19)) ('CAO', 'Disease', (141, 144)) ('hearing impairment', 'Disease', (96, 114)) ('hearing impairment', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (96, 114)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (125, 140)) ('SNPs mapping', 'Var', (35, 47)) ('hearing impairment', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (96, 114)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', (15, 19)) 32025 28039263 Rather, a subset of these SNPs are likely to affect expression of the local gene, thereby leading to an increased risk of CAO and general hearing loss. ('affect', 'Reg', (45, 51)) ('local gene', 'Gene', (70, 80)) ('CAO', 'Disease', (122, 125)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (138, 150)) ('CAO', 'Chemical', '-', (122, 125)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (26, 30)) ('expression', 'MPA', (52, 62)) ('hearing loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (138, 150)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', (138, 150)) 32026 28039263 Future GWAS of CAO with larger sample sizes may reveal additional variants in deafness gene loci that meet genome-wide significance. ('deafness', 'Disease', (78, 86)) ('deafness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003638', (78, 86)) ('CAO', 'Chemical', '-', (15, 18)) ('variants', 'Var', (66, 74)) ('deafness', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (78, 86)) 32027 28039263 Consistent with the enrichment results in these loci, the heritability estimate for CAO (0.92 +- 0.62, P = 0.039) using a variance-component approach provides preliminary support to the hypothesis that many common variants with small effect sizes underlie CAO; thus, it is a polygenic trait. ('CAO', 'Chemical', '-', (256, 259)) ('CAO', 'Chemical', '-', (84, 87)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (26, 29)) ('variants', 'Var', (214, 222)) ('underlie', 'Reg', (247, 255)) ('CAO', 'Disease', (256, 259)) 32028 28039263 Lack of replication of candidate genes reported in previous smaller studies of CAO (n = 130-254 patients) also supports the hypothesis that large-effect variants for ototoxicity are unlikely. ('ototoxicity', 'Disease', (166, 177)) ('CAO', 'Chemical', '-', (79, 82)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (96, 104)) ('variants', 'Var', (153, 161)) ('ototoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006311', (166, 177)) 32033 28039263 SNPs in FGD4, a Mendelian gene for congenital peripheral neuropathy (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease), associated with paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy. ('Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease', 'Disease', (69, 96)) ('FGD4', 'Gene', (8, 12)) ('peripheral neuropathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009830', (46, 67)) ('FGD4', 'Gene', '121512', (8, 12)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (99, 114)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (115, 125)) ('peripheral neuropathy', 'Disease', (134, 155)) ('peripheral neuropathy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010523', (134, 155)) ('peripheral neuropathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009830', (134, 155)) ('peripheral neuropathy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010523', (46, 67)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('congenital peripheral neuropathy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010523', (35, 67)) ('congenital peripheral neuropathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006903', (35, 67)) ('congenital peripheral neuropathy', 'Disease', (35, 67)) ('Tooth disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000164', (83, 96)) ('Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000699', (69, 96)) 32034 28039263 SNPs in VAC14 associated with docetaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy, and the gene was recently shown to be mutated in pediatric-onset neurological disease. ('neurological disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019636', (136, 156)) ('peripheral neuropathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009830', (48, 69)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (14, 29)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('VAC14', 'Gene', '55697', (8, 13)) ('VAC14', 'Gene', (8, 13)) ('peripheral neuropathy', 'Disease', (48, 69)) ('peripheral neuropathy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010523', (48, 69)) ('neurological disease', 'Disease', (136, 156)) ('docetaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077143', (30, 39)) ('neurological disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000707', (136, 156)) 32035 28039263 Beyond chemotherapy studies, genetic variants that associate with the euphoric effects of d-amphetamine significantly overlap with variants that decrease risk for schizophrenia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. ('attention deficit', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007018', (181, 198)) ('d-amphetamine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003913', (90, 103)) ('schizophrenia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100753', (163, 176)) ('schizophrenia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001289', (163, 221)) ('variants', 'Var', (37, 45)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (145, 153)) ('hyperactivity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000752', (199, 212)) 32042 28039263 WFS1 mutations can cause the Mendelian disorders DFNA6 (deafness, autosomal dominant 6) and Wolfram Syndrome (with hearing loss). ('cause', 'Reg', (19, 24)) ('deafness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003638', (56, 64)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', (115, 127)) ('Wolfram Syndrome', 'Disease', (92, 108)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (115, 127)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', '7466', (0, 4)) ('deafness', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (56, 64)) ('mutations', 'Var', (5, 14)) ('Mendelian disorders DFNA6', 'Disease', (29, 54)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('deafness', 'Disease', (56, 64)) ('hearing loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (115, 127)) ('Wolfram Syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014929', (92, 108)) ('Mendelian disorders DFNA6', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563421', (29, 54)) 32118 12782494 In cases only the concentration on lipid basis of cis-nonachlordane was significantly increased, whereas case mothers showed significantly increased concentrations of the sum of PCBs, HCB, trans- and cis-nonachlordane, and the sum of chlordanes. ('PCBs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (178, 182)) ('trans- and cis-nonachlordane', 'Chemical', '-', (189, 217)) ('cis-nonachlordane', 'Var', (200, 217)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (86, 95)) ('concentrations', 'MPA', (149, 163)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (139, 148)) ('lipid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (35, 40)) ('cis-nonachlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (200, 217)) ('cis-nonachlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (50, 67)) ('chlordanes', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (234, 244)) ('HCB', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006581', (184, 187)) 32120 12782494 For HCB, OR = 4.4 (95% CI, 1.7-12); for trans-nonachlordane, OR = 4.1 (95% CI, 1.5-11); for cis-nonachlordane, OR = 3.1 (95% CI, 1.2-7.8); and for sum of chlordanes, OR = 1.9 (95% CI, 0.7-5.0). ('HCB', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006581', (4, 7)) ('chlordanes', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (154, 164)) ('cis-nonachlordane', 'Var', (92, 109)) ('trans-nonachlordane', 'Var', (40, 59)) ('cis-nonachlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (92, 109)) ('trans-nonachlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (40, 59)) 32179 33434070 In the pure seminoma subgroup, retroperitoneal lymph node dissection was statistically significantly associated with an increased risk of death. ('retroperitoneal', 'Var', (31, 46)) ('death', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (138, 143)) ('death', 'Disease', (138, 143)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (12, 20)) ('associated', 'Reg', (101, 111)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (12, 20)) 32309 32627997 These authors reported that fetal exposure decreased due to the pegylated formulation with lower cellular intake and toxicity of PLD compared to doxorubicin. ('lower', 'NegReg', (91, 96)) ('cellular intake', 'MPA', (97, 112)) ('pegylated', 'Var', (64, 73)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (117, 125)) ('fetal exposure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031437', (28, 42)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (117, 125)) ('doxorubicin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (145, 156)) ('fetal', 'CPA', (28, 33)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (43, 52)) 32328 32627997 A further study reported that melatonin increases the efficacy of CIS and 5-FU in HT-29 cells. ('HT-29', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0320', (82, 87)) ('efficacy', 'MPA', (54, 62)) ('melatonin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008550', (30, 39)) ('CIS', 'Var', (66, 69)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (40, 49)) ('5-FU', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005472', (74, 78)) 32335 32627997 Studies have shown that the molecular protective mechanisms of carotenoids in isolated human cell culture include: stopping the cell cycle in G1/G0 phase by decreasing cycline D1 levels; apoptosis induction downregulating survivin levels; increase in cellular gap junction communication and angiogenic effect through modulation of various cytokines including decreased interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-1b, tumour necrosis factor alpha and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor levels and increased IL-2 and TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 1 (TIMP-1) levels. ('interleukin-6', 'Gene', '3569', (369, 382)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (491, 500)) ('IL-1b', 'Gene', '3553', (391, 396)) ('decreasing', 'NegReg', (157, 167)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (359, 368)) ('angiogenic effect', 'CPA', (291, 308)) ('IL-1b', 'Gene', (391, 396)) ('TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 1', 'Gene', (510, 543)) ('interleukin-6', 'Gene', (369, 382)) ('IL-2', 'Gene', (501, 505)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (87, 92)) ('granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor', 'Gene', '1437', (431, 479)) ('carotenoids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002338', (63, 74)) ('cycline D1 levels', 'MPA', (168, 185)) ('TIMP-1', 'Gene', '7076', (545, 551)) ('TIMP-1', 'Gene', (545, 551)) ('IL-6', 'Gene', '3569', (384, 388)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (398, 404)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (187, 196)) ('IL-6', 'Gene', (384, 388)) ('IL-2', 'Gene', '3558', (501, 505)) ('tumour necrosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009336', (398, 413)) ('tumour necrosis', 'Disease', (398, 413)) ('modulation', 'Var', (317, 327)) ('downregulating', 'NegReg', (207, 221)) ('cellular gap junction communication', 'MPA', (251, 286)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (239, 247)) ('decreased interleukin-6', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030783', (359, 382)) ('granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor', 'Gene', (431, 479)) ('mole', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003764', (28, 32)) ('TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 1', 'Gene', '7076', (510, 543)) ('survivin levels', 'MPA', (222, 237)) 32373 27336212 The FDRs and SDRs of azoospermic men had a significantly increased risk of thyroid cancer compared with fertile population control subjects. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 89)) ('azoospermic', 'Var', (21, 32)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (75, 89)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Disease', (75, 89)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (33, 36)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (75, 89)) 32375 27336212 This highlights the possibilities of shared biologic mechanisms between the two diseases, exposure to environmental factors, and an increased level of genetic and/or epigenetic burden in subfertile men and their relatives that may be associated with risk of cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (258, 264)) ('associated', 'Reg', (234, 244)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (258, 264)) ('epigenetic burden', 'Var', (166, 183)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (258, 264)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (109, 112)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (198, 201)) 32396 27336212 A sperm concentration of 0 M/mL was categorized as azoospermia, <15 M/mL as oligozoospermia, 15-178 M/mL as normozoospermia, and >178 M/mL as hyperzoospermia (based on the 90th percentile of data). ('oligozoospermia', 'Disease', (76, 91)) ('hyperzoospermia', 'Disease', 'None', (142, 157)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053713', (51, 62)) ('hyperzoospermia', 'Disease', (142, 157)) ('>178 M/mL', 'Var', (129, 138)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', (51, 62)) ('<15 M/mL', 'Var', (64, 72)) ('oligozoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009845', (76, 91)) ('azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000027', (51, 62)) ('15-178 M/mL', 'Var', (93, 104)) 32397 27336212 Total sperm count was categorized as follows: 0 M as azoospermia, <39 M as oligozoospermia, 39-579 M as normozoospermia, and >579 M as hyperzoospermia (based on the 90th percentile). ('oligozoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009845', (75, 90)) ('39-579 M', 'Var', (92, 100)) ('azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000027', (53, 64)) ('hyperzoospermia', 'Disease', 'None', (135, 150)) ('hyperzoospermia', 'Disease', (135, 150)) ('oligozoospermia', 'Disease', (75, 90)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053713', (53, 64)) ('>579 M', 'Var', (125, 131)) ('normozoospermia', 'Disease', (104, 119)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', (53, 64)) 32398 27336212 Sperm motility and vitality cut points were made based on quartiles and were as follows: azoospermia, >0-49%, 50%-59%, 60%-69%, and 70%-100%. ('azoospermia', 'Disease', (89, 100)) ('>0-49%', 'Var', (102, 108)) ('azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000027', (89, 100)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053713', (89, 100)) ('Sperm motility', 'CPA', (0, 14)) 32419 27336212 To determine the risk of cancer in relatives of men with male-factor infertility and men with normal semen parameters, case-case analyses were also completed in which relatives of men with abnormal semen parameters were compared with relatives of men with normal semen parameters. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (25, 31)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (48, 51)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (69, 80)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (265, 268)) ('abnormal', 'Var', (189, 197)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (69, 80)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (69, 80)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (103, 106)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (180, 183)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (200, 203)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (25, 31)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (85, 88)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (25, 31)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (247, 250)) 32435 27336212 For individual semen parameters, we found that both normozoospermic count (HR 1.67, 95% CI 1.13-2.45) and normozoospermic concentration (HR 1.90, 95% CI 1.26-2.85) were associated with increased risk of testicular cancer. ('normozoospermic', 'Var', (52, 67)) ('normozoospermic concentration', 'Var', (106, 135)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (203, 220)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (214, 220)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (203, 220)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (203, 220)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (17, 20)) 32448 27336212 The FDRs of azoospermic men had a twofold increased risk of being diagnosed with thyroid cancer compared with FDRs of fertile population control subjects (HR 2.12, 95% CI 1.26-3.57; Fig. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (24, 27)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Disease', (81, 95)) ('azoospermic', 'Var', (12, 23)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (81, 95)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (81, 95)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (89, 95)) 32460 27336212 Evidence from rodent models demonstrates that deletions of meiotic regulators in the DNA-mismatch repair proteins leads to infertility and tumorigenesis, and these same deletions have been identified in some infertile men. ('tumorigenesis', 'CPA', (139, 152)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (123, 134)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (114, 122)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (123, 134)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (218, 221)) ('deletions', 'Var', (46, 55)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (123, 134)) 32461 27336212 Additionally, epigenetic factors may contribute to genitourinary cancers as well as to normal sperm function. ('contribute', 'Reg', (37, 47)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (65, 71)) ('genitourinary cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014565', (51, 72)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (65, 72)) ('epigenetic factors', 'Var', (14, 32)) ('genitourinary cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007379', (51, 71)) ('genitourinary cancers', 'Disease', (51, 72)) 32462 27336212 We sought to determine if the genetic and epigenetic factors that predispose men to infertility and cancer would also predispose their relatives to cancer. ('cancer', 'Disease', (148, 154)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (148, 154)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (100, 106)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (100, 106)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (148, 154)) ('predispose', 'Reg', (118, 128)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (77, 80)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (84, 95)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (42, 52)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (100, 106)) ('infertility and cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (84, 106)) 32468 27336212 It is unclear why FDRs of azoospermic men do not demonstrate this elevated cancer risk, but it may be that the germline DNA in these families have severe mutations that lead to spermatogenic arrest and do not elevate cancer risk, because they result in severe mutations that stop cell division. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (38, 41)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (75, 81)) ('spermatogenic arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031038', (177, 197)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (75, 81)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (75, 81)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (217, 223)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (217, 223)) ('mutations', 'Var', (154, 163)) ('mutations', 'Var', (260, 269)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (169, 176)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (217, 223)) ('spermatogenic arrest', 'CPA', (177, 197)) 32484 27336212 For example, mutations in thyroid receptors are associated with increased risk of papillary thyroid cancer, and aberrant alpha subunits have displayed an infertile phenotype. ('thyroid receptors', 'Protein', (26, 43)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (112, 120)) ('papillary thyroid cancer', 'Disease', (82, 106)) ('associated', 'Reg', (48, 58)) ('papillary thyroid cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077273', (82, 106)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (100, 106)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (92, 106)) ('alpha subunits', 'Protein', (121, 135)) ('mutations', 'Var', (13, 22)) 32485 27336212 We do not have the ability to investigate if the thyroid cancers in our database were papillary subtype, and it is unclear if the infertile phenotype identified with some alpha-receptor subtype mutations resulted in azoospermia. ('thyroid cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (49, 63)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 64)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', (216, 227)) ('thyroid cancers', 'Disease', (49, 64)) ('mutations', 'Var', (194, 203)) ('thyroid cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (49, 64)) ('azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000027', (216, 227)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 63)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053713', (216, 227)) ('resulted in', 'Reg', (204, 215)) 32552 24788853 In contrast to other malignancies, the relapse rate here is not indicative of treatment quality, since overtreatment, for example, may increase toxicity and long-term morbidity without affecting the relapse rate. ('overtreatment', 'Var', (103, 116)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (21, 33)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (135, 143)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (144, 152)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (144, 152)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (21, 33)) 32564 22815844 In 10-15% of 46,XY gonadal dysgenesis cases (i.e., Swyer syndrome), SRY mutations, residing in the HMG (High Mobility Group) domain, are found to affect nuclear transport or binding to and bending of DNA. ('mutations', 'Var', (72, 81)) ('Swyer syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006061', (51, 65)) ('46,XY gonadal dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008668', (13, 37)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (68, 71)) ('binding to', 'Interaction', (174, 184)) ('bending', 'MPA', (189, 196)) ('Swyer syndrome', 'Disease', (51, 65)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', (19, 37)) ('affect', 'Reg', (146, 152)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000133', (19, 37)) ('DNA', 'Protein', (200, 203)) ('nuclear transport', 'MPA', (153, 170)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006059', (19, 37)) 32565 22815844 Frasier syndrome (FS) is characterized by gonadal dysgenesis with a high risk for development of GB as well as chronic renal failure in early adulthood, and is known to arise from a splice site mutation in intron 9 of the Wilms' tumor 1 gene (WT1). ('splice site mutation in', 'Var', (182, 205)) ('Frasier syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D052159', (0, 16)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', (42, 60)) ('WT1', 'Gene', (243, 246)) ('chronic renal failure', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007676', (111, 132)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006059', (42, 60)) ("Wilms' tumor", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002667', (222, 234)) ("Wilms' tumor 1", 'Gene', '7490', (222, 236)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (229, 234)) ('chronic renal failure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003774', (111, 132)) ("Wilms' tumor 1", 'Gene', (222, 236)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (243, 246)) ('Frasier syndrome', 'Disease', (0, 16)) ('renal failure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000083', (119, 132)) ('chronic renal failure', 'Disease', (111, 132)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000133', (42, 60)) 32566 22815844 Mutations in SRY as well as WT1 can lead to diminished expression and function of SRY, resulting in sub-optimal SOX9 expression, Sertoli cell formation and subsequent lack of proper testicular development. ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (129, 141)) ('Sertoli cell formation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (129, 151)) ('SOX9', 'Gene', (112, 116)) ('SOX9', 'Gene', '6662', (112, 116)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (82, 85)) ('diminished', 'NegReg', (44, 54)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (28, 31)) ('expression', 'MPA', (55, 65)) ('WT1', 'Gene', (28, 31)) ('function', 'MPA', (70, 78)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('Sertoli cell formation', 'CPA', (129, 151)) ('lack', 'NegReg', (167, 171)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (13, 16)) 32567 22815844 Here a unique case of a phenotypically normal female (age 22 years) is reported, presenting with primary amenorrhoea, later diagnosed as hypergonadotropic hypogonadism on the basis of 46,XY gonadal dygenesis with a novel missense mutation in SRY. ('hypergonadotropic hypogonadism', 'Gene', (137, 167)) ('missense mutation', 'Var', (221, 238)) ('gonadal dygenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000133', (190, 207)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (242, 245)) ('hypergonadotropic hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000815', (137, 167)) ('hypergonadotropic hypogonadism', 'Gene', '3973', (137, 167)) ('primary amenorrhoea', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537962', (97, 116)) ('hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000135', (155, 167)) ('primary amenorrhoea', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000786', (97, 116)) ('primary amenorrhoea', 'Disease', (97, 116)) 32570 22815844 Occurrence of a delayed progressive kidney failure (focal segmental glomerular sclerosis) triggered analysis of WT1, revealing a pathogenic splice-site mutation in intron 9. ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (112, 115)) ('focal segmental glomerular sclerosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000097', (52, 88)) ('WT1', 'Gene', (112, 115)) ('kidney failure', 'Disease', 'MESH:D051437', (36, 50)) ('glomerular sclerosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000096', (68, 88)) ('progressive kidney failure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012622', (24, 50)) ('kidney failure', 'Disease', (36, 50)) ('pathogenic', 'Reg', (129, 139)) ('kidney failure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000083', (36, 50)) ('focal segmental glomerular sclerosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005923', (52, 88)) ('splice-site mutation in', 'Var', (140, 163)) ('focal segmental glomerular sclerosis', 'Disease', (52, 88)) 32582 22815844 The two major WT1 isoforms are produced by alternative splicing, resulting in an insertion (+KTS) or exclusion (-KTS) of lysine, threonine and serine between zinc fingers three and four. ('lysine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (121, 127)) ('insertion', 'Var', (81, 90)) ('exclusion', 'NegReg', (101, 110)) ('lysine', 'MPA', (121, 127)) ('serine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012694', (143, 149)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (14, 17)) ('serine', 'MPA', (143, 149)) ('threonine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013912', (129, 138)) ('threonine', 'MPA', (129, 138)) ('WT1', 'Gene', (14, 17)) 32585 22815844 SRY mutations residing in the HMG (High Mobility Group) domains are found in 10-15% of the 46,XY gonadal dysgenesis cases and affect binding to and bending of DNA or nuclear transport. ('nuclear transport', 'CPA', (166, 183)) ('binding to', 'Interaction', (133, 143)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('DNA', 'Protein', (159, 162)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', (97, 115)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000133', (97, 115)) ('affect', 'Reg', (126, 132)) ('bending', 'MPA', (148, 155)) ('mutations', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006059', (97, 115)) ('46,XY gonadal dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008668', (91, 115)) 32586 22815844 Specific intron 9 splice site mutations in WT1 resulting in a decreased WT1+KTS isoform are typically found in FS patients, leading to a diminished expression of SRY and subsequently SOX9, thereby disturbing testicular development. ('expression', 'MPA', (148, 158)) ('WT1', 'Gene', (43, 46)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (62, 71)) ('SOX9', 'Gene', (183, 187)) ('testicular development', 'CPA', (208, 230)) ('diminished', 'NegReg', (137, 147)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (72, 75)) ('SOX9', 'Gene', '6662', (183, 187)) ('mutations', 'Var', (30, 39)) ('disturbing', 'Reg', (197, 207)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (114, 122)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (43, 46)) ('WT1', 'Gene', (72, 75)) ('SRY', 'Protein', (162, 165)) 32588 22815844 Thus both SRY and WT1 mutations can cause (complete) sex reversal. ('sex reversal', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012245', (53, 65)) ('cause', 'Reg', (36, 41)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (10, 13)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (18, 21)) ('WT1', 'Gene', (18, 21)) ('mutations', 'Var', (22, 31)) 32595 22815844 Mutation analysis identified a novel missense mutation (c.383A>G, p.Lys128Arg) in the HMG domain of the SRY, which did not have a significant effect on transcriptional activation and nuclear import in vitro. ('c.383A>G', 'Mutation', 'rs375342012', (56, 64)) ('p.Lys128Arg', 'Mutation', 'rs375342012', (66, 77)) ('c.383A>G', 'Var', (56, 64)) ('p.Lys128Arg', 'Var', (66, 77)) 32599 22815844 Sequence analysis of DNA from five additional FS patients with a proven WT1 mutation for SRY mutations did not reveal any variants, indicating that the presence of mutations in both genes in FS patients is rare. ('SRY', 'Gene', (89, 92)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (194, 202)) ('mutations', 'Var', (93, 102)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (72, 75)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (49, 57)) ('WT1', 'Gene', (72, 75)) 32600 22815844 To our knowledge this is the first case describing a patient with a mutation in both WT1 and SRY, and underlines the importance of proper diagnosis, especially in patients with an increased risk for GCC, allowing early diagnosis and treatment, thus preventing the development of invasive cancer. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (163, 171)) ('WT1', 'Gene', (85, 88)) ('mutation', 'Var', (68, 76)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (93, 96)) ('invasive cancer', 'Disease', (279, 294)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (163, 170)) ('preventing', 'NegReg', (249, 259)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (85, 88)) ('invasive cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (279, 294)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (288, 294)) ('GCC', 'Disease', (199, 202)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (53, 60)) 32609 22815844 DNA encoding wild type SRY, mutant SRY and SF1 were cloned into the pcDNA3 mammalian expression plasmid (Clontech, Mountain View, CA, USA), and sequence verified. ('mutant', 'Var', (28, 34)) ('SF1', 'Gene', '7536', (43, 46)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (35, 38)) ('SF1', 'Gene', (43, 46)) ('mammalian', 'Species', '9606', (75, 84)) 32613 22815844 Cells in each well were co-transfected with the reporter constructs TESCO-E1b-Luc (10 ng) or the empty vector E1b-Luc (8 ng), together with 40 ng of each of the expression constructs pcDNA3-SF1 and either pcDNA3-hSRY (wild-type) or pcDNA3-SRY-K128R (mutant). ('pcDNA3-SRY-K128R', 'Var', (232, 248)) ('E1b', 'Gene', (110, 113)) ('SF1', 'Gene', (190, 193)) ('E1b', 'Gene', '594', (110, 113)) ('E1b', 'Gene', (74, 77)) ('K128R', 'Mutation', 'rs375342012', (243, 248)) ('E1b', 'Gene', '594', (74, 77)) ('SF1', 'Gene', '7536', (190, 193)) 32619 22815844 Fold change of the mutant SRY-K128R construct was then normalized against that of wild-type SRY. ('K128R', 'Mutation', 'rs375342012', (30, 35)) ('mutant', 'Var', (19, 25)) ('SRY-K128R', 'Gene', (26, 35)) 32634 22815844 Chromosome analysis on peripheral blood lymphocytes showed the presence of a 46,XY karyotype, and mutational analysis of the SRY gene revealed an, at that time, unclassified variant K128R (c.383 A>G, p.Lys128Arg). ('p.Lys128Arg', 'Var', (200, 211)) ('c.383 A>G', 'Var', (189, 198)) ('p.Lys128Arg', 'Mutation', 'rs375342012', (200, 211)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (125, 128)) ('K128R', 'Mutation', 'rs375342012', (182, 187)) ('c.383 A>G', 'Mutation', 'rs375342012', (189, 198)) 32647 22815844 Direct sequencing of the SRY gene showed the presence of a single nucleotide change at position 383 (A to G, see Figure 2A), resulting in a missense substitution (Lysine (K) to Arginine (R) amino acid change) at position 128 in the SRY protein (hemizygous pattern). ('in a', 'Reg', (135, 139)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (232, 235)) ('Arginine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001120', (177, 185)) ('Lysine', 'Var', (163, 169)) ('Lysine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (163, 169)) 32648 22815844 A K128R missense mutation in SRY has not been reported to date. ('K128R', 'Mutation', 'rs375342012', (2, 7)) ('K128R missense', 'Var', (2, 16)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (29, 32)) 32652 22815844 Results show that the K128R mutation of SRY did not significantly affect TESCO activity in vitro compared to wild-type SRY (Figure 2C), although a reduction of about 20% was observed. ('TESCO activity', 'MPA', (73, 87)) ('K128R', 'Mutation', 'rs375342012', (22, 27)) ('K128R', 'Var', (22, 27)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (147, 156)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (40, 43)) 32653 22815844 As the K128R substitution is located next to the cNLS, the effect on nuclear import was also investigated using expression plasmids encoding wild-type and mutants full-length SRY transfected in HEK293T cells. ('HEK293T', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0063', (194, 201)) ('K128R', 'Mutation', 'rs375342012', (7, 12)) ('K128R', 'Var', (7, 12)) ('mutants', 'Var', (155, 162)) 32654 22815844 The mutant K128R also showed a slight reduced but non-significant difference in nuclear accumulation compared to the wild type protein, indicating that the K128R mutation does not affect the nuclear import function of SRY. ('K128R', 'Var', (11, 16)) ('nuclear accumulation', 'MPA', (80, 100)) ('K128R', 'Mutation', 'rs375342012', (156, 161)) ('K128R', 'Var', (156, 161)) ('K128R', 'Mutation', 'rs375342012', (11, 16)) 32656 22815844 Direct sequencing of the WT1 gene showed a single nucleotide change at the start of intron 9 at the position +4 (IVS9+4C > T) in a heterozygous state (Figure 2F), characteristic for FS. ('WT1', 'Gene', (25, 28)) ('IVS9+4C > T', 'Mutation', 'c.IVS9+4C>T', (113, 124)) ('IVS9+4C > T', 'Var', (113, 124)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (25, 28)) 32657 22815844 To determine if SRY mutations together with WT1 mutations were present in other DSD cases with the same clinical characteristics a review of the literature was done (Tables S1 and S2), showing that this has not been investigated to date. ('WT1', 'Gene', (44, 47)) ('DSD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058533', (80, 83)) ('DSD', 'Disease', (80, 83)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (16, 19)) ('mutations', 'Var', (20, 29)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (44, 47)) 32658 22815844 Therefore an additional five DNA samples from FS patients with a proven WT1 mutation were analyzed for SRY, showing no aberrations in SRY in addition to the WT1 mutation. ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (157, 160)) ('WT1', 'Gene', (157, 160)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (72, 75)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (49, 57)) ('mutation', 'Var', (76, 84)) ('WT1', 'Gene', (72, 75)) 32663 22815844 SRY mutations play a role in 46,XY sex reversal (46,XY DSD) and in about 15% of 46,XY gonadal dysgenesis cases mutations are found. ('DSD', 'Disease', (55, 58)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000133', (86, 104)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', (86, 104)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006059', (86, 104)) ('sex reversal', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012245', (35, 47)) ('DSD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058533', (55, 58)) ('46,XY gonadal dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008668', (80, 104)) ('mutations', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('role', 'Reg', (21, 25)) 32664 22815844 The K128R mutation described here does not lead to a statistically significant reduction in transactivational activity as ascertained by an in-vitro assay, although a minor reduction (about 20%) was observed. ('transactivational activity', 'MPA', (92, 118)) ('K128R', 'Mutation', 'rs375342012', (4, 9)) ('K128R', 'Var', (4, 9)) 32666 22815844 Although the lysine on position 128 is conserved between man and mouse, mutation of lysine on position 128 to arginine does not affect regulation of SRY subcellular distribution by (de-)acetylation via p300. ('regulation', 'MPA', (135, 145)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (65, 70)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (57, 60)) ('SRY subcellular distribution', 'MPA', (149, 177)) ('lysine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (84, 90)) ('arginine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001120', (110, 118)) ('lysine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (13, 19)) ('mutation', 'Var', (72, 80)) 32668 22815844 Reviewing the literature shows that almost all gonadal dysgenesis cases with a proven SRY mutation (86 cases in total, Table S1) show a female phenotype (n = 81, 94%). ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006059', (47, 65)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (86, 89)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000133', (47, 65)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', (47, 65)) ('mutation', 'Var', (90, 98)) 32672 22815844 In some cases the mutations described are also present (in mosaic form) in male family members, with one showing hypospadias and cryptorchidism, one diagnosed with a testicular seminoma, and one without GCC and a normal male phenotype (refs 14, 15 and 54 in Table S1). ('mutations', 'Var', (18, 27)) ('testicular seminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (166, 185)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (113, 124)) ('testicular seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (166, 185)) ('testicular seminoma', 'Disease', (166, 185)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (129, 143)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (113, 124)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (129, 143)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (113, 124)) 32674 22815844 The patient described here was initially diagnosed as a 46,XY DSD complete gonadal dysgenesis and a (until now unclassified) mutation in SRY was found (i.e. ('DSD', 'Disease', (62, 65)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006059', (75, 93)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (137, 140)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (4, 11)) ('DSD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058533', (62, 65)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', (75, 93)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000133', (75, 93)) ('mutation', 'Var', (125, 133)) 32678 22815844 Mutations in WT1 play a role in 46,XY DSD (i.e. ('DSD', 'Disease', (38, 41)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (13, 16)) ('WT1', 'Gene', (13, 16)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('DSD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058533', (38, 41)) ('role', 'Reg', (24, 28)) 32683 22815844 Careful review of the literature revealed that this is the first patient described having both a WT1 as well as a SRY mutation; however in almost all cases described a mutation screen of both SRY and WT1 was not performed. ('WT1', 'Gene', (200, 203)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (97, 100)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (65, 72)) ('mutation', 'Var', (118, 126)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (200, 203)) ('WT1', 'Gene', (97, 100)) 32684 22815844 Analysis of five additional FS patient samples with a proven WT1 mutation by conventional Sanger sequencing of the SRY gene did not reveal any mutations. ('WT1', 'Gene', (61, 64)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (31, 38)) ('mutation', 'Var', (65, 73)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (115, 118)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (61, 64)) 32690 22815844 It has been described that SRY and SOX9 expression can be diminished in FS and one could speculate that in the case presented here the effects from reduced SRY expression by a mutated WT1 were exacerbated by the presence of the SRY K128R mutation, although a reduced SRY function could not be shown conclusively in vitro. ('SOX9', 'Gene', '6662', (35, 39)) ('K128R', 'Mutation', 'rs375342012', (232, 237)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (148, 155)) ('mutated', 'Var', (176, 183)) ('exacerbated', 'PosReg', (193, 204)) ('diminished', 'NegReg', (58, 68)) ('K128R', 'Var', (232, 237)) ('SOX9', 'Gene', (35, 39)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (228, 231)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (156, 159)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (184, 187)) ('WT1', 'Gene', (184, 187)) 32691 22815844 However, screening an additional five FS patients with a proven WT1 mutation did not reveal any sequence variants in SRY. ('mutation', 'Var', (68, 76)) ('WT1', 'Gene', (64, 67)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (117, 120)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (41, 49)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (64, 67)) 32692 22815844 To our knowledge this is the first patient described with a mutation in SRY together with a classical FS WT1 mutation, and thus seems to be a rare condition. ('WT1', 'Gene', (105, 108)) ('mutation', 'Var', (60, 68)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (35, 42)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (72, 75)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (105, 108)) 32693 22815844 Nonetheless, in this patient an optimal diagnosis could have been made, if a screening for WT1 mutation was performed at an earlier time point. ('WT1', 'Gene', (91, 94)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (91, 94)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (21, 28)) ('mutation', 'Var', (95, 103)) 32695 22815844 This case clearly demonstrates the significant role of proper diagnosis of the variants of DSD, especially in those with an increased risk for GCC, allowing early diagnosis and treatment, thus preventing the development of invasive cancer. ('DSD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058533', (91, 94)) ('invasive cancer', 'Disease', (223, 238)) ('variants', 'Var', (79, 87)) ('preventing', 'NegReg', (193, 203)) ('DSD', 'Disease', (91, 94)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (232, 238)) ('GCC', 'Disease', (143, 146)) ('invasive cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (223, 238)) 32696 22815844 The presence and type of WT1 mutation has major consequences for the patient. ('mutation', 'Var', (29, 37)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (25, 28)) ('WT1', 'Gene', (25, 28)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (69, 76)) ('consequences', 'Reg', (48, 60)) 32823 29250030 Intriguingly, inappropriate Phf7 expression in females is associated with the formation of germline tumors. ('Phf7', 'Gene', (28, 32)) ('Phf7', 'Gene', '51533', (28, 32)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (100, 105)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (58, 73)) ('inappropriate', 'Var', (14, 27)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (100, 106)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (100, 106)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (100, 106)) ('expression', 'MPA', (33, 43)) ('formation', 'CPA', (78, 87)) 32833 29250030 Somatic cell-production of CXCL12 facilitates the later stages of PGC migration into the genital ridge immediately prior to their sexual differentiation, and upon reaching the nascent gonad, CXCL12 supports gonocyte survival. ('PGC', 'Gene', (66, 69)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (73, 76)) ('gonocyte survival', 'CPA', (207, 224)) ('supports', 'PosReg', (198, 206)) ('PGC', 'Gene', '5225', (66, 69)) ('facilitates', 'PosReg', (34, 45)) ('CXCL12', 'Var', (191, 197)) 32834 29250030 Mice lacking the CXCR4 receptor have fewer gonocytes, and the difference between wild type and mutant animals increases with developmental age, indicating that CXCL12 regulates the germline cell cycle in the fetal testis. ('gonocytes', 'CPA', (43, 52)) ('regulates', 'Reg', (167, 176)) ('fewer', 'NegReg', (37, 42)) ('germline cell cycle', 'CPA', (181, 200)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (132, 135)) ('fewer gonocytes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005563', (37, 52)) ('mutant', 'Var', (95, 101)) ('Mice', 'Species', '10090', (0, 4)) 32878 29250030 Knowledge of rodent spermatogenesis (summarized in Section "CXCL12 Influences SSC Fate") led to the hypothesis that aberrant CXCL12 signaling may contribute to the "dedifferentiation" of PGCs into GCNIS cells. ('contribute', 'Reg', (146, 156)) ('PGC', 'Gene', '5225', (187, 190)) ('PGC', 'Gene', (187, 190)) ('CXCL12 signaling', 'MPA', (125, 141)) ('dedifferentiation', 'CPA', (165, 182)) ('SSC Fate', 'CPA', (78, 86)) ('GCNIS', 'Chemical', '-', (197, 202)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (116, 124)) 32879 29250030 CXCL12 is known to mediate normal cell migration and is implicated in many neoplasias, including the overexpression of its canonical receptor, CXCR4, in various cancers. ('neoplasias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (75, 85)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (101, 115)) ('neoplasias', 'Disease', (75, 85)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 167)) ('CXCR4', 'MPA', (143, 148)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (161, 168)) ('neoplasias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (75, 85)) ('CXCL12', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 168)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (75, 84)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (161, 168)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (70, 73)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (56, 66)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (42, 45)) 32886 29250030 A zebrafish model arising from genetic disruption of BMP signaling (inactivating mutation in the type IB BMP receptor, encoded by alk6b) exhibited impaired spermatogonial differentiation and overgrowth of undifferentiated germ cells, analogous to events considered to underpin human TGCT initiation. ('alk6b', 'Gene', '100149664', (130, 135)) ('overgrowth', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001548', (191, 201)) ('alk6b', 'Gene', (130, 135)) ('inactivating mutation', 'Var', (68, 89)) ('BMP', 'Gene', '649;652;9573', (105, 108)) ('BMP', 'Gene', '649;652;9573', (53, 56)) ('BMP', 'Gene', (105, 108)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (277, 282)) ('BMP', 'Gene', (53, 56)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (147, 155)) ('overgrowth', 'CPA', (191, 201)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (2, 11)) ('spermatogonial differentiation', 'CPA', (156, 186)) 32891 29250030 Furthermore, elevated TGCT risk was associated with a SNP in the INHA gene, which encodes the inhibin alpha subunit, though its relationship to altering activin bioactivity remains to be elucidated. ('activin', 'Gene', (153, 160)) ('INHA', 'Gene', (65, 69)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (22, 26)) ('inhibin alpha subunit', 'Gene', (94, 115)) ('activin', 'Gene', '83729', (153, 160)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (13, 21)) ('SNP', 'Var', (54, 57)) ('INHA', 'Gene', '3623', (65, 69)) ('inhibin alpha subunit', 'Gene', '3623', (94, 115)) 32895 29250030 GWAS identified that KITL polymorphisms represent one of the highest risk factors for testicular neoplasia, thus regulation of this signaling pathway may be a logical target for therapeutic intervention. ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (26, 39)) ('KITL', 'Gene', '4254', (21, 25)) ('testicular neoplasia', 'Disease', (86, 106)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 106)) ('testicular neoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (86, 106)) ('testicular neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (86, 106)) ('KITL', 'Gene', (21, 25)) 32904 29250030 These findings from independent laboratories implicate TGFbeta superfamily signaling as central to controlling TGCT cell behavior, supporting the concept that dysregulated TGFbeta superfamily signaling may elevate the risk of TGCT emergence. ('dysregulated', 'Var', (159, 171)) ('TGFbeta superfamily', 'Gene', (172, 191)) ('elevate', 'PosReg', (206, 213)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (36, 39)) ('TGCT emergence', 'Disease', (226, 240)) 32921 29250030 A pro-proliferative effect of IL6 in testis cancer was suggested, contrasting the outcomes of in vitro treatments of seminiferous tubules in which IL6 was shown to induce normal germ cell apoptosis. ('testis cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (37, 50)) ('pro-proliferative', 'PosReg', (2, 19)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (108, 111)) ('IL6', 'Var', (147, 150)) ('testis cancer', 'Disease', (37, 50)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (13, 16)) ('testis cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (37, 50)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (44, 50)) 32938 29250030 Dysregulated IL6 production has been identified in several cancers, often positively correlated with tumor growth and invasive behaviors. ('invasive behaviors', 'CPA', (118, 136)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 106)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (101, 106)) ('IL6 production', 'MPA', (13, 27)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (59, 65)) ('Dysregulated', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('correlated', 'Reg', (85, 95)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (59, 66)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (59, 66)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (59, 66)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (101, 106)) 32965 29250030 Consistent with relevant animal models, infiltrating lymphocytes are primarily effector memory T cells (CD45R0+; CD4+>CD8+), which are accompanied by increased numbers of non-resident CD68+ macrophages and mast cells. ('memory T', 'Disease', (88, 96)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (46, 49)) ('CD4+>CD8+', 'Var', (113, 122)) ('CD45R0+; CD4+>CD8+', 'Var', (104, 122)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (150, 159)) ('memory T', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008569', (88, 96)) 33000 29250030 In patients with acute mumps orchitis, IFNalpha2B with putative antiviral activity was administered in order to prevent or minimize testicular damage. ('orchitis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100796', (29, 37)) ('testicular', 'Disease', (132, 142)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (3, 11)) ('acute mumps orchitis', 'Disease', (17, 37)) ('IFNalpha2B', 'Var', (39, 49)) ('acute mumps orchitis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009920', (17, 37)) 33003 29250030 Early experiments using the adoptive transfer of EAO in mice revealed that recipient pre-treatment with neutralizing antibody to TNF, but not neutralizing antibody to IFNgamma, attenuated autoimmune orchitis. ('attenuated autoimmune orchitis', 'Disease', (177, 207)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (94, 97)) ('orchitis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100796', (199, 207)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (12, 15)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (56, 60)) ('attenuated autoimmune orchitis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009920', (177, 207)) ('neutralizing', 'Var', (104, 116)) ('TNF', 'Gene', (129, 132)) 33018 29250030 Considering that alterations in the KITL/KIT system may cause disorders of the neuro-endocrine-immunological network, tyrosine kinases (mTOR inhibitors) such as imatinib should not be ignored. ('disorders', 'MPA', (62, 71)) ('KITL', 'Gene', (36, 40)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (21, 24)) ('cause', 'Reg', (56, 61)) ('KITL', 'Gene', '4254', (36, 40)) ('imatinib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000068877', (161, 169)) ('alterations', 'Var', (17, 28)) ('neuro-endocrine-immunological network', 'MPA', (79, 116)) 33027 27996046 The most significantly mutated CMG is DNAAF1 with biallelic inactivation and loss of DNAAF1 expression shown in tumours from carriers. ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (112, 119)) ('DNAAF1', 'Gene', (85, 91)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (112, 119)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (112, 119)) ('mutated', 'Var', (23, 30)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (77, 81)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (112, 118)) ('expression', 'MPA', (92, 102)) 33028 27996046 DNAAF1 mutation as a cause of TGCT is supported by a dnaaf1hu255h(+/-) zebrafish model, which has a 94% risk of TGCT. ('TGCT', 'Disease', (30, 34)) ('cause', 'Reg', (21, 26)) ('mutation', 'Var', (7, 15)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (71, 80)) ('DNAAF1', 'Gene', (0, 6)) 33034 27996046 This is further supported by evidence of second somatic mutation in tumour tissue and functional data from zebrafish, which collectively suggest a model of cilia inactivation in promoting TGC tumorigenesis. ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (68, 74)) ('TGC', 'Disease', (188, 191)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (68, 74)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (107, 116)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (68, 74)) ('tumorigenesis', 'CPA', (192, 205)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (162, 174)) ('promoting', 'PosReg', (178, 187)) 33037 27996046 We searched in familial cases for genes that were recurrently affected by rare variants with presumptive damaging effects (nonsense, splice acceptor/donor and indel frameshift changes) that had a low burden of comparable variants in controls. ('splice acceptor/donor', 'Var', (133, 154)) ('donor', 'Species', '9606', (149, 154)) ('nonsense', 'Var', (123, 131)) ('affected', 'Reg', (62, 70)) ('indel frameshift changes', 'Var', (159, 183)) 33039 27996046 The top ranked gene exome-wide was DNAAF1/LRRC50 (Dynein, Axonemal, Assembly Factor 1/Leucine-rich repeat containing 50), with the rare disruptive mutations p.Arg636Ter and p.Gly434ProfsTer4 (Fig. ('p.Gly434Pro', 'Var', (173, 184)) ('p.Arg636Ter', 'Var', (157, 168)) ('LRRC50', 'Gene', '123872', (42, 48)) ('p.Arg636Ter', 'Mutation', 'rs748869874', (157, 168)) ('Dynein, Axonemal, Assembly Factor 1', 'Gene', '123872', (50, 85)) ('LRRC50', 'Gene', (42, 48)) ('p.Gly434Pro', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (173, 184)) 33040 27996046 A deleterious phenotype in humans for disruptive DNAAF1 mutations has previously been established, with biallelic mutations causing recessive primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), which is characterized by impaired primary cilia function, chronic lung disease, male infertility and hearing impairment. ('DNAAF1', 'Gene', (49, 55)) ('impaired primary cilia function', 'Disease', (202, 233)) ('ciliary dyskinesia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012265', (150, 168)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (257, 273)) ('chronic lung disease', 'Disease', (235, 255)) ('recessive', 'Disease', (132, 141)) ('mutations', 'Var', (56, 65)) ('causing', 'Reg', (124, 131)) ('hearing impairment', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (278, 296)) ('PCD', 'Disease', (170, 173)) ('hearing impairment', 'Disease', (278, 296)) ('PCD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007619', (170, 173)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (257, 273)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (257, 273)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (27, 33)) ('biallelic mutations', 'Var', (104, 123)) ('dyskinesia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004409', (158, 168)) ('chronic lung disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006528', (235, 255)) ('impaired primary cilia function', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003072', (202, 233)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (262, 273)) ('chronic lung disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D029424', (235, 255)) ('dyskinesia', 'Disease', (158, 168)) ('hearing impairment', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (278, 296)) ('lung disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002088', (243, 255)) ('dyskinesia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100660', (158, 168)) 33041 27996046 In addition to DNAAF1, mutations in the paralogue genes LRRC6 (ref.) ('mutations', 'Var', (23, 32)) ('LRRC6', 'Gene', '23639', (56, 61)) ('LRRC6', 'Gene', (56, 61)) 33044 27996046 20); Joubert syndrome:CEP290 (refs); and Senior-Loken syndrome:MAP4 via TRAF3IP1 mutation). ('CEP290', 'Gene', '80184', (22, 28)) ('Senior-Loken syndrome', 'Disease', (41, 62)) ('CEP290', 'Gene', (22, 28)) ('TRAF3IP1', 'Gene', '26146', (72, 80)) ('TRAF3IP1', 'Gene', (72, 80)) ('MAP4', 'Gene', (63, 67)) ('mutation', 'Var', (81, 89)) ('Joubert syndrome', 'Disease', (5, 21)) ('Joubert syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536293', (5, 21)) ('MAP4', 'Gene', '4134', (63, 67)) ('Senior-Loken syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537580', (41, 62)) 33047 27996046 In gene-set enrichment analysis (GSEA), association was replicated in this data set for the cilia-microtubule gene set (P=0.024, Fisher's Exact Test), with additional rare disruptive case variants identified in DNAAF1, MAP4, DRC1, DYNC2H1 and CEP290. ('variants', 'Var', (188, 196)) ('DYNC2H1', 'Gene', (231, 238)) ('DRC1', 'Gene', (225, 229)) ('CEP290', 'Gene', '80184', (243, 249)) ('DRC1', 'Gene', '92749', (225, 229)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (18, 21)) ('MAP4', 'Gene', (219, 223)) ('MAP4', 'Gene', '4134', (219, 223)) ('CEP290', 'Gene', (243, 249)) ('GSEA', 'Chemical', '-', (33, 37)) ('DNAAF1', 'Gene', (211, 217)) ('DYNC2H1', 'Gene', '79659', (231, 238)) 33048 27996046 Remarkably as well as an additional DNAAF1 mutation, an additional MAP4 mutation was observed, taking the total number of MAP4 rare disruptive case mutations to three; whereas no rare disruptive mutations in MAP4 were observed in 27,173 ExAC controls (P=1.9 x 10-5, Fisher's Exact Test), the 1,644 UK controls or 4,300 European controls from the exome variant server project. ('MAP4', 'Gene', '4134', (67, 71)) ('mutations', 'Var', (148, 157)) ('MAP4', 'Gene', (122, 126)) ('MAP4', 'Gene', '4134', (122, 126)) ('mutation', 'Var', (43, 51)) ('MAP4', 'Gene', (208, 212)) ('MAP4', 'Gene', '4134', (208, 212)) ('MAP4', 'Gene', (67, 71)) 33049 27996046 Immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining for DNAAF1 showed complete absence in 3/3 tumours available from DNAAF1 mutation carriers, with presence of the protein demonstrable in normal surrounding tissue (Fig. ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 85)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (78, 85)) ('DNAAF1', 'Gene', (101, 107)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (78, 85)) ('absence', 'NegReg', (63, 70)) ('mutation', 'Var', (108, 116)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 84)) 33052 27996046 We have previously implicated mutation of DNAAF1 as a cause of TGCT in zebrafish (n=30) with loss of heterozygosity of DNAAF1 demonstrated in the tumours. ('cause', 'Reg', (54, 59)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (146, 153)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (146, 153)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (146, 153)) ('mutation', 'Var', (30, 38)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (63, 67)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (146, 152)) ('DNAAF1', 'Gene', (42, 48)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (71, 80)) 33053 27996046 To further explore the link between disruptive mutations in DNAAF1, ciliary function and TGCT, we conducted additional studies in dnaaf1hu255h mutant and wild-type zebrafish. ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (164, 173)) ('dnaaf1hu255h mutant', 'Var', (130, 149)) ('mutations', 'Var', (47, 56)) ('dnaaf1hu255h', 'Gene', (130, 142)) ('DNAAF1', 'Gene', (60, 66)) 33062 27996046 Analysis of 150 human TGCTs publically available through the cancer genome atlas project (http://cancergenome.nih.gov/) showed significant focal somatic deletion at 16q23-16q24.3 (Q=1.6 x 10-4, from GISTIC2 with significance assessed by permutation, corrected for multiple testing using the Benjamini-Hochberg method), encompassing DNAAF1, is a feature in 24.7% of tumours, which predominantly have seminoma histology. ('seminoma', 'Disease', (399, 407)) ('cancer genome atlas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (61, 80)) ('deletion', 'Var', (153, 161)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (97, 103)) ('cancer genome atlas', 'Disease', (61, 80)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (365, 372)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (365, 372)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (61, 67)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (61, 67)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 103)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (399, 407)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (365, 371)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (61, 67)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (16, 21)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (365, 372)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (97, 103)) 33064 27996046 Intriguingly all of the five cases we identified with rare germline DNAAF1 mutation had either seminoma (n=4) or mixed histology (n=1). ('seminoma', 'Disease', (95, 103)) ('mutation', 'Var', (75, 83)) ('DNAAF1', 'Gene', (68, 74)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (95, 103)) 33065 27996046 Collectively these data are consistent with loss of DNAAF1 having a more general impact on seminoma oncogenesis. ('impact', 'Reg', (81, 87)) ('loss', 'Var', (44, 48)) ('seminoma oncogenesis', 'Disease', (91, 111)) ('DNAAF1', 'Gene', (52, 58)) ('seminoma oncogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (91, 111)) 33066 27996046 A pertinent question relates to the overlapping phenotypic impact of CMG mutation, with the genetic and functional data presented here linking heterozygote mutation to TGCT risk, while homozygote mutations have been previously associated with a range of rare autosomal recessive ciliopathies. ('mutation', 'Var', (73, 81)) ('autosomal recessive ciliopathies', 'Disease', (259, 291)) ('autosomal recessive ciliopathies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000072661', (259, 291)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (168, 172)) 33071 27996046 ), in which candidate missense variants in human TGCT cases were proposed as pathogenic; case-control analysis of these variants confirms that they are of equivalent frequency between cases and control series (Supplementary Table 2). ('missense variants', 'Var', (22, 39)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (216, 219)) ('variants', 'Var', (120, 128)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (43, 48)) 33072 27996046 In conclusion, we have provided evidence for the role of inherited mutations in CMGs as determinants of TGCT, identifying germline disruptive mutations in 9% of familial pedigrees, with additional evidence implicating disruptive mutations in DNAAF1 in TGC tumorigenesis from IHC and sequencing studies of human tumours and a dnaaf1hu255h (+/-) zebrafish model displaying a 94% frequency of TGCT. ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (311, 318)) ('mutations', 'Var', (229, 238)) ('DNAAF1', 'Gene', (242, 248)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (311, 318)) ('tumorigenesis', 'CPA', (256, 269)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (311, 318)) ('mutations', 'Var', (67, 76)) ('TGC', 'Gene', (252, 255)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (344, 353)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (311, 317)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (305, 310)) 33088 27996046 Rare disruptive variants in CMG found by WES were confirmed by Sanger sequencing, and examined for loss of heterozygosity in tumour samples relative to germline samples. ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (125, 131)) ('CMG', 'Gene', (28, 31)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (125, 131)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (125, 131)) ('variants', 'Var', (16, 24)) 33097 27996046 Before tissue isolation, zebrafish were euthanized by overdose of MS222 or ice bath. ('MS222', 'Var', (66, 71)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (25, 34)) ('overdose', 'Disease', 'MESH:D062787', (54, 62)) ('overdose', 'Disease', (54, 62)) 33288 33243205 Nonetheless, a growing body of work has demonstrated that aberrant expression of lncRNAs is correlated with biological processes, including tumour progression, angiogenesis, metastasis, and invasion, indicating that lncRNAs can serve as tumour suppressors or oncogenes for cancer control. ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (140, 146)) ('invasion', 'CPA', (190, 198)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (237, 243)) ('angiogenesis', 'CPA', (160, 172)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (273, 279)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (273, 279)) ('correlated', 'Reg', (92, 102)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (140, 146)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (58, 66)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (140, 146)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (237, 243)) ('lncRNAs', 'Gene', (81, 88)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (273, 279)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (237, 243)) ('expression', 'MPA', (67, 77)) ('metastasis', 'CPA', (174, 184)) 33291 33243205 As a tumour oncogene, lncRNA SNHG15 functions as a competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) to sponge miR-153, miR-38, miR-141, and miR-141-3p, which consequently promotes cell proliferation, migration, invasion, autophagy, and cisplatin resistance in glioma, breast cancer, osteosarcoma, and hepatocellular carcinoma. ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006528', (285, 309)) ('glioma', 'Disease', (244, 250)) ('invasion', 'CPA', (195, 203)) ('glioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (244, 250)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (155, 163)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Disease', (267, 279)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (5, 11)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (5, 11)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012516', (267, 279)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (252, 265)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Disease', (285, 309)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (5, 11)) ('autophagy', 'CPA', (205, 214)) ('miR-38', 'Var', (103, 109)) ('SNHG15', 'Gene', (29, 35)) ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (244, 250)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (252, 265)) ('SNHG15', 'Gene', '285958', (29, 35)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (220, 229)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (252, 265)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (300, 309)) ('miR-141', 'Gene', '406933', (111, 118)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (259, 265)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001402', (285, 309)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002669', (267, 279)) ('miR-141', 'Gene', (111, 118)) ('migration', 'CPA', (184, 193)) ('miR-141', 'Gene', '406933', (124, 131)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (164, 182)) ('cisplatin', 'MPA', (220, 229)) ('miR-141', 'Gene', (124, 131)) 33328 33243205 However, as next-generation genome-wide sequencing and microarrays have been widely applied in clinical settings in recent years, new research has suggested that aberrant expression of lncRNAs may promote or suppress tumour growth, leading to carcinogenesis and cancer progression. ('cancer', 'Disease', (262, 268)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (217, 223)) ('tumour growth', 'Disease', (217, 230)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (243, 257)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (232, 242)) ('suppress', 'NegReg', (208, 216)) ('tumour growth', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006130', (217, 230)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (262, 268)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (243, 257)) ('lncRNAs', 'Gene', (185, 192)) ('aberrant expression', 'Var', (162, 181)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (197, 204)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (262, 268)) 33329 33243205 For example, some lncRNAs, such as NOC2L-4.1, TUG1, and MALAT1, are well established to promote tumour growth, while other lncRNAs, such as ASMTL-AS1, LINC02381, and LINC02499 have been found to inhibit tumour progression. ('MALAT1', 'Gene', '378938', (56, 62)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (203, 209)) ('LINC02499', 'Var', (166, 175)) ('ASMTL-AS1', 'Gene', '80161', (140, 149)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (88, 95)) ('TUG1', 'Gene', '55000', (46, 50)) ('MALAT1', 'Gene', (56, 62)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (96, 102)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (203, 209)) ('tumour growth', 'Disease', (96, 109)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (96, 102)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (203, 209)) ('TUG1', 'Gene', (46, 50)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (195, 202)) ('tumour growth', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006130', (96, 109)) ('ASMTL-AS1', 'Gene', (140, 149)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (96, 102)) 33345 33243205 Similarly, in non-small cell lung cancer, two studies have demonstrated that SNHG15 knockdown suppresses tumorigenesis by inhibiting the expression of EMT, MMP2, and MMP9 and regulating the miR-486/CDK14 axis. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (34, 40)) ('non-small cell lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030358', (14, 40)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (84, 93)) ('MMP9', 'Gene', (166, 170)) ('MMP9', 'Gene', '4318', (166, 170)) ('CDK14', 'Gene', '5218', (198, 203)) ('small cell lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030357', (18, 40)) ('miR-486', 'Gene', (190, 197)) ('MMP2', 'Gene', '4313', (156, 160)) ('inhibiting', 'NegReg', (122, 132)) ('expression', 'MPA', (137, 147)) ('non-small cell lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002289', (14, 40)) ('SNHG15', 'Gene', (77, 83)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (105, 110)) ('EMT', 'Gene', (151, 154)) ('EMT', 'Gene', '3702', (151, 154)) ('CDK14', 'Gene', (198, 203)) ('miR-486', 'Gene', '619554', (190, 197)) ('SNHG15', 'Gene', '285958', (77, 83)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (105, 110)) ('non-small cell lung cancer', 'Disease', (14, 40)) ('suppresses', 'NegReg', (94, 104)) ('regulating', 'Reg', (175, 185)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 110)) ('MMP2', 'Gene', (156, 160)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (29, 40)) 33356 32038496 Association Between BAK1 Gene rs210138 Polymorphisms and Testicular Germ Cell Tumors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Background: Several studies including some genome-wide association studies (GWAS) had shown that BAK1 gene rs210138 polymorphisms might be associated with testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT). ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (290, 305)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (300, 305)) ('associated', 'Reg', (263, 273)) ('testicular germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (279, 306)) ('rs210138', 'Mutation', 'rs210138', (30, 38)) ('Tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 84)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (240, 253)) ('testicular germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (279, 306)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (308, 312)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (300, 306)) ('rs210138 polymorphisms', 'Var', (231, 253)) ('rs210138', 'Mutation', 'rs210138', (231, 239)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (20, 24)) ('Germ Cell Tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (68, 84)) ('Association', 'Interaction', (0, 11)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (290, 306)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (308, 312)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (221, 225)) 33357 32038496 Methods: Studies associated with BAK1 rs210138 and TGCT was systematically searched in databases. ('BAK1', 'Gene', (33, 37)) ('rs210138', 'Mutation', 'rs210138', (38, 46)) ('rs210138', 'Var', (38, 46)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (51, 55)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (51, 55)) 33359 32038496 Conclusions: Compared with adenine (A), BAK1 rs210138 guanine (G) is associated with increased risk of TGCT. ('adenine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000225', (27, 34)) ('rs210138', 'Mutation', 'rs210138', (45, 53)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (103, 107)) ('guanine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006147', (54, 61)) ('BAK1 rs210138 guanine', 'Var', (40, 61)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (103, 107)) 33363 32038496 Several studies including some genome-wide association studies (GWAS) had shown that BAK1 gene rs210138 polymorphisms might be associated with TGCT. ('TGCT', 'Disease', (143, 147)) ('associated', 'Reg', (127, 137)) ('rs210138 polymorphisms', 'Var', (95, 117)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (143, 147)) ('BAK1 gene', 'Gene', (85, 94)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (104, 117)) ('rs210138', 'Mutation', 'rs210138', (95, 103)) 33365 32038496 And in other databases, these terms were used without limitation: "BAK1" AND "cancer of testis OR carcinoma of testis OR testicular cancer OR testis cancer OR ball cancer OR testicular germ cell tumors OR TGCT" AND "polymorphisms OR polymorphism." ('testicular germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (174, 201)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (185, 201)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (216, 229)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (195, 201)) ('carcinoma of testis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (98, 117)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (185, 200)) ('testis cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (142, 155)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (121, 138)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (195, 200)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (205, 209)) ('polymorphism', 'Var', (233, 245)) ('" AND "cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (71, 84)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (149, 155)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (205, 209)) ('cancer of testis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (78, 94)) ('testis OR carcinoma of testis OR testicular cancer OR testis cancer OR ball cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (88, 170)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 84)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (164, 170)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (98, 107)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (132, 138)) ('testicular germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (174, 201)) ('" AND "cancer', 'Disease', (71, 84)) 33366 32038496 Independently, two researchers made the selection according to the following inclusion criteria: (1) evaluation of the association between BAK1 rs210138 and TGCT susceptibility; (2) case-control study; (3) studies focusing on tissues of human beings; (4) elaborate genotype data in non-GWAS study or enough data in GWAS study could be acquired. ('BAK1', 'Gene', (139, 143)) ('rs210138', 'Var', (144, 152)) ('association', 'Interaction', (119, 130)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (157, 161)) ('rs210138', 'Mutation', 'rs210138', (144, 152)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (157, 161)) 33367 32038496 Pooled ORs and 95% CIs were calculated to evaluate the strength of the association between BAK1 gene rs210138 polymorphisms and TGCT susceptibility. ('rs210138 polymorphisms', 'Var', (101, 123)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (128, 132)) ('BAK1 gene', 'Gene', (91, 100)) ('rs210138', 'Mutation', 'rs210138', (101, 109)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (110, 123)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (128, 132)) 33369 32038496 In overall group and its Caucasian subgroup, significantly increased risk of TGCT was found in all genetic models of BAK1 rs210138 (Table 3 and Figure 2). ('TGCT', 'Disease', (77, 81)) ('rs210138', 'Var', (122, 130)) ('rs210138', 'Mutation', 'rs210138', (122, 130)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (77, 81)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (59, 68)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (117, 121)) 33371 32038496 Above all, we found BAK1 rs210138 guanine (G) was associated with increased risk of TGCT in most genetic models in the meta-analysis of single case-control studies. ('guanine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006147', (34, 41)) ('rs210138', 'Mutation', 'rs210138', (25, 33)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (84, 88)) ('rs210138 guanine', 'Var', (25, 41)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (20, 24)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (84, 88)) 33372 32038496 In GWAS studies, follow-up studies and their meta-analysis based on OR and 95% CIs, BAK1 rs210138 guanine (G) also showed association with increased risk of TGCT in allelic comparison, which was consistent with the results in the meta-analysis of single case-control studies. ('rs210138', 'Mutation', 'rs210138', (89, 97)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (157, 161)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (84, 88)) ('rs210138 guanine', 'Var', (89, 105)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (157, 161)) ('guanine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006147', (98, 105)) 33373 32038496 With those limitations, the study provided some insights on the potential association between BAK1 rs210138 and TGCT susceptibility. ('BAK1', 'Gene', (94, 98)) ('rs210138', 'Var', (99, 107)) ('rs210138', 'Mutation', 'rs210138', (99, 107)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (112, 116)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (112, 116)) 33374 32038496 Our results suggested that: Compared with adenine (A), BAK1 rs210138 guanine (G) is associated with increased risk of TGCT. ('rs210138 guanine', 'Var', (60, 76)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (118, 122)) ('adenine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000225', (42, 49)) ('guanine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006147', (69, 76)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (118, 122)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (55, 59)) ('rs210138', 'Mutation', 'rs210138', (60, 68)) 33419 27957372 Although WT-1 mutation was well documented in renal nephroblastoma, the histological origin and molecular mechanisms of testicular nephroblastoma are poorly understood. ('WT-1', 'Gene', '7490', (9, 13)) ('renal nephroblastoma', 'Disease', (46, 66)) ('testicular nephroblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009396', (120, 145)) ('renal nephroblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009396', (46, 66)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (36, 39)) ('mutation', 'Var', (14, 22)) ('nephroblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002667', (52, 66)) ('testicular nephroblastoma', 'Disease', (120, 145)) ('nephroblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002667', (131, 145)) ('WT-1', 'Gene', (9, 13)) 33500 18171485 Combined, the 203 patients treated with SD-CT had an estimated 10-year risk of cancer mortality of 43%, which was substantially higher than that for the 182 patients treated with HD-CT chemotherapy (10-year risk of cancer mortality 28%). ('CT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002251', (43, 45)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (215, 221)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (215, 221)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (79, 85)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (79, 85)) ('SD-CT', 'Var', (40, 45)) ('CT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002251', (182, 184)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (157, 165)) ('SD-CT', 'Chemical', '-', (40, 45)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (18, 26)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (215, 221)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (79, 85)) ('HD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006816', (179, 181)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (128, 134)) 33557 31292129 Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms at a Distance from Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AHR) Binding Sites Influence AHR Ligand-Dependent Gene Expression Greater than 90% of significant genome-wide association study (GWAS) single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are in noncoding regions of the genome, but only 25.6% are known expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs). ('single-nucleotide', 'Chemical', '-', (213, 230)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (107, 110)) ('Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms', 'Var', (0, 31)) ('Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor', 'Gene', '196', (51, 76)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (78, 81)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (78, 81)) ('single-nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (213, 244)) ('Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor', 'Gene', (51, 76)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (107, 110)) ('Influence', 'Reg', (97, 106)) 33563 31292129 Expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) have identified important functions for noncoding single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) across the genome:some of which have been associated with drug response phenotypes identified during genome-wide association studies (GWAS). ('single-nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (93, 124)) ('associated', 'Reg', (174, 184)) ('single-nucleotide', 'Chemical', '-', (93, 110)) 33564 31292129 Furthermore, some of those SNPs are associated with variation in gene expression only in response to an environmental stimulus such as drug exposure, but are not associated with variation in gene expression under basal conditions. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (111, 114)) ('gene expression', 'MPA', (65, 80)) ('variation', 'Var', (52, 61)) 33566 31292129 In that study, we identified a SNP (rs2470893) in the promoter of the cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1) gene that was associated with variation in differential expression of CYP1A1 after exposure to the AHR ligand 3-methylcholanthrene (3-MC) as compared with vehicle treatment, even though rs2470893 was not an eQTL for CYP1A1 prior to exposure to 3-MC. ('cytochrome P450 1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (70, 89)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (169, 175)) ('3-MC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008748', (343, 347)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (198, 201)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (315, 321)) ('3-MC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008748', (231, 235)) ('variation', 'Var', (129, 138)) ('3-methylcholanthrene', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008748', (209, 229)) ('rs2470893', 'Mutation', 'rs2470893', (285, 294)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (91, 97)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (315, 321)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (91, 97)) ('cytochrome P450 1A1', 'Gene', (70, 89)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (169, 175)) ('expression', 'MPA', (155, 165)) ('rs2470893', 'Mutation', 'rs2470893', (36, 45)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (198, 201)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (267, 270)) ('associated', 'Reg', (113, 123)) 33568 31292129 CYP1A1 plays an important role in the metabolism of xenobiotics and drugs, so the rs2470893 SNP genotype could alter individual response to drugs that are metabolized by CYP1A1. ('rs2470893 SNP', 'Var', (82, 95)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (0, 6)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (170, 176)) ('rs2470893', 'Mutation', 'rs2470893', (82, 91)) ('individual response to drugs', 'MPA', (117, 145)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (170, 176)) ('alter', 'Reg', (111, 116)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (0, 6)) 33569 31292129 That observation raised the possibility that SNPs at a distance from AHREs might influence AHR ligand-dependent target gene expression and could have important implications for health, disease, and variation in drug response. ('influence', 'Reg', (81, 90)) ('implications', 'Reg', (160, 172)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (91, 94)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (91, 94)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (45, 49)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (69, 72)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (69, 72)) 33573 31292129 In summary, we systematically identified and tested SNPs across the genome that did not create/destroy AHREs and were associated with variation in AHR ligand-dependent expression but were not associated with variation in the absence of AHR ligand exposure. ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (103, 106)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (103, 106)) ('variation', 'Var', (134, 143)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (236, 239)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (236, 239)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (147, 150)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (147, 150)) ('associated', 'Reg', (118, 128)) 33581 31292129 GM17212, GM17223, GM17229, GM17240, GM17264, GM17276, GM17281, and GM17295 LCLs from the human variation panel were used to perform the RNA-seq studies. ('GM17295', 'Var', (67, 74)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (89, 94)) ('GM17281', 'Var', (54, 61)) ('GM17264', 'Var', (36, 43)) ('GM17240', 'Var', (27, 34)) ('LCL', 'Chemical', '-', (75, 78)) ('GM17229', 'Var', (18, 25)) ('GM17223', 'Var', (9, 16)) ('GM17276', 'Var', (45, 52)) 33582 31292129 Metadata, including sex of the LCL donors, AHR expression levels in each LCL, and rs2470893 (CYP1A1 cis PGx-eQTL) SNP genotype status of each LCL studied, are provided in Supplemental Table 1. ('LCL', 'Chemical', '-', (31, 34)) ('LCL', 'Chemical', '-', (142, 145)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (93, 99)) ('LCL', 'Chemical', '-', (73, 76)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (43, 46)) ('rs2470893', 'Mutation', 'rs2470893', (82, 91)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (93, 99)) ('rs2470893', 'Var', (82, 91)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (177, 180)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (43, 46)) 33613 31292129 We reported previously that a SNP (rs2470893) at a distance from an AHRE in the promoter of the CYP1A1 gene was a cis PGx-eQTL for CYP1A1 after treatment with an exogenous AHR agonist, 3-MC, even though it was not an eQTL in the absence of 3-MC exposure. ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (96, 102)) ('rs2470893', 'Mutation', 'rs2470893', (35, 44)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (131, 137)) ('3-MC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008748', (185, 189)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (149, 152)) ('3-MC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008748', (240, 244)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (96, 102)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (131, 137)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (68, 71)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (68, 71)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (172, 175)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (172, 175)) ('rs2470893', 'Var', (35, 44)) 33614 31292129 In the present series of studies, to test the hypothesis that many other SNPs across the genome that are near AHR-regulated genes but that do not create/destroy AHREs:the DNA sequence recognized and bound by ligand-activated AHR:might influence variation in AHR ligand-dependent gene expression, we performed RNA-seq using eight LCLs:four homozygous wild-type and four homozygous variants for the rs2470893 SNP. ('AHR', 'Gene', (110, 113)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (258, 261)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (225, 228)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (225, 228)) ('rs2470893', 'Var', (397, 406)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (258, 261)) ('rs2470893', 'Mutation', 'rs2470893', (397, 406)) ('variation', 'MPA', (245, 254)) ('LCL', 'Chemical', '-', (329, 332)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (161, 164)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (161, 164)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (110, 113)) ('influence', 'Reg', (235, 244)) 33623 31292129 1, Step 3) were tested for association (Spearman's rank-order correlation) with variation in differential gene expression after treatment with 3-MC or GNF-351 (Fig. ('differential gene expression', 'MPA', (93, 121)) ('GNF-351', 'Gene', (151, 158)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (133, 136)) ('variation', 'Var', (80, 89)) ('GNF-351', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C560625', (151, 158)) ('3-MC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008748', (143, 147)) 33624 31292129 We selected a distance of 500 bp from a given AHR peak because all previously identified PGx-eQTLs have been within this distance and we were underpowered to investigate the association of all SNPs with variation in ligand-dependent gene expression. ('PGx-eQTLs', 'Gene', (89, 98)) ('variation', 'Var', (203, 212)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (46, 49)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (46, 49)) 33634 31292129 As a quality control measure, we next asked whether the previously identified rs2470893 SNP in the promoter of the CYP1A1 gene was a significant cis PGx-eQTL across the eight cell lines studied (four homozygous variant and four homozygous wild-type) based on our RNA-seq data. ('rs2470893', 'Mutation', 'rs2470893', (78, 87)) ('rs2470893 SNP', 'Var', (78, 91)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (115, 121)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (115, 121)) 33647 31292129 Furthermore, we observed a striking decrease in the expression of AHR-regulated genes from our panel of differentially expressed genes after AHR knockdown indicated that AHR regulated the expression of these genes at baseline (Supplemental Fig. ('AHR', 'Gene', (141, 144)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (145, 154)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (141, 144)) ('expression', 'MPA', (188, 198)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (170, 173)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (170, 173)) ('expression', 'MPA', (52, 62)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (66, 69)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (66, 69)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (233, 236)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (36, 44)) 33652 31292129 We next attempted to identify cis PGx-eQTLs from across the genome that did not create/destroy AHREs in ChIP-seq-identified AHR-binding peaks by testing SNPs for their association with variation in the 69 highly differentially expressed genes (FDR <=0.05, fold change >=2) that we had identified after exposure to either 3-MC or GNF-351 as compared with vehicle (Fig. ('AHR', 'Gene', (124, 127)) ('GNF-351', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C560625', (331, 338)) ('variation', 'Var', (185, 194)) ('association', 'Interaction', (168, 179)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (95, 98)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (95, 98)) ('3-MC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008748', (323, 327)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (124, 127)) 33655 31292129 Of the 212 SNPs within 500 bp of the AHR-binding peaks, 36 SNPs at 19 loci were associated with variation in RNA-seq-based differential gene expression after exposure to 3-MC or GNF-351 relative to vehicle, thus raising the possibility that they might be cis PGx-eQTLs. ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (37, 40)) ('GNF-351', 'Gene', (178, 185)) ('variation', 'Var', (96, 105)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (37, 40)) ('associated', 'Reg', (80, 90)) ('GNF-351', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C560625', (178, 185)) ('3-MC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008748', (170, 174)) ('RNA-seq-based differential gene', 'Gene', (109, 140)) 33656 31292129 Most loci included just one AHR-binding peak, but one locus (in intron 4 of the AHRR gene) included three AHR-binding peaks because the tightly linked SNPs that were associated with variation in AHRR differential expression after exposure to 3-MC mapped across multiple peaks (Supplemental Table 4). ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (80, 83)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (80, 83)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (80, 84)) ('3-MC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008748', (242, 246)) ('variation', 'Var', (182, 191)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (80, 84)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (195, 198)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (195, 199)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (106, 109)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (283, 286)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (106, 109)) ('associated', 'Reg', (166, 176)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (28, 31)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (28, 31)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (195, 199)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (195, 198)) 33660 31292129 Those 10 validated loci included 25 SNPs across 11 AHR-binding peaks that were associated with variation in differential gene expression after either 3-MC or GNF-351 exposure. ('3-MC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008748', (150, 154)) ('differential gene expression', 'MPA', (108, 136)) ('variation', 'Var', (95, 104)) ('GNF-351', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C560625', (158, 165)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (51, 54)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (51, 54)) 33663 31292129 None of the cis PGx-eQTLs that we identified were both 3-MC dependent and GNF-351 dependent, which means that the SNPs that were associated with variation in gene expression after 3-MC exposure relative to vehicle were different from the SNPs that were associated with variation in gene expression after GNF-351 exposure. ('gene expression', 'MPA', (158, 173)) ('3-MC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008748', (55, 59)) ('GNF-351', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C560625', (304, 311)) ('GNF-351', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C560625', (74, 81)) ('3-MC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008748', (180, 184)) ('variation', 'Var', (145, 154)) 33664 31292129 The variation in expression of three genes following ligand exposure were associated with two independent cis PGx-eQTLs for each of the genes:AHRR, TMEM119, and STK32C. ('variation', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (142, 146)) ('expression', 'MPA', (17, 27)) ('TMEM119', 'Gene', '338773', (148, 155)) ('STK32C', 'Gene', '282974', (161, 167)) ('STK32C', 'Gene', (161, 167)) ('TMEM119', 'Gene', (148, 155)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (142, 146)) ('associated', 'Reg', (74, 84)) 33676 31292129 These 12 regions included one peak that was surrounded by two independent SNP LD blocks (R2 = 0.324) that were associated with variation in GNF-351-dependent STK32C gene expression and one SNP LD block that was associated with variation in 3-MC dependent AHRR gene expression that spanned three AHR-binding peaks over a 8944-bp genomic region (Supplemental Table 4). ('AHRR', 'Gene', (255, 259)) ('GNF-351-dependent', 'Gene', (140, 157)) ('variation', 'Var', (127, 136)) ('3-MC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008748', (240, 244)) ('STK32C', 'Gene', '282974', (158, 164)) ('STK32C', 'Gene', (158, 164)) ('variation', 'Var', (227, 236)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (255, 259)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (295, 298)) ('GNF-351', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C560625', (140, 147)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (295, 298)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (255, 258)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (255, 258)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (350, 353)) 33679 31292129 For purposes of brevity, we only provide detailed results from the luciferase experiments in the main text for three of the cis PGx-eQTLs:one associated with 3-MC-dependent CYP1A1 expression and two associated with variation in ligand-dependent AHRR expression:because CYP1A1 and AHRR are prototypic targets of AHR. ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (269, 275)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (280, 284)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (245, 249)) ('3-MC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008748', (158, 162)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (245, 248)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (245, 248)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (269, 275)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (173, 179)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (280, 284)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (280, 283)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (311, 314)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (245, 249)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (280, 283)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (311, 314)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (84, 87)) ('associated', 'Reg', (142, 152)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (173, 179)) ('variation', 'Var', (215, 224)) 33680 31292129 During the present studies, we identified a new cis PGx-eQTL SNP (rs3826041) in the promoter of the CYP1A1 gene. ('rs3826041', 'Mutation', 'rs3826041', (66, 75)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (100, 106)) ('rs3826041', 'Var', (66, 75)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (100, 106)) 33683 31292129 The rs3826041 SNP in the promoter region of the CYP1A1 gene (Fig. ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (48, 54)) ('rs3826041 SNP', 'Var', (4, 17)) ('rs3826041', 'Mutation', 'rs3826041', (4, 13)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (48, 54)) 33684 31292129 3A) was not in LD with the rs2470893 SNP (R2 = 0.079), which we had previously described as a cis PGx-eQTL, and the rs3826041 SNP had a smaller effect on CYP1A1 3-MC-dependent differential expression (Cohen's d = 1.0) than did the SNP that we had reported previously (rs2470893; Cohen's d = 2.0). ('3-MC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008748', (161, 165)) ('rs2470893', 'Mutation', 'rs2470893', (27, 36)) ('rs3826041', 'Var', (116, 125)) ('rs3826041', 'Mutation', 'rs3826041', (116, 125)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (154, 160)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (154, 160)) ('rs2470893', 'Mutation', 'rs2470893', (268, 277)) 33685 31292129 Furthermore, we previously reported that the rs2470893 SNP was 196 bp from a putative canonical AHRE motif (not shown in Fig. ('rs2470893', 'Var', (45, 54)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (96, 99)) ('rs2470893', 'Mutation', 'rs2470893', (45, 54)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (96, 99)) 33687 31292129 Our AHR ChIP-seq data showed that the rs2470893 SNP was 466 bp from the nearest AHR-binding peak and 471 bp from the nearest AHRE located within that binding peak (Fig. ('rs2470893', 'Var', (38, 47)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (80, 83)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (125, 128)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (80, 83)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (125, 128)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (4, 7)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (4, 7)) ('rs2470893', 'Mutation', 'rs2470893', (38, 47)) 33688 31292129 The new rs3826041 CYP1A1 cis PGx-eQTL SNP was located in an AHR-binding peak, but was 34 bp distant from an AHR core-binding motif (5'-CACGC-3'), indicating that it did not disrupt the AHRE DNA motif recognized by AHR (Fig. ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (108, 111)) ('rs3826041', 'Var', (8, 17)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (108, 111)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (18, 24)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (60, 63)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (60, 63)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (214, 217)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (214, 217)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (18, 24)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (185, 188)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (185, 188)) ('rs3826041', 'Mutation', 'rs3826041', (8, 17)) 33689 31292129 The rs3826041 variant SNP genotype was associated with a smaller increase in CYP1A1 expression after 3-MC treatment (Fig. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (111, 114)) ('rs3826041', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('rs3826041', 'Mutation', 'rs3826041', (4, 13)) ('3-MC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008748', (101, 105)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (77, 83)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (77, 83)) ('expression', 'MPA', (84, 94)) 33692 31292129 The luciferase reporter gene constructs that were used to investigate the rs3825041 SNP effect did not contain the previously identified rs2470893 SNP. ('rs3825041', 'Var', (74, 83)) ('rs2470893', 'Mutation', 'rs2470893', (137, 146)) ('rs3825041', 'Mutation', 'rs3825041', (74, 83)) ('rs2470893', 'Var', (137, 146)) 33698 31292129 The first AHRR cis PGx-eQTL:in intron 3 of the AHRR gene:included one SNP (rs1877843) that was 241 bp away from AHR-binding peak 13160 and was associated with variation in AHRR expression after GNF-351 exposure relative to vehicle (Fig. ('AHRR', 'Gene', (10, 14)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (112, 115)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (172, 176)) ('expression', 'MPA', (177, 187)) ('rs1877843', 'Mutation', 'rs1877843', (75, 84)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (47, 50)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (47, 51)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (10, 14)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (172, 175)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (10, 13)) ('rs1877843', 'Var', (75, 84)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (143, 158)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (112, 115)) ('variation', 'Var', (159, 168)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (172, 176)) ('GNF-351', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C560625', (194, 201)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (47, 51)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (47, 50)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (10, 13)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (172, 175)) 33699 31292129 Variant genotypes for the SNPs near AHR-binding peak 13160 (rs1877843 and rs1877840) in intron 3 of the AHRR gene (Fig. ('rs1877843', 'Mutation', 'rs1877843', (60, 69)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (104, 108)) ('rs1877840', 'Var', (74, 83)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (36, 39)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (36, 39)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (104, 107)) ('rs1877840', 'Mutation', 'rs1877840', (74, 83)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (104, 108)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (104, 107)) ('rs1877843', 'Var', (60, 69)) 33704 31292129 Variant genotypes for these 10 SNPs were associated with higher AHRR expression relative to the wild-type genotypes after 3-MC exposure (Fig. ('3-MC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008748', (122, 126)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (64, 68)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (57, 63)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (64, 68)) ('Variant', 'Var', (0, 7)) 33710 31292129 Indeed, the luciferase plasmids that contained AHR-binding peak 13163 with the surrounding SNPs (Fig. ('13163', 'Var', (64, 69)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (47, 50)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (47, 50)) 33712 31292129 The variant SNP genotypes demonstrated a larger increase in luciferase activity than the wild-type SNP genotypes after 3-MC treatment (Fig. ('3-MC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008748', (119, 123)) ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (60, 70)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (129, 132)) ('activity', 'MPA', (71, 79)) ('variant', 'Var', (4, 11)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (48, 56)) 33713 31292129 These results indicate that AHR-binding peak 13163 together with the surrounding SNPs is functional and may contribute to the SNP-by-treatment-dependent variation in AHRR expression observed by qRT-PCR (Fig. ('expression', 'MPA', (171, 181)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (166, 169)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (166, 169)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (138, 141)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (166, 170)) ('13163', 'Var', (45, 50)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (28, 31)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (166, 170)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (28, 31)) 33714 31292129 In addition, luciferase plasmids that contained peak 13164 and SNP rs872848 demonstrated a SNP-by-treatment-dependent variation in luciferase activity in HepG2 cells and HMC3 cells, but not in LCLs (Fig. ('activity', 'MPA', (142, 150)) ('LCL', 'Chemical', '-', (193, 196)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (103, 106)) ('SNP rs872848', 'Var', (63, 75)) ('HepG2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0027', (154, 159)) ('HMC3', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0003', (170, 174)) ('rs872848', 'Mutation', 'rs872848', (67, 75)) ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (131, 141)) 33716 31292129 Even though the luciferase activity increased in HMC3 cells and decreased in HepG2 cells, the SNP-dependent effect was maintained, because the variant genotype demonstrated a larger increase after 3-MC treatment in HMC3 cells and a smaller decrease after 3-MC treatment in HepG2 cells (Fig. ('increase', 'PosReg', (182, 190)) ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (16, 26)) ('3-MC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008748', (255, 259)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (265, 268)) ('HepG2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0027', (77, 82)) ('HMC3', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0003', (49, 53)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (207, 210)) ('HepG2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0027', (273, 278)) ('variant', 'Var', (143, 150)) ('HMC3', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0003', (215, 219)) ('3-MC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008748', (197, 201)) ('activity', 'MPA', (27, 35)) 33719 31292129 Specifically, the regions of this locus that included peak 13163 with the surrounding SNPs and peak 13164 with rs872848 both demonstrated SNP-by-treatment-dependent variation in luciferase activity, which suggests that they may both contribute to the overall SNP-by-treatment-dependent variation observed by qRT-PCR (Fig. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (271, 274)) ('rs872848', 'Mutation', 'rs872848', (111, 119)) ('rs872848', 'Var', (111, 119)) ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (178, 188)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (150, 153)) ('activity', 'MPA', (189, 197)) 33726 31292129 The cis PGx-eQTL that contained peak 3966 and SNP rs2287555 demonstrated a significant SNP-by-treatment-dependent variation in luciferase activity in HMC3 cells, where the variant SNP genotype was associated with decreased luciferase activity compared with the wild-type SNP genotype following 3-MC exposure:opposite to the LCL qRT-PCR results (Supplemental Fig. ('LCL', 'Chemical', '-', (324, 327)) ('activity', 'MPA', (138, 146)) ('HMC3', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0003', (150, 154)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (213, 222)) ('rs2287555', 'Var', (50, 59)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (351, 354)) ('SNP', 'Gene', (46, 49)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (99, 102)) ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (127, 137)) ('3-MC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008748', (294, 298)) ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (223, 233)) ('rs2287555', 'Mutation', 'rs2287555', (50, 59)) ('activity', 'MPA', (234, 242)) 33728 31292129 The cis PGx-eQTL that included peak 3967 and SNP rs880844 demonstrated SNP-by-treatment-dependent variation in luciferase activity in all three cell lines (Supplemental Fig. ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (111, 121)) ('SNP', 'Var', (45, 48)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (83, 86)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (162, 165)) ('rs880844', 'Mutation', 'rs880844', (49, 57)) ('activity', 'MPA', (122, 130)) 33732 31292129 The luciferase assays demonstrated SNP-by-treatment-dependent variation in luciferase activity for which variant SNP genotypes were associated with higher expression than were wild-type SNP genotypes following 3-MC exposure in HepG2 cells and LCLs (suggestive P = 0.06; Supplemental Fig. ('3-MC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008748', (210, 214)) ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (75, 85)) ('activity', 'MPA', (86, 94)) ('variant', 'Var', (105, 112)) ('expression', 'MPA', (155, 165)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (276, 279)) ('LCL', 'Chemical', '-', (243, 246)) ('SNP', 'Gene', (113, 116)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (47, 50)) ('HepG2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0027', (227, 232)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (148, 154)) 33738 31292129 11B), the variant rs941490 SNP genotype was associated with higher luciferase activity compared with the wild-type SNP genoptype following 3-MC exposure in LCLs and HepG2 cells, but the variant SNP genotype was associated with lower luciferase activity compared with the wild-type SNP genotypes in HMC3 cells (Supplemental Fig. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (316, 319)) ('activity', 'MPA', (244, 252)) ('HMC3', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0003', (298, 302)) ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (67, 77)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (60, 66)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (227, 232)) ('rs941490 SNP', 'Var', (18, 30)) ('LCL', 'Chemical', '-', (156, 159)) ('3-MC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008748', (139, 143)) ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (233, 243)) ('rs941490', 'Mutation', 'rs941490', (18, 26)) ('HepG2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0027', (165, 170)) ('activity', 'MPA', (78, 86)) 33741 31292129 The cis PGx-eQTL that included peak 2391 and rs11146335 SNP, which was in the AHR-binding peak but was not in an AHRE, demonstrated SNP-by-treatment-dependent variation in luciferase activity following GNF-351 exposure in all three cell lines studied. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (144, 147)) ('activity', 'MPA', (183, 191)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (113, 116)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (113, 116)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (78, 81)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (78, 81)) ('rs11146335', 'Var', (45, 55)) ('rs11146335', 'Mutation', 'rs11146335', (45, 55)) ('GNF-351', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C560625', (202, 209)) ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (172, 182)) 33742 31292129 12B), the variant rs11146335 SNP genotype was associated with lower luciferase activity compared with the wild-type SNP genotype in HepG2 cells, but the variant SNP genotype was associated with higher expression compared with the wild-type SNP genotype in LCLs and HMC3 cells (Supplemental Fig. ('activity', 'MPA', (79, 87)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (194, 200)) ('HepG2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0027', (132, 137)) ('variant rs11146335 SNP', 'Var', (10, 32)) ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (68, 78)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (62, 67)) ('LCL', 'Chemical', '-', (256, 259)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (283, 286)) ('HMC3', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0003', (265, 269)) ('expression', 'MPA', (201, 211)) ('rs11146335', 'Mutation', 'rs11146335', (18, 28)) 33743 31292129 The STK32C cis PGx-eQTL that included the four linked SNPs around peak 2391 demonstrated SNP-by-treatment-dependent variation in luciferase activity in LCLs in which variant SNP genotypes were associated with higher luciferase activity compared with wild-type SNP genotypes, which was consistent with the LCL qRT-PCR expression results (Supplemental Fig. ('activity', 'MPA', (227, 235)) ('LCL', 'Chemical', '-', (152, 155)) ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (129, 139)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (101, 104)) ('LCL', 'Chemical', '-', (305, 308)) ('STK32C', 'Gene', (4, 10)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (209, 215)) ('STK32C', 'Gene', '282974', (4, 10)) ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (216, 226)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (343, 346)) ('activity', 'MPA', (140, 148)) ('SNP', 'Gene', (174, 177)) ('variant', 'Var', (166, 173)) 33751 31292129 We have described a novel type of eQTL in which SNPs at a distance from AHR binding sites are associated with interindividual variation in target gene expression in a ligand-by-genotype-dependent fashion. ('SNPs', 'Var', (48, 52)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (72, 75)) ('associated', 'Reg', (94, 104)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (72, 75)) 33763 31292129 The rs3826041 cis PGx-eQTL SNP in the promoter of the CYP1A1 gene (Fig. ('rs3826041', 'Mutation', 'rs3826041', (4, 13)) ('rs3826041', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (54, 60)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (54, 60)) 33764 31292129 6A) or SNPs in tight LD with that SNP (rs4886605, r2 = 0.87; rs1456432, r2 = 0.87) were previously associated with variability in coronary artery disease risk in Uygur men, variation in warfarin response, and in hepatocellular carcinoma risk. ('coronary artery disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003324', (130, 153)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Disease', (212, 236)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006528', (212, 236)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (99, 114)) ('rs4886605', 'Mutation', 'rs4886605', (39, 48)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001402', (212, 236)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (227, 236)) ('coronary artery disease', 'Disease', (130, 153)) ('rs1456432', 'Mutation', 'rs1456432', (61, 70)) ('rs4886605', 'Var', (39, 48)) ('warfarin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014859', (186, 194)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (168, 171)) ('rs1456432', 'Var', (61, 70)) ('warfarin response', 'MPA', (186, 203)) 33765 31292129 In another study, the same SNPs were associated with risk for testicular germ cell tumors and variation in oxychlorodane concentration, a chemical that has been associated with AHR activation. ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (177, 180)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (177, 180)) ('oxychlorodane concentration', 'MPA', (107, 134)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (83, 89)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 89)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (83, 89)) ('associated', 'Reg', (37, 47)) ('variation', 'Var', (94, 103)) ('oxychlorodane', 'Chemical', '-', (107, 120)) 33767 31292129 In addition, the rs2671903 cis PGx-eQTL SNP in intron 4 of the AHRR gene near peak 13161 (Fig. ('rs2671903 cis', 'Var', (17, 30)) ('rs2671903', 'Mutation', 'rs2671903', (17, 26)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (63, 67)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (63, 67)) 33768 31292129 5A) has previously been associated with variation in CpG methylation in cigarette smokers versus nonsmokers, which indicated a gene-by-environment interaction that resulted in significant variation in AHRR expression. ('variation', 'Var', (40, 49)) ('methylation', 'Var', (57, 68)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (142, 145)) ('associated', 'Reg', (24, 34)) ('variation', 'Reg', (188, 197)) ('expression', 'MPA', (206, 216)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', (201, 205)) ('CpG', 'Gene', (53, 56)) ('AHRR', 'Gene', '57491', (201, 205)) 33770 31292129 The rs880844 cis PGx-eQTL SNP 3' of the TMEM119 (Supplemental Fig. ('rs880844', 'Var', (4, 12)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (55, 58)) ('TMEM119', 'Gene', '338773', (40, 47)) ('rs880844', 'Mutation', 'rs880844', (4, 12)) ('TMEM119', 'Gene', (40, 47)) 33773 31292129 Finally, the SNPs that were in tight LD (r2 > 0.8) with the RARRES2 cis PGx-eQTL SNPs have previously been associated with variation in body mass index, metabolic, and inflammatory diseases and levels of chemerin (the protein encoded by the RARRES2 gene). ('PGx-eQTL SNPs', 'Disease', 'None', (72, 85)) ('RARRES2', 'Gene', (60, 67)) ('chemerin', 'Gene', (204, 212)) ('metabolic', 'Disease', (153, 162)) ('chemerin', 'Gene', '5919', (204, 212)) ('variation', 'Var', (123, 132)) ('body mass', 'Disease', (136, 145)) ('PGx-eQTL SNPs', 'Disease', (72, 85)) ('RARRES2', 'Gene', (241, 248)) ('RARRES2', 'Gene', '5919', (60, 67)) ('inflammatory diseases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007249', (168, 189)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (107, 122)) ('inflammatory diseases', 'Disease', (168, 189)) ('RARRES2', 'Gene', '5919', (241, 248)) 33779 31292129 Obviously, this study has not resulted in an exhaustive list of AHR ligand-dependent PGx-eQTLs, but this series of experiments has provided evidence that SNPs across the genome that are at a distance from AHREs can influence AHR ligand-dependent expression. ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (205, 208)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (225, 228)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (205, 208)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (225, 228)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (121, 124)) ('influence', 'Reg', (215, 224)) ('AHR', 'Gene', '196', (64, 67)) ('AHR', 'Gene', (64, 67)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (154, 158)) 33888 31006710 In fact, disruption of hsf2 in mice affected testicular size and induced spermatogenic defects. ('testicular size', 'CPA', (45, 60)) ('hsf2', 'Gene', '15500', (23, 27)) ('hsf2', 'Gene', (23, 27)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (31, 35)) ('spermatogenic defects', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (73, 94)) ('induced', 'Reg', (65, 72)) ('spermatogenic defects', 'Disease', (73, 94)) ('disruption', 'Var', (9, 19)) ('spermatogenic defects', 'Disease', 'OMIM:108420', (73, 94)) ('affected', 'Reg', (36, 44)) 33963 30271379 Studies investigating the magnitude of this damage could have a considerable translational importance in the management of cancer patients, as they could identify the time needed for the germ cell line to repair nuclear damage and thus produce gametes with a reduced risk for the offspring. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 129)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (115, 118)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (123, 129)) ('nuclear', 'Var', (212, 219)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (130, 138)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (123, 129)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (259, 266)) 33994 30271379 - SCSA: The sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA) is a cytofluorometric technique which indirectly assesses DNA strand breaks and protamine-histone replacement defects by measuring the resistance of sperm chromatin to the action of denaturing agents using the dye acridine orange. ('resistance', 'MPA', (186, 196)) ('defects', 'Var', (161, 168)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (156, 159)) ('acridine orange', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000165', (265, 280)) 34026 30271379 In fact, this study found a negative correlation with sperm motility and a positive correlation with abnormal forms, predominantly affecting the head, in TC patients. ('sperm motility', 'CPA', (54, 68)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (157, 165)) ('negative', 'NegReg', (28, 36)) ('abnormal', 'Var', (101, 109)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (154, 156)) 34037 30271379 The authors identified a mean of 12.6% sperm cells with apoptotic DNA fragmentation in the control group, 12.2% in the non-seminoma group and 12.5% in the seminoma group. ('seminoma', 'Disease', (123, 131)) ('apoptotic', 'Var', (56, 65)) ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (119, 131)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (155, 163)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (123, 131)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (74, 77)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (155, 163)) ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', (119, 131)) 34049 30271379 detected increased sperm DNA damage in 19 testicular cancers patients vs. 20 semen donors with both alkaline and neutral COMET, with higher levels of sperm DNA fragmentation in TC patients with abnormal semen parameters. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (79, 82)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (53, 60)) ('testicular cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (42, 60)) ('19 testicular cancers', 'Disease', (39, 60)) ('19 testicular cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (39, 60)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (61, 69)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (9, 18)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (133, 139)) ('COMET', 'Species', '302767', (121, 126)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (205, 208)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (42, 59)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (177, 179)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (53, 59)) ('sperm', 'CPA', (19, 24)) ('alkaline', 'Var', (100, 108)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (180, 188)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (164, 167)) 34064 30271379 The negative effects include impaired spermatogenesis, resulting in oligozoospermia or azoospermia, and an increase in aneuploidies for up to 18-24 months after the end of the therapy. ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (38, 53)) ('aneuploidies', 'Var', (119, 131)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (107, 115)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (29, 37)) ('oligozoospermia or azoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009845', (68, 98)) ('impaired spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (29, 53)) ('oligozoospermia or azoospermia', 'Disease', (68, 98)) ('azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000027', (87, 98)) 34073 30271379 RT has a higher impact on DFI than CT alone; after a follow-up of 0.5-3.3 years (median 1.1) this study found a significant increase in DFI in patients who had undergone RT or RT+CH compared to those who underwent chemotherapy alone. ('RT+CH', 'Var', (176, 181)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (124, 132)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (143, 151)) ('DFI', 'MPA', (136, 139)) 34088 30271379 compared patients treated with BEP, carboplatin or under surveillance alone, finding that BEP caused significantly more DNA damage than one cycle carboplatin. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (9, 17)) ('BEP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C038328', (31, 34)) ('DNA damage', 'MPA', (120, 130)) ('BEP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C038328', (90, 93)) ('carboplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016190', (146, 157)) ('carboplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016190', (36, 47)) ('BEP', 'Var', (90, 93)) 34110 30271379 Studies in mouse models have shown that cisplatin induces chromatid breaks and fragments in spermatocytes and spermatogonia immediately after treatment, whereas conflicting results have been reported in relation to diploidy and disomy in treated patients. ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (11, 16)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (40, 49)) ('chromatid breaks', 'CPA', (58, 74)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (246, 254)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (83, 86)) ('chromatid breaks', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040012', (58, 74)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (40, 49)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (147, 150)) ('induces', 'Reg', (50, 57)) ('diploidy and disomy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D024182', (215, 234)) 34171 30271379 Studies investigating the extent of this damage could have a considerable translational importance in the management of cancer patients, as they could identify the time needed for the germ cell line to repair nuclear damage and thus produce gametes with a reduced risk for the offspring. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (120, 126)) ('nuclear', 'Var', (209, 216)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (120, 126)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (120, 126)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (127, 135)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (256, 263)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (112, 115)) 34304 33945571 Some reports have suggested a link between SPATS1 underexpression/mutation and human pathologies such as male infertility and testicular cancer. ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (105, 121)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (137, 143)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (79, 84)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (105, 121)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (110, 121)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (126, 143)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (137, 143)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (137, 143)) ('underexpression/mutation', 'Var', (50, 74)) ('SPATS1', 'Gene', (43, 49)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (105, 121)) 34309 33945571 Besides, although an involvement of SPATS1 in the Wnt signaling pathway has been suggested, we did not detect changes in the expression levels of typical Wnt pathway-target genes in mutant individuals. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (28, 31)) ('SPATS1', 'Gene', (36, 42)) ('involvement', 'Reg', (21, 32)) ('Wnt signaling pathway', 'Pathway', (50, 71)) ('mutant', 'Var', (182, 188)) 34310 33945571 Thus, albeit Spats1 alteration might be a risk factor for male testicular health, we hereby show that this gene is not individually essential for male fertility and spermatogenesis in mouse. ('alteration', 'Var', (20, 30)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (184, 189)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (24, 27)) ('Spats1', 'Gene', (13, 19)) 34317 33945571 Furthermore, an exome-wide sequencing study has proposed a possible association between Spats1 mutation and the development of human seminomas, which are the most common type of testicular cancers. ('testicular cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (178, 196)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (127, 132)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (189, 195)) ('mutation', 'Var', (95, 103)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (178, 195)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (189, 196)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (133, 142)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (189, 196)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (119, 122)) ('Spats1', 'Gene', (88, 94)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (133, 142)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (189, 196)) 34384 33945571 The deletion resulted in a frameshift at residue 90, to generate a putative aberrant protein of 111 amino acids instead of the WT, 269-residue protein. ('generate', 'Reg', (56, 64)) ('frameshift at', 'Var', (27, 40)) ('resulted in', 'Reg', (13, 24)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (60, 63)) 34401 33945571 Likewise, we did not detect expression of Dvl2 in the testes of either WT or mutant animals. ('mutant', 'Var', (77, 83)) ('Dvl2', 'Gene', (42, 46)) ('Dvl2', 'Gene', '13543', (42, 46)) 34404 33945571 Wnt4, one of the initiators of Wnt signaling, is a key gene for the development of female genitalia, with its absence leading to partial female-to-male sex reversal in mouse (e.g.). ('Wnt4', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (118, 128)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (168, 173)) ('sex reversal', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012245', (152, 164)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (75, 78)) ('absence', 'Var', (110, 117)) ('partial female-to-male sex reversal', 'CPA', (129, 164)) ('Wnt4', 'Gene', '22417', (0, 4)) 34405 33945571 A fine tuning of Wnt4 expression is also implicated in testis development and spermatogenesis. ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (78, 93)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (69, 72)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (41, 51)) ('testis development', 'CPA', (55, 73)) ('fine tuning', 'Var', (2, 13)) ('Wnt4', 'Gene', '22417', (17, 21)) ('Wnt4', 'Gene', (17, 21)) 34409 33945571 Progressive spermatogenic defects have been reported for mutant mice with germ cell-specific constitutive activation of beta-catenin as age increases. ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '12387', (120, 132)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (64, 68)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (106, 116)) ('mutant', 'Var', (57, 63)) ('Progressive spermatogenic defects', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (0, 33)) ('spermatogenic defects', 'CPA', (12, 33)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (120, 132)) 34422 33945571 Moreover, disruption of a single gene may not cause an evident effect on fertility, but it may have dramatic consequences in combination with environmental factors, or with other mutations or polymorphisms. ('disruption', 'Var', (10, 20)) ('consequences', 'Reg', (109, 121)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (149, 152)) 34423 33945571 If this were the case for Spats1, it could possibly reconcile the discrepancies between the lack of phenotype of Spats1 KO mice, and the reports that associate alterations or polymorphisms of Spats1 with human male pathologies such as infertility and testicular cancer. ('cancer', 'Disease', (262, 268)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (235, 246)) ('Spats1', 'Gene', (192, 198)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (175, 188)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (262, 268)) ('alterations', 'Var', (160, 171)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (235, 246)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (204, 209)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (164, 167)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (251, 268)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (262, 268)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (235, 246)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (123, 127)) 34424 33945571 Furthermore, we cannot exclude the possibility that the absence of SPATS1 be better tolerated in mice than in humans. ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (110, 116)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (88, 91)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (97, 101)) ('SPATS1', 'Gene', (67, 73)) ('absence', 'Var', (56, 63)) 34427 33945571 In this regard, we remark the relative validity of heterologous somatic cell cultures and transpolation of results to the complex testicular tissue, and the obvious importance of performing in vivo studies, such as the generation of loss-of-function mutants. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (223, 226)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (233, 249)) ('mutants', 'Var', (250, 257)) 34429 33945571 While according to other reports a defect in Spats1 may be a risk factor for male testicular health in human and bull, we here show that the lack of SPATS1 protein alone does not cause an evident phenotype in mouse. ('male testicular health', 'Disease', (77, 99)) ('defect', 'Var', (35, 41)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (103, 108)) ('Spats1', 'Gene', (45, 51)) ('protein', 'Protein', (156, 163)) ('SPATS1', 'Gene', (149, 155)) ('lack', 'Var', (141, 145)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (209, 214)) 34499 33945571 in mutants with altered beta-catenin expression). ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (24, 36)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '12387', (24, 36)) ('altered', 'Reg', (16, 23)) ('expression', 'MPA', (37, 47)) ('mutants', 'Var', (3, 10)) 34500 33945571 On one hand, aberrant activation of Wnt signaling targets in testis disrupts Sertoli cells differentiation and their ability to support spermatogenesis, resulting in seminiferous tubule degeneration and infertility. ('disrupts', 'NegReg', (68, 76)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (77, 90)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (203, 214)) ('tubule degeneration', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000092', (179, 198)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (22, 32)) ('Sertoli cells differentiation', 'CPA', (77, 106)) ('tubule degeneration and infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (179, 214)) ('ability', 'CPA', (117, 124)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (13, 21)) 34510 33945571 Furthermore, since - as mentioned in the ms - a report suggested a possible link between Spats1 mutation and human testicular cancer, we found it interesting to analyze if the expression levels of c-Myc (a proto-oncogene) were altered in the testes of Spats1-deficient mice. ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (115, 132)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (126, 132)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (109, 114)) ('Spats1', 'Gene', (89, 95)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (24, 27)) ('altered', 'Reg', (227, 234)) ('expression levels', 'MPA', (176, 193)) ('mutation', 'Var', (96, 104)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (126, 132)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (126, 132)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (269, 273)) 34560 30949131 The pooled OR indicated that the presence of TM is associated with a ~18-fold higher odd for testicular cancer (pooled OR:18.11, 95%CI: 8.09, 40.55; P < 0.0001). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (104, 110)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (93, 110)) ('presence', 'Var', (33, 41)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (93, 110)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (93, 110)) ('TM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (45, 47)) 34562 30949131 Conclusions: In infertile men the presence of TM is associated to an ~18-fold higher prevalence of testicular cancer. ('TM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (46, 48)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (99, 116)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (99, 116)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (110, 116)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (26, 29)) ('presence', 'Var', (34, 42)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (99, 116)) 34570 30949131 However, whether and to what extent the presence of TM in infertile men actually confers a significantly higher risk of testicular cancer remains unclear, as, in this population, an association of TM with a higher prevalence of testicular cancer has been reported by some studies but not by others. ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (228, 245)) ('TM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (197, 199)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (228, 245)) ('presence', 'Var', (40, 48)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (120, 137)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (131, 137)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (120, 137)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (228, 245)) ('TM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (52, 54)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (68, 71)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (120, 137)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (239, 245)) 34586 30949131 As shown in Figure 2, pooled estimate indicated that the presence of TM is associated with a ~18-fold higher odd for testicular cancer (OR: 18.11, 95% CI: 8.09, 40.55; P < 0.0001). ('TM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (69, 71)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (117, 134)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (128, 134)) ('presence', 'Var', (57, 65)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (117, 134)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (117, 134)) 34606 30949131 Similarly, any disturbance in early fetal life of the development/differentiation of Leydig and Sertoli cells may lead to an impairment of both production of testosterone and insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) and germ cell development, resulting in genital malformations (such as hypospadias and cryptorchidism) and, later in life, impaired spermatogenesis. ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003456', (292, 306)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (131, 134)) ('impaired spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (328, 352)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (276, 287)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (292, 306)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (276, 287)) ('INSL3', 'Gene', '3640', (198, 203)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (328, 336)) ('insulin-like factor 3', 'Gene', (175, 196)) ('disturbance', 'Var', (15, 26)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (292, 306)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (226, 229)) ('genital malformations', 'Disease', (245, 266)) ('germ cell development', 'CPA', (209, 230)) ('insulin-like factor 3', 'Gene', '3640', (175, 196)) ('genital malformations', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000078', (245, 266)) ('production of testosterone', 'MPA', (144, 170)) ('impairment', 'NegReg', (125, 135)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (158, 170)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (337, 352)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (96, 109)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (61, 64)) ('genital malformations', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (245, 266)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (276, 287)) ('INSL3', 'Gene', (198, 203)) 34607 30949131 The model of the testicular dysgenesis syndrome not only could explain why infertility represents a risk factor for testicular cancer but also why the presence of TM is associated with an even higher risk: TM might be the expression of an already existent CIS. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (116, 133)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 133)) ('testicular dysgenesis syndrome', 'Disease', (17, 47)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (256, 259)) ('testicular dysgenesis syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013733', (17, 47)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (116, 133)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (116, 133)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (75, 86)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (75, 86)) ('TM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (206, 208)) ('presence', 'Var', (151, 159)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (75, 86)) ('testicular dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008715', (17, 38)) ('TM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (163, 165)) 34627 28266817 Although unilateral orchiectomy does not result directly in infertility, because the remaining testicle may present normal spermatogenesis, potential side effects are disruption of retroperitoneal sympathetic nerves, which may result in retrograde ejaculation, and a high risk of hypogonadotropic hypogonadismdue to the reduction in testosterone production. ('result in', 'Reg', (227, 236)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (123, 138)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (320, 329)) ('hypogonadotropic hypogonadismdue', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000044', (280, 312)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (333, 345)) ('disruption', 'Var', (167, 177)) ('testosterone production', 'MPA', (333, 356)) ('retrograde ejaculation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012877', (237, 259)) ('hypogonadotropic hypogonadismdue', 'Disease', (280, 312)) ('reduction in testosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (320, 356)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (60, 71)) ('unilateral orchiectomy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012741', (9, 31)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (60, 71)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (60, 71)) ('retrograde ejaculation', 'CPA', (237, 259)) 34628 28266817 The seminal plasma, however, represents the main protection system, which includes a chain of enzymatic antioxidants, composed by superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx), which are capable of neutralizing ROS, thus preventing damage caused by oxidative stress. ('oxidative stress', 'MPA', (279, 295)) ('ROS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017382', (241, 244)) ('ROS', 'Protein', (241, 244)) ('neutralizing', 'Var', (228, 240)) ('superoxide dismutase', 'Gene', '6647', (130, 150)) ('CAT', 'Gene', '847', (168, 171)) ('oxidative stress', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (279, 295)) ('CAT', 'Gene', (168, 171)) ('damage', 'MPA', (262, 268)) ('preventing', 'NegReg', (251, 261)) ('superoxide dismutase', 'Gene', (130, 150)) 34672 28740458 Echocardiographic evaluation showed abnormal diastolic function of the left ventricle in 33% of the patients treated with cisplatin based chemotherapy, probably as an early sign of microvasculopathy. ('microvasculopathy', 'Disease', (181, 198)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (122, 131)) ('microvasculopathy', 'Disease', 'None', (181, 198)) ('abnormal diastolic function', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025168', (36, 63)) ('diastolic function', 'MPA', (45, 63)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (100, 108)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (122, 131)) ('abnormal', 'Reg', (36, 44)) 34679 28740458 Moreover, in this study, risk for cardiac events was increased in patients treated with radiotherapy (RR = 2.4, 95% CI, 1.04 to 5.45), although a minority of them - only 8.3%, received mediastinal radiotherapy. ('radiotherapy', 'Var', (88, 100)) ('cardiac', 'CPA', (34, 41)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (66, 74)) 34709 28740458 In comparision with the general population, mortality from circulatory disease was significantly increased in patients treated with radiotherapy at the age under 35 years (SMR = 1.7, 95% CI, 1.21 to 2.31), as well as in patients treated with chemotherapy (with or without radiotherapy) at the age under 35 years after 1975 (SMR = 1.58, 95% CI, 1.25 to 2.01). ('radiotherapy', 'Var', (132, 144)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (97, 106)) ('circulatory disease', 'Disease', (59, 78)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (220, 228)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (110, 118)) 34722 28740458 The same author in another study also reported on small, but statistically significant increase in carotid intima media thickness in patients treated with cisplatin based chemotherapy, which was shown to be associated with higher myocardial infarction incidence. ('myocardial infarction', 'Disease', (230, 251)) ('myocardial infarction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009203', (230, 251)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (87, 95)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (155, 164)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (133, 141)) ('myocardial infarction', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001658', (230, 251)) ('carotid intima media thickness', 'MPA', (99, 129)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (223, 229)) ('cisplatin based', 'Var', (155, 170)) 34755 28740458 Data from the literature indicate that irradiation of the heart leads to the tissue damage through microvasculopathy and eventually macrovasculopathy. ('irradiation', 'Var', (39, 50)) ('macrovasculopathy', 'Disease', (132, 149)) ('microvasculopathy', 'Disease', 'None', (99, 116)) ('tissue damage', 'CPA', (77, 90)) ('macrovasculopathy', 'Disease', 'None', (132, 149)) ('microvasculopathy', 'Disease', (99, 116)) 34776 24970206 Perturbations of imprinted loci can result in pathological manifestations including Prader-Willi Syndrome, Angelman Syndrome, Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome, and Silver-Russell Syndrome, as well as some cancers. ('Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome', 'Disease', (126, 153)) ('Angelman Syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D017204', (107, 124)) ('Angelman Syndrome', 'Disease', (107, 124)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (200, 207)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (200, 207)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (200, 207)) ('result in', 'Reg', (36, 45)) ('Prader-Willi Syndrome', 'Disease', (84, 105)) ('Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001506', (126, 153)) ('Perturbations', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('Silver-Russell Syndrome', 'Disease', (159, 182)) ('Prader-Willi Syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011218', (84, 105)) 34798 24970206 Once settled along the Xi with the spreading Xist transcripts, PRC2 is responsible for marking the chromatin with H3K27 trimethylation (a repressive histone modification), which occurs in conjunction with the loss of active histone marks such as H4 acetylation, as well as H3K4 and H3K36 methylation. ('PRC2', 'Gene', (63, 67)) ('H3K4', 'Protein', (273, 277)) ('Xist', 'Gene', '7503', (45, 49)) ('Xist', 'Gene', (45, 49)) ('H3K36', 'Protein', (282, 287)) ('H3K27', 'Var', (114, 119)) 34799 24970206 In hnRNP U deficient cells, this H3K27 repressive mark is not established, leading to defects in XI formation. ('deficient', 'Var', (11, 20)) ('hnRNP U', 'Gene', (3, 10)) ('hnRNP U', 'Gene', '3192', (3, 10)) ('XI formation', 'CPA', (97, 109)) ('defects', 'NegReg', (86, 93)) 34817 24970206 Paternal transmission of an ICR deletion results in no expression of Kcnq1ot1 and biallelic expression of the maternal genes in mice, while a maternally-inherited deletion has no effect on imprinting. ('deletion', 'Var', (32, 40)) ('Kcnq1ot1', 'Gene', (69, 77)) ('biallelic expression', 'MPA', (82, 102)) ('ICR', 'Gene', (28, 31)) ('expression', 'MPA', (55, 65)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (128, 132)) 34820 24970206 Indeed, the silencing of the locus is linked to the presence of the repressive histone marks H3K9me3 and H3K27me3, mediated in part by the histone methyltransferase G9A/EHMT2. ('G9A', 'Gene', (165, 168)) ('H3K27me3', 'Var', (105, 113)) ('EHMT2', 'Gene', '10919', (169, 174)) ('silencing', 'NegReg', (12, 21)) ('H3K9me3', 'Protein', (93, 100)) ('G9A', 'Gene', '10919', (165, 168)) ('EHMT2', 'Gene', (169, 174)) 34833 24970206 In addition, truncations that prematurely terminate Airn before it reaches the Igf2r promoter result in de-repression of the paternal Igf2r allele. ('de-repression', 'MPA', (104, 117)) ('Airn', 'Gene', (52, 56)) ('truncations', 'Var', (13, 24)) ('Igf2r', 'Gene', (134, 139)) ('Airn', 'Gene', '100271873', (52, 56)) 34858 24970206 Interestingly, the H19 area produces two different types of antisense transcripts with seemingly opposing functions:a nuclear 120 kb noncoding isoform called 91H that is associated with tumorigenesis, and a 6 kb coding form called HOTS, whose protein product has been identified mostly in the nuclei of fetal tissues and is believed to function as a tumor-suppressor. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (186, 191)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (186, 191)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (350, 355)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (350, 355)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (186, 191)) ('91H', 'Chemical', '-', (158, 161)) ('antisense', 'Var', (60, 69)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (350, 355)) ('H19', 'Gene', '283120', (19, 22)) ('H19', 'Gene', (19, 22)) ('associated', 'Reg', (170, 180)) 34861 24970206 Disruptions of this locus by mutation or aberrant imprinting are linked to Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome and/or Silver-Russell Syndrome, as well as several cancers. ('aberrant imprinting', 'Var', (41, 60)) ('mutation', 'Var', (29, 37)) ('Disruptions', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('linked', 'Reg', (65, 71)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (154, 161)) ('Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001506', (75, 102)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (154, 161)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (154, 161)) ('and/or', 'Disease', (103, 109)) ('Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome', 'Disease', (75, 102)) ('Silver-Russell Syndrome', 'Disease', (110, 133)) 34863 24970206 This anti-RTL1 RNA may also be polycistronic/contiguous with the transcripts that host multiple snoRNA clusters (the SNORD112s, SNORD113s, and SNORD114s), as well as several miRNAs, and the lncRNA MEG8 (also known as Rian in mouse), starting with MEG3 and ending with MIRG. ('snoRNA', 'Gene', '85390', (96, 102)) ('anti-RTL1', 'Gene', (5, 14)) ('MIRG', 'Gene', (268, 272)) ('Rian', 'Gene', (217, 221)) ('SNORD113s', 'Var', (128, 137)) ('MEG8', 'Gene', (197, 201)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (225, 230)) ('MEG8', 'Gene', '75745', (197, 201)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', (96, 102)) ('SNORD114s', 'Var', (143, 152)) ('Rian', 'Gene', '75745', (217, 221)) ('MIRG', 'Gene', '100040724', (268, 272)) ('multiple snoRNA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025267', (87, 102)) 34868 24970206 This indicates that the IG-DMR is not involved in silencing the paternal Meg3 transcript, but is necessary (in the unmethylated state, perhaps acting as an activator) for expression of the maternal Meg3 and silencing the maternal Dlk1 gene. ('DMR', 'Chemical', '-', (27, 30)) ('Dlk1', 'Gene', '8788', (230, 234)) ('Meg3', 'Gene', '55384', (73, 77)) ('silencing', 'Var', (207, 216)) ('Meg3', 'Gene', (73, 77)) ('Dlk1', 'Gene', (230, 234)) ('Meg3', 'Gene', '55384', (198, 202)) ('Meg3', 'Gene', (198, 202)) 34870 24970206 Meg3 knockdown also revealed a two-fold increase in Dlk1 expression, suggesting reactivation of the maternally imprinted (silenced) allele. ('expression', 'MPA', (57, 67)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (5, 14)) ('Meg3', 'Gene', '55384', (0, 4)) ('Meg3', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('Dlk1', 'Gene', '8788', (52, 56)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (40, 48)) ('Dlk1', 'Gene', (52, 56)) 34873 24970206 Indeed, Meg3 knockdown resulted in a decrease in EZH2 (a subunit of the PRC2 complex) recruitment to the Dlk1 promoter, and a corresponding decrease in the PRC2-mediated chromatin mark H3K27me3, consistent with Dlk1 upregulation, which was similarly seen upon EZH2 knockdown. ('EZH2', 'Gene', '2146', (260, 264)) ('recruitment', 'MPA', (86, 97)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (37, 45)) ('EZH2', 'Gene', (260, 264)) ('EZH2', 'Gene', '2146', (49, 53)) ('Dlk1', 'Gene', (105, 109)) ('Dlk1', 'Gene', (211, 215)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (140, 148)) ('EZH2', 'Gene', (49, 53)) ('Dlk1', 'Gene', '8788', (105, 109)) ('PRC2-mediated chromatin mark H3K27me3', 'MPA', (156, 193)) ('Dlk1', 'Gene', '8788', (211, 215)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (13, 22)) ('Meg3', 'Gene', '55384', (8, 12)) ('Meg3', 'Gene', (8, 12)) 34875 24970206 In addition, deletion or aberrant imprinting of this region has been linked to tumorigenesis in mammals. ('tumor', 'Disease', (79, 84)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (25, 33)) ('linked', 'Reg', (69, 75)) ('deletion', 'Var', (13, 21)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (79, 84)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (79, 84)) 34882 24970206 Interestingly, a relatively small deletion in the mouse Snurf-Snrpn promoter prevents expression of Snrpn transcript, if inherited paternally, but leaves imprinting of other genes in the region (Ndn, Magel2, and Mkrn3) intact. ('Ndn', 'Gene', (195, 198)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (50, 55)) ('Snurf', 'Gene', '8926', (56, 61)) ('Mkrn3', 'Gene', '22652', (212, 217)) ('prevents', 'NegReg', (77, 85)) ('expression', 'MPA', (86, 96)) ('deletion', 'Var', (34, 42)) ('Magel2', 'Gene', (200, 206)) ('Ndn', 'Gene', '17984', (195, 198)) ('Snrpn', 'Gene', (100, 105)) ('Magel2', 'Gene', '27385', (200, 206)) ('Mkrn3', 'Gene', (212, 217)) ('Snurf', 'Gene', (56, 61)) 34886 24970206 Conversely, the AS-IC is inactive in the male germline, which allows the PWS-IC DMR to stay unmethylated (although it is still bears the active marks H3K4 di- and tri-methylation), leaving it primed for transcription. ('H3K4', 'Var', (150, 154)) ('transcription', 'MPA', (203, 216)) ('AS-IC', 'Gene', (16, 21)) ('PWS-IC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011218', (73, 79)) ('DMR', 'Chemical', '-', (80, 83)) ('PWS-IC', 'Disease', (73, 79)) ('primed', 'MPA', (192, 198)) ('AS-IC', 'Gene', '41', (16, 21)) 34889 24970206 Furthermore, double deletions of both the AS-IC and the PWS-IC, passed through either the maternal or paternal lineage, reveal a phenotype consistent with paternal genes not being properly expressed, suggesting a bi-maternal chromosomal configuration, which means that the PWS-IC is epistatic to the AS-IC. ('AS-IC', 'Gene', '41', (42, 47)) ('PWS-IC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011218', (56, 62)) ('AS-IC', 'Gene', '41', (300, 305)) ('PWS-IC', 'Disease', (56, 62)) ('PWS-IC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011218', (273, 279)) ('PWS-IC', 'Disease', (273, 279)) ('double deletions', 'Var', (13, 29)) ('AS-IC', 'Gene', (42, 47)) ('AS-IC', 'Gene', (300, 305)) 34892 24970206 This antisense transcription silences the paternal alleles of UBE3A and, in perhaps is some cases, ATP10A:causing maternal-only expression in neurons. ('maternal-only expression in', 'MPA', (114, 141)) ('ATP10A', 'Gene', (99, 105)) ('antisense transcription', 'Var', (5, 28)) ('UBE3A', 'Gene', '7337', (62, 67)) ('silences', 'NegReg', (29, 37)) ('UBE3A', 'Gene', (62, 67)) ('causing', 'Reg', (106, 113)) ('ATP10A', 'Gene', '57194', (99, 105)) 34894 24970206 Increased attention has been paid to the region containing the SNORD116 cluster, as a deletion encompassing these snoRNAs has been found to be the minimal deletion sufficient to cause PWS. ('SNORD116', 'Gene', (63, 71)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', '85390', (114, 120)) ('PWS', 'Disease', (184, 187)) ('cause', 'Reg', (178, 183)) ('PWS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011218', (184, 187)) ('SNORD116', 'Gene', '692236', (63, 71)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', (114, 120)) ('deletion', 'Var', (86, 94)) 34895 24970206 These initial findings were extended to a Snord116 deletion mouse model of PWS, and overlap between significantly altered transcripts and 116HG interacting genes in the cortex indicates that 116HG has a role in the dysregulated metabolic phenotype observed in the mouse. ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (264, 269)) ('Snord116', 'Gene', (42, 50)) ('PWS', 'Disease', (75, 78)) ('PWS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011218', (75, 78)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (60, 65)) ('deletion', 'Var', (51, 59)) ('dysregulated metabolic phenotype', 'MPA', (215, 247)) 34897 24970206 In cells without Snord116 deletions, these R-loops create a balance between RNA PolII stalling and transcriptional elongation, which results in Ube3a-ATS and silencing of Ube3A. ('Ube3A', 'Gene', '7337', (171, 176)) ('Snord116', 'Gene', (17, 25)) ('deletions', 'Var', (26, 35)) ('Ube3A', 'Gene', (171, 176)) ('Ube3a', 'Gene', (144, 149)) ('results in', 'Reg', (133, 143)) ('silencing', 'NegReg', (158, 167)) ('Ube3a', 'Gene', '7337', (144, 149)) 34898 24970206 This balance can be upset, however, either by deletion of the repetitive Snord116 region leading to increased transcriptional activity of Ube3a-ATS, or addition of the topoisomerase inhibitor topotecan leading to increased R-loop formation and decreased Ube3a-ATS . ('Ube3a', 'Gene', '7337', (254, 259)) ('deletion', 'Var', (46, 54)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (244, 253)) ('Ube3a', 'Gene', '7337', (138, 143)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (100, 109)) ('topotecan', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019772', (192, 201)) ('Snord116', 'Gene', (73, 81)) ('transcriptional activity', 'MPA', (110, 134)) ('Ube3a', 'Gene', (254, 259)) ('R-loop formation', 'MPA', (223, 239)) ('Ube3a', 'Gene', (138, 143)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (213, 222)) 34902 24970206 Additional characterizations of the five sno-lncRNAs arising from the SNORD116 cluster (in the 15q11-13 locus) revealed that they were rich in binding sites for members of the FOX family of splicing factors, and knockdown of these sno-lncRNAs produced specific splicing changes, so they may function as protein sinks to regulate gene expression. ('sno', 'Gene', '55206', (231, 234)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (143, 150)) ('sno', 'Gene', (231, 234)) ('SNORD116', 'Gene', (70, 78)) ('sno', 'Gene', '55206', (41, 44)) ('splicing changes', 'MPA', (261, 277)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (212, 221)) ('sno', 'Gene', (41, 44)) ('SNORD116', 'Gene', '692236', (70, 78)) 34905 24970206 In addition, STELLA (DPPA3) has been shown to have a more global protective role on methylated ICRs in the early embryo. ('STELLA', 'Gene', (13, 19)) ('STELLA', 'Gene', '359787', (13, 19)) ('methylated', 'Var', (84, 94)) ('DPPA3', 'Gene', '359787', (21, 26)) ('DPPA3', 'Gene', (21, 26)) 34975 22699423 Sertoli-cell-specific knockout of connexin 43 leads to multiple alterations in testicular gene expression in prepubertal mice A significant decline in human male reproductive function has been reported for the past 20 years but the molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. ('human male reproductive function', 'CPA', (151, 183)) ('connexin 43', 'Gene', '14609', (34, 45)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (151, 156)) ('testicular gene', 'Gene', (79, 94)) ('knockout', 'Var', (22, 30)) ('alterations', 'Reg', (64, 75)) ('connexin 43', 'Gene', (34, 45)) ('decline', 'NegReg', (140, 147)) 34978 22699423 Alterations of its expression are associated with different forms of spermatogenic disorders and infertility. ('associated', 'Reg', (34, 44)) ('expression', 'MPA', (19, 29)) ('spermatogenic disorders', 'Disease', (69, 92)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (97, 108)) ('Alterations', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('spermatogenic disorders', 'Disease', 'OMIM:108420', (69, 92)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (97, 108)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (97, 108)) ('spermatogenic disorders', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (69, 92)) 34984 22699423 Our data show that deletion of Cx43 in SCs leads to multiple alterations of gene expression in prepubertal mice and primarily affects GCs. ('SCs', 'Gene', (39, 42)) ('GCs', 'Disease', (134, 137)) ('deletion', 'Var', (19, 27)) ('alterations of gene expression', 'MPA', (61, 91)) ('affects', 'Reg', (126, 133)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (107, 111)) ('Cx43', 'Gene', '14609', (31, 35)) ('Cx43', 'Gene', (31, 35)) 35002 22699423 Finally, alterations of CX43 expression have been correlated to the development of human carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the testis and testicular tumors. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 147)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (131, 148)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002278', (89, 106)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (83, 88)) ('alterations', 'Var', (9, 20)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', (131, 148)) ('correlated', 'Reg', (50, 60)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (75, 78)) ('CX43', 'Protein', (24, 28)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 148)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (89, 98)) ('expression', 'MPA', (29, 39)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', (89, 106)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (89, 106)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (131, 148)) 35003 22699423 that support functional roles of CX43 in the regulation of human spermatogenesis: (1) CX43 forms intercellular channels between SCs and proliferating GCs, indicating that this CX is involved in the physiological maturation and proliferation processes of these cell types; (2) alterations of CX43 expression are correlated with testicular disorders in men; for example, individuals with CIS and seminoma, the most frequent type of human GC tumors, show a reduction of CX43 expression in SCs and tumor cells. ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (439, 445)) ('CX', 'Gene', '100128922', (176, 178)) ('CX', 'Gene', '100128922', (33, 35)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (439, 444)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (430, 435)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (351, 354)) ('correlated', 'Reg', (311, 321)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (394, 402)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (439, 444)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (454, 463)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (494, 499)) ('CX', 'Gene', '100128922', (467, 469)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (439, 445)) ('CIS', 'Disease', (386, 389)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (394, 402)) ('testicular disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013733', (327, 347)) ('CX', 'Gene', '100128922', (86, 88)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (494, 499)) ('CX', 'Gene', '100128922', (291, 293)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (439, 444)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (59, 64)) ('testicular disorders', 'Disease', (327, 347)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (439, 445)) ('alterations', 'Var', (276, 287)) ('testicular disorders', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000035', (327, 347)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (494, 499)) 35004 22699423 In CIS tubules, the reduction of CX43 expression was shown to be regulated at the transcriptional level and accompanied with a dedifferentiation of SCs; (3) moreover, possible mutations in the human CX43 gene have been discussed because a recent study working with a mutant mouse model of oculodentodigital dysplasia (ODDD) showed impaired spermatogenesis, supporting the possibility of subfertility in ODDD human males. ('impaired', 'NegReg', (331, 339)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (408, 413)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (340, 355)) ('ODDD', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563160', (318, 322)) ('impaired spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (331, 355)) ('oculodentodigital dysplasia', 'Disease', (289, 316)) ('ODDD', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563160', (403, 407)) ('oculodentodigital dysplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563160', (289, 316)) ('mutant', 'Var', (267, 273)) ('ODDD', 'Disease', (318, 322)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (274, 279)) ('ODDD', 'Disease', (403, 407)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (193, 198)) 35021 22699423 GC number was three times higher in testes of WT mice, whereas the number of SCs (and LCs) was not affected by the deletion of Cx43 (Figs 1, 2). ('deletion', 'Var', (115, 123)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (26, 32)) ('Cx43', 'Gene', '14609', (127, 131)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (49, 53)) ('Cx43', 'Gene', (127, 131)) 35056 22699423 Deletion of Cx43 in SCs results in no obvious changes in OCLN protein synthesis and localization when comparing 8-day-old WT (Fig. ('changes', 'Reg', (46, 53)) ('Cx43', 'Gene', (12, 16)) ('OCLN', 'Gene', '18260', (57, 61)) ('localization', 'MPA', (84, 96)) ('OCLN', 'Gene', (57, 61)) ('Cx43', 'Gene', '14609', (12, 16)) ('Deletion', 'Var', (0, 8)) 35077 22699423 However, our results can be explained by the juxtaposition and dependency of the two cell types, which is interrupted by the deletion of the Cx43 gene. ('Cx43', 'Gene', '14609', (141, 145)) ('deletion', 'Var', (125, 133)) ('Cx43', 'Gene', (141, 145)) 35078 22699423 Together with the observation that the gene expression of mainly GCs is influenced, our results might lead to the assumption that the interruption of poorly characterized mediators of signals from SCs to GCs affect primarily the normal development of early GC populations, preventing the initiation of spermatogenesis. ('interruption', 'Var', (134, 146)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (302, 317)) ('affect', 'Reg', (208, 214)) ('preventing', 'NegReg', (273, 283)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (243, 246)) 35085 22699423 further demonstrated that a deletion of RARalpha leads to an alteration of gap-junction-based cell coupling. ('RARalpha', 'Gene', '19401', (40, 48)) ('alteration', 'Reg', (61, 71)) ('deletion', 'Var', (28, 36)) ('RARalpha', 'Gene', (40, 48)) ('gap-junction-based cell coupling', 'MPA', (75, 107)) 35086 22699423 KO studies of the Stra8 gene revealed its importance for functional spermatogenesis: its deletion leads to infertility of male and female mice. ('Stra8', 'Gene', (18, 23)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (107, 118)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (107, 118)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (138, 142)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (107, 118)) ('deletion', 'Var', (89, 97)) ('Stra8', 'Gene', '20899', (18, 23)) ('functional spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (57, 83)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (98, 106)) 35108 22699423 Sohlh1 and Sox3 single KO mice show an arrest of spermatogenesis at the level of spermatogonia and, comparable to the present mouse model, their deletion leads to a disruption of GC differentiation beyond early developmental stages and to infertility. ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (126, 131)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (154, 162)) ('deletion', 'Var', (145, 153)) ('arrest of spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031038', (39, 64)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (49, 64)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (26, 30)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (239, 250)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (239, 250)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (218, 221)) ('disruption', 'Reg', (165, 175)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (239, 250)) 35109 22699423 By contrast, the deletion of Sycp2 and Piwil2 leads to a spermatogenic arrest from zygotene to early pachytene stages. ('spermatogenic arrest', 'CPA', (57, 77)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (46, 54)) ('Sycp2', 'Gene', (29, 34)) ('deletion', 'Var', (17, 25)) ('spermatogenic arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031038', (57, 77)) ('Piwil2', 'Gene', (39, 45)) ('zygotene', 'Chemical', '-', (83, 91)) ('pachytene', 'Chemical', '-', (101, 110)) 35122 22699423 Because no significant alterations in Tjp1 and Ocln gene expression profiles have been detected in the present study at day 8 p.p., the observed alterations in TJP1 and OCLN levels in adult KO mice seem to occur after postnatal day 8, together with a functional BTB formation but possibly associated with (1) an impairment in the dynamic process of opening and closing of this barrier and/or (2) permanent BTB closure as suggested by the authors. ('opening', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005597', (349, 356)) ('Ocln', 'Gene', '18260', (47, 51)) ('alterations', 'Var', (145, 156)) ('opening', 'Disease', (349, 356)) ('TJP1', 'Gene', (160, 164)) ('BTB', 'CPA', (262, 265)) ('Ocln', 'Gene', (47, 51)) ('OCLN', 'Gene', '18260', (169, 173)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (193, 197)) ('associated', 'Reg', (289, 299)) ('OCLN', 'Gene', (169, 173)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (318, 321)) ('Tjp1', 'Gene', (38, 42)) ('Tjp1', 'Gene', '21872', (38, 42)) 35135 22699423 A recent in vitro study confirms the involvement of CX43 gap junctions in the regulation of GC number by controlling spermatogonia survival rather than proliferation. ('spermatogonia survival', 'CPA', (117, 139)) ('CX43 gap junctions', 'Var', (52, 70)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (44, 47)) 35141 22699423 Whether CX43 from SCs is involved in GC growth by controlling primordial GC and/or spermatogonia survival rather than their proliferation, as shown by Gilleron et al., remains to be elucidated for SCCx43KO mutants in future studies. ('Cx43', 'Gene', (199, 203)) ('mutants', 'Var', (206, 213)) ('Cx43', 'Gene', '14609', (199, 203)) 35144 22699423 (and these differences have a negative impact on protein synthesis in young and adult KO mice), (2) SC-specific deletion of Cx43 seems to effect primarily GCs and (3) expression of important GC-specific genes seems to be Cx43 associated and/or regulated. ('Cx43', 'Gene', (221, 225)) ('effect', 'Reg', (138, 144)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (89, 93)) ('deletion', 'Var', (112, 120)) ('Cx43', 'Gene', '14609', (124, 128)) ('Cx43', 'Gene', '14609', (221, 225)) ('protein synthesis', 'MPA', (49, 66)) ('GCs', 'CPA', (155, 158)) ('Cx43', 'Gene', (124, 128)) 35145 22699423 Because several of the altered genes have been shown to be essential for normal (mitotic and meiotic) progression of GC development and initiation of spermatogenesis, it was additionally demonstrated that corresponding proteins are altered in adult mutants. ('mutants', 'Var', (249, 256)) ('proteins', 'Protein', (219, 227)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (127, 130)) ('altered', 'Reg', (232, 239)) 35147 22699423 In conclusion, observed changes in gene expression in the mutant mice suggest a role for SC-GC crosstalk via CX43 gap junctions. ('mutant', 'Var', (58, 64)) ('CX43 gap junctions', 'MPA', (109, 127)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (65, 69)) ('gene expression', 'MPA', (35, 50)) ('changes', 'Reg', (24, 31)) 35148 22699423 Changes in candidate gene expression patterns could have also been caused by (4) a loss of direct Cx43 effects on gene transcription, because it was demonstrated in a study working with fetal Cx43-null mutants that the loss of the Cx43 gene is able to exert profound effects on the expression pattern of other testicular CX genes. ('loss', 'Var', (219, 223)) ('Cx43', 'Gene', '14609', (98, 102)) ('Cx43', 'Gene', (231, 235)) ('Cx43', 'Gene', '14609', (192, 196)) ('expression pattern', 'MPA', (282, 300)) ('Cx43', 'Gene', (98, 102)) ('Cx43', 'Gene', (192, 196)) ('effects', 'Reg', (267, 274)) ('Cx43', 'Gene', '14609', (231, 235)) ('CX', 'Gene', '100128922', (321, 323)) 35203 22699423 These data show that deletion of Cx43 in SCs leads to changes in the expression of multiple genes in prepubertal mice, and affects primarily germ cells. ('Cx43', 'Gene', '14609', (33, 37)) ('SCs', 'Gene', (41, 44)) ('changes', 'Reg', (54, 61)) ('Cx43', 'Gene', (33, 37)) ('affects', 'Reg', (123, 130)) ('deletion', 'Var', (21, 29)) ('expression of multiple genes', 'MPA', (69, 97)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (113, 117)) 35218 16333245 Increased dysadherin expression was correlated with aberrant E-cadherin expression in most tumours. ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 98)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (91, 98)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (61, 71)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (91, 98)) ('expression', 'MPA', (21, 31)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (61, 71)) ('expression', 'MPA', (72, 82)) ('Increased', 'PosReg', (0, 9)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (52, 60)) ('dysadherin', 'Gene', (10, 20)) ('dysadherin', 'Gene', '53827', (10, 20)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 97)) 35250 16333245 After washing with PBS for 5 min, the primary antibodies NCC-M53 (dilution 1 : 1000) and CM170B (dilution 1 : 50) were applied for incubation (30 min at room temperature and overnight at 4 C, respectively). ('CM170B', 'Var', (89, 95)) ('NCC-M53', 'Gene', (57, 64)) ('170B', 'Species', '696258', (91, 95)) 35271 16333245 Specifically, aberrant cytoplasmic expression of E-cadherin was detected in most of them (67%), while membranous expression in >50% of neoplastic cells was noted in only eight cases (17%) (Figure 2B and C, Table 1). ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (49, 59)) ('detected', 'Reg', (64, 72)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (49, 59)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (14, 22)) 35311 16333245 Interestingly, spermatocytic seminoma, which is regarded as a low-grade malignancy, showed increased expression of dysadherin and absent E-cadherin, while anaplastic tumours, that have more aggressive behaviour exhibited concomitant high expression of dysadherin and aberrant E-cadherin, similar to that observed in embryonal carcinomas. ('anaplastic tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D065646', (155, 173)) ('anaplastic tumours', 'Disease', (155, 173)) ('absent E-cadherin', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030117', (130, 147)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (276, 286)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (276, 286)) ('embryonal carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018236', (316, 336)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (72, 82)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (326, 335)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (326, 336)) ('dysadherin', 'Gene', '53827', (115, 125)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (91, 100)) ('absent', 'NegReg', (130, 136)) ('expression', 'MPA', (238, 248)) ('aggressive behaviour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000718', (190, 210)) ('dysadherin', 'Gene', '53827', (252, 262)) ('embryonal carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (316, 336)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (137, 147)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (137, 147)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (166, 173)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (267, 275)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (316, 335)) ('dysadherin', 'Gene', (252, 262)) ('embryonal carcinomas', 'Disease', (316, 336)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (72, 82)) ('spermatocytic seminoma', 'Disease', (15, 37)) ('dysadherin', 'Gene', (115, 125)) ('spermatocytic seminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (15, 37)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (166, 172)) ('expression', 'MPA', (101, 111)) ('spermatocytic seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (15, 37)) 35314 16333245 Increased dysadherin expression was correlated with aberrant E-cadherin expression. ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (61, 71)) ('expression', 'MPA', (21, 31)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (61, 71)) ('expression', 'MPA', (72, 82)) ('Increased', 'PosReg', (0, 9)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (52, 60)) ('dysadherin', 'Gene', (10, 20)) ('dysadherin', 'Gene', '53827', (10, 20)) 35320 16333245 Many other factors may also be involved, such as methylation of the promoter region, gene mutation, involvement of snail, sip-1, and slug transcription factors, ubiquination of E-cadherin, tyrosine phosphorylation of a-catenin, as well as catenin abnormalities, such as absence of alpha-catenin. ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (177, 187)) ('snail', 'Gene', (115, 120)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (49, 60)) ('mutation', 'Var', (90, 98)) ('a-catenin', 'Chemical', '-', (285, 294)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (107, 110)) ('tyrosine phosphorylation', 'MPA', (189, 213)) ('a-catenin', 'Chemical', '-', (217, 226)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (177, 187)) ('alpha-catenin', 'Protein', (281, 294)) ('sip-1', 'Gene', '9839', (122, 127)) ('ubiquination', 'MPA', (161, 173)) ('snail', 'Gene', '6615', (115, 120)) ('a-catenin', 'Protein', (217, 226)) ('sip-1', 'Gene', (122, 127)) ('tyrosine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014443', (189, 197)) 35361 33510591 Imaging for suspected T1a-T1b renal tumors and complex cysts were delayed for 6-9 months. ('renal tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (30, 42)) ('renal tumors', 'Disease', (30, 42)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (36, 41)) ('T1a-T1b', 'Var', (22, 29)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (36, 42)) ('renal tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009726', (30, 42)) 35432 33455540 Analysis of the association between LNR/LNC and clinical pathological characteristics showed that high LNR patients tended to have significantly larger tumor sizes (chi2 = 7.877, P = 0.005), as well as advanced T (chi2 = 13.195, P = 0.004), N ( chi2 = 86.775, P < 0.001), M (chi2 = 19.948, P < 0.001) and 7th AJCC (chi2 = 103.074, P < 0.001) stages. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (152, 157)) ('larger', 'PosReg', (145, 151)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (152, 157)) ('high', 'Var', (98, 102)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (152, 157)) ('7th AJCC', 'Disease', (305, 313)) ('LNR', 'Gene', (103, 106)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (107, 115)) 35433 33455540 In addition, high LNC patients were significantly associated with T (chi2 = 8.799, P = 0.032), N (chi2 = 74.390, P < 0.001) and 7th AJCC (chi2 = 111.759, P < 0.001) stages. ('7th AJCC', 'Disease', (128, 136)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (22, 30)) ('high LNC', 'Var', (13, 21)) 35434 33455540 LNR was a better predictor for long-term prognosis and was closely associated with clinical pathological characteristics than LNC in patients with testicular germ cell tumors. ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (158, 173)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (158, 174)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (168, 174)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (133, 141)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (168, 174)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (168, 174)) ('associated', 'Reg', (67, 77)) ('LNR', 'Var', (0, 3)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (168, 173)) 35442 33455540 Although numerous studies have demonstrated the potential prognostic value for LNC and LNR in various cancers, their clinical prognostic roles in testicular germ cell tumor remain unknown. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (102, 108)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (157, 172)) ('LNC', 'Var', (79, 82)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (167, 172)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (102, 109)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (102, 109)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (167, 172)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (102, 109)) ('LNR', 'Gene', (87, 90)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (167, 172)) 35457 33455540 We found that high LNR patients tended to have significantly larger tumor sizes (chi2 = 7.877, P = 0.005), advanced T (chi2 = 13.195, P = 0.004), N stage ( chi2 = 86.775, P < 0.001), M stage (chi2 = 19.948, P < 0.001) and 7th AJCC (chi2 = 103.074, P < 0.001) stages. ('tumor', 'Disease', (68, 73)) ('7th AJCC', 'CPA', (222, 230)) ('M stage', 'CPA', (183, 190)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (23, 31)) ('high LNR', 'Var', (14, 22)) ('N stage', 'CPA', (146, 153)) ('larger', 'PosReg', (61, 67)) ('advanced T', 'CPA', (107, 117)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (68, 73)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (68, 73)) 35481 33455540 Our results showed that LNR, rather than LNC, could predict both overall and cancer specific survival time for patients. ('cancer', 'Disease', (77, 83)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (77, 83)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (77, 83)) ('LNR', 'Var', (24, 27)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (111, 119)) 35497 32158433 Both ALA and cis-9, trans-11 CLA reduced the CCND2 expression and cis-9, trans-11 CLA induced apoptosis. ('cis-9, trans-11 CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C503589', (66, 85)) ('cis-9, trans-11 CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C503589', (13, 32)) ('expression', 'MPA', (51, 61)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (33, 40)) ('CCND2', 'Gene', (45, 50)) ('cis-9', 'Var', (66, 71)) ('ALA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017962', (5, 8)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (94, 103)) 35510 32158433 Among other dietary fats, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) isomers (cis-9, trans-11 and trans-10, cis-12) comprise a group of PUFA derived from LA during incomplete biohydrogenation by the ruminal flora in cattle and sheep. ('trans-10, cis-12', 'Chemical', '-', (86, 102)) ('CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D044243', (52, 55)) ('trans-10', 'Var', (86, 94)) ('cattle', 'Species', '9913', (204, 210)) ('cis-9, trans-11', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C046938', (66, 81)) ('sheep', 'Species', '9940', (215, 220)) ('linoleic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019787', (37, 50)) ('fats', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005223', (20, 24)) ('cis-12', 'Var', (96, 102)) 35535 32158433 The IVP protocol was executed using the IVF Bioscience media suite formulated for bovine embryo production according to the manufacturer's instructions (IVF Bioscience, Falmouth, United Kingdom, catalog # 61002, 61004, 61003, 61010, 61001, and 62000). ('IVF Bioscience', 'Disease', 'None', (153, 167)) ('bovine', 'Species', '9913', (82, 88)) ('61003', 'Var', (219, 224)) ('IVF Bioscience', 'Disease', 'None', (40, 54)) ('61010', 'Var', (226, 231)) ('IVF Bioscience', 'Disease', (153, 167)) ('IVF Bioscience', 'Disease', (40, 54)) 35552 32158433 While cis-9, trans-11 CLA isomer was significantly higher (P < 0.05) in the CLA and EFA+CLA diet groups with 0.4 +- 0.12% and 0.29 +- 0.03%, as compared to the CTRL and EFA diet groups (0.15 +- 0.15% and 0.07 +- 0.03%). ('EFA', 'Chemical', '-', (169, 172)) ('CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D044243', (76, 79)) ('cis-9', 'Var', (6, 11)) ('CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D044243', (22, 25)) ('EFA', 'Chemical', '-', (84, 87)) ('CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D044243', (88, 91)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (51, 57)) ('cis-9, trans-11 CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C503589', (6, 25)) 35553 32158433 Further, due to higher proportions of ALA and cis-9, trans-11 CLA in FF, we speculate that GC are exposed to relatively high levels of ALA and cis-9, trans-11 CLA which might affect the functionality of GC residing within. ('ALA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017962', (38, 41)) ('cis-9, trans-11 CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C503589', (46, 65)) ('ALA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017962', (135, 138)) ('affect', 'Reg', (175, 181)) ('cis-9, trans-11 CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C503589', (143, 162)) ('cis-9', 'Var', (46, 51)) 35564 32158433 Cis-9, trans-11 CLA also reduced E2 significantly (P < 0.05) at 30 and 60 muM as compared to the control (Figure 2B). ('reduced', 'NegReg', (25, 32)) ('Cis-9, trans-11 CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C503589', (0, 19)) ('Cis-9', 'Var', (0, 5)) 35576 32158433 Whereas, GC treated with cis-9, trans-11 CLA at 60 muM resulted in higher percentage of apoptotic cells (16.3 +- 3.1%) compared to control (10.5 +- 3%). ('trans-11 CLA', 'Var', (32, 44)) ('cis-9, trans-11 CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C503589', (25, 44)) ('apoptotic cells', 'CPA', (88, 103)) 35578 32158433 The percentage of dead cells in GC treated with cis-9, trans-11 CLA at 30 and 60 muM (12.2 +- 2.2% and 12.4 +- 1.5%, respectively) were significantly higher as compared to the control (8 +- 1.6%). ('higher', 'PosReg', (150, 156)) ('cis-9, trans-11 CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C503589', (48, 67)) ('trans-11 CLA', 'Var', (55, 67)) ('cis-9', 'Var', (48, 53)) 35579 32158433 These results were well reflected by the percentage of viable cells going significantly down to 67.5 +- 2.8% in GC treated with 60 muM cis-9, trans-11 CLA as compare to 78.3 +- 1.8% in the control (Table 3). ('cis-9, trans-11 CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C503589', (135, 154)) ('down', 'NegReg', (88, 92)) ('cis-9', 'Var', (135, 140)) 35580 32158433 Dietary lipid supplementation is supposed to improve fertility in dairy cows by increasing the size of the ovulatory follicle, plasma concentration of P4 and lifespan of CL though, the influence on reproductive performance is by far not fully understood. ('fertility', 'CPA', (53, 62)) ('cows', 'Species', '9913', (72, 76)) ('size of the ovulatory follicle', 'CPA', (95, 125)) ('plasma concentration of P4', 'MPA', (127, 153)) ('improve', 'PosReg', (45, 52)) ('improve fertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000144', (45, 62)) ('lipid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (8, 13)) ('lifespan', 'CPA', (158, 166)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (141, 144)) ('supplementation', 'Var', (14, 29)) ('ovulatory follicle', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031067', (107, 125)) ('increasing', 'PosReg', (80, 90)) 35582 32158433 Following dietary supplementations, as expected we observed a higher percentage of ALA in the FF of EFA and EFA + CLA diet fed cows, while the percentage of the cis-9, trans-11 CLA was higher in the FF of CLA and EFA+CLA diet fed cows as compared to the CTRL diet fed cows. ('cows', 'Species', '9913', (268, 272)) ('EFA', 'Chemical', '-', (108, 111)) ('CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D044243', (114, 117)) ('CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D044243', (217, 220)) ('CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D044243', (177, 180)) ('cis-9', 'Var', (161, 166)) ('ALA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017962', (83, 86)) ('CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D044243', (205, 208)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (62, 68)) ('cows', 'Species', '9913', (127, 131)) ('EFA', 'Chemical', '-', (213, 216)) ('cis-9, trans-11 CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C503589', (161, 180)) ('cows', 'Species', '9913', (230, 234)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (185, 191)) ('ALA', 'MPA', (83, 86)) ('EFA', 'Chemical', '-', (100, 103)) 35588 32158433 In previous studies, Holstein cows when fed with diets enriched in PUFA especially 18:2 and 18:3 FA despite improving dominant follicle size and CL volume failed to improve both cleavage and blastocyst rates of in vitro produced embryos. ('cleavage', 'CPA', (178, 186)) ('18:3', 'Var', (92, 96)) ('CL volume', 'CPA', (145, 154)) ('cows', 'Species', '9913', (30, 34)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (202, 205)) ('dominant follicle size', 'CPA', (118, 140)) ('blastocyst rates', 'CPA', (191, 207)) ('improving', 'PosReg', (108, 117)) 35594 32158433 In the present study we speculate that adverse effects of EFA and CLA diets on oocyte competence could be associated with higher proportions of ALA and cis-9, trans-11 CLA as observed in the FF. ('cis-9', 'Var', (152, 157)) ('CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D044243', (66, 69)) ('ALA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017962', (144, 147)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (122, 128)) ('cis-9, trans-11 CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C503589', (152, 171)) ('oocyte competence', 'CPA', (79, 96)) ('CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D044243', (168, 171)) ('EFA', 'Chemical', '-', (58, 61)) 35598 32158433 Furthermore, the selective dietary uptake of EFA and CLA supplementation leading to increased proportions of ALA and cis-9, trans-11 CLA in the follicular fluid might adversely affect developmental competence of oocytes residing within the follicles. ('EFA', 'Chemical', '-', (45, 48)) ('developmental competence', 'CPA', (184, 208)) ('affect', 'Reg', (177, 183)) ('trans-11', 'Var', (124, 132)) ('CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D044243', (53, 56)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (84, 93)) ('CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D044243', (133, 136)) ('ALA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017962', (109, 112)) ('cis-9, trans-11 CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C503589', (117, 136)) 35599 32158433 In vitro supplementation of ALA and cis-9, trans-11 CLA induced significant alterations of the morphology of cultured GC. ('alterations', 'Reg', (76, 87)) ('morphology of cultured GC', 'CPA', (95, 120)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (80, 83)) ('ALA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017962', (28, 31)) ('cis-9', 'Var', (36, 41)) ('cis-9, trans-11 CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C503589', (36, 55)) 35603 32158433 Cis-9, trans-11 CLA induced lipid accumulation in human macrophages and in mice 15P-1 cell lines (testicular cells) along with an elevated expression of CD36. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (75, 79)) ('CD36', 'Protein', (153, 157)) ('lipid accumulation', 'MPA', (28, 46)) ('Cis-9, trans-11 CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C503589', (0, 19)) ('lipid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (28, 33)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (130, 138)) ('CD36', 'Species', '42374', (153, 157)) ('Cis-9', 'Var', (0, 5)) ('expression', 'MPA', (139, 149)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (50, 55)) 35607 32158433 Inducible deletion of FOXL2 in adult ovarian follicles can upregulate the testis-specific marker gene SOX9. ('FOXL2', 'Gene', (22, 27)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', '281770', (22, 27)) ('deletion', 'Var', (10, 18)) ('SOX9', 'Gene', '100336535', (102, 106)) ('upregulate', 'PosReg', (59, 69)) ('SOX9', 'Gene', (102, 106)) 35619 32158433 The transcript level of STAR as well as the E2 production was significantly downregulated by both ALA and cis-9, trans-11 CLA. ('E2 production', 'MPA', (44, 57)) ('STAR', 'Gene', '281507', (24, 28)) ('STAR', 'Gene', (24, 28)) ('cis-9', 'Var', (106, 111)) ('downregulated', 'NegReg', (76, 89)) ('ALA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017962', (98, 101)) ('cis-9, trans-11 CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C503589', (106, 125)) ('transcript level', 'MPA', (4, 20)) 35630 32158433 Surprisingly, cis-9, trans-11 CLA significantly upregulated HSD3B1 gene expression while reducing the P4 concentration in conditioned media. ('cis-9, trans-11 CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C503589', (14, 33)) ('reducing', 'NegReg', (89, 97)) ('HSD3B1 gene', 'Gene', (60, 71)) ('expression', 'MPA', (72, 82)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (112, 115)) ('cis-9', 'Var', (14, 19)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (48, 59)) ('P4 concentration in conditioned', 'MPA', (102, 133)) 35635 32158433 However, only cis-9, trans-11CLA could elicit significant apoptotic effects in GC. ('cis-9, trans-11CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C046938', (14, 32)) ('apoptotic effects', 'CPA', (58, 75)) ('elicit', 'Reg', (39, 45)) ('cis-9', 'Var', (14, 19)) 35637 32158433 CCND2 mRNA expression is FSH dependent as reported in FSHR null mutant mice exhibiting decreased CCND2 mRNA levels. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (71, 75)) ('mRNA levels', 'MPA', (103, 114)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (87, 96)) ('CCND2', 'MPA', (97, 102)) ('mutant', 'Var', (64, 70)) 35641 32158433 According to previous immunocytochemistry studies different cis-9,trans-11 CLA concentrations at different time periods could significantly decrease the PCNA expression and inhibit cell growth and proliferation in mammary cancer cells (MCF-7 cells) and in gastric adenocarcinoma cell lines (SGC-7901). ('gastric adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (256, 278)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (222, 228)) ('gastric adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', (256, 278)) ('cis-9,trans-11 CLA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C503589', (60, 78)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (222, 228)) ('cis-9', 'Var', (60, 65)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (204, 207)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (140, 148)) ('MCF-7', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0031', (236, 241)) ('PCNA', 'Protein', (153, 157)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (222, 228)) ('SGC-7901', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0520', (291, 299)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (86, 89)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (173, 180)) 35644 32158433 Further, the study clearly suggests that GC morphology and functionality could be considerably affected with increased follicular proportions of ALA and cis9, trans-11CLA particularly constraining steroidogenesis in GC. ('cis9,', 'Chemical', '-', (153, 158)) ('follicular proportions of ALA', 'CPA', (119, 148)) ('increased follicular proportions', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100874', (109, 141)) ('trans-11CLA', 'Chemical', '-', (159, 170)) ('GC morphology', 'CPA', (41, 54)) ('constraining', 'NegReg', (184, 196)) ('ALA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017962', (145, 148)) ('trans-11CLA', 'Var', (159, 170)) ('steroidogenesis', 'MPA', (197, 212)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (197, 204)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (109, 118)) ('affected', 'Reg', (95, 103)) 35745 31145458 Non-Hispanic male and female patients had higher overall cancer death rates than those of Hispanic ethnicity. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (29, 37)) ('cancer death', 'Disease', (57, 69)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (42, 48)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 63)) ('cancer death', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (57, 69)) ('Non-Hispanic', 'Var', (0, 12)) 35899 26005633 DNA Methylation and Flavonoids in Genitourinary Cancers Malignancies of the genitourinary system have some of the highest cancer incidence and mortality rates. ('Flavonoids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005419', (20, 30)) ('Malignancies', 'Disease', (56, 68)) ('Genitourinary Cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014565', (34, 55)) ('Cancers Malignancies of the genitourinary system', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007379', (48, 96)) ('Genitourinary Cancers', 'Disease', (34, 55)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (122, 128)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (122, 128)) ('genitourinary system', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000119', (76, 96)) ('Flavonoids', 'Var', (20, 30)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 128)) ('Cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 55)) ('Malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (56, 68)) 35903 26005633 Hypomethylation leads to activation of cancer-causing genes with global DNA hypomethylation being commonly associated with metastatic disease. ('global', 'Var', (65, 71)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (39, 45)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (39, 45)) ('Hypomethylation', 'Var', (0, 15)) ('metastatic disease', 'Disease', (123, 141)) ('associated', 'Reg', (107, 117)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (39, 45)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (25, 35)) 35904 26005633 Hypermethylation-mediated silencing of tumor suppressive genes is commonly associated with cancer development. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (39, 44)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (91, 97)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (91, 97)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (105, 108)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (39, 44)) ('Hypermethylation-mediated', 'Var', (0, 25)) ('silencing', 'NegReg', (26, 35)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 97)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (39, 44)) ('associated', 'Reg', (75, 85)) 35908 26005633 Epigenetic changes that modify the contact between transcription machinery and gene promoters can lead to aberrant activation or inhibition of numerous signaling cascades resulting in different diseases including cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (213, 219)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (115, 125)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (98, 105)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (213, 219)) ('contact', 'Interaction', (35, 42)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (129, 139)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (213, 219)) ('Epigenetic changes', 'Var', (0, 18)) 35924 26005633 In this chapter we discuss DNA methylation changes in different genitourinary cancers (summarized in table 1), their ability to modulate expression of genes involved in cancer development and progression and the role of flavonoids in regulating epigenetic modifications in these malignancies. ('modulate', 'Reg', (128, 136)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (169, 175)) ('expression', 'MPA', (137, 147)) ('genitourinary cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014565', (64, 85)) ('flavonoids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005419', (220, 230)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (279, 291)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (183, 186)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (78, 84)) ('changes', 'Var', (43, 50)) ('genitourinary cancers', 'Disease', (64, 85)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (78, 84)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 85)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (169, 175)) ('methylation changes', 'Var', (31, 50)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (279, 291)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 84)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (169, 175)) 35925 26005633 DNA methylation at palindromic CpG sites by DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) generates a pattern of methylated CpG dinucleotides at the 5' end of the promoter of human genes. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (160, 165)) ('methylated', 'MPA', (98, 108)) ('methylation', 'Var', (4, 15)) 35926 26005633 Methylation is a mechanism to control embryonic development, silence the X-chromosome, and prevent unwanted transcription etc. ('prevent', 'NegReg', (91, 98)) ('X-chromosome', 'Protein', (73, 85)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (55, 58)) ('silence', 'NegReg', (61, 68)) ('Methylation', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('transcription', 'MPA', (108, 121)) ('embryonic development', 'CPA', (38, 59)) 35928 26005633 DNMT1 shows a preference for hemimethylated DNA and is considered to be a maintenance enzyme that keeps the methylation pattern intact after DNA replication. ('hemimethylated', 'Var', (29, 43)) ('methylation pattern', 'MPA', (108, 127)) ('DNMT1', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('DNMT1', 'Gene', '1786', (0, 5)) 35934 26005633 However, the theory of demethylation of oncogenes leading to their activation has been replaced by the growing popularity of hypermethylation of tumor suppressor genes. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (145, 150)) ('demethylation', 'Var', (23, 36)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (67, 77)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (145, 150)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (145, 150)) ('oncogenes', 'Protein', (40, 49)) 35936 26005633 As discussed below DNA methylation plays an important role in genitourinary cancers through the modulation of numerous genes that play critical roles in cancer cell biology. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (153, 159)) ('genitourinary cancers', 'Disease', (62, 83)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 83)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (153, 159)) ('methylation', 'Var', (23, 34)) ('genes', 'Gene', (119, 124)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 82)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (153, 159)) ('genitourinary cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014565', (62, 83)) ('modulation', 'Reg', (96, 106)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (76, 82)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (76, 82)) 35937 26005633 Genes involved in regulation of cellular processes such as hormone response, cell cycle progression, DNA damage and repair, signal transduction, tumor invasion and architecture have deregulated hypermethylation providing the needed advantage to the sustenance of cancer cells. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (263, 269)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (145, 150)) ('advantage', 'PosReg', (232, 241)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (263, 269)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (145, 150)) ('hypermethylation', 'MPA', (194, 210)) ('deregulated', 'Var', (182, 193)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (145, 150)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (263, 269)) 35938 26005633 The tumor suppressor, PTEN is commonly silenced by promoter methylation in many of the genitourinary cancers. ('tumor', 'Disease', (4, 9)) ('genitourinary cancers', 'Disease', (87, 108)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 108)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (4, 9)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', (22, 26)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 107)) ('genitourinary cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014565', (87, 108)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', '5728', (22, 26)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (4, 9)) ('promoter methylation', 'Var', (51, 71)) 35939 26005633 PTEN hypermethylation is an early event seen in patients with recurrent or fatal cervical cancer. ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002583', (81, 96)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (90, 96)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', (81, 96)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (5, 21)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (48, 56)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', '5728', (0, 4)) 35942 26005633 In cervical cancer cells hypermethylation of RASSF1A is a mechanism through which cervical cancer cells extinguish death receptor mediated cell death. ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (25, 41)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (45, 52)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002583', (3, 18)) ('death', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (144, 149)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', (82, 97)) ('death', 'Disease', (144, 149)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002583', (82, 97)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', (3, 18)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', '11186', (45, 52)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (12, 18)) ('death', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (115, 120)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 97)) ('death', 'Disease', (115, 120)) ('extinguish', 'NegReg', (104, 114)) 35943 26005633 Aberrant DNA methylation of POU2F3 promoter, which is a transcription factor with putative tumor suppressive function involved in cell type-specific differentiation, is common in cervical cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (188, 194)) ('POU2F3', 'Gene', '25833', (28, 34)) ('Aberrant DNA methylation', 'Var', (0, 24)) ('common', 'Reg', (169, 175)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (91, 96)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002583', (179, 194)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 96)) ('POU2F3', 'Gene', (28, 34)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', (179, 194)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (91, 96)) 35944 26005633 Testisin, a putative tumor suppressor and testicular protease involved in sperm cell maturation and the CDK inhibitor, p16INK4a are hypermethylated in testicular cancer. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (151, 168)) ('hypermethylated', 'Var', (132, 147)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (21, 26)) ('p16INK4a', 'Gene', (119, 127)) ('Testisin', 'Gene', '10942', (0, 8)) ('p16INK4a', 'Gene', '1029', (119, 127)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (151, 168)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (151, 168)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (162, 168)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (21, 26)) ('Testisin', 'Gene', (0, 8)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (21, 26)) 35945 26005633 Methylation of p16INK4a promoter and subsequent inactivation is involved in the initiation of bladder cancer. ('p16INK4a', 'Gene', (15, 23)) ('involved', 'Reg', (64, 72)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (102, 108)) ('initiation of bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (80, 108)) ('Methylation', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('p16INK4a', 'Gene', '1029', (15, 23)) ('inactivation', 'NegReg', (48, 60)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (94, 108)) ('initiation of bladder cancer', 'Disease', (80, 108)) 35946 26005633 Hypermethylation of the other gene product of CDKN2A, p14 in normal bladder samples after resection has been found to be a predictor of bladder cancer recurrence. ('p14', 'Gene', '1029', (54, 57)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (136, 150)) ('CDKN2A', 'Gene', (46, 52)) ('Hypermethylation', 'Var', (0, 16)) ('CDKN2A', 'Gene', '1029', (46, 52)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (136, 150)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (136, 150)) ('bladder cancer recurrence', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012786', (136, 161)) ('p14', 'Gene', (54, 57)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (144, 150)) 35947 26005633 The most important genetic event in ccRCC is the hypermethylation-mediated inactivation of the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) tumor suppressor gene, which stabilizes hypoxia-inducible transcription factors HIF-1 and HIF-2 and the induction of a multitude of hypoxia inducible genes. ('hypermethylation-mediated inactivation', 'Var', (49, 87)) ('RCC', 'Disease', (38, 41)) ('stabilizes', 'PosReg', (148, 158)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (75, 87)) ('hypoxia', 'Disease', (251, 258)) ('HIF-1 and HIF-2', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003924', (199, 214)) ('hypoxia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000860', (251, 258)) ('von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006623', (95, 124)) ('hypoxia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000860', (159, 166)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 124)) ('hypoxia', 'Disease', (159, 166)) ('RCC', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (38, 41)) 35948 26005633 RASSF1 is frequently methylated in sporadic RCC (either biallelically or as a second hit following 3p deletion). ('methylated', 'Var', (21, 31)) ('RCC', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (44, 47)) ('RASSF1', 'Gene', '11186', (0, 6)) ('RCC', 'Disease', (44, 47)) ('RASSF1', 'Gene', (0, 6)) 35949 26005633 RASSF1A methylation was detected in normal kidney tissues adjacent to the tumor but not in distant normal tissues indicating that the TSG methylation is part of a 'field effect' and an early event in cancer development causing epigenetic alterations in a large number of cells which is then accompanied by additional genetic and epigenetic changes. ('causing', 'Reg', (219, 226)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (0, 7)) ('TSG', 'Gene', '57045', (134, 137)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (74, 79)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (200, 206)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 79)) ('epigenetic alterations', 'MPA', (227, 249)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', '11186', (0, 7)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (74, 79)) ('methylation', 'Var', (138, 149)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (214, 217)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (200, 206)) ('TSG', 'Gene', (134, 137)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (200, 206)) 35950 26005633 Another tumor suppressor gene TU3A (located at 3p21.1) is also found to be methylated in 42% of ccRCC and 25% of pRCC. ('methylated', 'Var', (75, 85)) ('RCC', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (114, 117)) ('RCC', 'Disease', (114, 117)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (8, 13)) ('TU3A', 'Gene', '11170', (30, 34)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (8, 13)) ('TU3A', 'Gene', (30, 34)) ('RCC', 'Disease', (98, 101)) ('pRCC', 'Gene', '5546', (113, 117)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (8, 13)) ('RCC', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (98, 101)) ('pRCC', 'Gene', (113, 117)) 35952 26005633 Methylation of RARbeta, which regulates cell proliferation and differentiation, is also reported in less than 20% of RCC cases. ('RCC', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (117, 120)) ('RCC', 'Disease', (117, 120)) ('RARbeta', 'Gene', (15, 22)) ('Methylation', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('reported', 'Reg', (88, 96)) ('RARbeta', 'Gene', '5915', (15, 22)) 35954 26005633 Interestingly late-stage prostate cancer tissues have methylated AR promoters implicating methylation of AR promoter as a late event in prostate cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (34, 40)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (25, 40)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (25, 40)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (136, 151)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (105, 107)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (145, 151)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (25, 40)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (136, 151)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (65, 67)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (136, 151)) ('methylated', 'Var', (54, 64)) 35957 26005633 Methylation of progesterone receptor (PR) is found in some prostate cancer cell lines and is believed to also be a late stage event in prostate cancer. ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (135, 150)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (68, 74)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (59, 74)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (135, 150)) ('Methylation', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (59, 74)) ('progesterone receptor', 'Gene', (15, 36)) ('progesterone receptor', 'Gene', '5241', (15, 36)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (135, 150)) ('PR', 'Gene', '5241', (38, 40)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (59, 74)) ('found', 'Reg', (45, 50)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (144, 150)) 35958 26005633 Estrogen and progesterone receptor genes are also methylated in cervical cancer. ('methylated', 'Var', (50, 60)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', (64, 79)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002583', (64, 79)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 79)) ('progesterone receptor', 'Gene', (13, 34)) ('progesterone receptor', 'Gene', '5241', (13, 34)) 35963 26005633 Transcriptional silencing of apoptosis-related genes such as Death-associated Kinase (DAPK) due to aberrant promoter methylation leads to the impairment of the apoptotic machinery and disrupts cell growth and death homeostasis in prostate and cervical cancer cells. ('aberrant', 'Var', (99, 107)) ('apoptotic machinery', 'CPA', (160, 179)) ('death homeostasis in prostate', 'Disease', (209, 238)) ('promoter', 'MPA', (108, 116)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', (243, 258)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002583', (243, 258)) ('silencing', 'NegReg', (16, 25)) ('impairment', 'NegReg', (142, 152)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (148, 151)) ('DAPK', 'Gene', (86, 90)) ('DAPK', 'Gene', '1612', (86, 90)) ('death homeostasis in prostate', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (209, 238)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (252, 258)) ('apoptosis-related genes', 'Gene', (29, 52)) ('disrupts', 'NegReg', (184, 192)) 35969 26005633 Methylation of the MGMT promoter leads to its inactivation and the development of non-seminomatous testicular cancer and is also seen in cervical cancer. ('inactivation', 'MPA', (46, 58)) ('Methylation', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002583', (137, 152)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (99, 116)) ('MGMT', 'Gene', '4255', (19, 23)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (110, 116)) ('non-seminomatous testicular cancer', 'Disease', (82, 116)) ('MGMT', 'Gene', (19, 23)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', (137, 152)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (74, 77)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (146, 152)) ('non-seminomatous testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537844', (82, 116)) 35971 26005633 Promoter hypermethylation of BRCA1 observed in ovarian cancer may be an alternative mechanism in silencing the tumor suppressive function of this gene in ovarian cancer. ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (47, 61)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (154, 168)) ('silencing', 'NegReg', (97, 106)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (111, 116)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 116)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (154, 168)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (55, 61)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (47, 61)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', '672', (29, 34)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (111, 116)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (162, 168)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (154, 168)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', (29, 34)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (47, 61)) ('Promoter hypermethylation', 'Var', (0, 25)) 35973 26005633 Methylation of LAMA3 and LAMB3 has been found to be associated with poor grade and stage in bladder cancer while the methylation of LAMC2 has been linked to a drop in survival time in patients. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (184, 192)) ('LAMA3', 'Gene', (15, 20)) ('Methylation', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (92, 106)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (92, 106)) ('associated', 'Reg', (52, 62)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (100, 106)) ('LAMB3', 'Gene', (25, 30)) ('LAMC2', 'Gene', (132, 137)) ('LAMA3', 'Gene', '3909', (15, 20)) ('drop', 'NegReg', (159, 163)) ('survival', 'MPA', (167, 175)) ('methylation', 'Var', (117, 128)) ('LAMC2', 'Gene', '3918', (132, 137)) ('LAMB3', 'Gene', '3914', (25, 30)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (92, 106)) 35974 26005633 Aberrant methylation LN5 gene and E-cadherin has been found to correlate with clinicopathological features and invasion in prostate cancer. ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (123, 138)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (123, 138)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (132, 138)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (34, 44)) ('LN5 gene', 'Gene', (21, 29)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (34, 44)) ('Aberrant methylation', 'Var', (0, 20)) ('correlate', 'Reg', (63, 72)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (123, 138)) 35975 26005633 Other genes implicated in tumor invasion such as Familial adenomatous polyposis (APC), (Caveolin 1CAV 1), Cadherin 1CD44 Cluster differentiation antigen (CDH1), alpha-3 Laminin (LAMA 3), gamma2 Laminin (LAM C2), TIMP3 have also been found to undergo hypermethylation in prostate cancer. ('LAM C2', 'Gene', (203, 209)) ('Familial adenomatous polyposis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011125', (49, 79)) ('adenomatous polyposis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005227', (58, 79)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (279, 285)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (270, 285)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (26, 31)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (270, 285)) ('CDH1', 'Gene', '999', (154, 158)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (270, 285)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (26, 31)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (250, 266)) ('TIMP3', 'Gene', (212, 217)) ('TIMP3', 'Gene', '7078', (212, 217)) ('APC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011125', (81, 84)) ('CDH1', 'Gene', (154, 158)) ('LAMA 3', 'Gene', '3909', (178, 184)) ('LAMA 3', 'Gene', (178, 184)) ('APC', 'Disease', (81, 84)) ('LAM C2', 'Gene', '3918', (203, 209)) ('Familial adenomatous polyposis', 'Disease', (49, 79)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (26, 31)) 35976 26005633 In bladder cancer, down regulation of the CDH1 gene through promoter hypermethylation is frequently correlated with staging and grading of bladder cancer but the relation with methylation patterns is somewhat inconsistent with other studies showing high to low level of methylation at the promoter of CDH1 in bladder cancer. ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (139, 153)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (139, 153)) ('CDH1', 'Gene', (42, 46)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (147, 153)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (11, 17)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (3, 17)) ('CDH1', 'Gene', '999', (42, 46)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (309, 323)) ('CDH1', 'Gene', (301, 305)) ('promoter hypermethylation', 'Var', (60, 85)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (317, 323)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (309, 323)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (309, 323)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (3, 17)) ('down regulation', 'NegReg', (19, 34)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (139, 153)) ('CDH1', 'Gene', '999', (301, 305)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (3, 17)) 35977 26005633 Promoter methylation of E-cadherin is also seen in cervical cancer. ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (24, 34)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (24, 34)) ('Promoter methylation', 'Var', (0, 20)) ('seen', 'Reg', (43, 47)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', (51, 66)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002583', (51, 66)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (60, 66)) 35978 26005633 Other cell adhesion genes including OPCML, ICAM-1and CDH1 are hypermethylated in ovarian cancer. ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (81, 95)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (81, 95)) ('OPCML', 'Gene', (36, 41)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (81, 95)) ('ICAM-1', 'Gene', '3383', (43, 49)) ('hypermethylated', 'Var', (62, 77)) ('CDH1', 'Gene', (53, 57)) ('ICAM-1', 'Gene', (43, 49)) ('OPCML', 'Gene', '4978', (36, 41)) ('CDH1', 'Gene', '999', (53, 57)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (89, 95)) 35980 26005633 Global methylation at long interspersed nuclear elements-1 (LINE-1) is inherited in familial testicular cancer kindred. ('familial testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (84, 110)) ('Global methylation', 'Var', (0, 18)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (51, 54)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (104, 110)) ('familial testicular cancer', 'Disease', (84, 110)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (93, 110)) ('inherited', 'Reg', (71, 80)) 35981 26005633 Interestingly, hypermethylation mediated silencing of the small regulatory PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) including PIWIL1, PIWIL2, PIWIL4, and TDRD1, which regulate male germ line development has been observed in primary seminoma and non-seminoma testicular cancer. ('seminoma', 'Disease', (222, 230)) ('PIWIL4', 'Gene', (132, 138)) ('PIWIL1', 'Gene', (116, 122)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', (124, 130)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (222, 230)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', '9271', (132, 136)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', '9271', (124, 128)) ('TDRD1', 'Gene', '56165', (144, 149)) ('non-seminoma testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (235, 265)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (15, 31)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', '9271', (116, 120)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (248, 265)) ('PIWIL4', 'Gene', '143689', (132, 138)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', '55124', (124, 130)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', (132, 136)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', (124, 128)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', '9271', (75, 79)) ('observed', 'Reg', (202, 210)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (259, 265)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (188, 191)) ('TDRD1', 'Gene', (144, 149)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', (116, 120)) ('silencing', 'NegReg', (41, 50)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (239, 247)) ('non-seminoma testicular cancer', 'Disease', (235, 265)) ('PIWIL1', 'Gene', '9271', (116, 122)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (239, 247)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', (75, 79)) 35982 26005633 Several genes involved in signal transduction including Dickkopf (DKK3), Endothelin receptor type B (EDNRB), RASSF1A, Runt-related transcription factor 3 (RUNX3) and Secreted frizzled-related protein 1 (SFRP1) have been found to be hypermethylated in prostate cancer. ('SFRP1', 'Gene', '6422', (203, 208)) ('Dickkopf', 'Gene', (56, 64)) ('RUNX3', 'Gene', '864', (155, 160)) ('hypermethylated', 'Var', (232, 247)) ('EDNRB', 'Gene', '1910', (101, 106)) ('Secreted frizzled-related protein 1', 'Gene', (166, 201)) ('EDNRB', 'Gene', (101, 106)) ('Endothelin receptor type B', 'Gene', '1910', (73, 99)) ('Endothelin receptor type B', 'Gene', (73, 99)) ('Secreted frizzled-related protein 1', 'Gene', '6422', (166, 201)) ('SFRP1', 'Gene', (203, 208)) ('RUNX3', 'Gene', (155, 160)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (66, 70)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (260, 266)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (251, 266)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (251, 266)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', '11186', (109, 116)) ('Runt-related transcription factor 3', 'Gene', '864', (118, 153)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (66, 70)) ('Runt-related transcription factor 3', 'Gene', (118, 153)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (251, 266)) ('Dickkopf', 'Gene', '22943', (56, 64)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (109, 116)) 35983 26005633 Loss of DNA methylation was the first reported epigenetic change in human cancer. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (68, 73)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (74, 80)) ('DNA', 'Protein', (8, 11)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (74, 80)) ('Loss', 'NegReg', (0, 4)) ('methylation', 'Var', (12, 23)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 80)) 35988 26005633 Hypomethylation of gene promoters in cancer are associated with decreased overall genomic methylation or satellite DNA that correlates with increased transcription. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (37, 43)) ('transcription', 'MPA', (150, 163)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (37, 43)) ('Hypomethylation', 'Var', (0, 15)) ('genomic methylation', 'MPA', (82, 101)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (37, 43)) ('satellite DNA', 'CPA', (105, 118)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (140, 149)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (64, 73)) 35989 26005633 Evidence for the contribution of gene-region hypomethylation to oncogenesis suggests a greater involvement in activating genes involved with tumor invasion and metastasis as well as drug-resistance. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (141, 146)) ('drug-resistance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0020174', (182, 197)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (141, 146)) ('activating genes', 'MPA', (110, 126)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (45, 60)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (141, 146)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (102, 105)) 35990 26005633 DNA hypomethylation appears to be a late event in prostate cancer contrary to other cancers. ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (4, 19)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (84, 91)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 91)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (50, 65)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (84, 91)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (59, 65)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 90)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (50, 65)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (50, 65)) 35992 26005633 Hypomethylation of wingless-related MMTV integration site 5A (WNT5A), S100 calcium-binding protein P (S100P) and cysteine-rich protein 1(CRIP1) has been observed in prostate cancer. ('WNT5A', 'Gene', (62, 67)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (165, 180)) ('observed', 'Reg', (153, 161)) ('Hypomethylation', 'Var', (0, 15)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (165, 180)) ('WNT5A', 'Gene', '7474', (62, 67)) ('CRIP1', 'Gene', '1396', (137, 142)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (165, 180)) ('CRIP1', 'Gene', (137, 142)) ('S100P', 'Gene', '6286', (102, 107)) ('cysteine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (113, 121)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (174, 180)) ('S100P', 'Gene', (102, 107)) ('wingless-related MMTV integration site 5A', 'Gene', '7474', (19, 60)) ('wingless-related MMTV integration site 5A', 'Gene', (19, 60)) 35994 26005633 Hypomethylation has been found to cause re-expression of previously hypermethylated genes, such as the HRAS, BCL2, ABCB1, S100A4, SNCG, and CCND2, and numerous cancer/testis associated genes in testicular cancer. ('BCL2', 'Gene', (109, 113)) ('numerous cancer', 'Disease', (151, 166)) ('S100A4', 'Gene', '6275', (122, 128)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (194, 211)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (194, 211)) ('SNCG', 'Gene', (130, 134)) ('re-expression', 'MPA', (40, 53)) ('Hypomethylation', 'Var', (0, 15)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (160, 166)) ('S100A4', 'Gene', (122, 128)) ('numerous cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (151, 166)) ('BCL2', 'Gene', '596', (109, 113)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (205, 211)) ('HRAS', 'Gene', '3265', (103, 107)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (194, 211)) ('HRAS', 'Gene', (103, 107)) ('CCND2', 'Gene', (140, 145)) ('ABCB1', 'Gene', (115, 120)) ('ABCB1', 'Gene', '5243', (115, 120)) ('CCND2', 'Gene', '894', (140, 145)) 35996 26005633 Hypomethylation of satellite DNA has been observed in ovarian cancer and found to increase with stage and grade of ovarian cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 129)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (54, 68)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (62, 68)) ('Hypomethylation', 'Var', (0, 15)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (54, 68)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (115, 129)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (115, 129)) ('satellite DNA', 'Gene', (19, 32)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (82, 90)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (115, 129)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (54, 68)) ('observed', 'Reg', (42, 50)) 35998 26005633 Heparanase, an enzyme that acts both on cell-surface and within the extracellular matrix to degrade polymeric heparan sulfate molecules into shorter chain length oligosaccharides is also regulated by hypomethylation in bladder cancer. ('oligosaccharides', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009844', (162, 178)) ('Heparanase', 'Gene', '10855', (0, 10)) ('regulated', 'Reg', (187, 196)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (227, 233)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (219, 233)) ('Heparanase', 'Gene', (0, 10)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (200, 215)) ('heparan sulfate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006497', (110, 125)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (219, 233)) ('degrade polymeric heparan sulfate molecules', 'MPA', (92, 135)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (219, 233)) 36006 26005633 Despite its ability to demethylate p16INK4a gene promoter in colon cancer cells, its ability to modulate DNA methylation in genitourinary cancers remains to be vigorously tested. ('colon cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (61, 73)) ('colon cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (61, 73)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (138, 144)) ('genitourinary cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014565', (124, 145)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 73)) ('p16INK4a', 'Gene', (35, 43)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (138, 145)) ('colon cancer', 'Disease', (61, 73)) ('demethylate', 'Var', (23, 34)) ('genitourinary cancers', 'Disease', (124, 145)) ('p16INK4a', 'Gene', '1029', (35, 43)) 36020 26005633 Genistein-mediated modulation of methylation of pro-tumorigenic miRNA-1260b, its targets sFRP1 and Smad4 inhibits prostate cancer cell proliferation, invasion and TCF reporter activity. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 129)) ('sFRP1', 'Gene', (89, 94)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (52, 57)) ('sFRP1', 'Gene', '6422', (89, 94)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (114, 129)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (114, 129)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (52, 57)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (114, 129)) ('miRNA-1260b', 'Gene', (64, 75)) ('TCF', 'Gene', '3172', (163, 166)) ('modulation', 'Var', (19, 29)) ('Smad4', 'Gene', (99, 104)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (52, 57)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (33, 44)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (105, 113)) ('Genistein', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019833', (0, 9)) ('TCF', 'Gene', (163, 166)) ('invasion', 'CPA', (150, 158)) ('Smad4', 'Gene', '4089', (99, 104)) 36027 26005633 Curcumin was also observed to decrease CpG promoter methylation of Neurog1, a highly hypermethylated marker in prostate cancer and also the hypermethylation at the promoter region of tumor suppressor retinoic acid receptor 2 gene in cervical cancer. ('Curcumin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003474', (0, 8)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (120, 126)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (111, 126)) ('Neurog1', 'Gene', '4762', (67, 74)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (183, 188)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (30, 38)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (183, 188)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002583', (233, 248)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (111, 126)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (111, 126)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', (233, 248)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (183, 188)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (242, 248)) ('Neurog1', 'Gene', (67, 74)) ('CpG promoter methylation', 'MPA', (39, 63)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (140, 156)) 36096 31001201 A possible underlying cause may be the induction of iatrogenic hypogonadism: in fact, orchiectomy, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy may all induce gonadal dysfunction. ('gonadal dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006058', (145, 164)) ('iatrogenic hypogonadism', 'Disease', (52, 75)) ('orchiectomy', 'Disease', (86, 97)) ('gonadal dysfunction', 'Disease', (145, 164)) ('induce', 'Reg', (138, 144)) ('hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000135', (63, 75)) ('radiotherapy', 'Var', (117, 129)) ('iatrogenic hypogonadism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007049', (52, 75)) ('chemotherapy', 'Var', (99, 111)) 36110 31001201 Radiotherapy can cause sexual dysfunctions by inducing damage to the cavernous nerve and/or progressive fibrosis of the cavernous tissue and endothelial damage, which can become clinically evident through the onset of erectile dysfunction even several years post-treatment. ('erectile dysfunction', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000802', (218, 238)) ('Radiotherapy', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (268, 271)) ('cause', 'Reg', (17, 22)) ('fibrosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005355', (104, 112)) ('fibrosis', 'Disease', (104, 112)) ('damage', 'CPA', (55, 61)) ('erectile dysfunction', 'Disease', (218, 238)) ('inducing', 'Reg', (46, 54)) ('sexual dysfunctions', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012735', (23, 42)) ('erectile dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007172', (218, 238)) ('sexual dysfunctions', 'Disease', (23, 42)) 36167 33535586 Gonadal dysfunction with subnormal testosterone levels in TC survivors is common after treatment, which has a major impact on quality of life. ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (35, 47)) ('Gonadal dysfunction', 'Disease', (0, 19)) ('subnormal', 'Var', (25, 34)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (92, 95)) ('Gonadal dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006058', (0, 19)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (58, 60)) ('subnormal testosterone levels', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030087', (25, 54)) 36534 24294176 Furthermore, breast cancer risk is associated with presence of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) of KLK2 (Ex5 th 118C>T) or KLK4 (4207C>G). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (20, 26)) ('4207C>G', 'Mutation', 'g.4207C>G', (134, 141)) ('118C>T', 'Mutation', 'c.118C>T', (117, 123)) ('Ex5 th 118C>T', 'Var', (110, 123)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (13, 26)) ('single nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (63, 94)) ('KLK2', 'Gene', '3817', (104, 108)) ('KLK4', 'Gene', '9622', (128, 132)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (13, 26)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (13, 26)) ('KLK4', 'Gene', (128, 132)) ('KLK2', 'Gene', (104, 108)) ('4207C>G', 'Var', (134, 141)) ('presence', 'Var', (51, 59)) 36566 24294176 We envision that selective inhibitors to certain KLKs will be developed for future therapeutic application, that aim at blocking their enzymatic activity, in order to interfere with KLK-mediated degradation or activation of other proteins. ('proteins', 'Protein', (230, 238)) ('interfere', 'NegReg', (167, 176)) ('enzymatic activity', 'MPA', (135, 153)) ('KLK', 'Gene', '3816;5655;11012;26085;43847;55554;3817;354;9622;25818;5653;5653;5650;11202;284366', (182, 185)) ('inhibitors', 'Var', (27, 37)) ('KLK', 'Gene', (182, 185)) ('KLK', 'Gene', '3816;5655;11012;26085;43847;55554;3817;354;9622;25818;5653;5653;5650;11202;284366', (49, 52)) ('degradation', 'MPA', (195, 206)) ('KLK', 'Gene', (49, 52)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (210, 220)) 36647 32399369 Unfortunately, there are no specific guidelines when it comes to the management of KS patients with testicular GCTs (embryonal cell carcinoma) with aberrant histological markers and normal serum tumor markers. ('GCT', 'Gene', (111, 114)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (195, 200)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (132, 141)) ('GCT', 'Gene', '25797', (111, 114)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (75, 78)) ('embryonal cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (117, 141)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (148, 156)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (195, 200)) ('embryonal cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (117, 141)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (195, 200)) ('embryonal cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (117, 141)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (86, 94)) 36745 32399369 The uncommon presentation, including normal serum tumor markers, aberrant histological markers, and chemotherapeutic resistance made our case even more challenging to diagnose and treat. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (50, 55)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (65, 73)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (50, 55)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (50, 55)) 36746 32399369 Unfortunately, there are no specific guidelines when it comes to the management of KS patients with testicular GCTs with aberrant histological markers and normal serum tumor markers. ('GCT', 'Gene', (111, 114)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (168, 173)) ('GCT', 'Gene', '25797', (111, 114)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (121, 129)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (75, 78)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (168, 173)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (168, 173)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (86, 94)) 36890 31291913 We considered the following variables to describe the tumour characteristics: method of detection (symptoms, fortuitous, routine check-up, autopsy or unknown); stage, categorized in four classes based on the pathologic tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) classification or, when absent, the clinical TNM classification; and morphology grouped in two classes: seminoma (International Classification of Diseases in Oncology version 10: 9060-9064) and non-seminoma (including embryonal carcinoma ICD-O 10: 9070, yolk sac tumor ICD-O 10: 9071, teratoma ICD-O 10: 9080, 9082, 9083, 9102, teratocarcinoma ICD-O 10: 9081, choriocarcinoma ICD-O 10: 9100, 9101, mixed germ-cell tumor ICD-O10: 9085). ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (581, 590)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (613, 622)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (54, 60)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (219, 224)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (54, 60)) ('Oncology', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (405, 413)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (465, 484)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (219, 224)) ('teratoma ICD', 'Disease', 'OMIM:252500', (532, 544)) ('teratocarcinoma ICD', 'Disease', 'OMIM:252500', (575, 594)) ('embryonal carcinoma ICD', 'Disease', 'OMIM:252500', (465, 488)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100768', (607, 622)) ('choriocarcinoma ICD', 'Disease', 'OMIM:252500', (607, 626)) ('choriocarcinoma ICD', 'Disease', (607, 626)) ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', (441, 453)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (510, 515)) ('teratoma ICD', 'Disease', (532, 544)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (661, 666)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (219, 224)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (475, 484)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (510, 515)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (661, 666)) ('teratocarcinoma ICD', 'Disease', (575, 594)) ('embryonal carcinoma ICD', 'Disease', (465, 488)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (351, 359)) ('9083', 'Var', (563, 567)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (445, 453)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (351, 359)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (445, 453)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (661, 666)) ('germ-cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (651, 666)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (510, 515)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (532, 540)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (54, 60)) ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (441, 453)) 36944 31291913 Cryptorchidism, environmental exposures, epigenetic aberrations and genetic susceptibility are the suggested etiologic mechanisms for the development of this cancer. ('Cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (0, 14)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (145, 148)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (158, 164)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (158, 164)) ('Cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (0, 14)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (23, 26)) ('epigenetic aberrations', 'Var', (41, 63)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (158, 164)) 36962 30027931 Using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis, we investigated allele and genotype frequencies for KITLG (rs995030, rs1508595), SPRY4 (rs4624820, rs6897876), BAK1 (rs210138), BMP7 (rs388286), TGFBR3 (rs12082710), and HOXD (rs17198432) in 142 TGCT patients, 137 TM patients, and 153 fertile men (control group). ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (153, 161)) ('rs6897876', 'Var', (193, 202)) ('TGFBR3', 'Gene', '7049', (239, 245)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (337, 340)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (175, 180)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (289, 293)) ('TGFBR3', 'Gene', (239, 245)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (146, 151)) ('rs4624820', 'Mutation', 'rs4624820', (182, 191)) ('rs12082710', 'Mutation', 'rs12082710', (247, 257)) ('TM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (308, 310)) ('rs17198432', 'Mutation', 'rs17198432', (270, 280)) ('HOXD', 'Gene', (264, 268)) ('rs210138', 'Mutation', 'rs210138', (211, 219)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (146, 151)) ('rs12082710', 'Var', (247, 257)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (48, 51)) ('HOXD', 'Gene', '3230', (264, 268)) ('rs388286', 'Mutation', 'rs388286', (228, 236)) ('rs6897876', 'Mutation', 'rs6897876', (193, 202)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (205, 209)) ('rs4624820', 'Var', (182, 191)) ('rs1508595', 'Mutation', 'rs1508595', (163, 172)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (205, 209)) ('rs17198432', 'Var', (270, 280)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (175, 180)) ('rs1508595', 'Var', (163, 172)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (294, 302)) ('rs995030', 'Var', (153, 161)) ('rs388286', 'Var', (228, 236)) ('rs210138', 'Var', (211, 219)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (311, 319)) 36963 30027931 We found significant differences in the KITLG GG_rs995030 genotype in TM (P = 0.01) and TGCT patients (P = 0.0005) compared with the control. ('GG_rs995030', 'Var', (46, 57)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (40, 45)) ('differences', 'Reg', (21, 32)) ('TM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (70, 72)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (40, 45)) ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (49, 57)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (88, 92)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (93, 101)) 36966 30027931 HOXD also demonstrated a strong association with TGCTs (rs17198432 A allele, P = 0.0001; AA genotype, P = 0.001). ('rs17198432', 'Mutation', 'rs17198432', (56, 66)) ('HOXD', 'Gene', '3230', (0, 4)) ('rs17198432 A', 'Var', (56, 68)) ('HOXD', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (49, 54)) 36969 30027931 In summary, the KITLG GG_rs995030, GG_rs1508595, BMP7 TT_rs388286, HOXD AA_rs17198432, and BAK1 GG_rs210138 genotypes were associated with a high risk of TGCT development. ('associated', 'Reg', (123, 133)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (16, 21)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (16, 21)) ('rs210138', 'Mutation', 'rs210138', (99, 107)) ('HOXD', 'Gene', (67, 71)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (91, 95)) ('GG_rs210138', 'Var', (96, 107)) ('rs388286', 'Mutation', 'rs388286', (57, 65)) ('TGCT development', 'CPA', (154, 170)) ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (25, 33)) ('rs1508595', 'Mutation', 'rs1508595', (38, 47)) ('rs17198432', 'Mutation', 'rs17198432', (75, 85)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (166, 169)) ('HOXD', 'Gene', '3230', (67, 71)) ('GG_rs1508595', 'Gene', (35, 47)) ('GG_rs995030', 'Var', (22, 33)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (91, 95)) 36994 30027931 Using PCR-RFLP analysis, we developed a detection method (Figure 1) and investigated the KITLG (rs995030, rs1508595), SPRY4 (rs4624820, rs6897876), BAK1 (rs210138), BMP7 (rs388286), TGFBR3 (rs12082710), and HOXD (rs17198432) loci in 142 patients with TGCTs, 137 patients with TM, and 153 fertile men. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (296, 299)) ('rs6897876', 'Var', (136, 145)) ('TGFBR3', 'Gene', '7049', (182, 188)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (118, 123)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (237, 245)) ('rs210138', 'Var', (154, 162)) ('TGFBR3', 'Gene', (182, 188)) ('TM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (276, 278)) ('rs4624820', 'Mutation', 'rs4624820', (125, 134)) ('rs12082710', 'Mutation', 'rs12082710', (190, 200)) ('rs17198432', 'Mutation', 'rs17198432', (213, 223)) ('HOXD', 'Gene', (207, 211)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (118, 123)) ('rs12082710', 'Var', (190, 200)) ('HOXD', 'Gene', '3230', (207, 211)) ('rs388286', 'Mutation', 'rs388286', (171, 179)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (89, 94)) ('rs6897876', 'Mutation', 'rs6897876', (136, 145)) ('rs995030', 'Var', (96, 104)) ('rs4624820', 'Var', (125, 134)) ('rs17198432', 'Var', (213, 223)) ('rs210138', 'Mutation', 'rs210138', (154, 162)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (148, 152)) ('rs1508595', 'Mutation', 'rs1508595', (106, 115)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (89, 94)) ('rs1508595', 'Var', (106, 115)) ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (96, 104)) ('rs388286', 'Var', (171, 179)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (262, 270)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (148, 152)) 36995 30027931 We found significant differences in the prevalence of the KITLG genotype GG rs995030 in patients with TM (P = 0.01) and TGCTs (P = 0.0005) compared with the level in the control group. ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (76, 84)) ('rs995030', 'Var', (76, 84)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (88, 96)) ('TM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (102, 104)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (58, 63)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (58, 63)) ('GG rs995030', 'Var', (73, 84)) 36996 30027931 Strong associations of TM with KITLG (rs1508595) were detected for both the G allele (P = 0.003) and the GG genotype (P = 0.01) and also for TGCTs with the G allele (P = 0.0001) and the GG genotype (P = 0.0007). ('TM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (23, 25)) ('rs1508595', 'Mutation', 'rs1508595', (38, 47)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (31, 36)) ('rs1508595', 'Var', (38, 47)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (31, 36)) 36997 30027931 For BMP7 (rs388286), significant differences from the control group were found for both the TGCT group (T allele, P = 0.00004; TT genotype, P = 0.00006) and the TM group (T allele, P = 0.04). ('BMP7', 'Gene', (4, 8)) ('differences', 'Reg', (33, 44)) ('TM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (161, 163)) ('rs388286', 'Mutation', 'rs388286', (10, 18)) ('rs388286', 'Var', (10, 18)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (92, 96)) 36998 30027931 For HOXD (rs17198432), significant associations were demonstrated only with TGCTs (A allele, P = 0.0001; AA genotype, P = 0.001). ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (76, 81)) ('rs17198432', 'Mutation', 'rs17198432', (10, 20)) ('HOXD', 'Gene', '3230', (4, 8)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (35, 47)) ('rs17198432', 'Var', (10, 20)) ('HOXD', 'Gene', (4, 8)) 36999 30027931 For BAK1 (rs210138), significant differences were also found for the G allele (P = 0.03) and the GG genotype (P = 0.01) in the TGCT group compared with the control. ('TGCT', 'Disease', (127, 131)) ('rs210138', 'Var', (10, 18)) ('differences', 'Reg', (33, 44)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (4, 8)) ('rs210138', 'Mutation', 'rs210138', (10, 18)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (4, 8)) 37000 30027931 However, there were no remarkable differences in TGFBR3 (rs12082710) and SPRY4 (rs4624820, rs6897876) allele and genotype frequencies between the TGCT/TM groups and the control. ('TGFBR3', 'Gene', '7049', (49, 55)) ('TGFBR3', 'Gene', (49, 55)) ('rs4624820', 'Mutation', 'rs4624820', (80, 89)) ('rs12082710', 'Var', (57, 67)) ('rs6897876', 'Var', (91, 100)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (73, 78)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (73, 78)) ('TM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (151, 153)) ('rs6897876', 'Mutation', 'rs6897876', (91, 100)) ('rs12082710', 'Mutation', 'rs12082710', (57, 67)) ('rs4624820', 'Var', (80, 89)) 37005 30027931 Recently, several GWASs have revealed a number of genetic variations with important roles in TGCT development, including variations in KITLG, SPRY4, BAK1, Doublesex- and mab-3-related transcription factor 1 gene (DMRT1), telomerase reverse transcriptase gene (TERT), activating transcription factor 7 interacting protein gene (ATF7IP), hematopoietic prostaglandin D synthase gene (HPGDS), mitotic arrest deficient 1 like 1 gene (MAD1L1), ring finger and WD repeat domain 3 gene (RFWD3), testis expressed 14, intercellular bridge forming factor gene (TEX14), and protein phosphatase, Mg2+/Mn2+ dependent 1E gene (PPM1E). ('prostaglandin D synthase', 'Gene', '5730', (350, 374)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (149, 153)) ('variations', 'Var', (58, 68)) ('variations', 'Var', (121, 131)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (105, 108)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (142, 147)) ('HPGDS', 'Gene', '27306', (381, 386)) ('mitotic arrest deficient', 'Disease', (389, 413)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (260, 264)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (260, 264)) ('activating transcription factor 7 interacting protein', 'Gene', '55729', (267, 320)) ('PPM1E', 'Gene', (612, 617)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (149, 153)) ('mitotic arrest deficient', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (389, 413)) ('MAD1L1', 'Gene', '8379', (429, 435)) ('Doublesex- and mab-3-related transcription factor 1', 'Gene', '1761', (155, 206)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', (327, 333)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (213, 218)) ('TEX14', 'Gene', (550, 555)) ('ring finger and WD repeat domain 3', 'Gene', '55159', (438, 472)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (135, 140)) ('RFWD3', 'Gene', (479, 484)) ('prostaglandin D synthase', 'Gene', (350, 374)) ('HPGDS', 'Gene', (381, 386)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (142, 147)) ('RFWD3', 'Gene', '55159', (479, 484)) ('PPM1E', 'Gene', '22843', (612, 617)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', '55729', (327, 333)) ('MAD1L1', 'Gene', (429, 435)) ('TEX14', 'Gene', '56155', (550, 555)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (213, 218)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (135, 140)) 37009 30027931 The signaling pathway KIT/KITLG (Kit receptor signaling pathway) is critical for the migration and survival of primordial germ cells (PGCs), and its deregulation leads to the appearance of ectopically migrated PGCs. ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (26, 31)) ('ectopically migrated PGCs', 'CPA', (189, 214)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (162, 170)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (26, 31)) ('deregulation', 'Var', (149, 161)) 37016 30027931 According to the GWAS data, BMP7 (rs388286) and HOXD (rs17198432) are genetic factors unrelated to TGCTs but related to TDS development. ('related', 'Reg', (109, 116)) ('TDS', 'Disease', (120, 123)) ('HOXD', 'Gene', '3230', (48, 52)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (131, 134)) ('rs17198432', 'Mutation', 'rs17198432', (54, 64)) ('rs388286', 'Mutation', 'rs388286', (34, 42)) ('HOXD', 'Gene', (48, 52)) ('rs388286', 'Var', (34, 42)) ('rs17198432', 'Var', (54, 64)) 37017 30027931 Interestingly, the HOXD locus (rs17198432 alleles and genotypes) is associated with TGCT development. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (96, 99)) ('rs17198432', 'Mutation', 'rs17198432', (31, 41)) ('HOXD', 'Gene', (19, 23)) ('associated', 'Reg', (68, 78)) ('TGCT development', 'CPA', (84, 100)) ('rs17198432', 'Var', (31, 41)) ('HOXD', 'Gene', '3230', (19, 23)) 37024 30027931 Deletions of HOXD genes or their 5'-regions lead to severe abnormalities of limbs and gonads; point mutations in the HOXD13 gene result in synpolydactyly and brachydactyly. ('HOXD13', 'Gene', '3239', (117, 123)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (44, 51)) ('abnormalities of limbs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040064', (59, 81)) ('HOXD', 'Gene', '3230', (117, 121)) ('HOXD13', 'Gene', (117, 123)) ('result in', 'Reg', (129, 138)) ('brachydactyly', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001156', (158, 171)) ('HOXD', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('point mutations', 'Var', (94, 109)) ('synpolydactyly and brachydactyly', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538153', (139, 171)) ('HOXD', 'Gene', '3230', (13, 17)) ('Deletions', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('HOXD', 'Gene', (117, 121)) 37036 30027931 Therefore, the KITLG and BMP7 ligands play important roles in PGC development and differentiation in human embryos, but their deregulation could lead to the activation of cell proliferation and consequently to TGCTs in adulthood. ('deregulation', 'Var', (126, 138)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (171, 189)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (15, 20)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (73, 76)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (15, 20)) ('TGCTs', 'CPA', (210, 215)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (101, 106)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (157, 167)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (145, 152)) 37044 30027931 The FDR test in the TGCT group confirmed the data for BMP7 (rs388286), KITLG (rs1508595), HOXD (rs17198432), and KITLG (rs995030) alleles and genotypes, but none of the evaluated polymorphisms in the TM group fulfilled the requirements of the FDR test (Table 3). ('TM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (200, 202)) ('HOXD', 'Gene', (90, 94)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (230, 233)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (71, 76)) ('rs388286', 'Mutation', 'rs388286', (60, 68)) ('rs1508595', 'Mutation', 'rs1508595', (78, 87)) ('rs388286', 'Var', (60, 68)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (113, 118)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (71, 76)) ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (120, 128)) ('rs17198432', 'Var', (96, 106)) ('rs1508595', 'Var', (78, 87)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (113, 118)) ('HOXD', 'Gene', '3230', (90, 94)) ('rs995030', 'Var', (120, 128)) ('rs17198432', 'Mutation', 'rs17198432', (96, 106)) 37046 30027931 In conclusion, the present study demonstrated that variants of certain genes related to the KIT/KITLG and BMP/TGFbeta signaling pathways and important for the development of TGCTs are more common in TM patients than in fertile men. ('KITLG', 'Gene', (96, 101)) ('BMP', 'Gene', (106, 109)) ('common', 'Reg', (189, 195)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (227, 230)) ('variants', 'Var', (51, 59)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (166, 169)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (202, 210)) ('TM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (199, 201)) ('BMP', 'Gene', '649', (106, 109)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (96, 101)) 37059 28815058 TML has been suggested to be associated with testicular cancer, but this relationship remains debatable. ('TML', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (0, 3)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (45, 62)) ('TML', 'Var', (0, 3)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (56, 62)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (45, 62)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (45, 62)) ('associated', 'Reg', (29, 39)) 37108 24059746 Interestingly, following treatment with low doses of H2O2, the silencing of CCDC6 in GC1 cells caused a decrease in the oxidized form of cytochrome c and low detection of Bad, PARP-1 and Caspase 3 proteins. ('Caspase 3', 'Gene', (187, 196)) ('Bad', 'Protein', (171, 174)) ('low', 'NegReg', (154, 157)) ('PARP-1', 'Gene', (176, 182)) ('CCDC6', 'Gene', (76, 81)) ('Caspase 3', 'Gene', '836', (187, 196)) ('PARP-1', 'Gene', '142', (176, 182)) ('cytochrome c', 'Gene', '54205', (137, 149)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (30, 33)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (104, 112)) ('cytochrome c', 'Gene', (137, 149)) ('H2O2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006861', (53, 57)) ('silencing', 'Var', (63, 72)) 37118 24059746 CCDC6 was originally identified upon rearrangement with RET in thyroid and lung tumours, and with genes other than RET in solid and not solid tumours. ('RET', 'Gene', '5979', (56, 59)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (46, 49)) ('RET', 'Gene', (56, 59)) ('RET', 'Gene', '5979', (115, 118)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 148)) ('solid tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (136, 149)) ('CCDC6', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 149)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (80, 86)) ('rearrangement', 'Var', (37, 50)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (80, 87)) ('solid tumours', 'Disease', (136, 149)) ('RET', 'Gene', (115, 118)) ('thyroid and lung tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (63, 87)) 37119 24059746 In most cancers harbouring CCDC6 gene rearrangements, the product of the normal allele is supposed to be functionally impaired or absent. ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (8, 15)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (8, 15)) ('rearrangements', 'Var', (38, 52)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (8, 15)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (8, 14)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (47, 50)) ('CCDC6', 'Gene', (27, 32)) 37124 24059746 Here, we intend to gain more insights into the CCDC6 tissue biology and its relation to testicular cancer in order to unravel a role for CCDC6 as a new DDR component that participates in genome stability maintenance and whose malfunction may contribute to the pathogenesis of germ cell tumours. ('contribute', 'Reg', (242, 252)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (88, 105)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (88, 105)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (286, 293)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (286, 292)) ('participates', 'Reg', (171, 183)) ('CCDC6', 'Gene', (137, 142)) ('malfunction', 'Var', (226, 237)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 105)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (88, 105)) ('germ cell tumours', 'Disease', (276, 293)) ('germ cell tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009373', (276, 293)) 37129 24059746 GC-1 cells were transfected with mission shCCDC6 or a control non-targeting scrambled sh, after 48h were treated with H2O2 at different doses (range of 1, 2, 5 and 10 muM) for 1h, as indicated. ('GC-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:8872', (0, 4)) ('muM', 'Gene', (167, 170)) ('H2O2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006861', (118, 122)) ('shCCDC6', 'Var', (41, 48)) ('1h', 'Chemical', '-', (176, 178)) ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (167, 170)) 37133 24059746 GC-1 cells were transfected with mission shCCDC6 or a control non-targeting scrambled sh, after 48 h this cells were treated with H2O2 at 10 muM for 1 h and apoptosis was quantified by measuring Caspase 3/7 activation using the Caspase-Glo 3/7 assay (Promega) according to the manufacturer's instructions. ('GC-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:8872', (0, 4)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (207, 217)) ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (141, 144)) ('shCCDC6', 'Var', (41, 48)) ('Caspase 3', 'Gene', (195, 204)) ('H2O2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006861', (130, 134)) ('Caspase 3', 'Gene', '836', (195, 204)) ('muM', 'Gene', (141, 144)) 37163 24059746 In order to investigate if the loss of CCDC6 could affect hydrogen peroxide-induced apoptosis in CCDC6-expressing primordial GC1 cells, we silenced its expression by the transient transfection of specific shRNAs directed against murine CCDC6 and exposed the cells to different doses of hydrogen peroxide for 1 hour (Figure 2A, right). ('hydrogen peroxide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006861', (58, 75)) ('hydrogen peroxide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006861', (286, 303)) ('CCDC6', 'Gene', (39, 44)) ('affect', 'Reg', (51, 57)) ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (229, 235)) ('silenced', 'NegReg', (139, 147)) ('loss', 'Var', (31, 35)) ('hydrogen peroxide-induced', 'MPA', (58, 83)) ('expression', 'MPA', (152, 162)) 37164 24059746 We observed a reversion of an antiproliferative effects following hydrogen peroxide exposure in CCDC6 silenced- compared to control GC1 cells. ('silenced-', 'Var', (102, 111)) ('hydrogen peroxide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006861', (66, 83)) ('antiproliferative', 'MPA', (30, 47)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (41, 44)) ('CCDC6', 'Gene', (96, 101)) 37166 24059746 Indeed, by western blot analysis, we observed that the oxidized form of cytochrome c was significantly decreased in GC1-shCCDC6, compared to controls (Figure 2A, right). ('decreased', 'NegReg', (103, 112)) ('GC1-shCCDC6', 'Var', (116, 127)) ('cytochrome c', 'Gene', (72, 84)) ('cytochrome c', 'Gene', '54205', (72, 84)) 37168 24059746 By this assay we found that 48 hours after the transient silencing of shCCDC6 and shCTRL in GC1 cells the cytochrome c release in the cytosol of the GC1 shCCDC6 cells showed a slightly increase, compared to the significant high levels detected in the shCTRL GC1 cells, following one hour exposure to 10 muM H2O2, after washing out the hydrogen peroxide and leaving the cells an additional hour before the lysis. ('increase', 'PosReg', (185, 193)) ('cytochrome c', 'Gene', '54205', (106, 118)) ('H2O2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006861', (307, 311)) ('shCCDC6', 'Gene', (70, 77)) ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (303, 306)) ('silencing', 'Var', (57, 66)) ('muM', 'Gene', (303, 306)) ('cytochrome c', 'Gene', (106, 118)) ('shCTRL', 'Gene', (82, 88)) ('hydrogen peroxide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006861', (335, 352)) 37172 24059746 To determine whether the H2O2-induced redox imbalance and the subsequent GC1 cell apoptosis were associated with changes in pro- and anti-apoptotic proteins, the expression of these proteins was analyzed by western blot. ('imbalance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002172', (44, 53)) ('changes', 'Reg', (113, 120)) ('redox imbalance', 'MPA', (38, 53)) ('redox imbalance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025463', (38, 53)) ('GC1 cell apoptosis', 'CPA', (73, 91)) ('H2O2-induced', 'Var', (25, 37)) ('H2O2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006861', (25, 29)) 37177 24059746 To investigate whether CCDC6 silencing was able to confer protection by H2O2 induced apoptosis in testicular germ cells, we studied caspase -3 activity. ('caspase -3', 'Gene', (132, 142)) ('H2O2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006861', (72, 76)) ('H2O2', 'Gene', (72, 76)) ('CCDC6', 'Gene', (23, 28)) ('silencing', 'Var', (29, 38)) ('caspase -3', 'Gene', '836', (132, 142)) 37178 24059746 We found that caspase -3 activity was reduced in shCCDC6 compared to shCTRL GC1 cells, upon 10 muM H2O2 treatment for 1 hour (Figure 2D). ('caspase -3', 'Gene', (14, 24)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (38, 45)) ('shCCDC6', 'Var', (49, 56)) ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (95, 98)) ('caspase -3', 'Gene', '836', (14, 24)) ('H2O2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006861', (99, 103)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (109, 112)) ('muM', 'Gene', (95, 98)) ('activity', 'MPA', (25, 33)) 37179 24059746 We reported that stable CCDC6 depletion in HeLa cells affected the phosphorylation of histone H2AX on S139, upon IR and etoposide exposure. ('affected', 'Reg', (54, 62)) ('H2AX', 'Gene', '3014', (94, 98)) ('H2AX', 'Gene', (94, 98)) ('depletion', 'Var', (30, 39)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (43, 47)) ('etoposide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005047', (120, 129)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (67, 82)) 37180 24059746 In the same cells, CCDC6 silencing affects the levels of histone H2AX phosphorylation, upon H2O2 treatment (data not shown). ('silencing', 'Var', (25, 34)) ('H2AX', 'Gene', (65, 69)) ('CCDC6', 'Gene', (19, 24)) ('H2O2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006861', (92, 96)) ('affects', 'Reg', (35, 42)) ('H2AX', 'Gene', '3014', (65, 69)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (102, 105)) 37181 24059746 Interestingly, in the stable CCDC6-interfered HeLa cells, the re-expression of the wild type protein but not of the CCDC6 protein mutated in the T434A residue, an ATM kinase phosphorylation target, restored pS139_H2AX levels in response to genotoxic stress. ('H2AX', 'Gene', (213, 217)) ('ATM', 'Gene', '472', (163, 166)) ('response to genotoxic stress', 'MPA', (228, 256)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (46, 50)) ('T434A', 'Mutation', 'c.434T>A', (145, 150)) ('mutated', 'Var', (130, 137)) ('ATM', 'Gene', (163, 166)) ('H2AX', 'Gene', '3014', (213, 217)) ('restored', 'PosReg', (198, 206)) 37183 24059746 Notably, the overexpression of the CCDC6 T434A mutant, that behaved as a dominant negative of the wild type protein, affected the phosphorylation status of the histone H2AX in the absence or presence of H2O2, in comparison to the empty vector transfected cells (Figure 2E). ('H2O2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006861', (203, 207)) ('T434A', 'Mutation', 'c.434T>A', (41, 46)) ('H2AX', 'Gene', (168, 172)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (13, 27)) ('T434A', 'Var', (41, 46)) ('affected', 'Reg', (117, 125)) ('phosphorylation status', 'MPA', (130, 152)) ('H2AX', 'Gene', '3014', (168, 172)) ('CCDC6', 'Gene', (35, 40)) 37185 24059746 By immunoblot analysis of CCDC6, we could also observe that the protein was stabilized in response to H2O2 in the sh-ctrl and in the empty vector transfected GC-1 cells, compared to the T434A overexpressing cells, where the H2O2 treatments did not stabilize the CCDC6 protein (Figure 2E). ('GC-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:8872', (158, 162)) ('T434A', 'Mutation', 'c.434T>A', (186, 191)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (234, 237)) ('stabilized', 'MPA', (76, 86)) ('H2O2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006861', (102, 106)) ('H2O2', 'Var', (102, 106)) ('H2O2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006861', (224, 228)) 37186 24059746 As a control, in the lanes where CCDC6 was silenced in the GC1 cells (-/+H2O2), the anti-CCDC6 hybridization allows a verification of the efficiency of the silencing (Figure 2E). ('anti-CCDC6', 'Var', (84, 94)) ('H2O2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006861', (73, 77)) ('silencing', 'Var', (156, 165)) 37187 24059746 Overall, these experiments have showed that, in the GC1 cells, the loss of CCDC6 or its functional impairment by mutation of a single residue limited the amount of S139_pH2AX that then influenced the sensing of DNA damage induced by H2O2, relative to the control cells. ('mutation', 'Var', (113, 121)) ('H2AX', 'Gene', '3014', (170, 174)) ('H2AX', 'Gene', (170, 174)) ('sensing of DNA damage induced by H2O2', 'MPA', (200, 237)) ('CCDC6', 'Gene', (75, 80)) ('limited', 'NegReg', (142, 149)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (105, 108)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (67, 71)) ('influenced', 'Reg', (185, 195)) ('functional', 'MPA', (88, 98)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (21, 24)) ('H2O2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006861', (233, 237)) 37190 24059746 In the same cells, the transient expression of the mutant CCDC6 T434A counteracted the ROS production, compared to the control (# p <= 0.05) (Figure 2G). ('mutant', 'Var', (51, 57)) ('T434A', 'Var', (64, 69)) ('ROS production', 'MPA', (87, 101)) ('ROS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017382', (87, 90)) ('T434A', 'Mutation', 'c.434T>A', (64, 69)) ('CCDC6', 'Gene', (58, 63)) 37193 24059746 In the testicular tissues adjacent to the tumour, normal or atrophic and not affected by neoplastic transformation, it was possible to appreciate the CCDC6 positivity mainly in the nucleus of the spermatogonial cells identified, on the basis of the morphological features, at the basal layer of the tubules. ('atrophic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020966', (60, 68)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (42, 48)) ('atrophic', 'Disease', (60, 68)) ('CCDC6', 'Gene', (150, 155)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (42, 48)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (42, 48)) ('positivity', 'Var', (156, 166)) 37201 24059746 An aberrant reduction or a lack of MDC1 has been reported in a significant proportion of carcinomas supporting its candidacy as a tumor suppressor. ('carcinomas', 'Disease', (89, 99)) ('MDC1', 'Gene', (35, 39)) ('MDC1', 'Gene', '9656', (35, 39)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (3, 11)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (12, 21)) ('lack', 'NegReg', (27, 31)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (130, 135)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (130, 135)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (89, 98)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (89, 99)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (130, 135)) ('carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (89, 99)) 37208 24059746 Quantitative real time PCR analysis showed low levels of transcripts for CCDC6 in these cells, compared to the expression levels detected in the GC1 cells (Figure 5B), suggesting that the loss of CCDC6 in the neoplastic seminoma cells might not be dependent on a post-transcriptional mechanism. ('CCDC6', 'Gene', (73, 78)) ('neoplastic seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (209, 228)) ('CCDC6', 'Gene', (196, 201)) ('loss', 'Var', (188, 192)) ('neoplastic seminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (209, 228)) ('neoplastic seminoma', 'Disease', (209, 228)) 37222 24059746 A few CCDC6 somatic mutations have been reported in some tumours (http://www.sanger.ac.uk/genetics/CGP/cosmic), but they are still in need of characterization. ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 64)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (57, 64)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (57, 64)) ('CCDC6', 'Gene', (6, 11)) ('reported', 'Reg', (40, 48)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 63)) ('mutations', 'Var', (20, 29)) 37230 24059746 Nevertheless, we can assume that in different tissues, other than the testis, CCDC6 may be inactivated or lost by different mechanisms, such as post-translational modifications, and also at different stages of tumour development, initiation or progression. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (224, 227)) ('lost', 'NegReg', (106, 110)) ('CCDC6', 'Gene', (78, 83)) ('initiation', 'Disease', (230, 240)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (210, 216)) ('post-translational modifications', 'Var', (144, 176)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (210, 216)) ('initiation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007319', (230, 240)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (210, 216)) 37233 24059746 The progressively decreasing levels of CCDC6 during the spermatocytic differentiation process could reflect the different levels of control needed for the mitotically proliferating testicular cells rather than during meiotic recombination where CCDC6 could probably induce inadequate apoptosis and undermine spermatogenesis. ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (284, 293)) ('undermine', 'NegReg', (298, 307)) ('levels', 'MPA', (29, 35)) ('CCDC6', 'Var', (245, 250)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (198, 201)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (174, 177)) ('induce', 'Reg', (266, 272)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (308, 323)) ('decreasing', 'NegReg', (18, 28)) 37243 24059746 Moreover, we found that, upon H2O2 treatment, the silencing of CCDC6 or the mutation in the recognition site for the ATM kinase in primary GC1 germ cells increases the rate of survival, impairs the phosphorylation of histone H2AX on S139, affects ROS production and makes the cells more resistant to oxidative damage. ('increases', 'PosReg', (154, 163)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (198, 213)) ('ROS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017382', (247, 250)) ('ATM', 'Gene', '472', (117, 120)) ('ROS production', 'MPA', (247, 261)) ('affects', 'Reg', (239, 246)) ('H2O2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006861', (30, 34)) ('impairs', 'NegReg', (186, 193)) ('silencing', 'Var', (50, 59)) ('H2AX', 'Gene', '3014', (225, 229)) ('H2AX', 'Gene', (225, 229)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (168, 171)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (40, 43)) ('survival', 'CPA', (176, 184)) ('CCDC6', 'Gene', (63, 68)) ('mutation', 'Var', (76, 84)) ('ATM', 'Gene', (117, 120)) 37245 24059746 In conclusion, our results suggest that the loss of CCDC6 in tumour testes could represent a specific event that helps testicular germ cell tumours formation. ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (140, 146)) ('tumour testes', 'Disease', (61, 74)) ('tumour testes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (61, 74)) ('helps', 'PosReg', (113, 118)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (140, 147)) ('testicular germ cell tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (119, 147)) ('loss', 'Var', (44, 48)) ('testicular germ cell tumours', 'Disease', (119, 147)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (61, 67)) ('CCDC6', 'Gene', (52, 57)) 37269 21851623 Inactivation of the Dnd1 gene results in sterility in vertebrates as well as causes development of testicular germ cell tumors in mice. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (130, 134)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (120, 126)) ('causes', 'Reg', (77, 83)) ('sterility', 'CPA', (41, 50)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (110, 126)) ('results in', 'Reg', (30, 40)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (110, 125)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (20, 24)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (120, 125)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', '213236', (20, 24)) ('testicular germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (99, 126)) ('testicular germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (99, 126)) ('Inactivation', 'Var', (0, 12)) 37271 21851623 Mice with inactivated Dnd1 show progressive reduction in germ cell numbers starting around embryonic day (E) 8 and are therefore rendered sterile at birth. ('germ cell numbers', 'CPA', (57, 74)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (22, 26)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', '213236', (22, 26)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (44, 53)) ('inactivated', 'Var', (10, 21)) ('Mice', 'Species', '10090', (0, 4)) 37272 21851623 In addition, when inactivation of Dnd1 occurs in 129 strain mouse background, these mice have a very high incidence of testicular germ cell tumors. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (140, 146)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (130, 146)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (18, 30)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (34, 38)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (140, 145)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', '213236', (34, 38)) ('testicular germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (119, 146)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (60, 65)) ('testicular germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (119, 146)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (130, 145)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (84, 88)) 37276 21851623 Mutations engineered in the RRM prevent interaction of DND1 with mRNAs and have also been reported to prevent nucleo-cytoplasmic translocation of zebrafish DND1. ('nucleo-cytoplasmic translocation', 'MPA', (110, 142)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (146, 155)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (55, 59)) ('prevent', 'NegReg', (102, 109)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('interaction', 'Interaction', (40, 51)) ('prevent', 'NegReg', (32, 39)) 37277 21851623 In addition, a disease associated nucleotide polymorphism in the highly conserved RRM of DND1 was detected in a human patient with germ cell tumor. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (141, 146)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (89, 93)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (141, 146)) ('disease associated', 'Reg', (15, 33)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (141, 146)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (131, 146)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (118, 125)) ('nucleotide polymorphism', 'Var', (34, 57)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (112, 117)) 37283 21851623 In the case of P27, Nanos1 and TDRD7, the U-rich sequences are found adjacent to miRNA binding sites. ('Nanos1', 'Var', (20, 26)) ('P27', 'Var', (15, 18)) ('miR', 'Gene', (81, 84)) ('miR', 'Gene', '735281', (81, 84)) 37316 21851623 PCR cycles for each transcript was as follows: P27 (30 or 35 cycles), HPRT1 (35 or 24 cycles), OCT4, SOX2 and NANOG (26 cycles), LIN28, KLF4, MYC, TP53, LATS2, BAX and BCLX (35 cycles). ('BCLX', 'Gene', (168, 172)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (147, 151)) ('HPRT1', 'Gene', '15452', (70, 75)) ('KLF4', 'Gene', (136, 140)) ('MYC', 'Gene', (142, 145)) ('BCLX', 'Gene', '12048', (168, 172)) ('MYC', 'Gene', '17869', (142, 145)) ('KLF4', 'Gene', '16600', (136, 140)) ('HPRT1', 'Gene', (70, 75)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '22059', (147, 151)) ('P27', 'Var', (47, 50)) ('BAX', 'Gene', '12028', (160, 163)) ('BAX', 'Gene', (160, 163)) 37324 21851623 We established lentiviral modified hES lines that express HA-tagged human DND1 (hES/HA-DND1) in an inducible manner. ('hES', 'Gene', (80, 83)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (68, 73)) ('hES', 'Gene', '6238', (35, 38)) ('HA-tagged', 'Var', (58, 67)) ('hES', 'Gene', (35, 38)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (74, 78)) ('hES', 'Gene', '6238', (80, 83)) 37329 21851623 First, we performed RIP to test whether HA-tagged DND1, induced to be expressed in the hES/HA-DND1 cell line, can pull down P27 mRNA. ('pull down', 'NegReg', (114, 123)) ('P27', 'Var', (124, 127)) ('HA-tagged', 'Var', (40, 49)) ('hES', 'Gene', '6238', (87, 90)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (50, 54)) ('hES', 'Gene', (87, 90)) 37340 21851623 In the case of OCT4, SOX2, NANOG (Figure 3b) we observe specific pull down of the transcripts in lane 13 (anti-HA, dox +, RT +) compared to lane 14 (anti-HA, dox -, RT +). ('dox', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004318', (158, 161)) ('dox', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004318', (115, 118)) ('pull down', 'NegReg', (65, 74)) ('anti-HA', 'Var', (106, 113)) ('transcripts', 'MPA', (82, 93)) 37346 21851623 This indicates that LIN28 is more efficiently pulled down with DND1 compared to TP53 and LATS2. ('DND1', 'Var', (63, 67)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '22059', (80, 84)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (80, 84)) ('LIN28', 'Protein', (20, 25)) 37359 21851623 This observation is corroborated by a recent study where RIP technique was applied to NIH3T3 cells and showed that tagged DND1 is able to pull down a number of cell cycle regulators including Lats2 and p53 . ('Lats2', 'Gene', '50523', (192, 197)) ('Lats2', 'Gene', (192, 197)) ('cell cycle regulators', 'MPA', (160, 181)) ('NIH3T3', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0594', (86, 92)) ('p53', 'Gene', '22059', (202, 205)) ('pull down', 'NegReg', (138, 147)) ('p53', 'Gene', (202, 205)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (122, 126)) ('tagged', 'Var', (115, 121)) 37365 21851623 Interestingly, our observation that DND1 interacts with pluripotency and anti-apoptotic factor mRNAs may explain why lack of DND1 results in the death of germ cells in mice. ('death', 'CPA', (145, 150)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (125, 129)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (168, 172)) ('lack', 'Var', (117, 121)) 37379 20411342 Screening for germline DND1 mutations in testicular cancer patients Although several observations suggest that a strong genetic predisposition to developing testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) exists, no associated, highly penetrant germline mutations have been identified so far. ('testicular germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (157, 184)) ('DND1', 'Gene', '373863', (23, 27)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (52, 58)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (178, 184)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (168, 184)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (168, 183)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (178, 183)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (41, 58)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (52, 58)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (52, 58)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (23, 27)) ('mutations', 'Var', (28, 37)) ('testicular germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (157, 184)) 37380 20411342 In the 129/Sv mouse strain, a germline mutation in the DND1 gene has been shown to strongly increase the TGCT risk. ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (14, 19)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (55, 59)) ('germline mutation', 'Var', (30, 47)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (92, 100)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (105, 109)) ('129/Sv', 'Species', '10090', (7, 13)) 37382 20411342 A single nucleotide substitution c.657C > G (p.Asp219Glu) was observed in a non-familial case of testicular embryonal carcinoma. ('testicular embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (97, 127)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (108, 127)) ('c.657C > G', 'Mutation', 'c.657C>G', (33, 43)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (118, 127)) ('testicular embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', (97, 127)) ('c.657C > G', 'Var', (33, 43)) ('p.Asp219Glu', 'Mutation', 'p.D219E', (45, 56)) 37385 20411342 We conclude that germline DND1 mutations are unlikely to contribute significantly to human testicular germ cell tumor susceptibility. ('mutations', 'Var', (31, 40)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (102, 117)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (112, 117)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (112, 117)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (112, 117)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (26, 30)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (85, 90)) 37388 20411342 Although low to mild penetrant gene variants have been identified, including cKIT mutations, linkage analysis, genome-wide association studies and a candidate gene approach have not yet been successful in identifying highly penetrant germline mutations as the cause of familial TGCT. ('cKIT', 'Gene', (77, 81)) ('cause', 'Reg', (260, 265)) ('cKIT', 'Gene', '3815', (77, 81)) ('familial TGCT', 'Disease', (269, 282)) ('variants', 'Var', (36, 44)) 37389 20411342 Animal models may help to identify disease-predisposing mutations in humans, for example, in the 129/Sv mouse model, a germline mutation in DND1 (Dead-end 1) has been shown to cause TGCT. ('DND1', 'Gene', (140, 144)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (69, 75)) ('Dead-end 1', 'Gene', '213236', (146, 156)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (182, 186)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (104, 109)) ('germline mutation', 'Var', (119, 136)) ('129/Sv', 'Species', '10090', (97, 103)) ('cause', 'Reg', (176, 181)) ('Dead-end 1', 'Gene', (146, 156)) 37391 20411342 A recent study, the first to analyze germline human DND1 (MIM 609385) in a clinical disorder, therefore screened the gene for mutations in a series of 263 familial and sporadic TGCT patients and found a possibly pathogenic missense p.Glu86Ala mutation in a single case. ('p.Glu86Ala', 'Mutation', 'p.E86A', (232, 242)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (46, 51)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (182, 190)) ('p.Glu86Ala', 'Var', (232, 242)) ('pathogenic', 'Reg', (212, 222)) ('missense p.Glu86Ala', 'Var', (223, 242)) 37392 20411342 These findings could neither confirm nor reject a role for germline DND1 mutations in human TGCT. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (86, 91)) ('germline', 'Var', (59, 67)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (68, 72)) ('mutations', 'Var', (73, 82)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (92, 96)) 37393 20411342 We therefore searched for germline DND1 mutations in an independent set of sporadic and familial cases of testicular cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (117, 123)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (106, 123)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (35, 39)) ('mutations', 'Var', (40, 49)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (106, 123)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (106, 123)) 37399 20411342 We tested 210 control chromosomes for any DND1 variant we detected in the patients if it was not reported as a common polymorphism in NCBI dbSNP (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/SNP/). ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (74, 82)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (42, 46)) ('variant', 'Var', (47, 54)) 37402 20411342 One patient was found to have an exon 4 missense mutation (see "Results" section) so the paraffin blocks of his tumor were sampled for DNA extraction and subsequent sequencing of the relevant part of DND1 to search for loss of heterozygosity. ('paraffin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010232', (89, 97)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (112, 117)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (4, 11)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (112, 117)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (200, 204)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (112, 117)) ('exon', 'Var', (33, 37)) ('missense mutation', 'Var', (40, 57)) 37404 20411342 In exon 4 of DND1 we observed a single base substitution c.657C > G (p.Asp219Glu) (Fig. ('c.657C > G', 'Mutation', 'c.657C>G', (57, 67)) ('p.Asp219Glu', 'Mutation', 'p.D219E', (69, 80)) ('c.657C > G', 'Var', (57, 67)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (13, 17)) 37413 20411342 This variant has no effect on the function of the splice acceptor site, nor does it create a novel splice site (Netgene and Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project tools). ('splice acceptor site', 'MPA', (50, 70)) ('function', 'MPA', (34, 42)) ('variant', 'Var', (5, 12)) ('Drosophila', 'Species', '7227', (133, 143)) 37419 20411342 The NCBI dbSNP database (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/SNP/) reports a high heterozygosity frequency for both variants: 0.499 for c.363T > C and 0.497 for c.604 + 47G > A, and both are regarded as normal population variants. ('47G > A', 'Var', (170, 177)) ('0.497', 'Var', (152, 157)) ('c.363T > C', 'Mutation', 'rs2563333', (137, 147)) ('c.363T > C', 'Var', (137, 147)) ('47G > A', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (170, 177)) ('0.499', 'Var', (127, 132)) 37421 20411342 From a clinical point of view, his family history was negative for cancer and the fact that both his father and brothers carry the variant suggests either low penetrance or that the variant makes no contribution to the tumor development. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (67, 73)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (219, 224)) ('variant', 'Var', (131, 138)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (67, 73)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (219, 224)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (232, 235)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 73)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (219, 224)) 37425 20411342 The other variants, c.363T > C and c.604 + 47G > A, observed frequently in our patients, have been reported as common polymorphisms by NCBI dbSNP and are not therefore suspected of contributing to TGCT development. ('contributing', 'Reg', (181, 193)) ('47G > A', 'Var', (43, 50)) ('c.363T > C', 'Var', (20, 30)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (79, 87)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (209, 212)) ('47G > A', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (43, 50)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (197, 201)) ('c.363T > C', 'Mutation', 'rs2563333', (20, 30)) 37426 20411342 The p.Glu86Ala DND1 variant detected in a single TGCT case by Linger et al. ('p.Glu86Ala', 'Var', (4, 14)) ('p.Glu86Ala', 'Mutation', 'p.E86A', (4, 14)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (15, 19)) 37429 20411342 A role for germline or somatic DND1 mutations in human cancer, and in particular in TGCT, cannot be ruled out. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (55, 61)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (49, 54)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (31, 35)) ('mutations', 'Var', (36, 45)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (55, 61)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (55, 61)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (84, 88)) 37432 20411342 However, the vast majority of germline mutations in the known human tumor syndromes are truncating mutations, or in some cases missense mutations, e.g. ('tumor', 'Disease', (68, 73)) ('truncating', 'MPA', (88, 98)) ('missense mutations', 'Var', (127, 145)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (62, 67)) ('germline mutations', 'Var', (30, 48)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (68, 73)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (68, 73)) 37434 20411342 It is therefore reasonable to conclude that germline DND1 mutations are unlikely to contribute to tumor development in the majority of testicular germ cell tumors diagnosed in juveniles and adults. ('contribute', 'Reg', (84, 94)) ('mutations', 'Var', (58, 67)) ('testicular germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (135, 162)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (156, 161)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (98, 103)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (111, 114)) ('testicular germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (135, 162)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (146, 162)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (98, 103)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (156, 161)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (156, 162)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (146, 161)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (156, 161)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (98, 103)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (53, 57)) 37435 20411342 Whether this is also true for the very rare group of teratomas and yolk-sac tumors of neonates and infants, that more closely resemble the tumors observed in mice with germline DND1 mutations, remains to be investigated. ('teratomas', 'Disease', (53, 62)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (53, 62)) ('infants', 'Species', '9606', (99, 106)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (158, 162)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 81)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (139, 144)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (76, 82)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (76, 82)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 82)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (53, 61)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (139, 145)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (177, 181)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (139, 145)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (139, 145)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (53, 62)) ('mutations', 'Var', (182, 191)) 37488 21951524 The loss of Blimp1 in mutant mice results in reduced somatic gene silencing, loss of founder PGCs, and lack of PGC migration. ('reduced', 'NegReg', (45, 52)) ('somatic gene silencing', 'MPA', (53, 75)) ('lack', 'NegReg', (103, 107)) ('PGC', 'Gene', (93, 96)) ('PGC', 'Gene', '109820', (111, 114)) ('PGC', 'Gene', (111, 114)) ('mutant', 'Var', (22, 28)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (77, 81)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (29, 33)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (4, 8)) ('Blimp1', 'Gene', (12, 18)) ('PGC', 'Gene', '109820', (93, 96)) 37489 21951524 By E7.25, there are approximately 40 Blimp1 positive, specified PGCs.. ('PGC', 'Gene', '109820', (64, 67)) ('PGC', 'Gene', (64, 67)) ('E7.25', 'Var', (3, 8)) 37506 21951524 It was demonstrated that PGCs will migrate to ectopic locations in response to aberrant SDF-1a secreting cells. ('PGC', 'Gene', (25, 28)) ('migrate', 'CPA', (35, 42)) ('SDF-1a', 'Gene', '352944', (88, 94)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (79, 87)) ('PGC', 'Gene', '109820', (25, 28)) ('SDF-1a', 'Gene', (88, 94)) 37536 21951524 Disruption of this regulation can lead to disorders such as infertility, chromosomal abnormalities, and germ cell tumors. ('germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (104, 120)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (104, 120)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (114, 119)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009373', (104, 120)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (104, 119)) ('chromosomal abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002869', (73, 98)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (34, 41)) ('chromosomal abnormalities', 'Disease', (73, 98)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (60, 71)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (114, 120)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (60, 71)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (60, 71)) ('Disruption', 'Var', (0, 10)) 37553 21951524 Mutations in Dead-end/Ter in the 129-strain mice cause significant PGC loss and increased type I testicular germ cell tumor susceptibility. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (118, 123)) ('PGC loss', 'Disease', (67, 75)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (80, 89)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (118, 123)) ('Dead-end/Ter', 'Gene', (13, 25)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (108, 123)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (118, 123)) ('PGC loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015431', (67, 75)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (44, 48)) 37554 21951524 Targeted deletion of Pten in mouse PGCs leads to greater risk for testicular teratomas, increased germ cell proliferation, and greater capacity to generate embryonic germ cells in culture; thus indicating an important role for Pten in regulating germ cell proliferation and differentiation. ('greater', 'PosReg', (127, 134)) ('testicular teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100616', (66, 86)) ('germ cell proliferation', 'CPA', (98, 121)) ('testicular teratomas', 'Disease', (66, 86)) ('deletion', 'Var', (9, 17)) ('PGC', 'Gene', (35, 38)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (77, 86)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (88, 97)) ('Pten', 'Gene', (21, 25)) ('testicular teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:C562472', (66, 86)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (29, 34)) ('Pten', 'Gene', '19211', (21, 25)) ('Pten', 'Gene', (227, 231)) ('PGC', 'Gene', '109820', (35, 38)) ('Pten', 'Gene', '19211', (227, 231)) 37577 21951524 Very few mutations associated with TGCT development have been identified, primarily due to lack of large pedigrees for analysis and the lack of suitable animal models for type II TGCTs. ('GCT', 'Gene', (180, 183)) ('GCT', 'Gene', (36, 39)) ('mutations', 'Var', (9, 18)) ('GCT', 'Gene', '25797', (180, 183)) ('GCT', 'Gene', '25797', (36, 39)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (47, 50)) 37578 21951524 However, activating mutations in c-Kit exon17, in particular at codon 816, are associated predominantly with bilateral TGCTs, which only account for up to 5% of TGCTs. ('c-Kit', 'Gene', (33, 38)) ('at codon 816', 'Var', (61, 73)) ('GCT', 'Gene', '25797', (120, 123)) ('associated', 'Reg', (79, 89)) ('GCT', 'Gene', '25797', (162, 165)) ('GCT', 'Gene', (120, 123)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (9, 19)) ('c-Kit', 'Gene', '30256', (33, 38)) ('GCT', 'Gene', (162, 165)) 37587 21951524 Bauer and Goetz identified 11 mutations that caused gonadal phenotypes in either males or females during a mutational screen using N-ethyl N-nitrosourea. ('gonadal', 'Disease', (52, 59)) ('caused', 'Reg', (45, 51)) ('mutations', 'Var', (30, 39)) ('N-ethyl N-nitrosourea', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005038', (131, 152)) 37589 21951524 During a forward genetic screen to identify cancer susceptibility mutations, we identified a highly heritable testicular germ cell tumor (tgct) mutant. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (131, 136)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (121, 136)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (131, 136)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (44, 50)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (44, 50)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (131, 136)) ('mutant', 'Var', (144, 150)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (44, 50)) 37592 21951524 In the Medaka fish mutant, hotei, a nonsense mutation in anti-Mullerian hormone receptor II (AMHRII) impairs gonadal development and results in a phenotype somewhat overlapping that of the zebrafish tgct mutant. ('AMHRII', 'Gene', (93, 99)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (189, 198)) ('nonsense mutation', 'Var', (36, 53)) ('gonadal development', 'CPA', (109, 128)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (124, 127)) ('impairs gonadal development', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008373', (101, 128)) ('results in', 'Reg', (133, 143)) ('Medaka', 'Species', '8090', (7, 13)) ('impairs', 'NegReg', (101, 108)) 37593 21951524 Hotei (hot) mutant fish develop enlarged gonads; males exhibit hypertrophic testes with disorganized spermatogenesis, whereas females display arrested follicular development. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (169, 172)) ('hypertrophic', 'Disease', (63, 75)) ('mutant', 'Var', (12, 18)) ('hypertrophic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006984', (63, 75)) ('hypertrophic testes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000053', (63, 82)) 37602 21951524 Recently, Leu and Draper achieved robust and specific expression of transgenes in the early cells of the testis and ovary using the ziwi promoter (Leu and Draper). ('ziwi', 'Gene', '368200', (132, 136)) ('ovary', 'Disease', (116, 121)) ('ovary', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (116, 121)) ('transgenes', 'Var', (68, 78)) ('ziwi', 'Gene', (132, 136)) 37643 31191602 For testicular germ cell tumors (GCT), circulating microRNAs 371a-3p and 372-3p in serum and plasma have been proposed as biomarkers for diagnostic and disease monitoring purposes. ('tumors', 'Disease', (25, 31)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (25, 31)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (25, 31)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (33, 36)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (15, 31)) ('372-3p', 'Var', (73, 79)) ('microRNAs 371a-3p', 'Var', (51, 68)) 37658 31191602 Lysis of blood cells during phlebotomy or sample handling can therefore yield false high levels of miRNAs not reflecting the actual levels in circulation. ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (99, 102)) ('miR', 'Gene', (99, 102)) ('amp', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000249', (43, 46)) ('yield', 'Reg', (72, 77)) ('Lysis', 'Var', (0, 5)) 37678 31191602 TotalRNA including small RNAs was extracted from all samples using the miRNeasy kit (Qiagen P/N 217004, protocol RY43). ('miR', 'Gene', (71, 74)) ('amp', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000249', (54, 57)) ('P/N 217004', 'Var', (92, 102)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (71, 74)) ('P/N 217004', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (92, 102)) 37729 31191602 We also based our choice of A414 as the preferred method for hemolysis detection on the finding of Shah et al where A414 detects hemolysis down to 0.004% and correlates well with the miR-451a/23a ratio. ('A414', 'Chemical', '-', (116, 120)) ('A414', 'Var', (116, 120)) ('detects', 'Reg', (121, 128)) ('hemolysis', 'Disease', (129, 138)) ('A414', 'Chemical', '-', (28, 32)) ('hemolysis', 'Disease', (61, 70)) ('miR-451a', 'Gene', (183, 191)) ('miR-451a', 'Gene', '574411', (183, 191)) ('hemolysis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006461', (129, 138)) ('hemolysis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006461', (61, 70)) 37770 30634670 This model fits TGCTs genesis and places epigenetic deregulation as the perfect culprit mechanism for mediating this environment-genetics interaction and for explaining clinical findings that compose the TDS and that associate with increased risk of TGCTs. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (124, 127)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (250, 255)) ('fits TGCTs genesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012640', (11, 29)) ('epigenetic deregulation', 'Var', (41, 64)) ('fits TGCTs genesis', 'Disease', (11, 29)) 37772 30634670 Importantly, these studies have put in evidence the polygenic character of the TGCT tumor model, identifying candidate culprit single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) implicated in several distinct pathways, from the well-known KIT-KITL to DNA damage repair (namely RAD51C and BRCA1), from sex determination/germ cell specification (namely DMRT1, ZFPM1, and PRDM14) to apoptosis/cell cycle (including GSPT1 and CHEK2), from telomere maintenance (including TERT and ATFIP) to centrosome organization/microtubule assembly (TEX14, PMF1, and CENPE). ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (84, 89)) ('RAD51C', 'Gene', (265, 271)) ('PRDM14', 'Gene', (357, 363)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (410, 415)) ('GSPT1', 'Gene', '2935', (400, 405)) ('CENPE', 'Gene', (537, 542)) ('PRDM14', 'Gene', '63978', (357, 363)) ('PMF1', 'Gene', (527, 531)) ('GSPT1', 'Gene', (400, 405)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (339, 344)) ('PMF1', 'Gene', '11243', (527, 531)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 89)) ('TEX14', 'Gene', (520, 525)) ('KITL', 'Gene', '4254', (231, 235)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (455, 459)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (455, 459)) ('ZFPM1', 'Gene', '161882', (346, 351)) ('CENPE', 'Gene', '1062', (537, 542)) ('KITL', 'Gene', (231, 235)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', '672', (276, 281)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', (276, 281)) ('TEX14', 'Gene', '56155', (520, 525)) ('ZFPM1', 'Gene', (346, 351)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (166, 176)) ('single nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (127, 158)) ('RAD51C', 'Gene', '5889', (265, 271)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (84, 89)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (339, 344)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (410, 415)) 37776 30634670 Other risk factors include perinatal factors, such as low and high birthweight, decreased gestational age, maternal bleeding, and low parity. ('high birthweight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001520', (62, 78)) ('low', 'Var', (54, 57)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (80, 89)) ('low and high birthweight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (54, 78)) ('maternal bleeding', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006470', (107, 124)) ('decreased gestational age', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (80, 105)) ('low parity', 'CPA', (130, 140)) ('gestational age', 'CPA', (90, 105)) ('maternal bleeding', 'Disease', (107, 124)) 37795 30634670 In the germline, however, GI needs to be early erased during PGCs migration, by means of demethylation of CpG sites, allowing for genesis of germ cells with no parental-specific epigenetic modifications. ('PGC', 'Gene', '5225', (61, 64)) ('PGC', 'Gene', (61, 64)) ('CpG', 'Gene', (106, 109)) ('demethylation', 'Var', (89, 102)) 37800 30634670 According to the proposed and above-mentioned model, errors in regulation of the developmental potential of embryonic stem and early PGCs may give rise essentially to extragonadal tumors early in life, whereas deregulation of the developmental potential already in the germline originates a multitude of tumors preferentially located in the gonads which are primarily diagnosed after childhood. ('tumors', 'Disease', (304, 310)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (304, 310)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (180, 185)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (180, 186)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (304, 309)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (36, 39)) ('errors', 'Var', (53, 59)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (180, 186)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (180, 186)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (237, 240)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (88, 91)) ('PGC', 'Gene', '5225', (133, 136)) ('PGC', 'Gene', (133, 136)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (304, 310)) ('give rise', 'Reg', (142, 151)) 37812 30634670 Polyploidization, in addition to a hypomethylated genome, contribute to chromosomal instability in these neoplasms, which further drives tumor progression; however, mutations and amplifications of oncogenes are rather rare in TGCTs, with KIT mutation being the most common, especially in SEs and in bilateral cases. ('KIT', 'Gene', (238, 241)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (137, 142)) ('amplifications', 'Var', (179, 193)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (137, 142)) ('drives', 'Reg', (130, 136)) ('chromosomal instability', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040012', (72, 95)) ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 114)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (137, 142)) ('common', 'Reg', (266, 272)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (226, 231)) ('neoplasm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 113)) ('SEs', 'Disease', (288, 291)) ('mutations', 'Var', (165, 174)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (105, 114)) ('mutation', 'Var', (242, 250)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', (105, 114)) 37813 30634670 has showed, by use of whole genome and targeted-sequencing, that NSTs are initiated by genome duplication, followed by chromosome copy number alterations in cancer stem cells, with very low accumulation of somatic mutations, even in cases resistant to therapy. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (157, 163)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (157, 163)) ('genome duplication', 'Var', (87, 105)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (157, 163)) ('NSTs', 'Disease', (65, 69)) ('chromosome', 'CPA', (119, 129)) ('initiated by', 'Reg', (74, 86)) 37826 30634670 findings reflect, once again, a developmental model for TGCTs, with GCNIS and SEs showing XIST expression still not accompanied by methylation of the inactive X chromosome (a status typical of early germ cells), with more differentiated NSTs exhibiting both XIST expression and methylation of the inactive X chromosome (similar to female and extraembryonic tissues), and finally ECs displaying an intermediate pattern between the two. ('methylation', 'Var', (278, 289)) ('GCNIS', 'Chemical', '-', (68, 73)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (258, 262)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (90, 94)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (39, 42)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (258, 262)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (90, 94)) 37831 30634670 Region IV was frequently unmethylated in TGCTs, especially in SEs and patients with advanced disease, and no demethylated signals were detected in somatic cancers in males (serum samples of kidney and bladder cancer patients). ('unmethylated', 'Var', (25, 37)) ('SEs', 'Disease', (62, 65)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (70, 78)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (201, 215)) ('advanced disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020178', (84, 100)) ('TGCTs', 'Gene', (41, 46)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (155, 161)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (201, 215)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (209, 215)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (216, 224)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (155, 162)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (155, 162)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (201, 215)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (155, 162)) ('advanced disease', 'Disease', (84, 100)) ('kidney and bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009726', (190, 215)) 37838 30634670 Finally, the authors reported partial demethylation also in non-cancerous testicular parenchyma adjacent to TGCTs (without evidence of GCNIS); this somewhat unexpected finding is possibly due to epigenetic abnormalities related to defects in spermatogenesis and those occurring in stromal cells, similar to previous findings in gastric cancer. ('non-cancerous testicular parenchyma', 'Disease', (60, 95)) ('defects in spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (231, 257)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (336, 342)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', (328, 342)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (328, 342)) ('defects', 'Var', (231, 238)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (242, 257)) ('gastric cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012126', (328, 342)) ('GCNIS', 'Chemical', '-', (135, 140)) ('non-cancerous testicular parenchyma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (60, 95)) ('epigenetic abnormalities', 'Var', (195, 219)) ('partial demethylation', 'MPA', (30, 51)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (64, 70)) 37839 30634670 These findings might point towards an impact of field-cancerization, with cancer-associated stromal cells sharing epigenetic changes with the accompanying tumor epithelial cells, and being biologically different from normal stroma unrelated to the tumor bulk. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (155, 160)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (248, 253)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (155, 160)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (54, 60)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (74, 80)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (155, 160)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (54, 60)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (74, 80)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (248, 253)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (248, 253)) ('epigenetic changes', 'Var', (114, 132)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (54, 60)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 80)) 37847 30634670 This way, the authors uncovered a hypomethylation locus which proved to be consistently present in TGCTs (both SEs and NSTs), corresponding to hypomethylation of the DPPA3 (also known as STELLA) gene promoter. ('DPPA3', 'Gene', '359787', (166, 171)) ('DPPA3', 'Gene', (166, 171)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (143, 158)) ('STELLA', 'Gene', '359787', (187, 193)) ('TGCTs', 'Gene', (99, 104)) ('STELLA', 'Gene', (187, 193)) 37848 30634670 This maternal-effect gene implicated in protecting parental imprints from erasure in the post-fertilization demethylation process, is expressed in both TGCTs and PGCs, and was shown to be hypomethylated in TGCTs (irrespective of the histology:SEs or NSTs:reflecting the pattern observed in PGCs), but always (hyper)methylated in all tested somatic tissues. ('hyper', 'Disease', (309, 314)) ('PGC', 'Gene', '5225', (162, 165)) ('PGC', 'Gene', (162, 165)) ('PGC', 'Gene', '5225', (290, 293)) ('PGC', 'Gene', (290, 293)) ('hypomethylated', 'Var', (188, 202)) ('hyper', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053307', (309, 314)) 37855 30634670 After data processing (assuring exclusion of confounders such as cross hybridization, SNPs, poor probe performance) a total of 437,882 valid probes were employed, with additional annotation including small nuclear RNAs (snRNAs) and miRs, repetitive elements and imprinted segments. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (275, 278)) ('repetitive elements', 'Var', (238, 257)) ('small', 'Var', (200, 205)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (252, 255)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (232, 235)) ('miR', 'Gene', (232, 235)) 37862 30634670 In their study, they have profiled six pure ECs (metastatic and non-metastatic) with methylated DNA immunoprecipitation (MeDIP) followed by DNA-tiling hybridization (using Human Tiling Array 2.0R Chips), identifying hypermethylated DMRs in this tumor subtype, including X- and Y-linked genes and others related to metabolism. ('hyper', 'Disease', (216, 221)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (245, 250)) ('Human', 'Species', '9606', (172, 177)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (245, 250)) ('hyper', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053307', (216, 221)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (245, 250)) ('DMRs', 'Chemical', '-', (232, 236)) ('DMRs', 'Var', (232, 236)) 37876 30634670 This mechanism constitutes an explanation for tumor progression in TGCTs, which typically show absence of p53 mutations (i.e., they harbor wild-type p53). ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (106, 109)) ('p53', 'Gene', (149, 152)) ('mutations', 'Var', (110, 119)) ('absence', 'NegReg', (95, 102)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (46, 51)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (149, 152)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (67, 72)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (46, 51)) ('p53', 'Gene', (106, 109)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (46, 51)) 37893 30634670 Soon, novel miRs were also uncovered by high-throughput methods, including miR-511, -26b, -769, -23a, -106b, -365, -598, -340, and let-7a. ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (75, 78)) ('let-7a', 'Var', (131, 137)) ('miR', 'Gene', (75, 78)) ('miR-511', 'Gene', '574445', (75, 82)) ('miR-511', 'Gene', (75, 82)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (12, 15)) ('miR', 'Gene', (12, 15)) 37900 30634670 The largest series evaluated thus far identified (with ampTSmiR test) miR-371a-3p, 373-3p, and 367-3p as highly sensitive and specific in TGCTs diagnosis (joint AUC of 0.96). ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (60, 63)) ('miR', 'Gene', (60, 63)) ('miR-371a', 'Gene', '442916', (70, 78)) ('373-3p', 'Var', (83, 89)) ('367-3p', 'Var', (95, 101)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (70, 73)) ('miR', 'Gene', (70, 73)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (138, 143)) ('miR-371a', 'Gene', (70, 78)) 37912 30634670 A summary of the mentioned studies on TGCT biomarkers regarding both methylation and miRs is depicted in Table 4. ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (85, 88)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (17, 20)) ('methylation', 'Var', (69, 80)) ('miR', 'Gene', (85, 88)) 37972 21499930 Health risk factors, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and obesity, have had negative impacts on SF-36 scores, factors which could be affecting this population, but were not directly assessed in the current study. ('high cholesterol', 'Var', (50, 66)) ('obesity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001513', (72, 79)) ('high blood pressure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (29, 48)) ('negative', 'NegReg', (90, 98)) ('obesity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009765', (72, 79)) ('high', 'Disease', (29, 33)) ('SF-36', 'Gene', (110, 115)) ('obesity', 'Disease', (72, 79)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (55, 66)) ('high cholesterol', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003124', (50, 66)) 38063 20648226 Program: T0 min 100% A; T10 min 100% A; T25 min 30% A; T30 min 30% A; T45 min 0% A; T55 min 0% A; T58 min as described in Faucet-Marquis et al., 2006. ('T10', 'Gene', '27883', (24, 27)) ('T25', 'Gene', (40, 43)) ('T0 min 100', 'Var', (9, 19)) ('T25', 'Gene', '21838', (40, 43)) ('T10', 'Gene', (24, 27)) ('T30 min 30% A; T45 min 0% A; T55 min 0% A; T58 min', 'Var', (55, 105)) 38085 20648226 In the case of high exposure, the amount of C-C8dG OTA was 25% higher in testis than in kidney. ('higher', 'PosReg', (63, 69)) ('C-C8dG', 'Var', (44, 50)) ('C-C8dG', 'Chemical', '-', (44, 50)) 38106 20648226 The amount of C-C8dG OTA was significantly higher in testis compared to kidney. ('C-C8dG', 'Var', (14, 20)) ('C-C8dG', 'Chemical', '-', (14, 20)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (43, 49)) 38120 20648226 The C-C8dGMP OTA adduct is the same adduct consistently observed in kidney tumors from patients with BEN in the Balkans and in other European countries. ('kidney tumors', 'Disease', (68, 81)) ('C-C8dGMP', 'Var', (4, 12)) ('kidney tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (68, 81)) ('kidney tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009726', (68, 81)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (75, 81)) ('C-C8dGMP', 'Chemical', '-', (4, 12)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (87, 95)) 38138 31600388 The three most commonly used drugs, cyclophosphamide, cisplatin and doxorubicin, cause premature ovarian insufficiency by inducing death and/or accelerated activation of primordial follicles and increased atresia of growing follicles. ('inducing', 'Reg', (122, 130)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (54, 63)) ('premature ovarian insufficiency', 'Disease', (87, 118)) ('activation', 'CPA', (156, 166)) ('doxorubicin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (68, 79)) ('primordial follicles', 'CPA', (170, 190)) ('premature ovarian insufficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (87, 118)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (54, 63)) ('accelerated', 'PosReg', (144, 155)) ('atresia', 'Disease', (205, 212)) ('cyclophosphamide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (36, 52)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (150, 153)) ('cyclophosphamide', 'Var', (36, 52)) ('doxorubicin', 'Var', (68, 79)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (195, 204)) ('premature ovarian insufficiency', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008209', (87, 118)) ('atresia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018633', (205, 212)) 38172 31600388 This will require studies to ensure that the protectants do not interfere with the efficacy of the cancer treatment and that they do not impair the developmental competence of oocytes or lead to the survival of oocytes with DNA damage in the form of genetic or epigenetic mutations. ('genetic', 'Var', (250, 257)) ('impair', 'NegReg', (137, 143)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (99, 105)) ('developmental competence', 'CPA', (148, 172)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (99, 105)) ('epigenetic mutations', 'Var', (261, 281)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 105)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (187, 194)) 38181 31600388 Nonetheless, there is strong clinical evidence that ovarian damage is particularly severe after administration of alkylating and alkylating-like agents, while DOX, which is used to treat a wide range of cancers, is amongst the non-alkylating agents most closely linked to female reproductive problems. ('alkylating', 'Var', (114, 124)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (104, 107)) ('DOX', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (159, 162)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (203, 210)) ('ovarian damage', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010049', (52, 66)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (203, 209)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (203, 210)) ('reproductive problems', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000078', (279, 300)) ('ovarian damage', 'Disease', (52, 66)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (203, 210)) 38182 31600388 Consequently, many of the chemicals currently being investigated as potential protectants have been specifically tested to ameliorate damage induced by CPM, CIS or DOX. ('CPM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (152, 155)) ('damage', 'MPA', (134, 140)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (129, 132)) ('CPM', 'Var', (152, 155)) ('DOX', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (164, 167)) 38194 31600388 From these, it is difficult to determine the precise effects of CPM on PMFs: while the PMF population has been shown to be reduced in size following CPM-exposure, there are reports both of direct damage to this follicle population and of a reduction in PMF numbers following accelerated activation, with the authors also suggesting that phosphoramide mustard itself may even directly induce accelerated PMF activation. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (397, 400)) ('CPM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (64, 67)) ('CPM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (149, 152)) ('phosphoramide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C005438', (337, 350)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (240, 249)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (281, 284)) ('CPM-exposure', 'Var', (149, 161)) ('PMF', 'Gene', (253, 256)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (123, 130)) 38195 31600388 Direct effects have, however, been clearly demonstrated on PMFs in the mouse (see below) and on growing follicles in human ovarian tissue examined in vitro, with CPM inducing increased granulosa cell apoptosis and follicular atresia. ('CPM', 'Var', (162, 165)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (117, 122)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (50, 53)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (71, 76)) ('follicular atresia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005497', (214, 232)) ('follicular atresia', 'Disease', (214, 232)) ('inducing', 'Reg', (166, 174)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (175, 184)) ('granulosa cell apoptosis', 'CPA', (185, 209)) ('CPM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (162, 165)) 38198 31600388 Exposure of growing follicles to CPM, particularly at earlier stages, has also been linked to embryo abnormalities and to malformation in the next generation in later pregnancies (, respectively). ('CPM', 'Var', (33, 36)) ('CPM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (33, 36)) ('linked', 'Reg', (84, 90)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (151, 154)) ('embryo abnormalities', 'Disease', (94, 114)) ('embryo abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020964', (94, 114)) 38204 31600388 Most of our understanding of precisely how CPM induces ovarian damage has come from studies trying to prevent that damage (Table 1). ('induces', 'Reg', (47, 54)) ('ovarian damage', 'Disease', (55, 69)) ('CPM', 'Var', (43, 46)) ('CPM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (43, 46)) ('ovarian damage', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010049', (55, 69)) 38205 31600388 As expected, given what is known about its action on cancer cells, there is clear evidence that CPM leads to an upregulation in apoptosis in the ovary, as is evident from the rapid induction of DNA breaks and from a change in the expression levels of pro- and anti-apoptotic genes. ('expression levels', 'MPA', (230, 247)) ('DNA', 'MPA', (194, 197)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (53, 59)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (53, 59)) ('change', 'Reg', (216, 222)) ('CPM', 'Var', (96, 99)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (112, 124)) ('CPM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (96, 99)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (53, 59)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (128, 137)) 38206 31600388 Recent studies have demonstrated that the DNA damage-induced pro-apoptotic protein PUMA plays a key role in inducing oocyte apoptosis in rodents following CPM treatment, as is also the case following irradiation. ('inducing', 'Reg', (108, 116)) ('oocyte apoptosis', 'CPA', (117, 133)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (27, 30)) ('CPM', 'Var', (155, 158)) ('CPM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (155, 158)) 38210 31600388 One study has now demonstrated that CPM specifically induces apoptosis in the oocytes of primordial follicles, while also not finding increased activation of such follicles. ('CPM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (36, 39)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (61, 70)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (25, 28)) ('CPM', 'Var', (36, 39)) ('induces', 'Reg', (53, 60)) 38219 31600388 The immunomodulator AS101 is a non-toxic, tellurium-based compound that modulates the PI3K/PTEN/Akt pathway, reducing the Akt and rpS6 phosphorylation that is induced by CPM. ('rpS6', 'Gene', '20104', (130, 134)) ('CPM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (170, 173)) ('AS101', 'Var', (20, 25)) ('modulates', 'Reg', (72, 81)) ('PI3K/PTEN/Akt pathway', 'Pathway', (86, 107)) ('Akt and', 'Pathway', (122, 129)) ('rpS6', 'Gene', (130, 134)) ('reducing', 'NegReg', (109, 117)) 38221 31600388 In vivo treatment of mice with AS101 lowers CPM-induced loss of PMFs, as well as apoptosis of granulosa cells in growing follicles, leading to improved reproductive outcomes. ('reproductive outcomes', 'CPA', (152, 173)) ('improved', 'PosReg', (143, 151)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (56, 60)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (21, 25)) ('CPM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (44, 47)) ('PMFs', 'Protein', (64, 68)) ('AS101', 'Var', (31, 36)) ('lowers', 'NegReg', (37, 43)) 38223 31600388 Importantly, it has been demonstrated that not only does AS101 not interfere with the primary anti-neoplastic activity of CPM in vivo, but, in fact, it also may improve the efficiency of the anti-cancer activity of CPM, possibly due to reduced inflammation. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (196, 202)) ('AS101', 'Var', (57, 62)) ('CPM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (215, 218)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (32, 35)) ('improve', 'PosReg', (161, 168)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (196, 202)) ('CPM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (122, 125)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (196, 202)) ('inflammation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007249', (244, 256)) ('inflammation', 'Disease', (244, 256)) 38229 31600388 Deletion of components of the mTOR pathway, including PTEN- and TSC1-negative regulators, can induce accelerated PMF activation in mice. ('accelerated', 'PosReg', (101, 112)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', '56717', (30, 34)) ('TSC1', 'Gene', '64930', (64, 68)) ('TSC1', 'Gene', (64, 68)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (107, 110)) ('PTEN-', 'Gene', (54, 59)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (131, 135)) ('PTEN-', 'Gene', '19211', (54, 59)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', (30, 34)) ('PMF activation', 'MPA', (113, 127)) ('Deletion', 'Var', (0, 8)) 38232 31600388 Both treatments preserved the ovarian reserve, with ovaries containing PMF numbers that were comparable to those in control mice; furthermore, fertility was restored. ('ovaries', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (52, 59)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (124, 128)) ('ovarian reserve', 'CPA', (30, 45)) ('fertility', 'CPA', (143, 152)) ('ovaries', 'Disease', (52, 59)) ('PMF numbers', 'Var', (71, 82)) 38261 31600388 CIS-exposure also leads to increased reactive oxygen species and a decrease in the ovarian antioxidant capacity. ('increased', 'PosReg', (27, 36)) ('CIS-exposure', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (67, 75)) ('ovarian antioxidant capacity', 'MPA', (83, 111)) ('reactive oxygen species', 'MPA', (37, 60)) ('oxygen', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010100', (46, 52)) 38268 31600388 Recently, CHK2 and the executioner kinase CK1 have been identified as important for the elimination of mouse oocytes following double-stranded breaks in DNA, and their function is essential for downstream activation of TAp63. ('CK1', 'Species', '2498238', (42, 45)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (103, 108)) ('double-stranded breaks', 'Var', (127, 149)) ('p63', 'Gene', '22061', (221, 224)) ('CHK2', 'Gene', (10, 14)) ('p63', 'Gene', (221, 224)) ('CHK2', 'Gene', '50883', (10, 14)) 38269 31600388 In vitro, pharmacological inhibition of CHK2/CK1 was shown to be effective at rescuing oocytes from TAp63-mediated apoptosis induced by CIS or by DOX (see below) or following gamma-irradiation. ('CHK2', 'Gene', '50883', (40, 44)) ('CK1', 'Species', '2498238', (45, 48)) ('DOX', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (146, 149)) ('p63', 'Gene', '22061', (102, 105)) ('pharmacological inhibition', 'Var', (10, 36)) ('p63', 'Gene', (102, 105)) ('CHK2', 'Gene', (40, 44)) 38276 31600388 The same conclusion was reached in another study which generated a conditional knockout mouse with an oocyte-specific deletion of Abl1 and Abl2; ovaries from these mice treated with CIS show no protection against apoptosis. ('ovaries', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (145, 152)) ('Abl1', 'Gene', (130, 134)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (164, 168)) ('Abl2', 'Gene', '11352', (139, 143)) ('Abl2', 'Gene', (139, 143)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (213, 222)) ('ovaries', 'Disease', (145, 152)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (59, 62)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (88, 93)) ('deletion', 'Var', (118, 126)) ('Abl1', 'Gene', '11350', (130, 134)) 38310 31600388 Furthermore, DOX decreases the ovulation rate, and although the ovulated oocytes appear morphologically normal, blastocyst number, litter size, and pup birth weight are reduced. ('blastocyst number', 'CPA', (112, 129)) ('pup birth weight', 'CPA', (148, 164)) ('decreases', 'NegReg', (17, 26)) ('ovulation rate', 'CPA', (31, 45)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (169, 176)) ('litter size', 'CPA', (131, 142)) ('ovulated oocytes', 'CPA', (64, 80)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (41, 44)) ('DOX', 'Var', (13, 16)) ('DOX', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (13, 16)) 38317 31600388 Double-strand breaks and gammaH2AX are also increased in antral follicles in marmoset monkey ovary exposed to DOX, as are metaphase II oocytes which undergo apoptosis after DOX exposure in vitro. ('antral follicles', 'CPA', (57, 73)) ('gammaH2AX', 'Gene', (25, 34)) ('DOX', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (110, 113)) ('marmoset', 'Species', '9483', (77, 85)) ('DOX', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (173, 176)) ('gammaH2AX', 'Gene', '15270', (25, 34)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (44, 53)) ('Double-strand', 'Var', (0, 13)) 38344 31600388 More recently,) also found that AMH reduced the loss of follicles induced by CPM, with protection against the reduction in number of oocytes that could be recovered following ovarian stimulation, although an effect on fertility was not shown. ('CPM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (77, 80)) ('CPM', 'Var', (77, 80)) ('loss', 'CPA', (48, 52)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (36, 43)) 38345 31600388 That study also provided data suggesting that AMH regulates FOXO3a phosphorylation and induces autophagy in ovaries. ('ovaries', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (108, 115)) ('AMH', 'Var', (46, 49)) ('regulates', 'Reg', (50, 59)) ('FOXO3a', 'Gene', (60, 66)) ('induces', 'Reg', (87, 94)) ('ovaries', 'Disease', (108, 115)) ('autophagy', 'CPA', (95, 104)) ('phosphorylation', 'CPA', (67, 82)) ('FOXO3a', 'Gene', '56484', (60, 66)) 38350 31600388 An effect has also been seen against CIS in the rat, where all follicle counts (primordial, primary, secondary and tertiary) and serum AMH levels were significantly increased in the G-CSF-CIS treated group compared to the control group. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (48, 51)) ('serum AMH levels', 'MPA', (129, 145)) ('CIS', 'Disease', (37, 40)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (165, 174)) ('G-CSF-CIS', 'Var', (182, 191)) 38356 31600388 These results are supported by other studies, where the inhibition of MDR transporters in human and mouse oocytes, as well as deletion of the gene in mice, has led to increased susceptibility to CPM toxicity. ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (56, 66)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (150, 154)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (100, 105)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (199, 207)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (199, 207)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (90, 95)) ('susceptibility', 'MPA', (177, 191)) ('deletion', 'Var', (126, 134)) ('MDR', 'Enzyme', (70, 73)) ('CPM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (195, 198)) 38365 31600388 A number of potential protectants under current investigation involve manipulating the Akt pathway, stressing the importance of greater understanding of its role, including in the human ovary. ('Akt pathway', 'Pathway', (87, 98)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (180, 185)) ('manipulating', 'Var', (70, 82)) 38481 26265202 TGCT is thought to be a polygenic disorder caused by the combined effects of multiple, common genetic variants, perhaps acting in concert with certain environmental exposures. ('variants', 'Var', (102, 110)) ('polygenic disorder', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (24, 42)) ('polygenic disorder', 'Disease', (24, 42)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (0, 4)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (43, 52)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (158, 161)) 38482 26265202 However, the traditional genetic perspective has been that polygenic disorders should not present as familial clusters, presumably because the penetrance of such variants is low. ('variants', 'Var', (162, 170)) ('polygenic disorders', 'Disease', (59, 78)) ('polygenic disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (59, 78)) 38517 26265202 Within the constraints imposed by the small number of events, none of these features identified a subset of study participants as being at markedly greater risk of developing incident TGCT, although the presence of either microlithiasis (O/E=29.3; 95%CI=10.7-63.7) or UDT (O/E=31.1; 95%CI=8.5-79.7) in the family suggested higher risks. ('microlithiasis', 'Disease', 'MESH:C566478', (222, 236)) ('microlithiasis', 'Disease', (222, 236)) ('participants', 'Species', '9606', (114, 126)) ('UDT', 'Var', (268, 271)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (184, 188)) 38530 26265202 Potential mechanisms for this phenomenon include (a) the existence of intermediate-risk variants, like KITLG; (b) the presence of common, low-penetrance variants acting as modifiers of the risks associated with as yet undiscovered rare, high-penetrance variants; and (c) common variants proving to be highly-active functionally. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (35, 38)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (103, 108)) ('variants', 'Var', (153, 161)) ('variants', 'Var', (253, 261)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (103, 108)) 38556 26265202 These findings support the notion that the combined effect of common, low-penetrance mutations can confer a significant risk of cancer, and provide a rationale for developing more sophisticated risk stratification strategies that might unambiguously identify subsets of men which warrant enhanced education and TGCT surveillance. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (128, 134)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (270, 273)) ('mutations', 'Var', (85, 94)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (128, 134)) ('low-penetrance', 'NegReg', (70, 84)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (128, 134)) 38660 31652641 Disrupted foetal hormone signalling during foetal development due to the influence of various xenobiotics as well as misbalanced maternal hormone levels is thought to be the cause of multiple disorders linked to TC. ('misbalanced', 'Var', (117, 128)) ('Disrupted', 'Reg', (0, 9)) ('multiple disorders', 'Disease', (183, 201)) ('cause', 'Reg', (174, 179)) ('multiple disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009105', (183, 201)) ('TC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (212, 214)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (57, 60)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (212, 214)) 38694 31652641 The larger subunit beta (145 amino acids) contains two N-glycans (Asn13 and Asn30) and 4 O-glycans (Ser121, Ser127, Ser132 and Ser138) (Figure 2a). ('Ser121', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C530429', (100, 106)) ('Ser132', 'Var', (116, 122)) ('Asn13', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C528802', (66, 71)) ('Ser127', 'Var', (108, 114)) ('Ser', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C530429', (100, 103)) ('Ser', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C530429', (116, 119)) ('Ser', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C530429', (127, 130)) ('Ser', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C530429', (108, 111)) ('Ser121', 'Var', (100, 106)) ('Ser127', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C530429', (108, 114)) ('Ser132', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C530429', (116, 122)) ('O-glycans', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011134', (89, 98)) ('Ser138', 'Var', (127, 133)) 38695 31652641 Of those 4 O-glycans, three are type 1 O-glycans (Ser127, Ser132, and Ser138) and one is a type 2 O-glycan (Ser121) (Figure 2a). ('O-glycans', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011134', (11, 20)) ('Ser', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C530429', (58, 61)) ('O-glycan', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011134', (11, 19)) ('Ser127', 'Var', (50, 56)) ('Ser', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C530429', (108, 111)) ('Ser', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C530429', (70, 73)) ('O-glycans', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011134', (39, 48)) ('Ser132', 'Var', (58, 64)) ('O-glycan', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011134', (39, 47)) ('Ser132', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C530429', (58, 64)) ('O-glycan', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011134', (98, 106)) ('Ser', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C530429', (50, 53)) ('Ser138', 'Var', (70, 76)) ('Ser127', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C530429', (50, 56)) ('Ser121', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C530429', (108, 114)) 38705 31652641 seven semi-independent molecules, when considering functional roles: significant structural variability involving numerous isoforms combining glycosylation (14 major variants for hCGalpha and 12 major variants for hCGbeta) and structural (nicked forms of hCG, hCGbeta, hCG-H, hCGbeta-H; hCG forms without a terminal CTP tail (beta113-145 containing all 4 O-glycans); beta-core fragment (beta6-40 and beta55-92 linked by a disulphide bond)) variations. ('hCG', 'Gene', '3342', (288, 291)) ('hCGbeta', 'Gene', (261, 268)) ('hCG', 'Gene', '3342', (256, 259)) ('hCG', 'Gene', (256, 259)) ('hCG', 'Gene', (288, 291)) ('hCGbeta', 'Gene', '1113', (215, 222)) ('hCGbeta', 'Gene', (277, 284)) ('hCG', 'Gene', '3342', (270, 273)) ('hCG', 'Gene', '3342', (215, 218)) ('beta-core fragment', 'MPA', (368, 386)) ('hCGbeta', 'Gene', '1113', (261, 268)) ('hCG', 'Gene', (215, 218)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (382, 385)) ('hCG', 'Gene', (270, 273)) ('hCG', 'Gene', '3342', (261, 264)) ('hCGbeta', 'Gene', '1113', (277, 284)) ('disulphide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C109673', (423, 433)) ('variants', 'Var', (167, 175)) ('hCG', 'Gene', (261, 264)) ('hCGalpha', 'Gene', '1113', (180, 188)) ('mole', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003764', (23, 27)) ('hCG', 'Gene', '3342', (277, 280)) ('hCG-H', 'Gene', (270, 275)) ('hCG-H', 'Gene', '3342', (270, 275)) ('hCG', 'Gene', (277, 280)) ('hCG', 'Gene', '3342', (180, 183)) ('hCGalpha', 'Gene', (180, 188)) ('hCG', 'Gene', (180, 183)) ('hCGbeta', 'Gene', (215, 222)) ('O-glycans', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011134', (356, 365)) 38752 31652641 For example, TC patients negative for microRNA-371a-3p had a better progression-free survival and an overall survival compared to the TC patients with microRNA-371a-3p present in serum. ('microRNA-371a-3p', 'Var', (38, 54)) ('better', 'PosReg', (61, 67)) ('negative', 'NegReg', (25, 33)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (16, 24)) ('overall survival', 'CPA', (101, 117)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (137, 145)) ('TC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (134, 136)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (134, 136)) ('TC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (13, 15)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (13, 15)) ('progression-free survival', 'CPA', (68, 93)) 38756 31652641 The changes/alterations in glycosylation can be successfully applied to the discovery of novel cancer-related biomarkers. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (95, 101)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (16, 19)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (95, 101)) ('changes/alterations', 'Var', (4, 23)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (95, 101)) ('changes/alterations', 'Reg', (4, 23)) ('glycosylation', 'MPA', (27, 40)) 38757 31652641 It is estimated that 70+% of all proteins are post-translationally modified by glycosylation with the involvement of glycans in cancer development and progression. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (128, 134)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (142, 145)) ('glycosylation', 'Var', (79, 92)) ('involvement', 'Reg', (102, 113)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (128, 134)) ('proteins', 'Protein', (33, 41)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (109, 112)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (128, 134)) 38768 31652641 With regard to N-glycan analysis, triantennary glycans and fucosylation increased at Asn13 and Asn30 of hCGbeta isolated from the cancer samples. ('Asn30', 'Var', (95, 100)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (130, 136)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (72, 81)) ('hCGbeta', 'Gene', (104, 111)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (130, 136)) ('hCGbeta', 'Gene', '1113', (104, 111)) ('triantennary glycans', 'Protein', (34, 54)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (130, 136)) ('fucosylation', 'MPA', (59, 71)) ('Asn13', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C528802', (85, 90)) 38769 31652641 With regard to O-glycans, type 2 O-glycans, in particular, were enriched at Ser127 and Ser132 in cancer and especially, in TC. ('type 2 O-glycans', 'Protein', (26, 42)) ('Ser127', 'Var', (76, 82)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (97, 103)) ('Ser132', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C530429', (87, 93)) ('O-glycans', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011134', (15, 24)) ('Ser127', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C530429', (76, 82)) ('O-glycans', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011134', (33, 42)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 103)) ('TC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (123, 125)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (123, 125)) ('Ser132', 'Var', (87, 93)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (97, 103)) 38770 31652641 The other important difference between O-glycosylation at Ser127 and Ser132 is a complete absence of short O-glycans, like Tn (N-acetygalactosamine attached to serine/threonine), T (galactose-beta-1,3-N-acetygalactosamine attached to serine/threonine) and sialyl T antigen on hCGbeta from TC patients in comparison with an invasive mole patient and pregnant women. ('hCGbeta', 'Gene', (276, 283)) ('galactose', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005690', (182, 191)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (292, 300)) ('Ser132', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C530429', (69, 75)) ('serine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C047902', (160, 166)) ('O-glycans', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011134', (107, 116)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (358, 363)) ('N-acetygalactosamine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (127, 147)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (292, 299)) ('hCGbeta', 'Gene', '1113', (276, 283)) ('Ser132', 'Var', (69, 75)) ('Ser127', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C530429', (58, 64)) ('mole', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003764', (332, 336)) ('threonine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C061951', (241, 250)) ('absence', 'NegReg', (90, 97)) ('threonine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C061951', (167, 176)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (289, 291)) ('TC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (289, 291)) ('sialyl T antigen', 'Protein', (256, 272)) ('serine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C047902', (234, 240)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (337, 344)) ('Ser127', 'Var', (58, 64)) ('beta-1,3', 'Gene', '28888;28881;28883', (192, 200)) ('N-acetygalactosamine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (201, 221)) 38771 31652641 The authors suggest that these glycan differences might facilitate the application of lectins to the diagnosis of malignancies (including TC), but a larger number of samples need to be analysed to confirm such results. ('differences', 'Var', (38, 49)) ('TC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (138, 140)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (138, 140)) ('facilitate', 'PosReg', (56, 66)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (114, 126)) ('application', 'MPA', (71, 82)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (114, 126)) 38848 31652641 Accordingly, it can be stated that an analysis of the changes of the other three O-glycans (Ser121, Ser127 and Ser138) and four N-glycans, so far underexplored, is worth investigating to identify additional promising glycans as TC biomarkers for diagnostic and prognostic purposes and for disease recurrence evaluation. ('Ser127', 'Var', (100, 106)) ('Ser', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C530429', (92, 95)) ('TC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (228, 230)) ('Ser', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C530429', (100, 103)) ('Ser121', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C530429', (92, 98)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (228, 230)) ('Ser127', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C530429', (100, 106)) ('Ser', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C530429', (111, 114)) ('O-glycans', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011134', (81, 90)) ('Ser138', 'Var', (111, 117)) ('Ser121', 'Var', (92, 98)) 38863 31533343 The percentage of demethylated XIST fragment in cell lines reflected their chromosomal constitution (number of extra X chromosomes). ('demethylated', 'Var', (18, 30)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (31, 35)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (31, 35)) 38865 31533343 Conclusions: The X chromosome inactivation event and demethylated XIST promoter are promising biomarkers for TGCTs and for assessing spermatogenesis quality. ('GCTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (110, 114)) ('X chromosome inactivation', 'Var', (17, 42)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (109, 114)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (66, 70)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (66, 70)) ('demethylated', 'Var', (53, 65)) 38868 31533343 Epigenetic deregulation plays an important role in their genesis, which is in line with this developmental model, since few recurrent mutations are found in these neoplasms. ('neoplasms', 'Disease', (163, 172)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (163, 172)) ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (163, 172)) ('Epigenetic deregulation', 'Var', (0, 23)) 38878 31533343 studied in detail the XIST promoter (by bisulfite sequencing, followed by conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with primers specific for the methylated and demethylated XIST promoter), finding that region IV was frequently demethylated in TGCTs (again, especially in SEs). ('XIST', 'Gene', (177, 181)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (177, 181)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (22, 26)) ('bisulfite', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C042345', (40, 49)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (22, 26)) ('demethylated', 'Var', (231, 243)) ('GCTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (248, 252)) ('SE', 'Disease', 'None', (275, 277)) 38884 31533343 The aim of this work is to explore the role of demethylated and methylated XIST promoter as a candidate biomarker for both TGCTs as well as extensiveness of spermatogenesis. ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (75, 79)) ('demethylated', 'Var', (47, 59)) ('GCTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (124, 128)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (75, 79)) 38894 31533343 Moreover, we found no significant association with patients' stage, metastatic dissemination or the International Germ Cell Cancer Collaborative Group (IGCCCG) category (data not shown), which is in line with publicly available TCGA data, showing hypermethylation of the XIST promoter both in SE as well as in NS. ('SE', 'Disease', 'None', (293, 295)) ('Germ Cell Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (114, 130)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (271, 275)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (271, 275)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (51, 59)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (124, 130)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (247, 263)) 38896 31533343 We then focused on the demethylated XIST promoter fragment, which we studied in two independent cohorts. ('XIST', 'Gene', (36, 40)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (36, 40)) ('demethylated', 'Var', (23, 35)) 38905 31533343 Moreover, demethylated XIST was also detected in 16 of 17 (94.1%) GCNIS lesions. ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (23, 27)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (23, 27)) ('demethylated', 'Var', (10, 22)) ('detected', 'Reg', (37, 45)) ('GCNIS lesions', 'Disease', (66, 79)) 38908 31533343 Regarding (T)GCT cell lines, demethylated XIST was detected in all four cell lines. ('XIST', 'Gene', (42, 46)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (42, 46)) ('demethylated', 'Var', (29, 41)) 38909 31533343 The percentage of demethylated XIST was significantly higher in NT2 as compared with the remaining cell lines (adjusted p-values of 0.0079, 0.0021, and 0.0108 as compared with TCam-2, NCCIT, and 2102Ep, respectively) (Figure 7). ('higher', 'PosReg', (54, 60)) ('NT2', 'Var', (64, 67)) ('demethylated', 'MPA', (18, 30)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (31, 35)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (31, 35)) ('TCam-2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C485520', (176, 182)) 38911 31533343 We found a significant and strong positive correlation between the relative levels of demethylated XIST promoter and the Johnsen's score attributed by the pathologist (rs = 0.75, p < 0.0001). ('XIST', 'Gene', (99, 103)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (99, 103)) ('demethylated', 'Var', (86, 98)) ("Johnsen's score", 'Disease', (121, 136)) 38913 31533343 Demethylated XIST fragment was able to discriminate among testicular parenchyma with a higher or lower (i.e., <4 or >=4) Johnsen's score with an AUC of 0.87 (Figure 8). ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (13, 17)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (97, 102)) ('Demethylated', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('testicular parenchyma', 'Disease', (58, 79)) 38921 31533343 Subsequent works have demonstrated quite convincingly the existence of X chromosome gains in TGCTs, both SE and NS alike, and XIST expression in both tumor types. ('GCTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (94, 98)) ('gains', 'PosReg', (84, 89)) ('X chromosome', 'Var', (71, 83)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (150, 155)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (126, 130)) ('SE', 'Disease', 'None', (105, 107)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (126, 130)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (150, 155)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (93, 98)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (150, 155)) 38927 31533343 In a similar fashion, they also detected the methylated XIST fragment in several samples, always more frequently in NS as compared to SE (77% and 45% of NS tissues/plasma samples vs. 61% and 43% of SE tissues/plasma samples). ('SE', 'Disease', 'None', (134, 136)) ('detected', 'Reg', (32, 40)) ('methylated', 'Var', (45, 55)) ('SE', 'Disease', 'None', (198, 200)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (56, 60)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (56, 60)) 38931 31533343 The absence of associations with clinical variables might indicate that the methylation status of XIST relates more to the defined (developmental) biology of these tumors, limiting its value as a prognostic biomarker, although diagnostically of interest. ('limiting', 'NegReg', (172, 180)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (164, 170)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (98, 102)) ('methylation status', 'Var', (76, 94)) ('relates', 'Reg', (103, 110)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (164, 170)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (98, 102)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (164, 170)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (164, 169)) 38933 31533343 Our results are in line with those findings, since demethylated XIST was detected in 16 of 17 tested samples. ('XIST', 'Gene', (64, 68)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (64, 68)) ('demethylated', 'Var', (51, 63)) ('detected', 'Reg', (73, 81)) 38938 31533343 This is again in accordance with our data, showing that demethylated XIST was detected in all cell lines tested (both SE-like TCam-2 and NS-derived NCCIT, NT2, and 2102Ep), compatible with XIST expression, although with some variation in distinct cells (Figure 7). ('SE', 'Disease', 'None', (118, 120)) ('demethylated', 'Var', (56, 68)) ('TCam-2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C485520', (126, 132)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (189, 193)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (69, 73)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (189, 193)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (69, 73)) 38967 31533343 Primer annealing temperature was optimized at 64 C for methylated and demethylated XIST and 60 C for beta-actin. ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (84, 88)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (84, 88)) ('methylated', 'Var', (56, 66)) ('beta-actin', 'Gene', (103, 113)) ('beta-actin', 'Gene', '728378', (103, 113)) ('demethylated', 'Var', (71, 83)) 38968 31533343 For quantification purposes, five serial dilutions (in duplicate) of previously bisulfite treated CpGenomeTM Universal Methylated DNA and Unmethylated DNA (Merck Millipore, Burlingtone, MA, USA) were included for methylated and demethylated XIST, respectively. ('demethylated', 'Var', (228, 240)) ('Burlingtone', 'Chemical', 'None', (173, 184)) ('Methyl', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C031105', (119, 125)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (241, 245)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (241, 245)) ('bisulfite', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C042345', (80, 89)) 38988 31533343 For both methylated and demethylated XIST, the Youden's method was used to achieve a cutoff to maximize the sensitivity and specificity. ('XIST', 'Gene', (37, 41)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (37, 41)) ('demethylated', 'Var', (24, 36)) ('methylated', 'Var', (9, 19)) 38995 31533343 Demethylated XIST fragment relative amounts in testicular germ cell tumors and testicular parenchyma of the discovery cohort. ('tumors', 'Disease', (68, 74)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (13, 17)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (68, 74)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (68, 74)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (58, 74)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (68, 73)) ('Demethylated', 'Var', (0, 12)) 39000 31533343 XIST methylation and expression and X chromosome inactivation in humans. ('methylation', 'Var', (5, 16)) ('expression', 'MPA', (21, 31)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (0, 4)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (65, 71)) 39065 28612337 We investigated 261 retrospective serum samples of six selected fully evaluated TGCC patients with a proven relapse using the ampTSmiR test for miR-371a-3p, miR-373-3p, and miR-367-3p and compared the results to those of the conventional protein biomarkers. ('miR-367', 'Gene', '442912', (173, 180)) ('GCC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (81, 84)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (85, 93)) ('miR-367', 'Gene', (173, 180)) ('miR-373-3p', 'Var', (157, 167)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (144, 155)) 39083 28612337 In the current proof-of-concept study, we examined the levels of miR-371a-3p, miR-373-3p and miR-367-3p in serum samples of a follow-up series of selected TGCC patients ranging from the time of primary diagnosis to relapse and complete remission. ('GCC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (156, 159)) ('miR-367', 'Gene', '442912', (93, 100)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (160, 168)) ('miR-367', 'Gene', (93, 100)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (65, 76)) ('TGCC', 'Disease', (155, 159)) ('miR-373-3p', 'Var', (78, 88)) 39094 28612337 cDNA generation and quantification of miR levels were performed using TaqMan Micro RNA assays for the analysis of hsa-miR-371a-3p (002124), hsa-miR-373-3p (000561), hsa-miR-367-3p (000555), ath-miR-159a (000338) and hsa-miR-30b-5p (000602). ('000338', 'Var', (204, 210)) ('miR-30b', 'Gene', '407030', (220, 227)) ('miR-30b', 'Gene', (220, 227)) ('hsa-miR-373', 'Gene', '442918', (140, 151)) ('hsa-miR-373', 'Gene', (140, 151)) ('hsa-miR-367', 'Gene', (165, 176)) ('hsa-miR-367', 'Gene', '442912', (165, 176)) 39096 28612337 This resulted in a 89% sensitivity and a 90% specificity for miR-371a-3p, a 70% sensitivity and a 89% specificity for miR-373-3p and a 79% sensitivity and a 85% specificity for miR-367-3p. ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (61, 72)) ('miR-367', 'Gene', '442912', (177, 184)) ('miR-367', 'Gene', (177, 184)) ('miR-373-3p', 'Var', (118, 128)) 39111 28612337 The ampTSmiR test revealed elevated levels of miR-371a-3p, miR-373-3p and miR-367-3p (Supplementary Table 1, Fig. ('miR-367', 'Gene', '442912', (74, 81)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (46, 57)) ('miR-367', 'Gene', (74, 81)) ('miR-373-3p', 'Var', (59, 69)) 39122 28612337 Remarkably, for as yet unknown reasons, positive ampTSmiR scores were found for miR-371a-3p, miR-373-3p and miR-367-3p (not shown) at 15 months after relapse. ('positive', 'PosReg', (40, 48)) ('miR-373-3p', 'Var', (93, 103)) ('miR-367', 'Gene', (108, 115)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (80, 91)) ('miR-367', 'Gene', '442912', (108, 115)) 39134 28612337 The levels of both B-HCG and miR-371a-3p, miR-373-3p and miR-367 indicated the presence of a PILN, of which the first miR (as well as B-HCG, being borderline) were the first to be positive. ('miR-367', 'Gene', (57, 64)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (29, 40)) ('miR-367', 'Gene', '442912', (57, 64)) ('miR-373-3p', 'Var', (42, 52)) ('indicated', 'Reg', (65, 74)) 39139 28612337 A single positive score for miR-373-3p and miR-371a-3p (just above cut-off level) was obtained seven years after primary diagnosis, but without known clinical consequences. ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (43, 54)) ('clinical', 'Species', '191496', (150, 158)) ('miR-373-3p', 'Var', (28, 38)) 39150 28612337 The conventional biomarker tests showed highly elevated levels of B-HCG (88,915 U/L), AFP (2024 U/L) and LDH (3698 U/L) (Fig. ('elevated', 'PosReg', (47, 55)) ('2024 U/L', 'Var', (91, 99)) ('AFP', 'Gene', (86, 89)) ('LDH', 'Gene', (105, 108)) ('3698 U/L', 'Var', (110, 118)) ('AFP', 'Gene', '174', (86, 89)) 39151 28612337 Similarly, miR-371a-3p, miR-373-3p and miR-367-3p showed high levels (Supplementary Table 1, Fig. ('miR-367', 'Gene', (39, 46)) ('miR-373-3p', 'Var', (24, 34)) ('miR-367', 'Gene', '442912', (39, 46)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (11, 22)) 39174 28612337 Of the three selected miRs, miR-371a-3p was found to be the most sensitive and specific one and to outperform the others in detecting a relapse, which is in agreement with recently published results of larger series of patients with a shorter follow-up and less measure points. ('relapse', 'Disease', (136, 143)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (28, 39)) ('outperform', 'PosReg', (99, 109)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (219, 227)) 39188 21668838 In this comprehensive review of human epidemiologic studies which have tested for associations between organochlorines and facets of TDS, we find evidence for associations between the exposures p,p'-DDE, cis-nonachlor, and trans-nonachlor with TGCT. ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (196, 197)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (159, 171)) ('cis-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (204, 217)) ("p'-DDE", 'Var', (196, 202)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (11, 12)) ("p,p'-DDE", 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003633', (194, 202)) ('TDS', 'Chemical', '-', (133, 136)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Var', (223, 238)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (186, 187)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (194, 195)) ('organochlorines', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006843', (103, 118)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (32, 37)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (223, 238)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (39, 40)) ('cis-nonachlor', 'Var', (204, 217)) 39195 21668838 Organochlorines are also highly insoluble in water and accumulate in adipose tissue when ingested. ('insoluble', 'MPA', (32, 41)) ('accumulate', 'PosReg', (55, 65)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (72, 73)) ('Organochlorines', 'Var', (0, 15)) ('water', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014867', (45, 50)) ('Organochlorines', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006843', (0, 15)) 39196 21668838 Combined, these properties make organochlorines persistent pollutants that bioaccumulate and biomagnify. ('organochlorines', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006843', (32, 47)) ('organochlorines', 'Var', (32, 47)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (59, 60)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (48, 49)) ('bioaccumulate', 'MPA', (75, 88)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (16, 17)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (19, 20)) 39202 21668838 Agricultural use of DDT is now banned by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2001), although DDT continues to be used as an anti-malarial in parts of Africa and Asia. ('DDT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003634', (161, 164)) ('DDT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003634', (20, 23)) ('malaria', 'Disease', (197, 204)) ('malaria', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008288', (197, 204)) ('DDT', 'Var', (161, 164)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (122, 125)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (209, 210)) 39205 21668838 The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classifies DDT as a Group 2B carcinogen (possibly carcinogenic to humans). ('DDT', 'Var', (66, 69)) ('carcinogenic', 'Disease', (105, 117)) ('DDT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003634', (66, 69)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (79, 80)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (96, 97)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 47)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (121, 127)) ('carcinogenic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (105, 117)) 39209 21668838 PCBs are known to be able to cause hormonal perturbations and have been associated with urogenital maldevelopment in animal models. ('urogenital maldevelopment', 'Disease', (88, 113)) ('associated', 'Reg', (72, 82)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (108, 109)) ('hormonal perturbations', 'MPA', (35, 57)) ('urogenital maldevelopment', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000119', (88, 113)) ('PCBs', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('PCBs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (0, 4)) ('cause', 'Reg', (29, 34)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (44, 45)) 39232 21668838 Using a similar prospective study design, Bhatia and colleagues examined the association between maternal serum levels of p,p'-DDT and p,p'-DDE and cryptorchidism and hypospadias in the prospective Child Health and Development Studies (CHDS). ("p,p'-DDT", 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003634', (122, 130)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (151, 152)) ('association', 'Interaction', (77, 88)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (20, 21)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (172, 173)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (124, 125)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (186, 187)) ("p'-DDT", 'Var', (124, 130)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (122, 123)) ('cryptorchidism and hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003456', (148, 178)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (169, 170)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (16, 17)) ('Child', 'Species', '9606', (198, 203)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (137, 138)) ("p,p'-DDE", 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003633', (135, 143)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (167, 178)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (221, 222)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (135, 136)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (190, 191)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (148, 162)) 39257 21668838 In summary, none reported a significant association with p,p'-DDT, o,p'-DDT or p,p'-DDE and either cryptorchidism or hypospadias. ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (99, 113)) ("p,p'-DDT", 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003634', (57, 65)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (119, 120)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (59, 60)) ('cryptorchidism or hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003456', (99, 128)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (79, 80)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (69, 70)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (117, 128)) ("p'-DDT", 'Var', (69, 75)) ("o,p'-DDT", 'Chemical', 'MESH:C016340', (67, 75)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (57, 58)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (19, 20)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (81, 82)) ('cryptorchidism or hypospadias', 'Disease', (99, 128)) ("p,p'-DDE", 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003633', (79, 87)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (102, 103)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (122, 123)) 39270 21668838 In a cross-sectional evaluation of East and West coast Swedish fishermen (n=195), Rignell-Hydbom and colleagues examined the association between serum levels of p,p'-DDE and testis volume, semen volume, sperm count, concentration, and motility ( p'-DDE and male reproductive function). ('semen volume', 'CPA', (189, 201)) ('concentration', 'CPA', (216, 229)) ("p'-DDE", 'Chemical', '-', (246, 252)) ('sperm count', 'CPA', (203, 214)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (69, 72)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (264, 265)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (191, 194)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (163, 164)) ('association', 'Interaction', (125, 136)) ("p'-DDE", 'Var', (163, 169)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (204, 205)) ('male reproductive function', 'CPA', (257, 283)) ('motility', 'CPA', (235, 243)) ("p,p'-DDE", 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003633', (161, 169)) ("p'-DDE", 'Chemical', '-', (163, 169)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (246, 247)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (161, 162)) ('testis volume', 'CPA', (174, 187)) 39281 21668838 No associations were found between lipid-adjusted serum p,p'-DDT and semen volume, sperm count, sperm concentration, percent progressive motility or percent motile sperm, and percent normal morphology. ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (165, 166)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (125, 126)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (117, 118)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (149, 150)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (84, 85)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (37, 38)) ('semen volume', 'CPA', (69, 81)) ('sperm count', 'CPA', (83, 94)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (71, 74)) ('lipid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (35, 40)) ("p,p'-DDT", 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003634', (56, 64)) ('percent progressive motility', 'CPA', (117, 145)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (58, 59)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (97, 98)) ("p'-DDT", 'Var', (58, 64)) ('percent motile sperm', 'CPA', (149, 169)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (193, 194)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (175, 176)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (56, 57)) ('sperm concentration', 'CPA', (96, 115)) 39304 21668838 In the study of Swedish fisherman, serum PCB-153 concentration was weakly associated with motility (mean difference 9.9%; 95% CI: -1% - 21%) but was not associated with the other semen variables (volume, count, and concentration) ( p'-DDE and male reproductive function). ("p'-DDE", 'Chemical', '-', (232, 238)) ('serum', 'Var', (35, 40)) ('associated', 'Interaction', (74, 84)) ('motility', 'CPA', (90, 98)) ('PCB', 'Gene', '5091', (41, 44)) ('PCB', 'Gene', (41, 44)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (250, 251)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (232, 233)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (181, 184)) 39312 21668838 reported that serum PCB-138 concentration was associated with decreased sperm motility (OR for less than 50% normal sperm motility: tertile 2 vs. 1 = 1.68; tertile 3 vs. 1 = 2.35; p-trend = 0.03) and decreased percent normal morphology (OR for less than 4% normal sperm morphology: tertile 2 vs. 1 = 1.36; tertile 3 vs. 1 = 2.53; p-trend = 0.04) ( p'-DDE). ('serum', 'Var', (14, 19)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (117, 118)) ('PCB', 'Gene', '5091', (20, 23)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (180, 181)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (200, 209)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (348, 349)) ('percent normal morphology', 'CPA', (210, 235)) ('sperm motility', 'CPA', (72, 86)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (228, 229)) ('decreased sperm motility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012207', (62, 86)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (330, 331)) ('PCB', 'Gene', (20, 23)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (273, 274)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (62, 71)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (210, 211)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (265, 266)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (2, 3)) ("p'-DDE", 'Chemical', '-', (348, 354)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (73, 74)) 39330 21668838 TCDD exposure during early life was associated with decreased sperm concentration (p-value = 0.025), and motility (p-value = 0.018). ('exposure', 'Var', (5, 13)) ('TCDD', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (63, 64)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (83, 84)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (7, 8)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (52, 61)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (115, 116)) ('motility', 'CPA', (105, 113)) ('TCDD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000072317', (0, 4)) ('sperm concentration', 'CPA', (62, 81)) 39339 21668838 Evidence indicates that TGCT may be more likely to be the result of maldevelopment than the result of an accumulation of mutations leading to uncontrolled mitosis and loss of the ability to induce apoptosis. ('mitosis', 'Disease', 'None', (155, 162)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (131, 141)) ('mutations', 'Var', (121, 130)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (24, 28)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (77, 78)) ('uncontrolled', 'MPA', (142, 154)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (167, 171)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (200, 201)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (198, 199)) ('mitosis', 'Disease', (155, 162)) 39369 21668838 Chlordane and its derivatives (oxychlordane, trans-nonachlor, cis-nonachlor, MC6) have been assessed by the four previously mentioned studies for association with TGCT (Table 5), and only the ATLAS Study failed to find at least one statistically significant association with these compounds. ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (284, 285)) ('oxychlordane', 'Var', (31, 43)) ('cis-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (62, 75)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (124, 127)) ('cis-nonachlor', 'Var', (62, 75)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Var', (45, 60)) ('MC6', 'Chemical', '-', (77, 80)) ('Chlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (0, 9)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (163, 167)) ('association', 'Interaction', (146, 157)) ('oxychlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C008743', (31, 43)) ('MC6', 'Var', (77, 80)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (113, 114)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (45, 60)) 39373 21668838 These latter two studies, which indicated evidence for associations between trans-nonachlor, cis-nonachlor, total chlordanes and TGCT, also have the advantage of having assessed pre-diagnostic serum samples. ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (178, 179)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (55, 67)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (202, 203)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Var', (76, 91)) ('TGCT', 'Gene', (129, 133)) ('cis-nonachlor', 'Var', (93, 106)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (76, 91)) ('cis-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (93, 106)) ('chlordanes', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (114, 124)) 39374 21668838 Thus, overall it appears as though cis- and trans-nonachlor may be associated with TGCT. ('trans-nonachlor', 'Var', (44, 59)) ('cis- and trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', '-', (35, 59)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (83, 87)) ('associated', 'Reg', (67, 77)) ('cis-', 'Var', (35, 39)) 39394 21668838 The study also found an association between the DDT:DDE ratio and conclude that this may represent either a slower metabolism of DDT to DDE or more recent exposure in mothers of TGCT cases compared with mothers of control subjects. ('metabolism', 'MPA', (115, 125)) ('TGCT', 'Gene', (178, 182)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (192, 193)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (91, 92)) ('DDE', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003633', (136, 139)) ('association', 'Interaction', (24, 35)) ('DDT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003634', (48, 51)) ('DDT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003634', (129, 132)) ('DDE', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003633', (52, 55)) ('DDE', 'MPA', (52, 55)) ('DDT', 'MPA', (48, 51)) ('slower', 'NegReg', (108, 114)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (157, 158)) ('cases', 'Var', (183, 188)) 39401 21668838 Current epidemiological evidence would infer that p,p'-DDE and chlordane, particularly cis- and trans-nonachlor, are positively associated with TGCT. ('cis- and trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', '-', (87, 111)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (144, 148)) ("p,p'-DDE", 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003633', (50, 58)) ('chlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (63, 72)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (117, 118)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (52, 53)) ('associated', 'Reg', (128, 138)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (9, 10)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (74, 75)) ('p', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (50, 51)) ('cis-', 'Var', (87, 91)) 39457 33072608 Conversely, patients with low PD-L1 expression showed a better outcome, namely, better progression-free survival and overall survival. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (12, 20)) ('low', 'Var', (26, 29)) ('overall survival', 'CPA', (117, 133)) ('progression-free survival', 'CPA', (87, 112)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (30, 35)) ('better', 'PosReg', (80, 86)) ('expression', 'MPA', (36, 46)) 39466 33072608 A favorable prognosis was possibly mediated by PD-L1 expression on TILs, which could reduce the proinflammatory environment, and vice versa. ('expression', 'Var', (53, 63)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (47, 52)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (85, 91)) ('proinflammatory environment', 'MPA', (96, 123)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (119, 122)) 39471 33072608 These results are in line with data from Sadigh et al., where choriocarcinoma was the only GCT histological subtype expressing PD-L1 in tumor cells, whereas other subtypes primarily expressed varying levels of PD-L1 on tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) without true PD-L1 expression on tumor cells themselves. ('tumor', 'Disease', (288, 293)) ('PD-L1', 'Var', (210, 215)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (219, 224)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Disease', (62, 77)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100768', (62, 77)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (219, 224)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (136, 141)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (288, 293)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002822', (62, 77)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (91, 94)) ('PD-L1', 'Var', (127, 132)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (68, 77)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (136, 141)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (288, 293)) ('TAMs', 'Chemical', '-', (249, 253)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (219, 224)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (136, 141)) 39473 33072608 The absence of PD-L1 positivity in ICs was also determined to be an independent predictor of worse relapse-free survival (RFS) when adjusting for several other clinical variables. ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (15, 20)) ('positivity', 'Var', (21, 31)) ('RFS', 'Disease', (122, 125)) ('RFS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005198', (122, 125)) ('relapse-free survival', 'CPA', (99, 120)) ('absence', 'Var', (4, 11)) 39485 33072608 PD-L1 represents an important mechanism by which cancer cells are able to suppress antitumor immunity in the tumor microenvironment; therefore, alterations in the PD-1 signaling pathway have a great impact on immunological homeostasis. ('PD-1 signaling pathway', 'Pathway', (163, 185)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (87, 92)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 55)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (87, 92)) ('impact', 'Reg', (199, 205)) ('suppress', 'NegReg', (74, 82)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (109, 114)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (87, 92)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 114)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (49, 55)) ('alterations', 'Var', (144, 155)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (127, 130)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (49, 55)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (109, 114)) 39528 33072608 Furthermore, the antitumor effect of brentuximab-vedotin was also assessed in another phase II trial enrolling 24 patients with CD30+ germ cell tumors. ('tumors', 'Disease', (144, 150)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (144, 150)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (144, 149)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (134, 149)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (21, 26)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (21, 26)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (144, 150)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (134, 150)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (144, 149)) ('brentuximab', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C504717', (37, 48)) ('vedotin', 'Chemical', '-', (49, 56)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (144, 149)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (114, 122)) ('CD30+', 'Var', (128, 133)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (21, 26)) 39567 33072608 A pathological vascular system in combination with an impaired blood-testis barrier is associated with an increased influx of cytotoxic immune cells into tumor tissue. ('vascular system', 'CPA', (15, 30)) ('pathological', 'Var', (2, 14)) ('pathological vascular system', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002597', (2, 30)) ('impaired blood-testis', 'Disease', (54, 75)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (154, 159)) ('impaired blood-testis', 'Disease', 'MESH:C564174', (54, 75)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (154, 159)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (106, 115)) ('influx of cytotoxic immune cells into', 'MPA', (116, 153)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (154, 159)) 39569 33072608 Subsequently, an anti-angiogenic treatment might be responsible for the reduction of the anti-PD-L1/PD-1 treatment effect. ('reduction', 'NegReg', (72, 81)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (38, 41)) ('anti-PD-L1/PD-1', 'Var', (89, 104)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (110, 113)) 39692 23781896 Increasing evidence shows diverse regulatory roles of NATs such as RNA interference (RNAi), alternative splicing, trafficking, genomic imprinting and X-chromosome inactivation. ('X-chromosome inactivation', 'Var', (150, 175)) ('RNA interference', 'MPA', (67, 83)) ('trafficking', 'MPA', (114, 125)) ('alternative', 'MPA', (92, 103)) ('NAT', 'Gene', (54, 57)) ('NAT', 'Gene', '6046', (54, 57)) 39697 23781896 The expression of human cis-NATs transcribed by RNA Pol II is epigenetically regulated, and aberrant production of these transcripts has been linked with human disease. ('aberrant', 'Var', (92, 100)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (154, 159)) ('NAT', 'Gene', (28, 31)) ('RNA Pol II', 'Gene', (48, 58)) ('linked', 'Reg', (142, 148)) ('NAT', 'Gene', '6046', (28, 31)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (18, 23)) 39701 23781896 LUC7L is expressed in the opposite direction from the aberrant expression of an antisense HBA2 transcript, which methylates the CpG island of HBA2 and results in silencing gene (Figure 2, action in cis). ('methylates', 'Var', (113, 123)) ('HBA2', 'Gene', '3040', (142, 146)) ('HBA2', 'Gene', '3040', (90, 94)) ('silencing gene', 'MPA', (162, 176)) ('LUC7L', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('HBA2', 'Gene', (142, 146)) ('HBA2', 'Gene', (90, 94)) ('LUC7L', 'Gene', '55692', (0, 5)) 39704 23781896 Modarresi et al., demonstrated that inhibition of brain-derived neurotrophic factor antisense transcript (BDNF-AS) leads to upregulation of BDNF expression and induces neuronal outgrowth and differentiation both in vitro, and in vivo, which is essential for their function and survival. ('BDNF-AS', 'Gene', (106, 113)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (124, 136)) ('BDNF', 'Gene', '627', (106, 110)) ('BDNF-AS', 'Gene', '497258', (106, 113)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (36, 46)) ('brain-derived neurotrophic factor', 'Gene', '627', (50, 83)) ('BDNF', 'Gene', '627', (140, 144)) ('neuronal outgrowth', 'CPA', (168, 186)) ('expression', 'MPA', (145, 155)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (191, 206)) ('brain-derived neurotrophic factor', 'Gene', (50, 83)) ('BDNF', 'Gene', (106, 110)) ('BDNF', 'Gene', (140, 144)) ('induces', 'PosReg', (160, 167)) 39713 23781896 SPRY4-IT1 is upregulated in melanoma cells, and its knockdown resulted in defects in cell growth, invasion, and elevated rates of apoptosis in melanoma cells. ('melanoma', 'Disease', (28, 36)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (130, 139)) ('invasion', 'CPA', (98, 106)) ('SPRY4-IT1', 'Gene', (0, 9)) ('SPRY4-IT1', 'Gene', '100642175;81848;79441', (0, 9)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (13, 24)) ('defects', 'NegReg', (74, 81)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (112, 120)) ('cell growth', 'CPA', (85, 96)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (143, 151)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (143, 151)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (143, 151)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (52, 61)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (28, 36)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (28, 36)) 39730 23781896 Some of the functions in which lincRNAs have been implicated include genomic programming, maintenance of pluripotency and lineage commitment control and control of epigenetic changes. ('lineage commitment', 'CPA', (122, 140)) ('ncRNA', 'Gene', '220202', (33, 38)) ('epigenetic changes', 'Var', (164, 182)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', (105, 117)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', 'None', (105, 117)) ('ncRNA', 'Gene', (33, 38)) 39745 23781896 Therefore, any error that occurs in either step will lead to abnormal mRNA, and disrupt the open reading frame and result in human diseases, such as atypical cystic fibrosis, Frasier syndrome, spinal muscular atrophy, etc. ('Frasier syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D052159', (175, 191)) ('abnormal mRNA', 'MPA', (61, 74)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (53, 60)) ('atypical cystic fibrosis', 'Disease', (149, 173)) ('spinal muscular atrophy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009134', (193, 216)) ('spinal muscular atrophy', 'Disease', (193, 216)) ('open reading frame', 'MPA', (92, 110)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (125, 130)) ('disrupt', 'NegReg', (80, 87)) ('error', 'Var', (15, 20)) ('atypical cystic fibrosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003550', (149, 173)) ('Frasier syndrome', 'Disease', (175, 191)) ('spinal muscular atrophy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007269', (193, 216)) ('muscular atrophy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003202', (200, 216)) ('result in', 'Reg', (115, 124)) 39746 23781896 Faustino and Cooper provided comprehensive documentation on abnormal splicing mechanisms that lead to human disorders. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (102, 107)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (94, 101)) ('human disorders', 'Disease', (102, 117)) ('abnormal splicing mechanisms', 'Var', (60, 88)) 39758 23781896 These include C/D snoRNAs (U3, U8, U22) and H/ACA snoRNAs (snR10, snR30, E2 and E3). ('snoRNA', 'Gene', '85390', (18, 24)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', (50, 56)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', (18, 24)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', '85390', (50, 56)) ('D snoRNA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025267', (16, 24)) ('E2 and E3', 'Gene', '26765;84548', (73, 82)) ('D snoRNAs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025267', (16, 25)) ('snR10', 'Var', (59, 64)) 39761 23781896 The Prader-Willi syndrome is linked to the deletion of region on chromosome 15 which contains a brain-specific C/D RNA (HBII-52) that processes serotonin-2c receptor (HTR2C) pre-mRNA. ('deletion', 'Var', (43, 51)) ('HBII-52', 'Gene', '692218', (120, 127)) ('linked', 'Reg', (29, 35)) ('Prader-Willi syndrome', 'Disease', (4, 25)) ('Prader-Willi syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011218', (4, 25)) ('HTR2C', 'Gene', '3358', (167, 172)) ('serotonin-2c receptor', 'MPA', (144, 165)) ('HTR2C', 'Gene', (167, 172)) ('HBII-52', 'Gene', (120, 127)) 39774 23781896 More recently it was shown that in a cellular model for myeloproliferative neoplasms, mutant SET2 cells express at least 58 moRNA at moderate to high level and 95% of these moRNAs correspond to the 5' arm of its miRNA. ('SET2', 'Gene', '29072', (93, 97)) ('mutant', 'Var', (86, 92)) ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (75, 84)) ('myeloproliferative neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005547', (56, 84)) ('SET2', 'Gene', (93, 97)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', (75, 84)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (75, 84)) 39780 23781896 PiRNAs have been shown to act in the Piwi-dependent transposon silencing and heterochromatin modification in germinal cells to maintain the genomic integrity of these cells. ('Piwi', 'Gene', '9271', (37, 41)) ('Piwi', 'Gene', (37, 41)) ('maintain', 'Reg', (127, 135)) ('genomic integrity', 'CPA', (140, 157)) ('silencing', 'NegReg', (63, 72)) ('heterochromatin modification', 'Var', (77, 105)) ('transposon', 'Var', (52, 62)) 39782 23781896 Also piRNAs and piwi proteins have recently been identified outside of germinal cell lines, e.g., in human cancer cells, suggesting a role for this ncRNAs in the epigenetic regulation of aberrant cancer "stem cell like" cells that are proposed to be critical for tumor initiation and progression. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (196, 202)) ('ncRNA', 'Gene', '220202', (148, 153)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 113)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (263, 268)) ('piwi', 'Gene', (16, 20)) ('tumor initiation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (263, 279)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (196, 202)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (101, 106)) ('epigenetic regulation', 'MPA', (162, 183)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (196, 202)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (187, 195)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (107, 113)) ('piwi', 'Gene', '9271', (16, 20)) ('tumor initiation', 'Disease', (263, 279)) ('ncRNA', 'Gene', (148, 153)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (107, 113)) 39805 24155923 SRY mutations, can cause Testicular Dysgenesis Syndrome (TDS) but in most cases no mutations have been identified. ('cause', 'Reg', (19, 24)) ('SRY', 'Gene', '6736', (0, 3)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('TDS', 'Disease', (57, 60)) ('Testicular Dysgenesis Syndrome', 'Disease', (25, 55)) ('TDS', 'Disease', 'None', (57, 60)) ('Testicular Dysgenesis Syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013733', (25, 55)) ('mutations', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('Testicular Dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008715', (25, 46)) 39856 24155923 suggested that p,p'-DDE, oxychlordane, cis-nonachlor, trans-nonachlor and total chlordane serum levels are associated with TGCT risk, especially with seminomas. ("p,p'-DDE", 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003633', (15, 23)) ('cis-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (39, 52)) ('associated', 'Reg', (107, 117)) ('chlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (28, 37)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (54, 69)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (123, 127)) ('oxychlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C008743', (25, 37)) ('chlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (80, 89)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (150, 159)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (150, 159)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Var', (54, 69)) ('cis-nonachlor', 'Var', (39, 52)) 39858 24155923 Two polymorphisms of the CYP1A1 gene (rs7495708 and rs1456432) were suspected to be associated with an increase of TGCT risk in men having elevated total chlordane serum levels. ('rs1456432', 'Mutation', 'rs1456432', (52, 61)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (25, 31)) ('chlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (154, 163)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (128, 131)) ('total chlordane serum levels', 'MPA', (148, 176)) ('rs7495708', 'Var', (38, 47)) ('rs1456432', 'Var', (52, 61)) ('associated', 'Reg', (84, 94)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (115, 119)) ('rs7495708', 'Mutation', 'rs7495708', (38, 47)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (25, 31)) 39859 24155923 Overall, no association was observed with serum levels of hexachlorohexane, hexachlorobenzene (HCB), pp'DDT, oxychlordane, op'DDT and mirex. ("pp'DDT", 'Var', (101, 107)) ('DDT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003634', (126, 129)) ('oxychlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C008743', (109, 121)) ("op'DDT", 'Var', (123, 129)) ('DDT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003634', (104, 107)) ('hexachlorobenzene', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006581', (76, 93)) ('oxychlordane', 'MPA', (109, 121)) ('hexachlorobenzene', 'MPA', (76, 93)) ('hexachlorohexane', 'MPA', (58, 74)) 39868 24155923 No excess risk for TGCT was reported among the sons of farmers or pesticide applicators, except in one study in Norway that reported an increased risk for sons of agricultural workers using nitrate fertiliser, especially with a high nitrate/phosphate ratio. ('high', 'Var', (228, 232)) ('nitrate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009566', (233, 240)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (19, 23)) ('phosphate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010710', (241, 250)) ('nitrate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009566', (190, 197)) 39874 24155923 A positive association was found for hexachlorobenzene, PCBs, PBDE and chlordanes in maternal serum and the risk of TGCC among the women's sons. ('PCBs', 'Gene', (56, 60)) ('TGCC', 'Disease', (116, 120)) ('PBDE', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C086401', (62, 66)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (131, 136)) ('chlordanes', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (71, 81)) ('PCBs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (56, 60)) ('PBDE', 'Gene', (62, 66)) ('hexachlorobenzene', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006581', (37, 54)) ('hexachlorobenzene', 'Var', (37, 54)) 39924 18841155 Linkage analyses have revealed several potential genomic regions of interest, including 2p23, 3p12, 3q26, 12p13-q21, 18q21-q23 and Xq27 (Rapley et al, 2000; Crockford et al, 2006), and a specific deletion in the Y chromosome has also been identified as conferring an increased risk of both sporadic and familial testicular cancers in a small percentage of men (Nathanson et al, 2005). ('sporadic', 'Disease', (290, 298)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (312, 329)) ('familial testicular cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (303, 330)) ('deletion', 'Var', (196, 204)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (323, 329)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (323, 330)) ('testicular cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (312, 330)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (356, 359)) ('familial testicular cancers', 'Disease', (303, 330)) 40005 32290859 These include psychological distress, impairment in pursuit of life goals, persistent physical side effects, elevated risk of secondary malignancies and chronic illness, and biobehavioral burden (e.g., enhanced inflammation, dysregulated diurnal stress hormones). ('psychological distress', 'CPA', (14, 36)) ('chronic illness', 'Disease', (153, 168)) ('impairment', 'Var', (38, 48)) ('inflammation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007249', (211, 223)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (136, 148)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (202, 210)) ('dysregulated', 'Var', (225, 237)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (136, 148)) ('inflammation', 'Disease', (211, 223)) ('chronic illness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002908', (153, 168)) ('impairment in pursuit', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007772', (38, 59)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (44, 47)) 40159 24407180 We defined three major histologic groups of testicular cancer: seminoma (9060/3-9062/3, 9064/3), non-seminoma (9065/3, 9070/3-9073/3, 9080/3-9085/3, 9100/3-9102/3) and cancers of other or unspecified histological types (8000/3-8004/3) according to the 3rd edition of International Classification of Diseases for Oncology. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (168, 174)) ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (97, 109)) ('9060/3-9062/3, 9064/3', 'Var', (73, 94)) ('unspecified', 'Species', '32644', (188, 199)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (63, 71)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (44, 61)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (55, 61)) ('Oncology', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (312, 320)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (168, 175)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (63, 71)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (44, 61)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (101, 109)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (168, 175)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (168, 175)) ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', (97, 109)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (44, 61)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (101, 109)) ('9065/3, 9070/3-9073/3', 'Var', (111, 132)) 40161 24407180 Second primary cancers were classified according to the rules for multiple primary cancers outlined by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and coded as 104-208 (ICD-9) or C00-80 (ICD-10). ('primary cancers', 'Disease', (7, 22)) ('C00-80', 'Var', (183, 189)) ('primary cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (7, 22)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (144, 150)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (15, 22)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 89)) ('primary cancers', 'Disease', (75, 90)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 90)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (15, 21)) ('primary cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (75, 90)) 40199 24407180 The observation of a continued cumulative incidence increase, after 15 years in period (II) compared to period (I), supports the hypothesis that cisplatin delays tumor development as a result of its influence on the premalignant germ cell epithelium. ('cisplatin', 'Var', (145, 154)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (162, 167)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (145, 154)) ('delays tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (155, 167)) ('influence', 'Reg', (199, 208)) ('delays tumor', 'Disease', (155, 167)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (175, 178)) 40352 17711579 Interestingly, the most over-represented biological processes comprising the up-regulated genes were sensory perception, cell surface receptor linked signal transduction, physiological response to stimulus, neurophysiological process, and potassium ion transport. ('potassium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011188', (239, 248)) ('cell surface receptor', 'Gene', '57126', (121, 142)) ('up-regulated', 'PosReg', (77, 89)) ('cell surface receptor', 'Gene', (121, 142)) ('genes', 'Var', (90, 95)) ('potassium ion transport', 'MPA', (239, 262)) 40388 17711579 Since NEO1 and LATS2 are tumor-suppressor genes and at the same time target genes for p53 and hsa-mir-372 and 373, both hsa-mir-372 and 373 may suppress the p53 pathway by destabilizing NEO1s and LATS2s transcript and/or by inhibiting their translation. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (25, 30)) ('translation', 'MPA', (241, 252)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', (15, 20)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', '26524', (15, 20)) ('NEO1', 'Gene', (6, 10)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (86, 89)) ('NEO1', 'Gene', '4756', (6, 10)) ('suppress', 'NegReg', (144, 152)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (157, 160)) ('p53', 'Gene', (86, 89)) ('hsa-mir-372', 'Gene', (120, 131)) ('hsa-mir-372', 'Gene', (94, 105)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (25, 30)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', (196, 201)) ('transcript', 'MPA', (203, 213)) ('NEO1', 'Gene', (186, 190)) ('inhibiting', 'NegReg', (224, 234)) ('373', 'Var', (136, 139)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', '26524', (196, 201)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (25, 30)) ('p53', 'Gene', (157, 160)) ('NEO1', 'Gene', '4756', (186, 190)) ('hsa-mir-372', 'Gene', '442917', (120, 131)) ('destabilizing', 'NegReg', (172, 185)) ('hsa-mir-372', 'Gene', '442917', (94, 105)) 40391 17711579 Several reports have suggested that loss of Dicer1 causes embryonic lethality and loss of stem cell population. ('embryonic lethality', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020964', (58, 77)) ('embryonic lethality', 'Disease', (58, 77)) ('Dicer1', 'Gene', '23405', (44, 50)) ('loss', 'Var', (36, 40)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (82, 86)) ('causes', 'Reg', (51, 57)) ('Dicer1', 'Gene', (44, 50)) 40396 17711579 However, the functionality of specific parts of the p53-dependent pathway may be suppressed through miRNA repression of some of the p53 target genes, such as NEO1 and LATS2. ('NEO1', 'Gene', (158, 162)) ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (81, 91)) ('p53', 'Gene', (132, 135)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', (167, 172)) ('p53', 'Gene', (52, 55)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (132, 135)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (52, 55)) ('NEO1', 'Gene', '4756', (158, 162)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', '26524', (167, 172)) ('functionality', 'MPA', (13, 26)) ('miRNA repression', 'Var', (100, 116)) 40405 17711579 Among different classes of anticancer agents, the senescent phenotype is induced most strongly by DNA-damaging agents such as doxorubicin, aphidicolin, cisplatin, etoposide and ionizing radiation. ('aphidicolin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016590', (139, 150)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (31, 37)) ('etoposide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005047', (163, 172)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (152, 161)) ('doxorubicin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (126, 137)) ('senescent phenotype', 'CPA', (50, 69)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (31, 37)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (31, 37)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (152, 161)) 40418 17711579 The mutual effects of apoptosis, senescence-like phenotype, and mitotic catastrophe in tumors in response to treatment are illustrated by studies in which inhibition of apoptosis was shown to increase mitotic catastrophe, senescence, or both. ('mitotic catastrophe', 'CPA', (201, 220)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (87, 92)) ('senescence', 'CPA', (222, 232)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (114, 117)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (87, 93)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (87, 93)) ('apoptosis', 'Protein', (169, 178)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (87, 93)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (155, 165)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (192, 200)) 40479 32210101 As an alternative, or in addition to, the STMs, a panel of circulating microRNAs (miR-367-3p, miR-371a-3p, miR-372-3p, and miR-373-3p) has been investigated intensively, due to their high expression in most TGCTs (except teratomas). ('STM', 'Gene', (42, 45)) ('miR-367-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (82, 92)) ('miR-372-3p', 'Var', (107, 117)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (207, 212)) ('expression', 'MPA', (188, 198)) ('miR-367-3p', 'Var', (82, 92)) ('STM', 'Gene', '6818', (42, 45)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (94, 105)) ('miR-372-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (107, 117)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (221, 229)) ('miR-373', 'Gene', (123, 130)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (221, 229)) ('miR-373', 'Gene', '442918', (123, 130)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (221, 230)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (221, 229)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (94, 105)) 40481 32210101 A recent large multicenter study showed that serum miR-371a-3p had a sensitivity of 90% and specificity of 94% in the initial diagnosis of TGCTs, and hence greatly outperformed STMs. ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (51, 62)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (139, 144)) ('STM', 'Gene', '6818', (177, 180)) ('STM', 'Gene', (177, 180)) ('serum miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (45, 62)) 40482 32210101 The level of miR-371a-3p correlated with both primary tumor size and clinical stage. ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (13, 24)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (54, 59)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (54, 59)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (13, 24)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (54, 59)) ('correlated', 'Reg', (25, 35)) 40487 32210101 They found pre-treatment miR-371a-3p levels to be associated with the spread of disease and favorable response to therapy. ('associated with', 'Reg', (50, 65)) ('miR-371a-3p levels', 'Var', (25, 43)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (25, 36)) ('spread of disease', 'CPA', (70, 87)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (20, 23)) 40521 32210101 The patients with the highest levels of miRNA-367-3p, -371a-3p, and -373-3p before orchiectomy had CS II TGCTs (Figure 2b,c,e). ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (40, 43)) ('miR', 'Gene', (40, 43)) ('CS', 'Chemical', '-', (99, 101)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (4, 12)) ('and -373-3p', 'Var', (64, 75)) 40630 29581795 Low 2D : 4D was associated with prostate cancer, gastric cancer, and brain tumors, while high 2D : 4D, with breast cancer risk and cervical dysplasia. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 63)) ('associated', 'Reg', (16, 26)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 47)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (32, 47)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (108, 121)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (75, 81)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (32, 47)) ('cervical dysplasia', 'Disease', (131, 149)) ('gastric cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012126', (49, 63)) ('high 2D : 4D', 'Var', (89, 101)) ('brain tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030692', (69, 81)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (75, 80)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (108, 121)) ('brain tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030692', (69, 80)) ('cervical dysplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002575', (131, 149)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (115, 121)) ('Low 2D : 4D', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('cervical dysplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032131', (131, 149)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', (49, 63)) ('brain tumors', 'Disease', (69, 81)) 40644 29581795 Findings from the prospective Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study with a median of 16 years of follow-up suggested that higher 2D : 4D might be associated with decreased prostate cancer risk before 60 years of age. ('higher 2D : 4D', 'Var', (121, 135)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (171, 186)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (180, 186)) ('decreased prostate', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008687', (161, 179)) ('decreased prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (161, 186)) ('decreased prostate cancer', 'Disease', (161, 186)) 40654 29581795 Others also found that high 2D : 4D ratio was associated with better response to dutasteride treatment. ('response', 'MPA', (69, 77)) ('dutasteride', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000068538', (81, 92)) ('high', 'Var', (23, 27)) 40673 23050906 The deficiency of this enzyme causes desmosterolosis, an autosomal recessive disease characterized by elevated levels of desmosterol, the immediate Delta24-unsaturated precursor of cholesterol, in plasma and tissues, developmental malformations and neuropsychological alterations. ('developmental malformations', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (217, 244)) ('autosomal recessive disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (57, 84)) ('causes', 'Reg', (30, 36)) ('desmosterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003897', (37, 48)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (102, 110)) ('desmosterolosis', 'Disease', (37, 52)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (181, 192)) ('deficiency', 'Var', (4, 14)) ('developmental malformations', 'Disease', (217, 244)) ('desmosterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003897', (121, 132)) ('desmosterolosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:C566555', (37, 52)) ('autosomal recessive disease', 'Disease', (57, 84)) 40736 23050906 The primers for human LDLR-containing SRE, used as a positive control, were 5'-GTGGGAATCAGAGCTTCACG-3' for sense and 5'-GACCTGCTGTGTCCTAGCTG-3' for antisense. ('LDLR', 'Gene', '3949', (22, 26)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (16, 21)) ("5'-GACCTGCTGTGTCCTAGCTG-3", 'Var', (117, 142)) ('LDLR', 'Gene', (22, 26)) 40747 23050906 Sequencing of nine RACE PCR clones revealed five potential TSSs (transcription start sites) upstream (C-60, G-56, C-55, A-47 and A-18) (Figure 2) and one downstream (T+38, not shown) of the ATG codon. ('A-18', 'Gene', (129, 133)) ('A-47', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:L675', (120, 124)) ('C-55', 'Var', (114, 118)) ('A-18', 'Gene', '28920', (129, 133)) ('G-56', 'Var', (108, 112)) ('C-60', 'Var', (102, 106)) ('A-47', 'Var', (120, 124)) 40749 23050906 The transcription-factor-binding sites predicted with high score were: four GC-boxes (-57/-52, -109/-104, -202/-197 and -314/-309), three direct CCAAT-boxes (-70/-65, -166/-160 and -638/-634), one inverted CCAAT-box (-118/-114), four CACCC-boxes (-221/-217, -235/-231, -266/-262 and -797/-792) and one binding site for the following transcription factors: YY1 (-123/-115), EGR2 (early growth-response 2) (-207/-198), c-Myb (-274/-269), AP-1 (activator protein 1) (-388/-382), AREB6 (-607/-600), NFAT-1 (nuclear factor of activated T-cells 1) (-678/-673) and NF-A (-891/-884). ('early growth-response 2', 'Gene', (379, 402)) ('-891/-884', 'Var', (564, 573)) ('EGR2', 'Gene', (373, 377)) ('-274/-269', 'Var', (424, 433)) ('c-Myb', 'Gene', (417, 422)) ('NF-A', 'Gene', (558, 562)) ('-607/-600', 'Var', (483, 492)) ('c-Myb', 'Gene', '4602', (417, 422)) ('early growth-response 2', 'Gene', '1959', (379, 402)) ('-123/-115', 'Var', (361, 370)) ('YY1', 'Gene', '7528', (356, 359)) ('NFAT-1 (nuclear factor of activated T-cells 1', 'Gene', '4772', (495, 540)) ('-221/-217', 'Var', (247, 256)) ('YY1', 'Gene', (356, 359)) ('-207/-198', 'Var', (405, 414)) ('AREB6', 'Gene', (476, 481)) ('AP-1 (activator protein 1', 'Gene', '3726', (436, 461)) ('AREB6', 'Gene', '6935', (476, 481)) ('-678/-673', 'Var', (543, 552)) 40755 23050906 Deletion of regions spanning nucleotides -1012 to -348 caused no significant change in either basal promoter activity or the response to lovastatin or LDL. ('response to lovastatin', 'MPA', (125, 147)) ('lovastatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008148', (137, 147)) ('basal promoter activity', 'MPA', (94, 117)) ('LDL', 'MPA', (151, 154)) ('Deletion', 'Var', (0, 8)) 40758 23050906 Deletion of the nucleotides between positions -166 and -149 caused a 4.3-fold reduction in the promoter basal activity, with no alteration of the ability to respond to cholesterol availability. ('promoter basal activity', 'MPA', (95, 118)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (168, 179)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (78, 87)) ('Deletion', 'Var', (0, 8)) 40759 23050906 The last deletion (up to -90) completely abrogated both the basal and the cholesterol-regulated activity of DHCR24. ('abrogated', 'NegReg', (41, 50)) ('basal', 'MPA', (60, 65)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (74, 85)) ('deletion', 'Var', (9, 17)) ('cholesterol-regulated activity', 'MPA', (74, 104)) ('DHCR24', 'Gene', (108, 114)) 40762 23050906 In this region the presence of one YY1 (-123/-115), one inverted CCAAT-box (-118/-114), one GC-box (-109/-104) and one SRE (-98/-90) cis-acting elements was predicted. ('-118/-114', 'Var', (76, 85)) ('YY1', 'Gene', (35, 38)) ('YY1', 'Gene', '7528', (35, 38)) 40763 23050906 HepG2 cells were transiently transfected with the wild-type promoter-reporter construct (pH DHCR24), the mutant promoter-reporter construct (mut SRE) or the empty vector (pGL3) and the response to the addition of LDL or lovastatin was analysed. ('pGL3', 'Gene', '6391', (171, 175)) ('lovastatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008148', (220, 230)) ('HepG2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0027', (0, 5)) ('mutant', 'Var', (105, 111)) ('pGL3', 'Gene', (171, 175)) 40764 23050906 As shown in Figure 4(B), mutation of the SRE decreased the basal activity of the DHCR24 promoter and abrogated the cholesterol-mediated regulation. ('abrogated', 'NegReg', (101, 110)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (115, 126)) ('DHCR24 promoter', 'Gene', (81, 96)) ('SRE', 'Gene', (41, 44)) ('mutation', 'Var', (25, 33)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (45, 54)) ('basal activity', 'MPA', (59, 73)) ('cholesterol-mediated regulation', 'MPA', (115, 146)) 40780 23050906 As shown in Figure 7(A), DHT produced a dose-dependent increase in DHCR24 mRNA levels. ('increase', 'PosReg', (55, 63)) ('DHT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013196', (25, 28)) ('DHT', 'Var', (25, 28)) ('DHCR24', 'Gene', (67, 73)) 40801 23050906 In agreement with previous work, we described the presence of four GC-boxes in the proximal region of the DHCR24 promoter, two of them located at the appropriate distance of the TSS (-57/-52 and -109/-104) and are conserved in human and mouse (Figure 1 and Supplementary Figure S1). ('-57/-52', 'Var', (183, 190)) ('DHCR24', 'Gene', (106, 112)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (237, 242)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (227, 232)) 40818 23050906 Another important region for DHCR24 promoter activity spans nucleotides -348 to -198, since its deletion markedly reduced the basal transcriptional activity, without affecting the cholesterol-mediated regulation. ('reduced', 'NegReg', (114, 121)) ('basal transcriptional activity', 'MPA', (126, 156)) ('DHCR24', 'Gene', (29, 35)) ('deletion', 'Var', (96, 104)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (180, 191)) 40824 23050906 Although the DHCR24 regulation by EGR2 needs to be verified, the presence of an EGR2-binding site in the DHCR24 promoter is consistent with the important role of DHCR24 and desmosterol in brain development and the severe malformations produced by DHCR24 deficiency. ('DHCR24', 'Gene', (247, 253)) ('deficiency', 'Var', (254, 264)) ('malformations', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (221, 234)) ('malformations', 'Disease', (221, 234)) ('desmosterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003897', (173, 184)) ('brain development', 'CPA', (188, 205)) 40899 28654092 Some authors have hypothesised that disruption to hCG production may be associated with maldescent of the developing testes, with Chedane et al. ('hCG', 'Gene', '93659', (50, 53)) ('disruption', 'Var', (36, 46)) ('maldescent of the developing testes', 'CPA', (88, 123)) ('associated', 'Reg', (72, 82)) ('hCG', 'Gene', (50, 53)) 40900 28654092 recently showing that the placentas of boys born with cryptorchidism had somewhat lower total hCG levels compared to controls (case mothers: 21.4 kilounits/litre, control mothers: 27.7 kilounits/litre). ('hCG', 'Gene', (94, 97)) ('boys', 'Species', '9606', (39, 43)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (54, 68)) ('hCG', 'Gene', '93659', (94, 97)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Var', (54, 68)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (82, 87)) 40902 28654092 Like testosterone, the protein hormone INSL3 is crucial to testicular descent: cryptorchidism can be achieved in animal models by knocking out the gene that encodes INSL3. ('INSL3', 'Gene', (165, 170)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (79, 93)) ('INSL3', 'Gene', '3640', (39, 44)) ('knocking out', 'Var', (130, 142)) ('INSL3', 'Gene', '3640', (165, 170)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (79, 93)) ('INSL3', 'Gene', (39, 44)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (5, 17)) 40921 28654092 However, there is limited evidence that 'heavy' drinking (relative to reported abstinence) might be associated with cryptorchidism development: whether via chronic exposure in terms of a relatively large number of drinks per week or via binge drinking episodes. ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (116, 130)) ('cryptorchidism development', 'Disease', (116, 142)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (138, 141)) ("'heavy'", 'Var', (40, 47)) ('binge drinking', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100739', (238, 252)) 40923 28654092 had the greatest power to detect an association between 'heavy' drinking and cryptorchidism development, with a cohort of more than n=41,000 and n=1,598 cryptorchidism cases; still, they found no such association. ('cryptorchidism development', 'Disease', (77, 103)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (99, 102)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (153, 167)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (77, 91)) ("'heavy' drinking", 'Var', (56, 72)) 40928 28654092 Given a possible association between sustained heavy consumption or binge drinking and cryptorchidism development, standardisation of how these exposures are measured is necessary. ('binge drinking', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100739', (68, 82)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (87, 101)) ('cryptorchidism development', 'Disease', (87, 113)) ('binge drinking', 'Var', (68, 82)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (109, 112)) 40947 28654092 observed that the relationship between paternal smoking and cryptorchidism development did not disappear when additionally adjusted for maternal smoking; and it is conceivable that paternal smoking is associated with cryptorchidism via passive maternal exposure or genetic 'damage' to the sperm involved in conception. ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (60, 74)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (217, 231)) ('maternal exposure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031437', (244, 261)) ('associated', 'Reg', (201, 211)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (217, 231)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (82, 85)) ('genetic', 'Var', (266, 273)) 40958 28654092 These studies have found little or no association between use of these medications and subsequent cryptorchidism risk - with the possible exception of Bartfai et al., who observed that boys born to mothers who reported using Prenoxdiazine (cough medicine) at some point during pregnancy appeared to be at increased risk of cryptorchidism (adjusted OR: 1.8, 95% CI 0.9-3.5). ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (323, 337)) ('Prenoxdiazine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C008277', (225, 238)) ('Prenoxdiazine', 'Var', (225, 238)) ('cough', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012735', (240, 245)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (323, 337)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (98, 112)) ('boys', 'Species', '9606', (185, 189)) 41000 28654092 Genes that encode the molecules that facilitate testicular descent could be related to the risk of cyptorchdism; for example, experimental studies have shown that 'knocking-out' the gene that encodes INSL3 will result in bilateral cryptorchidism. ('INSL3', 'Gene', '3640', (200, 205)) ('bilateral cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (221, 245)) ('result in', 'Reg', (211, 220)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (132, 135)) ("'knocking-out'", 'Var', (163, 177)) ('INSL3', 'Gene', (200, 205)) ('bilateral cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008689', (221, 245)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (231, 245)) 41003 28654092 Variants in more than 15 genes have thus far been implicated in the development of cryptorchidism in humans via candidate gene studies (see Supplementary Material 2); however, only one genome-wide association study (GWAS) has been performed in 'non-syndromic' cryptorchidism (i.e. ("non-syndromic' cryptorchidism", 'Disease', (245, 274)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (260, 274)) ('Variants', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (101, 107)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (83, 97)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (146, 149)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (75, 78)) ("non-syndromic' cryptorchidism", 'Disease', 'MESH:D003456', (245, 274)) 41007 28654092 With respect to the latter, rare mutations in INSL3 and its receptor RXFP2 have been reported at low frequencies (1-4%) in boys born with cryptorchidism, while rare mutations have also been found in NR5A1, which is involved in several reproductive processes. ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (138, 152)) ('INSL3', 'Gene', '3640', (46, 51)) ('boys', 'Species', '9606', (123, 127)) ('mutations', 'Var', (33, 42)) ('RXFP2', 'Gene', '122042', (69, 74)) ('NR5A1', 'Gene', (199, 204)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (138, 152)) ('INSL3', 'Gene', (46, 51)) ('RXFP2', 'Gene', (69, 74)) ('NR5A1', 'Gene', '2516', (199, 204)) 41008 28654092 It is possible that inherited genetic variants may make an individual more or less susceptible to endocrine disruption via pathways such as exposure to chemicals, by disrupting the metabolism of these elements. ('metabolism of these elements', 'MPA', (181, 209)) ('genetic variants', 'Var', (30, 46)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (204, 207)) ('endocrine disruption', 'MPA', (98, 118)) ('disrupting', 'NegReg', (166, 176)) 41009 28654092 For example an (albeit un-replicated) association reported by Qin et al., was with a variant of the Aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator 2 (ARNT2) gene (OR for minor homozygous genotype rs5000770 [AA vs. GG]: 3.5, 95% CI 1.7-7.3). ('ARNT2', 'Gene', (150, 155)) ('rs5000770', 'Mutation', 'rs5000770', (196, 205)) ('Aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator 2', 'Gene', (100, 148)) ('variant', 'Var', (85, 92)) ('Qin', 'Gene', '2290', (62, 65)) ('Aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator 2', 'Gene', '9915', (100, 148)) ('Qin', 'Gene', (62, 65)) ('rs5000770', 'Var', (196, 205)) ('ARNT2', 'Gene', '9915', (150, 155)) 41020 28654092 Using this approach, researchers could use genetic variants known to influence the risk of smoking and alcohol consumption, and assess their association with cryptorchidism. ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (158, 172)) ('association', 'Interaction', (141, 152)) ('variants', 'Var', (51, 59)) ('influence', 'Reg', (69, 78)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (158, 172)) ('alcohol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000438', (103, 110)) 41024 28654092 mutations at INSL3 ) Assisted reproduction Diet during pregnancy Birth presentation Intrauterine exposure to high levels of endogenous hormones (e.g. ('INSL3', 'Gene', (13, 18)) ('mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('Intrauterine exposure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031437', (87, 108)) ('INSL3', 'Gene', '3640', (13, 18)) 41077 25058491 Previous studies found that certain compounds in environmental tobacco smoke may pass through the placental barrier and interact with fetal DNA, resulting in DNA damage and mutation. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (56, 59)) ('resulting in', 'Reg', (145, 157)) ('tobacco', 'Species', '4097', (63, 70)) ('DNA damage', 'MPA', (158, 168)) ('interact', 'Interaction', (120, 128)) ('mutation', 'Var', (173, 181)) 41097 20053729 The analysis of DNA from tumoral versus normal tissue revealed that hypomethylation of U3 promoters in tumors is a prerequisite for their activation. ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (68, 83)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (25, 30)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 108)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (25, 30)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 109)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (103, 108)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (25, 30)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (103, 109)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (103, 109)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (103, 108)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (138, 148)) 41135 20053729 G6PD that appeared to be the most stable housekeeping gene between the tumoral and the normal adjacent tissues was chosen to normalize the experiments. ('tumor', 'Disease', (71, 76)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (71, 76)) ('G6PD', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (71, 76)) 41165 20053729 Similarly, overexpression of six HERV-W loci in the testicular cancer was evidenced by their respective U5 LTR probesets, namely, HW28073.L5.U5_at, HW08822.L5.U5_at, HW33438.L5.U5_at, HW38223.L5.U5_at, HW13386.L5.U5_at and HW22795.LS.U5_at (fold change ranging from 5.90 to 12.80; Table 2). ('HW28073.L5.U5_at', 'Var', (130, 146)) ('HW08822.L5.U5_at', 'Var', (148, 164)) ('HW33438.L5.U5_at', 'Var', (166, 182)) ('HERV-W', 'Species', '87786', (33, 39)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (63, 69)) ('HW22795.LS.U5_at', 'Var', (223, 239)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (52, 69)) ('HW38223.L5.U5_at', 'Var', (184, 200)) ('HW13386.L5.U5_at', 'Var', (202, 218)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (11, 25)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (52, 69)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (52, 69)) 41170 20053729 All the loci were overexpressed in the testicular tumor when compared with the normal adjacent section, with fold changes ranging from 71 for HW22795 up to 3226 for HW33438 (Figure 2B). ('HW22795', 'Var', (142, 149)) ('overexpressed', 'PosReg', (18, 31)) ('testicular tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (39, 55)) ('testicular tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (39, 55)) ('testicular tumor', 'Disease', (39, 55)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (50, 55)) ('HW33438', 'Var', (165, 172)) 41183 20053729 Associated U3 probesets targeting 5'LTRs for HW08822, HW13386 and HW38223 and included in the microarray are poorly and not differentially expressed in the normal and tumoral testicular samples (Figure 4A). ('HW13386', 'Var', (54, 61)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (167, 172)) ('HW38223', 'Var', (66, 73)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (167, 172)) ('HW08822', 'Var', (45, 52)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (167, 172)) 41187 20053729 First, we observed a clear dichotomic expression between U3 and U5 regions for the loci HW08822, HW13386, HW38223 and HW28073/ERVWE1. ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', '30816', (126, 132)) ('HW08822', 'Var', (88, 95)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', (126, 132)) ('HW38223', 'Var', (106, 113)) ('HW13386', 'Var', (97, 104)) 41190 20053729 In addition, in normal tissues, it is noticeable that the apparent level of U5 expression of these four loci varied among the samples, from a non-significant expression (<450 copies) for HW08822, HW13386 and HW38223 to a significant expression in three samples (from 1730 to 5000 copies) for ERVWE1. ('HW38223', 'Var', (208, 215)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', '30816', (292, 298)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', (292, 298)) ('HW13386', 'Var', (196, 203)) ('HW08822', 'Var', (187, 194)) 41191 20053729 Thus, transcriptional profiles of HW08822, HW13386, HW38223 and ERVWE1 clearly suggest a transcriptional induction through the activation of the U3 promoter. ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', '30816', (64, 70)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', (64, 70)) ('HW13386', 'Var', (43, 50)) ('HW08822', 'Var', (34, 41)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (127, 137)) ('HW38223', 'Var', (52, 59)) ('transcriptional induction', 'MPA', (89, 114)) 41192 20053729 Second, the HW33438 locus roughly presented the same dichotomic expression, that is, a relatively low expression of the U3 region when compared with a high expression of the U5 region in all the four tumoral samples. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (200, 205)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (200, 205)) ('expression', 'MPA', (102, 112)) ('HW33438', 'Var', (12, 19)) ('low', 'NegReg', (98, 101)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (200, 205)) 41208 20053729 Precisely, the global amount of methylation was over 88.5% in the normal DNA and lower than 36.4% in the tumoral DNA for the loci HW36489 and HW35372. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (105, 110)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (32, 43)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 110)) ('HW36489', 'Var', (130, 137)) ('HW35372', 'Var', (142, 149)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (105, 110)) 41210 20053729 For the locus HW21714, the percentage of methylation observed was 30.3% and 24.2% in normal and tumoral DNA, respectively, with a majority of fully unmethylated sequences in both the cases. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (96, 101)) ('HW21714', 'Var', (14, 21)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (41, 52)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (96, 101)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (96, 101)) 41211 20053729 To assess whether the testicular tumor-associated hypomethylation of HERV is restricted to the family W, we analyzed the HERV loci from other families, namely, HERV-H, HERV-E and HERV-FRD, that is, the loci HH34532 overexpressed in colorectal cancer, and HERV-E.PTN and ERVFRDE1 expressed in the placenta. ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (232, 249)) ('HERV-FRD', 'Disease', (179, 187)) ('testicular tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (22, 38)) ('testicular tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (22, 38)) ('ERVFRDE1', 'Gene', (270, 278)) ('testicular tumor', 'Disease', (22, 38)) ('HERV-FRD', 'Disease', 'None', (179, 187)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (232, 249)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 38)) ('HH34532', 'Var', (207, 214)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (232, 249)) ('overexpressed', 'PosReg', (215, 228)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (243, 249)) ('HERV-H', 'Species', '57282', (160, 166)) 41214 20053729 Altogether, these results suggest that the methylation deregulation in this tumoral context concerns neither the HERVs as a whole nor the differentially expressed HERV-W loci alone. ('deregulation', 'Var', (55, 67)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 81)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (76, 81)) ('HERVs', 'Species', '206037', (113, 118)) ('HERV-W', 'Species', '87786', (163, 169)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (76, 81)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (43, 54)) 41243 20053729 Most intriguingly, the presence of ERVWE1 3.1-kb transcript is presumed to lead to the production of the Syncytin-1 protein in seminoma, as observed quite frequently in other cancers. ('lead to', 'Reg', (75, 82)) ('Syncytin-1', 'Gene', (105, 115)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (127, 135)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', '30816', (35, 41)) ('presence', 'Var', (23, 31)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (175, 182)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (175, 182)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (175, 182)) ('production', 'MPA', (87, 97)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (127, 135)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', (35, 41)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (175, 181)) ('Syncytin-1', 'Gene', '30816', (105, 115)) 41247 20053729 This mode of control of expression was exclusive and preserved for HW08822, HW13386 and HW38223 and ERVWE1/HW28073 elements in all patients. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (131, 139)) ('HW13386', 'Var', (76, 83)) ('HW08822', 'Var', (67, 74)) ('HW38223', 'Var', (88, 95)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', '30816', (100, 106)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', (100, 106)) 41254 20053729 U3 expression of both HW22795 and HW33438 LTR may either reflect a transcriptional terminator function (U3-R-polyA) or an antisense transcript, as HERV-W LTR was shown to possess a bi-directional promoter activity. ('HERV-W', 'Species', '87786', (147, 153)) ('HW33438', 'Var', (34, 41)) ('HW22795', 'Var', (22, 29)) 41255 20053729 Alternatively, such features may reflect the heterogeneity of the tumor, leading to a combination of transcription factors targeting heterogeneously and independently in the subpopulation, HW22795 and HW33438 LTRs. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (66, 71)) ('HW22795', 'Var', (189, 196)) ('HW33438 LTRs', 'Var', (201, 213)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (66, 71)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (66, 71)) 41256 20053729 In such situation, expression of HW08822, HW13386 and HW38223, as well as ERVWE1/HW28073 LTRs would not be affected by heterogeneity. ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', '30816', (74, 80)) ('HW38223', 'Var', (54, 61)) ('HW08822', 'Var', (33, 40)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', (74, 80)) ('HW13386', 'Var', (42, 49)) 41260 20053729 Nevertheless, analyses of three additional HERV-W loci that were not expressed showed that hypomethylation was tumor-associated in two of them and was an intrinsic attribute in one of them. ('HERV-W', 'Species', '87786', (43, 49)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (111, 116)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 116)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (111, 116)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (91, 106)) 41261 20053729 In DNA isolated from a true normal testis tissue (fatal accident), CpG methylation of HW8822 active LTR and HW35372 inactive LTR were similar to the one observed in adjacent tissue (data not shown). ('HW8822', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:F560', (86, 92)) ('HW35372', 'Var', (108, 115)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (71, 82)) ('HW8822', 'Var', (86, 92)) 41266 20053729 This suggests that demethylation in cancer does not equally affect all the components of the genome. ('demethylation', 'Var', (19, 32)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (36, 42)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (36, 42)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (36, 42)) 41272 20053729 Taken together, these observations suggest a multifactor process modulating methylation of HERVs in cancer, including preferably sequence (family), then chromosomal environment and possibly locus domestication/function. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (100, 106)) ('modulating', 'Reg', (65, 75)) ('HERVs', 'Species', '206037', (91, 96)) ('methylation', 'Var', (76, 87)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (100, 106)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (100, 106)) ('HERVs', 'Protein', (91, 96)) 41275 20053729 Moreover, modifications of ERVWE1 splicing strategy in testicular tumor suggest that the implication of Syncytin-1 envelope has to be further investigated. ('testicular tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (55, 71)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (66, 71)) ('Syncytin-1', 'Gene', (104, 114)) ('testicular tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (55, 71)) ('testicular tumor', 'Disease', (55, 71)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', '30816', (27, 33)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', (27, 33)) ('Syncytin-1', 'Gene', '30816', (104, 114)) ('modifications', 'Var', (10, 23)) 41277 20053729 Finally, the tumor-associated hypomethylation of the U3 LTR part of various HERV loci, whether reactivated or not, implies that alteration in methylation is a critical step toward HERV activation in cancers, and that the involvement of DNA methyltransferases in HERV targeting and regulation alterations in cancers should be addressed precisely. ('tumor', 'Disease', (13, 18)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (199, 205)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (307, 314)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (307, 314)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (30, 45)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (199, 206)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (307, 313)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (307, 314)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (13, 18)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (199, 206)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (13, 18)) ('alteration', 'Var', (128, 138)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (199, 206)) 41331 19053130 In preliminary work, we prepared a site-specifically platinated duplex containing a single 1,2-d(G*pG*) Pt-BP6 adduct, exposed it to HeLa nuclear extracts, and irradiated the solution to activate the benzophenone moiety. ('1,2-d', 'Chemical', '-', (91, 96)) ('BP6', 'Gene', (107, 110)) ('adduct', 'Var', (111, 117)) ('benzophenone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C047723', (200, 212)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (104, 106)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (133, 137)) ('BP6', 'Gene', '474302', (107, 110)) 41345 19053130 A 25-bp duplex probe containing a Pt-BP6 1,2-d(G*pG*)-d(CpT) mismatch was also prepared and used in analytical-scale photo-cross-linking experiments. ('CpT', 'Gene', (56, 59)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (34, 36)) ('mismatch', 'Var', (61, 69)) ('BP6', 'Gene', '474302', (37, 40)) ('1,2-d', 'Chemical', '-', (41, 46)) ('BP6', 'Gene', (37, 40)) ('CpT', 'Gene', '56994', (56, 59)) 41377 19053130 The desthiobiotin-tethered duplex has comparable affinity for streptavidin-coated magnetic beads as the biotin-tethered duplex originally employed (data not shown). ('affinity', 'MPA', (49, 57)) ('biotin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001710', (11, 17)) ('biotin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001710', (104, 110)) ('desthiobiotin-tethered', 'Var', (4, 26)) 41381 19053130 Cells expressing the shRNA (lane 3) had a lower level of PARP-1 than the control HeLa cells (lane 1). ('shRNA', 'Var', (21, 26)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (42, 47)) ('PARP-1', 'Gene', (57, 63)) ('PARP-1', 'Gene', '142', (57, 63)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (81, 85)) 41388 19053130 The duplex was constructed such that the platinated guanine on the 3'-side of the top strand was mismatched against a thymine residue on the bottom strand. ('mismatched', 'Var', (97, 107)) ('thymine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013941', (118, 125)) ('guanine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006147', (52, 59)) ('platinated', 'Var', (41, 51)) 41391 19053130 The increased affinity of Msh2 for the compound lesion diminishes the binding of other proteins that would otherwise recognize the platinated duplex. ('Msh2', 'Gene', (26, 30)) ('proteins', 'Protein', (87, 95)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (70, 77)) ('compound lesion', 'Var', (39, 54)) ('Msh2', 'Gene', '4436', (26, 30)) ('diminishes', 'NegReg', (55, 65)) ('affinity', 'Interaction', (14, 22)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (4, 13)) 41444 19053130 Nucleotide excision repair of cisplatin adducts results in excised DNA fragments of approximately 28-32 base pairs, which is longer than the 25-bp probe. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (30, 39)) ('excised', 'MPA', (59, 66)) ('Nucleotide excision repair', 'Var', (0, 26)) ('adducts', 'Var', (40, 47)) 41450 19053130 Previous work using EMSAs indicates that the mismatch repair protein, Msh2, has a greater affinity for a 1,2-d(G*pG*) cisplatin cross-link in which the unplatinated DNA strand contains a mismatched thymine opposite the 3'-guanosine. ('1,2-d', 'Chemical', '-', (105, 110)) ('thymine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013941', (198, 205)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (118, 127)) ('mismatched', 'Var', (187, 197)) ('Msh2', 'Gene', (70, 74)) ("3'-guanosine", 'Chemical', '-', (219, 231)) ('Msh2', 'Gene', '4436', (70, 74)) 41451 19053130 The increased affinity of Msh2 for DNA containing the mismatched platinum cross-link is accompanied by diminished photo-cross-linking to the other proteins. ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (65, 73)) ('Msh2', 'Gene', (26, 30)) ('mismatched platinum cross-link', 'Var', (54, 84)) ('Msh2', 'Gene', '4436', (26, 30)) ('photo-cross-linking', 'MPA', (114, 133)) ('diminished', 'NegReg', (103, 113)) ('affinity', 'Interaction', (14, 22)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (4, 13)) 41458 19053130 The probe containing a compound lesion of a 1,2-d(G*pG*) adduct of Pt-BP6 and a C T mismatch photo-cross-linked more strongly to the mismatch repair protein Msh2 (Figure 2C). ('Msh2', 'Gene', (157, 161)) ('strongly', 'PosReg', (117, 125)) ('BP6', 'Gene', '474302', (70, 73)) ('1,2-d', 'Chemical', '-', (44, 49)) ('BP6', 'Gene', (70, 73)) ('Msh2', 'Gene', '4436', (157, 161)) ('mismatch', 'Var', (84, 92)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (67, 69)) 41470 19053130 Fewer proteins are present in BxPC3 nuclear extracts that bind to platinated DNA than in similar extracts from the other cells. ('bind', 'Interaction', (58, 62)) ('platinated', 'Var', (66, 76)) ('BxPC3', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0186', (30, 35)) ('proteins', 'Protein', (6, 14)) 41471 19053130 Unlike experiments using the 25-bp probe (Figure 2B), photo-cross-linking studies with the 90-base probe using nuclear extracts in which PARP-1 is silenced did not reveal a resolved band containing this protein (Figure 8). ('PARP-1', 'Gene', (137, 143)) ('silenced', 'Var', (147, 155)) ('PARP-1', 'Gene', '142', (137, 143)) 41486 19053130 PARP-1 is commonly mutated in germ cells, specific variants being Val762Ala and Lys940Arg, two residues in the catalytic domain of the protein. ('PARP-1', 'Gene', '142', (0, 6)) ('Val762Ala', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (66, 75)) ('Lys940Arg', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (80, 89)) ('Val762Ala', 'Var', (66, 75)) ('Lys940Arg', 'Var', (80, 89)) ('PARP-1', 'Gene', (0, 6)) 41487 19053130 Compromised activity of PARP-1 by these mutations may be the reason that such high levels of the protein are present in this cell line. ('Compromised', 'NegReg', (0, 11)) ('activity', 'MPA', (12, 20)) ('mutations', 'Var', (40, 49)) ('PARP-1', 'Gene', (24, 30)) ('PARP-1', 'Gene', '142', (24, 30)) 41500 19053130 The cisplatin-modified DNA-binding ability of this protein has been demonstrated by using EMSAs with extracts from XPE cells, which contain mutated DDB-1. ('DDB-1', 'Gene', '1642', (148, 153)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (75, 78)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (4, 13)) ('DDB-1', 'Gene', (148, 153)) ('mutated', 'Var', (140, 147)) 41519 19053130 The stalling of topo I at DNA damage sites can interfere with repair, an effect blocked by poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation of topo I by PARP-1 and PARP-2, which dissociates the protein from DNA. ('PARP-2', 'Gene', (138, 144)) ('poly', 'Var', (91, 95)) ('interfere', 'NegReg', (47, 56)) ('PARP-2', 'Gene', '10038', (138, 144)) ('stalling', 'MPA', (4, 12)) ('PARP-1', 'Gene', (127, 133)) ('repair', 'MPA', (62, 68)) ('PARP-1', 'Gene', '142', (127, 133)) 41528 19053130 Although such poorly expressed proteins would have to compete for binding with other more abundant ones, photo-cross-linking will create an irreversible covalent bond between any protein having an affinity for the platinum-modified DNA and the probe. ('create', 'Reg', (130, 136)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (214, 222)) ('photo-cross-linking', 'Var', (105, 124)) ('covalent bond', 'MPA', (153, 166)) 41537 19053130 Similarly, a duplex containing the 1,2-d(G*pG*) adduct of Pt-BP6 carrying a mismatched base opposite the platination site has a greater affinity for the mismatch repair protein, Msh2. ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (58, 60)) ('affinity', 'MPA', (136, 144)) ('Msh2', 'Gene', (178, 182)) ('mismatched', 'Var', (76, 86)) ('greater', 'PosReg', (128, 135)) ('Msh2', 'Gene', '4436', (178, 182)) ('BP6', 'Gene', '474302', (61, 64)) ('1,2-d', 'Chemical', '-', (35, 40)) ('BP6', 'Gene', (61, 64)) 41651 12189554 A significant positive association was found between high birth weight and seminoma cases. ('high birth weight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001520', (53, 70)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (75, 83)) ('high birth weight', 'Var', (53, 70)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (75, 83)) 41653 12189554 As compared with those born normal-for-gestational-age at term, infants born both preterm (before gestational week 37th) and large-for-gestational-age had a three-fold risk for testicular seminomas (OR of 3.29, 95% CI: 1.23-8.80; based on eight exposed cases). ('testicular seminomas', 'Disease', (177, 197)) ('testicular seminomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (177, 197)) ('infants', 'Species', '9606', (64, 71)) ('large-for-gestational-age', 'Var', (125, 150)) ('large-for-gestational-age', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001520', (125, 150)) ('testicular seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (177, 197)) ('large-for-gestational-', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001520', (125, 147)) 41655 12189554 High maternal age was associated with an increased risk for seminomas both among firstborn and non-firstborn infants and the effect of maternal age and birth order appeared to be additive (column 12). ('seminomas', 'Disease', (60, 69)) ('infants', 'Species', '9606', (109, 116)) ('High maternal age', 'Var', (0, 17)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (60, 69)) 41659 12189554 In the previous study the risk for seminomas was associated with high birth and placental weight, while an increased risk for non-seminomas was found for high maternal socio-economic status, short gestational duration, neonatal jaundice and low birth weight. ('short gestational duration', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001622', (191, 217)) ('low birth weight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (241, 257)) ('neonatal jaundice', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006579', (219, 236)) ('neonatal jaundice', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007567', (219, 236)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (35, 44)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (35, 44)) ('low birth weight', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537577', (241, 257)) ('placental weight', 'CPA', (80, 96)) ('non-seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (126, 139)) ('low birth weight', 'Disease', (241, 257)) ('jaundice', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000952', (228, 236)) ('high birth', 'Var', (65, 75)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (130, 139)) ('neonatal jaundice', 'Disease', (219, 236)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (130, 139)) ('non-seminomas', 'Disease', (126, 139)) 41712 30004908 Targeted analysis of multiplex TGCT families has identified rare gene mutations, such as DNAAF1 and related ciliary-microtubule genes, as likely culprits of TGCT in certain cases, however these high-impact mutations are rare. ('DNAAF1', 'Gene', (89, 95)) ('mutations', 'Var', (70, 79)) ('DNAAF1', 'Gene', '123872', (89, 95)) 41781 26577765 Metastases showed higher HS than primary invasive UCA (P <= 0.0001), and high HS was associated with a lower pT stage (P <= 0.0001) and a trend toward the absence of lymphovascular invasion (LVI, P = 0.09), but not pN stage (P = 0.35) and surgical margin status (P = 0.81). ('high HS', 'Var', (73, 80)) ('lymphovascular invasion', 'CPA', (166, 189)) ('pT stage', 'CPA', (109, 117)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (103, 108)) ('lower pT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032198', (103, 111)) ('Metastases', 'Disease', (0, 10)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (18, 24)) ('Metastases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (0, 10)) 41793 26577765 A strong association has been found between RBM3 overexpression and early biochemical prostate cancer recurrence in a large series. ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (86, 101)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (86, 101)) ('overexpression', 'Var', (49, 63)) ('RBM3', 'Gene', '5935', (44, 48)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (86, 101)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (95, 101)) ('RBM3', 'Gene', (44, 48)) 41796 26577765 However, conflicting results emerged from many clinical studies which have found high RBM3 expression to be associated with a better prognosis in various cancers including colorectal cancer, melanoma, estrogen-positive breast cancers as well as esophageal and gastric adenocarcinomas. ('breast cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (219, 233)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (191, 199)) ('breast cancers', 'Disease', (219, 233)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (191, 199)) ('high', 'Var', (81, 85)) ('RBM3', 'Gene', (86, 90)) ('breast cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (219, 233)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (172, 189)) ('gastric adenocarcinomas', 'Disease', (260, 283)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (154, 161)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (183, 189)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (226, 233)) ('gastric adenocarcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (260, 283)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (191, 199)) ('associated', 'Reg', (108, 118)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (172, 189)) ('RBM3', 'Gene', '5935', (86, 90)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (154, 161)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (226, 233)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (172, 189)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (273, 282)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (226, 233)) ('esophageal', 'Disease', (245, 255)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (154, 161)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (273, 283)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (154, 160)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (226, 232)) 41827 26577765 Down-regulation of RBM3 mRNA and protein by small-interfering RNA (siRNA) reduces cell proliferation and viability in human embryonic kidney cells. ('embryonic kidney', 'Disease', (124, 140)) ('small-interfering', 'Var', (44, 61)) ('RBM3', 'Gene', '5935', (19, 23)) ('mRNA and', 'MPA', (24, 32)) ('Down-regulation', 'NegReg', (0, 15)) ('embryonic kidney', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (124, 140)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (118, 123)) ('reduces', 'NegReg', (74, 81)) ('protein', 'Protein', (33, 40)) ('RBM3', 'Gene', (19, 23)) 41834 26577765 It is possible that CIS lesions with a high RBM3 might be more aggressive and become invasive in a shorter time frame for example; however, the testing of this hypothesis would require matched cases of chronologically evolutive lesions:benign, CIS, invasive urothelial carcinoma, and eventually metastasis:which could not be achieved in the current study. ('CIS', 'Disease', (244, 247)) ('high', 'Var', (39, 43)) ('invasive urothelial carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009361', (249, 278)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (269, 278)) ('benign', 'Disease', (236, 242)) ('RBM3', 'Gene', '5935', (44, 48)) ('invasive urothelial carcinoma', 'Disease', (249, 278)) ('RBM3', 'Gene', (44, 48)) 41836 26577765 Other studies that associate high RBM3 expression with a good prognosis in colon, breast, and urothelial cancer purposely highlighted the in vitro data by Sureban et al. ('high', 'Var', (29, 33)) ('colon', 'Disease', (75, 80)) ('urothelial cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014523', (94, 111)) ('RBM3', 'Gene', (34, 38)) ('colon', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (75, 80)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 111)) ('urothelial cancer', 'Disease', (94, 111)) ('RBM3', 'Gene', '5935', (34, 38)) ('breast', 'Disease', (82, 88)) 41845 26577765 Specifically concerning urothelial bladder cancer, the only study currently published on this topic reported loss of RBM3 expression to be associated with clinically more aggressive tumors and to be an independent factor of poor prognosis. ('expression', 'MPA', (122, 132)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (182, 188)) ('RBM3', 'Gene', '5935', (117, 121)) ('aggressive tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001523', (171, 188)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (35, 49)) ('loss', 'Var', (109, 113)) ('urothelial bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (24, 49)) ('RBM3', 'Gene', (117, 121)) ('urothelial bladder cancer', 'Disease', (24, 49)) ('associated', 'Reg', (139, 149)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (43, 49)) ('aggressive tumors', 'Disease', (171, 188)) ('more', 'PosReg', (166, 170)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (182, 187)) 42112 29177237 There are many studies indicating the elevation of spermatozoa with abnormal chromatin in infertile patientswhen are compared with fertile men. ('abnormal', 'Var', (68, 76)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (100, 108)) ('elevation', 'PosReg', (38, 47)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (139, 142)) 42114 29177237 Medical dysfunctions like diabetes mellitus (DM) may have detrimental effects on sperm fertility potential and DNA integrity, also varicocele samples contain a higher proportion of spermatozoa with abnormal DNA and immature chromatin than those from fertile men as well as infertile men without varicocele. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (258, 261)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (63, 66)) ('varicocele', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012871', (131, 141)) ('sperm fertility potential', 'CPA', (81, 106)) ('DM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000819', (45, 47)) ('DM', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009223', (45, 47)) ('varicocele', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012871', (295, 305)) ('diabetes mellitus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000819', (26, 43)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (283, 286)) ('varicocele', 'Var', (131, 141)) ('abnormal', 'Var', (198, 206)) ('dysfunctions like diabetes mellitus', 'Disease', (8, 43)) ('dysfunctions like diabetes mellitus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003920', (8, 43)) 42121 29177237 Defects in insulin secretion may change testicular and accessory sexual glands function. ('insulin secretion', 'Disease', (11, 28)) ('change', 'Reg', (33, 39)) ('Defects', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('insulin secretion', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007333', (11, 28)) 42125 29177237 also, Talebi et al showed that although, the DM may have detrimental effects on the sperm fertility potential and DNA integrity, but, vitamin C, as a potent antioxidant, has positive effects on sperm parameters, sperm function and also prevents sperm chromatin abnormalities and apoptosis in experimentally-induced diabetic mice. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (62, 65)) ('diabetic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003920', (315, 323)) ('sperm parameters', 'CPA', (194, 210)) ('positive effects', 'PosReg', (174, 190)) ('prevents', 'NegReg', (236, 244)) ('sperm function', 'CPA', (212, 226)) ('vitamin', 'Var', (134, 141)) ('DM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000819', (45, 47)) ('DM', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009223', (45, 47)) ('sperm chromatin abnormalities', 'CPA', (245, 274)) ('diabetic', 'Disease', (315, 323)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (279, 288)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (324, 328)) ('vitamin C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001205', (134, 143)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (298, 301)) 42131 29177237 Additional, variation in mitochondrial DNA seen in DM is reliable for the bad changes observed in motility of spermatozoa (Table I). ('DM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000819', (51, 53)) ('DM', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009223', (51, 53)) ('variation', 'Var', (12, 21)) ('motility', 'CPA', (98, 106)) ('mitochondrial DNA', 'MPA', (25, 42)) 42170 29177237 Tanrikut et al also demonstrated that, paroxetine can induce unusual sperm DNA fragmentation in men with normal semen parameters, but they didn't identify a quantifiable effect of paroxetine on semen parameters. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (196, 199)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (96, 99)) ('paroxetine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017374', (180, 190)) ('paroxetine', 'Var', (39, 49)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (83, 86)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (114, 117)) ('sperm DNA fragmentation', 'CPA', (69, 92)) ('paroxetine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017374', (39, 49)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (27, 30)) 42207 29177237 Also, Song et al expressed that ecstasy induces the generation of ROS and reactive nitrogen species and leads to OS. ('generation', 'MPA', (52, 62)) ('reactive nitrogen species', 'MPA', (74, 99)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (56, 59)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (104, 112)) ('ROS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017382', (66, 69)) ('OS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009992', (67, 69)) ('reactive nitrogen species', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D026361', (74, 99)) ('OS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009992', (113, 115)) ('ecstasy', 'Var', (32, 39)) ('ROS', 'MPA', (66, 69)) 42210 29177237 Another study revealed that, amphetamines lead to a dose-dependent decrease of testosterone and DNA damage. ('decrease', 'NegReg', (67, 75)) ('amphetamines', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000662', (29, 41)) ('testosterone', 'MPA', (79, 91)) ('decrease of testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (67, 91)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (79, 91)) ('DNA', 'CPA', (96, 99)) ('amphetamines', 'Var', (29, 41)) 42213 29177237 Age There are some studies which have demonstrated that, increased paternal age is associated with a decrease in sperm morphology, motility and semen volume. ('sperm morphology', 'CPA', (114, 130)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (46, 49)) ('semen volume', 'CPA', (145, 157)) ('paternal age', 'Var', (68, 80)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (102, 110)) ('decrease in sperm morphology', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012207', (102, 130)) ('motility', 'CPA', (132, 140)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (147, 150)) 42221 29177237 Moreover, it has been revealed that increasing paternal age is along with increasing in chromosomal aneuploidies, autosomal dominant disorders and other diseases. ('autosomal dominant disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (114, 142)) ('chromosomal aneuploidies', 'Disease', (88, 112)) ('paternal age', 'Var', (47, 59)) ('chromosomal aneuploidies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000782', (88, 112)) ('autosomal dominant disorders', 'Disease', (114, 142)) 42233 29177237 A study has shown that polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) can decrease the sperm parameters and pregnancy outcome. ('decrease', 'NegReg', (60, 68)) ('polychlorinated', 'Var', (23, 38)) ('polychlorinated biphenyls', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (23, 48)) ('decrease the sperm parameters', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012207', (60, 89)) ('PCBs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (50, 54)) ('pregnancy outcome', 'CPA', (94, 111)) ('sperm parameters', 'CPA', (73, 89)) 42253 29177237 XRCC1 Polymorphisms may alter sperm polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-DNA (PAH DNA) levels and could be considered as the useful biomarkers to detect individual susceptibility to DNA damage resulting from exposure to PAHs (192). ('XRCC1', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('XRCC1', 'Gene', '7515', (0, 5)) ('Polymorphisms', 'Var', (6, 19)) ('alter', 'Reg', (24, 29)) 42254 29177237 Polymorphisms of the DNA repair genes XPD6 and XPD23 and a polymorphism CYP1A1MspI as a metabolic gene were associated with high levels of sperm DNA fragmentation in men with a high exposure level of air pollution (193). ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (72, 78)) ('XPD23', 'Gene', (47, 52)) ('XPD6', 'Gene', (38, 42)) ('Polymorphisms', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (72, 78)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (166, 169)) ('sperm', 'CPA', (139, 144)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (108, 123)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (153, 156)) 42344 26347114 In a multivariate model including age and BMI at follow-up and renal function after 1 year, a higher Pt AUC1-3 years was associated with an increased risk for persisting paraesthesia [odds ratio (OR) = 1.07 (95% CI 1.00-1.13), P = 0.043; supplementary Table S5, available at Annals of Oncology online]. ('Oncology', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (285, 293)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (101, 103)) ('Pt AUC1-3 years', 'Var', (101, 116)) ('persisting', 'Disease', (159, 169)) 42431 25927057 Alkylating agents including cisplatin and cyclophosphamide pose a high risk of azoospermia, particularly when coupled with ifosfamide, and the risk of permanent azoospermia seems to be dose- and agent-dependent. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (28, 37)) ('ifosfamide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007069', (123, 133)) ('cyclophosphamide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (42, 58)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053713', (79, 90)) ('cyclophosphamide', 'Var', (42, 58)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', (161, 172)) ('azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000027', (161, 172)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', (79, 90)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (28, 37)) ('azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000027', (79, 90)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053713', (161, 172)) 42566 19493328 Immunodetection was carried out using anti-ERalpha (1:50), anti-ERbeta1 and anti-ERbeta2 (1:100) primary antibodies at 4 C overnight. ('ERalpha', 'Gene', '2099', (43, 50)) ('ERalpha', 'Gene', (43, 50)) ('anti-ERbeta1', 'Var', (59, 71)) ('anti-ERbeta2', 'Var', (76, 88)) 42634 19050263 Deficiencies in the MMR proteins Msh2, Msh6, Mlh1, Pms2, and Exo1 reduce CSR by 2- to 5-fold. ('Msh6', 'Gene', '17688', (39, 43)) ('Msh2', 'Gene', '17685', (33, 37)) ('CSR', 'Disease', (73, 76)) ('Deficiencies', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('Pms2', 'Gene', (51, 55)) ('Msh6', 'Gene', (39, 43)) ('Mlh1', 'Gene', (45, 49)) ('Exo1', 'Gene', '26909', (61, 65)) ('Mlh1', 'Gene', '17350', (45, 49)) ('Exo1', 'Gene', (61, 65)) ('Pms2', 'Gene', '18861', (51, 55)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (66, 72)) ('Msh2', 'Gene', (33, 37)) 42641 19050263 Deletion of either the msh4 or msh5 gene results in increased aberrant pairing between nonhomologous chromosomes and greatly decreased pairing between homologs during meiosis in both spermatocytes and oocytes. ('msh5', 'Gene', (31, 35)) ('msh4', 'Gene', (23, 27)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (52, 61)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (125, 134)) ('aberrant pairing', 'CPA', (62, 78)) ('msh4', 'Gene', '55993', (23, 27)) ('pairing', 'MPA', (135, 142)) ('Deletion', 'Var', (0, 8)) 42648 19050263 From additional analyses of patients with various single-nucleotide mutations within the msh5 gene, they concluded that Msh5 has a role in CSR, although the role was not defined. ('msh5', 'Gene', (89, 93)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (28, 36)) ('single-nucleotide mutations', 'Var', (50, 77)) ('CSR', 'Disease', (139, 142)) 42682 19050263 These splice variants would result in deletion of at least 124 aa from the C terminus of the 833-residue protein, which are required for binding to Msh4. ('binding', 'Interaction', (137, 144)) ('Msh4', 'Gene', '55993', (148, 152)) ('Msh4', 'Gene', (148, 152)) ('result in', 'Reg', (28, 37)) ('deletion', 'Var', (38, 46)) 42684 19050263 However, it is unknown whether these Msh4 RNA variants encode proteins, or whether B cells contain these splice variants. ('encode', 'Reg', (55, 61)) ('proteins', 'Protein', (62, 70)) ('variants', 'Var', (46, 54)) ('Msh4', 'Gene', '55993', (37, 41)) ('Msh4', 'Gene', (37, 41)) 42685 19050263 It is likely that the observed mutations and splicing events perturb normal protein expression, resulting in either no Msh5 protein or an aberrant form of Msh5 that is unable to interact with Msh4. ('mutations', 'Var', (31, 40)) ('perturb', 'NegReg', (61, 68)) ('Msh4', 'Gene', (192, 196)) ('Msh5', 'Gene', (119, 123)) ('protein expression', 'MPA', (76, 94)) ('Msh5', 'Gene', (155, 159)) ('Msh4', 'Gene', '55993', (192, 196)) 42687 19050263 To determine whether splenic B cell subsets are altered in Msh5-deficient mice, we characterized splenocytes by flow cytometry after staining with anti-B220, anti-CD24 (Fig. ('anti-B220', 'Var', (147, 156)) ('CD24', 'Gene', (163, 167)) ('Msh5-deficient', 'Disease', (59, 73)) ('CD24', 'Gene', '12484', (163, 167)) ('Msh5-deficient', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007153', (59, 73)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (74, 78)) 42695 19050263 4, CSR in the double-KO B cells is not further reduced relative to msh2-/- B cells, suggesting that Msh2 deficiency does not increase the dependence of CSR on Msh5. ('msh2', 'Gene', '17685', (67, 71)) ('msh2', 'Gene', (67, 71)) ('Msh2', 'Gene', (100, 104)) ('Msh2', 'Gene', '17685', (100, 104)) ('deficiency', 'Var', (105, 115)) 42703 19050263 The Smu DSBs are also reduced in mismatch repair-deficient B cells and in B cells lacking the SmuTR. ('DSBs', 'Chemical', '-', (8, 12)) ('Smu DSBs', 'Disease', (4, 12)) ('mismatch', 'Var', (33, 41)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (22, 29)) 42711 19050263 There was no difference in mutation frequency in the 5' portion of the germline Smu segments in WT and msh5-/- B cells induced to switch to IgG3 with LPS plus anti-delta-dextran, WT: 30.9 x 10-4 mutations per nt (19,417 nt sequenced) and msh5-/-: 28.3 x 10-4 (42,160 nt sequenced). ('IgG3', 'Gene', '380795', (140, 144)) ('mutations', 'Var', (195, 204)) ('LPS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008070', (150, 153)) ('IgG3', 'Gene', (140, 144)) ('delta-dextran', 'Chemical', '-', (164, 177)) 42720 19050263 The frequency of trans-CSR to IgG3 was 8.3% in 108 junctions from WT and 12.7% in 110 junctions from msh5-/- B cells. ('IgG3', 'Gene', (30, 34)) ('IgG3', 'Gene', '380795', (30, 34)) ('trans-CSR', 'Var', (17, 26)) 42730 19050263 Similar to our results, they found no significant reduction in CSR to IgG1, IgG3, or IgA in B cells deficient for Msh5, nor in B cells deficient for Msh4. ('IgA', 'Gene', (85, 88)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (50, 59)) ('IgG3', 'Gene', (76, 80)) ('IgG1', 'Gene', (70, 74)) ('IgG1', 'Gene', '105243590', (70, 74)) ('IgG3', 'Gene', '380795', (76, 80)) ('Msh4', 'Gene', '55993', (149, 153)) ('deficient', 'Var', (100, 109)) ('Msh4', 'Gene', (149, 153)) ('Msh5', 'Gene', (114, 118)) ('CSR', 'MPA', (63, 66)) 42734 19050263 Msh5 deficiency results in sterility and diminution in testicular size and a complete loss of ovarian structures. ('testicular size', 'CPA', (55, 70)) ('deficiency', 'Var', (5, 15)) ('complete loss of ovarian structures', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (77, 112)) ('complete loss of ovarian structures', 'Disease', (77, 112)) ('Msh5', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('sterility', 'Disease', (27, 36)) ('diminution', 'NegReg', (41, 51)) 42743 32485873 Recent genomic discoveries have uncovered recurring somatic alterations and germline mutations in subtypes of non-epithelial ovarian tumors. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 139)) ('non-epithelial ovarian tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (110, 139)) ('ovarian tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (125, 139)) ('ovarian tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (125, 138)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 138)) ('epithelial ovarian tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025318', (114, 139)) ('non-epithelial ovarian tumors', 'Disease', (110, 139)) ('epithelial ovarian tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025318', (114, 138)) ('germline mutations', 'Var', (76, 94)) 42778 32485873 MOGCTs can lead to elevations of tumor markers in the peripheral blood, including alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). ('hCG', 'Gene', (142, 145)) ('AFP', 'Gene', '174', (101, 104)) ('alpha-fetoprotein', 'Gene', (82, 99)) ('lactate dehydrogenase', 'MPA', (151, 172)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (33, 38)) ('elevations', 'PosReg', (19, 29)) ('MOGCTs', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 38)) ('MOGCTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031920', (0, 6)) ('alpha-fetoprotein', 'Gene', '174', (82, 99)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (33, 38)) ('AFP', 'Gene', (101, 104)) ('MOGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031920', (0, 5)) ('hCG', 'Gene', '93659', (142, 145)) ('beta-human', 'MPA', (107, 117)) 42779 32485873 MOGCTs represent approximately 3% of all ovarian tumors in the United States, with 4 cases per 1,000,000 women. ('ovarian tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (41, 55)) ('ovarian tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (41, 55)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 54)) ('MOGCTs', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 55)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (105, 110)) ('MOGCTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031920', (0, 6)) ('ovarian tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (41, 54)) ('MOGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031920', (0, 5)) ('ovarian tumors', 'Disease', (41, 55)) 42799 32485873 A whole exome sequencing study of 24 MOGCTs found a median of 2.5 (range 0-8) non-synonymous mutations per tumor; an average of 35% of the genome was affected by copy number alterations in 87 patients. ('MOGCTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031920', (37, 43)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 112)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (107, 112)) ('affected', 'Reg', (150, 158)) ('MOGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031920', (37, 42)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (192, 200)) ('copy number alterations', 'Var', (162, 185)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (107, 112)) 42802 32485873 In contrast to epithelial ovarian cancer, TP53 mutations were not detected in MOGCTs; the most common mutations were in the genes KIT and KRAS, akin to testicular germ cell tumors. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (34, 40)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (42, 46)) ('epithelial ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025318', (15, 40)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', '3845', (138, 142)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (173, 179)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (138, 142)) ('epithelial ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (15, 40)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (173, 178)) ('mutations', 'Var', (102, 111)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (130, 133)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', (168, 179)) ('MOGCTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031920', (78, 84)) ('epithelial ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077216', (15, 40)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (42, 46)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005935', (168, 179)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (163, 179)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (26, 40)) ('KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (130, 133)) ('MOGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031920', (78, 83)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (163, 178)) 42803 32485873 Similar differences in mutations between epithelial and non-epithelial ovarian tumors can be seen in the Genomics Evidence Neoplasia Information Exchange of the American Association for Cancer Research (GENIE/AACR, version 7.0) database (Figure 2). ('non-epithelial ovarian tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (56, 85)) ('epithelial ovarian tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025318', (60, 84)) ('ovarian tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (71, 84)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (186, 192)) ('ovarian tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (71, 85)) ('mutations', 'Var', (23, 32)) ('Neoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (123, 132)) ('Neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 132)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (79, 85)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (186, 192)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (186, 192)) ('Neoplasia', 'Disease', (123, 132)) ('epithelial ovarian tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025318', (60, 85)) ('non-epithelial ovarian tumors', 'Disease', (56, 85)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (79, 84)) 42815 32485873 However, the karyotypic abnormalities involved in gonadal dysgenesis, including the presence of Y chromosome material, are a significant risk factor for the development of dysgerminoma and concurrent gonadoblastoma (a rare neoplasm containing both germ cell and sex cord-stromal cells). ('gonadoblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018238', (200, 214)) ('neoplasm', 'Disease', (223, 231)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (172, 184)) ('neoplasm', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (223, 231)) ('gonadoblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000150', (200, 214)) ('neoplasm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (223, 231)) ('presence', 'Var', (84, 92)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000133', (50, 68)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', (172, 184)) ('gonadoblastoma', 'Disease', (200, 214)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (172, 184)) 42817 32485873 KIT mutations and amplifications have been described in 30-50% of dysgerminomas. ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (66, 78)) ('KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (0, 3)) ('amplifications', 'Var', (18, 32)) ('dysgerminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (66, 79)) ('dysgerminomas', 'Disease', (66, 79)) ('mutations', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (0, 3)) 42819 32485873 KIT mutations are common in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), where they are also predictive of response to the tyrosine kinase inhibitor, imatinib. ('common', 'Reg', (18, 24)) ('imatinib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000068877', (145, 153)) ('GIST', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100723', (61, 65)) ('gastrointestinal stromal tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100723', (28, 59)) ('gastrointestinal stromal tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D046152', (28, 59)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (53, 58)) ('KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (0, 3)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (53, 59)) ('mutations', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('gastrointestinal stromal tumors', 'Disease', (28, 59)) 42829 32485873 Yolk sac tumors are aneuploid with characteristic copy number alterations, including chromosome 12p gain in approximately 60% of the tumors, but are not associated with specific recurrent mutations. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 139)) ('chromosome 12p', 'Gene', (85, 99)) ('gain', 'PosReg', (100, 104)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (133, 139)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (133, 139)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (9, 14)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 138)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (9, 15)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (9, 15)) ('aneuploid', 'Disease', (20, 29)) ('copy number alterations', 'Var', (50, 73)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (9, 15)) ('aneuploid', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000782', (20, 29)) 42830 32485873 Alterations in the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway (Figure 3B), which occur frequently in certain subtypes of epithelial ovarian cancers, seem to be enriched in tumors with a yolk sac component (72%). ('mTOR', 'Gene', '2475', (28, 32)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 135)) ('epithelial ovarian cancers', 'Disease', (110, 136)) ('AKT', 'Gene', (24, 27)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', (28, 32)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (161, 167)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 167)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 136)) ('Alterations', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('epithelial ovarian cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077216', (110, 136)) ('epithelial ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025318', (110, 135)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (161, 167)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (121, 135)) ('ovarian cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (121, 136)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 166)) ('AKT', 'Gene', '207', (24, 27)) 42839 32485873 Unlike other MOGCTs, immature teratoma is typically diploid, and chromosome 12p gain and KIT/KRAS mutations are uncommon. ('immature teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (21, 38)) ('chromosome', 'Var', (65, 75)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (93, 97)) ('MOGCTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031920', (13, 19)) ('KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (89, 92)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', '3845', (93, 97)) ('gain', 'PosReg', (80, 84)) ('immature teratoma', 'Disease', (21, 38)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (89, 92)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (30, 38)) ('MOGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031920', (13, 18)) 42841 32485873 Variants without known functional significance were detected in TP53, NF1, CTNBB1, and NOTCH2 (once each). ('NF1', 'Gene', '4763', (70, 73)) ('Variants', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('NOTCH2', 'Gene', (87, 93)) ('CTNBB1', 'Gene', (75, 81)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (64, 68)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (64, 68)) ('NOTCH2', 'Gene', '4853', (87, 93)) ('NF1', 'Gene', (70, 73)) 42844 32485873 While recurrent mutations were not common, variants of unknown significance in POLE, BRCA2 and ATM (one each) were detected. ('ATM', 'Gene', (95, 98)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', (85, 90)) ('ATM', 'Gene', '472', (95, 98)) ('variants', 'Var', (43, 51)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', '675', (85, 90)) 42867 32485873 Genomic studies of SCSTs demonstrate that a single somatic mutation in FOXL2 (C134W) is almost ubiquitous in adult granulosa cell tumors, occurring in up to 97% of cases. ('FOXL2', 'Gene', '668', (71, 76)) ('C134W', 'Var', (78, 83)) ('SCST', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031918', (19, 23)) ('adult granulosa cell tumors', 'Disease', (109, 136)) ('adult granulosa cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006106', (109, 136)) ('C134W', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (78, 83)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', (71, 76)) ('SCSTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031918', (19, 24)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (130, 135)) ('adult granulosa cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031919', (109, 136)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (130, 136)) ('granulosa cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031919', (115, 136)) ('adult granulosa cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031919', (109, 135)) 42869 32485873 The presence of the FOXL2 mutation in tumors with equivocal histological diagnosis may aid in the classification of the tumor as an adult granulosa cell one. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (38, 43)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (38, 43)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (38, 44)) ('mutation', 'Var', (26, 34)) ('aid', 'Reg', (87, 90)) ('presence', 'Reg', (4, 12)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (38, 44)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', '668', (20, 25)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (38, 44)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (120, 125)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (38, 43)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (120, 125)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', (20, 25)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (120, 125)) 42872 32485873 The precise mechanism by which this mutation promotes tumor formation is unclear; FOXL2 possibly serves as a tumor suppressor, but others have postulated that it acts as an oncogene. ('FOXL2', 'Gene', '668', (82, 87)) ('mutation', 'Var', (36, 44)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (54, 59)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', (82, 87)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (109, 114)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (45, 53)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (54, 59)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 114)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (54, 59)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (109, 114)) 42874 32485873 In addition, the mutated FOXL2 increases expression of CYP19/aromatase. ('expression', 'MPA', (41, 51)) ('aromatase', 'Gene', (61, 70)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (31, 40)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', '668', (25, 30)) ('aromatase', 'Gene', '1588', (61, 70)) ('CYP19', 'Gene', '1588', (55, 60)) ('CYP19', 'Gene', (55, 60)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', (25, 30)) ('mutated', 'Var', (17, 24)) 42875 32485873 The FOXL2 mutation was also detected in 50% of granulosa theca cell tumors, but it is uncommon in juvenile granulosa cell tumors. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 128)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (68, 74)) ('detected', 'Reg', (28, 36)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', '668', (4, 9)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', (63, 74)) ('mutation', 'Var', (10, 18)) ('juvenile granulosa cell tumors', 'Disease', (98, 128)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005935', (117, 128)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', (4, 9)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 127)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005935', (63, 74)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (68, 73)) ('juvenile granulosa cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006106', (98, 128)) ('juvenile granulosa cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031919', (98, 128)) ('granulosa cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031919', (107, 128)) 42876 32485873 FOXL2 is rarely mutated in other cancers, with mutations occurring in approximately 1% of all cancers profiled by the GENIE/AACR project and less than 5% of any individual tumor type apart from SCSTs. ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (94, 101)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (172, 177)) ('occurring', 'Reg', (57, 66)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 40)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (172, 177)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', '668', (0, 5)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (33, 40)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (33, 40)) ('mutations', 'Var', (47, 56)) ('SCSTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031918', (194, 199)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 100)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 39)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 101)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (172, 177)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (94, 101)) ('SCST', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031918', (194, 198)) 42877 32485873 Fewer than 10% of these FOXL2 mutations (33/408) are the recurrent C134W mutation, and of the 33 C134W mutations, 31 (94%) were found in SCSTs. ('C134W', 'Var', (67, 72)) ('C134W', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (97, 102)) ('SCST', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031918', (137, 141)) ('C134W', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (67, 72)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', '668', (24, 29)) ('C134W', 'Var', (97, 102)) ('mutations', 'Var', (30, 39)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', (24, 29)) ('SCSTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031918', (137, 142)) 42878 32485873 The functional significance of FOXL2 mutations in other cancers is outside the scope of this review. ('cancers', 'Disease', (56, 63)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (56, 63)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (56, 62)) ('mutations', 'Var', (37, 46)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', '668', (31, 36)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (56, 63)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', (31, 36)) 42881 32485873 Whole genome sequencing of ten granulosa cell tumors revealed no mutations in BRCA1/2 and only a few mutations (10%) in the following genes: TP53, PIK3CA, CTNNB1, and PIK3R1. ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (155, 161)) ('granulosa cell tumors', 'Disease', (31, 52)) ('BRCA1/2', 'Gene', '672;675', (78, 85)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (46, 51)) ('granulosa cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006106', (31, 52)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (141, 145)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (141, 145)) ('PIK3CA', 'Gene', (147, 153)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (155, 161)) ('PIK3CA', 'Gene', '5290', (147, 153)) ('BRCA1/2', 'Gene', (78, 85)) ('PIK3R1', 'Gene', '5295', (167, 173)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (46, 52)) ('PIK3R1', 'Gene', (167, 173)) ('granulosa cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031919', (31, 52)) ('mutations', 'Var', (65, 74)) 42883 32485873 Recurrent alterations in KMT2D can be found in over 20% of patients in this database. ('KMT2D', 'Gene', (25, 30)) ('KMT2D', 'Gene', '8085', (25, 30)) ('alterations', 'Var', (10, 21)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (59, 67)) 42887 32485873 In juvenile granulosa cell tumors, approximately 30% harbored a mutation in GNAS in a cohort of thirty patients. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (27, 32)) ('juvenile granulosa cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031919', (3, 33)) ('mutation', 'Var', (64, 72)) ('granulosa cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031919', (12, 33)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', '2778', (76, 80)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (27, 33)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (103, 111)) ('juvenile granulosa cell tumors', 'Disease', (3, 33)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', (76, 80)) ('harbored', 'Reg', (53, 61)) ('juvenile granulosa cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006106', (3, 33)) 42888 32485873 In a small study of 16 patients, over 60% harbored a duplication of AKT1 (Figure 4B). ('AKT1', 'Gene', (68, 72)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (23, 31)) ('harbored', 'Reg', (42, 50)) ('AKT1', 'Gene', '207', (68, 72)) ('duplication', 'Var', (53, 64)) 42895 32485873 DICER1 mutations have been described in approximately 60% of Sertoli-Leydig tumors (Figure 4C). ('DICER1', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('DICER1', 'Gene', '23405', (0, 6)) ('Sertoli-Leydig tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018310', (61, 82)) ('described', 'Reg', (27, 36)) ('Sertoli-Leydig tumors', 'Disease', (61, 82)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 81)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 82)) ('Leydig tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100618', (69, 82)) ('Sertoli-Leydig tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (61, 82)) ('mutations', 'Var', (7, 16)) 42896 32485873 The prevalence of DICER1 mutations in Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors may be even higher when accounting for potential histological misclassification. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (58, 63)) ('mutations', 'Var', (25, 34)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100618', (46, 64)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (58, 64)) ('Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors', 'Disease', (38, 64)) ('DICER1', 'Gene', (18, 24)) ('DICER1', 'Gene', '23405', (18, 24)) ('Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018310', (38, 64)) ('Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (38, 64)) 42899 32485873 Some cases with somatic DICER1 mutations were also found to harbor a germline mutation in DICER1, predisposing to additional tumors including pleuropulmonary blastoma. ('DICER1', 'Gene', '23405', (24, 30)) ('mutations', 'Var', (31, 40)) ('DICER1', 'Gene', (90, 96)) ('pleuropulmonary blastoma', 'Disease', (142, 166)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (125, 130)) ('DICER1', 'Gene', '23405', (90, 96)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (125, 131)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (125, 131)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (125, 131)) ('predisposing', 'Reg', (98, 110)) ('germline mutation', 'Var', (69, 86)) ('pleuropulmonary blastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100528', (142, 166)) ('DICER1', 'Gene', (24, 30)) ('pleuropulmonary blastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537516', (142, 166)) 42901 32485873 DICER1 is rarely mutated in cancers that are not associated with germline DICER1 mutations. ('cancers', 'Disease', (28, 35)) ('DICER1', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('DICER1', 'Gene', '23405', (0, 6)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (28, 34)) ('DICER1', 'Gene', '23405', (74, 80)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (28, 35)) ('mutations', 'Var', (81, 90)) ('DICER1', 'Gene', (74, 80)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (28, 35)) 42902 32485873 FOXL2 mutations have been described in 10-20% of Sertoli-Leydig tumors. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (64, 70)) ('Sertoli-Leydig tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (49, 70)) ('Leydig tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100618', (57, 70)) ('Sertoli-Leydig tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018310', (49, 70)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', '668', (0, 5)) ('Sertoli-Leydig tumors', 'Disease', (49, 70)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('described', 'Reg', (26, 35)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (64, 69)) ('mutations', 'Var', (6, 15)) 42903 32485873 One study found that DICER1 and FOXL2 mutations are mutually exclusive in Sertoli-Leydig tumors and that each mutation was associated with distinct clinicopathological features. ('DICER1', 'Gene', (21, 27)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', '668', (32, 37)) ('associated', 'Reg', (123, 133)) ('Sertoli-Leydig tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018310', (74, 95)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (89, 95)) ('Sertoli-Leydig tumors', 'Disease', (74, 95)) ('DICER1', 'Gene', '23405', (21, 27)) ('Leydig tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100618', (82, 95)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', (32, 37)) ('Sertoli-Leydig tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (74, 95)) ('mutations', 'Var', (38, 47)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (89, 94)) 42905 32485873 Peutz-Jeghers syndrome caused by mutations in the serine-threonine kinase 11 gene (STK11) can predispose to a specific subtype of SCSTs. ('serine-threonine kinase 11', 'Gene', '6794', (50, 76)) ('Peutz-Jeghers syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010580', (0, 22)) ('SCST', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031918', (130, 134)) ('predispose', 'Reg', (94, 104)) ('serine-threonine kinase 11', 'Gene', (50, 76)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (23, 32)) ('mutations', 'Var', (33, 42)) ('STK11', 'Gene', (83, 88)) ('Peutz-Jeghers syndrome', 'Disease', (0, 22)) ('STK11', 'Gene', '6794', (83, 88)) ('SCSTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031918', (130, 135)) 42912 32485873 The alterations in signaling pathways discussed above and pan-cancer observations of kinase alterations provide the rationale for using kinase inhibitors for the treatment of non-epithelial ovarian cancers. ('non-epithelial ovarian cancers', 'Disease', (175, 205)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (198, 204)) ('ovarian cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (190, 205)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (198, 204)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (62, 68)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (198, 205)) ('alterations', 'Var', (92, 103)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (62, 68)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (62, 68)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (190, 204)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (198, 204)) ('epithelial ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025318', (179, 204)) ('non-epithelial ovarian cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077216', (175, 205)) 42934 32485873 Recent discoveries about the hormonal effects of mutated FOXL2 (Figure 4), which functions as a transcription factor that plays a role in granulosa cell development and in expression of hypophyseal gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor expression, and the physiologic presence of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) receptors on granulosa cells provide the rationale for this approach. ('FOXL2', 'Gene', '668', (57, 62)) ('mutated', 'Var', (49, 56)) ('presence of follicle', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100874', (277, 297)) ('GnRH', 'Gene', (230, 234)) ('GnRH', 'Gene', '2796', (230, 234)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', (57, 62)) ('gonadotropin-releasing hormone', 'Gene', '2796', (198, 228)) ('gonadotropin-releasing hormone', 'Gene', (198, 228)) ('hypophyseal gonadotropin', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008213', (186, 210)) 42948 32485873 Mutations in FOXL2 as noted in granulosa cell tumors, therefore, may result in increased androstenedione levels. ('androstenedione', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000735', (89, 104)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (79, 88)) ('granulosa cell tumors', 'Disease', (31, 52)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (46, 51)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', '668', (13, 18)) ('increased androstenedione', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025380', (79, 104)) ('granulosa cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006106', (31, 52)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', (13, 18)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (46, 52)) ('androstenedione levels', 'MPA', (89, 111)) ('granulosa cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031919', (31, 52)) 42951 32485873 Based on this single-arm trial of ketoconazole in six patients with adult granulosa cell tumor, only three of whom were confirmed to have the somatic FOXL2 mutation, ketoconazole achieved stable disease in five patients and was granted an orphan designation for this indication by the European Medicines Agency. ('adult granulosa cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031919', (68, 94)) ('adult granulosa cell tumor', 'Disease', (68, 94)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (211, 219)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (54, 62)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', '668', (150, 155)) ('adult granulosa cell tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006106', (68, 94)) ('ketoconazole', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007654', (34, 46)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', (150, 155)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (89, 94)) ('ketoconazole', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007654', (166, 178)) ('mutation', 'Var', (156, 164)) 42954 32485873 Non-epithelial ovarian tumors are not considered to harbor homologous recombination deficiency (HRD); mutations in BRCA1/2 and other HRD-associated genes are uncommon (Figure 2). ('Non-epithelial ovarian tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (0, 29)) ('Non-epithelial ovarian tumors', 'Disease', (0, 29)) ('epithelial ovarian tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025318', (4, 29)) ('ovarian tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (15, 29)) ('ovarian tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (15, 28)) ('HRD', 'Disease', 'None', (96, 99)) ('BRCA1/2', 'Gene', (115, 122)) ('deficiency', 'Disease', (84, 94)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (23, 28)) ('HRD', 'Disease', (133, 136)) ('mutations', 'Var', (102, 111)) ('deficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007153', (84, 94)) ('BRCA1/2', 'Gene', '672;675', (115, 122)) ('epithelial ovarian tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025318', (4, 28)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (23, 29)) ('HRD', 'Disease', (96, 99)) ('HRD', 'Disease', 'None', (133, 136)) 42981 32485873 Other alterations are fairly specific to subtypes of non-epithelial ovarian tumors, including the recurrent FOXL2 and common DICER1 mutations in adult granulosa cell tumors and Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors, respectively. ('DICER1', 'Gene', (125, 131)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (166, 171)) ('epithelial ovarian tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025318', (57, 81)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', '668', (108, 113)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (166, 172)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (197, 203)) ('Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors', 'Disease', (177, 203)) ('FOXL2', 'Gene', (108, 113)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 82)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (197, 202)) ('adult granulosa cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006106', (145, 172)) ('non-epithelial ovarian tumors', 'Disease', (53, 82)) ('Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018310', (177, 203)) ('Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (177, 203)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 81)) ('ovarian tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (68, 82)) ('ovarian tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (68, 81)) ('granulosa cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031919', (151, 172)) ('DICER1', 'Gene', '23405', (125, 131)) ('mutations', 'Var', (132, 141)) ('adult granulosa cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031919', (145, 171)) ('adult granulosa cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031919', (145, 172)) ('Leydig cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100618', (185, 203)) ('non-epithelial ovarian tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (53, 82)) ('adult granulosa cell tumors', 'Disease', (145, 172)) ('epithelial ovarian tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025318', (57, 82)) 43019 32252689 The ICD-O-3 site codes C620, C621, and C629 represent the tumor sites undescended testis, descended testis, and NOS, respectively. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (58, 63)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (58, 63)) ('undescended testis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (70, 88)) ('descended testis', 'Disease', (90, 106)) ('C620', 'Var', (23, 27)) ('C629', 'Var', (39, 43)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (58, 63)) ('C621', 'Var', (29, 33)) ('undescended testis', 'Disease', (70, 88)) 43020 32252689 Histologic types are also grouped using the ICD-O-3 code, with patients with GCT, teratoma, and EC identified by the histology codes 9060-9065, 9080-9085, and 9070-9072, respectively. ('teratoma', 'Disease', (82, 90)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (63, 71)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (82, 90)) ('9060-9065', 'Var', (133, 142)) ('9080-9085', 'Var', (144, 153)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (82, 90)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (96, 98)) ('GCT', 'Disease', (77, 80)) ('9070-9072', 'Var', (159, 168)) 43087 32252689 For patients receiving chemotherapy alone or combined chemotherapy and radiation, the treatment efficacy among NHWs is obviously superior to that observed among APIs and blacks. ('NHWs', 'Var', (111, 115)) ('superior', 'PosReg', (129, 137)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (91, 94)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (4, 12)) ('treatment efficacy', 'CPA', (86, 104)) 43121 28783265 The likely result of SDF is infertility, but it has been suggested that offspring generated from such defective sperm are at an increased risk of imprinting disorders and cancer. ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (28, 39)) ('SDF', 'Chemical', '-', (21, 24)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (28, 39)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (171, 177)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (28, 39)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (171, 177)) ('imprinting disorders', 'Disease', (146, 166)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (171, 177)) ('defective', 'Var', (102, 111)) 43144 27033539 Social constraints moderated the relationship, such that high restrictive emotionality was associated with higher depressive symptoms in those with high constraints. ('depressive symptoms', 'Disease', (114, 133)) ('depressive symptoms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000716', (114, 133)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (107, 113)) ('high restrictive', 'Var', (57, 73)) ('depressive symptoms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000275', (114, 133)) 43210 27033539 Simple slope analyses revealed that among young adult men with medium (beta = .07, p < .05) or high (beta = .15, p < .001) social constraints, high restrictive emotionality was associated with greater depressive symptoms. ('depressive symptoms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000275', (201, 220)) ('high restrictive', 'Var', (143, 159)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (54, 57)) ('greater', 'PosReg', (193, 200)) ('depressive symptoms', 'Disease', (201, 220)) ('depressive symptoms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000716', (201, 220)) 43293 21383689 Three micro-RNAs and three small nucleolar RNAs were differentially methylated; one, miR-199a, was associated with the progression and prognosis of gastric and ovarian cancers. ('gastric and ovarian cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (148, 175)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (168, 174)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (99, 114)) ('ovarian cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (160, 175)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (168, 175)) ('miR-199a', 'Var', (85, 93)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (85, 93)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (160, 174)) 43294 21383689 In this report we document, by epigenomic profiling of testicular tissue, that miR-199a is transcribed as antisense of dynamin 3 (chromosome 1q24.3), and hypermethylation of this region is correlated with miR-199a-5p/3p repression and tumor malignancy. ('correlated', 'Reg', (189, 199)) ('tumor malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018198', (235, 251)) ('miR-199a', 'Gene', (79, 87)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (205, 213)) ('dynamin 3', 'Gene', '26052', (119, 128)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (235, 240)) ('tumor malignancy', 'Disease', (235, 251)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (79, 87)) ('dynamin 3', 'Gene', (119, 128)) ('miR-199a-5p/3p repression', 'Var', (205, 230)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (154, 170)) 43296 21383689 The miR-199a-5p, one of two mature miRNA species derived from miR-199a, is associated with tumor malignancy. ('tumor malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018198', (91, 107)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (62, 70)) ('miR-199a-5p', 'Var', (4, 15)) ('miR-199a', 'Gene', (62, 70)) ('tumor malignancy', 'Disease', (91, 107)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 96)) ('associated', 'Reg', (75, 85)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (4, 12)) 43297 21383689 We further identified the embryonal carcinoma antigen podocalyxin-like protein 1 (PODXL), an anti-adhesive protein expressed in aggressive tumors, as a target of miR-199a-5p. ('PODXL', 'Gene', (82, 87)) ('aggressive tumors', 'Disease', (128, 145)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (162, 170)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (139, 144)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (36, 45)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (26, 45)) ('miR-199a-5p', 'Var', (162, 173)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018236', (26, 45)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', (26, 45)) ('podocalyxin-like protein 1', 'Gene', '5420', (54, 80)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (139, 145)) ('aggressive tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001523', (128, 145)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (82, 87)) ('podocalyxin-like protein 1', 'Gene', (54, 80)) 43299 21383689 The inverse relationship between PODXL and miR-199a-5p expression suggests PODXL is a downstream effector mediating the action of miR199a-5p. ('miR-199a-5p', 'Gene', (43, 54)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (75, 80)) ('199a', 'Chemical', '-', (133, 137)) ('199a', 'Chemical', '-', (47, 51)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (43, 51)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (33, 38)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (75, 80)) ('miR199a-5p', 'Var', (130, 140)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (33, 38)) 43300 21383689 This report identifies DNA methylation, miR-199a dysregulation and PODXL as critical factors in tumor malignancy. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (96, 101)) ('tumor malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018198', (96, 112)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (40, 48)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (67, 72)) ('dysregulation', 'Var', (49, 62)) ('miR-199a', 'Gene', (40, 48)) ('tumor malignancy', 'Disease', (96, 112)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (67, 72)) 43301 21383689 Altered gene and/or non-coding RNA expression are key features of cancer. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (66, 72)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (66, 72)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (66, 72)) ('Altered gene', 'Var', (0, 12)) 43302 21383689 Genetic and epigenetic modulation is an essential phenomenon of carcinogenesis. ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (64, 78)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (64, 78)) ('Genetic', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('epigenetic modulation', 'Var', (12, 33)) 43303 21383689 In cancer cells, hypermethylation of tumor suppressor genes, and/or hypomethylation of oncogenes or heterochromatin results in aberrant expression of genes leading to tumorigenesis, genomic instability or the promotion of cell proliferation. ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (68, 83)) ('genomic instability', 'CPA', (182, 201)) ('expression', 'MPA', (136, 146)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (37, 42)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (127, 135)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (156, 166)) ('genes', 'Gene', (150, 155)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (3, 9)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (167, 172)) ('promotion', 'PosReg', (209, 218)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (37, 42)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (3, 9)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (37, 42)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (167, 172)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (167, 172)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (17, 33)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (222, 240)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (3, 9)) 43304 21383689 Recent reports suggested methylation may have a role in the regulation of tumor malignancy. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 79)) ('tumor malignancy', 'Disease', (74, 90)) ('methylation', 'Var', (25, 36)) ('role', 'Reg', (48, 52)) ('tumor malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018198', (74, 90)) 43307 21383689 We hypothesize that aberrant DNA methylation is a factor for development of testicular malignancy. ('factor', 'Reg', (50, 56)) ('testicular malignancy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (76, 97)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (20, 28)) ('testicular malignancy', 'Disease', (76, 97)) ('testicular malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013733', (76, 97)) ('DNA', 'Protein', (29, 32)) 43310 21383689 In this study we document that miR-199a was generally hypermethylated in malignant testicular tumor, which correlated with its downregulation. ('testicular tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (83, 99)) ('miR-199a', 'Gene', (31, 39)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 99)) ('hypermethylated', 'Var', (54, 69)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (127, 141)) ('malignant testicular tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (73, 99)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (31, 39)) ('malignant testicular tumor', 'Disease', (73, 99)) 43312 21383689 We identified podocalyxin-like protein 1 (PODXL) as a target of miR-199a-5p. ('podocalyxin-like protein 1', 'Gene', '5420', (14, 40)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (42, 47)) ('podocalyxin-like protein 1', 'Gene', (14, 40)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (42, 47)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (64, 72)) ('miR-199a-5p', 'Var', (64, 75)) 43315 21383689 Our data imply that an epigenetic change in a previously unrecognized intronic region contributes to the aggressive behavior of testicular tumors via dysregulation of miR-199a and its corresponding target, PODXL. ('aggressive behavior', 'CPA', (105, 124)) ('testicular tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (128, 144)) ('miR-199a', 'Gene', (167, 175)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (206, 211)) ('aggressive behavior', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000718', (105, 124)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', (128, 145)) ('dysregulation', 'MPA', (150, 163)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (206, 211)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (167, 175)) ('contributes', 'Reg', (86, 97)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (139, 144)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (139, 145)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (128, 145)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (128, 145)) ('epigenetic change', 'Var', (23, 40)) 43317 21383689 The miR-199a is transcribed as antisense of the host gene DNM3. ('miR-199a', 'Var', (4, 12)) ('DNM3', 'Gene', '26052', (58, 62)) ('DNM3', 'Gene', (58, 62)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (4, 12)) 43318 21383689 Luciferase assay indicated that the upstream region of miR-199a (+9:-471) has promoter activity (Supplementary Figure 1a). ('promoter activity', 'MPA', (78, 95)) ('miR-199a', 'Var', (55, 63)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (55, 63)) 43321 21383689 To investigate whether aberrant methylation of miR-199a is related to tumor malignancy, we obtained tumor DNA from patients with testicular cancer with different degrees of metastasis and with three normal specimens as controls. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (100, 105)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (115, 123)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (23, 31)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (70, 75)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (70, 75)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (129, 146)) ('tumor malignancy', 'Disease', (70, 86)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (129, 146)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (100, 105)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (70, 75)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (47, 55)) ('tumor malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018198', (70, 86)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (129, 146)) ('related', 'Reg', (59, 66)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (140, 146)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (100, 105)) ('miR-199a', 'Gene', (47, 55)) 43327 21383689 Comparison of the non-cancerous and malignant groups indicated miR-199a-5p was significantly downregulated in malignant tumors (P = 0.000007). ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (120, 126)) ('miR-199a-5p', 'Var', (63, 74)) ('malignant tumors', 'Disease', (110, 126)) ('non-cancerous', 'Disease', (18, 31)) ('downregulated', 'NegReg', (93, 106)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (120, 125)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (22, 28)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (63, 71)) ('non-cancerous', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (18, 31)) ('malignant tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018198', (110, 126)) 43336 21383689 In addition, in vitro methylation of the cloned miR-199a promoter ligated to a luciferase gene suppressed the luciferase activity by 80%, as compared with the unmethylated promoter control (Supplementary Figure 1b). ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (48, 56)) ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (110, 120)) ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (95, 105)) ('activity', 'MPA', (121, 129)) ('miR-199a', 'Gene', (48, 56)) ('methylation', 'Var', (22, 33)) ('luciferase', 'Gene', (79, 89)) 43342 21383689 Matrigel invasion assay indicated that expression of miR-199a significantly suppressed the ability of NT2 cells to invade the matrigel basement (P < 0.005) (Figure 3c). ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (76, 86)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (53, 61)) ('miR-199a', 'Var', (53, 61)) 43344 21383689 Two months after subcutaneous implantation of transfected cells in athymic nude mice, the average size of the tumors in the NT2-199a group was ~33% smaller than that in the control group (P = 0.145) (Figure 3d). ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (110, 115)) ('nude mice', 'Species', '10090', (75, 84)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (110, 116)) ('smaller', 'NegReg', (148, 155)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (110, 116)) ('199a', 'Chemical', '-', (128, 132)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (110, 116)) ('NT2-199a', 'Var', (124, 132)) 43346 21383689 To confirm the anti-metastastic property of miR-199a, we used a xenograft animal model to study its function in vivo. ('anti-metastastic', 'MPA', (15, 31)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (44, 52)) ('miR-199a', 'Var', (44, 52)) 43355 21383689 At later stage (day 82), miR-199a appeared to be less effective in suppressing metastasis. ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (25, 33)) ('metastasis', 'CPA', (79, 89)) ('suppressing', 'NegReg', (67, 78)) ('miR-199a', 'Var', (25, 33)) 43356 21383689 The lung and liver metastases from NT2-199a group at day 82 expressed miR-199a-5p/3p at a comparable level to those of cultured NT2-199a cells (Supplementary Figure 5). ('199a', 'Chemical', '-', (74, 78)) ('199a', 'Chemical', '-', (39, 43)) ('miR-199a-5p/3p', 'Var', (70, 84)) ('metastases', 'Disease', (19, 29)) ('metastases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (19, 29)) ('199a', 'Chemical', '-', (132, 136)) ('NT2-199a', 'Var', (35, 43)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (70, 78)) 43357 21383689 As only miR-199a-5p was related to tumor malignancy, we sought to identify targets of miR-199a-5p compatible with its function (Figure 2b). ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (8, 16)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (86, 94)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (35, 40)) ('miR-199a-5p', 'Var', (86, 97)) ('tumor malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018198', (35, 51)) ('tumor malignancy', 'Disease', (35, 51)) 43362 21383689 Furthermore, demethylation of NT2 cells by 5-aza restored the miR-199a-5p level and suppressed PODXL expression, suggesting a link between methylation, miR-199a-5p expression and PODXL level (Figure 5b). ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (62, 70)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (152, 160)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (95, 100)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (179, 184)) ('restored', 'PosReg', (49, 57)) ('demethylation', 'Var', (13, 26)) ('5-aza', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001374', (43, 48)) ('miR-199a-5p level', 'MPA', (62, 79)) ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (84, 94)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (95, 100)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (179, 184)) 43364 21383689 Seventy-two hours after transfection, the PODXL protein was significantly decreased following miR-199a-5p, but not miR-199a-3p treatment. ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (42, 47)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (115, 123)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (94, 102)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (42, 47)) ('miR-199a-5p', 'Var', (94, 105)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (74, 83)) ('miR-199a-3p', 'Gene', (115, 126)) ('miR-199a-3p', 'Gene', '406977', (115, 126)) 43366 21383689 When NT2-199a cells were transfected with miR-199a-5p inhibitor (5pi), the PODXL level was restored. ('PODXL', 'Gene', (75, 80)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (42, 50)) ('miR-199a-5p', 'Var', (42, 53)) ('5pi', 'Chemical', '-', (65, 68)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (75, 80)) ('restored', 'PosReg', (91, 99)) ('199a', 'Chemical', '-', (9, 13)) ('199a', 'Chemical', '-', (46, 50)) 43368 21383689 Regulation of PODXL by miR-199a-5p probably occurs through binding of miRNA at its 3'-UTR. ('miR-199a-5p', 'Var', (23, 34)) ('miRNA', 'Protein', (70, 75)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (14, 19)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (59, 66)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (23, 31)) 43373 21383689 These data show that miR-199a-5p regulates PODXL through a conserved binding site in its 3'-UTR. ('regulates', 'Reg', (33, 42)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (43, 48)) ('miR-199a-5p', 'Var', (21, 32)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (69, 76)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (21, 29)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (43, 48)) 43374 21383689 Given that PODXL is a target of miR-199a-5p, the expression and its correlation with miR-199a-5p in primary tissue remains unclear. ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (11, 16)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (32, 40)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (11, 16)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (85, 93)) ('miR-199a-5p', 'Var', (32, 43)) 43379 21383689 An inverse relationship between miR-199a-5p and PODXL was observed in cultured cells (Figures 5a-d). ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (32, 40)) ('miR-199a-5p', 'Var', (32, 43)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (48, 53)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (48, 53)) 43385 21383689 The difference of the correlation coefficient agrees with the finding that PODXL is a target of miR-199a-5p, but not miR-199a-3p. ('PODXL', 'Gene', (75, 80)) ('miR-199a-3p', 'Gene', (117, 128)) ('miR-199a-5p', 'Var', (96, 107)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (75, 80)) ('miR-199a-3p', 'Gene', '406977', (117, 128)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (96, 104)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (117, 125)) 43386 21383689 As a target of miR-199a-5p, PODXL might participate in the anti-metastatic function of this miRNA. ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (28, 33)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (15, 23)) ('participate', 'Reg', (40, 51)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (28, 33)) ('anti-metastatic', 'CPA', (59, 74)) ('miR-199a-5p', 'Var', (15, 26)) 43387 21383689 To validate this hypothesis, we stably knocked down PODXL in NT2 cells with RNAi. ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (52, 57)) ('knocked', 'Var', (39, 46)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (52, 57)) 43391 21383689 However, in NT2-PODXLi cells the level of miR-199a was invariable relative to the parent NT2 cells (Supplementary Figure 3b). ('miR-199a', 'Var', (42, 50)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (16, 21)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (16, 21)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (42, 50)) 43392 21383689 Thus, we demonstrated that knockdown of PODXL alone without changing the level of its riboregulator miR-199a-5p would suppress cancer invasion in a manner similar to the effect of overexpression of miR-199a, implying that PODXL is a downstream target of miR-199a-5p. ('suppress', 'NegReg', (118, 126)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (27, 36)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (222, 227)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (100, 108)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 133)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (40, 45)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (254, 262)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (198, 206)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (127, 133)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (222, 227)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (127, 133)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (40, 45)) 43397 21383689 Epigenetic alteration is a mechanism for carcinogenesis. ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (41, 55)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (41, 55)) ('Epigenetic alteration', 'Var', (0, 21)) 43399 21383689 Here we describe DNA methylation linked dysregulation of a conserved miR-199a caused by aberrant methylation in an intronic region of DNM3 at 1q24.3. ('DNM3', 'Gene', (134, 138)) ('miR-199a', 'Gene', (69, 77)) ('aberrant methylation', 'Var', (88, 108)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (78, 87)) ('dysregulation', 'MPA', (40, 53)) ('DNM3', 'Gene', '26052', (134, 138)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (69, 77)) ('methylation', 'Var', (97, 108)) 43400 21383689 We found that hypermethylation in the DNM3 intron leads to miR-199a depression. ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (14, 30)) ('DNM3', 'Gene', (38, 42)) ('miR-199a depression', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000275', (59, 78)) ('DNM3', 'Gene', '26052', (38, 42)) ('depression', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000716', (68, 78)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (50, 58)) ('miR-199a depression', 'Disease', (59, 78)) 43401 21383689 Both miR-199a methylation and expression are associated with testicular tumor malignancy. ('testicular tumor malignancy', 'Disease', (61, 88)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (72, 77)) ('expression', 'MPA', (30, 40)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (5, 13)) ('associated', 'Reg', (45, 55)) ('testicular tumor malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (61, 88)) ('methylation', 'Var', (14, 25)) ('testicular tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (61, 77)) ('miR-199a', 'Gene', (5, 13)) 43403 21383689 Subsequently we identified an embryonal carcinoma tumor antigen, PODXL, as a target of miR-199a-5p. ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (87, 95)) ('carcinoma tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (40, 55)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (65, 70)) ('embryonal carcinoma tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (30, 55)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (65, 70)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018236', (30, 49)) ('miR-199a-5p', 'Var', (87, 98)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (40, 49)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (50, 55)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (30, 49)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', (30, 49)) ('carcinoma tumor', 'Disease', (40, 55)) 43405 21383689 We showed that miR-199a-5p is a negative regulator of PODXL. ('PODXL', 'Gene', (54, 59)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (54, 59)) ('miR-199a-5p', 'Var', (15, 26)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (15, 23)) 43406 21383689 Based on our data we propose that epigenetic alteration in an intron of DNM3 leads to dysregulation of miR-199a and PODXL, and that this is one mechanism for development of testicular cancer. ('DNM3', 'Gene', '26052', (72, 76)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (116, 121)) ('miR-199a', 'MPA', (103, 111)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (173, 190)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (173, 190)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (184, 190)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (173, 190)) ('epigenetic alteration', 'Var', (34, 55)) ('DNM3', 'Gene', (72, 76)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (116, 121)) ('dysregulation', 'MPA', (86, 99)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (103, 111)) 43409 21383689 Specifically, some miRNA such as miR-122, miR-148a, miR-34b/c, miR-21, miR-373 and miR-520 have been shown to be important in cancer metastasis. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (126, 132)) ('miR-373', 'Gene', (71, 78)) ('miR-373', 'Gene', '442918', (71, 78)) ('cancer metastasis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (126, 143)) ('miR-520', 'Var', (83, 90)) ('miR-148a', 'Gene', '406940', (42, 50)) ('miR-21', 'Gene', '406991', (63, 69)) ('miR-21', 'Gene', (63, 69)) ('miR-148a', 'Gene', (42, 50)) ('miR-122', 'Gene', (33, 40)) ('miR-122', 'Gene', '406906', (33, 40)) ('important', 'Reg', (113, 122)) ('cancer metastasis', 'Disease', (126, 143)) ('miR-34b', 'Gene', (52, 59)) ('miR-34b', 'Gene', '407041', (52, 59)) 43414 21383689 Although both miR-199a-5p and miR-199a-3p are derived from the same precursor RNA, only miR-199a- 5p was identified to be downregulated in testicular tumor malignancy. ('downregulated', 'NegReg', (122, 135)) ('miR-199a- 5p', 'Var', (88, 100)) ('miR-199a-3p', 'Gene', '406977', (30, 41)) ('testicular tumor malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (139, 166)) ('testicular tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (139, 155)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (88, 96)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (150, 155)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (30, 38)) ('miR-199a-3p', 'Gene', (30, 41)) ('testicular tumor malignancy', 'Disease', (139, 166)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (14, 22)) 43423 21383689 By using luciferase assay, we showed miR-199a-5p could suppress PODXL through binding to a conserved site (Figure 5e). ('miR-199a-5p', 'Var', (37, 48)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (78, 85)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (64, 69)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (37, 45)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (64, 69)) ('suppress', 'NegReg', (55, 63)) 43424 21383689 For the scramble miRNA control groups, the constructs carrying a conserved (pGL-C) or a poorly conserved (pGL-P) miR-199a-5p-binding site showed a lower luciferase activity than the no 3'-UTR control, probably due to the presence of other background miRNA-binding sites that interact with endogenous miRNAs (for example miR-145 and miR-181 are found in the flanking miR-199a-5p conserved site based on TargetScan and PicTar). ('miR-145', 'Gene', '406937', (320, 327)) ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (153, 163)) ('activity', 'MPA', (164, 172)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (147, 152)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (113, 121)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (366, 374)) ('miR-199a-5p-binding', 'Var', (113, 132)) ('miR-145', 'Gene', (320, 327)) 43425 21383689 Although we have shown that PODXL is a target of miR-199a-5p, we cannot rule out other targets that might modulate tumor invasion. ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (28, 33)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (115, 120)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (28, 33)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (115, 120)) ('miR-199a-5p', 'Var', (49, 60)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (49, 57)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (115, 120)) 43426 21383689 In the other report, miR-199a-5p targets IKKbeta in ovarian cancer. ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (52, 66)) ('IKKbeta', 'Gene', (41, 48)) ('miR-199a-5p', 'Var', (21, 32)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (52, 66)) ('IKKbeta', 'Gene', '3551', (41, 48)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (52, 66)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (21, 29)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (60, 66)) 43429 21383689 In our xenografted animal model, expression of miR-199a in NT2 cells suppressed metastasis at day 49 and 64. ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (47, 55)) ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (69, 79)) ('miR-199a', 'Var', (47, 55)) 43431 21383689 Lung and liver metastases expressing miR-199a-5p and miR-199a-3p in the NT2-199a group at day 82 were comparable to those of cultured NT2-199a cells (Supplementary Figure 5). ('miR-199a-5p', 'Var', (37, 48)) ('miR-199a-3p', 'Gene', '406977', (53, 64)) ('metastases', 'Disease', (15, 25)) ('199a', 'Chemical', '-', (57, 61)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (53, 61)) ('199a', 'Chemical', '-', (41, 45)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (37, 45)) ('metastases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (15, 25)) ('miR-199a-3p', 'Gene', (53, 64)) ('199a', 'Chemical', '-', (138, 142)) ('199a', 'Chemical', '-', (76, 80)) 43438 21383689 Similar to the observation for methylation, the P-values of 'cancerous vs non-cancerous' comparisons for miR-199a-5p/3p expressions are smaller (P < 0.00001) than those of 'seminoma vs non-seminoma' (P < 0.05). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 84)) ("'seminoma vs non-seminoma", 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (172, 197)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (105, 113)) ('cancerous', 'Disease', (78, 87)) ('non-cancerous', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (74, 87)) ('cancerous', 'Disease', (61, 70)) ("'seminoma vs non-seminoma", 'Disease', (172, 197)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (61, 67)) ('miR-199a-5p/3p', 'Var', (105, 119)) ('cancerous', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (61, 70)) ('cancerous', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (78, 87)) ('smaller', 'NegReg', (136, 143)) ('non-cancerous', 'Disease', (74, 87)) 43440 21383689 Collectively, we report that aberrant DNA methylation in an intron of a host gene DNM3 as a critical factor for testicular tumor malignancy by modulating the level of anti-metastatic miR-199a and its corresponding target PODXL. ('DNM3', 'Gene', (82, 86)) ('miR-199a', 'Chemical', '-', (183, 191)) ('anti-metastatic miR-199a', 'MPA', (167, 191)) ('modulating', 'Reg', (143, 153)) ('level', 'MPA', (158, 163)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (221, 226)) ('DNM3', 'Gene', '26052', (82, 86)) ('testicular tumor malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (112, 139)) ('testicular tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (112, 128)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (29, 37)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (221, 226)) ('testicular tumor malignancy', 'Disease', (112, 139)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 128)) 43470 21383689 Primary antibodies used were as follows: PODXL (clone 3D3, 3 microg/ml, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, CA, USA); GAPDH (1:8000, Genway, San Diego, CA, USA). ('1:8000', 'Var', (127, 133)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (41, 46)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (41, 46)) 43476 21383689 For in vivo tumor growth study, 5-week-old male athymic nude mice (Charles River, Wilmington, MA, USA) were injected subcutaneously with 1 x 107 NT2-GFP or NT2-199a (n = 10 for each group) in each flank of each mouse. ('NT2-199a', 'Var', (156, 164)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (12, 17)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (12, 17)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (211, 216)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (12, 17)) ('nude mice', 'Species', '10090', (56, 65)) ('199a', 'Chemical', '-', (160, 164)) 43665 31588363 treatment for infertility (DN46-DN469W [excluding DN469E]), vasectomy (KKFD46), cryptorchidism (DQ53-DQ539), varicocele (DN43-DN434), testicular torsion (DN44-DN449), or orchitis (DN450-DN450C). ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (80, 94)) ('orchitis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009920', (170, 178)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (14, 25)) ('testicular torsion', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100813', (134, 152)) ('varicocele', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012871', (109, 119)) ('orchitis', 'Disease', (170, 178)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (80, 94)) ('orchitis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100796', (170, 178)) ('varicocele', 'Disease', (109, 119)) ('DN44-DN449', 'Var', (154, 164)) ('testicular torsion', 'Disease', (134, 152)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (14, 25)) ('DN46-DN469W', 'Var', (27, 38)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007246', (14, 25)) ('DQ53-DQ539', 'Var', (96, 106)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003456', (80, 94)) ('DN43-DN434', 'Var', (121, 131)) ('vasectomy', 'Disease', (60, 69)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (5, 8)) 43723 30611645 Genetic dysregulation in the setting of malignancy often impacts core cellular functions that lead to dysfunctional cell differentiation and growth. ('growth', 'CPA', (141, 147)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (40, 50)) ('dysfunctional', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009461', (102, 115)) ('impacts', 'Reg', (57, 64)) ('core cellular functions', 'MPA', (65, 88)) ('Genetic dysregulation', 'Var', (0, 21)) ('lead', 'Reg', (94, 98)) ('dysfunctional', 'Disease', (102, 115)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (40, 50)) 43733 30611645 Disruptions in the functions of these genes can result in benign disease such as infertility, as well as dysregulated cell growth and possibly consequent malignancy. ('Disruptions', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('result in', 'Reg', (48, 57)) ('functions', 'MPA', (19, 28)) ('benign disease', 'Disease', (58, 72)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (81, 92)) ('benign disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (58, 72)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (81, 92)) ('dysregulated', 'MPA', (105, 117)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (81, 92)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (154, 164)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (154, 164)) 43741 30611645 Inclusion criteria additionally included the requirement of addressing male or female infertility, benign urologic conditions, or genetics and epigenetics in the context of urology. ('epigenetics', 'Var', (143, 154)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (86, 97)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (81, 97)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (81, 97)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (52, 55)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (81, 97)) ('female infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008222', (79, 97)) 43745 30611645 The authors found significant medical pathology - cystic fibrosis mutations, testis cancer, prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, and hypothyroidism - in 33 out of their 536 patients (6%). ('mutations', 'Var', (66, 75)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (92, 107)) ('testis cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (77, 90)) ('diabetes mellitus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000819', (109, 126)) ('hypothyroidism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007037', (132, 146)) ('testis cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (77, 90)) ('hypothyroidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000821', (132, 146)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (92, 107)) ('hypothyroidism', 'Disease', (132, 146)) ('diabetes mellitus', 'Disease', (109, 126)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 90)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 107)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (92, 107)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (172, 180)) ('testis cancer', 'Disease', (77, 90)) ('diabetes mellitus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003920', (109, 126)) ('fibrosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005355', (57, 65)) ('fibrosis', 'Disease', (57, 65)) 43758 30611645 Proposed mechanisms that could potentially explain the link between male infertility and the development of testicular cancer include genetic alterations in the sex-determining region of the Y chromosome (SRY) gene, which is essential for testicular development (Figure 1) (Table 2). ('men', 'Species', '9606', (257, 260)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (68, 84)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (108, 125)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (100, 103)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (68, 84)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (73, 84)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (68, 84)) ('SRY', 'Gene', '6736', (205, 208)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (108, 125)) ('genetic alterations', 'Var', (134, 153)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (205, 208)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (108, 125)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 125)) 43761 30611645 Consequently, mutations in SRY are thought to cause both gonadal dysgenesis and tumor development. ('SRY', 'Gene', '6736', (27, 30)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (27, 30)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (93, 96)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (80, 85)) ('gonadal dysgenesis and tumor', 'Disease', 'None', (57, 85)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000133', (57, 75)) ('cause', 'Reg', (46, 51)) ('mutations', 'Var', (14, 23)) 43764 30611645 Mutations may lead to chromosomal and genetic instability that increase the probability of cancer cell development. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (110, 113)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (91, 97)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (91, 97)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 97)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (14, 21)) 43765 30611645 Structural chromosomal defects such as amplification of the 12p region, specifically isochromosome (i(12p)) formation, have been linked to invasive testicular germ cell cancer (TGCC) and impaired spermatogenesis. ('impaired spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (187, 211)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (169, 175)) ('germ cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (159, 175)) ('amplification', 'Var', (39, 52)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (169, 175)) ('impaired spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (187, 211)) ('linked', 'Reg', (129, 135)) ('Structural chromosomal defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D025063', (0, 30)) ('Structural chromosomal defects', 'Disease', (0, 30)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (169, 175)) 43766 30611645 Copy number increases in the 17q region have also been associated with TGCCs: gain of the proximal region 17q11-q21 with nonseminomas and gain of the distal region 17q24-qter common to all TGCCs. ('TGCCs', 'Disease', (71, 76)) ('gain', 'PosReg', (138, 142)) ('nonseminomas', 'Disease', (121, 133)) ('nonseminomas', 'Disease', 'None', (121, 133)) ('gain', 'PosReg', (78, 82)) ('Copy number', 'Var', (0, 11)) 43780 30611645 found an increased prostate cancer risk in subjects with shorter CAG repeat lengths, hypothesizing that the shorter CAG repeat lengths are associated with higher transcriptional activity and consequently are linked with higher prostate cancer risk. ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (227, 242)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (227, 242)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (28, 34)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (19, 34)) ('shorter CAG repeat lengths', 'Var', (108, 134)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (236, 242)) ('transcriptional activity', 'MPA', (162, 186)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (227, 242)) ('shorter', 'Var', (57, 64)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (19, 34)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (19, 34)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (155, 161)) 43783 30611645 Impaired mismatch repair function allows mutations to accumulate that disrupt normal cellular processes and lead to genomic instability and consequent spermatogenic failure and cancer development. ('mutations', 'Var', (41, 50)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (177, 183)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (177, 183)) ('disrupt', 'NegReg', (70, 77)) ('spermatogenic failure', 'Disease', (151, 172)) ('genomic instability', 'CPA', (116, 135)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (191, 194)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (108, 115)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (177, 183)) ('mismatch repair', 'Protein', (9, 24)) ('normal', 'CPA', (78, 84)) ('spermatogenic failure', 'Disease', 'OMIM:108420', (151, 172)) 43795 30611645 While no molecular mechanisms have causally linked male infertility to any associated malignancies, it is likely that there are numerous genes that regulate male fertility that, when altered, could result in increased risk for one or more malignancies. ('malignancies', 'Disease', (239, 251)) ('altered', 'Var', (183, 190)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (86, 98)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (56, 67)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (51, 67)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (51, 67)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (51, 67)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (86, 98)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (239, 251)) ('result', 'Reg', (198, 204)) 43796 30611645 More than 1,500 genes are thought to contribute to spermatogenesis, and defects in one or more of these may facilitate the cellular growth and proliferation that results in malignancy. ('defects', 'Var', (72, 79)) ('cellular growth', 'CPA', (123, 138)) ('facilitate', 'PosReg', (108, 118)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (173, 183)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (173, 183)) ('results in', 'Reg', (162, 172)) 43797 30611645 For example, mutational defects in DNA repair affect meiosis and mitosis and consequently the processes of both spermatogenesis and carcinogenesis, especially as oxidative stress-related DNA fragmentation is more frequent in subfertile men and can lead to decreased sperm motility and fertilization ability. ('sperm motility', 'CPA', (266, 280)) ('decreased sperm motility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012207', (256, 280)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (132, 146)) ('DNA repair', 'Gene', (35, 45)) ('affect', 'Reg', (46, 52)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (236, 239)) ('oxidative stress', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (162, 178)) ('fertilization ability', 'CPA', (285, 306)) ('meiosis and mitosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536875', (53, 72)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (132, 146)) ('mutational defects', 'Var', (13, 31)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (195, 198)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (256, 265)) 43798 30611645 Epigenetic modifications - DNA hypermethylation, imprinting, and histone modification - may also modify the relationship between infertility and cancer. ('cancer', 'Disease', (145, 151)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (129, 140)) ('histone modification -', 'Var', (65, 87)) ('modify', 'Reg', (97, 103)) ('relationship', 'Interaction', (108, 120)) ('imprinting', 'Var', (49, 59)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (145, 151)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (129, 140)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (145, 151)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (129, 140)) 43800 30611645 The histone methyltransferase EHMT2, which results in male infertility when ablated, can also function to epigenetically silence tumor suppressor genes via methylation of H3K9. ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (59, 70)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (54, 70)) ('results in', 'Reg', (43, 53)) ('EHMT2', 'Gene', (30, 35)) ('epigenetically', 'Var', (106, 120)) ('H3K9', 'Protein', (171, 175)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (129, 134)) ('EHMT2', 'Gene', '10919', (30, 35)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 134)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (129, 134)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (54, 70)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (54, 70)) ('methylation', 'Var', (156, 167)) 43805 30611645 One study found that infants born to mothers taking exogenous hormones during pregnancy were more likely to develop testicular cancer (OR 4.9, 95% CI 1.7-13.9), suggesting an influence of hormone exposure. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (116, 133)) ('exogenous hormones', 'Var', (52, 70)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 133)) ('develop', 'PosReg', (108, 115)) ('infants', 'Species', '9606', (21, 28)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (116, 133)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (116, 133)) 43824 30611645 Genetic abnormalities contributory to PD such as duplication of chromosomes 7 and 8, Y chromosome deletions, and structural alterations such as reciprocal translocations of 46XY,t(11;12)(q11,p11), 46XY,t(1;5)(q25;q11), and inversion of 46XY,inv(7)(p22q36) may overlap with the Y chromosome abnormalities associated with cancer. ('cancer', 'Disease', (320, 326)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (320, 326)) ('duplication', 'Var', (49, 60)) ('Genetic abnormalities', 'Disease', (0, 21)) ('t(1;5)(q25;q11', 'Var', (202, 216)) ('PD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010300', (38, 40)) ('inversion', 'Var', (223, 232)) ('t(11;12)(q11', 'Var', (178, 190)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (320, 326)) ('inv(7)(p22q36', 'Var', (241, 254)) ('chromosome abnormalities', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031411', (279, 303)) ('p11', 'Gene', '6281', (191, 194)) ('Genetic abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (0, 21)) ('p11', 'Gene', (191, 194)) ('chromosome abnormalities', 'Disease', (279, 303)) ('46XY,t(1;5)(q25;q11)', 'STRUCTURAL_ABNORMALITY', 'None', (197, 217)) ('chromosome abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002869', (279, 303)) ('46XY', 'Var', (173, 177)) ('46XY', 'Var', (197, 201)) 43846 28267895 However, men with TML did consume more crisp than men without. ('TML', 'Var', (18, 21)) ('TML', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (18, 21)) ('more', 'PosReg', (34, 38)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (9, 12)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (50, 53)) 43856 28267895 A recent meta-analysis including more than 35 000 men concluded that TML was significantly associated with risk of testicular cancer (Wang et al., 2015). ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (115, 132)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (115, 132)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (126, 132)) ('TML', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (69, 72)) ('TML', 'Var', (69, 72)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (115, 132)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (50, 53)) ('associated', 'Reg', (91, 101)) 43882 28267895 Trauma to the testicles was reported more often in men with TML than in men without TML (8.6% vs. 5.3%, p = 0.065). ('men', 'Species', '9606', (51, 54)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (72, 75)) ('TML', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (60, 63)) ('TML', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (84, 87)) ('Trauma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014947', (0, 6)) ('TML', 'Var', (60, 63)) ('Trauma', 'Disease', (0, 6)) 43884 28267895 Pain was most common in both groups of men (32.2% in men with TML vs. 27.1% in men without, p = 0.151). ('men', 'Species', '9606', (79, 82)) ('TML', 'Var', (62, 65)) ('TML', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (62, 65)) ('Pain', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012531', (0, 4)) ('Pain', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010146', (0, 4)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (53, 56)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (39, 42)) ('Pain', 'Disease', (0, 4)) 43895 28267895 Men with TML reported less physical exercise than men without TML, had a higher consumption of crisp and experienced more testicular discomfort. ('TML', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (62, 65)) ('testicular discomfort', 'CPA', (122, 143)) ('less', 'NegReg', (22, 26)) ('Men', 'Species', '9606', (0, 3)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (50, 53)) ('TML', 'Var', (9, 12)) ('physical exercise', 'CPA', (27, 44)) ('TML', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (9, 12)) ('consumption of crisp', 'MPA', (80, 100)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (73, 79)) 43897 28267895 Secondarily, a total of 43 men were diagnosed with cancer (2.8%), and the presence of TML was significantly associated with cancer compared to no TML (5.6% vs. 2.4%) (p = 0.011). ('cancer', 'Disease', (124, 130)) ('TML', 'Var', (86, 89)) ('TML', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (86, 89)) ('presence', 'Var', (74, 82)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (51, 57)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (124, 130)) ('TML', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (146, 149)) ('associated', 'Reg', (108, 118)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (27, 30)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (51, 57)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (51, 57)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (124, 130)) 43916 28267895 However, men with TML consumed more crisp and popcorn than men without TML. ('TML', 'Var', (18, 21)) ('TML', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (18, 21)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (9, 12)) ('TML', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (71, 74)) ('more', 'PosReg', (31, 35)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (59, 62)) 43919 28267895 In some studies, rodent acrylamide has been shown to generate tumours in multiple organs, including mesotheliomas of the testicles (Johnson et al., 1986; Friedman et al., 1995; Klaunig, 2008). ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (62, 68)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (62, 69)) ('acrylamide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D020106', (24, 34)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (62, 69)) ('acrylamide', 'Var', (24, 34)) ('mesotheliomas of', 'Disease', (100, 116)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (62, 69)) 43923 28267895 Testicular pain was the most frequent referral reason to US investigation, and men with TML tended more often to have testicular pain than men without. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (79, 82)) ('testicular pain', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010146', (118, 133)) ('Testicular pain', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010146', (0, 15)) ('Testicular pain', 'Disease', (0, 15)) ('pain', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012531', (129, 133)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (139, 142)) ('testicular pain', 'Disease', (118, 133)) ('TML', 'Var', (88, 91)) ('TML', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (88, 91)) ('pain', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012531', (11, 15)) 43941 26625006 Hypermethylation of genes in testicular embryonal carcinomas Testicular embryonal carcinoma (EC) is a major subtype of non-seminomatous germ cell tumours in males. ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (72, 91)) ('testicular embryonal carcinomas', 'Disease', (29, 60)) ('non-seminomatous germ cell tumours', 'Disease', (119, 153)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (93, 95)) ('testicular embryonal carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (29, 60)) ('Hypermethylation', 'Var', (0, 16)) ('non-seminomatous germ cell tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537844', (119, 153)) ('germ cell tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (136, 152)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (82, 91)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (50, 59)) ('Testicular embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', (61, 91)) ('Testicular embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (61, 91)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (50, 60)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (40, 59)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (146, 152)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (146, 153)) 43962 26625006 It is critical to use relatively pure form of EC for methylation analysis, as the epigenetic variation among heterogeneous NSGCTs complicates the interpretation of experimental data. ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (46, 48)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (170, 173)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (82, 92)) ('complicates', 'Reg', (130, 141)) 43966 26625006 Recent methylation studies indicated that epigenetic factors may have an essential role in the genesis of germ cell neoplasia. ('neoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (116, 125)) ('germ cell neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (106, 125)) ('neoplasia', 'Disease', (116, 125)) ('epigenetic factors', 'Var', (42, 60)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (116, 125)) 43998 26625006 A total of 1167 hypermethylated DMRs were enriched in the ECs. ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (58, 60)) ('DMRs', 'Chemical', '-', (32, 36)) ('ECs', 'Disease', (58, 61)) ('hypermethylated', 'Var', (16, 31)) 44006 26625006 To investigate whether the identified hypermethylated genes/ncRNAs are associated with reduced transcription, the relative mRNA expression of nine randomly selected genes/ncRNAs (AGPAT3, MIR1184, SUCLG2, RBMY1, SPANXD, RNF168, USP13, FAM197Y2P and STAG2) was examined by RT-qPCR. ('STAG2', 'Gene', (248, 253)) ('RNF168', 'Gene', (219, 225)) ('ncRNA', 'Gene', (171, 176)) ('USP13', 'Gene', (227, 232)) ('MIR1184', 'Gene', (187, 194)) ('ncRNA', 'Gene', '220202', (171, 176)) ('transcription', 'MPA', (95, 108)) ('SPANXD', 'Gene', (211, 217)) ('ncRNA', 'Gene', (60, 65)) ('RNF168', 'Gene', '165918', (219, 225)) ('MIR1184', 'Gene', '100302111', (187, 194)) ('ncRNA', 'Gene', '220202', (60, 65)) ('SUCLG2', 'Gene', (196, 202)) ('SPANXD', 'Gene', '64648', (211, 217)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (87, 94)) ('SUCLG2', 'Gene', '8801', (196, 202)) ('FAM197Y2P', 'Gene', (234, 243)) ('AGPAT3', 'Gene', '56894', (179, 185)) ('hypermethylated', 'Var', (38, 53)) ('STAG2', 'Gene', '10735', (248, 253)) ('FAM197Y2P', 'Gene', '252946', (234, 243)) ('USP13', 'Gene', '8975', (227, 232)) ('AGPAT3', 'Gene', (179, 185)) 44007 26625006 Although we had limited sample size, 8 out of 9 genes (except STAG2) showed reduced expression in tumours of both metastatic and non-metastatic ECs (Figure 2), suggesting promoter methylation may hinder transcription of these genes. ('STAG2', 'Gene', (62, 67)) ('STAG2', 'Gene', '10735', (62, 67)) ('hinder', 'NegReg', (196, 202)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (98, 105)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (98, 104)) ('transcription', 'MPA', (203, 216)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (98, 105)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (98, 105)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (76, 83)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (144, 146)) ('expression', 'MPA', (84, 94)) ('promoter methylation', 'Var', (171, 191)) 44018 26625006 As the majority of type-2 TGCTs originate from germ cells, it suggests that epigenetic silencing of sex-linked genes might have a crucial role in suppressing tumour initiation or its progression. ('tumour initiation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (158, 175)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (158, 164)) ('tumour initiation', 'Disease', (158, 175)) ('epigenetic silencing', 'Var', (76, 96)) ('suppressing', 'NegReg', (146, 157)) ('progression', 'CPA', (183, 194)) 44019 26625006 The identification of DNA methylation of these sex-linked genes suggests that epigenetic alterations associated with testicular transformation may involve genes critical for germ cell development. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (191, 194)) ('methylation', 'Var', (26, 37)) ('testicular transformation', 'Disease', (117, 142)) ('epigenetic alterations', 'Var', (78, 100)) 44033 26625006 Mutation of this gene gives rise to Riddle syndrome. ('Riddle syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:C567453', (36, 51)) ('Mutation', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('gives rise to', 'Reg', (22, 35)) ('Riddle syndrome', 'Disease', (36, 51)) 44037 26625006 Genes that govern tumour suppression could be regulated by epigenetic changes. ('regulated', 'Reg', (46, 55)) ('govern tumour', 'Disease', (11, 24)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (18, 24)) ('tumour suppression', 'Disease', (18, 36)) ('epigenetic changes', 'Var', (59, 77)) ('govern tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (11, 24)) ('tumour suppression', 'Disease', 'OMIM:146850', (18, 36)) 44068 25424124 Of particular interest, 12p gains were detected exclusively in tumor samples. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (63, 68)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (63, 68)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (63, 68)) ('12p gains', 'Var', (24, 33)) 44069 25424124 In peripheral blood samples, loss of 9p13.1-p12 was the unique novel CNV shared by the twins, confirming the involvement of CNTNAP3 gene in TGCTs development. ('CNTNAP3', 'Gene', '79937', (124, 131)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (153, 156)) ('loss of 9p13.1-p12', 'Var', (29, 47)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (116, 119)) ('CNTNAP3', 'Gene', (124, 131)) 44082 25424124 Gains at Xq27, XRCC1 polymorphisms and deletions of the Y chromosome have been described as associated with susceptibility to testicular germ cell tumor. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (147, 152)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (147, 152)) ('Gains', 'Var', (0, 5)) ('deletions', 'Var', (39, 48)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (137, 152)) ('XRCC1', 'Gene', '7515', (15, 20)) ('susceptibility', 'Reg', (108, 122)) ('Xq27', 'Gene', (9, 13)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (147, 152)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (21, 34)) ('associated', 'Reg', (92, 102)) ('XRCC1', 'Gene', (15, 20)) 44120 25424124 The differences in genetic profiles of MZ twins has been previously characterized according to alterations involving the number or morphology of chromosomes, chromosomal mosaicism, single nucleotide polymorphisms and epigenetic modifications. ('epigenetic modifications', 'Var', (217, 241)) ('alterations', 'Reg', (95, 106)) ('MZ', 'Chemical', '-', (39, 41)) ('single nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (181, 212)) 44149 25424124 A high incidence of 13q deletion has been reported in primary TGCTs and in non-seminomatous germ cell tumours with acquired treatment resistance. ('non-seminomatous germ cell tumours', 'Disease', (75, 109)) ('non-seminomatous germ cell tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537844', (75, 109)) ('primary TGCTs', 'Disease', (54, 67)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (102, 109)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (129, 132)) ('13q deletion', 'Var', (20, 32)) 44159 25424124 Instead, the authors described one potential deletion of PTPN1 gene (mapped at 20q13) as rare CNVs. ('PTPN1', 'Gene', '5770', (57, 62)) ('deletion', 'Var', (45, 53)) ('PTPN1', 'Gene', (57, 62)) 44160 25424124 described three de novo CNV events involving amplification of 7q11.22 and 12q24.1, and loss of 6p21.2 in 3/43 familial testicular germ cell tumor trios evaluated. ('6p21.2', 'Gene', (95, 101)) ('loss', 'Var', (87, 91)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (140, 145)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (140, 145)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (130, 145)) ('amplification', 'Var', (45, 58)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (140, 145)) 44358 15999104 Hypogonadism was common in this group with 38% of patients having either subnormal testosterone or testosterone replacement. ('Hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000135', (0, 12)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (50, 58)) ('subnormal testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030087', (73, 95)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (83, 95)) ('subnormal', 'Var', (73, 82)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (119, 122)) ('Hypogonadism', 'Disease', (0, 12)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (99, 111)) 44372 15999104 Additionally, radiotherapy treatment was associated with reduced sexual enjoyment (RT vs S P=0.05). ('radiotherapy treatment', 'Var', (14, 36)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (32, 35)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (77, 80)) ('sexual enjoyment', 'CPA', (65, 81)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (57, 64)) 44374 15999104 Although 72% of patients with low testosterone continued to report that sex was satisfying, there was evidence of significant morbidity in all six domains of the testicular quality of life module that relate to sexual activity. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (16, 24)) ('low testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (30, 46)) ('low', 'Var', (30, 33)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (34, 46)) ('testosterone', 'Gene', (34, 46)) ('sexual activity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030214', (211, 226)) 44375 15999104 In addition to effects on sexuality, men with a low testosterone had evidence of more general impairment in quality of life. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (100, 103)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (52, 64)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (37, 40)) ('low testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (48, 64)) ('low', 'Var', (48, 51)) ('quality of life', 'CPA', (108, 123)) 44377 15999104 Low testosterone was also associated with a marked increase in dyspnoea (mean score 14.3 (95% CI 9.4-19.3) compared to 6.4 (CI 5.0-7.8) P<0.001) and lesser increases in the complaint of pain (P=0.048), sleep disturbance (P=0.039), constipation (P=0.03) and nausea (P=0.031). ('increase in dyspnoea', 'Disease', (51, 71)) ('sleep disturbance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002360', (202, 219)) ('increase in dyspnoea', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009122', (51, 71)) ('constipation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002019', (231, 243)) ('nausea', 'Disease', (257, 263)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (4, 16)) ('pain', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012531', (186, 190)) ('Low testosterone', 'Var', (0, 16)) ('constipation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003248', (231, 243)) ('nausea', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002018', (257, 263)) ('pain', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010146', (186, 190)) ('sleep disturbance', 'Disease', (202, 219)) ('pain', 'Disease', (186, 190)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (156, 165)) ('nausea', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009325', (257, 263)) ('constipation', 'Disease', (231, 243)) ('Low testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (0, 16)) ('sleep disturbance', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012893', (202, 219)) 44379 15999104 As well as quality of life effects, we have previously recognised that low testosterone is associated with a higher body mass Index compared to those with normal testosterone levels (median BMI of 28.6 compared to 25.7 kg m-2; P<0.001) (Huddart and Norman, 2003). ('testosterone', 'MPA', (75, 87)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (252, 255)) ('low testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (71, 87)) ('low', 'Var', (71, 74)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (75, 87)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (109, 115)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (162, 174)) ('body mass Index', 'MPA', (116, 131)) 44380 15999104 Low testosterone is also associated with higher systolic (median 140 compared to 130 P<0.004) and diastolic blood pressure (median 90 compared to mean 85 P<0.016) (Figure 3). ('diastolic blood pressure', 'MPA', (98, 122)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (4, 16)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (41, 47)) ('Low testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (0, 16)) ('Low', 'Var', (0, 3)) 44387 15999104 The deleterious effects of low testosterone are well recognised in a number of patient groups including patients receiving hormone therapy for prostate cancer (Bates et al, 1996; Simon et al, 1997; Smith et al, 2001). ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (143, 158)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (143, 158)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (31, 43)) ('low', 'Var', (27, 30)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (104, 111)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (143, 158)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (79, 86)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (152, 158)) ('low testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (27, 43)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (104, 112)) 44390 15999104 Additionally, in this study we have shown that patients with low testosterone have higher average systolic and diastolic blood pressure. ('low testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (61, 77)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (47, 55)) ('low', 'Var', (61, 64)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (65, 77)) ('testosterone', 'Gene', (65, 77)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (83, 89)) 44391 15999104 As would be anticipated, we have shown that a low testosterone has a significant effect on the quality of sexual experience, although it is interesting to observe that up to three quarters of men with low testosterone report satisfaction with their sexual life. ('low', 'Var', (201, 204)) ('quality of sexual experience', 'CPA', (95, 123)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (205, 217)) ('sexual experience', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030214', (106, 123)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (192, 195)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (50, 62)) ('low testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (201, 217)) ('low testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (46, 62)) 44392 15999104 A similar effect on sexual activity of mild leydig cell insufficiency has also been reported in men after treatment for haematological malignancy (Howell et al, 2000). ('men', 'Species', '9606', (96, 99)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (111, 114)) ('mild leydig', 'Var', (39, 50)) ('haematological malignancy', 'Disease', (120, 145)) ('haematological malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019337', (120, 145)) ('insufficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000309', (56, 69)) ('insufficiency', 'Disease', (56, 69)) ('sexual activity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030214', (20, 35)) 44428 15999104 This is in keeping with the observations in the MRC-randomised trial of dogleg vs para-aortic radiotherapy that by 3 years 92% of patients treated by dogleg radiotherapy have re-attained sperm counts of 10 million ml-1 or greater. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (130, 138)) ('sperm counts', 'CPA', (187, 199)) ('dogleg', 'Var', (150, 156)) ('MRC', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0440', (48, 51)) 44446 31327741 Both cis-acting inherited genetic variation and somatically acquired mutations in trans-acting repressors contribute to DUX4 re-expression in cancer. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (142, 148)) ('mutations', 'Var', (69, 78)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 148)) ('genetic variation', 'Var', (26, 43)) ('DUX4', 'Gene', (120, 124)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (142, 148)) 44447 31327741 Although many DUX4 target genes encode self-antigens, DUX4-expressing cancers were paradoxically characterized by reduced markers of anti-tumor cytolytic activity and lower MHC Class I gene expression. ('lower', 'NegReg', (167, 172)) ('MHC', 'Gene', (173, 176)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (70, 76)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (138, 143)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (114, 121)) ('DUX4-expressing', 'Var', (54, 69)) ('markers', 'MPA', (122, 129)) ('MHC', 'Gene', '3107', (173, 176)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (70, 77)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (70, 77)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (138, 143)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (70, 77)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (138, 143)) 44449 31327741 Clinical data in metastatic melanoma confirmed that DUX4 expression was associated with significantly reduced progression-free and overall survival in response to anti-CTLA-4. ('melanoma', 'Disease', (28, 36)) ('CTLA-4', 'Gene', (168, 174)) ('expression', 'Var', (57, 67)) ('overall survival', 'CPA', (131, 147)) ('DUX4', 'Gene', (52, 56)) ('CTLA-4', 'Gene', '1493', (168, 174)) ('progression-free', 'CPA', (110, 126)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (102, 109)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (28, 36)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (28, 36)) 44452 31327741 DUX4 suppresses anti-cancer immune activity by blocking interferon-gamma-mediated induction of MHC Class I and is associated with reduced efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade therapy. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (21, 27)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (21, 27)) ('DUX4', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('interferon-gamma', 'Gene', (56, 72)) ('suppresses', 'NegReg', (5, 15)) ('MHC', 'Gene', (95, 98)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (130, 137)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (21, 27)) ('blocking', 'NegReg', (47, 55)) ('MHC', 'Gene', '3107', (95, 98)) ('interferon-gamma', 'Gene', '3458', (56, 72)) 44456 31327741 As a consequence, genetic lesions that suppress antigen presentation or blunt tumor-immune interactions can permit malignant cells to evade cytotoxic T cells. ('genetic lesions', 'Var', (18, 33)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (78, 83)) ('permit', 'Reg', (108, 114)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 83)) ('suppress', 'NegReg', (39, 47)) ('antigen presentation', 'MPA', (48, 68)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (78, 83)) ('evade', 'NegReg', (134, 139)) ('blunt', 'NegReg', (72, 77)) 44457 31327741 For example, loss-of-function mutations in B2M, JAK1, and JAK2, resulting in loss of MHC Class I expression (B2M) or response to interferon-gamma (JAK1 and JAK2), have been identified in patients who relapsed following an initial response to checkpoint blockade. ('B2M', 'Gene', (43, 46)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (77, 81)) ('JAK1', 'Gene', '3716', (147, 151)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', (58, 62)) ('JAK1', 'Gene', (48, 52)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (187, 195)) ('B2M', 'Gene', '567', (43, 46)) ('MHC', 'Gene', (85, 88)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', '3717', (156, 160)) ('B2M', 'Gene', (109, 112)) ('interferon-gamma', 'Gene', (129, 145)) ('mutations', 'Var', (30, 39)) ('JAK1', 'Gene', (147, 151)) ('MHC', 'Gene', '3107', (85, 88)) ('JAK1', 'Gene', '3716', (48, 52)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', (156, 160)) ('B2M', 'Gene', '567', (109, 112)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (13, 29)) ('interferon-gamma', 'Gene', '3458', (129, 145)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', '3717', (58, 62)) 44458 31327741 Copy number alterations affecting MHC Class I and interferon-gamma response genes are likewise enriched in cancers that never respond to these therapies. ('interferon-gamma', 'Gene', '3458', (50, 66)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (107, 114)) ('MHC', 'Gene', '3107', (34, 37)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (107, 114)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 113)) ('interferon-gamma', 'Gene', (50, 66)) ('Copy number alterations', 'Var', (0, 23)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 114)) ('MHC', 'Gene', (34, 37)) 44460 31327741 For example, activation of WNT/beta-catenin signaling promotes T cell exclusion from the melanoma microenvironment, while depletion of LSD1 promotes anti-tumor immune activity. ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (31, 43)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (154, 159)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (154, 159)) ('depletion', 'Var', (122, 131)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (31, 43)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (140, 148)) ('LSD1', 'Gene', (135, 139)) ('T cell exclusion', 'CPA', (63, 79)) ('LSD1', 'Gene', '23028', (135, 139)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (13, 23)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (154, 159)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (89, 97)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (89, 97)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (89, 97)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (54, 62)) 44491 31327741 We aligned reads from each DUX4+ solid cancer, preimplantation embryos, and B-ALL with DUX4 translocations to the full-length DUX4 mRNA sequence. ('cancer', 'Disease', (39, 45)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (39, 45)) ('translocations', 'Var', (92, 106)) ('DUX4', 'Gene', (87, 91)) ('DUX4+', 'Gene', (27, 32)) ('preimplantation embryos', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032479', (47, 70)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (39, 45)) 44506 31327741 We identified all cancer samples with or without predicted loss-of-function mutations in 23 genes encoding validated or likely repressors of DUX4, including proteins encoded by Modifier of murine metastable epiallele (Momme) genes, components of the Nucleosome Remodeling Deacetylase and Chromatin Assembly Factor 1 complexes, and other epigenetic factors (Table S2). ('mutations', 'Var', (76, 85)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (59, 75)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (18, 24)) ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (189, 195)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (18, 24)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (18, 24)) 44507 31327741 We tested whether samples with loss-of-function mutations in each gene exhibited elevated DUX4 expression relative to wild-type samples for each cancer type. ('cancer', 'Disease', (145, 151)) ('DUX4', 'Protein', (90, 94)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (31, 47)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (81, 89)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (145, 151)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (145, 151)) ('mutations', 'Var', (48, 57)) ('expression', 'MPA', (95, 105)) 44508 31327741 Mutations in 12 tested genes were significantly associated with increased DUX4 expression in one or more cancer types (Fig. ('expression', 'MPA', (79, 89)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (105, 111)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (105, 111)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 111)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (64, 73)) ('DUX4', 'Gene', (74, 78)) 44509 31327741 2G, S2D), suggesting that loss of epigenetic repressors of the DUX4 locus contributes to DUX4 re-expression in cancer. ('DUX4', 'Gene', (89, 93)) ('DUX4', 'Gene', (63, 67)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 117)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (34, 44)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (26, 30)) ('re-expression', 'MPA', (94, 107)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (111, 117)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (111, 117)) 44513 31327741 We knocked down (KD) PRPF8 in myoblasts isolated from a healthy individual and an individual whose FSHD was caused by cis-acting genetic variation that potentiated DUX4 de-repression. ('caused by', 'Reg', (108, 117)) ('FSHD', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008970', (99, 103)) ('FSHD', 'Gene', '2489', (99, 103)) ('de-repression', 'MPA', (169, 182)) ('knocked', 'Var', (3, 10)) ('PRPF8', 'Gene', '10594', (21, 26)) ('PRPF8', 'Gene', (21, 26)) ('FSHD', 'Gene', (99, 103)) ('variation', 'Var', (137, 146)) 44516 31327741 In addition to identifying PRPF8 as a repressor of DUX4 expression, our results demonstrate that both cis-acting genetic variation and somatic mutations in trans-acting repressors contribute to DUX4 expression in cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (213, 219)) ('expression', 'MPA', (199, 209)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (213, 219)) ('PRPF8', 'Gene', '10594', (27, 32)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (213, 219)) ('PRPF8', 'Gene', (27, 32)) ('DUX4', 'Gene', (194, 198)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (180, 190)) ('mutations', 'Var', (143, 152)) 44519 31327741 First, while DUX4+ cancers exhibited increased expression of many DUX4-induced genes irrespective of cancer type, one or more specific target genes were particularly highly expressed in each cancer type. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (101, 107)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (191, 197)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (191, 197)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (19, 25)) ('DUX4+', 'Var', (13, 18)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (19, 26)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (101, 107)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (19, 26)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (19, 25)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (19, 26)) ('DUX4-induced genes', 'Gene', (66, 84)) ('highly expressed', 'PosReg', (166, 182)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 107)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (37, 46)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (191, 197)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (19, 25)) ('expression', 'MPA', (47, 57)) 44527 31327741 Nonetheless, as DUXB expression is promoted by DUX4 (Fig. ('DUXB', 'Gene', (16, 20)) ('expression', 'MPA', (21, 31)) ('DUXB', 'Gene', '100033411', (16, 20)) ('promoted', 'PosReg', (35, 43)) ('DUX4', 'Var', (47, 51)) 44529 31327741 We established a myoblast cell line with a doxycycline-inducible DUXB transgene and performed RNA-seq on cells with or without doxycycline treatment. ('doxycycline', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004318', (43, 54)) ('transgene', 'Var', (70, 79)) ('DUXB', 'Gene', (65, 69)) ('doxycycline', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004318', (127, 138)) ('DUXB', 'Gene', '100033411', (65, 69)) 44536 31327741 First, we identified genes that were consistently differentially expressed in multiple cancer types in DUX4+ versus DUX4- samples and performed a Gene Ontology (GO)-based analysis of enriched functional categories (Fig. ('cancer', 'Disease', (87, 93)) ('differentially', 'Reg', (50, 64)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (87, 93)) ('DUX4+', 'Var', (103, 108)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (87, 93)) 44538 31327741 However, contrary to our hypothesis that DUX4 expression might trigger immune surveillance, the immune-related GO terms were uniformly associated with decreased gene expression in DUX4+ versus DUX4- cancers (Fig. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (199, 205)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (199, 206)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (151, 160)) ('gene expression', 'MPA', (161, 176)) ('DUX4+', 'Var', (180, 185)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (199, 206)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (199, 206)) 44541 31327741 DUX4 expression was associated with reduced infiltration of diverse immune cells, most notably cytotoxic CD8+ T cells, in many cancers (Fig. ('CD8', 'Gene', (105, 108)) ('DUX4', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('CD8', 'Gene', '925', (105, 108)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 133)) ('infiltration of', 'CPA', (44, 59)) ('expression', 'Var', (5, 15)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (127, 134)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 134)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (36, 43)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (127, 134)) 44545 31327741 The Treg marker gene FOXP3 was significantly down-regulated in DUX4+ samples in a few, although not most, cancer types (Fig. ('FOXP3', 'Gene', (21, 26)) ('DUX4+', 'Var', (63, 68)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (106, 112)) ('Treg', 'Chemical', '-', (4, 8)) ('down-regulated', 'NegReg', (45, 59)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (106, 112)) ('FOXP3', 'Gene', '50943', (21, 26)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 112)) 44548 31327741 As DUX4 promotes CT antigen expression yet DUX4+ cancers exhibited low anti-tumor immune activity, we wondered whether antigen presentation might be suppressed in DUX4-expressing cells. ('low', 'NegReg', (67, 70)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 55)) ('DUX4', 'Gene', (3, 7)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 81)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (76, 81)) ('CT antigen expression', 'MPA', (17, 38)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (8, 16)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (49, 56)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 56)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (49, 56)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (76, 81)) ('DUX4+', 'Var', (43, 48)) 44550 31327741 We therefore compared the expression levels of MHC Class I genes in DUX4+ and DUX4- cancers to find that DUX4 expression was associated with reduced expression of B2M, HLA-A, HLA-B, and HLA-C in most cancer types (Fig. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (84, 90)) ('HLA-A', 'Gene', '3105', (168, 173)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (200, 206)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (84, 91)) ('MHC', 'Gene', (47, 50)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (200, 206)) ('HLA-B', 'Gene', '3106', (175, 180)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (84, 90)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (141, 148)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 90)) ('expression', 'MPA', (149, 159)) ('HLA-A', 'Gene', (168, 173)) ('B2M', 'Gene', (163, 166)) ('MHC', 'Gene', '3107', (47, 50)) ('DUX4', 'Var', (105, 109)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 91)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (84, 91)) ('B2M', 'Gene', '567', (163, 166)) ('HLA-B', 'Gene', (175, 180)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (200, 206)) 44551 31327741 Decreased expression of MHC Class I genes could be a direct consequence of DUX4 expression, or alternatively might be an independent event that enhances the survival of DUX4-expressing cancers. ('MHC', 'Gene', (24, 27)) ('DUX4', 'Gene', (75, 79)) ('survival', 'CPA', (157, 165)) ('MHC', 'Gene', '3107', (24, 27)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (185, 191)) ('Decreased', 'NegReg', (0, 9)) ('expression', 'MPA', (10, 20)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (185, 192)) ('enhances', 'PosReg', (144, 152)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (185, 192)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (185, 192)) ('expression', 'Var', (80, 90)) 44553 31327741 We found that DUX4-expressing cells exhibited reduced levels of MHC Class I genes relative to DUX4- control cells in all three datasets (Fig. ('DUX4-expressing', 'Var', (14, 29)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (46, 53)) ('levels', 'MPA', (54, 60)) ('MHC', 'Gene', (64, 67)) ('MHC', 'Gene', '3107', (64, 67)) 44556 31327741 JAK1, JAK2, and STAT1 exhibited similarly reduced expression following acute DUX4 expression in cultured myoblasts (Fig. ('reduced', 'NegReg', (42, 49)) ('JAK1', 'Gene', '3716', (0, 4)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', '3717', (6, 10)) ('expression', 'Var', (82, 92)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', (6, 10)) ('JAK1', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('STAT1', 'Gene', (16, 21)) ('STAT1', 'Gene', '6772', (16, 21)) ('DUX4', 'Gene', (77, 81)) ('expression', 'MPA', (50, 60)) 44572 31327741 DUX4-mediated suppression of MHC Class I was particularly notable in HeLa cells, where DUX4 suppressed cell surface levels of MHC Class I beyond the basal state even in the presence of interferon-gamma. ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (92, 102)) ('MHC', 'Gene', '3107', (126, 129)) ('DUX4', 'Var', (87, 91)) ('interferon-gamma', 'Gene', '3458', (185, 201)) ('MHC', 'Gene', (29, 32)) ('MHC', 'Gene', (126, 129)) ('MHC', 'Gene', '3107', (29, 32)) ('interferon-gamma', 'Gene', (185, 201)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (69, 73)) 44573 31327741 Together, these data demonstrate that DUX4 blocks interferon-gamma-mediated induction of MHC Class I and antigen presentation in untransformed and cancer cells. ('interferon-gamma', 'Gene', '3458', (50, 66)) ('blocks', 'NegReg', (43, 49)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (147, 153)) ('MHC', 'Gene', '3107', (89, 92)) ('DUX4', 'Var', (38, 42)) ('interferon-gamma', 'Gene', (50, 66)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (147, 153)) ('MHC', 'Gene', (89, 92)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (147, 153)) ('antigen presentation', 'MPA', (105, 125)) 44581 31327741 We conclude that DUX4-mediated suppression of MHC Class I-dependent antigen presentation is a clinically relevant biomarker for response to immune checkpoint blockade. ('suppression', 'NegReg', (31, 42)) ('MHC', 'Gene', '3107', (46, 49)) ('DUX4-mediated', 'Var', (17, 30)) ('MHC', 'Gene', (46, 49)) 44584 31327741 Second, prior to the recent discovery of DUX4's embryonic role, DUX4 was best known for causing FSHD when aberrantly expressed in skeletal muscle due to genetic variation that causes loss of its normal epigenetic repression in somatic tissues. ('FSHD', 'Gene', (96, 100)) ('epigenetic repression', 'MPA', (202, 223)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (183, 187)) ('aberrantly', 'Var', (106, 116)) ('FSHD', 'Gene', '2489', (96, 100)) ('genetic variation', 'Var', (153, 170)) ('causing', 'Reg', (88, 95)) ('DUX4', 'Gene', (64, 68)) ('FSHD', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008970', (96, 100)) 44585 31327741 Third, while DUX4's normal transcription factor activity has not been previously reported to play a role in cancer, the presence of recurrent translocations involving the DUX4 locus in round-cell sarcoma and B-ALL strongly suggests that DUX4 has pro-oncogenic capacity, at least when expressed as part of the CIC-DUX4 or DUX4-IGH fusion proteins. ('CIC', 'Gene', (309, 312)) ('sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (196, 203)) ('pro-oncogenic capacity', 'CPA', (246, 268)) ('IGH', 'Gene', '3492', (326, 329)) ('DUX4', 'Gene', (237, 241)) ('translocations', 'Var', (142, 156)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (108, 114)) ('sarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012509', (196, 203)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (108, 114)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (108, 114)) ('IGH', 'Gene', (326, 329)) ('CIC', 'Gene', '23152', (309, 312)) ('sarcoma', 'Disease', (196, 203)) ('DUX4', 'Gene', (171, 175)) 44592 31327741 5D-I, S5B-D), further work is required to determine why DUX4 expression results in immune attack in FSHD muscle but immune evasion in cancers. ('FSHD', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008970', (100, 104)) ('FSHD', 'Gene', (100, 104)) ('immune evasion', 'MPA', (116, 130)) ('S5B', 'Gene', '5711', (6, 9)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (134, 141)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (134, 141)) ('expression', 'Var', (61, 71)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (134, 141)) ('FSHD', 'Gene', '2489', (100, 104)) ('S5B', 'Gene', (6, 9)) ('DUX4', 'Gene', (56, 60)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (134, 140)) ('results in', 'Reg', (72, 82)) ('immune attack', 'MPA', (83, 96)) 44608 31327741 Further work is required to confirm that DUX4 influences CXCL9 and CXCL10 levels in cancer cells and identify all of the potentially diverse means by which DUX4 contributes to immune evasion. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (84, 90)) ('CXCL10', 'Gene', '3627', (67, 73)) ('CXCL10', 'Gene', (67, 73)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (84, 90)) ('DUX4', 'Var', (41, 45)) ('contributes', 'Reg', (161, 172)) ('CXCL9', 'Gene', '4283', (57, 62)) ('immune evasion', 'MPA', (176, 190)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 90)) ('CXCL9', 'Gene', (57, 62)) ('influences', 'Reg', (46, 56)) 44613 31327741 Ectopic expression of CCNA1 in the murine hematopoietic lineage caused abnormal myelopoiesis and sporadic progression to acute myeloid leukemia. ('acute myeloid leukemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015470', (121, 143)) ('abnormal myelopoiesis', 'Disease', (71, 92)) ('myeloid leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012324', (127, 143)) ('Ectopic expression', 'Var', (0, 18)) ('acute myeloid leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004808', (121, 143)) ('abnormal myelopoiesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563551', (71, 92)) ('CCNA1', 'Gene', (22, 27)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (135, 143)) ('acute myeloid leukemia', 'Disease', (121, 143)) ('caused', 'Reg', (64, 70)) ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (35, 41)) 44628 31327741 MB2401, MB073, MB135, MB135iDUX4, and MB135iDUXB myoblasts were maintained in Ham's F-10 Nutrient Mix (Gibco) supplemented with 20% HyClone Fetal Bovine Serum, 100 U/100 mug penicillin/streptomycin (Gibco), 10 ng/ml recombinant human basic fibroblast growth factor (Promega Corporation), 1 muM dexamethasone (Sigma-Aldrich), and, for MB135iDUX4 and MB135iDUXB, 3 mug/ml or 2 mug/ml puromycin (Sigma-Aldrich), respectively. ('DUXB', 'Gene', '100033411', (355, 359)) ('DUXB', 'Gene', (44, 48)) ('puromycin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011691', (382, 391)) ('DUXB', 'Gene', '100033411', (44, 48)) ('MB135iDUX4', 'Var', (334, 344)) ('penicillin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010406', (174, 184)) ('MB2401', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:5M21', (0, 6)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (228, 233)) ('streptomycin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013307', (185, 197)) ('DUXB', 'Gene', (355, 359)) 44636 31327741 In each cancer cohort, for each gene tested, samples with deleterious mutations were compared to samples with low impact or no mutations. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (8, 14)) ('mutations', 'Var', (70, 79)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (8, 14)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (8, 14)) 44642 31327741 A one-sided Mann-Whitney U test was used to test for a statistically significant difference in immune cell infiltration between DUX4- and DUX4+ cancer samples. ('DUX4-', 'Var', (128, 133)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (144, 150)) ('DUX4+', 'Var', (138, 143)) ('immune cell infiltration', 'CPA', (95, 119)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (144, 150)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (144, 150)) 44657 31327741 The early embryonic transcription factor DUX4 is active in many human cancers DUX4-expressing cancers are characterized by low anti-tumor immune activity DUX4 blocks interferon-g-mediated induction of MHC Class I and antigen presentation DUX4 is significantly associated with failure to respond to anti-CTLA-4 therapy ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (94, 101)) ('antigen presentation', 'MPA', (217, 237)) ('MHC', 'Gene', '3107', (201, 204)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (132, 137)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (132, 137)) ('interferon-g-mediated induction', 'MPA', (166, 197)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (70, 77)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 101)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (70, 77)) ('CTLA-4', 'Gene', '1493', (303, 309)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (94, 101)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (64, 69)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (70, 76)) ('CTLA-4', 'Gene', (303, 309)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (132, 137)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 100)) ('blocks', 'NegReg', (159, 165)) ('MHC', 'Gene', (201, 204)) ('DUX4', 'Var', (154, 158)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (70, 77)) 44662 31085753 We investigated the role of 2 single nucleotide polymorphisms (rs6258 and rs12150660) in the sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) locus implicated in increased hypogonadism risk in the general population. ('SHBG', 'Gene', '6462', (123, 127)) ('rs6258', 'Var', (63, 69)) ('sex hormone-binding globulin', 'Gene', (93, 121)) ('SHBG', 'Gene', (123, 127)) ('hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000135', (159, 171)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007006', (159, 171)) ('rs12150660', 'Var', (74, 84)) ('rs12150660', 'Mutation', 'rs12150660', (74, 84)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', (159, 171)) ('rs6258', 'Mutation', 'rs6258', (63, 69)) ('sex hormone-binding globulin', 'Gene', '6462', (93, 121)) 44664 31085753 Multivariable binary logistic regression analysis identified hypogonadism risk factors, including age at clinical evaluation (odds ratio [OR], 1.42 per 10-year increase; P=.006) and body mass index of 25 to <30 kg/m2 (OR, 2.08; P=.011) or >=30 kg/m2 (OR, 2.36; P=.005) compared with <25 kg/m2. ('>=30 kg/m2', 'Var', (239, 249)) ('hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000135', (61, 73)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007006', (61, 73)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', (61, 73)) 44677 31085753 Recent genetic investigations in the general population have identified 2 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the sex hormone-binding globulin gene (SHBG) through genome-wide association studies associated with increased risk for hypogonadism. ('SHBG', 'Gene', (155, 159)) ('hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000135', (236, 248)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', (236, 248)) ('sex hormone-binding globulin', 'Gene', '6462', (120, 148)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007006', (236, 248)) ('associated', 'Reg', (201, 211)) ('single nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (74, 105)) ('SHBG', 'Gene', '6462', (155, 159)) ('sex hormone-binding globulin', 'Gene', (120, 148)) 44682 31085753 The role of SHBG gene polymorphisms in hypogonadism risk among TCS are also investigated for the first time. ('SHBG', 'Gene', '6462', (12, 16)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (22, 35)) ('hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000135', (39, 51)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', (39, 51)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007006', (39, 51)) ('TCS', 'Chemical', '-', (63, 66)) ('SHBG', 'Gene', (12, 16)) 44705 31085753 Although significant in bivariate analysis, vigorous-intensity physical activity was only marginally associated with reduced hypogonadism risk (OR, 0.66; 95% CI, 0.41-1.04; P=.07) after adjusting for other independent variables in the model. ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', (125, 137)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007006', (125, 137)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (117, 124)) ('vigorous-intensity', 'Var', (44, 62)) ('hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000135', (125, 137)) 44712 31085753 We assessed the association of 2 SNPs (rs6258 and rs12150660) in the SHBG locus previously implicated in increased hypogonadism risk in the general population. ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007006', (115, 127)) ('hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000135', (115, 127)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', (115, 127)) ('rs6258', 'Mutation', 'rs6258', (39, 45)) ('rs6258', 'Var', (39, 45)) ('rs12150660', 'Var', (50, 60)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (105, 114)) ('SHBG', 'Gene', '6462', (69, 73)) ('rs12150660', 'Mutation', 'rs12150660', (50, 60)) ('SHBG', 'Gene', (69, 73)) 44713 31085753 SNPs rs12150660 and rs6258 showed, respectively, high imputation quality (R2, 0.99 and 0.87), high call rate (>99.7% and >99.8%), and perfect Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (P=.98 and .97). ('rs6258', 'Var', (20, 26)) ('rs12150660', 'Var', (5, 15)) ('rs12150660', 'Mutation', 'rs12150660', (5, 15)) ('rs6258', 'Mutation', 'rs6258', (20, 26)) 44718 31085753 It is also the first series to investigate the influence of genetic variants in the SHBG gene on hypogonadism risk in TCS. ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', (97, 109)) ('genetic variants', 'Var', (60, 76)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007006', (97, 109)) ('SHBG', 'Gene', '6462', (84, 88)) ('SHBG', 'Gene', (84, 88)) ('TCS', 'Chemical', '-', (118, 121)) ('hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000135', (97, 109)) 44720 31085753 Although vigorous-intensity physical activity appeared protective and genetic variants in SHBG may have influenced hypogonadism risk, results were of borderline significance. ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007006', (115, 127)) ('hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000135', (115, 127)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', (115, 127)) ('SHBG', 'Gene', (90, 94)) ('genetic variants', 'Var', (70, 86)) ('SHBG', 'Gene', '6462', (90, 94)) ('influenced', 'Reg', (104, 114)) 44732 31085753 Ohlsson et al recently performed a meta-analysis of genome-wide association data in 14,429 men from 7 cohorts in the general population and identified 2 SNPs at the SHBG locus as independently associated with serum testosterone concentration. ('SNPs', 'Var', (153, 157)) ('serum testosterone concentration', 'MPA', (209, 241)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (91, 94)) ('SHBG', 'Gene', '6462', (165, 169)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (193, 208)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (215, 227)) ('SHBG', 'Gene', (165, 169)) 44733 31085753 In our study, these SNPs also appeared to affect testosterone concentration but were of borderline statistical significance. ('affect', 'Reg', (42, 48)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (20, 24)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (49, 61)) ('testosterone concentration', 'MPA', (49, 75)) 44734 31085753 In addition, although the magnitude of influence of these genetic variants on serum testosterone concentration (OR, 1.26 per additional risk allele) in TCS was some-what less than reported in the general population (OR, 1.62 per additional risk allele), the 95% CIs overlapped substantially. ('serum testosterone concentration', 'MPA', (78, 110)) ('TCS', 'Disease', (152, 155)) ('variants', 'Var', (66, 74)) ('TCS', 'Chemical', '-', (152, 155)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (84, 96)) 44735 31085753 In addition, it is possible that other genetic variants, possibly ones that predispose to testicular dysgenesis syndrome (eg, INSL3 and LGR8), may be of higher importance in TCS. ('variants', 'Var', (47, 55)) ('INSL3', 'Gene', (126, 131)) ('TCS', 'Chemical', '-', (174, 177)) ('testicular dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008715', (90, 111)) ('testicular dysgenesis syndrome', 'Disease', 'None', (90, 120)) ('LGR8', 'Gene', (136, 140)) ('testicular dysgenesis syndrome', 'Disease', (90, 120)) ('INSL3', 'Gene', '3640', (126, 131)) ('LGR8', 'Gene', '122042', (136, 140)) 44736 31085753 A critical question is the extent to which these polymorphisms might also influence the eventual development of CVD, and not only mediate low testosterone levels. ('testosterone levels', 'MPA', (142, 161)) ('CVD', 'Disease', (112, 115)) ('influence', 'Reg', (74, 83)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (104, 107)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (142, 154)) ('CVD', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (112, 115)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (49, 62)) ('low testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (138, 154)) ('CVD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002318', (112, 115)) ('low', 'NegReg', (138, 141)) 44748 31085753 Strengths of our study include the large number of patients, detailed medical chart abstraction, and evaluation of several risk factors for hypogonadism, including genetic variants. ('hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000135', (140, 152)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', (140, 152)) ('genetic variants', 'Var', (164, 180)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007006', (140, 152)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (51, 59)) 44757 31085753 The clinical value of assessing possible genetic variants in the role of hypogonadism requires further study before these are recommended for use in the clinic. ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007006', (73, 85)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (131, 134)) ('genetic variants', 'Var', (41, 57)) ('hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000135', (73, 85)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', (73, 85)) 44790 30563561 Tumor markers following the completion of treatment were AFP 2.7 mug/L, beta-HCG 2.4 IU/L, and LDH 247 U/L. ('Tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 5)) ('LDH 247 U/L', 'Var', (95, 106)) ('AFP', 'Gene', (57, 60)) ('AFP', 'Gene', '174', (57, 60)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (47, 50)) 44854 26060594 Histopathological evaluation of the specimens revealed the following: (a) an embryonal cell carcinoma of the right testis limited to the testis with lymphovascular invasion of pathological stage pT2 (Figure 1): staining with antibodies showed CD30(+) and a-FP(-); (b) a seminoma of the left testis, limited to the testis without invasion of the tunica albuginea or vascular invasion of pathological stage pT1 (Figure 2): staining with antibodies showed CD117(+), CD30(-), and a-FP(-). ('tunica albuginea', 'Disease', (345, 361)) ('CD117(+', 'Var', (453, 460)) ('CD30(-', 'Var', (463, 469)) ('pT1', 'Gene', (405, 408)) ('embryonal cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (77, 101)) ('seminoma of the left testis', 'Disease', (270, 297)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (92, 101)) ('seminoma of the left testis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (270, 297)) ('tunica albuginea', 'Disease', 'None', (345, 361)) ('a-FP(-', 'Var', (476, 482)) ('pT1', 'Gene', '58492', (405, 408)) ('embryonal cell carcinoma of the right testis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (77, 121)) ('testis limited', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008734', (115, 129)) ('embryonal cell carcinoma of the right testis', 'Disease', (77, 121)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (41, 44)) 44940 22048036 Therefore, the focus of this review was on retrieving systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of interventions for common problems including symptoms of depression, anxiety and fear of recurrence, emotional distress, fatigue and pain and impairments to physical functioning, social functioning (including relationships), work and employment and cognitive functioning. ('cognitive functioning', 'CPA', (364, 385)) ('pain', 'Disease', (248, 252)) ('depression', 'Disease', (172, 182)) ('anxiety', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000739', (184, 191)) ('fatigue', 'Disease', (236, 243)) ('fatigue', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012378', (236, 243)) ('physical functioning', 'CPA', (272, 292)) ('pain', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012531', (248, 252)) ('impairments', 'Var', (257, 268)) ('social functioning', 'CPA', (294, 312)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (263, 266)) ('depression', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000275', (172, 182)) ('pain', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010146', (248, 252)) ('fatigue', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005221', (236, 243)) ('anxiety', 'Disease', (184, 191)) ('emotional distress', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000712', (216, 234)) ('depression', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000716', (172, 182)) ('anxiety', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001008', (184, 191)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (355, 358)) 45117 22048036 J Clin Oncol 27(11): 1794-1799 Petticrew M, Bell R, Hunter D (2002) Influence of psychological coping on survival and recurrence in people with cancer: Systematic review. ('people', 'Species', '9606', (132, 138)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (144, 150)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (144, 150)) ('1794-1799', 'Var', (21, 30)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (144, 150)) 45129 22048036 Cancer Nurs 31(6): E36-E45 Salsman JM, Segerstrom SC, Brechting EH, Carlson CR, Andrykowski MA (2009) Posttraumatic growth and PTSD symptomatology among colorectal cancer survivors: a 3-month longitudinal examination of cognitive processing. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (164, 170)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (153, 170)) ('Posttraumatic growth', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006130', (102, 122)) ('PTSD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013313', (127, 131)) ('Posttraumatic growth', 'Disease', (102, 122)) ('rectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100743', (157, 170)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 6)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (0, 6)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (153, 170)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (0, 6)) ('E36-E45', 'Var', (19, 26)) ('PTSD', 'Disease', (127, 131)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (153, 170)) 45208 21819630 As an example, in a retrospective analysis of prognostic factors for relapse among 638 men with stage I seminoma, there was only a trend towards worse five-year relapse-free survival with anaplastic as compared to classical histology (83 vs 71%, p = 0.056); in multivariate analysis, only tumor size and rete-testis invasion were significant predictors of outcome. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (289, 294)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (87, 90)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (289, 294)) ('I seminoma', 'Disease', (102, 112)) ('I seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (102, 112)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (289, 294)) ('anaplastic', 'Var', (188, 198)) 45380 18694875 Such 'organizational' differences in germ cells might be a factor that predisposes towards development of CIS cells in the human but not in the rodent. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (123, 128)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (98, 101)) ('development of CIS cells', 'CPA', (91, 115)) ('differences', 'Var', (22, 33)) 45432 18694875 2), NANOG and AP-2gamma (not shown) were detected in most testicular germ cells of first trimester fetuses but the proportion of immunopositive germ cells decreased as gestation progressed. ('NANOG', 'Var', (4, 9)) ('AP-2gamma', 'Gene', '7022', (14, 23)) ('AP-2gamma', 'Gene', (14, 23)) 45453 18694875 Immunoexpression of Ki67 was detected in the marmoset testis at all fetal ages investigated from 11 weeks' gestation until birth, with a reduction in the number of Ki67-positive germ cells during weeks 15-16 (Fig. ('marmoset', 'Species', '9483', (45, 53)) ('Ki67', 'Var', (20, 24)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (137, 146)) 45458 18694875 Ki67 expression in the rat was high at e15.5 with the majority of germ cells immunopositive, while at e19.5 none of the germ cells expressed this protein (Fig. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (23, 26)) ('Ki67', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('expression', 'MPA', (5, 15)) ('e15.5', 'Var', (39, 44)) 45486 18694875 This suggests that there is a transition from germ cells expressing AP-2gamma or OCT4 to germ cells expressing VASA. ('AP-2gamma', 'Gene', '7022', (68, 77)) ('AP-2gamma', 'Gene', (68, 77)) ('VASA', 'Gene', '102188630', (111, 115)) ('VASA', 'Gene', (111, 115)) ('OCT4', 'Var', (81, 85)) 45487 18694875 Similar subpopulations have also been described in the human for combinations of markers including OCT4/VASA, OCT4/MAGE-A4 and AP-2gamma/MAGE-A4 and these subpopulations are associated with morphological changes that occur as gonocytes differentiate into spermatogonia. ('associated', 'Reg', (174, 184)) ('VASA', 'Gene', '102188630', (104, 108)) ('OCT4/MAGE-A4', 'Var', (110, 122)) ('AP-2gamma', 'Gene', (127, 136)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (55, 60)) ('VASA', 'Gene', (104, 108)) ('AP-2gamma', 'Gene', '7022', (127, 136)) 45494 18694875 In the rat, by e19.5 all of the germ cells in every cord no longer expressed OCT4 but remained VASA-positive. ('VASA', 'Gene', (95, 99)) ('OCT4', 'Protein', (77, 81)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (7, 10)) ('e19.5', 'Var', (15, 20)) ('VASA', 'Gene', '102188630', (95, 99)) 45497 18694875 In contrast, the rat exhibits a synchronized pattern of germ cell proliferation in which a high proliferation index occurs at e15.5 followed by a complete cessation of proliferation for the remainder of gestation and until postnatal Days 4-6. ('proliferation', 'CPA', (168, 181)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (103, 106)) ('e15.5', 'Var', (126, 131)) ('cessation', 'NegReg', (155, 164)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (175, 178)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (17, 20)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (73, 76)) 45522 32966175 Overexpression of PLK4, the kinase necessary for canonical centriole duplication, is sufficient to generate extra centrioles in diploid human cells, a condition known as centriole amplification (CA), without inducing tetraploidy as CA generated through cytokinesis failure does. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (136, 141)) ('PLK4', 'Gene', '10733', (18, 22)) ('cytokinesis failure', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006333', (253, 272)) ('cytokinesis failure', 'Disease', (253, 272)) ('tetraploidy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D057891', (217, 228)) ('Overexpression', 'Var', (0, 14)) ('tetraploidy', 'Disease', (217, 228)) ('PLK4', 'Gene', (18, 22)) 45523 32966175 Both overexpression of a PLK4 mutant unable to be autophosphorylated:a process which leads to its ubiquitination and destruction:and CA due to induced cytokinesis failure lead to p53-dependent cell cycle arrest. ('PLK4', 'Gene', '10733', (25, 29)) ('p53', 'Gene', (179, 182)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (179, 182)) ('arrest', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (204, 210)) ('cell cycle arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011018', (193, 210)) ('cytokinesis failure', 'Disease', (151, 170)) ('arrest', 'Disease', (204, 210)) ('cytokinesis failure', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006333', (151, 170)) ('mutant', 'Var', (30, 36)) ('PLK4', 'Gene', (25, 29)) 45562 32966175 To predict cancers to which our observations might apply, we assessed alterations (including mutation, fusion, amplification, deep deletion, or multiple alterations) of the p53 pathway genes TP53, CDKN1A, CDKN2A, MDM2, MDM4, and RB1 across 32 cancer types from the Pan-Cancer project from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA; Supplemental Figure S4A). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (11, 17)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (191, 195)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (213, 217)) ('RB1', 'Gene', (229, 232)) ('CDKN2A', 'Gene', '1029', (205, 211)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (269, 275)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (293, 299)) ('Pan-Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (265, 275)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (173, 176)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (243, 249)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (11, 17)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (11, 18)) ('RB1', 'Gene', '5925', (229, 232)) ('p53', 'Gene', (173, 176)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (191, 195)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (11, 18)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (269, 275)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (293, 299)) ('CDKN1A', 'Gene', (197, 203)) ('MDM4', 'Gene', '4194', (219, 223)) ('CDKN2A', 'Gene', (205, 211)) ('CDKN1A', 'Gene', '1026', (197, 203)) ('MDM4', 'Gene', (219, 223)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (243, 249)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (213, 217)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (269, 275)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (11, 18)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (293, 299)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (11, 17)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (243, 249)) ('mutation', 'Var', (93, 101)) ('Pan-Cancer', 'Disease', (265, 275)) 45564 32966175 The three cancer types with the highest median PLK4 mRNA expression were cervical cancer, testicular germ cell cancer, and AML, which all had less than 20% of cases with genomic alterations in TP53, CDKN1A, CDKN2A, MDM2, MDM4, and RB1 (Figure 5A; Supplemental Figure S4A). ('PLK4', 'Gene', (47, 51)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (82, 88)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (111, 117)) ('RB1', 'Gene', '5925', (231, 234)) ('alterations', 'Var', (178, 189)) ('mRNA expression', 'MPA', (52, 67)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (10, 16)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (82, 88)) ('MDM4', 'Gene', '4194', (221, 225)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (10, 16)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 117)) ('CDKN1A', 'Gene', (199, 205)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (193, 197)) ('CDKN1A', 'Gene', '1026', (199, 205)) ('MDM4', 'Gene', (221, 225)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (215, 219)) ('CDKN2A', 'Gene', (207, 213)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (82, 88)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (10, 16)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (111, 117)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (215, 219)) ('CDKN2A', 'Gene', '1029', (207, 213)) ('AML', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015470', (123, 126)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (193, 197)) ('RB1', 'Gene', (231, 234)) ('germ cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (101, 117)) ('AML', 'Disease', (123, 126)) ('PLK4', 'Gene', '10733', (47, 51)) 45572 32966175 Through examination of single cells rather than populations, we found that individual cells with amplified centrioles do not all arrest immediately in the next cell cycle. ('centrioles', 'Gene', (107, 117)) ('arrest', 'Disease', (129, 135)) ('arrest', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (129, 135)) ('amplified', 'Var', (97, 106)) 45618 33430117 Our results elucidate the role of nuclear PTTG1 in promoting invasiveness and the metastatic process of these cells through its transcriptional target matrix-metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2). ('matrix-metalloproteinase-2', 'Gene', '4313', (151, 177)) ('MMP-2', 'Gene', (179, 184)) ('promoting', 'PosReg', (51, 60)) ('PTTG1', 'Gene', (42, 47)) ('metastatic process of these cells', 'CPA', (82, 115)) ('invasiveness', 'CPA', (61, 73)) ('matrix-metalloproteinase-2', 'Gene', (151, 177)) ('MMP-2', 'Gene', '4313', (179, 184)) ('nuclear', 'Var', (34, 41)) 45629 33430117 (4) Conclusions: nuclear PTTG1 promotes invasiveness of seminoma cell lines. ('promotes', 'PosReg', (31, 39)) ('invasiveness of seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (40, 64)) ('nuclear', 'Var', (17, 24)) ('PTTG1', 'Gene', (25, 30)) ('invasiveness of seminoma', 'Disease', (40, 64)) 45630 33430117 These data lead to the hypothesis that nuclear PTTG1 is an eligible prognostic factor in seminomas. ('nuclear PTTG1', 'Var', (39, 52)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (89, 98)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (89, 98)) 45635 33430117 PTTG1 overexpression is reported to exert its oncogenic function by altering sister chromatid separation during cell division, leading to aneuploidy. ('overexpression', 'Var', (6, 20)) ('PTTG1', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('sister chromatid separation during cell division', 'CPA', (77, 125)) ('aneuploidy', 'Disease', (138, 148)) ('aneuploidy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000782', (138, 148)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (127, 137)) ('altering', 'Reg', (68, 76)) 45638 33430117 As an oncogene, overexpressed PTTG1 causes aneuploidy and genetic instability and its contribution to tumorigenesis is also accountable to the promotion of invasiveness by its transcriptional activity. ('aneuploidy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000782', (43, 53)) ('genetic instability', 'CPA', (58, 77)) ('PTTG1', 'Gene', (30, 35)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (102, 107)) ('aneuploidy', 'Disease', (43, 53)) ('invasiveness', 'CPA', (156, 168)) ('overexpressed', 'Var', (16, 29)) ('promotion', 'PosReg', (143, 152)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (102, 107)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (102, 107)) ('causes', 'Reg', (36, 42)) 45660 33430117 The tM2 was 10% for TCAM2 while it was significantly higher, around 50%, for JKT-1 and SEM-1 (Figure 1F). ('SEM-1', 'Gene', (87, 92)) ('TCAM2', 'Var', (20, 25)) ('SEM-1', 'Gene', '7979', (87, 92)) 45667 33430117 Since it has been reported that PTTG1 enhances MMP-2 expression and activity, we investigated metalloproteinases secretion/activity in the seminoma cell lines by zymography. ('seminoma', 'Disease', (139, 147)) ('PTTG1', 'Var', (32, 37)) ('MMP-2', 'Gene', '4313', (47, 52)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (139, 147)) ('activity', 'MPA', (68, 76)) ('expression', 'MPA', (53, 63)) ('enhances', 'PosReg', (38, 46)) ('MMP-2', 'Gene', (47, 52)) 45681 33430117 Confocal microscopy analysis revealed that in TCAM2, the co-localization index between the two proteins was significantly lower with respect to other cell lines (Figure 4C), with values of tM2 coefficient ranging from approximately 50% in TCAM2 to ~80% in JKT-1 and SEM-1 cells (Figure 4D). ('lower', 'NegReg', (122, 127)) ('SEM-1', 'Gene', '7979', (266, 271)) ('TCAM2', 'Var', (46, 51)) ('co-localization index between', 'MPA', (57, 86)) ('SEM-1', 'Gene', (266, 271)) 45711 33430117 It has been reported that only nuclear PTTG1 expression is associated with an aggressive phenotype, at least in pituitary tumors. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 128)) ('PTTG1', 'Gene', (39, 44)) ('pituitary tumors', 'Disease', (112, 128)) ('associated', 'Reg', (59, 69)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 127)) ('nuclear', 'Var', (31, 38)) ('pituitary tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010911', (112, 128)) 45715 33430117 On the contrary, PTTG1 overexpression in TCAM2 was able to increase the MMP-2 protein level, but it was not sufficient to increase MMP-2 activity, due to the very poor nuclear overexpression despite a high transfection efficiency. ('MMP-2', 'Gene', '4313', (72, 77)) ('MMP-2', 'Gene', '4313', (131, 136)) ('MMP-2', 'Gene', (72, 77)) ('MMP-2', 'Gene', (131, 136)) ('overexpression', 'Var', (23, 37)) ('PTTG1 overexpression', 'Var', (17, 37)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (59, 67)) 45719 33430117 These results lead to the hypothesis that in TCAM2 cells, PTTG1 is sequestered in the cytoplasm by specific interactors and/or by post-translational modifications (PTMs) that impair PTTG1 interaction with PBF. ('impair', 'NegReg', (175, 181)) ('interaction', 'Interaction', (188, 199)) ('modifications', 'Var', (149, 162)) ('PBF', 'Gene', '754', (205, 208)) ('PTTG1', 'Gene', (58, 63)) ('PTTG1', 'Gene', (182, 187)) ('PBF', 'Gene', (205, 208)) 45722 33430117 Of interest, we validated the in vivo role of nuclear PTTG1 in seminoma via interrogation of the Atlas database of human testicular cancer. ('cancer', 'Disease', (132, 138)) ('PTTG1', 'Gene', (54, 59)) ('nuclear', 'Var', (46, 53)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (63, 71)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (132, 138)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (115, 120)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (63, 71)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (121, 138)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (132, 138)) 45724 33430117 These data support the hypothesis that nuclear PTTG1 was a specific feature of seminoma compared to others testicular tumors. ('nuclear PTTG1', 'Var', (39, 52)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (79, 87)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', (107, 124)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (118, 123)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (118, 124)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (79, 87)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (107, 124)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (107, 124)) 45730 33430117 Plasmids used were: pcDNA3.1, pCMV (as control vectors -CTR), pcDNA3.1-PTTG1, pCMV-FLAG-PTTG1, and pCIneo HA-PBF. ('pcDNA3.1-PTTG1', 'Var', (62, 76)) ('CTR', 'Gene', '799', (56, 59)) ('CTR', 'Gene', (56, 59)) ('pCIneo HA-PBF', 'Disease', (99, 112)) ('pCIneo HA-PBF', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537629', (99, 112)) 45757 33430117 Overall, these data strongly suggest that nuclear PTTG1 may be a prognostic factor in seminomas. ('seminomas', 'Disease', (86, 95)) ('nuclear PTTG1', 'Var', (42, 55)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (86, 95)) 45763 29456685 Consistently, an in vivo xenograft study also demonstrated the suppressive effects of miR-372 knockdown on tumor growth. ('knockdown', 'Var', (94, 103)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 112)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (107, 112)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', (86, 93)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', '442917', (86, 93)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (107, 112)) ('suppressive', 'NegReg', (63, 74)) 45765 29456685 Furthermore, silencing of LATS2 was able to rescue the effect of the miR-372 inhibitor. ('miR-372', 'Gene', '442917', (69, 76)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', (26, 31)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', '26524', (26, 31)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', (69, 76)) ('effect', 'MPA', (55, 61)) ('silencing', 'Var', (13, 22)) 45772 29456685 Dysregulated miR-372 can act as an oncogenic miRNA in testicular germ cell tumors, human embryonic stem cells (hESCs), head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), and colorectal cancer. ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (75, 81)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (65, 81)) ('neck squamous cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (128, 156)) ('neck squamous cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077195', (128, 156)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', (13, 20)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (65, 80)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (170, 187)) ('Dysregulated', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('squamous cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002860', (133, 156)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (75, 81)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', '442917', (13, 20)) ('head and neck squamous cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012288', (119, 156)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (75, 80)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (75, 81)) ('HNSCC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012288', (158, 163)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (181, 187)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (170, 187)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (83, 88)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (170, 187)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (147, 156)) 45779 29456685 Additionally, the downregulation of miR-372 by antisense-miR-327 markedly arrested the cell cycle in G1/S phase, and increased apoptosis of breast cancer cells. ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (140, 153)) ('arrested', 'NegReg', (74, 82)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (147, 153)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (117, 126)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (140, 153)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', '442917', (36, 43)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (140, 153)) ('antisense-miR-327', 'Var', (47, 64)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (127, 136)) ('cell cycle in G1/S phase', 'CPA', (87, 111)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (18, 32)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', (36, 43)) ('miR-327', 'Chemical', '-', (57, 64)) 45801 29456685 The generation of Renilla luciferase constructs containing the wild type (WT) or mutant (MUT) target site of the LATS2 3'-UTR was conducted as described previously. ('LATS2', 'Gene', (113, 118)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', '26524', (113, 118)) ('Renilla luciferase constructs', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000381', (18, 47)) ('mutant', 'Var', (81, 87)) ('Renilla luciferase constructs', 'Disease', (18, 47)) 45819 29456685 Cell cycle analysis demonstrated that AS-miR-372 transfection increased the percentage of cells in G1 phase vs. the scramble-transfected cell group (Fig. ('increased', 'PosReg', (62, 71)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', '442917', (41, 48)) ('transfection', 'Var', (49, 61)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', (41, 48)) 45821 29456685 However, the percentage of annexin V+ MCF-10A cells remained approximately 2% after AS-miR-372 transfection (Fig. ('annexin V', 'Gene', '308', (27, 36)) ('transfection', 'Var', (95, 107)) ('annexin V', 'Gene', (27, 36)) ('MCF-10A', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0598', (38, 45)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', (87, 94)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', '442917', (87, 94)) 45823 29456685 From week 3, the tumorigenicity of the AS-miR-372 transfection group was markedly slow compared with that of the scramble group (Fig. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (17, 22)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (17, 22)) ('slow', 'NegReg', (82, 86)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', (42, 49)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (17, 22)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', '442917', (42, 49)) ('transfection', 'Var', (50, 62)) 45825 29456685 These results indicate that miR-327 stimulates the tumor growth of breast cancer cells in vivo. ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (67, 80)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (51, 56)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (51, 56)) ('stimulates', 'PosReg', (36, 46)) ('miR-327', 'Chemical', '-', (28, 35)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (51, 56)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (67, 80)) ('miR-327', 'Var', (28, 35)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 80)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (67, 80)) 45829 29456685 LATS2 protein expression was also increased following AS-miR-372 transfection (Fig. ('protein', 'Protein', (6, 13)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', (57, 64)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', '26524', (0, 5)) ('expression', 'MPA', (14, 24)) ('transfection', 'Var', (65, 77)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', '442917', (57, 64)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (34, 43)) 45830 29456685 Furthermore, a dual-luciferase reporter system, with luciferase reporter vectors containing either the WT or the MUT 3'-UTR of LATS2, was used to determine whether LATS2 is a direct target of miR-327 in breast cancer cells. ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (203, 216)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (210, 216)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (203, 216)) ('miR-327', 'Var', (192, 199)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', (127, 132)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', '26524', (127, 132)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', (164, 169)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', '26524', (164, 169)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (203, 216)) ('miR-327', 'Chemical', '-', (192, 199)) 45836 29456685 We subsequently asked if the inhibitory effect of AS-miR-327 in breast cancer cells is mediated through downregulation of LATS2. ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (64, 77)) ('AS-miR-327', 'Var', (50, 60)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', (122, 127)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', '26524', (122, 127)) ('miR-327', 'Chemical', '-', (53, 60)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (71, 77)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (64, 77)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (104, 118)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (64, 77)) 45839 29456685 A reduced cell colony number following AS-miR-327-transfection was also rescued to a colony number similar to that of the scramble transfection group by LATS2-downregulation (Fig. ('miR-327', 'Chemical', '-', (42, 49)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (2, 9)) ('AS-miR-327-transfection', 'Var', (39, 62)) ('cell colony number', 'CPA', (10, 28)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', (153, 158)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', '26524', (153, 158)) 45859 29456685 Indeed, the silencing of LATS2 by siRNA in the present study successfully rescued the suppresive effect of the AS-miR-372 on cell proliferation and colony formation in MDA-MB-231 cells. ('miR-372', 'Gene', '442917', (114, 121)) ('MDA-MB-231', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0062', (168, 178)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', '26524', (25, 30)) ('silencing', 'Var', (12, 21)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (125, 143)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', (25, 30)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', (114, 121)) ('suppresive effect', 'MPA', (86, 103)) ('colony formation', 'CPA', (148, 164)) 45942 24799882 This antibiotic is an anti-tumor that plays an important role in the treatment of lymphomas, carcinomas and germ cells and makes its affect through creating single or double stranded DNA in tumor cells and interrupting the cell cycle. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (27, 32)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (190, 195)) ('single or double stranded DNA', 'Var', (157, 186)) ('cell cycle', 'CPA', (223, 233)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (27, 32)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (82, 90)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (190, 195)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (93, 103)) ('carcinomas', 'Disease', (93, 103)) ('lymphomas', 'Disease', (82, 91)) ('interrupting', 'NegReg', (206, 218)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (190, 195)) ('carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (93, 103)) ('lymphomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008223', (82, 91)) ('lymphomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (82, 91)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (27, 32)) 45976 24799882 The RJ contains amino acids such as aspartic acid, cysteine, cystine, tyrosine, glycine, lysine, leucine, valine, and isoleucine that are biologically active. ('lysine', 'MPA', (89, 95)) ('leucine', 'Var', (97, 104)) ('isoleucine', 'Var', (118, 128)) ('aspartic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001224', (36, 49)) ('tyrosine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014443', (70, 78)) ('glycine', 'MPA', (80, 87)) ('cystine', 'MPA', (61, 68)) ('isoleucine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007532', (118, 128)) ('leucine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007930', (121, 128)) ('valine', 'MPA', (106, 112)) ('leucine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007930', (97, 104)) ('valine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014633', (106, 112)) ('glycine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005998', (80, 87)) ('cysteine', 'MPA', (51, 59)) ('tyrosine', 'MPA', (70, 78)) ('cystine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003553', (61, 68)) 45977 24799882 Abnormal histone retention or protamines deficiency in sperm is in association with the reduction in fertility and increased risk of embryonic failure after fertilization. ('retention or protamines deficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016055', (17, 51)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (88, 97)) ('embryonic failure', 'Disease', 'MESH:D017093', (133, 150)) ('retention or protamines deficiency', 'Disease', (17, 51)) ('Abnormal', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('fertility', 'CPA', (101, 110)) ('embryonic failure', 'Disease', (133, 150)) 46001 23049638 The pathogenesis of testicular germ cell tumors remains unknown; however, although recently questioned , cryptorchidism is the main risk factor, and molecular studies have shown strong evidence of an association between genetic alterations and testicular germ cell tumors . ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 46)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (105, 119)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (265, 270)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 47)) ('genetic alterations', 'Var', (220, 239)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005935', (260, 271)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (265, 271)) ('association', 'Interaction', (200, 211)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (105, 119)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', (36, 47)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', (260, 271)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005935', (36, 47)) 46048 33160340 Two tubular components (ETTF2323C70EE, ETCF2525C49EE) of Endurant abdominal stent-grafts were implanted via right common femoral artery and the intervention was performed by specialists at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases in Bratislava. ('ETCF2525C49EE', 'Var', (39, 52)) ('Cardiovascular Diseases', 'Disease', (215, 238)) ('ETTF2323C70EE', 'Var', (24, 37)) ('common femoral artery', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001660', (114, 135)) ('Cardiovascular Diseases', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (215, 238)) ('Cardiovascular Diseases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002318', (215, 238)) 46250 28435402 Two studies detected a point mutation in the c-kit codon 816 in the majority of the bilateral testis cancer. ('c-kit', 'Gene', '3815', (45, 50)) ('c-kit', 'Gene', (45, 50)) ('detected', 'Reg', (12, 20)) ('bilateral testis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010470', (84, 100)) ('bilateral testis cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (84, 107)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 107)) ('point mutation', 'Var', (23, 37)) ('bilateral testis cancer', 'Disease', (84, 107)) ('testis cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (94, 107)) 46282 28435402 Low testosterone levels have also been linked to metabolic syndrome and type II diabetes, with both conditions being associated with cardiovascular disease, and shown to predict elevated overall and cardiovascular-related mortality in middle-aged and older men. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (257, 260)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (133, 155)) ('associated', 'Reg', (117, 127)) ('type II diabetes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005978', (72, 88)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (4, 16)) ('Low testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (0, 16)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002318', (133, 155)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (178, 186)) ('linked', 'Reg', (39, 45)) ('metabolic syndrome and type II diabetes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003924', (49, 88)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Disease', (133, 155)) ('Low', 'Var', (0, 3)) 46320 26123546 Down syndrome is the most common and best-known chromosomal disorder in humans; 95 % of cases are due to trisomy of chromosome 21. ('chromosomal disorder', 'Disease', (48, 68)) ('due', 'Reg', (98, 101)) ('trisomy of chromosome 21', 'Var', (105, 129)) ('chromosomal disorder', 'Disease', 'MESH:D025063', (48, 68)) ('Down syndrome', 'Disease', (0, 13)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (72, 78)) 46387 26123546 Despite drug modifications, patients are still likely to suffer chemotherapy toxicity. ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (77, 85)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (77, 85)) ('suffer', 'Reg', (57, 63)) ('chemotherapy', 'MPA', (64, 76)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (28, 36)) ('modifications', 'Var', (13, 26)) 46393 26123546 Therefore, although surveillance following orchiectomy is acceptable in the general population, the individual appropriateness of an intense surveillance protocol should be judged and discussed with the patient and carers in Down syndrome as poor adherence to surveillance could mean potential recurrence at advanced stage disease necessitating more chemotherapy than would have been required in the adjuvant setting. ('mean', 'Reg', (279, 283)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (203, 210)) ('poor adherence', 'Var', (242, 256)) 46457 19679044 The histology (ICD) codes used were dysgerminoma/seminoma (9060-9064), teratoma (9080, 9082-9084, 9090-9091), embryonal carcinoma (9070), yolk sac tumor (9071), choriocarcinoma (9100-9103), and mixed GCT (ICD 9072, 9081, 9085). ('ICD', 'Disease', (15, 18)) ('ICD', 'Disease', (205, 208)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (167, 176)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (120, 129)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (71, 79)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002822', (161, 176)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (147, 152)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Disease', (161, 176)) ('ICD', 'Disease', 'OMIM:252500', (15, 18)) ('ICD', 'Disease', 'OMIM:252500', (205, 208)) ('9060-9064', 'Var', (59, 68)) ('9071', 'Var', (154, 158)) ('9080', 'Var', (81, 85)) ('9090-9091', 'Var', (98, 107)) ('dysgerminoma/seminoma', 'Disease', (36, 57)) ('9100-9103', 'Var', (178, 187)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (147, 152)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (71, 79)) ('dysgerminoma/seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (36, 57)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100768', (161, 176)) ('GCT', 'Gene', '25797', (200, 203)) ('9070', 'Var', (131, 135)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (147, 152)) ('GCT', 'Gene', (200, 203)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (110, 129)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018236', (110, 129)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', (110, 129)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (71, 79)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (36, 48)) 46532 19679044 Chromosomal aberrations are frequent in both tumor types; the most common is the presence of isochromosome 12p. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (45, 50)) ('isochromosome 12p', 'Var', (93, 110)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (45, 50)) ('Chromosomal aberrations', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040012', (0, 23)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (45, 50)) 46542 32620889 Assessment of polygenic architecture and risk prediction based on common variants across fourteen cancers Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have led to the identification of hundreds of susceptibility loci across cancers, but the impact of further studies remains uncertain. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (98, 104)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (98, 105)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (218, 225)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (218, 225)) ('variants', 'Var', (73, 81)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (218, 225)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (98, 105)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (98, 105)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (218, 224)) 46543 32620889 Here we analyse summary-level data from GWAS of European ancestry across fourteen cancer sites to estimate the number of common susceptibility variants (polygenicity) and underlying effect-size distribution. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (82, 88)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (82, 88)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (82, 88)) ('variants', 'Var', (143, 151)) 46548 32620889 In cancer many gene variants may contribute to disease etiology, but the impact of a given gene variant may have varied effect size. ('variants', 'Var', (20, 28)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (33, 43)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (3, 9)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (3, 9)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (3, 9)) 46550 32620889 Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have led to the identification of hundreds of independent cancer susceptibility loci containing common, low-risk variants. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (98, 104)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (98, 104)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (98, 104)) ('variants', 'Var', (153, 161)) 46554 32620889 Across cancer types, polygenic risk scores (PRSs) show varying levels of risk stratification depending on the heritability explained by the identified variants and the disease incidence rates in the population. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (7, 13)) ('variants', 'Var', (151, 159)) ('PRS', 'Chemical', '-', (44, 47)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (7, 13)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (7, 13)) 46555 32620889 Estimation of heritability due to additive effects of all single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) included in GWAS arrays, referred to as GWAS heritability in this article, have shown that common variants have substantial potential to identify individuals at different levels of risk for many cancer types. ('variants', 'Var', (195, 203)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (292, 298)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (292, 298)) ('identify', 'Reg', (234, 242)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (292, 298)) 46557 32620889 Herein we apply our recently published method to estimate the degree of polygenicity and the effect-size distribution associated with common variants (minor allele frequency (MAF) > 0.05) across 14 different cancer types, based on summary-level association statistics from available GWASs from populations of European ancestry (Supplementary Table 1). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (208, 214)) ('variants', 'Var', (141, 149)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (208, 214)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (208, 214)) 46561 32620889 Estimates of the number of susceptibility variants with independent risk associations vary from ~1000 to 7500 between the 14 cancer sites (Table 1). ('cancer', 'Disease', (125, 131)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (125, 131)) ('variants', 'Var', (42, 50)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (125, 131)) 46562 32620889 For GWASs with <10,000 cancer cases (group 1), CLL and testicular cancer are each associated with 2000-2500 variants and characterized by a much larger proportion of variants with larger estimated effect sizes than for the other group 1 cancers, as reflected by wider effect-size distribution with heavier tails (Fig. ('associated', 'Reg', (82, 92)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (66, 72)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (23, 29)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (237, 244)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (237, 244)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (66, 72)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (237, 243)) ('CLL', 'Disease', (47, 50)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (237, 243)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (23, 29)) ('variants', 'Var', (166, 174)) ('2000-2500 variants', 'Var', (98, 116)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (23, 29)) ('variants', 'Var', (108, 116)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (237, 243)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (237, 244)) ('CLL', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005550', (47, 50)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (55, 72)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (66, 72)) 46563 32620889 GWAS heritability estimates indicate that, in aggregate, common variants explain a high degree of variation of risk for these two cancers. ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (130, 137)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (130, 137)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (130, 137)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (130, 136)) ('variants', 'Var', (64, 72)) 46564 32620889 In contrast, in group 1, esophageal and oropharyngeal cancers are associated with a larger proportion of variants with substantially smaller effect sizes, compared with CLL and testicular cancers in group 1. ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', (177, 195)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (188, 194)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (54, 61)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (54, 61)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (177, 194)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (54, 61)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (188, 195)) ('CLL', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005550', (169, 172)) ('esophageal', 'Disease', (25, 35)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (188, 195)) ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (177, 195)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (188, 195)) ('testicular cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (177, 195)) ('variants', 'Var', (105, 113)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (54, 60)) 46567 32620889 Finally, for the 3 GWAS with >25,000 cases each (group 3), prostate cancer is remarkable for having more variants with large effect sizes, namely, the underlying effect-size distribution has a heavier tail, compared with cancers of the breast and lung (Fig. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (68, 74)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (221, 228)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (221, 228)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (59, 74)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (221, 228)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (59, 74)) ('heavier', 'PosReg', (193, 200)) ('variants', 'Var', (105, 113)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (221, 227)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (59, 74)) 46568 32620889 In this group, all three cancer types tend to have large numbers of associated variants (>4500) compared with cancer sites in other groups, but this pattern could partially be due to the very large sample sizes of group 3 GWAS. ('cancer', 'Disease', (110, 116)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (25, 31)) ('variants', 'Var', (79, 87)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (110, 116)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (25, 31)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (25, 31)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (110, 116)) 46569 32620889 For a large majority of the 14 cancer sites, a two-component normal-mixture model for non-null effects provides a substantially better fit to observed summary statistics than a single normal distribution; this indicates the presence of a fraction of variants with distinctly larger effect sizes than the remaining (Supplementary Figs. ('cancer', 'Disease', (31, 37)) ('variants', 'Var', (250, 258)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (31, 37)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (31, 37)) 46570 32620889 In contrast, a single normal distribution appears to be adequate for esophageal and oropharyngeal cancer, indicating the presence of a large number of variants with a continuum of small effects, similar to our previous findings for traits related to mental health and abilities. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (98, 104)) ('variants', 'Var', (151, 159)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (98, 104)) ('presence', 'Reg', (121, 129)) ('esophageal', 'Disease', (69, 79)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (98, 104)) 46574 32620889 Known variants explain more than a quarter of heritability for cancer sites based on very large sample sizes (e.g., breast and prostate cancer) or for cancer sites that have susceptibility variants with relatively large effect sizes (e.g., CLL, melanoma, and testicular cancer). ('CLL', 'Disease', (240, 243)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (259, 276)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (136, 142)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (136, 142)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (245, 253)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (270, 276)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (245, 253)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (151, 157)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (270, 276)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (63, 69)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (127, 142)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (151, 157)) ('CLL', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005550', (240, 243)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (63, 69)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (136, 142)) ('variants', 'Var', (6, 14)) ('breast and prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (116, 142)) ('variants', 'Var', (189, 197)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (245, 253)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (270, 276)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (151, 157)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (63, 69)) 46576 32620889 The sample size needed to identify common variants that could explain approximately 80% of the total GWAS heritability for the cancers evaluated is generally very large, requiring 200,000-1,000,000 cancer cases, with a comparable number of controls (Fig. ('000-1,000,000 cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:C564120', (184, 204)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 133)) ('variants', 'Var', (42, 50)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (127, 134)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (198, 204)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 134)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (127, 134)) 46577 32620889 However, for three sites, namely, testicular cancer, CLL, and melanoma, the required sample size is smaller, 60,000, 80,000, and 110,000 cases, respectively, due to the large effect sizes of their associated variants. ('melanoma', 'Disease', (62, 70)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (45, 51)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (34, 51)) ('CLL', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005550', (53, 56)) ('variants', 'Var', (208, 216)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (45, 51)) ('CLL', 'Disease', (53, 56)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (45, 51)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (62, 70)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (62, 70)) 46596 32620889 A number of these cancers are known to have rare high-penetrant risk variants, but for this study we have focused on estimating effect-size distribution associated with common variants. ('cancers', 'Disease', (18, 25)) ('variants', 'Var', (69, 77)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (18, 25)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (18, 24)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (18, 25)) 46597 32620889 Furthermore, heritability analysis indicate that uncommon and rare variants could explain a substantial fraction of the variation of complex traits, and thus it is likely that there are many unknown uncommon and rare variants associated with these cancers as well. ('cancers', 'Disease', (248, 255)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (248, 255)) ('associated', 'Reg', (226, 236)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (248, 254)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (248, 255)) ('variants', 'Var', (67, 75)) 46618 32620889 H.Z., D.F.E., J.S., P.H., K.M., J.D., J.C.-C., P.G., D.W., P.T.C., M.H., S.B.G., G.C., I.T., I.D.V., M.T.L., R.K., D.T.B., M.L.B., R.H., J.K.W., B.M., J.B.-S., B.K., R.J.H., P.B., J.M., N.E.C., P.K., N.R., S.L. ('P.K.', 'Var', (194, 198)) ('P.T', 'Disease', (59, 62)) ('P.T', 'Disease', 'MESH:C000656865', (59, 62)) 46622 22695395 Developmental reprogramming of cancer susceptibility Gene-environment interactions have been traditionally understood to promote the acquisition of mutations that drive multistage carcinogenesis, and, in the case of inherited defects in tumour suppressor genes, additional mutations are required for cancer development. ('multistage carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (169, 194)) ('mutations', 'Var', (148, 157)) ('inherited defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (216, 233)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (237, 243)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (31, 37)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (300, 306)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (237, 243)) ('inherited defects', 'Disease', (216, 233)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (31, 37)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (237, 243)) ('multistage carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (169, 194)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (31, 37)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (300, 306)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (300, 306)) 46630 22695395 For example, in breast cancer, inherited genetic factors, such as alterations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 (which account for 5-10% of breast cancers), and environmental factors, such as exogenous hormone exposure (for example, hormone replacement therapy), contribute to the risk of developing several forms of this disease. ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (132, 139)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (16, 29)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', (81, 86)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (70, 73)) ('breast cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (125, 139)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', (91, 96)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (132, 138)) ('breast cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (125, 139)) ('breast cancers', 'Disease', (125, 139)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (125, 138)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (23, 29)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', '675', (91, 96)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (248, 258)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', '672', (81, 86)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (125, 138)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (16, 29)) ('alterations', 'Var', (66, 77)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (16, 29)) 46631 22695395 Exposure to tobacco carcinogens can induce mutations in genes such as TP53 (which encodes p53) in lung cancer; and defects in several genes, such as adenomatous polyposis coli (APC), KRAS and TP53, contribute to multistage carcinogenesis of the colon, as does a diet high in fat and red meat. ('multistage carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (212, 237)) ('defects', 'Var', (115, 122)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (70, 74)) ('tobacco', 'Species', '4097', (12, 19)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (98, 109)) ('carcinogenesis of the colon', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (223, 250)) ('multistage carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (212, 237)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 109)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (98, 109)) ('adenomatous polyposis coli', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005227', (149, 175)) ('adenomatous polyposis coli', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011125', (149, 175)) ('multistage carcinogenesis of the colon', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040276', (212, 250)) ('adenomatous polyposis coli', 'Disease', (149, 175)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (192, 196)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (183, 187)) ('carcinogenesis of the colon', 'Disease', (223, 250)) ('APC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005227', (177, 180)) ('APC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011125', (177, 180)) ('APC', 'Disease', (177, 180)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (198, 208)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (98, 109)) ('mutations', 'Var', (43, 52)) ('induce', 'Reg', (36, 42)) 46634 22695395 Typically, gene-environment interaction refers to an increased (or a decreased) sensitivity to an environmental carcinogen owing to a specific germline alteration that is carried by exposed individuals, often as a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (156, 159)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (69, 78)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (53, 62)) ('sensitivity to an environmental carcinogen', 'MPA', (80, 122)) ('single nucleotide polymorphism', 'Var', (214, 244)) 46636 22695395 Similarly, SNPs in genes that encode metabolic enzymes, such as N-acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1 ) and NAT2 , which are involved in the activation (for example, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the colon) or the detoxication (such as arylamines in the bladder) of carcinogens can increase or decrease the potency of these carcinogens. ('decrease', 'NegReg', (297, 305)) ('NAT2', 'Gene', (98, 102)) ('NAT1', 'Gene', '9', (87, 91)) ('N-acetyltransferase 1', 'Gene', (64, 85)) ('N-acetyltransferase 1', 'Gene', '9', (64, 85)) ('PAHs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011084', (190, 194)) ('NAT1', 'Gene', (87, 91)) ('arylamines', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C023650', (239, 249)) ('NAT2', 'Gene', '10', (98, 102)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (11, 15)) ('polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011084', (156, 188)) ('potency', 'MPA', (310, 317)) 46639 22695395 In such settings, environmental exposures are thought to be an important determinant of penetrance by inducing 'second hits' in the normal allele of the tumour suppressor gene (which induces the loss of gene function) or additional mutations in other genes that are required for multistage carcinogenesis. ('tumour', 'Disease', (153, 159)) ('inducing', 'Reg', (102, 110)) ('multistage carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (279, 304)) ('mutations', 'Var', (232, 241)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (153, 159)) ('multistage carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (279, 304)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (195, 199)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (153, 159)) 46640 22695395 Thus, for gene- environment interactions, in the setting of both highly prevalent, low penetrant genetic alterations (such as SNPs), and low prevalence, high penetrance genetic alterations (such as tumour suppressor gene defects), our understanding of how environmental factors contribute to cancer development has focused on how these exposures promote the acquisition of additional genetic alterations that participate in multistage carcinogenesis. ('tumour', 'Disease', (198, 204)) ('multistage carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (424, 449)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (396, 399)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (292, 298)) ('alterations', 'Var', (177, 188)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (109, 112)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (292, 298)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (198, 204)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (181, 184)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (292, 298)) ('multistage carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (424, 449)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (198, 204)) 46643 22695395 For example, congenital limb malformations can be caused by exposure of the developing foetus to thalidomide; folate deficiency in utero is associated with spina bifida; and maternal alcohol consumption can cause a host of neurological deficits that are associated with foetal alcohol syndrome. ('spina bifida', 'Disease', (156, 168)) ('folate', 'Protein', (110, 116)) ('deficiency', 'Var', (117, 127)) ('caused', 'Reg', (50, 56)) ('foetal alcohol syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000437', (270, 293)) ('maternal alcohol consumption', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030955', (174, 202)) ('alcohol syndrome', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030955', (277, 293)) ('cause', 'Reg', (207, 212)) ('alcohol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000438', (277, 284)) ('spina bifida', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002414', (156, 168)) ('congenital limb malformations', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000013', (13, 42)) ('thalidomide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013792', (97, 108)) ('host of neurological deficits', 'Disease', (215, 244)) ('associated', 'Reg', (140, 150)) ('congenital limb malformations', 'Disease', (13, 42)) ('neurological deficits', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000707', (223, 244)) ('limb malformations', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002813', (24, 42)) ('foetal alcohol syndrome', 'Disease', (270, 293)) ('folate deficiency', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100507', (110, 127)) ('host of neurological deficits', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009461', (215, 244)) ('folate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005492', (110, 116)) ('deficiency in utero', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001511', (117, 136)) ('alcohol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000438', (183, 190)) 46653 22695395 In the case of histone modifications, the epigenetic programmes that are installed by these writers form a 'histone code' that is interpreted by 'readers' (which are effector molecules that recognize methylated arginine and lysine residues of histones) and that is modified by 'erasers' (histone demethylases). ('lysine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (224, 230)) ('methylated', 'Var', (200, 210)) ('arginine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001120', (211, 219)) ('modifications', 'Var', (23, 36)) 46654 22695395 Histones H3 and H4 are the primary targets for methylation, and the methyl marks are by convention denoted by specific lysine or arginine residues that are monomethylated, dimethylated or trimethylated. ('trimethylated', 'Var', (188, 201)) ('monomethylated', 'Var', (156, 170)) ('arginine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001120', (129, 137)) ('Histones H3', 'Protein', (0, 11)) ('dimethylated', 'Var', (172, 184)) ('lysine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (119, 125)) 46655 22695395 Gene-specific patterns of histone modifications can generate binding sites for histone code readers, such as proteins containing plant homeodomain (PHD) domains, as well as other epigenetic writers, such as DNMTs. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (56, 59)) ('PHD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011547', (148, 151)) ('PHD', 'Disease', (148, 151)) ('modifications', 'Var', (34, 47)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (61, 68)) 46656 22695395 Prenatal exposure to the famine of the Dutch hunger winter and season of conception in areas of rural Gambia that experience dramatic seasonal fluctuations in nutritional status have both been associated with epigenetic changes at specific gene loci in affected individuals. ('epigenetic changes', 'Var', (209, 227)) ('rural Gambia', 'Disease', 'None', (96, 108)) ('Prenatal exposure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031437', (0, 17)) ('rural Gambia', 'Disease', (96, 108)) ('associated', 'Reg', (193, 203)) 46667 22695395 Studies from the Jirtle laboratory and others using mutant agouti mice have convincingly demonstrated that changing the in utero environment by increasing or decreasing maternal dietary intake of the methyl donors methionine and choline, or folate (which participates in one-carbon metabolism that generates S-adenosylmethionine), increases or decreases DNA methylation, respectively, in the genome of the offspring. ('methionine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008715', (318, 328)) ('folate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005492', (241, 247)) ('mutant', 'Var', (52, 58)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (331, 340)) ('donor', 'Species', '9606', (207, 212)) ('carbon', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (275, 281)) ('S-adenosylmethionine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012436', (308, 328)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (66, 70)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (96, 99)) ('decreasing', 'NegReg', (158, 168)) ('decreases', 'NegReg', (344, 353)) ('DNA methylation', 'MPA', (354, 369)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (302, 305)) ('choline', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002794', (229, 236)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (28, 31)) ('methionine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008715', (214, 224)) 46676 22695395 Additional studies have demonstrated that exposure of the developing uterus to environmental oestrogens reprogrammed many oestrogen-responsive genes, including S100 calcium-binding protein G (S100G; also known as CALB3), glutamate receptor ionotropic AMPA2 (GRIA2), growth differentiation factor 10 (GDF10) and matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP3), causing them to become hyper-responsive to oestrogen. ('MMP3', 'Gene', (339, 343)) ('matrix metalloproteinase 3', 'Gene', '4314', (311, 337)) ('growth differentiation factor 10', 'Gene', '2662', (266, 298)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (31, 34)) ('GRIA2', 'Gene', '2891', (258, 263)) ('GDF10', 'Gene', (300, 305)) ('oestrogen-responsive genes', 'Gene', (122, 148)) ('MMP3', 'Gene', '4314', (339, 343)) ('glutamate receptor ionotropic AMPA2', 'Gene', '2891', (221, 256)) ('CALB3', 'Gene', '795', (213, 218)) ('S100 calcium-binding protein G', 'Gene', '795', (160, 190)) ('CALB3', 'Gene', (213, 218)) ('S100G', 'Var', (192, 197)) ('become hyper-responsive', 'PosReg', (362, 385)) ('GDF10', 'Gene', '2662', (300, 305)) ('GRIA2', 'Gene', (258, 263)) ('S100 calcium-binding protein G', 'Gene', (160, 190)) ('matrix metalloproteinase 3', 'Gene', (311, 337)) ('S100G', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (192, 197)) ('glutamate receptor ionotropic AMPA2', 'Gene', (221, 256)) ('growth differentiation factor 10', 'Gene', (266, 298)) 46677 22695395 As described above, increased gene expression as a result of this epigenetic reprogramming in early life may be triggered by later-life events such as the presence of ovarian steroid hormones during puberty. ('increased', 'PosReg', (20, 29)) ('gene expression', 'MPA', (30, 45)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (66, 76)) ('steroid hormones', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (175, 191)) 46678 22695395 In these settings, ovariectomy before puberty completely eliminates the effect of epigenetic reprogramming on gene expression and uterine tumour development, pointing to the inter-dependency between early life reprogramming and later-life events. ('eliminates', 'NegReg', (57, 67)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (138, 144)) ('uterine tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010784', (130, 144)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (82, 92)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (138, 144)) ('gene expression', 'MPA', (110, 125)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (138, 144)) ('ovariectomy before puberty', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008209', (19, 45)) 46682 22695395 Although these epigenetic changes correlate with altered gene expression and increased susceptibility to cancer in the developmentally reprogrammed tissues, whether they are biomarkers of developmental reprogramming (as is the case for LTF) or contribute to increased cancer susceptibility (as might be the case for PDE4D4) remains to be fully explored. ('gene expression', 'MPA', (57, 72)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (268, 274)) ('LTF', 'Gene', '4057', (236, 239)) ('altered', 'Reg', (49, 56)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (105, 111)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (105, 111)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (268, 274)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 111)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (268, 274)) ('epigenetic changes', 'Var', (15, 33)) ('LTF', 'Gene', (236, 239)) 46689 22695395 In the male reproductive tract, prostate cancer has been linked to high birth weight, which increases the risk of more aggressive disease. ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (32, 47)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 47)) ('high birth weight', 'Var', (67, 84)) ('aggressive disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001523', (119, 137)) ('high birth weight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001520', (67, 84)) ('linked', 'Reg', (57, 63)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (32, 47)) ('aggressive disease', 'Disease', (119, 137)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (32, 47)) 46714 22695395 Studies in Eker rats with a defect in Tsc2 first pointed to the fact that exposure to environmental oestrogens during development could cooperate with a tumour suppressor gene defect to increase the penetrance of the defective tumour suppressor gene. ('tumour', 'Disease', (153, 159)) ('defect', 'Var', (176, 182)) ('penetrance', 'MPA', (199, 209)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (16, 19)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (186, 194)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (227, 233)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (153, 159)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (227, 233)) ('Tsc2', 'Gene', (38, 42)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (227, 233)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (141, 144)) ('defect', 'Var', (28, 34)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (153, 159)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (16, 20)) 46717 22695395 This suggests that the combined increase in oestrogen responsiveness (reprogramming) and the defect in Tsc2 promoted the development of hormone-dependent leiomyoma, effectively increasing tumour suppressor gene penetrance. ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (188, 194)) ('increasing', 'PosReg', (177, 187)) ('leiomyoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007889', (154, 163)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (32, 40)) ('oestrogen responsiveness', 'MPA', (44, 68)) ('defect', 'Var', (93, 99)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (188, 194)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (188, 194)) ('promoted', 'PosReg', (108, 116)) ('Tsc2', 'Gene', (103, 107)) ('leiomyoma', 'Disease', (154, 163)) 46719 22695395 Conversely, ovariectomy almost completely ablated tumour development in genetically predisposed animals, indicating that, in the absence of ovarian hormones, the tumour suppressor gene defect was not sufficient to induce tumorigenesis. ('tumour', 'Disease', (162, 168)) ('tumorigenesis', 'CPA', (221, 234)) ('defect', 'Var', (185, 191)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (50, 56)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (50, 56)) ('ablated', 'NegReg', (42, 49)) ('induce', 'Reg', (214, 220)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (162, 168)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (50, 56)) ('absence of ovarian', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010463', (129, 147)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (162, 168)) 46720 22695395 Thus, developmental reprogramming can cooperate with a tumour suppressor gene defect to increase its penetrance, thereby functioning as a new type of gene-environment interaction. ('tumour', 'Disease', (55, 61)) ('developmental reprogramming', 'CPA', (6, 33)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (43, 46)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (88, 96)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (55, 61)) ('defect', 'Var', (78, 84)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (55, 61)) ('penetrance', 'MPA', (101, 111)) 46740 22695395 It is also an open question as to whether other types of environmental exposures : for example, exposure to classic genotoxic carcinogens such as ionizing radiation or nitrosoamines : can contribute to cancer risk not just via mutations, but via developmental reprogramming of the epigenome. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (202, 208)) ('ionizing radiation', 'Disease', (146, 164)) ('nitrosoamines', 'Chemical', '-', (168, 181)) ('genotoxic carcinogens', 'Disease', (116, 137)) ('ionizing radiation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004194', (146, 164)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (188, 198)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (202, 208)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (202, 208)) ('developmental reprogramming of the epigenome', 'CPA', (246, 290)) ('genotoxic carcinogens', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (116, 137)) ('mutations', 'Var', (227, 236)) 46742 22695395 Although existing data provide proof-of-concept that reprogramming of the epigenome can interact with a tumour suppressor gene defect to increase risk, it is likely that alterations in the epigenome can cooperate with other less penetrant, more prevalent genetic defects such as SNPs to similarly increase cancer risk. ('risk', 'MPA', (146, 150)) ('interact', 'Reg', (88, 96)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (208, 211)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (306, 312)) ('alterations', 'Var', (170, 181)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (104, 110)) ('genetic defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (255, 270)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (104, 110)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (137, 145)) ('genetic defects', 'Disease', (255, 270)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (174, 177)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (306, 312)) ('SNPs', 'Disease', (279, 283)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (104, 110)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (306, 312)) 46748 22695395 In contrast to germline alterations in tumour suppressor genes and cancer-associated SNPs, which are generally irreversible, epigenetic alterations that are induced by developmental reprogramming are potentially reversible with epigenetic therapies. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (67, 73)) ('epigenetic alterations', 'Var', (125, 147)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (67, 73)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (39, 45)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (39, 45)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 73)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (140, 143)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (39, 45)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (28, 31)) 46750 23773267 Contrasting effects of Deadend1 (Dnd1) gain and loss of function mutations on allelic inheritance, testicular cancer, and intestinal polyposis Certain mutations in the Deadend1 (Dnd1) gene are the most potent modifiers of testicular germ cell tumor (TGCT) susceptibility in mice and rats. ('intestinal polyposis', 'Disease', (122, 142)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (233, 248)) ('intestinal polyp', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005266', (122, 138)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (274, 278)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (243, 248)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (99, 116)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (99, 116)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (243, 248)) ('mutations', 'Var', (151, 160)) ('intestinal polyposis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0200008', (122, 142)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (110, 116)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (178, 182)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', '213236', (178, 182)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (243, 248)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (33, 37)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', '213236', (33, 37)) ('intestinal polyposis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D044483', (122, 142)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (99, 116)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (283, 287)) ('mutations', 'Var', (65, 74)) 46751 23773267 In the 129 family of mice, the Dnd1Ter mutation significantly increases occurrence of TGCT-affected males. ('TGCT-affected', 'Disease', (86, 99)) ('mutation', 'Var', (39, 47)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (62, 71)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (21, 25)) ('Dnd1Ter', 'Gene', (31, 38)) 46752 23773267 To test the hypothesis that he Dnd1Ter allele is a loss-of-function mutation; we characterized the consequences of a genetically-engineered loss-of-function mutation in mice, and compared these results with those for Dnd1Ter. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (169, 173)) ('mutation', 'Var', (157, 165)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (140, 156)) 46755 23773267 Finally, we found that the action of Dnd1Ter was not limited to testicular cancer, but also significantly increased polyp number and burden in the Apc+/Min model of intestinal polyposis. ('intestinal polyposis', 'Disease', (165, 185)) ('intestinal polyposis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0200008', (165, 185)) ('intestinal polyposis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D044483', (165, 185)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (64, 81)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (64, 81)) ('burden', 'CPA', (133, 139)) ('intestinal polyp', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005266', (165, 181)) ('Dnd1Ter', 'Var', (37, 44)) ('Apc', 'Gene', (147, 150)) ('Apc', 'Gene', '11789', (147, 150)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (75, 81)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (106, 115)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (64, 81)) ('polyp number', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011127', (116, 128)) ('polyp number', 'Disease', (116, 128)) 46763 23773267 The gr/gr deletion, which is a common cause of infertility in men, is associated with increased TGCT risk. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (62, 65)) ('gr/gr', 'Gene', (4, 9)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (96, 100)) ('associated', 'Reg', (70, 80)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (47, 58)) ('deletion', 'Var', (10, 18)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (47, 58)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (47, 58)) 46764 23773267 gr/gr results from a 1.6 Mb deletion at the AZFc locus at Yq11 of the human Y chromosome, a region that contains multiple copies of several genes that are involved in male germ cell development including DAZ (deleted in azospermia), BPY2 (basic charge, Y-linked 2) and CDY1 (chromodomain protein, Y-linked 1). ('men', 'Species', '9606', (189, 192)) ('results from', 'Reg', (6, 18)) ('AZFc', 'Gene', (44, 48)) ('basic charge, Y-linked 2', 'Gene', '9083', (239, 263)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (70, 75)) ('BPY2', 'Gene', '9083', (233, 237)) ('CDY1', 'Gene', '9085', (269, 273)) ('CDY1', 'Gene', (269, 273)) ('deletion', 'Var', (28, 36)) ('BPY2', 'Gene', (233, 237)) 46765 23773267 Effects of the gr/gr deletion on germ cell development and differentiation are largely unknown. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (50, 53)) ('gr/gr', 'Gene', (15, 20)) ('deletion', 'Var', (21, 29)) 46766 23773267 Several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are associated with increased TGCT risk in humans. ('single nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (8, 39)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (90, 96)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (77, 81)) 46769 23773267 Certain mutations in the Dead End 1 (Dnd1) gene are potent modifiers of TGCT susceptibility in both mice and rats. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (100, 104)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (37, 41)) ('mutations', 'Var', (8, 17)) ('Dead End 1', 'Gene', (25, 35)) ('modifiers', 'Reg', (59, 68)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (72, 76)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (109, 113)) ('Dead End 1', 'Gene', '213236', (25, 35)) 46770 23773267 In the mouse, the spontaneous Dnd1Ter mutation significantly increases TGCT susceptibility in the 129 family of inbred mouse strains. ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (119, 124)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (7, 12)) ('Dnd1Ter', 'Gene', (30, 37)) ('mutation', 'Var', (38, 46)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (61, 70)) ('TGCT susceptibility', 'MPA', (71, 90)) 46771 23773267 In particular, Dnd1Ter increases occurrence of TGCT-affected males from a baseline of ~5% in the 129S1/SvImJ strain to 17% in Dnd1+/Ter heterozygotes and 94% in Dnd1Ter/Ter homozygotes. ('Dnd1Ter/Ter', 'Gene', '213236', (161, 172)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (23, 32)) ('Dnd1Ter', 'Var', (15, 22)) ('Dnd1Ter/Ter', 'Gene', (161, 172)) 46774 23773267 In the rat, a spontaneous mutation has been identified where a G to A substitution in exon 4 produces a premature stop codon that is thought to result in a 62 amino acid truncation at the C-terminus of the DND1 protein (Figure 1, see also). ('G to A substitution', 'Var', (63, 82)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (7, 10)) ('truncation at the C-terminus', 'MPA', (170, 198)) ('result in', 'Reg', (144, 153)) ('substitution', 'Var', (70, 82)) 46775 23773267 This mutation leads to germ cell tumors in males and females as well as to spontaneous metastases. ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (23, 38)) ('metastases', 'Disease', (87, 97)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (23, 39)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 38)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (14, 22)) ('metastases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (87, 97)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (33, 39)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 39)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (33, 39)) ('mutation', 'Var', (5, 13)) 46776 23773267 In humans, sequencing of TGCT candidate genes in several large studies failed to detect a significant number of DND1 mutations. ('mutations', 'Var', (117, 126)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (3, 9)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (112, 116)) 46777 23773267 Of the two SNPs that were identified, one (Glu86Ala) is located within the conserved RRM of DND1 (Glu86Ala). ('Glu86Ala', 'Var', (98, 106)) ('Glu86Ala', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (98, 106)) ('Glu86Ala', 'Var', (43, 51)) ('Glu86Ala', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (43, 51)) 46778 23773267 Dnd1 shares significant sequence similarity with A1cf, a gene that encodes the RNA binding subunit of the Apobec1 cytidine deaminase that edits specific sites in specific mRNAs. ('A1cf', 'Gene', (49, 53)) ('Apobec1', 'Gene', '11810', (106, 113)) ('edits', 'Var', (138, 143)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('A1cf', 'Gene', '69865', (49, 53)) ('Apobec1', 'Gene', (106, 113)) 46779 23773267 Interestingly, DND1 blocks access of specific miRNAs to their 3' target in mRNAs such as p27, LATS2 and TDRD7. ('p27', 'Gene', (89, 92)) ('TDRD7', 'Gene', '100121', (104, 109)) ('blocks', 'NegReg', (20, 26)) ('access', 'MPA', (27, 33)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', '50523', (94, 99)) ('DND1', 'Var', (15, 19)) ('TDRD7', 'Gene', (104, 109)) ('p27', 'Gene', '22428', (89, 92)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', (94, 99)) 46783 23773267 In zebrafish, ATPase activity has been attributed to a variant of this motif in Dnd1. ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (80, 84)) ('variant', 'Var', (55, 62)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (3, 12)) ('ATPase', 'Protein', (14, 20)) ('activity', 'MPA', (21, 29)) 46788 23773267 To test whether TGCT susceptibility depends on the nature of Dnd1 mutations, we generated a line of 129/SvImJ-DndKO mice. ('mutations', 'Var', (66, 75)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (116, 120)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (84, 87)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (61, 65)) 46790 23773267 We therefore tested whether Dnd1Ter affects intestinal tumorigenesis and found that Dnd1Ter significantly increases polyp number and burden in Apc+/Min mice. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (55, 60)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (55, 60)) ('burden', 'CPA', (133, 139)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (55, 60)) ('Apc', 'Gene', (143, 146)) ('Dnd1Ter', 'Var', (84, 91)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (152, 156)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (106, 115)) ('Apc', 'Gene', '11789', (143, 146)) ('polyp number', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011127', (116, 128)) ('polyp number', 'Disease', (116, 128)) 46799 23773267 To test this hypothesis, we intercrossed mice heterozygous for the Dnd1KO and Dnd1Ter mutations and examined occurrence of the four genotypic classes among the resulting offspring (Table 4). ('Dnd1Ter', 'Gene', (78, 85)) ('mutations', 'Var', (86, 95)) ('Dnd1KO', 'Gene', (67, 73)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (41, 45)) 46802 23773267 These results confirm that Dnd1KO but not Dnd1Ter mice showed reduced Dnd1 mRNA levels. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (50, 54)) ('Dnd1KO', 'Var', (27, 33)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (62, 69)) ('Dnd1 mRNA levels', 'MPA', (70, 86)) 46803 23773267 (This rate for Dnd1+/Ter males in our colony is significantly higher than published reports. ('higher', 'PosReg', (62, 68)) ('Dnd1+/Ter', 'Var', (15, 24)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (6, 9)) 46811 23773267 Although Dnd1Ter is a potent modifier of TGCT susceptibility, we speculated that the tumorigenic properties of Dnd1Ter may also be relevant in the intestine where Dnd1 is also expressed. ('tumor', 'Disease', (85, 90)) ('Dnd1Ter', 'Var', (111, 118)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (85, 90)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (85, 90)) 46816 23773267 Similarly, total polyp mass was also significantly elevated from 192.2 +- 11.6 mm2 in Apc+/MinDnd1+/+ mice to 352.6 +- 11.4 mm2 in Apc+/Min: Dnd1+/Ter males (t = 4.5, p<0.0001; two-tailed t-test; Figure 3B), suggesting that a single copy of Dnd1Ter exacerbates intestinal polyp initiation and development in mice that are genetically susceptible to intestinal polyposis and that the action of Dnd1Ter is not limited to TGCTs. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (102, 106)) ('intestinal polyposis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D044483', (349, 369)) ('intestinal polyp initiation', 'Disease', (261, 288)) ('single copy', 'Var', (226, 237)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (51, 59)) ('Dnd1Ter', 'Gene', (241, 248)) ('intestinal polyposis', 'Disease', (349, 369)) ('Apc', 'Gene', (131, 134)) ('Apc', 'Gene', '11789', (131, 134)) ('intestinal polyp', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005266', (349, 365)) ('exacerbates', 'PosReg', (249, 260)) ('intestinal polyp', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005266', (261, 277)) ('development', 'CPA', (293, 304)) ('exacerbates intestinal polyp', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0200008', (249, 277)) ('intestinal polyp initiation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007417', (261, 288)) ('Apc', 'Gene', '11789', (86, 89)) ('Apc', 'Gene', (86, 89)) ('intestinal polyposis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0200008', (349, 369)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (300, 303)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (308, 312)) 46818 23773267 Discovery of the gr/gr deletion, together with validated SNPs in the ATF7IP, BAK1, DMRT1, KITLG, SPRY4, TERT, HPGDS, MAD1L1, RFWD3, TEX14, RAD51C, PPM1E, DAZL and PRDM14. ('RFWD3', 'Gene', '234736', (125, 130)) ('DAZL', 'Gene', (154, 158)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', (69, 75)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (77, 81)) ('PRDM14', 'Gene', '383491', (163, 169)) ('MAD1L1', 'Gene', '17120', (117, 123)) ('MAD1L1', 'Gene', (117, 123)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (83, 88)) ('PPM1E', 'Gene', (147, 152)) ('deletion', 'Var', (23, 31)) ('HPGDS', 'Gene', '54486', (110, 115)) ('PRDM14', 'Gene', (163, 169)) ('DAZL', 'Gene', '13164', (154, 158)) ('PPM1E', 'Gene', '320472', (147, 152)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '24066', (97, 102)) ('TEX14', 'Gene', (132, 137)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '21752', (104, 108)) ('RFWD3', 'Gene', (125, 130)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '17311', (90, 95)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (90, 95)) ('TEX14', 'Gene', '83560', (132, 137)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '50796', (83, 88)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (97, 102)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (104, 108)) ('RAD51C', 'Gene', '114714', (139, 145)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', '54343', (69, 75)) ('RAD51C', 'Gene', (139, 145)) ('HPGDS', 'Gene', (110, 115)) ('gr/gr', 'Gene', (17, 22)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '12018', (77, 81)) 46821 23773267 But much remains to be learned about the nature of mutations in these genes that lead to tumorigenesis and about the ways that these molecular changes disrupt these pathways. ('lead to', 'Reg', (81, 88)) ('mutations', 'Var', (51, 60)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (89, 94)) ('disrupt', 'Reg', (151, 158)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (89, 94)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (89, 94)) 46828 23773267 Although DND1Ter appears to be a novel variant that increases TGCT risk, its tumorigenic effects are limited to the 129 strain of mice, which is not surprising, since this is the mouse strain that is susceptible to spontaneous TGCTs. ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (179, 184)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (130, 134)) ('DND1Ter', 'Var', (9, 16)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (52, 61)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (62, 66)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (77, 82)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (77, 82)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (77, 82)) 46831 23773267 The 129 strain interacts positively with DND1Ter to increase TGCT risk, whereas C56BL/6J and other strains only exhibit phenotypes related to some but not all aspects of mutations in genes such as Kit, Kitl, Pten, Eif2s2I and other TGCT modifier genes, but not TGCTs. ('TGCT', 'Disease', (61, 65)) ('Kitl', 'Gene', '17311', (202, 206)) ('Pten', 'Gene', (208, 212)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (52, 60)) ('mutations', 'Var', (170, 179)) ('Kit', 'Gene', (197, 200)) ('Pten', 'Gene', '19211', (208, 212)) ('Kitl', 'Gene', (202, 206)) ('Eif2s2', 'Gene', (214, 220)) ('Eif2s2', 'Gene', '67204', (214, 220)) ('DND1Ter', 'Var', (41, 48)) 46832 23773267 However, the tumorigenic effects of Dnd1Ter are not limited to PGC transformation in the 129 strain mice. ('tumor', 'Disease', (13, 18)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (100, 104)) ('Dnd1Ter', 'Var', (36, 43)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (13, 18)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (13, 18)) 46833 23773267 C57BL/6J mice with the ApcMin mutation are highly susceptible to intestinal polyps. ('intestinal polyps', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007417', (65, 82)) ('susceptible', 'Reg', (50, 61)) ('mutation', 'Var', (30, 38)) ('Apc', 'Gene', (23, 26)) ('intestinal polyps', 'Disease', (65, 82)) ('intestinal polyps', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005266', (65, 82)) ('Apc', 'Gene', '11789', (23, 26)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (9, 13)) ('intestinal polyp', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005266', (65, 81)) 46836 23773267 Embryonic lethality is the usual interpretation for biased genotypic distributions in intercrosses, especially with complete loss of homozygous mutants. ('mutants', 'Var', (144, 151)) ('Embryonic lethality', 'Disease', (0, 19)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (125, 129)) ('Embryonic lethality', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020964', (0, 19)) 46839 23773267 Interestingly, genetically and functionally related genes also show biased segregation, including Apobec1 and A1cf The contrasting effects of different classes of Dnd1 mutations may explain why sequencing studies failed to yield mutations within DND1 in human TGCT cases. ('A1cf', 'Gene', (110, 114)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (163, 167)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (260, 264)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (254, 259)) ('mutations', 'Var', (229, 238)) ('Apobec1', 'Gene', (98, 105)) ('A1cf', 'Gene', '69865', (110, 114)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (246, 250)) ('Apobec1', 'Gene', '11810', (98, 105)) ('mutations', 'Var', (168, 177)) 46840 23773267 Complete loss of DND1 function is not sufficient to promote TGCT formation, even on the TGCT-susceptible 129S1/SvImJ inbred genetic background; reducing the chances that DND1 mutations play a significant role in human TGCTs. ('DND1', 'Gene', (17, 21)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (212, 217)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (9, 13)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (170, 174)) ('mutations', 'Var', (175, 184)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (60, 64)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (52, 59)) 46842 23773267 Loss of Dnd1 inhibits PGC migration and results in PGC deficiency, but did not produce TGCTs. ('PGC', 'Protein', (22, 25)) ('PGC deficiency', 'Disease', (51, 65)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (8, 12)) ('PGC deficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007153', (51, 65)) ('results in', 'Reg', (40, 50)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (29, 32)) ('Loss', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (13, 21)) 46845 23773267 The role of DND1Ter in TGCT formation is further supported by recent results in a rat study where a spontaneous mutation producing a premature stop codon in exon 4, similar to DND1Ter, resulted in TGCTs. ('mutation', 'Var', (112, 120)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (197, 202)) ('premature stop codon', 'MPA', (133, 153)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (82, 85)) ('resulted in', 'Reg', (185, 196)) 46846 23773267 To date, human DND1 mutations have not yet been reported that yield a similarly truncated DND1 protein. ('DND1', 'Gene', (15, 19)) ('mutations', 'Var', (20, 29)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (9, 14)) 46847 23773267 Through intercrosses with mice carrying a complete loss of function Dnd1KO allele our study showed that DND1 is necessary for embryonic viability and results in abnormal allelic segregation. ('DND1', 'Var', (104, 108)) ('allelic segregation', 'MPA', (170, 189)) ('Dnd1KO', 'Gene', (68, 74)) ('results in abnormal', 'Reg', (150, 169)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (26, 30)) 46849 23773267 These results demonstrate that Dnd1Ter enhances tumorigenesis in two separate mouse models of cancer. ('Dnd1Ter', 'Var', (31, 38)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (48, 53)) ('enhances', 'PosReg', (39, 47)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 100)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (21, 24)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (94, 100)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (48, 53)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (78, 83)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 53)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (73, 76)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (94, 100)) 46851 23773267 ES cells with a targeted deletion of Dnd1 were generated from 129S6 mice by the Intrexon Corporation, (Blacksburg, VA). ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (68, 72)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (94, 97)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (37, 41)) ('deletion', 'Var', (25, 33)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (51, 54)) 46886 23152360 Germ-cell cancer (GCC), cytogenetically characterized by abnormalities of 12p, is the most frequent malignancy in male Caucasians aged 15-40 years. ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (100, 110)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (10, 16)) ('Germ-cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (0, 16)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (100, 110)) ('abnormalities', 'Var', (57, 70)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (10, 16)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (10, 16)) ('GCC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (18, 21)) 47064 22381132 In another study, predictors of distress in male BRCA1/2 carriers at 1 year included higher baseline cancer-specific distress and being unmarried. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (101, 107)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (85, 91)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (101, 107)) ('BRCA1/2', 'Gene', '672;675', (49, 56)) ('distress', 'MPA', (32, 40)) ('carriers', 'Var', (57, 65)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 107)) ('BRCA1/2', 'Gene', (49, 56)) 47091 22381132 The researcher used a semi-structured script to guide the participant towards actively identifying, with differently colored symbols, the individuals who filled various social roles in their lives from within and outside the biological family-informational (blue dots), tangible (green dots), emotional (yellow dots), and spiritual/religious (red dots). ('green dots', 'Var', (280, 290)) ('participant', 'Species', '9606', (58, 69)) ('blue dots', 'Var', (258, 267)) 47195 22381132 In a study of long-term distress in a sub-set of men with BRCA1/2 mutations, predictors of distress included higher baseline distress and being unmarried, whereas, most of our distressed participants were married and all but one were affected with TC. ('mutations', 'Var', (66, 75)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (49, 52)) ('BRCA1/2', 'Gene', '672;675', (58, 65)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (248, 250)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (109, 115)) ('baseline distress', 'MPA', (116, 133)) ('BRCA1/2', 'Gene', (58, 65)) ('participants', 'Species', '9606', (187, 199)) 47257 22381132 This work was supported by the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics of the National Cancer Institute within the Intramural Research Programs of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, and by support services contracts NO2-CP-11019-50 and N02-CP-65504 with Westat, Inc., Rockville, MD, USA. ('Cancer', 'Disease', (43, 49)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (92, 98)) ('N02-CP-65504', 'Var', (246, 258)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (92, 98)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (43, 49)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 98)) ('NO2-CP-11019-50', 'Var', (226, 241)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (43, 49)) 47352 20705572 used the United States Department of Defense Serum Repository to conduct a large nested case-control study that reported an association between persistent organochlorines and testicular cancer. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (175, 192)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (186, 192)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (175, 192)) ('persistent', 'Var', (144, 154)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (175, 192)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (29, 32)) ('organochlorines', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006843', (155, 170)) 47362 20705572 It has also been suggested that DDT may be a tumor promoter through its strong inhibition of intercellular communication. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (45, 50)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (45, 50)) ('intercellular communication', 'Pathway', (93, 120)) ('DDT', 'Var', (32, 35)) ('DDT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003634', (32, 35)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (79, 89)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (45, 50)) 47373 19627379 Using data from 568 cases and 698 controls enrolled in the U.S. Servicemen's Testicular Tumor Environmental and Endocrine Determinants Study, we examined associations between TGCT and POPs, including p,p'-DDE, chlordane-related compounds, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), modified by polymorphisms in 5 hormone-metabolizing genes (CYP17A1, CYP1A1, HSD17B1, HSD17B4, and AR). ('Testicular Tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (77, 93)) ('chlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (210, 219)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (289, 302)) ('POPs', 'Chemical', '-', (184, 188)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (154, 166)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (375, 377)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (71, 74)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', '3295', (362, 369)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', (362, 369)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (345, 351)) ('polychlorinated biphenyls', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (243, 268)) ("p,p'-DDE", 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003633', (200, 208)) ('HSD17B1', 'Gene', '3292', (353, 360)) ('HSD17B1', 'Gene', (353, 360)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (345, 351)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (101, 104)) ('PCBs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (270, 274)) ('Tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (88, 93)) ('CYP17A1', 'Gene', (336, 343)) ('CYP17A1', 'Gene', '1586', (336, 343)) 47374 19627379 Two polymorphisms in CYP1A1, rs1456432 and rs7495708, modified the association between trans-nonachlor and total chlordanes and TGCT risk. ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (21, 27)) ('rs1456432', 'Mutation', 'rs1456432', (29, 38)) ('rs7495708', 'Var', (43, 52)) ('modified', 'Reg', (54, 62)) ('chlordanes', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (113, 123)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (128, 132)) ('rs1456432', 'Var', (29, 38)) ('rs7495708', 'Mutation', 'rs7495708', (43, 52)) ('association', 'Interaction', (67, 78)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (21, 27)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (87, 102)) 47375 19627379 Among men with a minor allele for rs1456432, those with the highest quartiles had an increased risk of TGCT (OR=1.90, 95% CI, 1.01-3.56) compare to those with the lowest; there were no increased risk among men with the homozygous major allele genotype (p-interaction=0.024). ('rs1456432', 'Var', (34, 43)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (103, 107)) ('rs1456432', 'Mutation', 'rs1456432', (34, 43)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (206, 209)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (6, 9)) 47377 19627379 HSD17B4 rs384346 modified the associations between TGCT risk and PCB-118 and PCB-138 concentrations: the 45-55% reductions in TGCT risk for men with the highest quartiles compared to the lowest quartiles were only present in those who had a major homozygous allele genotype (p-interactions<0.04). ('men', 'Species', '9606', (140, 143)) ('rs384346', 'Var', (8, 16)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (126, 130)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', '3295', (0, 7)) ('reductions', 'NegReg', (112, 122)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (51, 55)) ('rs384346', 'Mutation', 'rs384346', (8, 16)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', (0, 7)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (30, 42)) ('PCB-138', 'Chemical', '-', (77, 84)) ('modified', 'Reg', (17, 25)) ('PCB-118', 'Chemical', '-', (65, 72)) 47378 19627379 Thus, there are suggestions that certain CYP1A1 and HSD17B4 polymorphisms may modify the associations between POPs and TGCT risk. ('associations', 'Interaction', (89, 101)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (119, 123)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (60, 73)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (41, 47)) ('modify', 'Reg', (78, 84)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', '3295', (52, 59)) ('POPs', 'Chemical', '-', (110, 114)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (41, 47)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', (52, 59)) ('POPs', 'Disease', (110, 114)) 47385 19627379 Genetic variation in these genes and risk of TGCT has been previously studied by our group; however, there was only a suggestion of an association between a CYP1A1 polymorphism and nonseminomatous testicular germ cell tumors. ('polymorphism', 'Var', (164, 176)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (157, 163)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (208, 223)) ('nonseminomatous testicular germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (181, 224)) ('nonseminomatous testicular germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537844', (181, 224)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (218, 223)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (208, 224)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (218, 224)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (157, 163)) 47403 19627379 The selection of SNPs in 5 candidate genes (CYP1A1, CYP17A1, HSD17B1, HSD17B4, and AR) in the hormone-metabolizing pathway has been previously described in detail. ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (83, 85)) ('CYP17A1', 'Gene', (52, 59)) ('CYP17A1', 'Gene', '1586', (52, 59)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (17, 21)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', '3295', (70, 77)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', (70, 77)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (44, 50)) ('HSD17B1', 'Gene', '3292', (61, 68)) ('HSD17B1', 'Gene', (61, 68)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (44, 50)) 47407 19627379 There was >98% concordance for all SNPs in quality controls samples, except for CYP1A1 rs24272299 (97%), rs4646903 (97%), HSD17B1 rs2830 (97%), and HSD17B4 rs28943585 (94%). ('rs24272299', 'Mutation', 'rs24272299', (87, 97)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (80, 86)) ('rs4646903', 'Mutation', 'rs4646903', (105, 114)) ('rs24272299', 'Var', (87, 97)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (80, 86)) ('HSD17B1', 'Gene', '3292', (122, 129)) ('rs28943585', 'Var', (156, 166)) ('rs2830', 'Mutation', 'rs2830', (130, 136)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', '3295', (148, 155)) ('rs4646903', 'Var', (105, 114)) ('rs2830', 'Var', (130, 136)) ('HSD17B1', 'Gene', (122, 129)) ('rs28943585', 'Mutation', 'rs28943585', (156, 166)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', (148, 155)) 47408 19627379 All genotypes in the autosomal chromosomes (CYP1A1, CYP17A1, HSD17B1, and HSD17B4) were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium among the control population except for HSD17B1 rs2830 (p<0.001). ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', '3295', (74, 81)) ('CYP17A1', 'Gene', (52, 59)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', (74, 81)) ('CYP17A1', 'Gene', '1586', (52, 59)) ('rs2830', 'Mutation', 'rs2830', (166, 172)) ('HSD17B1', 'Gene', '3292', (158, 165)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (44, 50)) ('HSD17B1', 'Gene', '3292', (61, 68)) ('rs2830', 'Var', (166, 172)) ('HSD17B1', 'Gene', (158, 165)) ('HSD17B1', 'Gene', (61, 68)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (44, 50)) 47412 19627379 For our primary hypothesis, the POPs of interest included those that were found to be associated with TGCT risk: cis-nonachlor, trans-nonachlor, p,p'-DDE, PCB-118, PCB-138, PCB-153, PCB-156, PCB-163, PCB-170, PCB-180, and PCB-187 (Table 1). ('PCB-163', 'Var', (191, 198)) ('PCB-118', 'Var', (155, 162)) ('PCB-187', 'Chemical', '-', (222, 229)) ('cis-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (113, 126)) ('POPs', 'Chemical', '-', (32, 36)) ('PCB-138', 'Chemical', '-', (164, 171)) ('PCB-170', 'Var', (200, 207)) ('PCB-163', 'Chemical', '-', (191, 198)) ('PCB-170', 'Chemical', '-', (200, 207)) ('PCB-138', 'Var', (164, 171)) ('PCB-153', 'Chemical', '-', (173, 180)) ('PCB-180', 'Chemical', '-', (209, 216)) ("p,p'-DDE", 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003633', (145, 153)) ('PCB-153', 'Var', (173, 180)) ('PCB-118', 'Chemical', '-', (155, 162)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (102, 106)) ('cis-nonachlor', 'Var', (113, 126)) ('PCB-156', 'Chemical', '-', (182, 189)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Var', (128, 143)) ('PCB-156', 'Var', (182, 189)) ('PCB-180', 'Gene', (209, 216)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (128, 143)) 47413 19627379 A secondary, exploratory hypothesis examined interactions between hormone-metabolizing SNPs and POPs that were not associated with TGCT risk (oxychlordane, p,p'-DDT, beta-hexachlorocyclohexane, mirex, PCB-99, PCB-101, and PCB-183). ('beta-hexachlorocyclohexane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C023888', (166, 192)) ('PCB-183', 'Chemical', '-', (222, 229)) ('PCB-101', 'Chemical', '-', (209, 216)) ("p,p'-DDT", 'Chemical', '-', (156, 164)) ('PCB-99', 'Gene', (201, 207)) ('beta-hexachlorocyclohexane', 'Var', (166, 192)) ('interactions', 'Interaction', (45, 57)) ('POPs', 'Chemical', '-', (96, 100)) ('PCB-99', 'Chemical', '-', (201, 207)) ('mirex', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008917', (194, 199)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (131, 135)) ('oxychlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C008743', (142, 154)) ('PCB-101', 'Gene', (209, 216)) ('PCB-183', 'Gene', (222, 229)) 47422 19627379 Men with the CYP1A1 rs4886605 AA genotype had lower oxychlordane concentrations than those with the GG genotype (9.20 ng/g lipid for AA versus 11.04 ng/g lipid for GG, p-trend=0.043). ('lipid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (154, 159)) ('lipid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (123, 128)) ('rs4886605 AA', 'Var', (20, 32)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (46, 51)) ('rs4886605', 'Mutation', 'rs4886605', (20, 29)) ('oxychlordane concentrations', 'MPA', (52, 79)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (13, 19)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (13, 19)) ('oxychlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C008743', (52, 64)) ('Men', 'Species', '9606', (0, 3)) 47424 19627379 There were also trends in PCB-118, PCB-138, and PCB-187 concentrations associated with HSD17B4 genotype. ('PCB-187', 'Gene', (48, 55)) ('PCB-138', 'Chemical', '-', (35, 42)) ('genotype', 'Var', (95, 103)) ('PCB-118', 'Chemical', '-', (26, 33)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', '3295', (87, 94)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', (87, 94)) ('PCB-187', 'Chemical', '-', (48, 55)) 47425 19627379 Men with the HSD17B4 rs2455463 GG genotype had lower PCB118 concentrations than men with the CC genotype (9.80 versus 11.24 ng/g lipid, respectively, p-trend=0.035). ('lower', 'NegReg', (47, 52)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', '3295', (13, 20)) ('rs2455463', 'Mutation', 'rs2455463', (21, 30)) ('PCB118 concentrations', 'MPA', (53, 74)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', (13, 20)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (80, 83)) ('rs2455463', 'Var', (21, 30)) ('PCB118', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C070055', (53, 59)) ('lipid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (129, 134)) ('Men', 'Species', '9606', (0, 3)) 47426 19627379 Men had higher PCB-138 concentrations if they had the AA genotype for HSD17B4 rs25640 compared to the GG genotype (p-trend=0.049), and the GG genotype for HSD17B4 rs246899 compared to the AA genotype (p-trend=0.041). ('rs25640', 'Mutation', 'rs25640', (78, 85)) ('PCB-138', 'Chemical', '-', (15, 22)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', '3295', (70, 77)) ('rs25640', 'Var', (78, 85)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', '3295', (155, 162)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', (70, 77)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', (155, 162)) ('rs246899', 'Mutation', 'rs246899', (163, 171)) ('PCB-138 concentrations', 'MPA', (15, 37)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (8, 14)) ('Men', 'Species', '9606', (0, 3)) 47427 19627379 Men also had higher PCB187 concentrations if they had the TT genotype for HSD17B4 rs28943585 compared to the CC genotype (p-trend=0.047), and the GG genotype for HSD17B4 rs246899 compared to the AA genotype (p-trend=0.015). ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', '3295', (74, 81)) ('rs28943585', 'Mutation', 'rs28943585', (82, 92)) ('PCB187', 'Chemical', '-', (20, 26)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', (74, 81)) ('rs246899', 'Var', (170, 178)) ('Men', 'Species', '9606', (0, 3)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (13, 19)) ('rs246899', 'Mutation', 'rs246899', (170, 178)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', '3295', (162, 169)) ('rs28943585', 'Var', (82, 92)) ('PCB187 concentrations', 'MPA', (20, 41)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', (162, 169)) 47429 19627379 Similarly, HapMap found that the CYP1A1 SNPs rs7495708 (-4404G>A) and rs4886605 (-10549G>A) were highly correlated (r2=0.92) and had a high level of linkage disequilibrium (D'=1.0). ('rs7495708 (-4404G>A', 'Var', (45, 64)) ('-10549G>A', 'Var', (81, 90)) ('rs7495708', 'Mutation', 'rs7495708', (45, 54)) ('rs4886605 (-10549G>A', 'Var', (70, 90)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (33, 39)) ('-10549G>A', 'Mutation', 'rs4886605', (81, 90)) ('-4404G>A', 'Mutation', 'rs7495708', (56, 64)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (33, 39)) ('rs4886605', 'Mutation', 'rs4886605', (70, 79)) 47430 19627379 As the associations with TGCT risk were similar for these correlated pairs of SNPs, only POP associations with TGCT risk, modified by rs1456432 and rs7495708, are presented in Table 3. ('rs7495708', 'Mutation', 'rs7495708', (148, 157)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (111, 115)) ('rs1456432', 'Mutation', 'rs1456432', (134, 143)) ('rs7495708', 'Var', (148, 157)) ('rs1456432', 'Var', (134, 143)) 47432 19627379 For both the CYP1A1 rs1456432 and rs7495708 SNPs, among men with the homozygous major allele genotype, there were no associations between quartiles of trans-nonachlor and total chlordanes and TGCT risk. ('TGCT', 'Disease', (192, 196)) ('rs1456432', 'Var', (20, 29)) ('chlordanes', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (177, 187)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (56, 59)) ('rs7495708', 'Mutation', 'rs7495708', (34, 43)) ('rs7495708', 'Var', (34, 43)) ('rs1456432', 'Mutation', 'rs1456432', (20, 29)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (151, 166)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (13, 19)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (13, 19)) 47433 19627379 Among men with any minor allele for the CYP1A1 rs1456432 SNP (AG or GG genotype), those with the highest quartile of trans-nonachlor had a 1.90 times (95% CI, 1.01-3.56) the risk of TGCT compared with men with the lowest (p-interaction=0.024). ('men', 'Species', '9606', (201, 204)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (182, 186)) ('rs1456432', 'Mutation', 'rs1456432', (47, 56)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (40, 46)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (117, 132)) ('rs1456432 SNP', 'Var', (47, 60)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (40, 46)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (6, 9)) 47435 19627379 There was no effect modification by the CYP1A1 rs1456432 SNP for cis-nonachlor (data not shown). ('cis-nonachlor', 'MPA', (65, 78)) ('rs1456432', 'Mutation', 'rs1456432', (47, 56)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (40, 46)) ('rs1456432', 'Var', (47, 56)) ('cis-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (65, 78)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (40, 46)) 47436 19627379 Among men with any minor allele for the CYP1A1 rs7495708 SNP (GA or AA genotype), those with the highest quartile of trans-nonachlor had an almost 2-fold (OR=1.92, 95% CI, 1.03-3.58) increased risk of TGCT compared with men with the lowest (p-interaction=0.014). ('rs7495708', 'Mutation', 'rs7495708', (47, 56)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (201, 205)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (40, 46)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (117, 132)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (40, 46)) ('rs7495708 SNP', 'Var', (47, 60)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (220, 223)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (6, 9)) 47440 19627379 HSD17B4 rs384346 was the only SNP to modify the association of TGCT risk with PCB-118 and PCB-138 concentrations. ('rs384346', 'Var', (8, 16)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', '3295', (0, 7)) ('PCB-138', 'Chemical', '-', (90, 97)) ('association', 'Interaction', (48, 59)) ('rs384346', 'Mutation', 'rs384346', (8, 16)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (63, 67)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', (0, 7)) ('PCB-118', 'Chemical', '-', (78, 85)) 47441 19627379 Among men with the homozygous major allele genotype (AA), there was a statistically significant reduction in risk with the highest PCB-118 and PCB-138 quartiles (p-trends<0.001); men with the highest quartile of PCB-118 had an almost 50% reduction in TGCT risk (OR=0.46, 95% CI, 0.31-0.70) compared to men with the lowest. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (179, 182)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (251, 255)) ('PCB-118', 'Var', (212, 219)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (302, 305)) ('PCB-118', 'Chemical', '-', (131, 138)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (238, 247)) ('PCB-118', 'Chemical', '-', (212, 219)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (96, 105)) ('PCB-138', 'Chemical', '-', (143, 150)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (6, 9)) 47443 19627379 Among men with any minor allele for HSD17B4 rs384346, there were no associations between PCB-118 and PCB-138 concentrations and TGCT risk (p-interaction<0.001 for PCB-118 and p-interaction=0.034 for PCB-138). ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', (36, 43)) ('PCB-138', 'Chemical', '-', (199, 206)) ('PCB-118', 'Chemical', '-', (163, 170)) ('PCB-138', 'Gene', (101, 108)) ('rs384346', 'Var', (44, 52)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (128, 132)) ('PCB-138', 'Chemical', '-', (101, 108)) ('PCB-118', 'Chemical', '-', (89, 96)) ('rs384346', 'Mutation', 'rs384346', (44, 52)) ('PCB-118', 'Gene', (89, 96)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (68, 80)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', '3295', (36, 43)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (6, 9)) 47444 19627379 No other interactions between other PCB congeners of interest (PCB-153, PCB-156, PCB-163, PCB170, PCB-180. ('PCB', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (63, 66)) ('PCB170', 'Var', (90, 96)) ('PCB-180', 'Chemical', '-', (98, 105)) ('PCB-163', 'Var', (81, 88)) ('PCB', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (90, 93)) ('PCB', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (36, 39)) ('PCB', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (72, 75)) ('PCB-163', 'Chemical', '-', (81, 88)) ('PCB', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (81, 84)) ('PCB170', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C541131', (90, 96)) ('interactions', 'Interaction', (9, 21)) ('PCB-156', 'Chemical', '-', (72, 79)) ('PCB', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (98, 101)) ('PCB-153', 'Chemical', '-', (63, 70)) 47447 19627379 HSD17B4 rs28943585 and rs28943586 modified the association between PCB-99 concentrations and TGCT risk (p-interactions<0.003). ('rs28943585', 'Var', (8, 18)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', '3295', (0, 7)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', (0, 7)) ('PCB-99', 'Gene', (67, 73)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (93, 97)) ('PCB-99', 'Chemical', '-', (67, 73)) ('rs28943585', 'Mutation', 'rs28943585', (8, 18)) ('modified', 'Reg', (34, 42)) ('rs28943586', 'Var', (23, 33)) ('association', 'Interaction', (47, 58)) ('rs28943586', 'Mutation', 'rs28943586', (23, 33)) 47448 19627379 Among men with a minor allele for rs28943585, those in the highest quartiles of PCB-99 had a suggestion, although not statistically significant, of a reduced TGCT risk (OR=0.65, 95% CI, 0.31-1.36, p-trend=0.004) compared to men in the lowest quartile; there was no association between PCB-99 concentrations and TGCT risk among men with the homozygote major allele genotype. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (224, 227)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (311, 315)) ('rs28943585', 'Mutation', 'rs28943585', (34, 44)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (158, 162)) ('PCB-99', 'Chemical', '-', (285, 291)) ('PCB-99', 'Chemical', '-', (80, 86)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (327, 330)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (150, 157)) ('rs28943585', 'Var', (34, 44)) ('PCB-99', 'Gene', (80, 86)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (6, 9)) 47449 19627379 Similar associations were seen for rs28943586, which has been shown by HapMap data to be in LD with rs28943585 (r2=1.0, D'=1.0). ('rs28943585', 'Var', (100, 110)) ('rs28943586', 'Var', (35, 45)) ('rs28943586', 'Mutation', 'rs28943586', (35, 45)) ('rs28943585', 'Mutation', 'rs28943585', (100, 110)) 47450 19627379 The association between PCB-183 and TGCT risk was also modified by HSD17B4 rs426899. ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', (67, 74)) ('PCB-183', 'Chemical', '-', (24, 31)) ('association', 'Interaction', (4, 15)) ('PCB-183', 'Gene', (24, 31)) ('rs426899', 'Var', (75, 83)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (36, 40)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', '3295', (67, 74)) ('rs426899', 'Mutation', 'rs426899', (75, 83)) 47452 19627379 No effect modification was observed for TGCT risk associated with oxychlordane, p,p'-DDT, beta-hexachlorocyclohexane, mirex, or PCB-101 (data not shown). ('PCB-101', 'Var', (128, 135)) ('mirex', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008917', (118, 123)) ('beta-hexachlorocyclohexane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C023888', (90, 116)) ('beta-hexachlorocyclohexane', 'Var', (90, 116)) ('PCB-101', 'Chemical', '-', (128, 135)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (40, 44)) ('oxychlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C008743', (66, 78)) ("p,p'-DDT", 'Chemical', '-', (80, 88)) 47454 19627379 In our population, we previously reported that among various organochlorine pesticide exposures, men with the highest quartiles of trans-nonachlor and total chlordanes had an approximate 1.5-fold increased risk of TGCT compared to men with the lowest quartiles. ('increased', 'PosReg', (196, 205)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (97, 100)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (231, 234)) ('chlordanes', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (157, 167)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Var', (131, 146)) ('organochlorine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006843', (61, 75)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (214, 218)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (131, 146)) 47455 19627379 In this study, we observed that these increased risks were only present in men who had a minor allele for CYP1A1 rs1456432 and rs7495708. ('rs1456432', 'Var', (113, 122)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (106, 112)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (75, 78)) ('rs1456432', 'Mutation', 'rs1456432', (113, 122)) ('rs7495708', 'Var', (127, 136)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (106, 112)) ('rs7495708', 'Mutation', 'rs7495708', (127, 136)) 47457 19627379 There were suggestions that polymorphisms in CYP1A1 and HSD17B4 may be associated with concentrations of oxychlordane and PCBs, respectively; thus, it may be plausible that these polymorphisms may also affect TGCT risk by altering the metabolism of oxychlordane and PCB PCB-118, PCB-138, and PCB-187. ('altering', 'Reg', (222, 230)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', '3295', (56, 63)) ('PCB', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (122, 125)) ('PCB', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (279, 282)) ('associated', 'Reg', (71, 81)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', (56, 63)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (209, 213)) ('PCB-118', 'Chemical', '-', (270, 277)) ('PCB', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (270, 273)) ('PCB', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (292, 295)) ('affect', 'Reg', (202, 208)) ('PCB-187', 'Gene', (292, 299)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (45, 51)) ('oxychlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C008743', (105, 117)) ('metabolism of oxychlordane', 'MPA', (235, 261)) ('oxychlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C008743', (249, 261)) ('PCBs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (122, 126)) ('PCB-138', 'Chemical', '-', (279, 286)) ('PCB-138', 'Gene', (279, 286)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (45, 51)) ('PCB', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (266, 269)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (28, 41)) ('PCB-187', 'Chemical', '-', (292, 299)) 47458 19627379 Examining polychlorinated biphenyl exposures, we previously found that men with the highest quartiles of PCB-118 and PCB-138 concentrations had an approximate 45-55% reduction in risk of TGCT compared to men with the lowest quartiles. ('reduction', 'NegReg', (166, 175)) ('PCB-138', 'Chemical', '-', (117, 124)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (71, 74)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (187, 191)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (204, 207)) ('PCB-118', 'Chemical', '-', (105, 112)) ('PCB-118', 'Gene', (105, 112)) ('PCB-138', 'Var', (117, 124)) 47459 19627379 In this study, we observed that these decreased risks were only present in men who had a major homozygous allele genotype for HSD17B4 rs384346. ('rs384346', 'Mutation', 'rs384346', (134, 142)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', '3295', (126, 133)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (75, 78)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', (126, 133)) ('rs384346', 'Var', (134, 142)) 47463 19627379 of Sweden men observed that of the 8 POPs measured, only cis-nonachlordane was associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer (OR=2.6, 95% CI, 1.2-5.7). ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (116, 133)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (10, 13)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 133)) ('cis-nonachlordane', 'Var', (57, 74)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (116, 133)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (116, 133)) ('cis-nonachlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (57, 74)) ('POPs', 'Chemical', '-', (37, 41)) 47467 19627379 The study also genotyped microsatellite repeat polymorphisms in the AR gene (CAG genotype: <23 versus >=23 repeats, GGN genotype: <17 versus >= 17 repeats). ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (68, 70)) ('GGN', 'Gene', '199720', (116, 119)) ('microsatellite repeat polymorphisms', 'Var', (25, 60)) ('GGN', 'Gene', (116, 119)) 47474 19627379 In addition, epidemiologic studies in women have observed interactions between CYP1A1 polymorphisms and PCB exposure on breast cancer risk. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 133)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (120, 133)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (120, 133)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (79, 85)) ('PCB', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (104, 107)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (79, 85)) ('interactions', 'Interaction', (58, 70)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (120, 133)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (38, 43)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (86, 99)) 47476 19627379 These studies all included two polymorphisms that we also examined, CYP1A1 M1 (also known as CYP1A1*2A, rs4646903) and CYP1A1 M2 (also known as CYP1A1*2C, rs1048943), and consistently observed that CYP1A1 M2 modified the association between PCB exposure and breast cancer risk. ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (68, 74)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (198, 204)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (265, 271)) ('association', 'Interaction', (221, 232)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (119, 125)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (144, 150)) ('modified', 'Reg', (208, 216)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (258, 271)) ('rs4646903', 'Mutation', 'rs4646903', (104, 113)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (198, 204)) ('rs1048943', 'Mutation', 'rs1048943', (155, 164)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (119, 125)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (93, 99)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (258, 271)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (258, 271)) ('rs1048943', 'Var', (155, 164)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (68, 74)) ('rs4646903', 'Var', (104, 113)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (93, 99)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (144, 150)) ('PCB', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (241, 244)) 47478 19627379 Based on HapMap data, the CYP1A1 M1 and M2 polymorphisms are in strong linkage disequilibrium with CYP1A1 rs1456432, which we did find to interact with the pesticide, trans-nonachlor. ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (167, 182)) ('rs1456432', 'Mutation', 'rs1456432', (106, 115)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (26, 32)) ('linkage', 'Interaction', (71, 78)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (99, 105)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (99, 105)) ('interact', 'Reg', (138, 146)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (26, 32)) ('rs1456432', 'Var', (106, 115)) 47483 19627379 This is the first study to assess risk of TGCT and interactions between polymorphisms in several common hormone-metabolizing genes and pre-diagnostic serum concentrations of POPs. ('TGCT', 'Disease', (42, 46)) ('POPs', 'Chemical', '-', (174, 178)) ('interactions', 'Interaction', (51, 63)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (72, 85)) 47487 19627379 In conclusion, the current study suggests that some CYP1A1 and HSD17B4 polymorphisms may modify the associations between chlordanes and PCBs, respectively, and risk of TGCT. ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (71, 84)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (100, 112)) ('PCBs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (136, 140)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (52, 58)) ('chlordanes', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (121, 131)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (168, 172)) ('modify', 'Reg', (89, 95)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', '3295', (63, 70)) ('chlordanes', 'Disease', (121, 131)) ('CYP1A1', 'Gene', (52, 58)) ('HSD17B4', 'Gene', (63, 70)) ('PCBs', 'Disease', (136, 140)) 26798 21207375 Seminoma testicular cancer was defined as ICD-O morphology codes: 9060/3, 9061/3, 9062/3 and 9063/3. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (20, 26)) ('Seminoma testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (0, 26)) ('Seminoma testicular cancer', 'Disease', (0, 26)) ('9063/3', 'Var', (93, 99)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (9, 26)) 47682 21303994 (S-11/06, S-04/07, S-02/08 to L.R. ('S-11/06', 'Gene', '6267', (1, 8)) ('S-11/06', 'Gene', (1, 8)) ('S-02/08', 'Var', (19, 26)) ('S-04/07', 'Var', (10, 17)) 47736 19491264 This was confirmed by RT-PCR for three of them, whereas one (THC2341283) did not give any bands and one (THC2378933) resulted in multiple bands (not shown). ('THC2341283', 'Chemical', '-', (61, 71)) ('THC2341283', 'Var', (61, 71)) ('THC2378933', 'Chemical', '-', (105, 115)) ('resulted in', 'Reg', (117, 128)) ('THC2378933', 'Var', (105, 115)) 47827 23928699 In recent years, studies have demonstrated that aberrant expression of certain stem cell-associated nuclear transcription factors, such as octamer-binding transcription factor 4 (OCT4), SOX2, NANOG and KLF4, could contribute to the tumorigenesis of various somatic cancers. ('KLF4', 'Gene', '9314', (202, 206)) ('octamer-binding transcription factor 4', 'Gene', (139, 177)) ('SOX2', 'Gene', '6657', (186, 190)) ('somatic cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (257, 272)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (265, 271)) ('SOX2', 'Gene', (186, 190)) ('expression', 'MPA', (57, 67)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (48, 56)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (232, 237)) ('octamer-binding transcription factor 4', 'Gene', '5460', (139, 177)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', '79923', (192, 197)) ('KLF4', 'Gene', (202, 206)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', (192, 197)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (37, 40)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (232, 237)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', (179, 183)) ('somatic cancers', 'Disease', (257, 272)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (214, 224)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (232, 237)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (265, 272)) 47832 23928699 reported that ectopic OCT4 expression in somatic cells causes epithelial dysplasia. ('epithelial dysplasia', 'Disease', (62, 82)) ('epithelial dysplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:C567703', (62, 82)) ('OCT4', 'Protein', (22, 26)) ('ectopic', 'Var', (14, 21)) ('causes', 'Reg', (55, 61)) 47862 23928699 Tumors formed by OCT4-expressing cells contained fewer apoptotic cells than control cells (Figure 3b, P<0.05, Student's t-test), indicating that OCT4 may promote tumor formation by inhibiting apoptosis. ('Tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 5)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (162, 167)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (154, 161)) ('inhibiting', 'NegReg', (181, 191)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (162, 167)) ('OCT4', 'Var', (145, 149)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (192, 201)) ('Tumors', 'Disease', (0, 6)) ('Tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (0, 6)) ('Tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 6)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (162, 167)) 47863 23928699 To further explore the mechanism by which OCT4 inhibits apoptosis in cervical cancer cells, we determined the expression levels of several apoptosis-related genes (Supplementary Figure 1) and microRNAs (miRNAs; Figure 4a) in each cell line. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 84)) ('OCT4', 'Var', (42, 46)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (203, 206)) ('miR', 'Gene', (203, 206)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002583', (69, 84)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (56, 65)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', (69, 84)) ('apoptosis-related genes', 'Gene', (139, 162)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (47, 55)) 47872 23928699 Sequence analyses revealed the presence of two conserved octamer regulatory regions (RRs) in this region, named RR1 (between -4280 nt and -4287 nt, pink oval) and RR2 (between -439 nt and -446 nt, red oval; Figure 4d). ('RR1', 'Gene', (112, 115)) ('RR2', 'Gene', (163, 166)) ('RR1', 'Gene', '6240', (112, 115)) ('between -4280 nt and -4287 nt', 'Var', (117, 146)) ('RR2', 'Gene', '6241', (163, 166)) ('between -439 nt', 'Var', (168, 183)) 47884 23928699 Taken together, these results indicate that HeLa cell apoptosis was negatively correlated with miR-125b expression, and inactivation of miR-125b can abolish the effect induced by OCT4. ('inactivation', 'Var', (120, 132)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (95, 98)) ('miR', 'Gene', (95, 98)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (44, 48)) ('abolish', 'NegReg', (149, 156)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (136, 139)) ('miR', 'Gene', (136, 139)) ('expression', 'MPA', (104, 114)) ('negatively', 'NegReg', (68, 78)) 47902 23928699 As shown in Supplementary Figure 4, after OCT4 inhibition, the level of miR-125b was downregulated, BAK1 was upregulated and the proportion of apoptotic cells were significantly increased, emphasizing the notion that OCT4 regulates cell apoptosis by activating miR-125b. ('downregulated', 'NegReg', (85, 98)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (109, 120)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', (42, 46)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (250, 260)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (47, 57)) ('level', 'MPA', (63, 68)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (100, 104)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (261, 264)) ('miR', 'Gene', (261, 264)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (100, 104)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (72, 75)) ('miR', 'Gene', (72, 75)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (178, 187)) 47913 23928699 found that OCT4 overexpression could promote tumor formation by human colorectal cancer cells, and Kim and Nam determined that Oct4 in a mouse model of breast cancer enhanced tumorigenesis and increased the number of cancer stem cells. ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (137, 142)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (70, 87)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (45, 50)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (81, 87)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (81, 87)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (45, 50)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (159, 165)) ('Nam', 'Gene', (107, 110)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (159, 165)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (217, 223)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (166, 174)) ('Nam', 'Gene', '246329', (107, 110)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (64, 69)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (70, 87)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (175, 180)) ('Oct4', 'Var', (127, 131)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (45, 50)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (81, 87)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (70, 87)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (193, 202)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (175, 180)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (152, 165)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (159, 165)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (37, 44)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (152, 165)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (217, 223)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (152, 165)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (175, 180)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (217, 223)) 47918 23928699 In murine lung carcinoma and human breast cancer cell lines, knockdown of Oct4 expression by small interfering RNA results in apoptosis of cancer stem cell-like cells through the Oct4/Tcl1/Akt1 pathway. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (42, 48)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (126, 135)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (61, 70)) ('Oct4', 'Gene', (74, 78)) ('lung carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (10, 24)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (139, 145)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (15, 24)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (42, 48)) ('Akt1', 'Gene', (189, 193)) ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (3, 9)) ('Tcl1', 'Gene', (184, 188)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (29, 34)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (35, 48)) ('Tcl1', 'Gene', '8115', (184, 188)) ('lung carcinoma', 'Disease', (10, 24)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (139, 145)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (139, 145)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (35, 48)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (42, 48)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (35, 48)) ('Akt1', 'Gene', '207', (189, 193)) 47919 23928699 In mouse ESCs, knockdown of Oct4 expression induced apoptosis via the Stat3/survival pathway or the Trp53 pathway. ('Stat3', 'Gene', (70, 75)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (3, 8)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (15, 24)) ('Oct4', 'Gene', (28, 32)) ('Trp53', 'Gene', (100, 105)) ('Stat3', 'Gene', '20848', (70, 75)) ('Trp53', 'Gene', '22059', (100, 105)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (52, 61)) 47939 23928699 To our knowledge, this is the first study on the mechanism by which OCT4 deregulation contributes to cervical cancer. ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002583', (101, 116)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', (101, 116)) ('deregulation', 'Var', (73, 85)) ('OCT4', 'Protein', (68, 72)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (110, 116)) ('contributes', 'Reg', (86, 97)) 47950 23928699 After treating with 3% H2O2 and washing with phosphatebuffered saline (PBS) at room temperature, the sections were incubated at 4 C with the following primary antibodies: anti-OCT4 (1:100, H-134, sc-9081, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, CA, USA) and anti-BAK1 (1:100, N-20, sc-1035, Santa Cruz Biotechnology). ('1:100', 'Var', (183, 188)) ('phosphatebuffered saline', 'Chemical', '-', (45, 69)) ('PBS', 'Chemical', '-', (71, 74)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (262, 266)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (89, 92)) ('H2O2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006861', (23, 27)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (262, 266)) 47965 23928699 For promoter analyses, both a fragment (from position -5000 to -1 bp relative to the 5'-end of pre-miR-125b-1) and a series of 5' deletion mutants were cloned into the pGL3-Basic Vector (Promega, Madison, WI, USA) to generate miR-125b-1 promoter reporter constructs. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (221, 224)) ('miR-125b-1', 'Gene', '406911', (99, 109)) ('miR-125b-1', 'Gene', (99, 109)) ('miR-125b-1', 'Gene', '406911', (226, 236)) ('miR-125b-1', 'Gene', (226, 236)) ('mutants', 'Var', (139, 146)) 47981 23928699 After blocking with 5% fat-free milk, the membranes were incubated with primary antibodies as follows: anti-OCT4 (1:500, H-134, sc-9081, Santa Cruz Biotechnology), anti-BAK1 (1:500, N-20, sc-1035, Santa Cruz Biotechnology) and anti-beta-actin (1:500, C4, sc-47778, Santa Cruz Biotechnology). ('BAK1', 'Gene', (169, 173)) ('beta-actin', 'Gene', '728378', (232, 242)) ('beta-actin', 'Gene', (232, 242)) ('anti-OCT4', 'Var', (103, 112)) ('1:500', 'Var', (114, 119)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (169, 173)) 48115 33573132 Very often, human cancer is induced by the alteration of several cell cycle regulators. ('alteration', 'Var', (43, 53)) ('induced by', 'Reg', (28, 38)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (47, 50)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (18, 24)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (12, 17)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (18, 24)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (18, 24)) 48125 33573132 In particular, cancer research has been revolutionized by miRNAs discovery, since the deregulation of several miRNAs has been involved in the pathogenesis of many human cancer types. ('cancer', 'Disease', (169, 175)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (15, 21)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (15, 21)) ('deregulation', 'Var', (86, 98)) ('involved', 'Reg', (126, 134)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (58, 61)) ('miR', 'Gene', (58, 61)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (169, 175)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (163, 168)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (110, 113)) ('miR', 'Gene', (110, 113)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (15, 21)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (169, 175)) 48127 33573132 Given their importance in cancer phenomena, alterations of the miRNA signature in cancer cells vs. normal cells have been used to better determine the diagnosis, the prognosis and the response to cancer treatment in several human cancers. ('cancer', 'Disease', (26, 32)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (82, 88)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (196, 202)) ('alterations', 'Var', (44, 55)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (26, 32)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (48, 51)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (82, 88)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (208, 211)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (224, 229)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (230, 237)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (230, 237)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (230, 236)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (26, 32)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (230, 236)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (82, 88)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (63, 66)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (196, 202)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (196, 202)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (38, 41)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (230, 237)) ('miR', 'Gene', (63, 66)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (230, 236)) 48132 33573132 In fact, miR-302 induces the fast proliferation of these cells interacting with promoters and inhibitors of genes that regulate the cell cycle. ('induces', 'Reg', (17, 24)) ('miR-302', 'Var', (9, 16)) ('fast proliferation', 'CPA', (29, 47)) ('miR-302', 'Chemical', '-', (9, 16)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (41, 44)) 48134 33573132 Akt oncogene expression has been found to be suppressed by miR-302 in teratomas. ('miR-302', 'Chemical', '-', (59, 66)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (70, 78)) ('expression', 'MPA', (13, 23)) ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (45, 55)) ('Akt', 'Gene', '207', (0, 3)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (70, 79)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', (70, 79)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (70, 79)) ('Akt', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('miR-302', 'Var', (59, 66)) 48138 33573132 It has been demonstrated that miR-302 accelerates the cell cycle switch from the G1 to the S phase, inhibiting cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 2 and 4. ('cyclin-dependent', 'MPA', (111, 127)) ('accelerates', 'PosReg', (38, 49)) ('cell cycle switch', 'CPA', (54, 71)) ('inhibiting', 'NegReg', (100, 110)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (44, 47)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (19, 22)) ('miR-302', 'Chemical', '-', (30, 37)) ('miR-302', 'Var', (30, 37)) 48139 33573132 The blood of TGCT patients contains high levels of miR-302, whereas this is downregulated in liver, stomach and colon cancer. ('stomach', 'Disease', (100, 107)) ('miR-302', 'Chemical', '-', (51, 58)) ('miR-302', 'Var', (51, 58)) ('colon cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (112, 124)) ('colon cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (112, 124)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (118, 124)) ('colon cancer', 'Disease', (112, 124)) ('downregulated', 'NegReg', (76, 89)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (18, 26)) ('liver', 'Disease', (93, 98)) 48140 33573132 Interestingly, the levels of miR-302a-3p, miR-302b-3p and miR-302c-3p diminished in TGCT cell lines after cisplatin treatment. ('miR-302b-3p', 'Var', (42, 53)) ('miR-302', 'Chemical', '-', (42, 49)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (121, 124)) ('miR-302a-3p', 'Var', (29, 40)) ('miR-302', 'Chemical', '-', (29, 36)) ('diminished', 'NegReg', (70, 80)) ('miR-302c-3p', 'Var', (58, 69)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (106, 115)) ('miR-302', 'Chemical', '-', (58, 65)) 48147 33573132 Interestingly, miR-367-3p was strongly upregulated in TGCT patients compared to healthy ones. ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (39, 50)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (59, 67)) ('miR-367-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (15, 25)) ('miR-367-3p', 'Var', (15, 25)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (54, 58)) 48155 33573132 Although many papers have underlined the molecular mechanisms by which this cluster participates in tumor transformation, only miR-371a-3p has been extensively analyzed as a TGCT biomarker in follow-up, staging and diagnosis, and to estimate TGCT prognosis. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (100, 105)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (127, 138)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (100, 105)) ('participates', 'Reg', (84, 96)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (127, 138)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (100, 105)) 48159 33573132 Importantly, seminomas patients displayed the highest miR-371a-3p expression, followed by embryonic carcinomas, teratomas and yolk sac tumors (Table 1). ('seminomas', 'Disease', (13, 22)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (100, 109)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (100, 110)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (135, 140)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (23, 31)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (112, 121)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (54, 65)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (135, 141)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (112, 120)) ('teratomas and yolk sac tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018240', (112, 141)) ('embryonic carcinomas', 'Disease', (90, 110)) ('embryonic carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018236', (90, 110)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (54, 65)) ('highest', 'Reg', (46, 53)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (13, 22)) 48168 33573132 The scientific literature reports that miR-223-3p has been found to be deregulated in gastric and esophageal tumors, as well as in acute T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia. ('esophageal tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004938', (98, 115)) ('gastric', 'Disease', (86, 93)) ('deregulated', 'PosReg', (71, 82)) ('esophageal tumors', 'Disease', (98, 115)) ('esophageal tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100751', (98, 115)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (158, 166)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Var', (39, 49)) ('acute T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D054218', (131, 166)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (19, 22)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 114)) ('lymphoblastic leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005526', (144, 166)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (39, 49)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 115)) ('acute T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia', 'Disease', (131, 166)) 48169 33573132 In prostate cancer (PCa) tissue, miR-223-3p expression is recurrently reduced in comparison to the normal tissues, where miR-223-3p works as a tumor suppressor preventing cancer cell migration and invasion. ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (3, 18)) ('expression', 'MPA', (44, 54)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Gene', (33, 43)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (171, 177)) ('PCa', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (20, 23)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (3, 18)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 148)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (12, 18)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (70, 77)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (121, 131)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (171, 177)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (33, 43)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (171, 177)) ('invasion', 'CPA', (197, 205)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (143, 148)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (12, 18)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (186, 189)) ('preventing', 'NegReg', (160, 170)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (12, 18)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (143, 148)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Var', (121, 131)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (3, 18)) 48170 33573132 Moreover, miR-223-3p is upregulated in TGCTs with respect to normal testis. ('miR-223-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (10, 20)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (24, 35)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (39, 44)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Var', (10, 20)) 48172 33573132 Additionally, a negative correlation was found between miR-223-3p and FBXW7 mRNA expression levels. ('negative', 'NegReg', (16, 24)) ('FBXW7', 'Gene', '55294', (70, 75)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (55, 65)) ('FBXW7', 'Gene', (70, 75)) ('mRNA expression levels', 'MPA', (76, 98)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Var', (55, 65)) 48174 33573132 Additionally, the ectopic expression of the full-length coding sequence of FBXW7 rescued the cell growth and apoptosis mediated by miR-223-3p. ('miR-223-3p', 'Var', (131, 141)) ('cell growth', 'CPA', (93, 104)) ('rescued', 'PosReg', (81, 88)) ('FBXW7', 'Gene', (75, 80)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (109, 118)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (131, 141)) ('FBXW7', 'Gene', '55294', (75, 80)) 48175 33573132 As demonstrated in gastric cancer, miR-223-3p may influence chemotherapeutic agents' sensitivity in TGCTs. ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', (19, 33)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (27, 33)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (19, 33)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (100, 105)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (35, 45)) ('gastric cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012126', (19, 33)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (10, 13)) ('influence', 'Reg', (50, 59)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Var', (35, 45)) 48176 33573132 Finally, more studies are needed to use miR-223-3p as a tumor marker. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (56, 61)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (56, 61)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Var', (40, 50)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (40, 50)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (56, 61)) 48177 33573132 A main role in spermatogenesis has been found for miR-449. ('miR-449', 'Var', (50, 57)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (15, 30)) ('miR-449', 'Chemical', '-', (50, 57)) 48208 33573132 A main contribution could come from the combination of miRNAs with other canonical biomarkers, which could also result in a comprehensive view of miRNAs, known and unknown, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), circular-RNAs, and other ncRNAs. ('result in', 'Reg', (112, 121)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (55, 58)) ('circular-RNAs', 'Var', (205, 218)) ('miR', 'Gene', (55, 58)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (146, 149)) ('miR', 'Gene', (146, 149)) 48294 33072332 It proposes that disturbed testicular development in utero during the specific window called the masculinization programming window (MPW - around week 8-14 of gestation in humans) may result in the occurrence of one or a combination of reproductive disorders such as cryptorchidism, hypospadias, low sperm count and testicular germ cell cancer. ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (34, 35)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (42, 43)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (296, 297)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003456', (267, 281)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (88, 89)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (283, 294)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (337, 343)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (89, 90)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (335, 336)) ('reproductive disorders', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000078', (236, 258)) ('germ cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (327, 343)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (283, 294)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (267, 281)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (334, 335)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (172, 178)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (102, 103)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (323, 324)) ('low sperm count', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000798', (296, 311)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (337, 343)) ('disturbed', 'Var', (17, 26)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (267, 281)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (188, 189)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (337, 343)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (45, 48)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (283, 294)) ('occurrence', 'Reg', (198, 208)) 48406 33072332 Genetic susceptibility or epigenetic modifications are thought to be important mediators explaining interactions between a stressful environment and sperm/offspring outcomes. ('epigenetic modifications', 'Var', (26, 50)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (140, 143)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (18, 19)) ('interactions', 'Interaction', (100, 112)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (131, 132)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (92, 93)) 48413 33072332 Reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels were measured and RF-EMR were shown to induce DNA damage due to increased levels of oxidative stress which was suggested to accelerate sperm cell death and promote testicular carcinogenesis. ('promote', 'PosReg', (193, 200)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (34, 35)) ('ROS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017382', (25, 28)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (101, 110)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (208, 209)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (212, 226)) ('Reactive oxygen species', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017382', (0, 23)) ('death', 'Disease', (183, 188)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (111, 112)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (212, 226)) ('DNA', 'CPA', (83, 86)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (181, 182)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (165, 166)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (180, 181)) ('death', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (183, 188)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (30, 31)) ('RF-EMR', 'Var', (55, 61)) ('induce', 'Reg', (76, 82)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (115, 116)) ('oxidative stress', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (121, 137)) 48423 33072332 The mechanism of action by which RF-EMF is suggested to affect sperm motility involves potentially an RF-induced increase in superoxide anions concentrations due to an increased level of oxidative stress. ('affect', 'Reg', (56, 62)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (168, 177)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (182, 183)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (178, 179)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (96, 97)) ('RF-EMF', 'Chemical', '-', (33, 39)) ('superoxide anions concentrations', 'MPA', (125, 157)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (113, 121)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (73, 74)) ('oxidative stress', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (187, 203)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (95, 96)) ('superoxide anions', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013481', (125, 142)) ('RF-EMF', 'Var', (33, 39)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (82, 83)) 48425 33072332 In rodents, EMFs have been shown to decrease fertilization rates and spermatogenic cell numbers as well as inducing apoptosis. ('EMFs', 'Var', (12, 16)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (116, 125)) ('inducing', 'Reg', (107, 115)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (86, 87)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (101, 102)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (50, 51)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (85, 86)) ('l', 'Gene', '21832', (102, 103)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (36, 44)) 48528 31851716 TGCT treatment is associated with potentially life-threatening late effects such as second cancer (SC) and cardiovascular disease (CVD), which can manifest decades after chemo- or radiotherapy. ('treatment', 'Var', (5, 14)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (10, 13)) ('CVD', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (131, 134)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Disease', (107, 129)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (91, 97)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (91, 97)) ('CVD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002318', (131, 134)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (107, 129)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 97)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002318', (107, 129)) ('TGCT', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('CVD', 'Disease', (131, 134)) 48625 31851716 Bleomycin can cause life-threatening pulmonary toxicity. ('Bleomycin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001761', (0, 9)) ('Bleomycin', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('pulmonary toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008171', (37, 55)) ('cause', 'Reg', (14, 19)) ('pulmonary toxicity', 'Disease', (37, 55)) 48676 29872091 Among the dysregulated sex differentiation-related lncRNAs, TCONS_00092301 was the most down-regulated (log2(FC) -5.73649) and TCONS_00068006 was the most up-regulated (log2(FC) 3.760947) (details are presented in Supplementary File S2 and S3). ('Supplementary File S2', 'Disease', (214, 235)) ('Supplementary File S2', 'Disease', 'MESH:D017034', (214, 235)) ('TCONS_00092301', 'Var', (60, 74)) ('TCONS_00068006', 'Var', (127, 141)) ('down-regulated', 'NegReg', (88, 102)) ('up-regulated', 'PosReg', (155, 167)) 48678 29872091 Interestingly, many lncRNAs were predicted to target sex differentiation-related genes; these included TCONS_00099273, TCONS_00068006, TCONS_00088824, TCONS_00019214, and TCONS_00019442, which targeted the PC genes dmrt1, sox9, cyp19a, sox3, and sox8. ('TCONS_00099273', 'Var', (103, 117)) ('TCONS_00068006', 'Var', (119, 133)) ('sox8', 'Gene', '102463615', (246, 250)) ('dmrt1', 'Gene', (215, 220)) ('TCONS_00019442', 'Var', (171, 185)) ('TCONS_00019214', 'Var', (151, 165)) ('sox8', 'Gene', (246, 250)) ('TCONS_00088824', 'Var', (135, 149)) ('sox3', 'Gene', (236, 240)) ('sox9', 'Gene', (222, 226)) ('sox3', 'Gene', '102464046', (236, 240)) ('sox9', 'Gene', '102461964', (222, 226)) ('dmrt1', 'Gene', '102462572', (215, 220)) 48680 29872091 Dmrt1 (XM_006137866.2), gata4 (XM_014569886.1) and cyp19a (XM_006135075.2) have been identified as key sex differentiation-related genes and were shown to be regulated by several lncRNAs actin in cis or in trans in the network. ('XM_014569886.1', 'Var', (31, 45)) ('gata4', 'Gene', (24, 29)) ('cyp19a', 'Gene', (51, 57)) ('gata4', 'Gene', '102452046', (24, 29)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('XM_006137866.2', 'Var', (7, 21)) ('XM_006135075.2', 'Var', (59, 73)) 48681 29872091 The differentially expressed lncRNA transcripts TCONS_00088824 and TCONS_00068006 and the PC genes XM_006135075.2 (Cyp19a) and XM_014576568.1 (Sox9) identified in the RNA-seq data were obtained according to gene expression, the lncRNA and mRNA regulatory network, and gene function to validate their expression patterns in female and male gonad tissues by qRT-PCR. ('Sox9', 'Gene', (143, 147)) ('TCONS_00088824', 'Var', (48, 62)) ('Sox9', 'Gene', '102461964', (143, 147)) 48686 29872091 Most notably, we discovered a positive correlation between the expression of lncRNAs TCONS_00088824 and TCONS_00068006 and their respective target PC genes XM_006135075.2 (Cyp19a) and XM_014576568.1 (Sox9) (Fig. ('TCONS_00088824', 'Var', (85, 99)) ('Sox9', 'Gene', (200, 204)) ('TCONS_00068006', 'Var', (104, 118)) ('Sox9', 'Gene', '102461964', (200, 204)) 48696 28471449 Loss of miR-514a-3p regulation of PEG3 activates the NF-kappa B pathway in human testicular germ cell tumors Deregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) contributes to the development and progression of many cancer types; however, their functions in the pathogenesis of testicular germ cell tumor (TGCT) remain unclear. ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (272, 287)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (282, 287)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (170, 173)) ('NF-kappa B', 'Gene', (53, 63)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (199, 205)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (102, 107)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (282, 287)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (199, 205)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (102, 108)) ('microRNAs', 'MPA', (125, 134)) ('PEG3', 'Gene', (34, 38)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (282, 287)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (102, 108)) ('miR-514a-3', 'Gene', (8, 18)) ('PEG3', 'Gene', '5178', (34, 38)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (199, 205)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (92, 108)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (102, 107)) ('Loss', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (102, 108)) ('NF-kappa B', 'Gene', '4790', (53, 63)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (102, 107)) ('miR-514a-3', 'Gene', '574518', (8, 18)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (75, 80)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (92, 107)) 48699 28471449 Silencing of PEG3 or miR-514a-3p overexpression reduced nuclear accumulation of p50 and NF-kappaB reporter activity. ('p50', 'Gene', (80, 83)) ('PEG3', 'Gene', '5178', (13, 17)) ('NF-kappaB', 'Gene', (88, 97)) ('p50', 'Gene', '4790', (80, 83)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (48, 55)) ('PEG3', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('miR-514a-3p', 'Gene', '574518', (21, 32)) ('miR-514a-3p', 'Gene', (21, 32)) ('Silencing', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('NF-kappaB', 'Gene', '4790', (88, 97)) 48702 28471449 Loss of miR-514a-3p expression in TGCT increases PEG3 expression that recruits TRAF2 and activates the NF-kappa B pathway, which protects germ cells from apoptosis. ('expression', 'MPA', (54, 64)) ('miR-514a-3p', 'Gene', (8, 19)) ('NF-kappa B', 'Gene', (103, 113)) ('TRAF2', 'Gene', '7186', (79, 84)) ('miR-514a-3p', 'Gene', '574518', (8, 19)) ('activates', 'PosReg', (89, 98)) ('PEG3', 'Gene', '5178', (49, 53)) ('TRAF2', 'Gene', (79, 84)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (39, 48)) ('NF-kappa B', 'Gene', '4790', (103, 113)) ('Loss', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('PEG3', 'Gene', (49, 53)) 48732 28471449 miR-21 and miR-223 expression levels were increased in TGCTs, whereas the eight miRNAs in the miR-506~514 cluster (miR-506, miR-507, miR-508-5p, miR-510, miR-513a-5p, miR-513b, miR-513c and miR-514a-3p) were reduced in TGCTs as compared with NT. ('NT', 'Chemical', '-', (242, 244)) ('miR-514a-3p', 'Gene', (190, 201)) ('miR-513c', 'Gene', '100302114', (177, 185)) ('miR-506', 'Gene', '574511', (115, 122)) ('miR-507', 'Gene', '574512', (124, 131)) ('miR-21', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('miR-513c', 'Gene', (177, 185)) ('miR-513a-5p', 'Var', (154, 165)) ('miR-223', 'Gene', '407008', (11, 18)) ('miR-508', 'Gene', '574513', (133, 140)) ('miR-514a-3p', 'Gene', '574518', (190, 201)) ('miR-506~514 cluster', 'Gene', (94, 113)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (208, 215)) ('miR-508', 'Gene', (133, 140)) ('miR-506', 'Gene', '574511', (94, 101)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (42, 51)) ('miR-506', 'Gene', (115, 122)) ('miR-510', 'Gene', (145, 152)) ('miR-506~514 cluster', 'Gene', '574511', (94, 113)) ('expression levels', 'MPA', (19, 36)) ('miR-21', 'Gene', '406991', (0, 6)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (55, 60)) ('miR-510', 'Gene', '574515', (145, 152)) ('miR-507', 'Gene', (124, 131)) ('miR-223', 'Gene', (11, 18)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (219, 224)) ('miR-513b', 'Gene', '100313822', (167, 175)) ('miR-506', 'Gene', (94, 101)) ('miR-513b', 'Gene', (167, 175)) 48749 28471449 We observed an enrichment of PEG3 mRNA in the cells with miR-514a-3p overexpression compared with the control (Figure 2j). ('miR-514a-3p', 'Gene', '574518', (57, 68)) ('miR-514a-3p', 'Gene', (57, 68)) ('PEG3', 'Gene', (29, 33)) ('overexpression', 'Var', (69, 83)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (21, 24)) ('PEG3', 'Gene', '5178', (29, 33)) 48765 28471449 As shown in Figure 3d, ectopic expression of PEG3 significantly decreased the apoptotic effect caused by miR-514a-3p overexpression. ('miR-514a-3p', 'Gene', '574518', (105, 116)) ('miR-514a-3p', 'Gene', (105, 116)) ('ectopic expression', 'Var', (23, 41)) ('PEG3', 'Gene', '5178', (45, 49)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (117, 131)) ('PEG3', 'Gene', (45, 49)) ('apoptotic effect', 'CPA', (78, 94)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (64, 73)) 48770 28471449 Reduction of nuclear p50 expression was observed both in cells overexpressing miR-514a-3p and with silencing of PEG3 expression (Figure 4b). ('PEG3', 'Gene', '5178', (112, 116)) ('nuclear', 'MPA', (13, 20)) ('miR-514a-3p', 'Gene', '574518', (78, 89)) ('miR-514a-3p', 'Gene', (78, 89)) ('p50', 'Gene', (21, 24)) ('PEG3', 'Gene', (112, 116)) ('p50', 'Gene', '4790', (21, 24)) ('Reduction', 'NegReg', (0, 9)) ('silencing', 'Var', (99, 108)) 48775 28471449 Silencing of PEG3 expression resulted in a significant decrease in nuclear p50 and p52 expression (Figures 4c-e). ('p50', 'Gene', (75, 78)) ('PEG3', 'Gene', '5178', (13, 17)) ('p50', 'Gene', '4790', (75, 78)) ('p52', 'Gene', (83, 86)) ('PEG3', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (55, 63)) ('p52', 'Gene', '4791', (83, 86)) ('Silencing', 'Var', (0, 9)) 48792 28471449 Deregulation of miRNA expressions is known to be involved in testicular germ cell tumorigenesis. ('Deregulation', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (72, 87)) ('involved', 'Reg', (49, 57)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (82, 87)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (82, 87)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (82, 87)) ('miRNA expressions', 'Protein', (16, 33)) 48795 28471449 This cluster is conserved in primates, and consists of seven distinct miRNAs, that is, miR-506, miR-507, miR-508, miR-509, miR-510, miR-513 and miR-514. ('miR-506', 'Gene', '574511', (87, 94)) ('miR-506', 'Gene', (87, 94)) ('miR-507', 'Gene', '574512', (96, 103)) ('miR-510', 'Gene', (123, 130)) ('miR-509', 'Var', (114, 121)) ('miR-508', 'Gene', (105, 112)) ('miR-510', 'Gene', '574515', (123, 130)) ('miR-514', 'Var', (144, 151)) ('miR-508', 'Gene', '574513', (105, 112)) ('miR-513', 'Var', (132, 139)) ('miR-507', 'Gene', (96, 103)) 48808 28471449 Here, we show that silencing of PEG3 expression reduces p105 proteolysis, p50 nuclear translocation and NF-kappaB reporter activity, which provide additional evidence supporting the involvement of PEG3 in the NF-kappaB pathway. ('PEG3', 'Gene', '5178', (197, 201)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (189, 192)) ('NF-kappaB', 'Gene', '4790', (209, 218)) ('p50', 'Gene', (74, 77)) ('PEG3', 'Gene', (32, 36)) ('PEG3', 'Gene', (197, 201)) ('silencing', 'Var', (19, 28)) ('p50', 'Gene', '4790', (74, 77)) ('reduces', 'NegReg', (48, 55)) ('NF-kappaB', 'Gene', (209, 218)) ('p105', 'Gene', (56, 60)) ('p105', 'Gene', '4790', (56, 60)) ('NF-kappaB', 'Gene', '4790', (104, 113)) ('PEG3', 'Gene', '5178', (32, 36)) ('NF-kappaB', 'Gene', (104, 113)) 48816 28471449 In conclusion, we provide evidence to support a model of PEG3-mediated activation of NF-kappaB in TGCT, in which loss of miR-514a-3p in TGCT increases PEG3 expression that recruits TRAF2 and activate the NF-kappaB pathway for protecting cells from apoptosis. ('NF-kappaB', 'Gene', (204, 213)) ('NF-kappaB', 'Gene', '4790', (85, 94)) ('PEG3', 'Gene', '5178', (57, 61)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (141, 150)) ('PEG3', 'Gene', '5178', (151, 155)) ('TRAF2', 'Gene', '7186', (181, 186)) ('NF-kappaB', 'Gene', (85, 94)) ('PEG3', 'Gene', (57, 61)) ('miR-514a-3p', 'Gene', (121, 132)) ('loss', 'Var', (113, 117)) ('NF-kappaB', 'Gene', '4790', (204, 213)) ('activate', 'PosReg', (191, 199)) ('TRAF2', 'Gene', (181, 186)) ('TGCT', 'Gene', (136, 140)) ('PEG3', 'Gene', (151, 155)) ('miR-514a-3p', 'Gene', '574518', (121, 132)) ('recruits', 'PosReg', (172, 180)) 48834 28471449 For mature miRNAs, cDNA was synthesized from 150 ng of total RNA and used to quantitate miR-506 (ID 001050), miR-510 (ID 002241), miR-514a-3p (ID 242955_mat), miR-513c (ID 002756), miR-513b (ID 002757), miR-513a-5p (ID 002090), miR-507 (ID 001051), miR-508-5p (ID 002092), miR-21 (ID 000397), miR-223 (ID 002295), miR-372 (ID 000560) and miR-373 (ID 000561). ('ID 002092', 'Var', (261, 270)) ('miR-513c', 'Gene', (159, 167)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', '442917', (314, 321)) ('miR-21', 'Gene', '406991', (273, 279)) ('ID 002295', 'Var', (302, 311)) ('ID 002757', 'Var', (191, 200)) ('miR-513b', 'Gene', '100313822', (181, 189)) ('miR-510', 'Gene', (109, 116)) ('miR-513b', 'Gene', (181, 189)) ('miR-514a-3p', 'Gene', (130, 141)) ('ID 001051', 'Var', (237, 246)) ('miR-506', 'Gene', '574511', (88, 95)) ('miR-223', 'Gene', (293, 300)) ('miR-510', 'Gene', '574515', (109, 116)) ('miR-21', 'Gene', (273, 279)) ('miR-373', 'Gene', (338, 345)) ('ID 242955_mat', 'Var', (143, 156)) ('ID 002090', 'Var', (216, 225)) ('miR-514a-3p', 'Gene', '574518', (130, 141)) ('miR-507', 'Gene', (228, 235)) ('ID 000397', 'Var', (281, 290)) ('miR-508', 'Gene', '574513', (249, 256)) ('miR-373', 'Gene', '442918', (338, 345)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', (314, 321)) ('miR-223', 'Gene', '407008', (293, 300)) ('miR-508', 'Gene', (249, 256)) ('miR-507', 'Gene', '574512', (228, 235)) ('miR-506', 'Gene', (88, 95)) ('ID 000560', 'Var', (323, 332)) ('miR-513c', 'Gene', '100302114', (159, 167)) ('ID 002756', 'Var', (169, 178)) 48837 28471449 Relative expression was normalized against the geometric mean of GAPDH (Hs02758991_g1) and 18S (Hs99999901_s1; Supplementary Figure 5). ('GAPDH', 'Gene', (65, 70)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (117, 120)) ('Hs02758991_g1', 'Var', (72, 85)) ('Hs99999901_s1', 'Var', (96, 109)) ('GAPDH', 'Gene', '2597', (65, 70)) 48865 28471449 After blocking with 5% skim milk powder (Merck, Darmstadt, Germany) diluted in TBS/0.05% Tween 20, membranes were incubated with anti-ZIM2/PEG3 (ab139166; Abcam; at dilution 1:750), anti-TRAF2 (ab12122; Abcam; 1:750), anti-cleaved PARP (ab32064; Abcam; 1:65 000), anti-human AGO2 antibody (ab57113; Abcam; 1:400), anti-H3 (9715; Cell Signaling Technologies, Danvers, MA, USA; 1:10 000) or anti-p105/p50 (ab31412; Abcam; 1:500). ('PEG3', 'Gene', (139, 143)) ('PARP', 'Gene', '142', (231, 235)) ('TRAF2', 'Gene', (187, 192)) ('p105', 'Gene', '4790', (394, 398)) ('ZIM2', 'Gene', '23619', (134, 138)) ('p105', 'Gene', (394, 398)) ('AGO2', 'Gene', (275, 279)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (269, 274)) ('ab12122', 'Var', (194, 201)) ('p50', 'Gene', '4790', (399, 402)) ('ZIM2', 'Gene', (134, 138)) ('AGO2', 'Gene', '27161', (275, 279)) ('TRAF2', 'Gene', '7186', (187, 192)) ('PARP', 'Gene', (231, 235)) ('PEG3', 'Gene', '5178', (139, 143)) ('p50', 'Gene', (399, 402)) 48869 28471449 Cells were transfected with 3 mug of pCMV6-PEG3-CDS or pCMV6-entry for 48 h and then harvested in modified RIPA lysis buffer without SDS. ('PEG3', 'Gene', '5178', (43, 47)) ('pCMV6-entry', 'Var', (55, 66)) ('SDS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012967', (133, 136)) ('PEG3', 'Gene', (43, 47)) ('RIPA lysis buffer', 'Chemical', '-', (107, 124)) 48874 28471449 Alexa Fluor 488 and 546-conjugated secondary antibodies (A11008 and A11003, respectively; Life Technologies) were diluted to 1:400 and applied on the cells for an hour at room temperature. ('A11003', 'Var', (68, 74)) ('Alexa Fluor 488', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 15)) ('A11008', 'Var', (57, 63)) 48932 19903067 The factors for which there is some evidence of association include hormone use during pregnancy, bleeding during pregnancy, maternal body weight, maternal socioeconomic status, breech presentation, twin birth and trisomy 21 (Down syndrome). ('twin', 'Disease', (199, 203)) ('bleeding', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006470', (98, 106)) ('bleeding', 'Disease', (98, 106)) ('maternal body weight', 'CPA', (125, 145)) ('trisomy', 'Var', (214, 221)) ('breech presentation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001623', (178, 197)) ('breech presentation', 'Disease', (178, 197)) 48971 19903067 Several studies have reported that cryptorchidism, low birth weight and low birth order are factors predominantly associated with an increased risk of seminoma. ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (35, 49)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (35, 49)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (151, 159)) ('low birth weight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (51, 67)) ('low birth weight', 'Var', (51, 67)) ('associated', 'Reg', (114, 124)) ('low birth order', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (72, 87)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (151, 159)) 48981 19903067 Candidate locus studies have provided evidence of risk associated with the gr/gr deletion on the Y chromosome and with variation in the phosphodiesterase 11A (PDE11A) gene. ('gr/gr', 'Gene', (75, 80)) ('phosphodiesterase 11A', 'Gene', (136, 157)) ('deletion', 'Var', (81, 89)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (159, 165)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (159, 165)) ('phosphodiesterase 11A', 'Gene', '50940', (136, 157)) 48982 19903067 The strongest of these associations, that of genetic variants in the region of the KITLG locus on the short arm of chromosome 12, may be particularly important as the KITLG gene is a key factor in primordial germ cell migration and proliferation. ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (167, 172)) ('short arm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009824', (102, 111)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (167, 172)) ('variants', 'Var', (53, 61)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (83, 88)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (83, 88)) 49006 33643710 Importantly, abnormal Wnt/beta-catenin signaling is commonly associated with cancer initiation. ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (26, 38)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (77, 83)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (77, 83)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (77, 83)) ('abnormal', 'Var', (13, 21)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (26, 38)) ('associated', 'Reg', (61, 71)) 49031 33643710 Finally, the KnockTF database was queried to search for publicly available experiments correlating the knockdown of TEAD TFs with changes in WNT5A expression. ('WNT5A', 'Gene', (141, 146)) ('changes', 'Reg', (130, 137)) ('expression', 'MPA', (147, 157)) ('TFs', 'Gene', (121, 124)) ('WNT5A', 'Gene', '7474', (141, 146)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (103, 112)) 49059 33643710 Finally, using the KnockTF database to search for genes down-regulated after knockdown of TEAD TFs indicates that WNT5A is among the most down-regulated genes after TEAD4 knockdown in the SNU216 gastric cell line (Fig. ('SNU216', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:3946', (188, 194)) ('WNT5A', 'Gene', (114, 119)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (171, 180)) ('down-regulated', 'NegReg', (138, 152)) ('TEAD4', 'Gene', '7004', (165, 170)) ('WNT5A', 'Gene', '7474', (114, 119)) ('TEAD4', 'Gene', (165, 170)) 49062 33643710 Given that both Wnt5a and abnormal YAP/TAZ signaling have been linked to cancer (see 'Introduction'), this relationship was further explored using cancer gene expression data. ('cancer', 'Disease', (73, 79)) ('TAZ', 'Gene', '6901', (39, 42)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (73, 79)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (147, 153)) ('YAP', 'Gene', (35, 38)) ('TAZ', 'Gene', (39, 42)) ('linked', 'Reg', (63, 69)) ('Wnt5a', 'Gene', '7474', (16, 21)) ('YAP', 'Gene', '10413', (35, 38)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 79)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (147, 153)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (147, 153)) ('Wnt5a', 'Gene', (16, 21)) ('abnormal', 'Var', (26, 34)) 49081 33643710 Interestingly, both JNK (pT183, Y185) and AKT (pT308) phosphorylation were highly correlated with YAP expression in TGCT cancer (Fig. ('pT183', 'Var', (25, 30)) ('JNK', 'Gene', '5599', (20, 23)) ('AKT', 'Gene', '207', (42, 45)) ('AKT', 'Gene', (42, 45)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (121, 127)) ('YAP', 'Gene', '10413', (98, 101)) ('correlated', 'Reg', (82, 92)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (121, 127)) ('JNK', 'Gene', (20, 23)) ('Y185', 'Var', (32, 36)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (121, 127)) ('YAP', 'Gene', (98, 101)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (54, 69)) 49083 33643710 These results must be interpreted with caution since high Wnt5a expression might lead to activation of other intracellular effectors, such as Rho GTPases, in these cancer types. ('intracellular effectors', 'MPA', (109, 132)) ('expression', 'MPA', (64, 74)) ('high', 'Var', (53, 57)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (164, 170)) ('Wnt5a', 'Gene', (58, 63)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (164, 170)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (164, 170)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (89, 99)) ('Wnt5a', 'Gene', '7474', (58, 63)) 49153 28434403 In phase II clinical trial, a total of 255 patients with mRCC were treated with HD-IL2 (600,000 or 720,000 IU/kg) every 8 hourly up to 14 consecutive doses for 5 days. ('IL2', 'Gene', (83, 86)) ('600,000', 'Var', (88, 95)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (43, 51)) ('IL2', 'Gene', '3558', (83, 86)) ('RCC', 'Disease', (58, 61)) ('RCC', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (58, 61)) ('HD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006816', (80, 82)) 49206 28434403 ORR as assessed by PD-L1 expression was higher for IC1/2/3 positive tumors 18% compared to IC0 (negative tumors) of 9%. ('tumors', 'Disease', (105, 111)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (105, 111)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (19, 24)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (68, 74)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (40, 46)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (68, 74)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (68, 74)) ('positive', 'Var', (59, 67)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (19, 24)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 110)) ('IC1/2/3', 'Gene', (51, 58)) ('IC1/2/3', 'Gene', '105259599;1781', (51, 58)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (68, 73)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 111)) 49247 28434403 Unlike lung cancer, smoking was not associated with a higher mutational load and did not predict response to atezolizumab. ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (7, 18)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (7, 18)) ('mutational', 'Var', (61, 71)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (12, 18)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (7, 18)) ('atezolizumab', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C000594389', (109, 121)) 49288 28434403 The HR for death with sipuleucel-T vs. placebo was 0.78 (95% CI, 0.61-0.98; p = 0.03) with a 22% relative reduction in the risk of death. ('sipuleucel-T', 'Var', (22, 34)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (106, 115)) ('sipuleucel', 'Chemical', '-', (22, 32)) 49289 28434403 Sipuleucel-T therapy was commonly associated with chills, fever, fatigue, back pain, and headache. ('pain', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012531', (79, 83)) ('associated', 'Reg', (34, 44)) ('chills', 'Disease', (50, 56)) ('fatigue', 'Disease', (65, 72)) ('headache', 'Disease', (89, 97)) ('back pain', 'Disease', (74, 83)) ('chills', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025143', (50, 56)) ('fatigue', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012378', (65, 72)) ('headache', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002315', (89, 97)) ('fever', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005334', (58, 63)) ('Sipuleucel-T', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('fever', 'Disease', (58, 63)) ('headache', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006261', (89, 97)) ('back pain', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003418', (74, 83)) ('fever', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001945', (58, 63)) ('back pain', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001416', (74, 83)) ('fatigue', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005221', (65, 72)) 49291 28434403 Cerebrovascular events were seen in 8 of 338 patients (2.4%) in the sipuleucel-T group and 3 of 168 patients (1.8%) in the placebo group. ('sipuleucel', 'Chemical', '-', (68, 78)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (100, 108)) ('sipuleucel-T', 'Var', (68, 80)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (45, 53)) ('Cerebrovascular events', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001297', (0, 22)) ('Cerebrovascular', 'Disease', (0, 15)) 49294 28434403 They observed elevated IgG levels against multiple secondary antigens, including PSA, after treatment sipuleucel-T, which correlated with sipuleucel-T efficacy. ('IgG levels against multiple secondary antigens', 'MPA', (23, 69)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (97, 100)) ('sipuleucel', 'Chemical', '-', (102, 112)) ('elevated IgG', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003237', (14, 26)) ('PSA', 'Gene', (81, 84)) ('sipuleucel-T', 'Var', (102, 114)) ('PSA', 'Gene', '354', (81, 84)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (14, 22)) ('sipuleucel', 'Chemical', '-', (138, 148)) 49321 28434403 Ipilimumab was commonly associated with diarrhea, pruritus, and rash. ('diarrhea', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003967', (40, 48)) ('pruritus', 'Disease', (50, 58)) ('pruritus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011537', (50, 58)) ('associated', 'Reg', (24, 34)) ('rash', 'Disease', (64, 68)) ('Ipilimumab', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('rash', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000988', (64, 68)) ('pruritus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000989', (50, 58)) ('Ipilimumab', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000074324', (0, 10)) ('diarrhea', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002014', (40, 48)) ('diarrhea', 'Disease', (40, 48)) ('rash', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005076', (64, 68)) 49351 28434403 Overall survival in patients with low-PD-L1 expression was also improved with a hazard ratio ((HR = 0.43, p = 0.04) compared to patients with high-PD-L1 expression. ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (147, 152)) ('expression', 'Var', (44, 54)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (38, 43)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (147, 152)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (20, 28)) ('Overall survival', 'MPA', (0, 16)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (128, 136)) ('improved', 'PosReg', (64, 72)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (38, 43)) 49367 28434403 There are a number of issues, which remain unaddressed to validate PD-L1 positivity as a predictive marker. ('positivity', 'Var', (73, 83)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (67, 72)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (67, 72)) 49371 28434403 Tumors with a high mutational load like bladder cancer, melanoma, and lung cancer demonstrate a very high response rate to checkpoint inhibitors. ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (70, 81)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (40, 54)) ('Tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 5)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (56, 64)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (56, 64)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (56, 64)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 54)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (40, 54)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (40, 54)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (70, 81)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (70, 81)) ('Tumors', 'Disease', (0, 6)) ('Tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (0, 6)) ('Tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 6)) ('response', 'MPA', (106, 114)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (75, 81)) ('mutational load', 'Var', (19, 34)) 49373 28434403 Neoantigens: Tumor-specific mutant antigens or neoantigens are specific protein epitopes present on tumor cells, which form an important target for checkpoint inhibitors. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (100, 105)) ('mutant', 'Var', (28, 34)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (100, 105)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (100, 105)) ('Tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (13, 18)) 49374 28434403 With recent innovation in molecular biology and genetics, it is possible to identify the immune response to neoantigens that derived from tumor-specific mutations. ('mutations', 'Var', (153, 162)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (138, 143)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (138, 143)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (138, 143)) 49377 28434403 Activation of the WNT/beta-catenin pathway by either mutations or increased expression occurs in a number of malignancies. ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (22, 34)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (66, 75)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (109, 121)) ('mutations', 'Var', (53, 62)) ('Activation', 'PosReg', (0, 10)) ('expression', 'MPA', (76, 86)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (22, 34)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (109, 121)) 49385 24292451 Evidence that active demethylation mechanisms maintain the genome of carcinoma in situ cells hypomethylated in the adult testis Developmental arrest of fetal germ cells may lead to neoplastic transformation and formation of germ cell tumours via carcinoma in situ (CIS) cells. ('carcinoma in situ', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (69, 86)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (234, 241)) ('formation of germ cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012862', (211, 233)) ('tumours via carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', (234, 263)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (265, 268)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (234, 240)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (246, 255)) ('tumours via carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002278', (234, 263)) ('formation', 'CPA', (211, 220)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', (246, 255)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (69, 78)) ('hypomethylated', 'Var', (93, 107)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', (69, 78)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (135, 138)) ('Developmental arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007281', (128, 148)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (246, 255)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (246, 263)) ('neoplastic transformation', 'CPA', (181, 206)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (69, 78)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (173, 180)) 49411 24292451 High expression of Aid and Apobec1 is found in murine PGCs at E10.5-E12.5, and Aid-/- PGCs were found to be less demethylated than the wild-type PGCs. ('Aid', 'Gene', (19, 22)) ('Apobec1', 'Gene', '11810', (27, 34)) ('Aid', 'Gene', '11628', (19, 22)) ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (47, 53)) ('E10.5-E12.5', 'Var', (62, 73)) ('Aid', 'Gene', (79, 82)) ('Apobec1', 'Gene', (27, 34)) ('Aid', 'Gene', '11628', (79, 82)) ('less', 'NegReg', (108, 112)) ('demethylated', 'MPA', (113, 125)) 49420 24292451 Testicular-germ-cell-cancer-derived cell lines, NTera2 and TCam-2, were obtained from Dr PW Andrews (UK), and Dr J Shipley (UK), respectively, after permission from Dr S Kitazawa (Japan). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (21, 27)) ('Dr J', 'Var', (110, 114)) ('TCam-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T012', (59, 65)) ('NTera2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (48, 54)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (21, 27)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (21, 27)) 49421 24292451 In brief, cells were grown at 37 C in a 5% CO2 atmosphere, in DMEM (NTera2 cells) or RPMI 1640 (TCam-2 cells) supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum, glutamine (58.5 mg ml-1), penicillin (100 U ml-1) and streptomycin (100 mg ml-1). ('penicillin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010406', (177, 187)) ('DMEM', 'Chemical', '-', (63, 67)) ('streptomycin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013307', (205, 217)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (117, 120)) ('CO2', 'Chemical', '-', (44, 47)) ('58.5', 'Var', (162, 166)) ('100 U', 'Var', (189, 194)) ('TCam-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T012', (97, 103)) ('NTera2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (69, 75)) ('calf', 'Species', '9913', (139, 143)) ('RPMI', 'Chemical', '-', (86, 90)) ('glutamine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005973', (151, 160)) 49442 24292451 The following secondary antibodies were applied in pairs according to the respective primary antibodies: Alexa Fluor 488 goat anti-rabbit, Alexa Fluor 488 donkey anti-goat, Alexa Fluor 568 donkey anti-mouse (Life Technologies, Naerum, Denmark), all diluted 1 : 600, and incubation took place for 45 min at RT. ('donkey', 'Species', '9793', (155, 161)) ('Alexa Fluor 568', 'Chemical', '-', (173, 188)) ('donkey', 'Species', '9793', (189, 195)) ('goat', 'Species', '9925', (167, 171)) ('rabbit', 'Species', '9986', (131, 137)) ('Alexa Fluor 568', 'Var', (173, 188)) ('Alexa Fluor 488', 'Chemical', '-', (105, 120)) ('Alexa Fluor 488', 'Chemical', '-', (139, 154)) ('Alexa Fluor 488', 'Var', (139, 154)) ('goat', 'Species', '9925', (121, 125)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (201, 206)) 49448 24292451 Secondary antibodies were HRP-conjugated rabbit anti-mouse (P0260, Dako, Glostrup, Denmark), HRP-conjugated rabbit anti-goat (P0160, Dako) and HRP-conjugated swine anti-rabbit (P0217, Dako), all diluted at 1 : 1000. ('rabbit', 'Species', '9986', (108, 114)) ('P0217', 'Var', (177, 182)) ('rabbit', 'Species', '9986', (169, 175)) ('goat', 'Species', '9925', (120, 124)) ('P0160', 'Var', (126, 131)) ('P0260', 'Var', (60, 65)) ('swine', 'Species', '9823', (158, 163)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (53, 58)) ('rabbit', 'Species', '9986', (41, 47)) 49481 24292451 DNA hypomethylation may also facilitate aberrant expression of pluripotency genes, like POU5F1, NANOG and TFAP2C, which indeed are highly expressed in CIS cells. ('aberrant expression', 'MPA', (40, 59)) ('POU5F1', 'Gene', '5460', (88, 94)) ('TFAP2C', 'Gene', (106, 112)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (4, 19)) ('POU5F1', 'Gene', (88, 94)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', '79923', (96, 101)) ('TFAP2C', 'Gene', '7022', (106, 112)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (151, 154)) ('facilitate', 'PosReg', (29, 39)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', (96, 101)) ('pluripotency genes', 'Gene', (63, 81)) 49482 24292451 Aberrant expression of other epigenetic modifiers in CIS cells, like BLIMP/PRMT5, might also add to abnormal epigenetic reprogramming and thereby genomic instability. ('Aberrant', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (53, 56)) ('PRMT5', 'Gene', (75, 80)) ('PRMT5', 'Gene', '10419', (75, 80)) ('epigenetic reprogramming', 'CPA', (109, 133)) ('genomic', 'MPA', (146, 153)) ('add to', 'Reg', (93, 99)) 49487 24292451 However, knock out of Tet1 in mouse did not impair fertility and only resulted slightly increased methylation levels. ('impair fertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000144', (44, 60)) ('methylation levels', 'MPA', (98, 116)) ('Tet1', 'Gene', '52463', (22, 26)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (88, 97)) ('Tet1', 'Gene', (22, 26)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (30, 35)) ('knock out', 'Var', (9, 18)) 49498 24292451 Epigenetic modifications occurring during embryonic development are well recognised as being susceptible to alterations by exposure to environmental factors. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (59, 62)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (142, 145)) ('alterations', 'Reg', (108, 119)) ('Epigenetic modifications', 'Var', (0, 24)) 49636 33718812 The clinical diagnosis was left testicular cancer T2N1M0S2, Stage IIA according to the Japanese Urological Association; the prognosis was considered to be good according to the International Germ Cell Consensus Classification. ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (32, 49)) ('T2N1M0S2', 'Var', (50, 58)) ('left testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (27, 49)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (43, 49)) ('left testicular cancer', 'Disease', (27, 49)) 49656 33268348 The odds ratio of cancer in people with any non-chromosomal birth defect was lower in adults (>=20 years: 1.21, 1.09 to 1.33) than in adolescents (15-19 years: 1.58, 1.31 to 1.90) and children (0-14 years: 2.03, 1.85 to 2.23). ('lower', 'NegReg', (77, 82)) ('people', 'Species', '9606', (28, 34)) ('non-chromosomal', 'Var', (44, 59)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (184, 192)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (18, 24)) ('birth defect', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (60, 72)) ('birth defect', 'Disease', (60, 72)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (18, 24)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (18, 24)) 49724 33268348 In the total population, the strongest associations were between defects involving genetic syndromes and microdeletions and cancers of urinary organs (odds ratio 35, 18 to 69), soft tissue (17, 5.6 to 49), and other endocrine glands (9.6, 3.0 to 31); between Down's syndrome and lymphoid/ haematopoietic malignancies (19, 16 to 23); between anomalies of the eye and eye cancer (18, 7.5 to 44); between nervous system defects and central nervous system tumours (16, 13 to 21); and between urinary organs defects and cancer of urinary organs (8.0, 4.5 to 14). ('haematopoietic malignancies', 'Disease', (289, 316)) ('central nervous system tumours', 'Disease', (429, 459)) ('anomalies of the eye and eye cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005134', (341, 376)) ("Down's syndrome", 'Disease', (259, 274)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (370, 376)) ('nervous system defects', 'Disease', (402, 424)) ('haematopoietic malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (289, 316)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (124, 130)) ('defects', 'Var', (65, 72)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (124, 131)) ('central nervous system tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016543', (429, 459)) ('nervous system defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009421', (402, 424)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (515, 521)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (515, 521)) ('anomalies of the eye', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000478', (341, 361)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (370, 376)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (39, 51)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (124, 131)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (452, 458)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (124, 131)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (370, 376)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (124, 130)) ('eye cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100012', (366, 376)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (452, 459)) ('genetic syndromes', 'Disease', (83, 100)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (124, 130)) ('nervous system defects', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000707', (402, 424)) ('genetic syndromes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (83, 100)) ('microdeletions', 'Var', (105, 119)) ('central nervous system tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100006', (429, 459)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (515, 521)) 49726 33268348 In this large population based nested case-control study in four Nordic countries, people with chromosomal and non-chromosomal birth defects were at increased risk of overall cancer into adulthood (investigated for individuals up to the age of 46). ('people', 'Species', '9606', (83, 89)) ('chromosomal', 'Var', (95, 106)) ('birth defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (127, 140)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (175, 181)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (175, 181)) ('birth defects', 'Disease', (127, 140)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (175, 181)) 49749 33268348 Furthermore, we were able to look at anatomical subgroups of birth defects and observed that the increased risk at younger ages was more pronounced for some subgroups, such as nervous system defects, genetic syndromes and microdeletions, and chromosomal anomalies. ('birth defects', 'Disease', (61, 74)) ('genetic syndromes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (200, 217)) ('chromosomal anomalies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002869', (242, 263)) ('chromosomal anomalies', 'Disease', (242, 263)) ('genetic syndromes', 'Disease', (200, 217)) ('microdeletions', 'Var', (222, 236)) ('nervous system defects', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000707', (176, 198)) ('nervous system defects', 'Disease', (176, 198)) ('nervous system defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009421', (176, 198)) ('birth defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (61, 74)) 49752 33268348 The exception was for people with defects in genital organs relative those without such defects, for which the odds ratio for cancer (one third of which were testicular) was 1.43 (99% confidence interval 1.14 to 1.78) for adults compared with 1.25 (0.92 to 1.70) for children. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (126, 132)) ('defects', 'Var', (34, 41)) ('defects in genital', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000078', (34, 52)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (126, 132)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (126, 132)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (267, 275)) ('people', 'Species', '9606', (22, 28)) 49771 30282530 Various lesions and other topics covered during the symposium included seminiferous tubule dysgenesis in rats, ameloblast and odontoblast degeneration/necrosis in an SD rat, intestinal leiomyositis in a beagle dog, gallbladder mucinous hyperplasia, focus of hepatocellular alteration and bile duct alteration in otters, renal tubule cytoplasmic vacuolation with basophilic granules in mice treated with antisense oligonucleotide therapy, a uterine choriocarcinoma in a rhesus macaque and rete ovarii proliferative ovarian lesions in various aged rat strains. ('gallbladder mucinous hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005705', (215, 247)) ('antisense', 'Var', (403, 412)) ('intestinal leiomyositis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007410', (174, 197)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002822', (448, 463)) ('seminiferous tubule dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008660', (71, 101)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (144, 147)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (546, 549)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Disease', (448, 463)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (302, 305)) ('rhesus macaque', 'Species', '9544', (469, 483)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (105, 109)) ('myositis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100614', (189, 197)) ('rete ovarii proliferative ovarian lesions', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010049', (488, 529)) ('renal tubule cytoplasmic vacuolation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001922', (320, 356)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (385, 389)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (507, 510)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (277, 280)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100768', (448, 463)) ('degeneration/necrosis', 'Disease', (138, 159)) ('beagle dog', 'Species', '9615', (203, 213)) ('degeneration/necrosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009336', (138, 159)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (169, 172)) ('gallbladder mucinous hyperplasia', 'Disease', (215, 247)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (105, 108)) ('ovarian lesions', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (514, 529)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (454, 463)) ('rete ovarii proliferative ovarian lesions', 'Disease', (488, 529)) ('intestinal leiomyositis', 'Disease', (174, 197)) 49775 30282530 Various lesions and other topics covered during the symposium included seminiferous tubule dysgenesis in Hsd:Sprague Dawley (SD) rats, ameloblast and odontoblast degeneration/necrosis with dentin matrix alteration in an SD rat, intestinal leiomyositis in a beagle dog, gallbladder mucinous hyperplasia, focus of hepatocellular alteration and bile duct alteration in otters (Lutra lutra), renal tubule cytoplasmic vacuolation with basophilic granules in CRL:CD1(ICR) mice treated with antisense oligonucleotide therapy, a uterine choriocarcinoma in a rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) and rete ovarii proliferative ovarian lesions in various aged rat strains. ('rete ovarii proliferative ovarian lesions', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010049', (586, 627)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (207, 210)) ('Macaca mulatta', 'Species', '9544', (566, 580)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (644, 647)) ('intestinal leiomyositis', 'Disease', (228, 251)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100768', (529, 544)) ('seminiferous tubule dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008660', (71, 101)) ('dentin matrix alteration', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011060', (189, 213)) ('gallbladder mucinous hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005705', (269, 301)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (129, 133)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (223, 226)) ('intestinal leiomyositis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007410', (228, 251)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (466, 470)) ('antisense oligonucleotide therapy', 'Var', (484, 517)) ('myositis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100614', (243, 251)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (356, 359)) ('degeneration/necrosis', 'Disease', (162, 183)) ('degeneration/necrosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009336', (162, 183)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (331, 334)) ('Lutra lutra', 'Species', '9657', (374, 385)) ('Sprague', 'Species', '10116', (109, 116)) ('ovarian lesions', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (612, 627)) ('rete ovarii proliferative ovarian lesions', 'Disease', (586, 627)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002822', (529, 544)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (605, 608)) ('renal tubule cytoplasmic vacuolation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001922', (388, 424)) ('beagle dog', 'Species', '9615', (257, 267)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Disease', (529, 544)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (129, 132)) ('rhesus macaque', 'Species', '9544', (550, 564)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (535, 544)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (168, 171)) ('gallbladder mucinous hyperplasia', 'Disease', (269, 301)) 49788 30282530 Seminiferous tubule dysgenesis is characterized in experimental studies as a developmental malformation seen microscopically as aberrant or misshapen seminiferous tubules. ('Seminiferous tubule dysgenesis', 'Disease', (0, 30)) ('misshapen', 'Var', (140, 149)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (84, 87)) ('Seminiferous tubule dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008660', (0, 30)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (57, 60)) 49821 30282530 However, in utero phthalate exposure does cause a disorder of embryonic germ cells that manifests as multinucleated gonocytes in the neonatal rat. ('multinucleated gonocytes', 'CPA', (101, 125)) ('phthalate', 'Var', (18, 27)) ('cause', 'Reg', (42, 47)) ('disorder of embryonic germ cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012862', (50, 82)) ('phthalate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C032279', (18, 27)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (142, 145)) 49868 30282530 All cases were zebrafish (wild-type, mutant and transgenic) that presented from the same facility. ('transgenic', 'Var', (48, 58)) ('mutant', 'Var', (37, 43)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (15, 24)) 49981 30282530 The voting choices and results were: (1) delayed organogenesis, deformed yolk sac, eye abnormalities, pigmentation defects (2%); (2) stunted growth, axial skeletal deformities, craniofacial deformities, underdeveloped swim bladder (32%); (3) both 1 & 2 (66%) and (4) none of the above (0%). ('axial skeletal deformities', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009121', (149, 175)) ('stunted growth', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001510', (133, 147)) ('craniofacial deformities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019465', (177, 201)) ('craniofacial deformities', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004484', (177, 201)) ('pigmentation defects', 'Disease', (102, 122)) ('eye abnormalities', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000478', (83, 100)) ('stunted growth', 'CPA', (133, 147)) ('delayed organogenesis', 'CPA', (41, 62)) ('axial skeletal deformities', 'Disease', (149, 175)) ('pigmentation defects', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001000', (102, 122)) ('axial skeletal deformities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009139', (149, 175)) ('eye abnormalities', 'Disease', (83, 100)) ('pigmentation defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010859', (102, 122)) ('eye abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005124', (83, 100)) ('skeletal deformities', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000924', (155, 175)) ('craniofacial deformities', 'Disease', (177, 201)) ('deformed', 'Var', (64, 72)) 50035 30282530 Commonly used strains include New Zealand White (NZW), New Zealand Red (NZR), NZW x NZR F1 crosses, Dutch Belted (for ocular studies requiring a pigmented iris), and Watanabe (atherosclerosis). ('crosses', 'Var', (91, 98)) ('atherosclerosis', 'Disease', (176, 191)) ('Zealand Red', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C523279', (59, 70)) ('pigmented iris', 'Disease', (145, 159)) ('pigmented iris', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007499', (145, 159)) ('atherosclerosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D050197', (176, 191)) ('atherosclerosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002621', (176, 191)) 50082 30282530 While the majority of the lesion was negative for CD10, there were rare foci of CD10 positivity which were negative for hCG and pancytokeratin (Figure 8F). ('positivity', 'Var', (85, 95)) ('CD10', 'Gene', (80, 84)) ('CD10', 'Gene', '24590', (80, 84)) ('CD10', 'Gene', '24590', (50, 54)) ('CD10', 'Gene', (50, 54)) ('hCG', 'Gene', '93659', (120, 123)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (137, 140)) ('hCG', 'Gene', (120, 123)) 50088 30282530 Trophoblastic tumors are rare neoplasms in domestic and laboratory animal species, and in non-human primates have been reported in the uterus and ovary In humans, most occur following a normal or ectopic pregnancy, abortion, or molar pregnancy. ('Trophoblastic tumors', 'Disease', (0, 20)) ('molar pregnancy', 'CPA', (228, 243)) ('domestic', 'Species', '9825', (43, 51)) ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (30, 39)) ('ectopic pregnancy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031456', (196, 213)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (14, 19)) ('neoplasm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (30, 38)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (14, 20)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (155, 161)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (30, 39)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (60, 63)) ('ectopic', 'Var', (196, 203)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (94, 99)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', (30, 39)) ('abortion', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000031', (215, 223)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (155, 160)) ('Trophoblastic tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014328', (0, 20)) ('abortion', 'Disease', (215, 223)) ('Trophoblastic tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031502', (0, 20)) 50273 28353667 For example, many heavy metals, dioxins, PCBs, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and other carcinogens have been shown to cause oxidative stress. ('PAHs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011084', (81, 85)) ('PCBs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (41, 45)) ('cause', 'Reg', (129, 134)) ('oxidative stress', 'MPA', (135, 151)) ('polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011084', (47, 79)) ('polycyclic aromatic', 'Var', (47, 66)) ('dioxins', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004147', (32, 39)) ('oxidative stress', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (135, 151)) 50298 19077426 On Combining Triads and Unrelated Subjects Data in Candidate Gene Studies: An Application to Data on Testicular Cancer Combining data collected from different sources is a cost-effective and time-efficient approach for enhancing the statistical efficiency in estimating weak-to-modest genetic effects or gene-gene or gene-environment interactions. ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (112, 118)) ('enhancing', 'PosReg', (219, 228)) ('Testicular Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (101, 118)) ('Testicular Cancer', 'Disease', (101, 118)) ('Testicular Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (101, 118)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (329, 332)) ('weak-to-modest', 'Var', (270, 284)) 50311 19077426 To demonstrate our method, we present results from an analysis of several candidate polymorphisms in a study of testicular cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 129)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (112, 129)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (112, 129)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (112, 129)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (84, 97)) 50318 19077426 Specifically, let Git = (Gip1, Gip2, Gi) denote the number of copies of the variant allele at a given locus carried by the first parent, the second parent, and the case in the ith triad. ('variant', 'Var', (76, 83)) ('Gip', 'Gene', (25, 28)) ('Gip', 'Gene', (31, 34)) ('Gip', 'Gene', '2695', (25, 28)) ('Gip', 'Gene', '2695', (31, 34)) 50326 19077426 The true values for beta's were 0.405, 0.405, 0.405, 0.693, and 1.100, respectively, yielding ORs of 1.5 for the main effects of candidate genes, an OR of 2 for the environmental covariate, and an OR of 3 for the interaction. ('0.405', 'Var', (46, 51)) ('0.405', 'Var', (39, 44)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (172, 175)) ('interaction', 'Interaction', (213, 224)) 50343 19077426 The specific polymorphisms examined included three SNPs (rs274057, CYP3A4 A-392G; rs2665802, GH1 T1663A; rs2854744, IGFBP3 A-202C) and one microsatellite polymorphism in IGF1 ((CA)n located at approximately -940 bp relative to the transcription start site). ('T1663A', 'Mutation', 'rs2665802', (97, 103)) ('GH1', 'Gene', '2688', (93, 96)) ('IGFBP3', 'Gene', '3486', (116, 122)) ('T1663A; rs2854744', 'Var', (97, 114)) ('A-392G', 'Mutation', 'rs2740574', (74, 80)) ('rs274057', 'Var', (57, 65)) ('CYP3A4', 'Gene', '1576', (67, 73)) ('rs2665802', 'Mutation', 'rs2665802', (82, 91)) ('GH1', 'Gene', (93, 96)) ('rs2854744', 'Mutation', 'rs2854744', (105, 114)) ('rs274057', 'Mutation', 'rs274057', (57, 65)) ('IGF1', 'Gene', '3479', (170, 174)) ('rs2665802', 'Var', (82, 91)) ('A-202C', 'Mutation', 'rs2854744', (123, 129)) ('rs2854744', 'Var', (105, 114)) ('CYP3A4', 'Gene', (67, 73)) ('IGFBP3', 'Gene', (116, 122)) ('IGF1', 'Gene', (170, 174)) 50347 19077426 Because the proteins encoded by IGFBP3 and GH1 modulate the levels and bioavailability of IGF1, respectively, we also examined interactions between the IGF1 and GH1 polymorphisms and between IGFBP3 and IGF1 polymorphisms (Table 9). ('bioavailability', 'MPA', (71, 86)) ('IGFBP3', 'Gene', (191, 197)) ('IGFBP3', 'Gene', (32, 38)) ('IGF1', 'Gene', (90, 94)) ('IGF1', 'Gene', (152, 156)) ('IGF1', 'Gene', '3479', (202, 206)) ('IGFBP3', 'Gene', '3486', (32, 38)) ('IGFBP3', 'Gene', '3486', (191, 197)) ('interactions', 'Interaction', (127, 139)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (165, 178)) ('examined', 'Reg', (118, 126)) ('levels', 'MPA', (60, 66)) ('GH1', 'Gene', (43, 46)) ('GH1', 'Gene', (161, 164)) ('IGF1', 'Gene', (202, 206)) ('IGF1', 'Gene', '3479', (90, 94)) ('IGF1', 'Gene', '3479', (152, 156)) ('GH1', 'Gene', '2688', (43, 46)) ('GH1', 'Gene', '2688', (161, 164)) ('modulate', 'Reg', (47, 55)) 50348 19077426 There was little evidence to suggest that GH1 or IGFBP3 genotypes modified the association between the IGF1 polymorphism and TGCC risk. ('modified', 'Reg', (66, 74)) ('IGF1', 'Gene', '3479', (103, 107)) ('polymorphism', 'Var', (108, 120)) ('GH1', 'Gene', (42, 45)) ('IGFBP3', 'Gene', (49, 55)) ('association', 'Interaction', (79, 90)) ('IGF1', 'Gene', (103, 107)) ('IGFBP3', 'Gene', '3486', (49, 55)) ('TGCC', 'Disease', (125, 129)) ('GH1', 'Gene', '2688', (42, 45)) 50353 19077426 The results of our simulation experiments suggest that the efficiency of the case-parents design is the same as or slightly better than the case-unrelated control design for main effects, and substantially better for gene-gene or gene-environment interaction effects when the same number of cases is used and there is an equal number of controls. ('gene-gene', 'Var', (217, 226)) ('better', 'PosReg', (206, 212)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (36, 39)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (242, 245)) ('better', 'PosReg', (124, 130)) 50363 19077426 The data also consist of parental genotypes {Gpi Di = 1, Deltai = 1, i = 1, ..., I} for cases with Deltai = 1. ('Gpi', 'Gene', '2821', (45, 48)) ('Deltai = 1', 'Var', (99, 109)) ('Gpi', 'Gene', (45, 48)) 50369 21564132 Using a multiplicative model, we estimated that white men in the top 1% of genetic risk as defined by eight risk variants had a relative risk that was 10.5-fold greater than that for the general white male population. ('greater', 'PosReg', (161, 168)) ('variants', 'Var', (113, 121)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (54, 57)) 50380 21564132 Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with significant associations were identified in or near KITLG (ligand for the tyrosine kinase KIT), SPRY4 (an inhibitor of the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway acting downstream of KITLG-KIT) and BAK1 (also acting downstream of KITLG). ('KITLG', 'Gene', (96, 101)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (229, 234)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (276, 281)) ('Single nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (0, 31)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (244, 248)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (229, 234)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (140, 145)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (244, 248)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (96, 101)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (276, 281)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (140, 145)) 50381 21564132 Additional risk variants were discovered in or near DMRT1 (involved in gender determination), TERT and ATF7IP (both genes are involved in telomere maintenance). ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (52, 57)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', (103, 109)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', '55729', (103, 109)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (52, 57)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (94, 98)) ('variants', 'Var', (16, 24)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (94, 98)) 50383 21564132 Notably, the calculated association effect size of variants in the region of KITLG (OR = 2.69) is the highest reported for any cancer to date. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 133)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (77, 82)) ('variants', 'Var', (51, 59)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (77, 82)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (127, 133)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (127, 133)) 50385 21564132 The first GWAS published by investigators from the UK reported evidence that the two SNPs, rs995030 and rs1508595, in the KITLG locus were independently associated with disease risk. ('disease', 'Disease', (169, 176)) ('rs995030', 'Var', (91, 99)) ('rs1508595', 'Var', (104, 113)) ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (91, 99)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (122, 127)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (153, 168)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (122, 127)) ('rs1508595', 'Mutation', 'rs1508595', (104, 113)) 50403 21564132 However, under the assumption that clinical factors are not correlated with TGCT risk variants, and do not interact with the TGCT loci as contributors to TGCT risk, a stratified genetic risk assessment (Figs 1c and 2) may be worth exploring in men with these clinical risk factors. ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (125, 129)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (244, 247)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (76, 80)) ('TGCT', 'Gene', (76, 80)) ('variants', 'Var', (86, 94)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (197, 200)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (154, 158)) 50406 21564132 It has been suggested that before incorporating risk variants into individualized cancer risk assessment, the GWAS findings require validation in prospective studies to confirm the efficacy of these variants in predicting disease risk. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (82, 88)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (100, 103)) ('variants', 'Var', (199, 207)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (82, 88)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (82, 88)) ('variants', 'Var', (53, 61)) 50415 21564132 We found that a TGCT risk model that included seven SNPs and the gr/gr deletion (Table 1) would have a discriminative power that is considerably higher than that calculated for other common cancers such as breast, prostate and colon cancer. ('colon cancer', 'Disease', (227, 239)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (190, 197)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (233, 239)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (190, 197)) ('breast', 'Disease', (206, 212)) ('prostate', 'Disease', (214, 222)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (190, 197)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (16, 20)) ('deletion', 'Var', (71, 79)) ('gr/gr', 'Gene', (65, 70)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (190, 196)) ('colon cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (227, 239)) ('colon cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (227, 239)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (145, 151)) 50452 33922989 Various mechanisms appear to contribute to cisplatin resistance in cancer cells, including reduced drug accumulation, enhanced drug detoxification, modulation of DNA repair mechanisms, and finally alterations in cisplatin DNA damage signaling preventing apoptosis in cancer cells. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (67, 73)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (267, 273)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (67, 73)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (267, 273)) ('alterations', 'Var', (197, 208)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (118, 126)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (267, 273)) ('drug accumulation', 'MPA', (99, 116)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (254, 263)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (91, 98)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 73)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (43, 52)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (212, 221)) ('drug detoxification', 'MPA', (127, 146)) 50453 33922989 Regarding colorectal cancer, defects in mismatch repair and altered p53-mediated DNA damage signaling are the main factors controlling the resistance phenotype. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (21, 27)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (10, 27)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (10, 27)) ('defects', 'Var', (29, 36)) ('p53', 'Gene', (68, 71)) ('altered', 'Reg', (60, 67)) ('mismatch repair', 'Protein', (40, 55)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (68, 71)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (10, 27)) 50454 33922989 In particular, p53 inactivation appears to be associated with chemoresistance and poor prognosis. ('p53', 'Gene', (15, 18)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (15, 18)) ('associated', 'Reg', (46, 56)) ('chemoresistance', 'CPA', (62, 77)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (19, 31)) 50467 33922989 Crosslinks between two guanine bases on the opposite strands of DNA (DNA ICLs) are less abundant accounting for 1-2% of cisplatin-induced lesions. ('cisplatin-induced', 'MPA', (120, 137)) ('guanine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006147', (23, 30)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (120, 129)) ('Crosslinks', 'Var', (0, 10)) 50475 33922989 Therefore, inactivation or mutation of p53 alters the cytotoxicity of cisplatin. ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (54, 66)) ('alters', 'Reg', (43, 49)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (70, 79)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (11, 23)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (54, 66)) ('mutation', 'Var', (27, 35)) ('p53', 'Gene', (39, 42)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (39, 42)) 50487 33922989 The efficiency, with which the different cisplatin-induced intrastrand crosslinks are repaired, varies, most likely due to the extent of the helical distortions caused by the lesions. ('helical', 'MPA', (141, 148)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (41, 50)) ('lesions', 'Var', (175, 182)) 50503 33922989 Furthermore, a number of studies have attempted to identify an association between genetic alterations in repair genes and cancer treatment, with a special emphasis given to NER genes. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 129)) ('genetic alterations', 'Var', (83, 102)) ('repair genes', 'Gene', (106, 118)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (123, 129)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (123, 129)) 50505 33922989 It is further postulated that SNPs not only affect the response to cancer treatment, but also increase the susceptibility to carcinogenesis. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (67, 73)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (67, 73)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (94, 102)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (30, 34)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 73)) ('affect', 'Reg', (44, 50)) 50508 33922989 However, in contrast to the protective effects of NER and ICL repair, MMR potentiates the toxicity of cisplatin. ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (90, 98)) ('potentiates', 'PosReg', (74, 85)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (90, 98)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (102, 111)) ('MMR', 'Var', (70, 73)) 50513 33922989 Mutations in MMR genes play an important role in carcinogenesis and increase cancer susceptibility. ('increase cancer', 'Disease', (68, 83)) ('increase cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (68, 83)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (77, 83)) ('MMR', 'Gene', (13, 16)) ('carcinogenesis', 'CPA', (49, 63)) 50514 33922989 The loss of MMR function is observed in both sporadic and hereditary colorectal cancer and is linked to mutations in either MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 or PMS2. ('PMS2', 'Gene', (144, 148)) ('MLH1', 'Gene', '4292', (124, 128)) ('mutations', 'Var', (104, 113)) ('MSH6', 'Gene', '2956', (136, 140)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', (130, 134)) ('hereditary colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (58, 86)) ('MMR', 'Gene', (12, 15)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', '4436', (130, 134)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (80, 86)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (69, 86)) ('PMS2', 'Gene', '5395', (144, 148)) ('MSH6', 'Gene', (136, 140)) ('MLH1', 'Gene', (124, 128)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (4, 8)) ('function', 'MPA', (16, 24)) ('hereditary colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (58, 86)) 50516 33922989 Various studies revealed that MMR deficient cells are considerably more tolerant to cisplatin or alkylating agents indicating that intact MMR is necessary for maximal activity of these drugs and absence of MMR is associated with increased resistance. ('more', 'PosReg', (67, 71)) ('resistance', 'MPA', (239, 249)) ('MMR deficient', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536928', (30, 43)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (84, 93)) ('absence', 'Var', (195, 202)) ('MMR deficient', 'Disease', (30, 43)) ('tolerant', 'MPA', (72, 80)) 50523 33922989 TLS polymerases are error prone polymerases causing mis-incorporations of bases opposite the 1,2-intrastrand crosslinks, which are targets and recognized by the MUTSalpha complex. ('TLS', 'Disease', 'None', (0, 3)) ('mis-incorporations', 'Var', (52, 70)) ('causing', 'Reg', (44, 51)) ('TLS', 'Disease', (0, 3)) 50531 33922989 Even though in these cell culture models defective MMR is considered a minor contributor for the cisplatin resistance phenotype, the preclinical observations still imply that the loss of MMR function might have an adverse effect on cisplatin efficacy in cancer therapy. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (254, 260)) ('MMR', 'Gene', (187, 190)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (97, 106)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (254, 260)) ('cisplatin efficacy', 'MPA', (232, 250)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (254, 260)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (232, 241)) ('loss', 'Var', (179, 183)) 50533 33922989 With regards to colorectal cancer, a MMR deficient phenotype is frequently observed, either due to mutations in MMR genes or as a result of hypermethylation of the MLH1 gene. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (27, 33)) ('MMR deficient', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536928', (37, 50)) ('MMR genes', 'Gene', (112, 121)) ('MLH1', 'Gene', '4292', (164, 168)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (16, 33)) ('MLH1', 'Gene', (164, 168)) ('MMR deficient', 'Disease', (37, 50)) ('mutations', 'Var', (99, 108)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (16, 33)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (16, 33)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (140, 156)) 50534 33922989 As an intact MMR system appears to be essential for the linkage of cisplatin damage with initiation of apoptosis, the MMR defect is therefore considered to strongly contribute to the intrinsic cisplatin resistance observed in patients with colorectal cancer. ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (240, 257)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (251, 257)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (240, 257)) ('intrinsic cisplatin resistance', 'MPA', (183, 213)) ('defect', 'Var', (122, 128)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (165, 175)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (226, 234)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (67, 76)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (193, 202)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (240, 257)) 50535 33922989 In response to cisplatin lesions, cell cycle checkpoints will be activated to delay cell cycle progression, which will facilitate DNA repair. ('delay', 'NegReg', (78, 83)) ('lesions', 'Var', (25, 32)) ('DNA', 'MPA', (130, 133)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (15, 24)) ('cell cycle progression', 'CPA', (84, 106)) ('facilitate', 'PosReg', (119, 129)) 50539 33922989 It is assumed that the platination damage might cause a block of the replication machinery resulting in replication-mediated DNA double strand breaks (DSBs). ('DSBs', 'Chemical', '-', (151, 155)) ('replication machinery', 'CPA', (69, 90)) ('replication-mediated', 'MPA', (104, 124)) ('platination', 'Var', (23, 34)) 50554 33922989 The p53 is mutated in approximately 50% of common human cancers, such as cancers of the breast, colon, and lung. ('cancers', 'Disease', (56, 63)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (73, 80)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (56, 63)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (4, 7)) ('cancers of the breast', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100013', (73, 94)) ('lung', 'Disease', (107, 111)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (56, 63)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (56, 62)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 79)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 80)) ('colon', 'Disease', (96, 101)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (50, 55)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (73, 80)) ('p53', 'Gene', (4, 7)) ('mutated', 'Var', (11, 18)) 50555 33922989 Due to its central role in DNA damage signaling, one would assume that the p53 status determines the response of tumor cells to cisplatin, and mutations in p53 would lead to failure of cell death pathways. ('tumor', 'Disease', (113, 118)) ('response', 'MPA', (101, 109)) ('cell death pathways', 'CPA', (185, 204)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (128, 137)) ('p53', 'Gene', (156, 159)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (156, 159)) ('p53', 'Gene', (75, 78)) ('failure', 'NegReg', (174, 181)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (75, 78)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (113, 118)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (113, 118)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (166, 173)) ('mutations', 'Var', (143, 152)) 50557 33922989 An anticancer drug screen performed by the National Cancer Institute in a panel of 60 cancer cell lines including seven colorectal cancer cell lines demonstrated that the growth inhibition following the cisplatin treatment correlated with the presence of wildtype p53, while the lack of functional p53 was associated with resistance to cisplatin. ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (264, 267)) ('growth', 'MPA', (171, 177)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (52, 58)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (120, 137)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (131, 137)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (7, 13)) ('p53', 'Gene', (264, 267)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (120, 137)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (52, 58)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (7, 13)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (86, 92)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (7, 13)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (86, 92)) ('presence', 'Var', (243, 251)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (298, 301)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (120, 137)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (203, 212)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (131, 137)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (131, 137)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (52, 58)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (336, 345)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (86, 92)) ('p53', 'Gene', (298, 301)) 50558 33922989 Similarly, the p53 inactivation rendered astrocytic tumor cells more resistant to the drug. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (52, 57)) ('resistant', 'CPA', (69, 78)) ('more', 'PosReg', (64, 68)) ('astrocytic tumor', 'Disease', (41, 57)) ('astrocytic tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001254', (41, 57)) ('p53', 'Gene', (15, 18)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (15, 18)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (19, 31)) ('astrocytic tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009592', (41, 57)) 50566 33922989 In contrast to the findings in pre-clinical studies with cancer cell lines, data obtained in tumor tissues derived from different cancers suggest a clear relationship between the p53 status and response to platinum-based chemotherapy. ('p53', 'Gene', (179, 182)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (179, 182)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (57, 63)) ('status', 'Var', (183, 189)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (130, 136)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (130, 137)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 98)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (57, 63)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (130, 137)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (130, 136)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (130, 137)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (93, 98)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 63)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (130, 136)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (206, 214)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (93, 98)) 50567 33922989 Several studies have shown that patients with p53 wildtype tumors responded significantly better to cisplatin-based therapy, while inactivation of p53 has been linked to a poor response to the drug. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (32, 40)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (100, 109)) ('p53', 'Gene', (46, 49)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (59, 64)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (59, 65)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (46, 49)) ('better', 'PosReg', (90, 96)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (147, 150)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (131, 143)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (59, 65)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (59, 65)) ('wildtype', 'Var', (50, 58)) ('p53', 'Gene', (147, 150)) 50569 33922989 In contrast to most human cancers, p53 mutations are rare in TGCTs. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (20, 25)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (26, 33)) ('p53', 'Gene', (35, 38)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (35, 38)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (26, 33)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (26, 33)) ('mutations', 'Var', (39, 48)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (26, 32)) 50570 33922989 Therefore, it was hypothesized that p53-controlled apoptotic signaling plays an important role in the response of TGCTs to chemotherapeutic drugs, and the lack of p53 mutations explains at least in part the therapeutic response of this type of tumor to cisplatin. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (244, 249)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (244, 249)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (163, 166)) ('p53', 'Gene', (163, 166)) ('p53', 'Gene', (36, 39)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (36, 39)) ('mutations', 'Var', (167, 176)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (253, 262)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (244, 249)) 50571 33922989 Regarding colorectal cancer, one of the most frequently identified gene mutations occurs in the p53 gene, with 40-50% of sporadic colorectal cancer bearing p53 mutations. ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (130, 147)) ('mutations', 'Var', (72, 81)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (21, 27)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (130, 147)) ('p53', 'Gene', (96, 99)) ('mutations', 'Var', (160, 169)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (96, 99)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (10, 27)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (141, 147)) ('p53', 'Gene', (156, 159)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (156, 159)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (10, 27)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (130, 147)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (10, 27)) 50572 33922989 For patients with colorectal cancer, it has been observed that tumors with mutant p53 are more chemo-resistant than those with wildtype p53 indicating a correlation between the status of p53 and cancer progression/poorer prognosis. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (63, 69)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (195, 201)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (18, 35)) ('p53', 'Gene', (82, 85)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (136, 139)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (63, 69)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (4, 12)) ('p53', 'Gene', (136, 139)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (29, 35)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (18, 35)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (195, 201)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (187, 190)) ('chemo-resistant', 'CPA', (95, 110)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (29, 35)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (63, 69)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (195, 201)) ('correlation', 'Reg', (153, 164)) ('p53', 'Gene', (187, 190)) ('mutant', 'Var', (75, 81)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (82, 85)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (63, 68)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (29, 35)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (18, 35)) 50574 33922989 In cell culture models, the defective p53 appears to be the major source of cisplatin resistance, while the MMR defect is considered a minor independent contributor, which induces a 2-fold factor of resistance. ('p53', 'Gene', (38, 41)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (38, 41)) ('defective', 'Var', (28, 37)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (76, 85)) ('cisplatin resistance', 'MPA', (76, 96)) ('source', 'Reg', (66, 72)) 50587 33922989 In response to oxaliplatin DNA damage, cell death is induced, which is mainly executed by the intrinsic apoptosis pathway, mediated by translocation of BAX to the mitochondria followed by cytochrome C release into the cytoplasm and activation of caspase 3. ('caspase 3', 'Gene', '836', (246, 255)) ('cytochrome C', 'Gene', (188, 200)) ('caspase 3', 'Gene', (246, 255)) ('BAX', 'Gene', (152, 155)) ('oxaliplatin DNA', 'Var', (15, 30)) ('oxaliplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077150', (15, 26)) ('translocation', 'MPA', (135, 148)) ('cytochrome C', 'Gene', '54205', (188, 200)) ('BAX', 'Gene', '581', (152, 155)) ('cell death', 'CPA', (39, 49)) 50590 33922989 The findings obtained in cell culture models suggested that oxaliplatin might possess clinical activity against intrinsically cisplatin resistant colorectal cancer, which is frequently characterized by a MMR deficient phenotype due to defects in MMR genes. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (157, 163)) ('MMR genes', 'Gene', (246, 255)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (146, 163)) ('MMR deficient', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536928', (204, 217)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (146, 163)) ('MMR deficient', 'Disease', (204, 217)) ('defects', 'Var', (235, 242)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (146, 163)) ('oxaliplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077150', (60, 71)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (126, 135)) ('intrinsically cisplatin resistant', 'MPA', (112, 145)) 50594 33922989 Therefore, picoplatin is less susceptible to detoxification by intracellular thiols, and it was shown that picoplatin retained activity against a wide range of cisplatin resistant tumor cell lines including colorectal cancer cells as well as antitumor activity in vivo in tumor xenografts. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (180, 185)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (207, 224)) ('thiols', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013438', (77, 83)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (160, 169)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (246, 251)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (207, 224)) ('activity', 'MPA', (127, 135)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (180, 185)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (272, 277)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (272, 277)) ('picoplatin', 'Var', (107, 117)) ('picoplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C110525', (107, 117)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (207, 224)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (246, 251)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (272, 277)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (246, 251)) ('picoplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C110525', (11, 21)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (180, 185)) ('cisplatin resistant', 'MPA', (160, 179)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (218, 224)) 50608 33922989 The Pt (II) complex phenanthriplatin induces monofunctional adducts at guanine bases, which interfere with the normal function of RNA polymerase II that ultimately will lead to apoptosis in cancer cells. ('induces', 'Reg', (37, 44)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (177, 186)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (190, 196)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (190, 196)) ('phenanthriplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C587603', (20, 36)) ('interfere', 'NegReg', (92, 101)) ('phenanthriplatin', 'Var', (20, 36)) ('guanine bases', 'MPA', (71, 84)) ('Pt (II)', 'Chemical', '-', (4, 11)) ('function', 'MPA', (118, 126)) ('guanine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006147', (71, 78)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (190, 196)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (169, 176)) ('monofunctional adducts', 'MPA', (45, 67)) 50609 33922989 Phenanthriplatin has been shown to be more cytotoxic than cisplatin and oxaliplatin in a number of cell lines derived from cancers of the lung, cervix, bones, and prostate. ('Phenanthriplatin', 'Var', (0, 16)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 129)) ('Phenanthriplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C587603', (0, 16)) ('oxaliplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077150', (72, 83)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (58, 67)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (123, 130)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 130)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (123, 130)) ('cytotoxic', 'CPA', (43, 52)) 50621 33922989 About 50% of cancers harbor mutations in the TP53 gene, while in tumors retaining wildtype p53, MDM2 plays an important role in regulating the p53 protein. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (13, 19)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (45, 49)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (45, 49)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (143, 146)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (96, 100)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (65, 71)) ('p53', 'Gene', (91, 94)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (96, 100)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (13, 20)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (91, 94)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (65, 71)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (13, 20)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (13, 20)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (65, 71)) ('p53', 'Gene', (143, 146)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (65, 70)) ('mutations', 'Var', (28, 37)) 50630 33922989 The NHEJ inhibitors SCR7 and NU7441 showed a sensitizing effect to cisplatin in the colon cancer cell line LoVo, but the sensitizing effect was rather small and to date has been observed solely in vitro. ('colon cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (84, 96)) ('colon cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (84, 96)) ('LoVo', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0399', (107, 111)) ('sensitizing', 'MPA', (45, 56)) ('NU7441', 'Var', (29, 35)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (90, 96)) ('colon cancer', 'Disease', (84, 96)) ('SCR7', 'Var', (20, 24)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (67, 76)) ('NHEJ', 'Gene', (4, 8)) 50637 33922989 Inhibition of Chk1/2 may disable cell cycle checkpoints and therefore allow the cells to progress through the cell cycle despite the presence of DNA damage, which ultimately results in apoptosis. ('disable', 'NegReg', (25, 32)) ('Chk1/2', 'Gene', '1111;11200', (14, 20)) ('cell cycle checkpoints', 'CPA', (33, 55)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (185, 194)) ('allow', 'Reg', (70, 75)) ('results in', 'Reg', (174, 184)) ('Inhibition', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('Chk1/2', 'Gene', (14, 20)) ('progress through the cell cycle', 'CPA', (89, 120)) 50664 33095756 ROS can have a negative influence on sperm function and quality due to the reduced motility of spermatozoa, DNA damage and the impaired integrity of the cellular membrane. ('ROS', 'Var', (0, 3)) ('integrity', 'MPA', (136, 145)) ('ROS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017382', (0, 3)) ('reduced motility of spermatozoa', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012207', (75, 106)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (75, 82)) ('DNA damage', 'CPA', (108, 118)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (127, 135)) ('motility of spermatozoa', 'CPA', (83, 106)) ('sperm function', 'CPA', (37, 51)) 50667 33095756 It has been confirmed that antioxidant capacity in semen is decreased in infertile men and men with testicular cancer with a high ROS proportion, compared to men with a normal proportion of ROS. ('ROS', 'Var', (130, 133)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (60, 69)) ('ROS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017382', (130, 133)) ('infertile', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (73, 82)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (83, 86)) ('high ROS', 'Var', (125, 133)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (100, 117)) ('infertile', 'Disease', (73, 82)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 117)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (91, 94)) ('antioxidant capacity', 'MPA', (27, 47)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (53, 56)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (111, 117)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (111, 117)) ('ROS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017382', (190, 193)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (158, 161)) 50688 33095756 A total of 80 infertile men with O+-A+-T were enrolled after they signed a written informed consent to participate in this trial. ('infertile', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (14, 23)) ('infertile', 'Disease', (14, 23)) ('O+-A+-T', 'Var', (33, 40)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (24, 27)) 50759 31888467 The results were validated by using the well-known TERT regulation by the ETS1 transcription factor in a subset of melanomas with mutations in the TERT promoter. ('melanomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (115, 124)) ('melanomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (115, 124)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (147, 151)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (115, 123)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (51, 55)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (147, 151)) ('mutations', 'Var', (130, 139)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (51, 55)) ('melanomas', 'Disease', (115, 124)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', '2113', (74, 78)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', (74, 78)) 50769 31888467 Previous studies showed that TERT promoter mutations can induce its expression in cancer cells. ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (29, 33)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (82, 88)) ('expression', 'MPA', (68, 78)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (82, 88)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (82, 88)) ('mutations', 'Var', (43, 52)) ('induce', 'Reg', (57, 63)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (29, 33)) 50771 31888467 Here, we performed an in silico pan-cancer analysis of TERT regulation by using an evolved version of the "Mixed Integer linear Programming based Regulatory Interaction Predictor" (MIPRIP, version 2.0) to predict TFs regulating the gene expression of TERT. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (36, 42)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (251, 255)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (36, 42)) ('MIPRIP', 'Chemical', '-', (181, 187)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (251, 255)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (55, 59)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (55, 59)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (36, 42)) ('TFs', 'Var', (213, 216)) ('gene expression', 'MPA', (232, 247)) 50772 31888467 The new version bases on MIPRIP (https://github.com/KoenigLabNM/MIPRIP) which was previously developed to identify regulatory interactions that best explain the discrepancy of telomerase transcript levels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae between yeast deletion strains with shorter telomeres and strains with wild-type telomere length. ('MIPRIP', 'Chemical', '-', (64, 70)) ('MIPRIP', 'Chemical', '-', (25, 31)) ('deletion', 'Var', (247, 255)) ('yeast', 'Species', '4932', (241, 246)) ('Saccharomyces cerevisiae', 'Species', '4932', (208, 232)) ('telomerase', 'MPA', (176, 186)) 50795 31888467 To show that the prediction of TERT expression from our models is better than expected by a set of TFs selected by random chance, we randomly selected non-TERT TFs used by our model to predict the expression of TERT in the melanoma samples with a TERT promoter mutation. ('melanoma', 'Disease', (223, 231)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (211, 215)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (223, 231)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (247, 251)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (247, 251)) ('mutation', 'Var', (261, 269)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (31, 35)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (31, 35)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (155, 159)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (211, 215)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (155, 159)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (223, 231)) 50798 31888467 Melanoma skin cancer was the first cancer type for which a high frequency of TERT promoter mutations was discovered, mainly in two hotspot C > T mutations at position 124 bp and 146 bp upstream of the translational start codon. ('cancer', 'Disease', (14, 20)) ('Melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (0, 8)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (77, 81)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (77, 81)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (35, 41)) ('C > T', 'Var', (139, 144)) ('skin cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008069', (9, 20)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (14, 20)) ('mutations', 'Var', (91, 100)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (35, 41)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (14, 20)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (35, 41)) ('Melanoma skin cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012878', (0, 20)) ('Melanoma skin cancer', 'Disease', (0, 20)) 50801 31888467 Considering this and the high rate of TERT promoter mutations we divided the dataset into samples with and without TERT promoter mutation objecting to improve our predictions. ('mutations', 'Var', (52, 61)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (115, 119)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (38, 42)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (38, 42)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (115, 119)) 50806 31888467 Indeed, TERT expression was lower in the ETS1 knockdown sample compared to controls (fold change: 0.82). ('TERT', 'Gene', (8, 12)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (8, 12)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (46, 55)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', '2113', (41, 45)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', (41, 45)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (28, 33)) 50811 31888467 In summary, splitting up the melanoma dataset into two pre-defined cancer subgroups with and without the TERT promoter mutations led to more reliable modelling results (r = 0.29). ('TERT', 'Gene', (105, 109)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (67, 73)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (105, 109)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (67, 73)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (29, 37)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (29, 37)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (29, 37)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 73)) ('mutations', 'Var', (119, 128)) 50818 31888467 It is known that a TERT promoter mutation leads to a further binding site of TFs of the ETS family. ('TERT', 'Gene', (19, 23)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (19, 23)) ('mutation', 'Var', (33, 41)) ('TFs', 'Gene', (77, 80)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (61, 68)) 50835 31888467 In their model, loss of MYC led to suppression of TERT, which was substantially rescued only by a co-suppression of AR. ('suppression', 'NegReg', (35, 46)) ('MYC', 'Gene', (24, 27)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (50, 54)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (116, 118)) ('loss', 'Var', (16, 20)) ('MYC', 'Gene', '4609', (24, 27)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (50, 54)) 50843 31888467 As described in the literature, cutaneous melanoma skin cancer patients have a high rate of TERT promoter mutations, being responsible for an upregulation of TERT by enabling a further binding site of TFs from the ETS family. ('TERT', 'Gene', (92, 96)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (142, 154)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (92, 96)) ('TFs', 'Protein', (201, 204)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (158, 162)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (56, 62)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (158, 162)) ('enabling', 'PosReg', (166, 174)) ('skin cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008069', (51, 62)) ('cutaneous melanoma skin cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012878', (32, 62)) ('binding site', 'Interaction', (185, 197)) ('cutaneous melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012056', (32, 50)) ('mutations', 'Var', (106, 115)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (63, 71)) ('cutaneous melanoma skin cancer', 'Disease', (32, 62)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (42, 50)) 50845 31888467 We identified ETS1 as a highly significant regulator for TERT in tumors with TERT promoter mutation. ('mutation', 'Var', (91, 99)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (57, 61)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (77, 81)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (57, 61)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (77, 81)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', '2113', (14, 18)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', (14, 18)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (65, 71)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (65, 71)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (65, 71)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (65, 70)) 50846 31888467 To further validate this finding we analyzed publicly available expression data of an ETS1 siRNA knockdown experiment in a melanoma cell line with TERT promoter mutation and found a downregulation of TERT compared to controls. ('TERT', 'Gene', (147, 151)) ('mutation', 'Var', (161, 169)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (147, 151)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (123, 131)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (123, 131)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (182, 196)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (123, 131)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', '2113', (86, 90)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', (86, 90)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (200, 204)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (200, 204)) 50848 31888467 Furthermore, it was shown elsewhere that TERT promoter mutations can lead to a two- to four-fold higher TERT promoter activity in melanoma cells. ('higher', 'PosReg', (97, 103)) ('mutations', 'Var', (55, 64)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (41, 45)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (41, 45)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (104, 108)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (104, 108)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (130, 138)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (130, 138)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (130, 138)) 50851 31888467 AR and E2F were also predicted as common TERT regulators in our multi-mode MIPRIP analysis. ('MIPRIP', 'Chemical', '-', (75, 81)) ('E2F', 'Var', (7, 10)) ('E2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (7, 9)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (41, 45)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (41, 45)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (0, 2)) 50859 31888467 While only a few samples showed a TERT promoter mutation, it is still unclear if there is an association between HMGA2 expression and TERT promoter mutations. ('HMGA2', 'Gene', '8091', (113, 118)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (134, 138)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (34, 38)) ('HMGA2', 'Gene', (113, 118)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (134, 138)) ('mutation', 'Var', (48, 56)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (34, 38)) 50860 31888467 According to our predictions, we suggest that TERT regulation by HMGA2 and TERT promoter mutations are mutually exclusive, which has to be validated in future experiments. ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (46, 50)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (75, 79)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (75, 79)) ('HMGA2', 'Gene', '8091', (65, 70)) ('HMGA2', 'Gene', (65, 70)) ('mutations', 'Var', (89, 98)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (46, 50)) 50862 31888467 Using the specific application of known ETS binding site in the TERT promoter of melanoma samples with a TERT promoter mutation as a case study, we compared the results from MIPRIP 2.0 with ISMARA. ('TERT', 'Gene', (105, 109)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (64, 68)) ('mutation', 'Var', (119, 127)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (105, 109)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (64, 68)) ('MIPRIP', 'Chemical', '-', (174, 180)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (81, 89)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (81, 89)) ('ISMARA', 'Chemical', '-', (190, 196)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (81, 89)) 50864 31888467 Particularly, ISMARA did not identify ETS1 as a regulator for TERT in samples with a TERT promoter mutation. ('TERT', 'Gene', (85, 89)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', '2113', (38, 42)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', (38, 42)) ('ISMARA', 'Chemical', '-', (14, 20)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (85, 89)) ('mutation', 'Var', (99, 107)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (62, 66)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (62, 66)) 50866 31888467 It was shown elsewhere that GABPA can bind only to the TERT promoter mutation at site C228T, but not at C250T. ('C228T', 'Mutation', 'rs533877788', (86, 91)) ('C228T', 'Var', (86, 91)) ('GABPA', 'Gene', (28, 33)) ('C250T', 'Mutation', 'rs770668556', (104, 109)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (55, 59)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (55, 59)) ('bind', 'Interaction', (38, 42)) ('GABPA', 'Gene', '2551', (28, 33)) 50867 31888467 However, only one third of the mutated samples had the mutation at C228T, while two-third showed a C250T mutation. ('C228T', 'Mutation', 'rs533877788', (67, 72)) ('C228T', 'Var', (67, 72)) ('C250T', 'Mutation', 'rs770668556', (99, 104)) ('C250T', 'Var', (99, 104)) 50875 31888467 Furthermore, the predicted TERT regulators were compared in melanoma samples with wildtype versus mutated TERT promoters. ('TERT', 'Gene', (106, 110)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (106, 110)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (27, 31)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (60, 68)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (27, 31)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (60, 68)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (60, 68)) ('mutated', 'Var', (98, 105)) 50913 31888467 performed siRNA mediated knockdowns of 45 TFs and signaling molecules in the melanoma cell line A375. ('A375', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0132', (96, 100)) ('TFs', 'Gene', (42, 45)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (77, 85)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (77, 85)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (77, 85)) ('knockdowns', 'Var', (25, 35)) 50915 31888467 A fold change was calculated for TERT upon ETS1 knockdown compared to the controls. ('ETS1', 'Gene', '2113', (43, 47)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', (43, 47)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (33, 37)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (33, 37)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (48, 57)) 50921 31888467 For both datasets, the regulators AR, JUND, E2F1, E2F2 and ETS1 were selected most often (Additional file 1: Table S6, column "FPKM"). ('E2F1', 'Var', (44, 48)) ('E2F2', 'Gene', (50, 54)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', '2113', (59, 63)) ('ETS1', 'Gene', (59, 63)) ('E2F2', 'Gene', '1870', (50, 54)) ('JUND', 'Gene', '3727', (38, 42)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (34, 36)) ('JUND', 'Gene', (38, 42)) 50926 31888467 This work was supported by the project CancerTelSys (01ZX1302B, 01ZX1602B) in the e:Med program and the project CSCC (01EO1002, 01EO1502) of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (KO 3678/5-1). ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (39, 45)) ('01ZX1302B', 'Var', (53, 62)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (39, 45)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (39, 45)) 50958 25751759 Androgen deficiency can cause endothelial dysfunction, decreased activity of smooth muscle cells in the vessel wall, thickening of the intima and media of the vessels and increased synthesis of pro-inflammatory cytokines. ('activity', 'MPA', (65, 73)) ('endothelial dysfunction', 'Disease', (30, 53)) ('thickening', 'CPA', (117, 127)) ('synthesis of pro-inflammatory cytokines', 'MPA', (181, 220)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (55, 64)) ('endothelial dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536439', (30, 53)) ('deficiency', 'Var', (9, 19)) ('Androgen deficiency', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (0, 19)) ('Androgen', 'Gene', (0, 8)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (171, 180)) 50978 25751759 A Dutch study found that 16.5% of all patients treated for GCC developed cardiovascular disease within 25 years of treatment cessation, with BEP being independently associated with a 1.5-fold increase in cardiovascular disease risk. ('cardiovascular disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002318', (73, 95)) ('BEP', 'Chemical', '-', (141, 144)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Disease', (204, 226)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Disease', (73, 95)) ('developed', 'Reg', (63, 72)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (204, 226)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (73, 95)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (38, 46)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002318', (204, 226)) ('BEP', 'Var', (141, 144)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (120, 123)) 50983 25751759 In support of this, 3 cycles of BEP was associated with 5-10%-reduction in capillary-per-myofiber ratio in muscle biopsies taken from m. vastus lateralis, indicating that BEP may cause vascular damage in both central and peripheral blood vessels. ('BEP', 'Chemical', '-', (171, 174)) ('cause', 'Reg', (179, 184)) ('capillary-per-myofiber ratio', 'MPA', (75, 103)) ('vascular damage', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000783', (185, 200)) ('BEP', 'Var', (171, 174)) ('BEP', 'Chemical', '-', (32, 35)) ('-reduction', 'NegReg', (61, 71)) ('vascular damage', 'Disease', (185, 200)) 50985 25751759 The mechanisms responsible for these muscular alterations are not clear, but studies in mice have found that cisplatin cause induction of muscle atrophy-related genes, proteosomal proteolysis and inflammation. ('muscular alterations', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003011', (37, 57)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (109, 118)) ('muscle atrophy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003202', (138, 152)) ('muscle atrophy', 'Disease', (138, 152)) ('induction', 'PosReg', (125, 134)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (109, 118)) ('inflammation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007249', (196, 208)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (88, 92)) ('proteosomal proteolysis', 'MPA', (168, 191)) ('muscle atrophy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009133', (138, 152)) ('inflammation', 'Disease', (196, 208)) 50986 25751759 Also, cisplatin is associated with strong neurotoxic actions which can induce muscle atrophy signals and a switch towards more glycolytic muscle fiber phenotypes. ('muscle atrophy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003202', (78, 92)) ('muscle atrophy', 'Disease', (78, 92)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (6, 15)) ('more glycolytic muscle fiber phenotypes', 'MPA', (122, 161)) ('neurotoxic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020258', (42, 52)) ('muscle atrophy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009133', (78, 92)) ('switch', 'Reg', (107, 113)) ('neurotoxic', 'Disease', (42, 52)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (6, 15)) ('induce', 'Reg', (71, 77)) 51010 25751759 Collectively, these adaptations can improve regulation of whole-body homeostasis by increasing the basal metabolic rate, and lowering plasma concentrations of glucose, insulin, lipids and inflammatory cytokines. ('lowering', 'NegReg', (125, 133)) ('increasing', 'PosReg', (84, 94)) ('improve', 'PosReg', (36, 43)) ('glucose', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005947', (159, 166)) ('basal metabolic rate', 'MPA', (99, 119)) ('lowering plasma concentrations', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0020171', (125, 155)) ('insulin', 'Gene', (168, 175)) ('lipids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (177, 183)) ('regulation', 'MPA', (44, 54)) ('insulin', 'Gene', '3630', (168, 175)) ('adaptations', 'Var', (20, 31)) ('inflammatory cytokines', 'MPA', (188, 210)) ('plasma concentrations of glucose', 'MPA', (134, 166)) ('lipids', 'MPA', (177, 183)) 51038 25963309 Research concerning potential long-term consequences of the condition for the offspring, is limited, but lack of nutrition in-utero has been associated with chronic disease in adulthood, including some cancers. ('lack', 'Var', (105, 109)) ('chronic disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002908', (157, 172)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (202, 208)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (202, 209)) ('associated', 'Reg', (141, 151)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (202, 209)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (202, 209)) ('chronic disease', 'Disease', (157, 172)) 51050 25963309 Previous research has primarily focused on short-term outcomes associated with hyperemesis, with inconsistent associations demonstrated for preterm birth, low birth weight and risk of offspring small for gestational age. ('small for gestational age', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (194, 219)) ('low birth weight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (155, 171)) ('preterm birth', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001622', (140, 153)) ('hyperemesis', 'Disease', (79, 90)) ('low birth', 'Var', (155, 164)) ('hyperemesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006939', (79, 90)) 51057 25963309 Only a small percentage of these cancers are caused by an inherited genetic mutation, suggesting that cancer risk in this group is under influence of many modifiable risk factors. ('caused', 'Reg', (45, 51)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (102, 108)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (33, 39)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (33, 39)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 40)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (33, 40)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (33, 40)) ('genetic mutation', 'Var', (68, 84)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (102, 108)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (102, 108)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 39)) 51067 25963309 Our study included the twelve most common types of cancer in childhood and adolescence, defined according to the 10th edition of the International Classification of Disease (ICD-10); leukemias (C91-95), lymphomas (C81-C85), tumors of the brain and nervous system (C70-72 and D42-43), breast, females only (C50), bone (C40-C41), testis (C62), ovary (C56), thyroid gland (C73), adrenal gland (C74), retinoblastoma (C69.2), Wilms' tumor (C64.9) and hepatoblastoma (C22). ('leukemias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (183, 192)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (224, 229)) ('C40', 'Gene', (318, 321)) ('retinoblastoma', 'Disease', (397, 411)) ('hepatoblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002884', (446, 460)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (51, 57)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (428, 433)) ('ovary', 'Disease', (342, 347)) ('ovary', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (342, 347)) ('lymphomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008223', (203, 212)) ('leukemias', 'Disease', (183, 192)) ('adrenal gland', 'Disease', (376, 389)) ("Wilms' tumor", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002667', (421, 433)) ('lymphomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (203, 212)) ('C64.9', 'Var', (435, 440)) ('tumors of the brain', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001932', (224, 243)) ('retinoblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009919', (397, 411)) ('tumors of the brain', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030692', (224, 243)) ('C70-72', 'Var', (264, 270)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (51, 57)) ('tumors of the brain', 'Disease', (224, 243)) ('C73', 'Var', (370, 373)) ('hepatoblastoma', 'Disease', (446, 460)) ('retinoblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012175', (397, 411)) ('C69.2', 'Var', (413, 418)) ('C64.9', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:1573', (435, 440)) ('lymphomas', 'Disease', (203, 212)) ('hepatoblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018197', (446, 460)) ("Wilms' tumor", 'Disease', 'MESH:D009396', (421, 433)) ("Wilms' tumor", 'Disease', (421, 433)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (224, 230)) ('C62', 'Var', (336, 339)) ('C40', 'Gene', '55571', (318, 321)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (183, 191)) ('leukemias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007938', (183, 192)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (203, 211)) ('thyroid gland', 'Disease', (355, 368)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (51, 57)) 51072 25963309 In Sweden, hyperemesis was defined through ICD-8 codes 638.0 and 638.9 until 1987, ICD-9 code 643 until 1997 and subsequently with ICD-10 code O21, O21.1 and O21.9, gathered from the MBR and supplemented from the National Patient Registry (NPR) to increase the validity of the diagnosis. ('O21', 'Var', (143, 146)) ('hyperemesis', 'Disease', (11, 22)) ('hyperemesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006939', (11, 22)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (197, 200)) ('MBR', 'Gene', '706', (183, 186)) ('O21.1', 'Var', (148, 153)) ('MBR', 'Gene', (183, 186)) ('Patient', 'Species', '9606', (222, 229)) ('O21.9', 'Var', (158, 163)) 51095 25963309 However, according to the hypothesis of fetal programming, adverse exposure in-utero may increase an individual's vulnerability for disease in adulthood, co-acting with environmental exposures. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (176, 179)) ('adverse', 'Var', (59, 66)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (89, 97)) 51111 25963309 DNA methylations have been observed in several steps of carcinogenesis. ('methylations', 'Var', (4, 16)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (56, 70)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (56, 70)) ('observed', 'Reg', (27, 35)) 51112 25963309 It has also been suggested that nutritional restriction may cause changes to the fetal blood circulation, sparing the brain at the expense of other organs and tissues during a "window of vulnerability" in fetal development. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (218, 221)) ('nutritional restriction', 'Var', (32, 55)) ('changes', 'Reg', (66, 73)) ('sparing', 'NegReg', (106, 113)) 51200 25859847 In conclusion, we identified specific and global methylation differences between GCT subtypes, providing insight into their developmental timing and underlying developmental biology. ('differences', 'Reg', (61, 72)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (131, 134)) ('methylation', 'Var', (49, 60)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (81, 84)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (167, 170)) 51233 25859847 The transcription regulatory region upstream of the TSS (TSSAssociated, TSS200) was generally hypomethylated in all tumor types as were regions annotated as first exon, 5'UTR and CpG islands. ('SS', 'Chemical', '-', (53, 55)) ('hypomethylated', 'Var', (94, 108)) ('SS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (73, 75)) ('SS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (53, 55)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (116, 121)) ('SS', 'Chemical', '-', (58, 60)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (116, 121)) ('SS', 'Chemical', '-', (73, 75)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (116, 121)) ('SS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (58, 60)) 51234 25859847 The gene body, 3'-UTR, micro-RNAs and LINE/SINE elements were generally hypermethylated except in SS, which show a bimodal pattern (Fig 2A and S2A Fig). ('men', 'Species', '9606', (51, 54)) ('SS', 'Chemical', '-', (98, 100)) ('SINE', 'Disease', (43, 47)) ('SINE', 'Disease', 'None', (43, 47)) ('SS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (98, 100)) ('hypermethylated', 'Var', (72, 87)) 51248 25859847 The 61 DMPs hypermethylated in SE/DG relative to type I TE were concentrated at three specific genes: NCOR2, ALOX12 and ECEL1P2 (Table 1, S3 Table, S4A Fig). ('NCOR2', 'Gene', (102, 107)) ('ALOX12', 'Gene', (109, 115)) ('ALOX12', 'Gene', '239', (109, 115)) ('ECEL1P2', 'Gene', (120, 127)) ('ECEL1P2', 'Gene', '347694', (120, 127)) ('SE/DG', 'Var', (31, 36)) ('TE', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (56, 58)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (120, 122)) ('DMPs', 'Chemical', '-', (7, 11)) ('NCOR2', 'Gene', '9612', (102, 107)) 51255 25859847 DMRs hypermethylated in SE/DG predominantly included recurrent DMRs and DMRs within genes associated with germ cell and testis development (Table 1 and S3 Table). ('SE/DG', 'Gene', (24, 29)) ('DMRs', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 4)) ('DMRs', 'Chemical', '-', (63, 67)) ('hypermethylated', 'Var', (5, 20)) ('DMRs', 'Chemical', '-', (72, 76)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (134, 137)) 51257 25859847 DMRs hypermethylated in SS also included genes associated with male germ cell determination, fertility and GCTs, enforcing the epigenetic relation between GCT cells and their cell of origin (Table 1 and S3 Table). ('SS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (24, 26)) ('DMRs', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 4)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (155, 158)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (107, 110)) ('hypermethylated', 'Var', (5, 20)) ('male germ cell determination', 'CPA', (63, 91)) ('SS', 'Chemical', '-', (24, 26)) ('associated', 'Reg', (47, 57)) ('GCTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (107, 111)) 51259 25859847 For most genes their methylation profile was non discriminative between the GCT subtypes, the exceptions being TEX14 which was also independently identified as a DMR[SE/DG-ss] (Fig 4D) and BAX1, which also contained a DMR[se/dg-SS] (all SNP related genes: S5B Table). ('S5B', 'Gene', (256, 259)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (21, 32)) ('SS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (228, 230)) ('TEX14', 'Gene', (111, 116)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (76, 79)) ('DMR', 'Chemical', '-', (162, 165)) ('DMR[se/dg-SS]', 'Var', (218, 231)) ('DMR', 'Chemical', '-', (218, 221)) ('TEX14', 'Gene', '56155', (111, 116)) ('TE', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (111, 113)) ('S5B', 'Gene', '5711', (256, 259)) ('SS', 'Chemical', '-', (228, 230)) 51261 25859847 Regarding imprinting controlled regions (Fig 1C and S4 Table) in the tumor groups probes covering regions that are regulating paternally expressed genes (ICR_P) showed somatic methylation in type I and II GCTs with a trend towards hypermethylation in DC (Fig 6A). ('methylation', 'Var', (176, 187)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (69, 74)) ('GCTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (205, 209)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (69, 74)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (205, 208)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (231, 247)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (69, 74)) 51262 25859847 SS and the cell lines showed hypomethylation of ICR_Ps, a distinction also visible in the PCA plots. ('ICR_Ps', 'Gene', (48, 54)) ('SS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (0, 2)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (29, 44)) ('SS', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 2)) 51272 25859847 In the ICR_Ps which constitute the majority of the validated ICRs, the dominating pattern is: (1) somatic methylation in the type II tumors (2) hypomethylation in the type I testicular TEs and SS and (3) a trend towards hypermethylation in DC and ovarian TE. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 139)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (144, 159)) ('type II tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (125, 139)) ('TE', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (255, 257)) ('TE', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (185, 187)) ('SS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (193, 195)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 138)) ('ovarian TE', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (247, 257)) ('hypermethylation', 'MPA', (220, 236)) ('type II tumors', 'Disease', (125, 139)) ('ovarian TE', 'Disease', (247, 257)) ('SS', 'Chemical', '-', (193, 195)) 51277 25859847 The largest methylation differences were detected between the hypermethylated EC/mNS + type I TE and hypomethylated SS + SE/DG clusters, in line with previous reports (Fig 2A). ('methylation differences', 'MPA', (12, 35)) ('mNS', 'Gene', (81, 84)) ('SS', 'Chemical', '-', (116, 118)) ('TE', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (94, 96)) ('mNS', 'Gene', '2996', (81, 84)) ('SS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (116, 118)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (78, 80)) ('hypermethylated', 'Var', (62, 77)) 51279 25859847 Hypermethylation in EC/mNS and type I TE is concentrated at non-transcription related regions when compared to SE/DG, pointing to a global difference in methylation status rather than differential methylation of specific regulatory elements. ('mNS', 'Gene', (23, 26)) ('TE', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (38, 40)) ('Hypermethylation', 'Var', (0, 16)) ('mNS', 'Gene', '2996', (23, 26)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (20, 22)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (235, 238)) 51281 25859847 Regarding type III tumors, differential hypomethylation in SS relative to SE/DG is enriched for paternally expressed imprinting associated regions and DMRs cover male germ cell related genes (Figs 3, 4 and 5, Tables 1 and 2). ('type III tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (10, 25)) ('type III tumors', 'Disease', (10, 25)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (19, 24)) ('SS', 'Chemical', '-', (59, 61)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (40, 55)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (19, 25)) ('DMRs', 'Chemical', '-', (151, 155)) ('SS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (59, 61)) 51283 25859847 Testicular type I TE shows a trend towards imprinting erasure and type II GCTS (SE/DG/EC/mNS) showed somatic imprinting status (Figs 6 and 7). ('mNS', 'Gene', (89, 92)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (74, 77)) ('TE', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (18, 20)) ('imprinting', 'Var', (43, 53)) ('mNS', 'Gene', '2996', (89, 92)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (86, 88)) 51299 25859847 Our limited series of SS show a consistent pattern of distinct hypomethylation and loss of imprinting at the paternally expressed ICRs (ICR_M: heterogeneous >= 50%, Fig 2B). ('SS', 'Chemical', '-', (22, 24)) ('imprinting', 'MPA', (91, 101)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (63, 78)) ('SS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (22, 24)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (83, 87)) 51304 25859847 SE/DG/SS were globally hypomethylated, in line with previous reports and the demethylated state of their precursor. ('hypomethylated', 'Var', (23, 37)) ('SS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (6, 8)) ('SE/DG/SS', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('SS', 'Chemical', '-', (6, 8)) 51352 24586637 In a previous study, we have also demonstrated an association between the presence of LVI and poor prognosis in upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma. ('LVI', 'Protein', (86, 89)) ('presence', 'Var', (74, 82)) ('upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma', 'Disease', (112, 152)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (143, 152)) ('upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014552', (112, 152)) 51433 24369132 Maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy and reproductive health in children: a review of epidemiological studies Maternal cigarette smoking may affect the intrauterine hormonal environment during pregnancy and this early fetal exposure may have detrimental effects on the future trajectory of reproductive health. ('smoking during pregnancy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031437', (19, 43)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (254, 257)) ('affect', 'Reg', (148, 154)) ('fetal exposure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031437', (225, 239)) ('Maternal', 'Var', (117, 125)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (71, 79)) ('intrauterine hormonal environment', 'MPA', (159, 192)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (188, 191)) 51482 24369132 in which daughters exposed to <10 cigarettes per day and >=10 cigarettes per day experienced AOM 4.0 and 6.5 months earlier than nonexposed, respectively. ('AOM', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537492', (93, 96)) ('AOM', 'Disease', (93, 96)) ('>=10 cigarettes', 'Var', (57, 72)) 51576 24369132 The significant negative effect of maternal smoking was dose-dependent and was consistent after adjusting for alcohol and coffee consumption. ('maternal smoking', 'Var', (35, 51)) ('negative', 'NegReg', (16, 24)) ('alcohol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000438', (110, 117)) 51592 20543847 Variants near DMRT1, TERT and ATF7IP are associated with testicular germ cell cancer We conducted a genome-wide association study for testicular germ cell tumor genotyping 298,782 SNPs in 979 cases and 4,947 controls from the UK and replicating associations in a further 664 cases and 3,456 controls. ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (155, 160)) ('Variants', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 84)) ('associated', 'Reg', (41, 51)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (155, 160)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', '55729', (30, 36)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (21, 25)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (78, 84)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (155, 160)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (21, 25)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (78, 84)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (14, 19)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (145, 160)) ('germ cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (68, 84)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', (30, 36)) 51593 20543847 We identified two independent signals within the TERT-CLPTM1L locus on chromosome 5 which has been associated with multiple other cancers (rs4635969, OR=1.54 (95%CI 1.33-1.79), P=1.14x10-23 and rs2736100, OR 1.33 (1.18-1.50) P=7.55 x10-15). ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (54, 61)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (99, 114)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (130, 137)) ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (139, 148)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (130, 137)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (130, 137)) ('rs2736100', 'Var', (194, 203)) ('rs4635969', 'Var', (139, 148)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (49, 53)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (49, 53)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (130, 136)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (194, 203)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (54, 61)) 51594 20543847 We also identified a locus on chromosome 12 (rs2900333, OR=1.27 (95%CI 1.12-1.44), P=6.16x10-10) that contains ATF7IP, a regulator of TERT expression. ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', (111, 117)) ('rs2900333', 'Mutation', 'rs2900333', (45, 54)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (134, 138)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (134, 138)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', '55729', (111, 117)) ('rs2900333', 'Var', (45, 54)) 51595 20543847 Finally we identified a locus on chromosome 9 (rs755383, OR=1.37 (95%CI 1.21-1.55), P=1.12x10-23) containing the sex determination gene DMRT1, which has been linked with teratoma susceptibility in mice. ('rs755383', 'Mutation', 'rs755383', (47, 55)) ('rs755383', 'Var', (47, 55)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (170, 178)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (170, 178)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (136, 141)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (197, 201)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (170, 178)) 51604 20543847 Following multiple logistic regression to test for independence of effects, four SNPs were selected for follow up: rs2736100 and rs4635969 at 5p15, rs755383 at 9p24 and rs2900333 at 12p13. ('p15', 'Gene', (143, 146)) ('rs2900333', 'Var', (169, 178)) ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (129, 138)) ('p15', 'Gene', '1030', (143, 146)) ('rs2900333', 'Mutation', 'rs2900333', (169, 178)) ('rs2736100', 'Var', (115, 124)) ('rs755383', 'Mutation', 'rs755383', (148, 156)) ('rs755383', 'Var', (148, 156)) ('p13', 'Gene', (184, 187)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (115, 124)) ('rs4635969', 'Var', (129, 138)) ('p13', 'Gene', '440926', (184, 187)) 51605 20543847 We identified two SNPs on 5p15, rs2736100 and rs4635969, associated with TGCT susceptibility. ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (46, 55)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (32, 41)) ('p15', 'Gene', (27, 30)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (73, 77)) ('p15', 'Gene', '1030', (27, 30)) ('rs2736100', 'Var', (32, 41)) ('rs4635969', 'Var', (46, 55)) ('associated', 'Reg', (57, 67)) 51606 20543847 The effects of rs2736100 and rs4635969 are maintained when corrected for each other by logistic regression (OR=1.26 (1.17-1.36), P=8.71x10-9 and OR=1.46 (1.34-1.60), P=2.22x10-16 respectively). ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (29, 38)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (15, 24)) ('rs4635969', 'Var', (29, 38)) ('rs2736100', 'Var', (15, 24)) 51607 20543847 Furthermore correlation between rs2736100 and rs4635969 is poor (D'=0.019, r2=0 in HapMAp CEU samples, D'=0.41, r2=0.04 in our GWAS control data) and comparison of haplotype frequencies provided evidence of two haplotypes differing in frequency between cases and controls (Supplementary Table 2). ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (46, 55)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (32, 41)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (279, 282)) ('rs2736100', 'Var', (32, 41)) ('rs4635969', 'Var', (46, 55)) 51608 20543847 Taken together, these data strongly suggest that rs2736100 and rs4635969 are independently associated with TGCT. ('rs4635969', 'Var', (63, 72)) ('rs2736100', 'Var', (49, 58)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (107, 111)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (49, 58)) ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (63, 72)) ('associated', 'Reg', (91, 101)) 51609 20543847 rs2736100 and rs4635969 lie within a 103kB region on 5p15 (1,306Kb-1,409Kb) that comprises a 41kB region of recombination overlying TERT (human telomerase reverse transcriptase) followed by a 62kB LD block overlying the 3' end of TERT and CLPTM1L (cisplatin resistance related protein CRR9p). ('rs2736100', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('cisplatin resistance related protein CRR9p', 'Gene', (248, 290)) ('p15', 'Gene', '1030', (54, 57)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (239, 246)) ('telomerase reverse transcriptase', 'Gene', (144, 176)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (239, 246)) ('rs4635969', 'Var', (14, 23)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (0, 9)) ('telomerase reverse transcriptase', 'Gene', '7015', (144, 176)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (138, 143)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (230, 234)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (230, 234)) ('cisplatin resistance related protein CRR9p', 'Gene', '81037', (248, 290)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (132, 136)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (132, 136)) ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (14, 23)) ('p15', 'Gene', (54, 57)) 51610 20543847 rs2736100 lies in intron 2 of TERT in the upstream recombination region whilst rs4635969 lies 5' of CLPTM1L in the block of LD (see Fig 1). ('rs2736100', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (30, 34)) ('rs4635969', 'Var', (79, 88)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (0, 9)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (100, 107)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (30, 34)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (100, 107)) ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (79, 88)) 51612 20543847 Associations of SNPs in the 5p15 upstream region of recombination have been reported in lung cancer (rs2736100, rs2736098), specifically adenocarcinoma of the lung (rs2736100), glioma (rs2736100, rs2853676), basal cell carcinoma and carcinomas of the urinary bladder and prostate (rs2736098). ('p15', 'Gene', '1030', (29, 32)) ('rs2736100', 'Var', (185, 194)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (88, 99)) ('rs2736098', 'Mutation', 'rs2736098', (281, 290)) ('rs2736098', 'Var', (112, 121)) ('adenocarcinoma of the lung', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077192', (137, 163)) ('basal cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (208, 228)) ('rs2853676', 'Var', (196, 205)) ('rs2853676', 'Mutation', 'rs2853676', (196, 205)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (142, 151)) ('rs2736098', 'Mutation', 'rs2736098', (112, 121)) ('Associations', 'Reg', (0, 12)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (185, 194)) ('glioma', 'Disease', (177, 183)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (88, 99)) ('glioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (177, 183)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (88, 99)) ('rs2736100', 'Var', (165, 174)) ('rs2736100', 'Var', (101, 110)) ('basal cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002280', (208, 228)) ('adenocarcinoma of the lung', 'Disease', (137, 163)) ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (177, 183)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (219, 228)) ('p15', 'Gene', (29, 32)) ('carcinomas of the urinary bladder', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (233, 266)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (165, 174)) ('rs2736098', 'Var', (281, 290)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 99)) ('basal cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002671', (208, 228)) ('prostate', 'Disease', (271, 279)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (101, 110)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (233, 242)) ('carcinomas of the urinary bladder', 'Disease', (233, 266)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (233, 243)) 51613 20543847 Associations of SNPs in the downstream LD block have been reported in basal cell carcinoma, cutaneous melanoma and carcinomas of the urinary bladder, cervix, prostate (rs401681), lung (rs401681, rs402710, rs4635969), and pancreas (rs401681, rs4635969). ('Associations', 'Interaction', (0, 12)) ('rs402710', 'Var', (195, 203)) ('basal cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002280', (70, 90)) ('rs401681', 'Var', (231, 239)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (81, 90)) ('rs4635969', 'Var', (205, 214)) ('rs402710', 'Mutation', 'rs402710', (195, 203)) ('rs401681', 'Var', (168, 176)) ('pancreas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (221, 229)) ('basal cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002671', (70, 90)) ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (205, 214)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (102, 110)) ('cutaneous melanoma', 'Disease', (92, 110)) ('cutaneous melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012056', (92, 110)) ('prostate', 'Disease', (158, 166)) ('cutaneous melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C562393', (92, 110)) ('rs401681', 'Mutation', 'rs401681', (185, 193)) ('carcinomas of the urinary bladder', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (115, 148)) ('basal cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (70, 90)) ('rs401681', 'Mutation', 'rs401681', (231, 239)) ('cervix', 'Disease', (150, 156)) ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (241, 250)) ('lung', 'Disease', (179, 183)) ('rs401681', 'Mutation', 'rs401681', (168, 176)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (115, 124)) ('carcinomas of the urinary bladder', 'Disease', (115, 148)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (115, 125)) ('pancreas', 'Disease', (221, 229)) ('rs401681', 'Var', (185, 193)) 51614 20543847 Associations with TGCT of rs401681 (P=1.17x10-6) and rs402710 (P=1.38 x10-4) were evident in our GWAS data. ('TGCT', 'Gene', (18, 22)) ('rs402710', 'Mutation', 'rs402710', (53, 61)) ('rs402710', 'Var', (53, 61)) ('rs401681', 'Mutation', 'rs401681', (26, 34)) ('rs401681', 'Var', (26, 34)) 51615 20543847 However, these SNPs are both correlated with rs4635969 and the associations at rs401681 and rs402710 disappeared with correction for rs4635969, suggesting a single signal driving the association in our data which is best represented by rs4635969 (Supplementary Table 3, 4 and 5). ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (45, 54)) ('rs401681', 'Mutation', 'rs401681', (79, 87)) ('rs401681', 'Var', (79, 87)) ('rs4635969', 'Var', (45, 54)) ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (133, 142)) ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (236, 245)) ('rs402710', 'Mutation', 'rs402710', (92, 100)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (253, 256)) ('rs402710', 'Var', (92, 100)) 51616 20543847 We also identified a strong association for rs2853676 (P=8.70x10-7); this association remained significant when corrected for either rs2736100 or rs4635969 but disappeared with simultaneous correction for both rs2736100 and rs4635969. ('rs4635969', 'Var', (224, 233)) ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (146, 155)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (133, 142)) ('rs4635969', 'Var', (146, 155)) ('rs2853676', 'Var', (44, 53)) ('rs2853676', 'Mutation', 'rs2853676', (44, 53)) ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (224, 233)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (210, 219)) ('rs2736100', 'Var', (133, 142)) 51617 20543847 Since neither rs2736100 nor rs4635969 alone can fully account for the association observed between TGCT and sequence variants in this region, it is plausible that a unique causal variant in LD with, and capturing the effects of both rs2736100[T] and rs4635969[T] may exist. ('rs2736100[T]', 'Var', (233, 245)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (14, 23)) ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (250, 259)) ('rs4635969[T', 'Var', (250, 261)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (233, 242)) ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (28, 37)) 51626 20543847 Consistent with this, amplification of the 5p15 region has been reported in several cancer types. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (84, 90)) ('p15', 'Gene', (44, 47)) ('p15', 'Gene', '1030', (44, 47)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (84, 90)) ('amplification', 'Var', (22, 35)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 90)) ('reported', 'Reg', (64, 72)) 51630 20543847 There is some reflection of this dichotomy in our data as the association of rs2736100 is stronger with seminomas (OR 1.48 (1.32-1.66) than non-seminomas (1.26(1.12-1.42), (P=0.04)) (see Methods and Supplementary Tables 7 and 8). ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (144, 153)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (144, 153)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (77, 86)) ('association', 'Interaction', (62, 73)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (104, 113)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (104, 113)) ('non-seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (140, 153)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (205, 208)) ('rs2736100', 'Var', (77, 86)) ('non-seminomas', 'Disease', (140, 153)) 51632 20543847 Here rs2900333 lies in a 181kB LD block containing a single gene, ATF7IP (Homo sapiens activating transcription factor 7 interacting protein) which is also known as MCAF1 (MBD1-containing chromatin-associated factor 1). ('MBD1-containing chromatin-associated factor 1', 'Gene', (172, 217)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', (66, 72)) ('MBD1-containing chromatin-associated factor 1', 'Gene', '55729', (172, 217)) ('activating transcription factor 7 interacting protein', 'Gene', '55729', (87, 140)) ('rs2900333', 'Var', (5, 14)) ('rs2900333', 'Mutation', 'rs2900333', (5, 14)) ('Homo sapiens', 'Species', '9606', (74, 86)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', '55729', (66, 72)) ('MCAF1', 'Gene', (165, 170)) ('MCAF1', 'Gene', '55729', (165, 170)) 51638 20543847 The strongest evidence comes from mouse studies which demonstrated that DMRT1 deficiency is associated with testicular cancer: 90% of Dmrt1 -/- 129Sv mice developed teratomas compared to <1% of Dmrt1+/+ mice. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (150, 154)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (165, 174)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (108, 125)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (134, 139)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (165, 173)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (108, 125)) ('deficiency', 'Var', (78, 88)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (165, 174)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (203, 207)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (144, 149)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', '50796', (134, 139)) ('associated', 'Reg', (92, 102)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 125)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', (165, 174)) ('developed', 'PosReg', (155, 164)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (194, 199)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (108, 125)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (72, 77)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (34, 39)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', '50796', (194, 199)) 51639 20543847 DMRT1 has further been implicated in human sex differentiation as abnormal male gonadal development is associated with deletions of the 9p24.3 region that contains DMRT1, Furthermore, germ cell tumors arise in a significant proportion of these deletion cases. ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (164, 169)) ('deletions', 'Var', (119, 128)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (194, 199)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (95, 98)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (194, 200)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (194, 200)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (184, 200)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (37, 42)) ('abnormal male gonadal development', 'CPA', (66, 99)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (184, 199)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (194, 200)) ('arise', 'Reg', (201, 206)) 51640 20543847 In this GWAS we have identified rs2736100 and rs4635969 at the TERT-CLPTM1L locus on 5p15, rs2900333 at the ATF7IP locus on 12p13 and rs755383 at the DMRT1 locus on 9p24, whilst in our previous GWAS we identified rs995030 and rs1508595 at the KITLG locus on 12q21, rs4624820 at the SPRY4 locus on 5q31 and rs210138 at the BAK1 locus on 6p21. ('rs4635969', 'Mutation', 'rs4635969', (46, 55)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (322, 326)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', (108, 114)) ('p13', 'Gene', '440926', (126, 129)) ('rs210138', 'Var', (306, 314)) ('rs2900333', 'Mutation', 'rs2900333', (91, 100)) ('rs4624820', 'Var', (265, 274)) ('rs995030', 'Var', (213, 221)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (282, 287)) ('p15', 'Gene', (86, 89)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', '55729', (108, 114)) ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (213, 221)) ('rs2736100', 'Var', (32, 41)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (243, 248)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (68, 75)) ('rs755383', 'Mutation', 'rs755383', (134, 142)) ('rs755383', 'Var', (134, 142)) ('rs1508595', 'Mutation', 'rs1508595', (226, 235)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (243, 248)) ('rs210138', 'Mutation', 'rs210138', (306, 314)) ('p15', 'Gene', '1030', (86, 89)) ('rs1508595', 'Var', (226, 235)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (282, 287)) ('p13', 'Gene', (126, 129)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (32, 41)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (68, 75)) ('rs4624820', 'Mutation', 'rs4624820', (265, 274)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (63, 67)) ('rs2900333', 'Var', (91, 100)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (63, 67)) ('rs4635969', 'Var', (46, 55)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (322, 326)) 51647 20543847 The power to detect these new loci on chromosome 5p15 (rs2736100, rs46359699), 9p24 and 12p13 was 49%, 95%, 69% and 17% respectively. ('p13', 'Gene', (90, 93)) ('p15', 'Gene', '1030', (50, 53)) ('rs46359699', 'Var', (66, 76)) ('p13', 'Gene', '440926', (90, 93)) ('rs2736100', 'Var', (55, 64)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (55, 64)) ('p15', 'Gene', (50, 53)) ('rs46359699', 'Mutation', 'rs46359699', (66, 76)) 51667 32648412 Even if the components of TDS alone did not contain poor prognostic features for TGCT, the presence of TDS was found as the most important independent predictive factor for oncological outcomes in both seminomas and nonseminomas as well as all patients with TGCT. ('seminomas and nonseminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (202, 228)) ('TDS', 'Gene', (103, 106)) ('predictive factor', 'Reg', (151, 168)) ('presence', 'Var', (91, 99)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (244, 252)) 51706 32648412 Animal models and epidemiological researches have revealed that deficiencies in the production of androgens, disorders of androgen receptor expression, disturbance in androgen levels, exposure to anti-androgenic or estrogenic disruptors were attributed to the pathogenesis of TDS. ('expression', 'MPA', (140, 150)) ('deficiencies', 'NegReg', (64, 76)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', '367', (122, 139)) ('disorders', 'Var', (109, 118)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', (122, 139)) ('production', 'MPA', (84, 94)) ('disturbance', 'Var', (152, 163)) ('androgen', 'MPA', (167, 175)) ('TDS', 'Disease', (276, 279)) 51716 32648412 Although the presence of TM alone is not an indication for further investigation, the presence of other risk factors carries risk for TGCT development. ('TGCT', 'Disease', (134, 138)) ('presence', 'Var', (86, 94)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (146, 149)) ('risk', 'Reg', (125, 129)) ('TM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (25, 27)) 51747 32648412 When we evaluated two different tumor types separately, in the presence of TDS, the rate of local recurrence (88.9% vs. 57.1%) was higher in non-seminomas; whereas distant metastasis (100% vs. 88.9%) and cancer-specific mortality rates (100% vs. 77.8%) were higher in seminomas. ('presence', 'Var', (63, 71)) ('local recurrence', 'CPA', (92, 108)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (204, 210)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (268, 277)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (204, 210)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (268, 277)) ('mortality', 'Disease', (220, 229)) ('mortality', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (220, 229)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (32, 37)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (204, 210)) ('non-seminomas', 'Disease', (141, 154)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (145, 154)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (145, 154)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (32, 37)) ('distant metastasis', 'CPA', (164, 182)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (32, 37)) ('non-seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (141, 154)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (131, 137)) 51752 32648412 Moreover, we have seen a significant increase in the rates of local recurrence, distant metastasis and cancer specific mortality in the presence of TDS. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 109)) ('TDS', 'Var', (148, 151)) ('mortality', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (119, 128)) ('local recurrence', 'CPA', (62, 78)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (37, 45)) ('mortality', 'Disease', (119, 128)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (103, 109)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (103, 109)) ('presence', 'Var', (136, 144)) ('distant metastasis', 'CPA', (80, 98)) 51757 20415751 Birthweight was not associated with the OR of Tanner stage 2+ among girls; however, boys who were low birthweight (<2500 g) and boys born higher than average birthweight (3500-3999 g) were more likely to be Tanner stage 2+ than 1. ('boys', 'Species', '9606', (128, 132)) ('girls', 'Species', '9606', (68, 73)) ('low birthweight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (98, 113)) ('<2500 g', 'Var', (115, 122)) ('boys', 'Species', '9606', (84, 88)) ('3500-3999 g', 'Var', (171, 182)) ('higher than average birthweight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001520', (138, 169)) ('Tanner stage 2+', 'Disease', (207, 222)) 51759 20415751 In an analysis of asynchronous maturation, girls born at high birthweight (>4000 g) were more likely to have breast development 3+ than girls of normal birthweight, OR = 3.18 [95% CI 1.39, 8.25]. ('breast development', 'CPA', (109, 127)) ('normal birthweight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (145, 163)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (123, 126)) ('high birthweight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001520', (57, 73)) ('girls', 'Species', '9606', (43, 48)) ('>4000 g', 'Var', (75, 82)) ('girls', 'Species', '9606', (136, 141)) 51761 20415751 Birthweight has been associated with risk of chronic diseases, including coronary heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and cancer. ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (107, 119)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (124, 130)) ('coronary heart disease', 'Disease', (73, 95)) ('coronary heart disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001677', (73, 95)) ('coronary heart disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003324', (73, 95)) ('associated', 'Reg', (21, 31)) ('diabetes', 'Disease', (97, 105)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (107, 119)) ('Birthweight', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (124, 130)) ('diabetes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003920', (97, 105)) ('chronic diseases', 'Disease', (45, 61)) ('chronic diseases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002908', (45, 61)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (107, 119)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (124, 130)) 51762 20415751 Specifically, low birthweight and subsequent catch-up in weight gain before 2 years of age is associated with increased risk of diabetes, coronary heart disease and insulin resistance. ('diabetes', 'Disease', (128, 136)) ('weight gain', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004324', (57, 68)) ('weight gain', 'Disease', (57, 68)) ('low birthweight', 'Var', (14, 29)) ('diabetes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003920', (128, 136)) ('low birthweight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (14, 29)) ('insulin', 'Gene', (165, 172)) ('coronary heart disease', 'Disease', (138, 160)) ('insulin resistance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000855', (165, 183)) ('insulin', 'Gene', '3630', (165, 172)) ('coronary heart disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001677', (138, 160)) ('weight gain', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015430', (57, 68)) ('coronary heart disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003324', (138, 160)) 51777 20415751 This interest initially arose from the associations between high birthweight and increased breast cancer risk, and earlier pubertal onset and increased breast cancer risk Although the biological mechanisms underlying these associations are unknown, it has been hypothesised that increased exposure to hormones, such as oestrogen, occurs in utero. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (98, 104)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (91, 104)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (91, 104)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (159, 165)) ('high birthweight', 'Var', (60, 76)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (152, 165)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (39, 51)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (152, 165)) ('high birthweight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001520', (60, 76)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (152, 165)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (91, 104)) 51825 20415751 Girls who were in the highest category of birthweight (>=4000 g) were significantly more likely to be B3+ than girls who were born between 3000 and 3499 g, with an OR of 3.18 [95% CI = 1.39, 8.25]. ('Girls', 'Species', '9606', (0, 5)) ('B3+', 'Var', (102, 105)) ('girls', 'Species', '9606', (111, 116)) ('>=4000 g', 'Var', (55, 63)) 51839 20415751 We observed that girls of high birthweight (>=4000 g) were more likely to be at a higher stage of breast development than girls with a birthweight between 3000 and 3499 g. Biro described a paradigm in which the majority of girls undergo puberty in an asynchronous manner, with breast development (thelarche) appearing before pubic hair development (adrenarche). ('men', 'Species', '9606', (112, 115)) ('girls', 'Species', '9606', (223, 228)) ('girls', 'Species', '9606', (17, 22)) ('adrenarche', 'Disease', (349, 359)) ('adrenarche', 'Disease', 'None', (349, 359)) ('high birthweight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001520', (26, 42)) ('breast', 'Disease', (277, 283)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (343, 346)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (291, 294)) ('>=4000 g', 'Var', (44, 52)) ('girls', 'Species', '9606', (122, 127)) 51842 20415751 Our data show that high birthweight was associated with breast development of girls. ('high birthweight', 'Var', (19, 35)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (70, 73)) ('breast development', 'CPA', (56, 74)) ('high birthweight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001520', (19, 35)) ('girls', 'Species', '9606', (78, 83)) ('associated', 'Reg', (40, 50)) 51843 20415751 Therefore, high birthweight, or factors associated with high birthweight, may lead to a growth trajectory in childhood that results in earlier pubertal breast maturation. ('lead to', 'Reg', (78, 85)) ('high birthweight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001520', (11, 27)) ('high birthweight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001520', (56, 72)) ('growth trajectory', 'CPA', (88, 105)) ('child', 'Species', '9606', (109, 114)) ('high birthweight', 'Var', (11, 27)) ('earlier pubertal breast maturation', 'CPA', (135, 169)) 51854 20415751 Low birthweight has been associated with chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, hypertension and diabetes in men. ('coronary heart disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003324', (66, 88)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (90, 102)) ('associated', 'Reg', (25, 35)) ('Low birthweight', 'Var', (0, 15)) ('diabetes', 'Disease', (107, 115)) ('diabetes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003920', (107, 115)) ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (90, 102)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (90, 102)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (119, 122)) ('chronic diseases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002908', (41, 57)) ('chronic diseases', 'Disease', (41, 57)) ('coronary heart disease', 'Disease', (66, 88)) ('coronary heart disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001677', (66, 88)) ('Low birthweight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (0, 15)) 51856 20415751 Therefore, although it appears that low birthweight conveys risk of certain chronic diseases, little is known regarding the role of all three factors, notably birthweight, puberty and cancer risk in men, in the same study. ('cancer', 'Disease', (184, 190)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (199, 202)) ('low birthweight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (36, 51)) ('chronic diseases', 'Disease', (76, 92)) ('chronic diseases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002908', (76, 92)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (184, 190)) ('low birthweight', 'Var', (36, 51)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (184, 190)) 51870 20415751 Previous research has documented associations between high birthweight and increased risk of breast cancer as well as early puberty onset and increased breast cancer risk. ('high birthweight', 'Var', (54, 70)) ('puberty onset', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000826', (124, 137)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (100, 106)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (159, 165)) ('early puberty', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000826', (118, 131)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (93, 106)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (152, 165)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (93, 106)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (152, 165)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (26, 29)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (93, 106)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (152, 165)) ('high birthweight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001520', (54, 70)) 51875 31583820 The antineoplastic and antiangiogenic effects of animacroxam on TGCT in vivo were assessed through exploratory animal studies and a modified chorioallantoic membrane assay, revealing that animacroxam has significant antitumor activity in TGCT. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (220, 225)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (220, 225)) ('chorioallantoic membrane', 'Gene', '71817', (141, 165)) ('chorioallantoic membrane', 'Gene', (141, 165)) ('animacroxam', 'Var', (188, 199)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (238, 242)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (220, 225)) 51877 31583820 Furthermore, the observed antiangiogenic effects of animacroxam were related to its ability to inhibit endothelial cell-cell communication, as the expression of gap junction-forming connexin 43 was strongly suppressed, and gap-junctional intercellular mass transport was reduced. ('connexin 43', 'Gene', (182, 193)) ('connexin 43', 'Gene', '2697', (182, 193)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (271, 278)) ('animacroxam', 'Var', (52, 63)) ('expression', 'MPA', (147, 157)) ('antiangiogenic effects', 'CPA', (26, 48)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (95, 102)) ('gap-junctional intercellular mass transport', 'MPA', (223, 266)) ('gap', 'Protein', (161, 164)) ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (207, 217)) ('endothelial cell-cell communication', 'MPA', (103, 138)) 51878 31583820 Our data suggest that the chimeric HDAC inhibitor animacroxam may become a promising candidate for the treatment of solid cancers and may serve as an interesting alternative to platinum-based therapies. ('HDAC', 'Gene', (35, 39)) ('animacroxam', 'Var', (50, 61)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', '9734', (35, 39)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (177, 185)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (122, 129)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 129)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 128)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (122, 129)) 51892 31583820 Animacroxam did not cause unspecific cytotoxicity and, most notably, was shown to exert its effects irrespective of the cisplatin sensitivity of the investigated cancer cell models. ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (37, 49)) ('Animacroxam', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (162, 168)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (162, 168)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (37, 49)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (162, 168)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (120, 129)) 51930 31583820 For immunohistochemistry, sections were dewaxed and subjected to a heat-induced epitope retrieval step prior to incubation with either anti-Ki67 (clone MIB-1; Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA, USA) or anti-desmin (clone D33; Agilent Technologies). ('desmin', 'Gene', '1674', (211, 217)) ('anti-Ki67', 'Var', (135, 144)) ('MIB-1', 'Gene', (152, 157)) ('desmin', 'Gene', (211, 217)) ('MIB-1', 'Gene', '57534', (152, 157)) 51936 31583820 Then, the relative number of Ki67- or desmin-expressing cells compared to the control-treated tumors was calculated. ('desmin', 'Gene', (38, 44)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 99)) ('desmin', 'Gene', '1674', (38, 44)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (94, 100)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (94, 100)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 100)) ('Ki67-', 'Var', (29, 34)) 51958 31583820 Additionally, animacroxam exerted a good biotolerability as no changes in behavior, weight, or food and water consumption of the mice were observed. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (129, 133)) ('animacroxam', 'Var', (14, 25)) ('biotolerability', 'MPA', (41, 56)) 51969 31583820 This reduction in tumor volume by animacroxam was statistically significant when compared to the volume of control tumors after 7 days (Fig. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (115, 120)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (5, 14)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (18, 23)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (115, 120)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (115, 121)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (115, 121)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (115, 121)) ('animacroxam', 'Var', (34, 45)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (18, 23)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (115, 120)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (18, 23)) 51976 31583820 Interestingly, the 'necrotic cap' seen in the animacroxam-treated tumor plaques did not show any 18F-FDG signal, supporting the idea that the tumor capping of animacroxam-treated tumors reflects an accumulation of protein-rich fluid and cellular debris of necrotic cells and does not consist of metabolically active tumor cells. ('necrotic', 'Disease', (20, 28)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 147)) ('necrotic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009336', (20, 28)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (179, 184)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (179, 185)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (316, 321)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (66, 71)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (179, 184)) ('18F-FDG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019788', (97, 104)) ('necrotic', 'Disease', (256, 264)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (66, 71)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (179, 184)) ('necrotic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009336', (256, 264)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (142, 147)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (179, 185)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (142, 147)) ('accumulation', 'PosReg', (198, 210)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (66, 71)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (179, 185)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (316, 321)) ('animacroxam-treated', 'Var', (159, 178)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (316, 321)) 51980 31583820 Moreover, the formation of G-6-P enables glucose to enter glycolysis. ('glucose', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005947', (41, 48)) ('glucose', 'MPA', (41, 48)) ('G-6-P', 'Var', (27, 32)) 51981 31583820 Treatment with animacroxam led to a significantly decreased HK activity in TGCT tumor cells in a concentration- and time-dependent manner leading to reduction of HK activity of > 85% after 48 h (Fig. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (80, 85)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (149, 158)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (80, 85)) ('HK', 'Gene', '3098', (162, 164)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (80, 85)) ('animacroxam', 'Var', (15, 26)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (50, 59)) ('HK', 'Gene', '3098', (60, 62)) 51987 31583820 As GLUT1 expression showed no significant inhibition by animacroxam, we checked whether animacroxam might rather affect intracellular glucose utilization to impair glycolysis by substrate limitation. ('substrate limitation', 'MPA', (178, 198)) ('impair', 'NegReg', (157, 163)) ('GLUT1', 'Gene', (3, 8)) ('GLUT1', 'Gene', '6513', (3, 8)) ('animacroxam', 'Var', (88, 99)) ('glucose', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005947', (134, 141)) ('glycolysis', 'MPA', (164, 174)) ('affect', 'Reg', (113, 119)) ('intracellular glucose utilization', 'MPA', (120, 153)) 51988 31583820 Hence, we determined changes in the glycolytic flux by measuring lactate levels in the supernatant of 2102EP cells after incubation with animacroxam and vorinostat which showed that the high glycolytic activity of untreated TGCT cells was dose-dependently inhibited by animacroxam by up to almost 100% (Fig. ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (256, 265)) ('animacroxam', 'Var', (269, 280)) ('vorinostat', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C111237', (153, 163)) ('high glycolytic activity', 'MPA', (186, 210)) ('lactate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019344', (65, 72)) 51993 31583820 However, since animacroxam, but not vorinostat, strongly increased cytoplasmic ROS, this ROS increase may not be due to an HDAC-inhibitory effect but rather be connected to the cytoskeleton-interfering imidazole moiety of the chimeric compound animacroxam. ('animacroxam', 'Var', (15, 26)) ('imidazole', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C029899', (202, 211)) ('vorinostat', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C111237', (36, 46)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', (123, 127)) ('ROS increase', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (89, 101)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (57, 66)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', '9734', (123, 127)) ('cytoplasmic ROS', 'MPA', (67, 82)) 51994 31583820 Performing ROS experiments with brimamin reflecting the imidazole part of the chimeric inhibitor animacroxam revealed that brimamin induced a pronounced increase in cytoplasmic ROS of TGCT cells (Fig. ('increase', 'PosReg', (153, 161)) ('imidazole', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C029899', (56, 65)) ('cytoplasmic ROS', 'MPA', (165, 180)) ('brimamin', 'Var', (123, 131)) 51997 31583820 As the CAM is a fast-developing structure, topical treatment with animacroxam for 48 h led to a marked reduction in microvascular perfusion of the treated area as compared to an untreated control area of the same CAM (Fig. ('CAM', 'Gene', '71817', (7, 10)) ('CAM', 'Gene', (213, 216)) ('microvascular perfusion', 'MPA', (116, 139)) ('CAM', 'Gene', (7, 10)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (103, 112)) ('CAM', 'Gene', '71817', (213, 216)) ('animacroxam', 'Var', (66, 77)) 52007 31583820 For quantification, desmin-positive cells were counted in 10 randomly chosen HPF per sample section, which revealed a 22% reduction in microvessel density of animacroxam-treated tumors. ('desmin', 'Gene', (20, 26)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (178, 184)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (178, 184)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (178, 184)) ('microvessel density', 'CPA', (135, 154)) ('animacroxam-treated', 'Var', (158, 177)) ('desmin', 'Gene', '1674', (20, 26)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (122, 131)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (178, 183)) 52010 31583820 Treatment of endothelial EA.hy926 cells with animacroxam resulted in a significant and dose-dependent reduction in the formation of capillary-like tube structures of up to 73.2% after 16 h (Fig. ('reduction', 'NegReg', (102, 111)) ('animacroxam', 'Var', (45, 56)) ('formation of capillary-like tube structures', 'CPA', (119, 162)) ('EA.hy926', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:3901', (25, 33)) 52018 31583820 The effect of animacroxam was in the range of that of Cbx, a well-known gap junction/Cx43 uncoupling agent, which served as a positive control (Sagar and Larson, 2006). ('animacroxam', 'Var', (14, 25)) ('Cx43', 'Gene', (85, 89)) ('Cx43', 'Gene', '2697', (85, 89)) 52040 31583820 Interestingly, we observed increased ROS formation in tumors treated with animacroxam. ('increased', 'PosReg', (27, 36)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (54, 60)) ('ROS', 'MPA', (37, 40)) ('animacroxam', 'Var', (74, 85)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (54, 59)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (54, 60)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (54, 60)) 52041 31583820 Hence, we propose that animacroxam may also influence endothelial permeability, which has not been observed for cisplatin or the HDACi vorinostat, respectively. ('vorinostat', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C111237', (135, 145)) ('endothelial permeability', 'MPA', (54, 78)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', (129, 133)) ('influence', 'Reg', (44, 53)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', '9734', (129, 133)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (112, 121)) ('animacroxam', 'Var', (23, 34)) 52045 31583820 Furthermore, we observed that animacroxam caused downregulation of the glycolytic enzyme BPGM. ('BPGM', 'Gene', '669', (89, 93)) ('BPGM', 'Gene', (89, 93)) ('animacroxam', 'Var', (30, 41)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (49, 63)) ('glycolytic enzyme', 'MPA', (71, 88)) 52048 31583820 BPGM reduction was seen after treatment with the animacroxam and the HDAC-inhibiting vorinostat, but not after treatment with the DNA-damaging agent cisplatin. ('BPGM', 'Gene', '669', (0, 4)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', (69, 73)) ('animacroxam', 'Var', (49, 60)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (5, 14)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', '9734', (69, 73)) ('BPGM', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (149, 158)) ('vorinostat', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C111237', (85, 95)) 52049 31583820 Thus, it is feasible that BPGM inhibition by animacroxam might be an HDACi-driven effect. ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (31, 41)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', (69, 73)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', '9734', (69, 73)) ('BPGM', 'Gene', (26, 30)) ('animacroxam', 'Var', (45, 56)) ('BPGM', 'Gene', '669', (26, 30)) 52061 31583820 The mechanism by which animacroxam exerts its effects on endothelial vessel formation and maintenance may be explained by its HDAC-inhibitory potency, including a proposed specificity for the cytoplasmic HDAC6 (Mahal, Schruefer, et al., 2015). ('endothelial vessel formation', 'CPA', (57, 85)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', (204, 208)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', '9734', (204, 208)) ('animacroxam', 'Var', (23, 34)) ('HDAC6', 'Gene', '10013', (204, 209)) ('HDAC6', 'Gene', (204, 209)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', (126, 130)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', '9734', (126, 130)) 52066 31583820 Avascular effects of animacroxam may also be related to the additional involvement of the cytoskeleton-interfering imidazole moiety which has already shown to disrupt blood vessels (Mahal, Biersack, et al., 2015). ('Avascular effects', 'MPA', (0, 17)) ('blood', 'MPA', (167, 172)) ('imidazole', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C029899', (115, 124)) ('animacroxam', 'Var', (21, 32)) 52088 31744479 GCNIS originates from fetal gonocytes (POU5F1+/MAGE-A4-), which fail to differentiate to pre-spermatogonia (POU5F1-/MAGE-A4+) and undergo malignant transformation. ('undergo', 'Reg', (130, 137)) ('MAGE-A4+', 'Gene', '4103', (116, 124)) ('POU5F1+/MAGE-A4-', 'Var', (39, 55)) ('malignant transformation', 'CPA', (138, 162)) ('GCNIS', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 5)) ('MAGE-A4+', 'Gene', (116, 124)) 52092 31744479 Functional analysis was performed in-vitro by siRNA knock-down of Gankyrin in the NTera2 cells (derived from embryonal carcinoma). ('Gankyrin', 'Gene', (66, 74)) ('NTera2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (82, 88)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018236', (109, 128)) ('knock-down', 'Var', (52, 62)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (119, 128)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (109, 128)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', (109, 128)) 52096 31744479 Gankyrin knock-down in NTera2 cells resulted in an increase in apoptosis mediated via the TP53 pathway, whilst POU5F1 expression was unaffected. ('increase', 'PosReg', (51, 59)) ('NTera2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (23, 29)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (90, 94)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (90, 94)) ('knock-down', 'Var', (9, 19)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (63, 72)) 52097 31744479 Furthermore, Gankyrin knock-down in NTera2 cells increased cisplatin sensitivity with an increase in cell death (13%, p < 0.05) following Gankyrin knock-down, when compared to cisplatin treatment alone, likely via BAX and FAS. ('knock-down', 'Var', (22, 32)) ('BAX', 'Gene', (214, 217)) ('BAX', 'Gene', '581', (214, 217)) ('NTera2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (36, 42)) ('death', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (106, 111)) ('cisplatin sensitivity', 'MPA', (59, 80)) ('death', 'Disease', (106, 111)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (49, 58)) ('Gankyrin', 'Var', (138, 146)) ('knock-down', 'Var', (147, 157)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (176, 185)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (191, 194)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (59, 68)) 52100 31744479 These results suggest that manipulation of Gankyrin expression may reduce the cisplatin dose required for the treatment of TGCC, with benefits in reducing dose-dependent side effects of chemotherapy. ('reduce', 'NegReg', (67, 73)) ('TGCC', 'Disease', (123, 127)) ('cisplatin dose', 'MPA', (78, 92)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (115, 118)) ('manipulation', 'Var', (27, 39)) ('dose-dependent side effects', 'MPA', (155, 182)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (78, 87)) ('Gankyrin expression', 'Protein', (43, 62)) 52108 31744479 We have previously shown that MAGE-A4- GCNIS cells proliferate more frequently than the MAGE-A4+ population, suggesting that MAGE-A4 might have an anti-proliferative effect when expressed in GCNIS cells. ('GCNIS', 'Chemical', '-', (39, 44)) ('proliferate', 'CPA', (51, 62)) ('MAGE-A4', 'Var', (125, 132)) ('anti-proliferative effect', 'CPA', (147, 172)) ('MAGE-A4+', 'Gene', (88, 96)) ('MAGE-A4+', 'Gene', '4103', (88, 96)) ('GCNIS', 'Chemical', '-', (191, 196)) 52166 31744479 The dose to be used in further experiments was 4 muM of cisplatin for 24 h which corresponded to ~ 50% cell death. ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (49, 52)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (56, 65)) ('muM', 'Gene', (49, 52)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (37, 40)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (56, 65)) ('death', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (108, 113)) ('death', 'Disease', (108, 113)) 52186 31744479 An increased proportion of nuclear Gankyrin expression was observed in POU5F1+/MAGE-A4- GCNIS compared to POU5F1+/MAGE-A4+ GCNIS (Fig. ('increased', 'PosReg', (3, 12)) ('POU5F1+/MAGE-A4- GCNIS', 'Var', (71, 93)) ('expression', 'MPA', (44, 54)) ('MAGE-A4+', 'Gene', (114, 122)) ('GCNIS', 'Chemical', '-', (123, 128)) ('MAGE-A4+', 'Gene', '4103', (114, 122)) ('nuclear Gankyrin', 'Protein', (27, 43)) ('GCNIS', 'Chemical', '-', (88, 93)) 52188 31744479 To investigate the role of Gankyrin in malignant germ cells, we used the embryonal carcinoma cell line (NTera2) to perform Gankyrin knock-down in vitro using an siRNA approach. ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018236', (73, 92)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (73, 92)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', (73, 92)) ('NTera2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (104, 110)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (83, 92)) ('knock-down', 'Var', (132, 142)) 52189 31744479 Knock-down of Gankyrin expression resulted in a significant reduction in the number of NTera2 cells (32%; p < 0.01, Fig. ('reduction', 'NegReg', (60, 69)) ('NTera2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (87, 93)) ('Knock-down', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('Gankyrin', 'Gene', (14, 22)) 52193 31744479 Knock-down of Gankyrin expression resulted in a significant increase in TP53 expression (Fig. ('expression', 'MPA', (77, 87)) ('Gankyrin', 'Gene', (14, 22)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (72, 76)) ('Knock-down', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (60, 68)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (72, 76)) 52195 31744479 Functional image-based analysis using a cell-permeable fluorescent caspase biosensor revealed knockdown of Gankyrin resulted in activation of Cleaved Caspase 3 (CC3) mediated apoptosis, whilst no apoptotic cells were identified in controls (Fig. ('activation', 'PosReg', (128, 138)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (94, 103)) ('caspase', 'Gene', (67, 74)) ('Gankyrin', 'Gene', (107, 115)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (175, 184)) ('Cleaved Caspase', 'MPA', (142, 157)) ('caspase', 'Gene', '842', (67, 74)) 52197 31744479 We confirmed the siRNA mediated knock-down of Gankyrin expression in cisplatin exposed NTera2 cells (Fig. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (69, 78)) ('Gankyrin', 'Protein', (46, 54)) ('expression', 'MPA', (55, 65)) ('NTera2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (87, 93)) ('knock-down', 'Var', (32, 42)) 52199 31744479 There was no effect of Gankyrin knock-down on TP53 mRNA or protein expression (Fig. ('protein expression', 'MPA', (59, 77)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (46, 50)) ('knock-down', 'Var', (32, 42)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (46, 50)) 52203 31744479 GCNIS is believed to result from failure of differentiation from gonocyte (POU5F1+) to (pre) spermatogonia (POU5F1-). ('GCNIS', 'Disease', (0, 5)) ('POU5F1+', 'Var', (75, 82)) ('GCNIS', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 5)) 52204 31744479 Our observation that nuclear Gankyrin is not expressed in gonocytes (POU5F1+/Gankyrin-) but expressed in gonocytes from samples with maturation delay and pre-GCNIS (POU5F1+/Gankyrin+) indicates that Gankyrin expression is associated with the early stage of TGCC development. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (269, 272)) ('maturation delay', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002750', (133, 149)) ('GCNIS', 'Chemical', '-', (158, 163)) ('POU5F1+/Gankyrin+', 'Var', (165, 182)) ('TGCC', 'Disease', (257, 261)) ('associated', 'Reg', (222, 232)) 52205 31744479 Furthermore, within the GCNIS cell populations, Gankyrin expression is present in a higher proportion of POU5F1+/MAGE-A4- compared with POU5F1+/MAGE-A4+cells, which may reflect an increased oncogenic potential in the in the more proliferative POU5F1+/MAGE-A4- population. ('Gankyrin', 'Protein', (48, 56)) ('expression', 'MPA', (57, 67)) ('POU5F1+/MAGE-A4-', 'Var', (105, 121)) ('MAGE-A4+', 'Gene', '4103', (144, 152)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (180, 189)) ('GCNIS', 'Chemical', '-', (24, 29)) ('oncogenic potential', 'CPA', (190, 209)) ('MAGE-A4+', 'Gene', (144, 152)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (84, 90)) 52206 31744479 Previous studies have demonstrated that Gankyrin prevents POU5F1 degradation in HCC and loss of Gankyrin can reduce the oncogenic potential of tumour cells through interaction with MAGE-A4. ('POU5F1', 'Gene', (58, 64)) ('interaction', 'Interaction', (164, 175)) ('degradation', 'MPA', (65, 76)) ('HCC', 'Gene', '619501', (80, 83)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (109, 115)) ('MAGE-A4', 'Protein', (181, 188)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 149)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (143, 149)) ('loss', 'Var', (88, 92)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (143, 149)) ('HCC', 'Gene', (80, 83)) ('Gankyrin', 'Protein', (96, 104)) 52208 31744479 Therefore, we investigated the effects of Gankyrin knock-down in NTera2 cells, an established embryonal carcinoma cell line which is widely used in studies relating to TGCC. ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018236', (94, 113)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (104, 113)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (94, 113)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', (94, 113)) ('knock-down', 'Var', (51, 61)) ('NTera2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (65, 71)) 52211 31744479 A number of pro-apoptotic genes are located downstream of TP53 and we found that TP53 expression is upregulated following knock-down of Gankyrin in NTera2 cells, which is in keeping with the results of a previous study. ('knock-down', 'Var', (122, 132)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (58, 62)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (58, 62)) ('expression', 'MPA', (86, 96)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (100, 111)) ('NTera2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (148, 154)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (81, 85)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (81, 85)) 52212 31744479 Furthermore, we have demonstrated that Gankyrin knock-down results in an increased expression of apoptosis genes BAX and FAS, both of which are downstream of TP53. ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (158, 162)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (73, 82)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (158, 162)) ('BAX', 'Gene', '581', (113, 116)) ('FAS', 'Gene', (121, 124)) ('knock-down', 'Var', (48, 58)) ('expression', 'MPA', (83, 93)) ('BAX', 'Gene', (113, 116)) 52213 31744479 Down-regulation of Gankyrin also induces apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells with wild type TP53 whilst increased expression of Gankyrin inhibits apoptosis by causing degradation of TP53 protein and reduced transcription of its downstream apoptotic genes. ('TP53', 'Gene', (100, 104)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006528', (54, 78)) ('Gankyrin', 'Gene', (136, 144)) ('transcription', 'MPA', (215, 228)) ('apoptotic', 'Gene', (247, 256)) ('expression', 'Var', (122, 132)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (190, 194)) ('Down-regulation', 'NegReg', (0, 15)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (207, 214)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Disease', (54, 78)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (69, 78)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (100, 104)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (154, 163)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (112, 121)) ('protein', 'Protein', (195, 202)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (190, 194)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (145, 153)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001402', (54, 78)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (41, 50)) ('induces', 'Reg', (33, 40)) ('degradation', 'MPA', (175, 186)) 52214 31744479 Taken together these results suggest that following Gankyrin knock-down in NTera2 cells the reduction in cell number is likely to be mediated by an increase in apoptosis mediated through the TP53 signalling pathway leading to increased expression of the apoptotic genes BAX and FAS. ('FAS', 'Gene', (278, 281)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (160, 169)) ('knock-down', 'Var', (61, 71)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (148, 156)) ('cell number', 'CPA', (105, 116)) ('NTera2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (75, 81)) ('Gankyrin knock-down', 'Var', (52, 71)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (191, 195)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (92, 101)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (191, 195)) ('NTera2', 'Gene', (75, 81)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (226, 235)) ('BAX', 'Gene', (270, 273)) ('expression', 'MPA', (236, 246)) ('BAX', 'Gene', '581', (270, 273)) 52217 31744479 Previous studies have reported that TP53 mutations did not occur in TGCC, however recent studies have shown that 10 out of 148 patients with seminoma (7%) have a TP53 mutation. ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (162, 166)) ('mutation', 'Var', (167, 175)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (162, 166)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (36, 40)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (141, 149)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (127, 135)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (36, 40)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (141, 149)) 52219 31744479 Recent studies have demonstrated that knockdown of TP53 in NTera2 cells resulted in reduced cisplatin mediated apoptosis. ('cisplatin mediated', 'MPA', (92, 110)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (51, 55)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (84, 91)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (92, 101)) ('NTera2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (59, 65)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (38, 47)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (51, 55)) 52220 31744479 Therefore, given that we identified an effect of Gankyrin knock-down on the TP53 and BAX/FAS apoptosis pathway, we speculated that manipulation of Gankyrin might modulate the effect of cisplatin in TGCC. ('modulate', 'Reg', (162, 170)) ('BAX', 'Gene', '581', (85, 88)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (76, 80)) ('knock-down', 'Var', (58, 68)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (76, 80)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (185, 194)) ('BAX', 'Gene', (85, 88)) 52222 31744479 We showed that Gankyrin knock-down enhances the reduction in cell number caused by cisplatin treatment by 13% (p < 0.05), compared to cisplatin treatment alone. ('cell number', 'CPA', (61, 72)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (83, 92)) ('Gankyrin', 'Protein', (15, 23)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (149, 152)) ('knock-down', 'Var', (24, 34)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (98, 101)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (134, 143)) ('enhances', 'PosReg', (35, 43)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (48, 57)) 52225 31744479 We have also demonstrated that repression of Gankyrin in NTera2 cells results in a reduction in total cell number and enhances the cytotoxic effect of cisplatin in this TGCC cell line. ('enhances', 'PosReg', (118, 126)) ('repression', 'Var', (31, 41)) ('NTera2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (57, 63)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (151, 160)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (83, 92)) ('cytotoxic', 'CPA', (131, 140)) ('total cell number', 'CPA', (96, 113)) ('Gankyrin', 'Protein', (45, 53)) 52228 31744479 Conceived and designed the experiments: M.E.C-M, A. J, R.T.M. ('A. J', 'Var', (49, 53)) ('M.E.C-M', 'Var', (40, 47)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (33, 36)) 52379 29670653 This study does not explicitly describe which variables or the number of patients that were included in the multivariable model; however, they found that tumour size >= 3 cm (hazard ratio 1.87, 95% confidence interval 1.15 to 3.06) was associated with relapse, but rete testis invasion was not (hazard ratio 1.36, 95% confidence interval 0.81 to 2.28). ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (154, 160)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (154, 160)) ('relapse', 'CPA', (252, 259)) ('>= 3', 'Var', (166, 170)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (154, 160)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (73, 81)) 52459 29670653 CT scans, on the other hand, are associated with significant radiation exposure, and every scan increases the lifetime attributable risk for secondary malignancy, which is a particularly important concern in testicular cancer patients, given the relatively young age of diagnosis. ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (208, 225)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (208, 225)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (219, 225)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (151, 161)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (96, 105)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (151, 161)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (208, 225)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (226, 234)) ('scan', 'Var', (91, 95)) 52586 29482183 EDCs are able to cross the placenta and may adversely affect placental functioning and/or fetal development. ('placental functioning', 'CPA', (61, 82)) ('fetal development', 'CPA', (90, 107)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (103, 106)) ('EDCs', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('affect', 'Reg', (54, 60)) 52646 24120139 A Polymorphic p53 Response Element in KIT Ligand Influences Cancer Risk and Has Undergone Natural Selection The ability of p53 to regulate transcription is crucial for tumor suppression and implies that inherited polymorphisms in functional p53-binding sites could influence cancer. ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (60, 66)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (275, 281)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (60, 66)) ('Influences', 'Reg', (49, 59)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (168, 173)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (14, 17)) ('KIT Ligand', 'Gene', (38, 48)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (213, 226)) ('transcription', 'MPA', (139, 152)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (168, 173)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (123, 126)) ('KIT Ligand', 'Gene', '4254', (38, 48)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (241, 244)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (275, 281)) ('p53', 'Gene', (14, 17)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (275, 281)) ('p53', 'Gene', (123, 126)) ('influence', 'Reg', (265, 274)) ('Polymorphic', 'Var', (2, 13)) ('p53', 'Gene', (241, 244)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (168, 173)) 52651 24120139 Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified almost 900 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) significantly associated with cancer susceptibility traits. ('associated', 'Reg', (120, 130)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (136, 142)) ('single-nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (67, 98)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (136, 142)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (136, 142)) 52652 24120139 Interestingly, many cancer-associated SNPs identified in GWASs are significantly enriched in noncoding functional DNA elements as defined by the ENCODE project. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (20, 26)) ('noncoding functional', 'MPA', (93, 113)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (20, 26)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (38, 42)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (20, 26)) 52653 24120139 Indeed, single locus and gene-specific studies have presented strong data to support the role of polymorphic transcriptional regulatory elements in influencing the risk of cancers of the breast, kidney, colon, and connective tissues. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (172, 178)) ('kidney', 'Disease', (195, 201)) ('cancers of the breast', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100013', (172, 193)) ('colon', 'Disease', (203, 208)) ('breast', 'Disease', (187, 193)) ('polymorphic', 'Var', (97, 108)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (172, 179)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (172, 179)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (172, 179)) 52659 24120139 A reflection of this lies in the fact that approximately 50% of human cancers carry somatic mutations of the p53 gene over 80% of which are missense mutations spanning the highly conserved DBD. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (64, 69)) ('missense mutations', 'Var', (140, 158)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (70, 76)) ('mutations', 'Var', (92, 101)) ('p53', 'Gene', (109, 112)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (70, 77)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (70, 77)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (70, 77)) 52660 24120139 Moreover, many of the same somatic DBD mutations can be found as inherited, cancer-causing mutations in extremely cancer-prone families belonging to the Li-Fraumeni syndrome. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (114, 120)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 82)) ('Li-Fraumeni syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016864', (153, 173)) ('mutations', 'Var', (39, 48)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (114, 120)) ('Li-Fraumeni syndrome', 'Disease', (153, 173)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (76, 82)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (76, 82)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (114, 120)) 52661 24120139 Together, these observations suggest the possibility that SNPs in key bases of functional p53-REs (p53-RE SNPs) could influence the ability of p53 to regulate transcription and result in differences in cancer susceptibility. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (202, 208)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (202, 208)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (58, 62)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (202, 208)) ('result in differences', 'Reg', (177, 198)) ('regulate transcription', 'MPA', (150, 172)) ('ability', 'MPA', (132, 139)) ('influence', 'Reg', (118, 127)) 52662 24120139 In this report, we identify and describe a SNP in a functional p53-RE that affects the ability of p53 to regulate transcription and influence cancer susceptibility and has undergone positive natural selection throughout human evolution. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (142, 148)) ('affects', 'Reg', (75, 82)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (142, 148)) ('p53-RE', 'Gene', (63, 69)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (220, 225)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 148)) ('ability', 'MPA', (87, 94)) ('regulate transcription', 'MPA', (105, 127)) ('SNP', 'Var', (43, 46)) ('influence', 'Reg', (132, 141)) 52663 24120139 Our data indicate that polymorphisms in functional p53 response elements are primarily detrimental but in rare instances can impart selective benefits, rising to substantial frequencies in populations and resulting in differences in cancer susceptibility among individuals. ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (23, 36)) ('p53', 'Gene', (51, 54)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (233, 239)) ('differences', 'Reg', (218, 229)) ('resulting', 'Reg', (205, 214)) ('rising', 'PosReg', (152, 158)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (233, 239)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (233, 239)) 52664 24120139 We reasoned that if SNPs in key nucleotides of functional p53-REs can lead to differential cancer risk, then at least one cancer GWAS SNP or proxy (a SNP in linkage disequilibrium [LD]) should reside in a genomic region occupied by p53, containing a strong p53-RE and in a key nucleotide of the element. ('cancer GWAS SNP', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (122, 137)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (91, 97)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (122, 128)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (91, 97)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (122, 128)) ('cancer GWAS SNP', 'Disease', (122, 137)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (20, 24)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (70, 77)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 97)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 128)) 52671 24120139 The SNP, KITLG p53-RE SNP, rs4590952 (G/A), is in LD with rs995030, rs3782181, and rs4474514 (Figure 2B), which have been shown in three GWASs to associate with differential risk for developing testicular cancer in Caucasians with a per allele odds ratio (OR) of up to 3.07 (p = 1.0 x 10-31, Table S4). ('rs4474514', 'Var', (83, 92)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (194, 211)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (194, 211)) ('rs4590952', 'Var', (27, 36)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (194, 211)) ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (58, 66)) ('rs4474514', 'Mutation', 'rs4474514', (83, 92)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (205, 211)) ('rs3782181', 'Mutation', 'rs3782181', (68, 77)) ('rs4590952', 'Mutation', 'rs4590952', (27, 36)) ('rs3782181', 'Var', (68, 77)) ('rs995030', 'Var', (58, 66)) 52682 24120139 First, we irradiated WT pups at postnatal day 2 (P2) with a melanoma-inducing 5.6 kJ/m2 of ultraviolet (UV) light and observed an up to 16-fold increase in epidermal melanocyte numbers after UVR compared to nontreated mice (Figure S2A). ('epidermal melanocyte numbers', 'CPA', (156, 184)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (60, 68)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (60, 68)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (60, 68)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (218, 222)) ('UVR', 'Var', (191, 194)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (144, 152)) 52686 24120139 These data provide strong evidence that in its natural setting, the action of p53-Kitlg signaling results in a measurable effect on a cancer-related process such as cellular proliferation. ('p53-Kitlg', 'Var', (78, 87)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (134, 140)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (134, 140)) ('effect', 'Reg', (122, 128)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (134, 140)) ('cellular proliferation', 'CPA', (165, 187)) 52687 24120139 One of the studies incorporated heterozygous cell lines, two HapMap CEU LCL (GM06993 and GM11992), which were treated with doxorubicin. ('GM06993', 'Var', (77, 84)) ('doxorubicin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (123, 134)) ('GM11992', 'Var', (89, 96)) 52689 24120139 To test p53 dependence, we transfected each of these constructs into the colorectal cancer wild-type p53 cell line (HCT116 p53+/+) and its isogenic p53 null form (HCT116 p53-/-). ('HCT116', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0291', (116, 122)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (73, 90)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (73, 90)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 90)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (73, 90)) ('HCT116 p53-/-', 'Var', (163, 176)) ('HCT116', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0291', (163, 169)) 52692 24120139 To extend this study to cells derived from other cancers and, importantly, to cells derived from testicular cancers, we transfected the reporter plasmids into four p53 wild-type cell lines (GH, testicular; Tera1, testicular; Tera2, testicular; and MCF7, breast) and three p53 mutant or null cell lines (CRL-2073, germ cell tumor; H1299, lung; and Soas2, osteosarcoma). ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (97, 115)) ('testicular cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (97, 115)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Disease', (354, 366)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012516', (354, 366)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (313, 328)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 56)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (108, 115)) ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', (97, 115)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (49, 56)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (323, 328)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 55)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (97, 114)) ('MCF7', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0031', (248, 252)) ('H1299', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0060', (330, 335)) ('Tera2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:2777', (225, 230)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002669', (354, 366)) ('mutant', 'Var', (276, 282)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (49, 56)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (108, 115)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (108, 115)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (323, 328)) ('lung', 'Disease', (337, 341)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (108, 114)) ('Tera1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:2776', (206, 211)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (323, 328)) 52693 24120139 Consistent with the results obtained in the HCT116 p53-/- cells, we measured, on average, a nonsignificant 1.5-fold increase in luciferase activity from the G allele reporter relative to the A allele when tested in the three p53 mutant or null cell lines, ranging from 1.1 to 2.1. ('HCT116', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0291', (44, 50)) ('p53', 'Gene', (225, 228)) ('activity', 'MPA', (139, 147)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (116, 124)) ('mutant', 'Var', (229, 235)) ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (128, 138)) 52704 24120139 Thus far, our genomic analyses and subsequent experimental validation have supported the assertion that a functional SNP in a functional p53-RE in the KITLG gene resides among the 62,567 cancer GWAS SNPs. ('KITLG', 'Gene', (151, 156)) ('cancer GWAS SNP', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (187, 202)) ('SNP', 'Var', (117, 120)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (187, 193)) ('cancer GWAS SNP', 'Disease', (187, 202)) 52705 24120139 To assess the likelihood that the KITLG p53-RE SNP's association with the pool of cancer GWAS SNPs was by chance, we determined the frequency of similar SNPs in the genome (Figure 7A). ('p53-RE', 'Var', (40, 46)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (82, 88)) ('cancer GWAS SNP', 'Disease', (82, 97)) ('cancer GWAS SNP', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (82, 97)) 52708 24120139 In this report, we present strong evidence supporting the hypothesis that well-placed polymorphisms in functional p53-binding sites can result in differential p53-dependent transcriptional regulation and cancer risk, through the identification and characterization of the KITLG p53-RE SNP. ('cancer', 'Disease', (204, 210)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (204, 210)) ('p53-dependent transcriptional regulation', 'MPA', (159, 199)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (204, 210)) ('result in', 'Reg', (136, 145)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (86, 99)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (272, 277)) 52709 24120139 The KITLG p53-RE SNP is strongly linked to three SNPs shown, in three independent GWASs, to associate with differential risk for developing seminomatous and nonseminomatous testicular cancer, with a per allele odds ratio of up to 3.07 (p value = 1.0 x 10-31), one of the highest and most significant findings among all cancer GWASs. ('cancer', 'Disease', (184, 190)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (173, 190)) ('p53-RE', 'Var', (10, 16)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (184, 190)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (319, 325)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (319, 325)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (4, 9)) ('seminomatous and nonseminomatous testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (140, 190)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (184, 190)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (319, 325)) 52712 24120139 Indeed, activating mutations of the KIT receptor have been shown to promote tumor formation and the receptor is currently targeted by many therapeutic agents in cancer treatments. ('activating mutations', 'Var', (8, 28)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 167)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (68, 75)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 81)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (76, 81)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (36, 39)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (161, 167)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (161, 167)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (76, 81)) 52713 24120139 In testicular cancer, the KIT pathway is central to its molecular pathology, and many components of this pathway are somatically mutated to activate KIT signaling. ('activate', 'PosReg', (140, 148)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (3, 20)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (14, 20)) ('mutated', 'Var', (129, 136)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (3, 20)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (3, 20)) ('KIT signaling', 'MPA', (149, 162)) 52715 24120139 Although p53 is the most commonly mutated gene in human cancer, whereby 50% of all cancers have mutant p53, less than 3% of testicular cancers do. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 89)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (135, 142)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (50, 55)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (56, 62)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (135, 141)) ('mutant', 'Var', (96, 102)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (56, 62)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (135, 141)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (83, 89)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (83, 90)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (135, 142)) ('p53', 'Gene', (103, 106)) ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (124, 142)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (135, 142)) ('testicular cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (124, 142)) ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', (124, 142)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (56, 62)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (135, 141)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (83, 90)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (124, 141)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 90)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (83, 89)) 52725 24120139 Interestingly, in Caucasians, variation in all other pigmentation genes that we know about results in impaired melanogenic function and concomitant reduced pigmentation. ('variation', 'Var', (30, 39)) ('impaired melanogenic function', 'Disease', (102, 131)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (148, 155)) ('pigmentation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010859', (156, 168)) ('pigmentation', 'Disease', (156, 168)) ('pigmentation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010859', (53, 65)) ('pigmentation', 'Disease', (53, 65)) ('impaired melanogenic function', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003072', (102, 131)) 52792 24263066 We have found that moderate dose infradiaphragmatic RT for stage I seminoma was associated with an increased risk of developing a second (non-testicular germ cell) cancer, with an SIR of 1.53 (95% CI: 1.39-1.68). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (164, 170)) ('stage I seminoma', 'Disease', (59, 75)) ('infradiaphragmatic RT', 'Var', (33, 54)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (164, 170)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (164, 170)) ('stage I seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (59, 75)) 52793 24263066 A weakness of our analysis of the impact of reducing radiation dose and field size is that follow-up was shorter in men with these modifications. ('modifications', 'Var', (131, 144)) ('weakness', 'Disease', (2, 10)) ('weakness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018908', (2, 10)) ('shorter', 'NegReg', (105, 112)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (116, 119)) 52806 24263066 Similarly, in a nationwide cohort of testicular cancers from The Netherlands, subdiaphragmatic radiotherapy was associated with a 2.6-fold increase in second cancers, whereas there were no significant excesses in patients treated only by surgery. ('cancers', 'Disease', (48, 55)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (37, 54)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 54)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 55)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (158, 165)) ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (37, 55)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (139, 147)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (158, 165)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (158, 165)) ('testicular cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (37, 55)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (213, 221)) ('subdiaphragmatic radiotherapy', 'Var', (78, 107)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (48, 55)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (158, 164)) ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', (37, 55)) 52865 24056494 Tumours were classified as seminomas (N=167, 62.8%), including seminoma not other specified (ICD-O, M9061: n=160), anaplastic seminoma (M9062: n=4) or non-seminomas (N=99, 37.2%), including embryonal carcinoma (M9070: n=26), yolk sac tumour (M9071: n=1), malignant teratoma not other specified (M9080: n=2), teratocarcinoma (M9081: n=15), malignant teratoma, intermediate (M9083: n=5), mixed germ cell tumour (M9085: n=49) and choriocarcinoma (M9100: n=1) according to Parkin et al. ('M9061', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:E765', (100, 105)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (402, 408)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (63, 71)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (200, 209)) ('M9085:', 'Var', (410, 416)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (402, 408)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (126, 134)) ('germ cell tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (392, 408)) ('M9081', 'Var', (325, 330)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (402, 408)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (155, 163)) ('malignant teratoma', 'Disease', (255, 273)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (126, 134)) ('malignant teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (255, 273)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (155, 163)) ('anaplastic seminoma', 'Disease', (115, 134)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (234, 240)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (234, 240)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (27, 35)) ('teratocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018243', (308, 323)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (234, 240)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (265, 273)) ('M9071', 'Var', (242, 247)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (27, 35)) ('teratocarcinoma', 'Disease', (308, 323)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (155, 164)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (155, 164)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002822', (427, 442)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Disease', (427, 442)) ('malignant teratoma', 'Disease', (339, 357)) ('malignant teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (339, 357)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (433, 442)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (27, 36)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (27, 36)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (314, 323)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018236', (190, 209)) ('non-seminomas', 'Disease', (151, 164)) ('M9080', 'Var', (295, 300)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (190, 209)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (63, 71)) ('non-seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (151, 164)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', (190, 209)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (349, 357)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100768', (427, 442)) ('Tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 7)) ('anaplastic seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (115, 134)) 53010 33368789 Testosterone therapy is known to elevate cardiovascular risk factors (blood pressure, polycythemia, lipid changes, and insulin resistance), but mortality and morbidity do not appear to exceed that of cis men (Seal, 2019; Streed et al., 2017). ('lipid changes', 'MPA', (100, 113)) ('polycythemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011086', (86, 98)) ('mortality', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (144, 153)) ('cardiovascular', 'MPA', (41, 55)) ('insulin', 'Gene', (119, 126)) ('lipid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (100, 105)) ('Testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (0, 12)) ('insulin resistance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000855', (119, 137)) ('insulin', 'Gene', '3630', (119, 126)) ('elevate cardiovascular risk', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (33, 60)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (204, 207)) ('mortality', 'Disease', (144, 153)) ('polycythemia', 'Disease', (86, 98)) ('elevate', 'PosReg', (33, 40)) ('polycythemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001901', (86, 98)) ('therapy', 'Var', (13, 20)) 53027 33368789 Additionally, discomfort with gender-specific screening programs leads to patient delay, and transmasculine people are also more likely to have inadequate or abnormal Papanicolaou smears than cisgender women (Gatos, 2018; Peitzmeier et al., 2014). ('Papanicolaou', 'Chemical', '-', (167, 179)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (74, 81)) ('people', 'Species', '9606', (108, 114)) ('patient delay', 'CPA', (74, 87)) ('transmasculine', 'Var', (93, 107)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (202, 207)) 53030 33368789 On the other hand, testosterone often causes substantial (if not total) atrophy of the endometrium, which would lower risk (Braun et al., 2017; Dizon et al., 2006). ('risk', 'MPA', (118, 122)) ('atrophy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001284', (72, 79)) ('testosterone', 'Var', (19, 31)) ('atrophy', 'Disease', (72, 79)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (19, 31)) 53062 33368789 Mitigating this discomfort by normalizing dysmorphic traits appears to be effective, although more research is needed (Steel et al., 2014). ('dysmorphic traits', 'Disease', 'MESH:C567520', (42, 59)) ('normalizing', 'Var', (30, 41)) ('dysmorphic traits', 'Disease', (42, 59)) 53105 31842336 Abnormalities in their expression or function contribute to the development of multiple disorders, including cancer. ('function', 'MPA', (37, 45)) ('contribute to', 'Reg', (46, 59)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 115)) ('Abnormalities', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (109, 115)) ('multiple disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009105', (79, 97)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (109, 115)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (71, 74)) ('multiple disorders', 'Disease', (79, 97)) ('expression', 'MPA', (23, 33)) 53124 31842336 The key molecular alteration in ccRCC is von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) gene mutation, which leads to uncontrolled hypoxia-induced factor (HIF) expression, followed by the activation of several growth factor pathways, including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), and others. ('von Hippel-Lindau', 'Gene', (41, 58)) ('VHL', 'Gene', (60, 63)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (22, 25)) ('VEGF', 'Gene', '7422', (257, 261)) ('growth factor pathways', 'Pathway', (187, 209)) ('von Hippel-Lindau', 'Gene', '7428', (41, 58)) ('hypoxia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000860', (108, 115)) ('VHL', 'Gene', '7428', (60, 63)) ('mutation', 'Var', (70, 78)) ('uncontrolled', 'MPA', (95, 107)) ('VEGF', 'Gene', (257, 261)) ('hypoxia', 'Disease', (108, 115)) ('vascular endothelial growth factor', 'Gene', (221, 255)) ('vascular endothelial growth factor', 'Gene', '7422', (221, 255)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (165, 175)) ('RCC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002292', (34, 37)) ('RCC', 'Disease', (34, 37)) 53201 31842336 In patients with a good response (PSA level after 7 months of ADT <0.2 ng/mL), it is 75 months while in patients with a poor response (PSA > 4.0 ng/mL), it is 13 months. ('PSA', 'Gene', (34, 37)) ('PSA', 'Gene', '354', (34, 37)) ('<0.2 ng/mL', 'Var', (66, 76)) ('PSA', 'Gene', (135, 138)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (3, 11)) ('PSA', 'Gene', '354', (135, 138)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (104, 112)) 53213 31842336 The relieved domain is translocated to the nucleus where it interacts with various molecules and activates multiple signaling pathways, including these involving Ras, RHOA (Ras homolog family member A), PI3K (phosphoinositide 3-kinase), PP2A (protein phosphatase 2A), MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase), TAKI1 (TGF-beta-activated kinase), ERK1/2 (extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2), and JNK (c-Jun N-terminal kinase). ('c-Jun N-terminal kinase', 'Gene', (405, 428)) ('activates', 'PosReg', (97, 106)) ('ERK1/2', 'Gene', (344, 350)) ('PI3K', 'Var', (203, 207)) ('JNK', 'Gene', (400, 403)) ('c-Jun N-terminal kinase', 'Gene', '5599', (405, 428)) ('RHOA', 'Gene', '387', (167, 171)) ('TGF-beta-activated kinase', 'Gene', '56911', (316, 341)) ('PP2A', 'Gene', '5524', (237, 241)) ('TGF-beta-activated kinase', 'Gene', (316, 341)) ('MAPK', 'Gene', (268, 272)) ('ERK1/2', 'Gene', '5595;5594', (344, 350)) ('extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2', 'Gene', '5595', (352, 393)) ('JNK', 'Gene', '5599', (400, 403)) ('extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2', 'Gene', (352, 393)) ('RHOA', 'Gene', (167, 171)) ('PP2A', 'Gene', (237, 241)) 53218 31842336 It appears that as tumors progress, cancer cells tend to acquire resistance to TGF-beta growth inhibitory effects due to mutations and/or functional inactivation of TGF-beta pathway elements. ('TGF-beta', 'Gene', (79, 87)) ('TGF-beta', 'Gene', (165, 173)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (19, 25)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (185, 188)) ('mutations', 'Var', (121, 130)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (36, 42)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (19, 25)) ('growth inhibitory effects', 'MPA', (88, 113)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (36, 42)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (19, 24)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (36, 42)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (19, 25)) ('resistance', 'MPA', (65, 75)) 53219 31842336 The most commonly mutated genes of the TGF-beta signaling pathway include TGFBR1, TGFBR2, SMAD4, and SMAD2. ('TGFBR1', 'Gene', (74, 80)) ('TGFBR2', 'Gene', '7048', (82, 88)) ('TGFBR2', 'Gene', (82, 88)) ('mutated', 'Var', (18, 25)) 53223 31842336 The same study also showed that miRNAs contribute to the transcriptional activity of the TGF-beta pathway, indicating functional links between short-non-coding RNAs and transforming growth factor effects in cancer cells. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (207, 213)) ('links', 'Interaction', (129, 134)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (207, 213)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (161, 162)) ('TGF-beta pathway', 'Pathway', (89, 105)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (207, 213)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (35, 36)) ('short-non-coding RNAs', 'Var', (143, 164)) ('transcriptional activity', 'MPA', (57, 81)) 53226 31842336 Activin A and TGFB2 are involved in the formation of the ureteric bud while TGFB2 knock-out results in kidney agenesis in mice. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (122, 126)) ('knock-out', 'Var', (82, 91)) ('results in', 'Reg', (92, 102)) ('TGFB2', 'Gene', '21808', (14, 19)) ('kidney agenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000104', (103, 118)) ('TGFB2', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('kidney agenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (103, 118)) ('kidney agenesis', 'Disease', (103, 118)) ('TGFB2', 'Gene', (76, 81)) ('TGFB2', 'Gene', '21808', (76, 81)) 53239 31842336 Moreover, an analysis of 151 cases of urinary system cancers provided evidence that an intronic variant of TGFBR1, Int7G24A (rs334354), was associated with a higher risk of RCC development. ('TGFBR1', 'Gene', (107, 113)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (53, 60)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (140, 155)) ('RCC', 'Disease', (173, 176)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (53, 60)) ('rs334354', 'Mutation', 'rs334354', (125, 133)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (53, 60)) ('RCC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002292', (173, 176)) ('rs334354', 'Var', (125, 133)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (184, 187)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (53, 59)) 53246 31842336 Recently, downregulation of TGFBR3 expression in advanced ccRCC tumor samples was confirmed by an independent study in which the loss of this receptor led to the stimulation of cell migration and formation of lung metastasis. ('Re', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012211', (0, 2)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (64, 69)) ('TGFBR3', 'Gene', (28, 34)) ('RCC', 'Disease', (60, 63)) ('lung metastasis', 'CPA', (209, 224)) ('loss', 'Var', (129, 133)) ('RCC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002292', (60, 63)) ('cell migration', 'CPA', (177, 191)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (10, 24)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (64, 69)) ('stimulation', 'PosReg', (162, 173)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (185, 188)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (64, 69)) 53252 31842336 VHL inactivation is the key molecular aberration associated with ccRCC and several studies demonstrated regulation of TGF-beta signaling by VHL status. ('inactivation', 'Var', (4, 16)) ('RCC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002292', (67, 70)) ('TGF-beta signaling', 'MPA', (118, 136)) ('RCC', 'Disease', (67, 70)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (98, 101)) ('VHL', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('VHL', 'Gene', (140, 143)) ('VHL', 'Gene', '7428', (0, 3)) ('VHL', 'Gene', '7428', (140, 143)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (42, 45)) 53255 31842336 Pro-cancerous TGF-beta effects were confirmed by antibody-mediated neutralization of TGF-beta1, which led to tumor regression and inhibition of angiogenesis in a xenograft athymic mouse model. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (4, 10)) ('neutralization', 'Var', (67, 81)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (180, 185)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (130, 140)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (109, 114)) ('angiogenesis', 'CPA', (144, 156)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (4, 10)) ('TGF-beta1', 'Gene', (85, 94)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 114)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (4, 10)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (109, 114)) 53272 31842336 The silencing of FAK and PINCH1 inhibited cooperation between TGF-beta1 and RGD. ('PINCH1', 'Gene', (25, 31)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (32, 41)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (47, 50)) ('FAK', 'Gene', (17, 20)) ('FAK', 'Gene', '5747', (17, 20)) ('cooperation', 'Interaction', (42, 53)) ('silencing', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('PINCH1', 'Gene', '3987', (25, 31)) 53277 31842336 Inhibition of TGF-beta1 signaling attenuates tumor growth and osteolysis in mice with ccRCC xenografts. ('attenuates', 'NegReg', (34, 44)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (45, 50)) ('TGF-beta1', 'Gene', (14, 23)) ('osteolysis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010014', (62, 72)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (45, 50)) ('RCC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002292', (88, 91)) ('RCC', 'Disease', (88, 91)) ('osteolysis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002797', (62, 72)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (76, 80)) ('Inhibition', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('osteolysis', 'Disease', (62, 72)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (45, 50)) 53283 31842336 These alterations included multiple copy number losses or gains (e.g., of TGFB1, TGFB3, TGFBR2, BMPR1B, ACVR2B, SMAD4, SMAD2, SMAD1, SMAD7, PITX2) as well as mutations of TGFRB2 (R522X, S320X, S320X). ('TGFBR2', 'Gene', '7048', (88, 94)) ('SMAD7', 'Gene', '4092', (133, 138)) ('PITX2', 'Gene', '5308', (140, 145)) ('S320X', 'Var', (186, 191)) ('ACVR2B', 'Gene', (104, 110)) ('SMAD1', 'Gene', '4086', (126, 131)) ('BMPR1B', 'Gene', '658', (96, 102)) ('S320X', 'Mutation', 'p.S320X', (186, 191)) ('TGFRB2', 'Gene', (171, 177)) ('TGFBR2', 'Gene', (88, 94)) ('TGFB1', 'Gene', '7040', (74, 79)) ('mutations', 'Var', (158, 167)) ('TGFB1', 'Gene', (74, 79)) ('losses', 'NegReg', (48, 54)) ('S320X', 'Var', (193, 198)) ('R522X', 'Var', (179, 184)) ('S320X', 'Mutation', 'p.S320X', (193, 198)) ('TGFB3', 'Gene', '7043', (81, 86)) ('gains', 'PosReg', (58, 63)) ('PITX2', 'Gene', (140, 145)) ('SMAD7', 'Gene', (133, 138)) ('BMPR1B', 'Gene', (96, 102)) ('ACVR2B', 'Gene', '93', (104, 110)) ('TGFB3', 'Gene', (81, 86)) ('SMAD1', 'Gene', (126, 131)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (10, 13)) ('R522X', 'Mutation', 'rs863223852', (179, 184)) 53284 31842336 The functional significance of these alterations, as well as their influence on penile cancer progression, await future analyses. ('penile cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (80, 93)) ('penile cancer', 'Disease', (80, 93)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (87, 93)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (41, 44)) ('alterations', 'Var', (37, 48)) 53289 31842336 In fetal testis, TGF-beta attenuates proliferation, indicating that aberrances of the TGF-beta pathway may lead to tumor development. ('lead to', 'Reg', (107, 114)) ('TGF-beta', 'Gene', (17, 25)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (115, 120)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (128, 131)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (115, 120)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (44, 47)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (37, 50)) ('attenuates', 'NegReg', (26, 36)) ('aberrances', 'Var', (68, 78)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (115, 120)) 53290 31842336 Indeed, alpha-inhibin acts as a tumor suppressor and its knock-out results in the development of mixed or incompletely differentiated gonadal tumors, including intratubular, focally invasive gonadal stromal tumors in testis. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 147)) ('gonadal tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010785', (134, 148)) ('results in', 'Reg', (67, 77)) ('alpha-inhibin', 'Protein', (8, 21)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (207, 212)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (32, 37)) ('intratubular', 'Disease', (160, 172)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 148)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (89, 92)) ('knock-out', 'Var', (57, 66)) ('invasive gonadal stromal tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018312', (182, 213)) ('gonadal tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006058', (134, 148)) ('gonadal tumors', 'Disease', (134, 148)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (163, 166)) ('mixed', 'Disease', (97, 102)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (142, 147)) ('invasive gonadal stromal tumors', 'Disease', (182, 213)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (207, 212)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (32, 37)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (142, 147)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (207, 212)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (32, 37)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (207, 213)) 53297 31842336 In a study involving 577 tumor cases and > 700 controls, the TGFB1 Ex5-73C > T variant was positively associated with TGCT risk while Ex1-282G and 509C > T variants were linked with increased risks of seminoma and non-seminoma, respectively (Purdue at al., 2007). ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (25, 30)) ('509C > T', 'Mutation', 'rs1800469', (147, 155)) ('associated', 'Reg', (102, 112)) ('Ex1', 'Gene', (134, 137)) ('Ex1', 'Gene', '122786', (134, 137)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (25, 30)) ('seminoma and non-seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (201, 226)) ('Ex5-73C > T', 'Var', (67, 78)) ('TGFB1', 'Gene', '7040', (61, 66)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (118, 122)) ('Ex5-73C > T', 'Mutation', 'rs1800472', (67, 78)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (25, 30)) ('TGFB1', 'Gene', (61, 66)) 53298 31842336 In the TGF-beta1 protein sequence, the Ex5-73C > T (rs1800472) variant results in a substitution of threonine with isoleucine (T263I) while Ex1-282G > C (rs1800471) changes the arginine to proline (P25R). ('Ex5-73C > T', 'Mutation', 'rs1800472', (39, 50)) ('TGF-beta1', 'Gene', (7, 16)) ('arginine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001127', (177, 185)) ('P25R', 'Mutation', 'rs1800471', (198, 202)) ('rs1800472', 'Mutation', 'rs1800472', (52, 61)) ('results in', 'Reg', (71, 81)) ('proline', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C489032', (189, 196)) ('T263I', 'Mutation', 'rs1800472', (127, 132)) ('changes', 'Reg', (165, 172)) ('isoleucine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C043801', (115, 125)) ('threonine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C061951', (100, 109)) ('Ex1-282G > C (rs1800471', 'Var', (140, 163)) ('arginine to proline', 'MPA', (177, 196)) ('Ex5-73C > T', 'Var', (39, 50)) ('rs1800471', 'Mutation', 'rs1800471', (154, 163)) 53299 31842336 The functional consequences of these alterations are unknown, although it was suggested they could influence TGF-beta expression, with Ex5-73T causing a decrease, and Ex1-282G > C resulting in an increase of TGF-beta protein levels. ('Ex5-73T', 'Var', (135, 142)) ('TGF-beta protein levels', 'MPA', (208, 231)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (196, 204)) ('influence', 'Reg', (99, 108)) ('Ex1-282G > C', 'Var', (167, 179)) ('TGF-beta', 'Gene', (109, 117)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (41, 44)) ('expression', 'MPA', (118, 128)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (153, 161)) 53300 31842336 The -509C > T (rs1800469) variant does not change the TGF-beta1 amino acid sequence; however, it was linked with elevated plasma concentrations of TGF-beta1. ('-509C > T', 'Mutation', 'rs1800469', (4, 13)) ('plasma concentrations', 'MPA', (122, 143)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (113, 121)) ('elevated plasma concentrations', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0020170', (113, 143)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (136, 139)) ('rs1800469', 'Mutation', 'rs1800469', (15, 24)) ('rs1800469', 'Var', (15, 24)) 53301 31842336 The exact mechanism by which altered TGF-beta functioning could affect the development of TGCT is currently unknown. ('development', 'CPA', (75, 86)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (90, 94)) ('altered', 'Var', (29, 36)) ('affect', 'Reg', (64, 70)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (82, 85)) ('TGF-beta', 'Protein', (37, 45)) 53307 31842336 The associations between bladder cancer's clinical course and genetic variants of TGF-beta1 and its receptors has been confirmed by several studies. ('associations', 'Interaction', (4, 16)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (25, 39)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 39)) ('genetic variants', 'Var', (62, 78)) ('TGF-beta1', 'Gene', (82, 91)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (25, 39)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (25, 39)) 53308 31842336 TGFB1 c.29C > T substitution (rs1800470) correlates with an increased risk of bladder cancer. ('c.29C > T', 'Mutation', 'rs1800470', (6, 15)) ('TGFB1', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (78, 92)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (86, 92)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (78, 92)) ('c.29C > T', 'Var', (6, 15)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (78, 92)) ('rs1800470', 'Mutation', 'rs1800470', (30, 39)) ('rs1800470', 'Var', (30, 39)) ('TGFB1', 'Gene', '7040', (0, 5)) 53309 31842336 This SNP (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism) is located in a region encoding the hydrophobic core of the TGF-beta1 signal peptide and results in a substitution of proline with leucine in the 10th position of the amino acid sequence. ('results in a', 'Reg', (131, 143)) ('leucine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C038361', (173, 180)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (6, 7)) ('proline', 'MPA', (160, 167)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (17, 18)) ('leucine', 'MPA', (173, 180)) ('substitution', 'Var', (144, 156)) ('proline', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C489032', (160, 167)) 53310 31842336 found Int7G24A (rs334354) intronic variant of the TGFBR1 gene frequently associates with transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the bladder as well as renal cell carcinoma. ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (107, 116)) ('cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002292', (102, 116)) ('renal cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (149, 169)) ('renal cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005584', (149, 169)) ('renal cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002292', (149, 169)) ('cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (102, 116)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (160, 169)) ('TC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (118, 120)) ('rs334354', 'Mutation', 'rs334354', (16, 24)) ('TGFBR1', 'Gene', (50, 56)) ('rs334354', 'Var', (16, 24)) ('cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002292', (155, 169)) ('transitional cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006740', (89, 116)) ('associates with', 'Reg', (73, 88)) 53313 31842336 Interestingly, the Int7G24A SNP is also associated with increased risks of osteosarcoma, colorectal, and breast cancer, suggestive of its general involvement in cancer predisposition. ('osteosarcoma', 'Disease', (75, 87)) ('Int7G24A', 'Var', (19, 27)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012516', (75, 87)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 167)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (112, 118)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (112, 118)) ('colorectal', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (89, 99)) ('colorectal', 'Disease', (89, 99)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (29, 30)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (161, 167)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (153, 156)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (105, 118)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (161, 167)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (112, 118)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (105, 118)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002669', (75, 87)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (105, 118)) 53318 31842336 However, it was also shown that a loss of TGFBR1 expression correlates with poor prognoses of bladder cancer patients while loss of TGFBR1 and TGFBR2 correlated with increased bladder tumor grades, which agrees with the decreased TGFBR2 expression in invasive tumors compared with superficial transitional cell carcinomas. ('transitional cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006740', (293, 320)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (109, 117)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (311, 320)) ('cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002292', (306, 320)) ('invasive tumors', 'Disease', (251, 266)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (311, 321)) ('carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (311, 321)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (260, 266)) ('bladder tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (176, 189)) ('loss', 'Var', (124, 128)) ('TGFBR2', 'Gene', '7048', (143, 149)) ('TGFBR2', 'Gene', '7048', (230, 236)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (260, 265)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (34, 38)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (94, 108)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (94, 108)) ('TGFBR1', 'Gene', (132, 138)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (94, 108)) ('bladder tumor', 'Disease', (176, 189)) ('carcinomas', 'Disease', (311, 321)) ('transitional cell carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006740', (293, 321)) ('TGFBR1', 'Gene', (42, 48)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (102, 108)) ('TGFBR2', 'Gene', (143, 149)) ('TGFBR2', 'Gene', (230, 236)) ('bladder tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (176, 189)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (184, 189)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (166, 175)) ('cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (306, 320)) ('invasive tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009361', (251, 266)) 53333 31842336 Loss of the IQGAP1 tumor suppressor leads to increased expression of TGFBR2 and activated the TGF-beta1 signaling pathway, thereby stimulating growth of human bladder cancer cells. ('IQGAP1', 'Gene', (12, 18)) ('TGFBR2', 'Gene', (69, 75)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (153, 158)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (19, 24)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (167, 173)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (159, 173)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (159, 173)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (45, 54)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (19, 24)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (159, 173)) ('growth', 'CPA', (143, 149)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (19, 24)) ('expression', 'MPA', (55, 65)) ('IQGAP1', 'Gene', '8826', (12, 18)) ('TGFBR2', 'Gene', '7048', (69, 75)) ('Loss', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('TGF-beta1 signaling pathway', 'Pathway', (94, 121)) ('activated', 'PosReg', (80, 89)) ('stimulating', 'PosReg', (131, 142)) 53338 31842336 Blockade of Shh activity inhibits TGF-beta1-induced migration, invasion, and clonogenic growth of bladder cancer cells. ('clonogenic growth', 'CPA', (77, 94)) ('Shh', 'Gene', (12, 15)) ('TGF-beta1-induced', 'Gene', (34, 51)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (25, 33)) ('Blockade', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (98, 112)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (98, 112)) ('invasion', 'CPA', (63, 71)) ('Shh', 'Gene', '6469', (12, 15)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (98, 112)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (55, 58)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 112)) 53342 31842336 These effects are mediated by TGFBR1, as silencing of this receptor attenuates the migration and invasiveness of T24 cells, with concomitant downregulation of pro-invasive MMP9, as well as integrins alpha2, alpha3, and beta1. ('attenuates', 'NegReg', (68, 78)) ('silencing', 'Var', (41, 50)) ('MMP9', 'Gene', '4318', (172, 176)) ('MMP9', 'Gene', (172, 176)) ('alpha2, alpha3, and beta1', 'Gene', '170589;28883;28881', (199, 224)) ('invasiveness of T24 cells', 'CPA', (97, 122)) ('pro-invasive', 'CPA', (159, 171)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (141, 155)) ('TGFBR1', 'Gene', (30, 36)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (86, 89)) 53350 31842336 Loss of PPM1A promotes TGF-beta1-induced EMT in vitro and correlates with bladder cancer progression and poor prognosis for patients. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (82, 88)) ('TGF-beta1-induced', 'Protein', (23, 40)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (74, 88)) ('PPM1A', 'Gene', (8, 13)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (74, 88)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (14, 22)) ('PPM1A', 'Gene', '5494', (8, 13)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (74, 88)) ('Loss', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (124, 132)) 53354 31842336 Silencing of Malat1 attenuates TGF-beta1-induced migration and invasion of bladder cancer cells and inhibits progression of tumor xenografts in mice. ('attenuates', 'NegReg', (20, 30)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (52, 55)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (100, 108)) ('invasion of bladder cancer', 'Disease', (63, 89)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (124, 129)) ('Malat1', 'Gene', (13, 19)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (144, 148)) ('migration', 'CPA', (49, 58)) ('invasion of bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (63, 89)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 89)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (124, 129)) ('TGF-beta1-induced', 'Gene', (31, 48)) ('Silencing', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (75, 89)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (124, 129)) 53366 31842336 COL6A3 silencing resulted in reduced expression of TGF-beta as well as phosphorylation of SMAD2 and SMAD3. ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (71, 86)) ('COL6A3', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('TGF-beta', 'Protein', (51, 59)) ('SMAD3', 'Gene', '4088', (100, 105)) ('COL6A3', 'Gene', '1293', (0, 6)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (29, 36)) ('SMAD3', 'Gene', (100, 105)) ('SMAD2', 'Protein', (90, 95)) ('expression', 'MPA', (37, 47)) ('silencing', 'Var', (7, 16)) 53368 31842336 Silencing of Trim59 attenuates migration and invasion of bladder cancer cells while the presence of TGF-beta1 relieves the suppressive effect of Trim59 knock-out. ('attenuates', 'NegReg', (20, 30)) ('Trim59', 'Gene', '286827', (145, 151)) ('Trim59', 'Gene', '286827', (13, 19)) ('invasion of bladder cancer', 'Disease', (45, 71)) ('TGF-beta1', 'Gene', (100, 109)) ('Trim59', 'Gene', (13, 19)) ('invasion of bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (45, 71)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (65, 71)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (34, 37)) ('Silencing', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (57, 71)) ('Trim59', 'Gene', (145, 151)) 53372 31842336 It is thus difficult to conclude to what extent the silencing of both genes contributed to the attenuation of MSC tumor growth stimulatory effects. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (114, 119)) ('silencing', 'Var', (52, 61)) ('attenuation', 'NegReg', (95, 106)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (114, 119)) ('MSC', 'Disease', (110, 113)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (114, 119)) 53382 31842336 The importance of TGF-beta receptors in bladder cancer is underscored by studies that demonstrated that Tgfbr2 knock-out or Tgfbr1 inhibition attenuates growth and progression of chemically-induced bladder tumors in mice while TGFBR3 knock-down in a human T24 bladder cancer cell line results in reduced viability, colony formation, migration, and invasion. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (206, 212)) ('Tgfbr1', 'Gene', (124, 130)) ('bladder tumors', 'Disease', (198, 212)) ('migration', 'CPA', (333, 342)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (206, 211)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 54)) ('bladder tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (198, 212)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (40, 54)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (40, 54)) ('colony formation', 'CPA', (315, 331)) ('knock-out', 'Var', (111, 120)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (93, 96)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (40, 54)) ('progression', 'CPA', (164, 175)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (216, 220)) ('bladder tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (198, 211)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (260, 274)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (260, 274)) ('inhibition attenuates', 'NegReg', (131, 152)) ('invasion', 'CPA', (348, 356)) ('Tgfbr1', 'Gene', '21812', (124, 130)) ('bladder tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (198, 212)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (260, 274)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (268, 274)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (336, 339)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (250, 255)) ('Tgfbr2', 'Gene', (104, 110)) 53383 31842336 Deletion of Tgfbr2 decreased the population of cancer stem cells, attenuated proliferation, and induced apoptosis of bladder cancer cells in vivo. ('decreased', 'NegReg', (19, 28)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (47, 53)) ('attenuated', 'NegReg', (66, 76)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (84, 87)) ('Tgfbr2', 'Gene', (12, 18)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (47, 53)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (125, 131)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (125, 131)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (117, 131)) ('induced', 'Reg', (96, 103)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (117, 131)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (47, 53)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (125, 131)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (104, 113)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (117, 131)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (77, 90)) ('Deletion', 'Var', (0, 8)) 53384 31842336 Furthermore, conditional knock-out of Tgfbr2 decreased EMT as indicated by lowered expression of mesenchymal markers, including vimentin, Slug, Snai1, Twist, and Zeb1, with concomitant upregulation of epithelial E-cadherin. ('vimentin', 'Gene', '7431', (128, 136)) ('lowered', 'NegReg', (75, 82)) ('EMT', 'CPA', (55, 58)) ('vimentin', 'Gene', (128, 136)) ('Snai1', 'Gene', (144, 149)) ('Twist', 'Gene', '7291', (151, 156)) ('Zeb1', 'Gene', (162, 166)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (45, 54)) ('Zeb1', 'Gene', '6935', (162, 166)) ('decreased EMT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032198', (45, 58)) ('Twist', 'Gene', (151, 156)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (212, 222)) ('expression', 'MPA', (83, 93)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (185, 197)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (212, 222)) ('Tgfbr2', 'Gene', (38, 44)) ('Snai1', 'Gene', '6615', (144, 149)) ('knock-out', 'Var', (25, 34)) 53385 31842336 Notably, TGFBR2 mutations are frequently found in bladder cancer patients. ('found', 'Reg', (41, 46)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (50, 64)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (58, 64)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (50, 64)) ('mutations', 'Var', (16, 25)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (0, 1)) ('TGFBR2', 'Gene', (9, 15)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (50, 64)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (65, 73)) ('TGFBR2', 'Gene', '7048', (9, 15)) 53386 31842336 Glu269 to Lys mutation (G A) facilitates TGF-beta1-induced invasion of bladder cancer cells. ('invasion of bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (59, 85)) ('TGF-beta1-induced', 'Gene', (41, 58)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (79, 85)) ('Glu269 to Lys', 'Mutation', 'p.E269K', (0, 13)) ('Glu269 to Lys mutation', 'Var', (0, 22)) ('facilitates', 'PosReg', (29, 40)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (71, 85)) ('invasion of bladder cancer', 'Disease', (59, 85)) 53395 31842336 Specifically, ectopic expression of GDF-9 in bladder cancer cell lines attenuated cell growth, and reduced migration and adhesion. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (110, 113)) ('GDF-9', 'Gene', '2661', (36, 41)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (45, 59)) ('ectopic expression', 'Var', (14, 32)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (53, 59)) ('attenuated', 'NegReg', (71, 81)) ('cell growth', 'CPA', (82, 93)) ('GDF-9', 'Gene', (36, 41)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (99, 106)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (45, 59)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (45, 59)) 53398 31842336 Remarkably, GDF-15 knock-out resulted in reverse effects. ('GDF-15', 'Gene', '9518', (12, 18)) ('GDF-15', 'Gene', (12, 18)) ('Re', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012211', (0, 2)) ('knock-out', 'Var', (19, 28)) 53400 31842336 The GDF-15 evaluation in bladder cancer cell lines suggested that its expression could be reduced in bladder tumors, possibly due to DNA hypermethylation as well p53 inactivation in bladder cancer cells. ('reduced', 'NegReg', (90, 97)) ('p53', 'Gene', (162, 165)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 39)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 115)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (25, 39)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (25, 39)) ('bladder tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (101, 115)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (25, 39)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (190, 196)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 114)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (182, 196)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (182, 196)) ('GDF-15', 'Gene', '9518', (4, 10)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (182, 196)) ('bladder tumors', 'Disease', (101, 115)) ('expression', 'MPA', (70, 80)) ('bladder tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (101, 115)) ('GDF-15', 'Gene', (4, 10)) ('bladder tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (101, 114)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (134, 135)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (162, 165)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (166, 178)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (137, 153)) 53410 31842336 Contrarily, earlier research reported a lack of promoter methylation and mutations in the TGFBR2 gene. ('TGFBR2', 'Gene', '7048', (90, 96)) ('TGFBR2', 'Gene', (90, 96)) ('mutations', 'Var', (73, 82)) 53417 31842336 Furthermore, the expression of TGFBR2 is suppressed by DHT, which attenuates the binding of Sp1 to its promoter. ('TGFBR2', 'Gene', (31, 37)) ('expression', 'MPA', (17, 27)) ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (41, 51)) ('TGFBR2', 'Gene', '7048', (31, 37)) ('DHT', 'Var', (55, 58)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (81, 88)) ('DHT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013196', (55, 58)) 53419 31842336 AR mutations or loss, which lead to androgen resistance in differentiated prostate cancers, contribute to TGF-beta overexpression, stimulation of growth, viability, and aggressiveness of prostate cancer cells. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 89)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (74, 89)) ('androgen resistance', 'MPA', (36, 55)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (115, 129)) ('aggressiveness of prostate cancer', 'Disease', (169, 202)) ('prostate cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (74, 90)) ('aggressiveness', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000718', (169, 183)) ('prostate cancers', 'Disease', (74, 90)) ('aggressiveness of prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (169, 202)) ('androgen resistance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (36, 55)) ('TGF-beta', 'Gene', (106, 114)) ('growth', 'MPA', (146, 152)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (0, 2)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (196, 202)) ('viability', 'CPA', (154, 163)) ('androgen', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000728', (36, 44)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (16, 20)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (187, 202)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 90)) ('prostate cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (74, 90)) ('mutations', 'Var', (3, 12)) ('stimulation', 'PosReg', (131, 142)) 53430 31842336 Specifically, PI3K/AKT inhibition attenuates TGF-beta-induced expression of vimentin, downregulation of keratin, and increased cell motility. ('attenuates', 'NegReg', (34, 44)) ('vimentin', 'Gene', '7431', (76, 84)) ('TGF-beta-induced', 'Gene', (45, 61)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (117, 126)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (23, 33)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (106, 109)) ('expression', 'MPA', (62, 72)) ('AKT', 'Gene', '207', (19, 22)) ('vimentin', 'Gene', (76, 84)) ('cell motility', 'CPA', (127, 140)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (86, 100)) ('AKT', 'Gene', (19, 22)) ('keratin', 'Protein', (104, 111)) 53433 31842336 Inhibition of either TGF-beta or NF-kappabeta suppressed the invasion of cancer cells and the EMT process. ('cancer', 'Disease', (73, 79)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (73, 79)) ('TGF-beta', 'Protein', (21, 29)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 79)) ('NF-kappabeta', 'Gene', (33, 45)) ('EMT process', 'CPA', (94, 105)) ('NF-kappabeta', 'Gene', '4790', (33, 45)) ('Inhibition', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (46, 56)) 53440 31842336 It was therefore suggested that blocking of TGF-beta signaling in the prostate tumor microenvironment could inhibit cancer progression. ('prostate tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100787', (70, 84)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (116, 122)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (97, 100)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (116, 122)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (108, 115)) ('prostate tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (70, 84)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (116, 122)) ('TGF-beta', 'Protein', (44, 52)) ('blocking', 'Var', (32, 40)) ('prostate tumor', 'Disease', (70, 84)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (79, 84)) 53447 31842336 Remarkably, PMEAP1 knock-out induces TGF-beta signaling and the formation of bone metastases, indicating negative feedback regulation between the two genes. ('bone metastases', 'Disease', (77, 92)) ('PMEAP1', 'Gene', (12, 18)) ('Re', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012211', (0, 2)) ('knock-out', 'Var', (19, 28)) ('TGF-beta signaling', 'MPA', (37, 55)) ('induces', 'PosReg', (29, 36)) ('bone metastases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (77, 92)) 53469 31842336 Inhibition of miR-629 results in suppression of TGF-beta-dependent induction of SMAD2/3 and SMAD4 through upregulation of TRIM33 expression. ('miR-629', 'Gene', '693214', (14, 21)) ('induction', 'MPA', (67, 76)) ('expression', 'MPA', (129, 139)) ('SMAD4', 'Gene', (92, 97)) ('miR-629', 'Gene', (14, 21)) ('SMAD2/3', 'Gene', (80, 87)) ('suppression', 'NegReg', (33, 44)) ('TGF-beta-dependent', 'Protein', (48, 66)) ('Inhibition', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (106, 118)) ('TRIM33', 'Gene', '51592', (122, 128)) ('TRIM33', 'Gene', (122, 128)) 53474 31842336 Remarkably, induced expression of TAK1 leads to stimulation of tumor growth, which can be inhibited by overexpression of miR-486-5p. ('tumor', 'Disease', (63, 68)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (63, 68)) ('Re', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012211', (0, 2)) ('TAK1', 'Gene', (34, 38)) ('expression', 'Var', (20, 30)) ('stimulation', 'PosReg', (48, 59)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (63, 68)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (121, 124)) ('miR', 'Gene', (121, 124)) ('TAK1', 'Gene', '6885', (34, 38)) 53475 31842336 miRNAs can also interfere with TGF-beta-induced signaling in renal cancer cells. ('renal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009726', (61, 73)) ('interfere', 'NegReg', (16, 25)) ('renal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007680', (61, 73)) ('TGF-beta-induced', 'Pathway', (31, 47)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 73)) ('miRNAs', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('renal cancer', 'Disease', (61, 73)) 53485 31842336 Inhibition of miR-25-3p potentiates the TGF-beta1-stimulatory effect on the expression of adhesion proteins, indicating its interference with the cellular effects of transforming growth factor. ('adhesion proteins', 'Protein', (90, 107)) ('expression', 'MPA', (76, 86)) ('Inhibition', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (14, 17)) ('miR', 'Gene', (14, 17)) ('TGF-beta1-stimulatory', 'Gene', (40, 61)) ('potentiates', 'PosReg', (24, 35)) 53495 31842336 The global analysis of 782 miRNAs in germ-cell tumors revealed that TGF-beta signaling was one of the two predicted pathways most highly targeted by miRNAs that were differentially expressed in yolk sack tumors (YSTs) compared with germinomatous tumors (GERs). ('germinomatous tumors', 'Disease', (232, 252)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (246, 251)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (47, 52)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (204, 210)) ('TGF-beta', 'Gene', (68, 76)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (246, 252)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (47, 53)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (204, 209)) ('yolk sack tumors', 'Disease', (194, 210)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (204, 210)) ('GERs', 'Disease', (254, 258)) ('yolk sack tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018240', (194, 210)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (246, 252)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (47, 53)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (204, 210)) ('miRNAs', 'Var', (149, 155)) ('GERs', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (254, 258)) ('germinomatous tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (232, 252)) ('germinomatous tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100620', (232, 252)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (246, 252)) ('YSTs', 'Disease', (212, 216)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (47, 53)) ('YSTs', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018240', (212, 216)) 53496 31842336 The expressions of 34 genes of the TGF-beta/BMP signaling pathway (including ligands, receptors, SMAD proteins, key target genes) were altered in YST compared with GER. ('BMP', 'Gene', '649;650;2658', (44, 47)) ('expressions', 'MPA', (4, 15)) ('altered', 'Reg', (135, 142)) ('BMP', 'Gene', (44, 47)) ('YST', 'Var', (146, 149)) 53505 31842336 Induced ZEB1-AS1 expression inhibits apoptosis, promotes the cell cycle, and activates proliferation, as well as stimulates the growth of bladder cancer xenografts in mice. ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (138, 152)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (138, 152)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (94, 97)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (37, 46)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (28, 36)) ('ZEB1-AS1', 'Gene', (8, 16)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (87, 100)) ('stimulates', 'PosReg', (113, 123)) ('growth', 'CPA', (128, 134)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (138, 152)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (48, 56)) ('activates', 'PosReg', (77, 86)) ('expression', 'Var', (17, 27)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (146, 152)) ('cell cycle', 'CPA', (61, 71)) ('ZEB1-AS1', 'Gene', '220930;6935;5729', (8, 16)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (167, 171)) 53506 31842336 According to another study, miR-200b targets and inhibits the expression of MMP16. ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (49, 57)) ('expression', 'MPA', (62, 72)) ('MMP16', 'Gene', (76, 81)) ('miR-200b', 'Var', (28, 36)) ('MMP16', 'Gene', '4325', (76, 81)) 53507 31842336 TGF-beta1-mediated repression miR-200b leads to activation of MMP16 expression and stimulation of the migration of bladder cancer cells. ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (115, 129)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 129)) ('expression', 'MPA', (68, 78)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (105, 108)) ('MMP16', 'Gene', (62, 67)) ('miR-200b', 'Var', (30, 38)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (115, 129)) ('stimulation', 'PosReg', (83, 94)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (48, 58)) ('migration', 'CPA', (102, 111)) ('MMP16', 'Gene', '4325', (62, 67)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (115, 129)) 53511 31842336 The miRNA-TGF-beta interference also contributes to the chemoresistance of bladder cancer cells (further discussed in Chapter 6). ('miRNA-TGF-beta interference', 'Var', (4, 31)) ('contributes', 'Reg', (37, 48)) ('chemoresistance', 'CPA', (56, 71)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (75, 89)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (75, 89)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 89)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (75, 89)) 53520 31842336 Inoculation of mice with prostate cancer cells overexpressing both miR-373-3p and TR4 results in the development of metastases, suggesting that silencing of miR-373-3p and/or TR4 might be used in prostate cancer treatment. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (34, 40)) ('miR', 'Gene', (157, 160)) ('miR', 'Gene', (67, 70)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (217, 220)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (25, 40)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (25, 40)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (25, 40)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (205, 211)) ('metastases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (116, 126)) ('development', 'CPA', (101, 112)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (196, 211)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (196, 211)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (157, 160)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (108, 111)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (196, 211)) ('metastases', 'Disease', (116, 126)) ('silencing', 'Var', (144, 153)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (15, 19)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (67, 70)) ('TR4', 'Gene', (82, 85)) 53524 31842336 Transfection of prostate cancer cell lines with miR-93 mimics stimulates their proliferation, migration, and invasion. ('proliferation', 'CPA', (79, 92)) ('invasion', 'CPA', (109, 117)) ('miR-93', 'Gene', '407051', (48, 54)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (97, 100)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (25, 31)) ('miR-93', 'Gene', (48, 54)) ('migration', 'CPA', (94, 103)) ('Transfection of prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (0, 31)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (16, 31)) ('mimics', 'Var', (55, 61)) ('Transfection of prostate cancer', 'Disease', (0, 31)) ('stimulates', 'PosReg', (62, 72)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (86, 89)) 53540 31842336 Re-introduction of miR-539 into prostate cancer cells inhibits expression of DLX1, leading to attenuation of TGF-beta signaling, inhibition of proliferation, migration, and invasion, as well as growth of prostate cancer xenografts in mice. ('invasion', 'CPA', (173, 181)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (150, 153)) ('TGF-beta signaling', 'MPA', (109, 127)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (54, 62)) ('migration', 'CPA', (158, 167)) ('Re', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012211', (0, 2)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 47)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (234, 238)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (32, 47)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (32, 47)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (32, 47)) ('miR-539', 'Var', (19, 26)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (213, 219)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (204, 219)) ('expression', 'MPA', (63, 73)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (204, 219)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (204, 219)) ('DLX1', 'Gene', (77, 81)) ('growth', 'CPA', (194, 200)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (129, 139)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (161, 164)) ('attenuation', 'NegReg', (94, 105)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (143, 156)) 53558 31842336 Loss of miR-15 and miR-16 in prostate cancer cells potentiates TGF-beta signaling by upregulating USP9X (a gene encoding an enzyme deubiquitinating SMAD4), as well as activin RIIA, an activin receptor, contributing to the survival of cancer cells in bone marrow and the formation of bone metastasis. ('TGF-beta signaling', 'MPA', (63, 81)) ('contributing', 'Reg', (202, 214)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (29, 44)) ('miR-1', 'Gene', '79187', (19, 24)) ('upregulating', 'PosReg', (85, 97)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (234, 240)) ('miR-1', 'Gene', (8, 13)) ('survival', 'CPA', (222, 230)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (234, 240)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (38, 44)) ('activin', 'Gene', (184, 191)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (38, 44)) ('miR-1', 'Gene', '79187', (8, 13)) ('activin', 'Gene', (167, 174)) ('USP9X', 'Gene', '8239', (98, 103)) ('miR-1', 'Gene', (19, 24)) ('Loss', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('USP9X', 'Gene', (98, 103)) ('potentiates', 'PosReg', (51, 62)) ('activin', 'Gene', '83729', (184, 191)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (38, 44)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (29, 44)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (29, 44)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (234, 240)) ('activin', 'Gene', '83729', (167, 174)) 53574 31842336 In that study, antisense oligonucleotides attenuated TGF-beta secretion by bladder cancer cells, reduced colony growth in soft agar, and inhibited the growth of tumors inoculated in mice. ('attenuated', 'NegReg', (42, 52)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (137, 146)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 167)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (75, 89)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (75, 89)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 89)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (182, 186)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (97, 104)) ('secretion', 'MPA', (62, 71)) ('antisense oligonucleotides', 'Var', (15, 41)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 166)) ('tumors inoculated', 'Disease', (161, 178)) ('tumors inoculated', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002372', (161, 178)) ('TGF-beta', 'Protein', (53, 61)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (75, 89)) ('colony growth in', 'CPA', (105, 121)) 53577 31842336 An example of such an approach is M7824, a bi-functional fusion protein consisting of avemulab, a monoclonal antibody directed against PD-L1 (programmed death-ligand 1) and the extracellular domain of TGFBR2. ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (135, 140)) ('TGFBR2', 'Gene', '7048', (201, 207)) ('programmed death-ligand 1', 'Gene', (142, 167)) ('programmed death-ligand 1', 'Gene', '29126', (142, 167)) ('TGFBR2', 'Gene', (201, 207)) ('M7824', 'Var', (34, 39)) 53580 31842336 The study demonstrated that the TGFBR2 component of M7824 increased the sensitivity of urothelial transitional cell carcinoma cells towards TRAIL-mediated lysis. ('TRAIL', 'Gene', (140, 145)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (58, 67)) ('TGFBR2', 'Gene', '7048', (32, 38)) ('urothelial transitional cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (87, 125)) ('urothelial transitional cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002295', (87, 125)) ('sensitivity', 'MPA', (72, 83)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (116, 125)) ('transitional cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006740', (98, 125)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (17, 20)) ('TGFBR2', 'Gene', (32, 38)) ('TRAIL', 'Gene', '8743', (140, 145)) ('M7824', 'Var', (52, 57)) 53581 31842336 Compared to the sole PD-L1 blockade, M7824 also stimulated antigen-specific CD8+-mediated tumor cell lysis. ('M7824', 'Var', (37, 42)) ('antigen-specific CD8+-mediated', 'MPA', (59, 89)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (90, 95)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (90, 95)) ('stimulated', 'PosReg', (48, 58)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (90, 95)) 53582 31842336 Mechanistically, treatment of bladder cancer cells with M7824 altered the expression of genes involved in the angiogenesis process, remodeling of the extracellular matrix, EMT, as well as extracellular markers involved in immunogenic modulation. ('expression', 'MPA', (74, 84)) ('altered', 'Reg', (62, 69)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (38, 44)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (30, 44)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (30, 44)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (22, 25)) ('M7824', 'Var', (56, 61)) ('angiogenesis', 'CPA', (110, 122)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (30, 44)) 53584 31842336 TGF-beta +C28.>T polymorphism (in other studies described as c.-1347C > T, -509C > T, and rs1800469) was linked with patients' outcome to BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) immunotherapy. ('linked with', 'Reg', (105, 116)) ('rs1800469', 'Mutation', 'rs1800469', (90, 99)) ('c.-1347C > T', 'Var', (61, 73)) ('Bacillus Calmette-Guerin', 'Species', '33892', (143, 167)) ('-509C > T', 'Mutation', 'rs1800469', (75, 84)) ('rs1800469', 'Var', (90, 99)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (117, 125)) ('c.-1347C > T', 'Mutation', 'rs1800469', (61, 73)) ('BCG', 'Species', '33892', (138, 141)) ('TGF-beta +C28.', 'Gene', (0, 14)) 53586 31842336 Interestingly, this genotype is associated with increased TGF-beta expression when compared with CC homozygotes, and individuals with T substitution have twice higher TGF-beta1 plasma concentrations when compared with CC carriers. ('increased', 'PosReg', (48, 57)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (160, 166)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (191, 194)) ('T substitution', 'Var', (134, 148)) ('TGF-beta', 'Protein', (58, 66)) ('expression', 'MPA', (67, 77)) ('increased TGF-beta', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030269', (48, 66)) ('TGF-beta1 plasma concentrations', 'MPA', (167, 198)) 53630 30297773 Adjusted for age, para-aortic radiotherapy was associated with a 1.66-fold (95% CI: 1.05-2.62) increased diabetes risk compared to no radiotherapy. ('diabetes', 'Disease', (105, 113)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (95, 104)) ('para-aortic radiotherapy', 'Var', (18, 42)) ('diabetes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003920', (105, 113)) 53637 30297773 PAO-RT for TC will generally result in irradiation of the head and body of the pancreas, which contains part of the insulin-producing beta-cells. ('result in', 'Reg', (29, 38)) ('PAO-RT', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('insulin', 'Gene', (116, 123)) ('irradiation', 'CPA', (39, 50)) ('insulin', 'Gene', '3630', (116, 123)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (11, 13)) 53698 30297773 Adjusted for age, para-aortic RT was associated with a 1.66-fold (95% CI: 1.05-2.62; Table 2) increased diabetes risk compared to no radiotherapy. ('increased', 'PosReg', (94, 103)) ('diabetes', 'Disease', (104, 112)) ('para-aortic', 'Var', (18, 29)) ('diabetes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003920', (104, 112)) 53710 30297773 In particular, high diabetes risks were observed after treatment with radiotherapy, total body irradiation, alkylating agents and treatment at ages <4 years. ('diabetes', 'Disease', (20, 28)) ('alkylating', 'Var', (108, 118)) ('diabetes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003920', (20, 28)) 53714 30297773 Although para-aortic radiotherapy for TC does not include the pancreatic tail and generally lower para-aortic doses are used compared to treatment of childhood cancer and HL patients, infradiaphragmatic radiotherapy was associated with an elevated diabetes risk in TC survivors. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (160, 166)) ('diabetes', 'Disease', (248, 256)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (160, 166)) ('diabetes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003920', (248, 256)) ('infradiaphragmatic radiotherapy', 'Var', (184, 215)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (174, 182)) ('HL', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538324', (171, 173)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (160, 166)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (38, 40)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (265, 267)) 53718 30297773 A study in primates showed that pancreatic radiotherapy induced degranulation, vacuolisation, mitochondrial destruction and impaired insulin secretion shortly after treatment. ('mitochondrial destruction', 'CPA', (94, 119)) ('impaired insulin secretion', 'Disease', (124, 150)) ('pancreatic radiotherapy', 'Var', (32, 55)) ('impaired insulin secretion', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007333', (124, 150)) ('vacuolisation', 'CPA', (79, 92)) ('degranulation', 'MPA', (64, 77)) 53719 30297773 Adjuvant radiotherapy has also been shown to reduce beta-cell function and insulin secretion capacity of the pancreas in 1-year gastric cancer survivors. ('radiotherapy', 'Var', (9, 21)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', (128, 142)) ('insulin', 'Gene', (75, 82)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (128, 142)) ('insulin', 'Gene', '3630', (75, 82)) ('gastric cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012126', (128, 142)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (45, 51)) ('beta-cell function', 'CPA', (52, 70)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (136, 142)) 53747 30297773 Provision of study materials or patients: B.M.P.A., A.W.v.d.B.-D., L.I., R.d.W., J.A.W., A.C.M.v.d.B., G.G., P.d.B., H.A.v.d.B., M.C.C.M.H., O.W.M.M., T.J.S., M.J.A., B.G.L.V., S.H., J.M.K., J.A.G., F.E.v.L. ('J.M.K.', 'Var', (183, 189)) ('J.A.G.', 'Var', (191, 197)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (32, 40)) 53854 31676840 Median residual tumor diameter was 20 mm in the L-RRRTM versus 42 mm in the C-RRRTM group (p < 0.001). ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (16, 21)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (16, 21)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (16, 21)) ('L-RRRTM', 'Var', (48, 55)) 53892 31676840 The most common residual tumor location was para-aortic (86, 57%); 69% in the L-RRRTM group versus 41% in the C-RRRTM group (p = 0.001). ('L-RRRTM', 'Var', (78, 85)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (25, 30)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (25, 30)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (25, 30)) 53925 31676840 In contrast to the short hospital stay for the laparoscopy patients in this series, the median hospital stay in other studies was longer after L-RRRTM, ranging from 3-7 days (Table 5). ('longer', 'PosReg', (130, 136)) ('L-RRRTM', 'Var', (143, 150)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (59, 67)) 53931 31676840 L-RRRTM meets or exceeds the results from most open conventional surgeries and should always be considered as a viable alternative in the resection of residual tumor mass after cisplatin-containing chemotherapy for locally advanced testicular cancer, offering less morbidity, a favorable cosmetic outcome for the patient, and a shorter hospital stay. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (243, 249)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (232, 249)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (232, 249)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (160, 165)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (177, 186)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (160, 165)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (313, 320)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (232, 249)) ('L-RRRTM', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (160, 165)) 53934 31676840 A multidisciplinary expert testicular cancer team with an experienced (oncological) laparoscopist is essential to achieve these peri-operative and longterm results and this has to be taken into account in the discussion of treatment options, L-RRRTM vs. C-RRRTM, with the testicular cancer patient. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (27, 44)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (38, 44)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (290, 297)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (272, 289)) ('L-RRRTM', 'Var', (242, 249)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (27, 44)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (272, 289)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (272, 289)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (283, 289)) ('multidisciplinary expert testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (2, 44)) ('multidisciplinary expert testicular cancer', 'Disease', (2, 44)) 53942 26631610 Familial germline whole genome sequencing (WGS) was performed for these families, and analytical methods were utilized to identify de novo alterations, including mutations, recombinations, and structural rearrangements in the pre- and post-exposure offspring. ('structural rearrangements', 'Var', (193, 218)) ('mutations', 'Var', (162, 171)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (213, 216)) ('recombinations', 'Var', (173, 187)) 53950 26631610 As a result of the effect these toxic agents can have on reproduction, patients exposed to chemotherapy express concern about whether these treatments may induce germ cell mutations that lead to transmissible genetic damage in post-treatment offspring. ('mutations', 'Var', (172, 181)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (145, 148)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (71, 79)) ('genetic damage', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (209, 223)) ('induce', 'Reg', (155, 161)) ('genetic damage', 'Disease', (209, 223)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (187, 194)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (237, 240)) 53958 26631610 We hypothesized that if there were a transmissible genomic effect of chemotherapy exposure in the offspring of cancer survivors, it would manifest through increased de novo mutations across the entire genome. ('increased', 'PosReg', (155, 164)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 117)) ('mutations', 'Var', (173, 182)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (111, 117)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (111, 117)) 54000 26631610 The majority of mutations for all children occurred in intergenic regions (Table S4), and there were no recurrent de novo events observed at the base pair level. ('occurred', 'Reg', (43, 51)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (34, 42)) ('mutations', 'Var', (16, 25)) 54010 26631610 In addition, non-genetic effects, such as epigenetic changes or transcription-based alternative splicing not observable with whole genome sequencing, may identify transmissible mutagenic effects in humans and warrant further evaluation. ('transcription-based alternative splicing', 'Var', (64, 104)) ('epigenetic changes', 'Var', (42, 60)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (198, 204)) 54040 29765521 In testicular cancer patients, low levels of 25-OHvitD have been correlated to low bone density and higher risk of fracture. ('bone density', 'CPA', (83, 95)) ('25-OHvitD', 'Var', (45, 54)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (3, 20)) ('25-OHvitD', 'Chemical', '-', (45, 54)) ('low bone density', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004349', (79, 95)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (14, 20)) ('fracture', 'Disease', 'MESH:D050723', (115, 123)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (21, 29)) ('low', 'NegReg', (79, 82)) ('fracture', 'Disease', (115, 123)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (3, 20)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (3, 20)) ('low', 'Var', (31, 34)) 54101 29765521 Low levels of 25-OHvitD are correlated to low bone densitometry, high risk of vertebral fractures, to an increased infertility and cardiovascular risk. ('vertebral fractures', 'Disease', 'MESH:D050723', (78, 97)) ('25-OHvitD', 'Var', (14, 23)) ('25-OHvitD', 'Chemical', '-', (14, 23)) ('bone densitometry', 'CPA', (46, 63)) ('vertebral fractures', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002953', (78, 97)) ('vertebral fractures', 'Disease', (78, 97)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (115, 126)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (115, 126)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (115, 126)) ('low', 'NegReg', (42, 45)) 54102 29765521 In addition, low levels of 25-OHvitD correlate to a bad prognosis in the afro-american patients with testicular and prostate cancer. ('25-OHvitD', 'Chemical', '-', (27, 36)) ('25-OHvitD', 'Var', (27, 36)) ('low', 'NegReg', (13, 16)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (87, 95)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (125, 131)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (116, 131)) ('testicular', 'Disease', (101, 111)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (116, 131)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (116, 131)) 54111 29765521 The patients were defined to have sufficient (>= 30 ng/ml), insufficient (< 30 - >= 20 ng/ml), mildly deficient (< 20 ng/ml - >= 10 ng/ml) or severe deficient (< 10 ng/ml) 25-OHvitD according to the Endocrine Society guidelines and Institute of Medicine's standards. ('insufficient', 'Disease', (60, 72)) ('25-OHvitD', 'Chemical', '-', (172, 181)) ('deficient', 'NegReg', (102, 111)) ('< 10 ng/ml', 'Var', (160, 170)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (4, 12)) ('deficient', 'NegReg', (149, 158)) ('insufficient', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000309', (60, 72)) 54149 29475970 Cases included in this analysis were diagnosed with testicular germ cell cancer (International Classification of Childhood Cancer, 3rd edition recode 103; International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, 3rd edition [ICD-O-3], morphology codes 9060-9065 [germ cell tumors] 9070-9072 [embryonal carcinoma] 9080-9085 [teratomas] 9100, 9101, 9105 [choriocarcinoma]; topography codes C62.0, C62.1, C62.9). ('Oncology', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (200, 208)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Disease', (351, 366)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (271, 276)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (271, 277)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 129)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018236', (290, 309)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', (290, 309)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (290, 309)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (322, 331)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (73, 79)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (261, 277)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100768', (351, 366)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (271, 277)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 79)) ('Childhood Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536928', (113, 129)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (357, 366)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (322, 331)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (300, 309)) ('germ cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (63, 79)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (261, 276)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', (322, 331)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (73, 79)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (271, 277)) ('9060-9065 [', 'Var', (250, 261)) ('Childhood Cancer', 'Disease', (113, 129)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002822', (351, 366)) 54193 29475970 In models mutually adjusting for each hormone (androstenedione and testosterone), the observed association with androstenedione among adolescents remained (Q4 vs Q1 OR: 2.2; 95% CI: 1.25-3.91), while the association with testosterone was attenuated (Q4 vs Q1 OR: 1.28; 95% CI: 0.71-2.33). ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (67, 79)) ('androstenedione', 'MPA', (112, 127)) ('androstenedione', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000735', (112, 127)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (221, 233)) ('androstenedione', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000735', (47, 62)) ('Q4', 'Var', (156, 158)) 54194 29475970 The associations between high androstenedione and adolescent TGCT appeared to be stronger among non-Hispanic whites (Q4 vs. Q1 OR: 3.29; 95% CI: 1.33-8.12 vs. 1.95; 95% CI: 0.97-3.94 in Hispanics; p-value for interaction = 0.15). ('adolescent', 'Disease', (50, 60)) ('high', 'Var', (25, 29)) ('androstenedione', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000735', (30, 45)) ('TGCT', 'Gene', (61, 65)) ('high androstenedione', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025380', (25, 45)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (4, 16)) 54207 29475970 Male reproductive disorders thought to be related to TGCT, including undescended testes, hypospadias, and poor semen quality, have been induced in rodents after perinatal exposure to EDCs, and exposure to EDCs has been associated with shortened anogenital distance, a sensitive marker of androgen action in utero among male newborns. ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (89, 100)) ('induced', 'Reg', (136, 143)) ('reproductive disorders', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000078', (5, 27)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (89, 100)) ('undescended testes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (69, 87)) ('shortened anogenital distance', 'CPA', (235, 264)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (113, 116)) ('perinatal exposure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031437', (161, 179)) ('Male reproductive disorders', 'Disease', (0, 27)) ('EDCs', 'Gene', (205, 209)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (89, 100)) ('undescended testes', 'Disease', (69, 87)) ('exposure', 'Var', (193, 201)) 54226 23623693 Reports suggest that digit ratio is not affected by pubertal growth and not related to adult sex hormone levels, but may be associated with male infertility, namely low sperm count . ('digit', 'Var', (21, 26)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (145, 156)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (140, 156)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (140, 156)) ('associated', 'Reg', (124, 134)) ('low', 'NegReg', (165, 168)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (140, 156)) ('low sperm count', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000798', (165, 180)) 54231 23623693 Using existing data from the U. S. Servicemen's Testicular Tumor Environmental and Endocrine Determinants (STEED) study, we evaluated the association between 2D:4D digit ratio, DeltaR-L, left hand dominance and TGCT. ('DeltaR-L', 'Var', (177, 185)) ('Tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (59, 64)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (42, 45)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (72, 75)) ('association', 'Interaction', (138, 149)) ('Testicular Tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (48, 64)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (211, 215)) 54245 23623693 Studies evaluating digit ratio and cancer risk using larger sample sizes have reported that osteoarthritis and prostate cancer were inversely associated with right hand 2D:4D and breast cancer was positively associated with left hand 2D:4D and inversely associated with DeltaR-L. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (35, 41)) ('right hand 2D:4D', 'Var', (158, 174)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (120, 126)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (180, 193)) ('osteoarthritis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010003', (92, 106)) ('inversely', 'NegReg', (132, 141)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (187, 193)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (120, 126)) ('associated', 'Interaction', (209, 219)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (180, 193)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (180, 193)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (35, 41)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (120, 126)) ('osteoarthritis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002758', (92, 106)) ('osteoarthritis', 'Disease', (92, 106)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (111, 126)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (111, 126)) ('left hand 2D:4D', 'Var', (225, 240)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (111, 126)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (187, 193)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (187, 193)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (35, 41)) ('associated', 'Interaction', (142, 152)) 54296 23230429 The strongest association for TGCC susceptibility is for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at the 12q22 within the kit-ligand gene. ('kit-ligand', 'Gene', (120, 130)) ('TGCC', 'Disease', (30, 34)) ('kit-ligand', 'Gene', '4254', (120, 130)) ('single nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (57, 88)) ('TGCC', 'Chemical', '-', (30, 34)) 54298 23230429 These impacts might rely on the downstream target KRAS which then activate the p110 catalytic subunit of the PI3K pathway which in turn through AKT pathways will act on proliferation, survival, and migration. ('AKT', 'Gene', (144, 147)) ('act', 'Reg', (162, 165)) ('migration', 'CPA', (198, 207)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (50, 54)) ('activate', 'PosReg', (66, 74)) ('PI3K pathway', 'Pathway', (109, 121)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (169, 182)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', '3845', (50, 54)) ('AKT', 'Gene', '207', (144, 147)) ('p110', 'Var', (79, 83)) ('survival', 'CPA', (184, 192)) 54300 23230429 Next to this, as testicular physiology is under the control of the endocrine functions mainly through the activity of androgen and estrogen receptors, it was deeply studied if polymorphisms of genes involved in hormonal metabolism could be associated with a higher risk of TCs. ('TCs', 'Disease', (273, 276)) ('TCs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013667', (273, 276)) ('associated', 'Reg', (240, 250)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (273, 275)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (176, 189)) 54302 23230429 Regarding the estrogen receptors, it was demonstrated that polymorphisms in ERalpha are associated with azoospermia and are more likely to be associated with the risk of seminoma and metastasis; whereas polymorphisms in ERbeta are more likely to be link to altered spermatogenesis and with risk of TGCC. ('ERbeta', 'Gene', (220, 226)) ('TGCC', 'Disease', (298, 302)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053713', (104, 115)) ('metastasis', 'Disease', (183, 193)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (59, 72)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', (104, 115)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (203, 216)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (170, 178)) ('associated', 'Reg', (142, 152)) ('ERalpha', 'Gene', (76, 83)) ('TGCC', 'Chemical', '-', (298, 302)) ('associated', 'Reg', (88, 98)) ('azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000027', (104, 115)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (170, 178)) 54303 23230429 New to this, polymorphisms in 17-beta hydroxydehydrogenase-4 which convert androgen and estrogen to weaker hormones were associated with TGCC. ('TGCC', 'Chemical', '-', (137, 141)) ('associated', 'Reg', (121, 131)) ('TGCC', 'Disease', (137, 141)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (13, 26)) 54304 23230429 In these metabolic pathways, polymorphisms in cytochrome P450 Cyp-1A1 gene, encoding a hormone-metabolizing protein, were identified and inversely correlated with TC. ('cytochrome P450 Cyp-1A1', 'Gene', (46, 69)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (163, 165)) ('inversely', 'NegReg', (137, 146)) ('cytochrome P450 Cyp-1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (46, 69)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (29, 42)) ('correlated', 'Reg', (147, 157)) 54308 23230429 Changes in the length of these polymorphic trinucleotide repeats, (CAG) and/or (GGN), lead to altered transactivation of the AR which has been shown to play a role in several forms of endocrine cancer such as prostate cancer. ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (125, 127)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (209, 224)) ('altered', 'Reg', (94, 101)) ('play', 'Reg', (152, 156)) ('endocrine cancer', 'Disease', (184, 200)) ('GGN', 'Gene', (80, 83)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (209, 224)) ('GGN', 'Gene', '199720', (80, 83)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (194, 200)) ('Changes', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('endocrine cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004701', (184, 200)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (218, 224)) ('transactivation', 'MPA', (102, 117)) ('endocrine cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100568', (184, 200)) ('trinucleotide', 'Chemical', '-', (43, 56)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (209, 224)) 54347 23230429 Mutations in testosterone pathway genes may alter the level of testosterone in vivo and hypothetically the risk of developing TC. ('testosterone pathway genes', 'Gene', (13, 39)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (13, 25)) ('alter', 'Reg', (44, 49)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (63, 75)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (126, 128)) ('level of testosterone', 'MPA', (54, 75)) 54375 23230429 Some PCBs (44, 49, and 52) were found to be lower accumulated in patients with seminoma compare to congeners; whereas other PCBs (99, 138, 153, 167, 183, and 195) were significantly higher accumulated in these patients. ('99', 'Var', (130, 132)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (44, 49)) ('PCBs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (124, 128)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (79, 87)) ('PCBs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (5, 9)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (182, 188)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (65, 73)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (79, 87)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (210, 218)) 54380 23230429 Consistent with this hypothesis, as polymorphisms in AR and some organochlorine pesticides have been associated to risk of TGCC development, and that some of these organochlorine pesticides present anti-androgenic activities, have studied the potential interaction of AR polymorphisms and exposure to p,p'-DDE and the association with TC risk. ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (268, 270)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (36, 49)) ('TGCC', 'Disease', (123, 127)) ('organochlorine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006843', (164, 178)) ('organochlorine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006843', (65, 79)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (53, 55)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (135, 138)) ("p,p'-DDE", 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003633', (301, 309)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (335, 337)) ('associated', 'Reg', (101, 111)) ('TGCC', 'Chemical', '-', (123, 127)) 54396 23230429 TCDD was also observed to reduce the number and size of the Leydig cells. ('reduce', 'NegReg', (26, 32)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (0, 2)) ('TCDD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000072317', (0, 4)) ('TCDD', 'Var', (0, 4)) 54397 23230429 Moreover, the use of primary culture of Leydig cells also demonstrate that TCDD represses Cyp11a1 expression, through the alteration of the ability of hCG to increase intracellular cAMP levels. ('Cyp11a1', 'Gene', (90, 97)) ('represses', 'NegReg', (80, 89)) ('TCDD', 'Var', (75, 79)) ('TCDD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000072317', (75, 79)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', '-', (181, 185)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (75, 77)) ('Cyp11a1', 'Gene', '1583', (90, 97)) ('intracellular cAMP levels', 'MPA', (167, 192)) ('alteration', 'Reg', (122, 132)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (158, 166)) ('expression', 'MPA', (98, 108)) 54398 23230429 Indeed, experimental models have shown that disruption of the androgen signaling results in feminization of external genitalia. ('external genitalia', 'Disease', (108, 126)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (14, 17)) ('disruption', 'Var', (44, 54)) ('external genitalia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012734', (108, 126)) ('androgen', 'Protein', (62, 70)) ('results in feminization of external genitalia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003247', (81, 126)) 54406 23230429 Indeed, the SHP KO mice seem to be less sensitive to estrogenic EDs than their wild-type littermates. ('ED', 'Chemical', '-', (64, 66)) ('less', 'NegReg', (35, 39)) ('sensitive to estrogenic EDs', 'MPA', (40, 67)) ('SHP KO', 'Var', (12, 18)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (19, 23)) 54420 23230429 These processes are crucial for reproductive functions, as most of mouse models with specific germline invalidation for gene responsible of DNA or histones modifications led to sterile animals. ('sterile animals', 'CPA', (177, 192)) ('modifications', 'Var', (156, 169)) ('invalidation', 'NegReg', (103, 115)) ('led to', 'Reg', (170, 176)) ('histones', 'Protein', (147, 155)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (67, 72)) 54423 23230429 Such epigenetic modifications have also been demonstrated to be associated with infertility as for example reduced expression of Dnmt3b in patients with spermatogenic arrest. ('associated', 'Reg', (64, 74)) ('epigenetic modifications', 'Var', (5, 29)) ('Dnmt3b', 'Gene', (129, 135)) ('Dnmt3b', 'Gene', '1789', (129, 135)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (139, 147)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (80, 91)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (80, 91)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (80, 91)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (107, 114)) ('spermatogenic arrest', 'Disease', 'MESH:C564030', (153, 173)) ('spermatogenic arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031038', (153, 173)) ('expression', 'MPA', (115, 125)) ('spermatogenic arrest', 'Disease', (153, 173)) 54427 23230429 The epigenetic mechanism involves the alteration of DNA methylation in the germline that appears to transmit transgenerational adult onset disease, including spermatogenic defects and cancer. ('cancer', 'Disease', (184, 190)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (184, 190)) ('spermatogenic defects', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (158, 179)) ('DNA', 'Gene', (52, 55)) ('alteration', 'Var', (38, 48)) ('spermatogenic defects', 'Disease', 'OMIM:108420', (158, 179)) ('spermatogenic defects', 'Disease', (158, 179)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (184, 190)) 54430 23230429 These modifications in epigenetic programing by EDs are of particular interest as they have been suspected to be responsible of the increased rate of pathologies related to the TDS such as TCs. ('modifications', 'Var', (6, 19)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (189, 191)) ('epigenetic programing', 'MPA', (23, 44)) ('ED', 'Chemical', '-', (48, 50)) ('TCs', 'Disease', (189, 192)) ('TCs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013667', (189, 192)) 54444 23230429 The major role of these epigenetic alterations has been demonstrated in carcinogenesis. ('epigenetic alterations', 'Var', (24, 46)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (72, 86)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (72, 86)) 54448 23230429 Undifferentiated TGCC (seminomas, IGCN unclassified, and gonadoblastomas) are hypomethylated, whereas more differentiated TGCC (teratomas, yolk sac tumors, and choriocarcinomas) show a higher degree of methylation. ('choriocarcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002822', (160, 176)) ('GCN', 'Chemical', '-', (35, 38)) ('gonadoblastomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018238', (57, 72)) ('TGCC', 'Chemical', '-', (17, 21)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (23, 32)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (128, 137)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (23, 32)) ('TGCC', 'Chemical', '-', (122, 126)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (148, 153)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (166, 175)) ('gonadoblastomas', 'Disease', (57, 72)) ('hypomethylated', 'Var', (78, 92)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (148, 154)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', (128, 137)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (166, 176)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (148, 154)) ('choriocarcinomas', 'Disease', (160, 176)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100768', (160, 175)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (128, 136)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (148, 154)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (128, 137)) 54462 23230429 In the same line, the study Oct3/4 showed that seminoma and embryonal carcinoma were hypomethylated. ('Oct3/4', 'Gene', '5460', (28, 34)) ('Oct3/4', 'Gene', (28, 34)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (70, 79)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (47, 55)) ('hypomethylated', 'Var', (85, 99)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (60, 79)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018236', (60, 79)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', (60, 79)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (47, 55)) 54470 23230429 Another HMT is the enhancer of zeste 2 (EZH2) which trimethylate histone H3 at the lysine 27. ('lysine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (83, 89)) ('HMT', 'Gene', (8, 11)) ('lysine', 'Var', (83, 89)) ('HMT', 'Gene', '3176', (8, 11)) ('histone H3', 'Protein', (65, 75)) ('EZH2', 'Gene', (40, 44)) ('EZH2', 'Gene', '2146', (40, 44)) ('trimethylate histone H3', 'Chemical', '-', (52, 75)) 54472 23230429 DNA methylation, histone methylation are epigenetic modifications functioning in transcriptional control and have been implicated in the deregulation of gene expression in cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (172, 178)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (119, 129)) ('deregulation', 'MPA', (137, 149)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (172, 178)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (172, 178)) ('DNA', 'Var', (0, 3)) ('histone', 'MPA', (17, 24)) 54479 23230429 This suggested that histone H3-K4 and K9 methylation could be associated with abnormal gene expression in non-seminoma. ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', (106, 118)) ('associated', 'Reg', (62, 72)) ('histone H3-K4', 'Protein', (20, 33)) ('K9 methylation', 'Var', (38, 52)) ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (106, 118)) ('abnormal gene expression', 'MPA', (78, 102)) 54480 23230429 Histone modifications determine epigenetic patterns of gene expression with methylation of histone H3 at lysine 4 (H3K4), and are often associated with active promoters. ('H3K4', 'Gene', (115, 119)) ('methylation', 'Var', (76, 87)) ('epigenetic patterns', 'MPA', (32, 51)) ('lysine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (105, 111)) 54485 23230429 In spermatogonia, the stainings for H3K9ac, H3K18ac, and H3K23ac were strong. ('H3K18ac', 'Var', (44, 51)) ('H3K23ac', 'Chemical', '-', (57, 64)) ('H3K23ac', 'Var', (57, 64)) ('H3K9ac', 'Var', (36, 42)) 54486 23230429 Then spermatocytes, the stainings for H3K9ac, H3K18ac, H3K23ac, and H3K4me3 were reduced in the preleptotene to pachytene stage, but in diplotene stage the stainings for H3K18ac, H3K23ac, and H3K4me3 seemed to become intense in later stages. ('H3K23ac', 'Chemical', '-', (55, 62)) ('pachytene', 'Chemical', '-', (112, 121)) ('H3K23ac', 'Var', (179, 186)) ('H3K4me3', 'Var', (68, 75)) ('H3K23ac', 'Var', (55, 62)) ('H3K9ac', 'Var', (38, 44)) ('preleptotene', 'Chemical', '-', (96, 108)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (81, 88)) ('H3K23ac', 'Chemical', '-', (179, 186)) ('diplotene', 'Chemical', '-', (136, 145)) ('H3K18ac', 'Var', (170, 177)) ('H3K18ac', 'Var', (46, 53)) 54501 23230429 Among them, miR-449 and miR-34 seems to have common targets on the E2F signaling pathway which is mainly involved in the regulation of male germ cell development. ('miR-449', 'Var', (12, 19)) ('targets', 'Reg', (52, 59)) ('miR-34', 'Gene', (24, 30)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (157, 160)) ('miR-34', 'Gene', '407040', (24, 30)) ('E2F signaling pathway', 'Pathway', (67, 88)) 54506 23230429 This suggests that PODXL must be a downstream effector mediating the action of miR199a-5p. ('miR199a-5p', 'Var', (79, 89)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', (19, 24)) ('PODXL', 'Gene', '5420', (19, 24)) 54508 23230429 Next to this, miR-371-373 and miR-302 clusters are overexpressed in malignant TGCC. ('overexpressed', 'PosReg', (51, 64)) ('miR-371', 'Gene', (14, 21)) ('TGCC', 'Chemical', '-', (78, 82)) ('miR-302', 'Var', (30, 37)) ('miR-371', 'Gene', '442916', (14, 21)) 54511 23230429 Thus an abnormal expression of miRNA-383 may potentiate the connections between male infertility and testicular germ cell tumor. ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (112, 127)) ('miRNA-383', 'Gene', (31, 40)) ('expression', 'MPA', (17, 27)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (122, 127)) ('abnormal', 'Var', (8, 16)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (85, 96)) ('potentiate', 'PosReg', (45, 55)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 127)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (85, 96)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (122, 127)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (85, 96)) ('connections', 'Interaction', (60, 71)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (80, 96)) 54515 23230429 Thus, it was suggested that modulation of the Oct4/miR-106b/p21 pathway could open new perspectives in the treatment of chemoresistant TC. ('Oct4', 'Gene', '5460', (46, 50)) ('modulation', 'Var', (28, 38)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (135, 137)) ('miR-106b', 'Gene', (51, 59)) ('Oct4', 'Gene', (46, 50)) ('miR-106b', 'Gene', '406900', (51, 59)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (112, 115)) ('p21', 'Gene', (60, 63)) ('p21', 'Gene', '644914', (60, 63)) 54518 23230429 It cannot be exclude that germ cells generated at the beginning of carcinogenesis could transmit altered DNA material, due to genetic, epigenetic perturbation. ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (67, 81)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (67, 81)) ('genetic', 'Var', (126, 133)) ('epigenetic perturbation', 'Var', (135, 158)) ('DNA material', 'MPA', (105, 117)) 54539 32894169 We show that deletion of the Tug1 locus in mice leads to male sterility and also report an underappreciated molecular complexity at the Tug1 locus. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (43, 47)) ('Tug1', 'Gene', (29, 33)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (48, 56)) ('deletion', 'Var', (13, 21)) ('male sterility', 'Disease', (57, 71)) 54540 32894169 Using several complementary genetic approaches (gene body deletion with a lacZ reporter knock-in, an inducible Tug1 transgene, and combinations thereof), we provide evidence of a DNA-based repressive element within the Tug1 locus that regulates several genes in cis. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (203, 206)) ('genes', 'Gene', (253, 258)) ('Tug1', 'Gene', (219, 223)) ('deletion', 'Var', (58, 66)) ('regulates', 'Reg', (235, 244)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (20, 23)) 54543 32894169 The Tug1 locus is enriched with hallmarks of active transcription, such as RNA polymerase II (Pol II) and histone H3 lysine 4-trimethylation (H3K4me3) at its promoter, H3K36me3 across its gene body, and abundant transcription as shown by RNA-seq (Fig. ('active', 'MPA', (45, 51)) ('H3K36me3', 'Var', (168, 176)) ('Tug1', 'Gene', (4, 8)) ('transcription', 'MPA', (212, 225)) ('lysine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (117, 123)) 54545 32894169 This atypical combination of H3K9me3 and H3K36me3 histone marks at the Tug1 locus is also conserved in human cells (Additional file 1: Fig. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (103, 108)) ('H3K36me3', 'Var', (41, 49)) ('H3K9me3', 'Var', (29, 36)) 54552 32894169 Notably, this deletion strategy also removed 86 out of 143 amino acids in the predicted ORF (Additional file 3: Fig. ('deletion', 'Var', (14, 22)) ('removed', 'NegReg', (37, 44)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (25, 28)) 54554 32894169 Tug1-/- mice are viable and do not display any obvious physiological abnormalities up to 1 year of age, with the exception of a slight reduction in weight in male mice relative to wild-type littermates (Additional file 4: Fig. ('weight', 'MPA', (148, 154)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (135, 144)) ('Tug1-/-', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (163, 167)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (8, 12)) 54555 32894169 As previously reported, the progeny of Tug1+/- intercrosses follow normal Mendelian ratios. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (84, 87)) ('Mendelian ratios', 'CPA', (74, 90)) ('Tug1+/- intercrosses', 'Var', (39, 59)) 54556 32894169 However, we noticed a complete absence of offspring from intercrosses between Tug1-/- mice (n = 4 breeding pairs). ('absence', 'NegReg', (31, 38)) ('Tug1-/-', 'Var', (78, 85)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (86, 90)) 54557 32894169 We separately mated Tug1-/-, Tug1+/-, and wild-type males or females to C57BL/6J mice. ('Tug1+/-', 'Var', (29, 36)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (81, 85)) ('Tug1-/-', 'Var', (20, 27)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (7, 10)) 54560 32894169 Next, we quantified sperm production and found a significant reduction in sperm number from Tug1-/- males (mean = 2.35 x 106 +- 0.473 x 106 cells/mL, n = 7), which produced on average only 40% as many sperm as wild-type mice (6.13 x 106 +- 0.636 x 106 cells/mL, n = 9, p = 0.0018) (Fig. ('Tug1-/-', 'Var', (92, 99)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (220, 224)) ('sperm number', 'CPA', (74, 86)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (61, 70)) ('sperm', 'CPA', (201, 206)) 54561 32894169 Although Tug1-/- males produce fewer sperm, none was found to completely lack sperm (a condition called azoospermia). ('azoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053713', (104, 115)) ('fewer', 'NegReg', (31, 36)) ('lack', 'NegReg', (73, 77)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', (104, 115)) ('sperm', 'CPA', (37, 42)) ('sperm', 'CPA', (78, 83)) ('azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000027', (104, 115)) ('Tug1-/-', 'Var', (9, 16)) 54562 32894169 Overall, the proportion of morphologically normal sperm was significantly lower in Tug1-/- mice (mean = 8.3 +- 3.0%, n = 8, p = 0.0013) compared to wild-type males (mean = 38.9 +- 4.3%, n = 9) (Fig. ('Tug1-/-', 'Var', (83, 90)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (74, 79)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (91, 95)) 54563 32894169 Together, these results indicate that the sterility of Tug1-/- males arises from a combination of low sperm count (oligozoospermia) and abnormal sperm morphology (teratozoospermia). ('arises from', 'Reg', (69, 80)) ('sperm morphology', 'CPA', (145, 161)) ('low', 'NegReg', (98, 101)) ('abnormal sperm morphology', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012864', (136, 161)) ('teratozoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012864', (163, 179)) ('oligozoospermia', 'Disease', (115, 130)) ('teratozoospermia', 'Disease', (163, 179)) ('low sperm count', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000798', (98, 113)) ('sterility', 'Disease', (42, 51)) ('teratozoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000072660', (163, 179)) ('Tug1-/-', 'Var', (55, 62)) ('sperm count', 'CPA', (102, 113)) ('oligozoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009845', (115, 130)) 54565 32894169 This was even more striking in the epididymis, where multiple sperm aggregates were observed in Tug1-/- mice, while individual sperm appeared to migrate freely throughout the lumen in wild-type mice (Fig. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (148, 151)) ('observed', 'Reg', (84, 92)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (104, 108)) ('Tug1-/-', 'Var', (96, 103)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (177, 180)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (194, 198)) 54570 32894169 Of the 71 genes within this window, we observed that 6 genes (Rnf185, Pla2g3, Selm, Smtn, Gm11946, and 8430429K09Rik) were significantly upregulated in Tug1-/- testes compared to wild type (Fig. ('Smtn', 'Gene', (84, 88)) ('Selm', 'Gene', (78, 82)) ('Tug1-/- testes', 'Var', (152, 166)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (137, 148)) ('Rnf185', 'Gene', (62, 68)) ('Pla2g3', 'Gene', (70, 76)) ('8430429K09Rik', 'Gene', (103, 116)) ('Pla2g3', 'Gene', '237625', (70, 76)) ('Smtn', 'Gene', '29856', (84, 88)) ('8430429K09Rik', 'Gene', '71523', (103, 116)) ('Rnf185', 'Gene', '193670', (62, 68)) ('Selm', 'Gene', '114679', (78, 82)) 54571 32894169 To further investigate whether the cis-effect upon deletion of the Tug1 locus is more widespread, we performed RNA-seq on 6 additional tissues (prostate, spleen, eyes, heart, liver, and mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs)) as well as re-analyzed an existing brain dataset from wild-type and Tug1-/- mice (Additional file 7: Table S3). ('MEFs', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:9115', (215, 219)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (298, 302)) ('Tug1', 'Gene', (67, 71)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (186, 191)) ('deletion', 'Var', (51, 59)) 54572 32894169 Of the 7 upregulated genes, the E3 ubiquitin ligase, Rnf185, was consistently upregulated in 8 of 8 Tug1-/- tissues, followed by the selenoprotein M gene, Selm (7 of 8 samples), and 8430429K09Rik (6 of 8 samples) (Fig. ('E3 ubiquitin ligase', 'Enzyme', (32, 51)) ('8430429K09Rik', 'Gene', (182, 195)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (78, 89)) ('Rnf185', 'Gene', '193670', (53, 59)) ('Selm', 'Gene', '114679', (155, 159)) ('8430429K09Rik', 'Gene', '71523', (182, 195)) ('Tug1-/-', 'Var', (100, 107)) ('Selm', 'Gene', (155, 159)) ('selenoprotein M', 'Gene', (133, 148)) ('selenoprotein M', 'Gene', '114679', (133, 148)) ('Rnf185', 'Gene', (53, 59)) 54574 32894169 Since the neighboring genes are upregulated upon deletion of the Tug1 locus, we reasoned that the repressive activity could be mediated either directly by the Tug1 transcript or by regulatory DNA elements within the locus. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (199, 202)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (32, 43)) ('repressive activity', 'MPA', (98, 117)) ('deletion', 'Var', (49, 57)) ('Tug1', 'Gene', (65, 69)) ('Tug1', 'Gene', (159, 163)) 54576 32894169 To generate this strain, we crossed Tug1+/- C57BL/6J females with Mus castaneus (Cast/EiJ) males (Fig. ('Cast', 'Gene', (81, 85)) ('Cast', 'Gene', '12380', (81, 85)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (7, 10)) ('Tug1+/- C57BL/6J', 'Var', (36, 52)) ('Mus castaneus', 'Species', '10091', (66, 79)) 54577 32894169 The resulting polymorphisms in the F1 hybrid progeny (~ 1/150 bp between C57BL/6J and Cast/EiJ) allow quantification of gene expression from each strain-specific allele. ('Cast', 'Gene', '12380', (86, 90)) ('C57BL/6J', 'Var', (73, 81)) ('Cast', 'Gene', (86, 90)) 54579 32894169 We then quantified the expression from each allele and found that Rnf185, Selm, and Smtn were significantly upregulated and Morc2a slightly downregulated only on the C57BL/6J allele containing the Tug1 deletion (Fig. ('Selm', 'Gene', (74, 78)) ('Morc2a', 'Gene', '74522', (124, 130)) ('Smtn', 'Gene', (84, 88)) ('downregulated', 'NegReg', (140, 153)) ('Tug1', 'Gene', (197, 201)) ('Smtn', 'Gene', '29856', (84, 88)) ('C57BL/6J', 'Var', (166, 174)) ('Rnf185', 'Gene', (66, 72)) ('Selm', 'Gene', '114679', (74, 78)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (108, 119)) ('Rnf185', 'Gene', '193670', (66, 72)) ('Morc2a', 'Gene', (124, 130)) 54581 32894169 From these different mouse models, we conclude that the Tug1 DNA, rather than the lncRNA or the act of transcription, exerts a repressive effect in cis on several genes up to 200 kb downstream of the Tug1 transcription site. ('repressive effect', 'MPA', (127, 144)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (66, 69)) ('Tug1 DNA', 'Var', (56, 64)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (21, 26)) 54584 32894169 For example, oxidative phosphorylation, Myc targets, and epithelial to mesenchymal transition were found enriched in 7 of the 8 Tug1-/- tissues (Fig. ('Myc', 'Gene', '17869', (40, 43)) ('epithelial to mesenchymal transition', 'CPA', (57, 93)) ('oxidative', 'CPA', (13, 22)) ('Tug1-/-', 'Var', (128, 135)) ('Myc', 'Gene', (40, 43)) 54588 32894169 To this end, we isolated the testes from wild-type, Tug1-/-, and dox-fed Tug1rescue mice and performed RNA-seq. ('dox', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004318', (65, 68)) ('Tug1rescue', 'Var', (73, 83)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (84, 88)) ('Tug1-/-', 'Var', (52, 59)) 54590 32894169 Furthermore, we used fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) and isolated peripheral blood cell types (CD4, CD8, and NK) from wild-type, Tug1+/-, Tug1-/-, and dox-fed Tug1rescue mice. ('CD4', 'Gene', (106, 109)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (181, 185)) ('dox', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004318', (162, 165)) ('CD4', 'Gene', '12504', (106, 109)) ('Tug1+/-', 'Var', (140, 147)) ('Tug1-/-', 'Var', (149, 156)) 54593 32894169 For example, a mitochondrial-related gene, Mrarp, and an aquaporin gene, Aqp2, are significantly upregulated in Tug1-/- testes, but their expression was reduced to wild-type levels in the testes from dox-fed Tug1rescue mice (Fig. ('Aqp2', 'Gene', '11827', (73, 77)) ('Tug1-/-', 'Var', (112, 119)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (219, 223)) ('dox', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004318', (200, 203)) ('expression', 'MPA', (138, 148)) ('Aqp2', 'Gene', (73, 77)) ('Mrarp', 'Gene', (43, 48)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (97, 108)) 54594 32894169 Conversely, the predicted lncRNA gene Gm28181 that is significantly reduced in Tug1-/- testes is significantly upregulated to wild-type levels in the testes from dox-fed Tug1rescue mice (Fig. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (181, 185)) ('dox', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004318', (162, 165)) ('lncRNA gene Gm28181', 'Gene', (26, 45)) ('Gm28181', 'Chemical', '-', (38, 45)) ('Tug1-/-', 'Var', (79, 86)) ('Gm28181', 'Gene', (38, 45)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (68, 75)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (111, 122)) 54596 32894169 Next, we asked if dox-fed Tug1rescue male mice had restored fertility and normal sperm production and morphology. ('dox', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004318', (18, 21)) ('sperm production', 'CPA', (81, 97)) ('fertility', 'CPA', (60, 69)) ('Tug1rescue', 'Var', (26, 36)) ('restored', 'PosReg', (51, 59)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (42, 46)) 54598 32894169 Moreover, we found that dox-fed Tug1rescue males had a low sperm count (mean = 3.20 x 105 +- 8.0 x 103 cells/mL), similar to the levels observed in Tug1-/- males (mean = 4.69 x 105 +- 1.6 x 104 cells/mL) compared to wild type (mean = 9.32 x 105 +- 3.9 x 103 cells/mL) (Additional file 11: Fig. ('Tug1rescue', 'Var', (32, 42)) ('sperm count', 'CPA', (59, 70)) ('low', 'NegReg', (55, 58)) ('low sperm count', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000798', (55, 70)) ('dox', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004318', (24, 27)) 54599 32894169 Further, we observed that dox-fed Tug1rescue mice had a low proportion of normal shaped sperm, which was similar to the sperm observed in Tug1-/- mice (Additional file 11: Fig. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (45, 49)) ('Tug1rescue', 'Var', (34, 44)) ('dox', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004318', (26, 29)) ('normal shaped sperm', 'CPA', (74, 93)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (146, 150)) 54612 32894169 Furthermore, the presence of the 5' UTR notably enhances the translation of human and mouse ORF1. ('ORF1', 'Protein', (92, 96)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (86, 91)) ('translation', 'MPA', (61, 72)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (76, 81)) ('presence', 'Var', (17, 25)) ('enhances', 'PosReg', (48, 56)) 54618 32894169 Notably, cells with either human or mouse TUG1-BOAT showed a reduction in mitochondrial staining by CMXR (22% and 44% CMXR stained cells, respectively), compared to cells in the same culture not expressing TUG1-BOAT (Fig. ('CMXR', 'Var', (100, 104)) ('TUG1-BOAT', 'Var', (42, 51)) ('mitochondrial staining', 'MPA', (74, 96)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (27, 32)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (61, 70)) ('CMXR', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C107472', (100, 104)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (36, 41)) ('CMXR', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C107472', (118, 122)) 54619 32894169 In contrast, cells expressing GFP or Tug1 cDNA mORF1 were positive for CMXR staining in all cells examined, thus indicating that CMXR staining deficiency is induced by overexpression of the TUG1-BOAT protein alone, rather than the Tug1 RNA (Fig. ('mORF1', 'Gene', '16736', (48, 53)) ('CMXR', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C107472', (130, 134)) ('mORF1', 'Gene', (48, 53)) ('deficiency', 'NegReg', (144, 154)) ('Tug1', 'Var', (37, 41)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (216, 219)) ('CMXR', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C107472', (72, 76)) ('CMXR', 'Gene', (130, 134)) 54631 32894169 A recent study that generated 32 deletion alleles for 25 lncRNA loci in zebrafish reported one mutant with abnormal development. ('deletion', 'Var', (33, 41)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (72, 81)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (123, 126)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (24, 27)) ('lncRNA loci', 'Gene', (57, 68)) 54632 32894169 This dysregulation is consistent with a previous study from our group in which genes located near the Tug1 locus were dysregulated in the brain of Tug1-/- mice. ('Tug1', 'Gene', (102, 106)) ('dysregulated', 'Reg', (118, 130)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (155, 159)) ('Tug1-/-', 'Var', (147, 154)) 54636 32894169 While the Tug1 transgene was expressed at lower levels than wild-type Tug1 RNA, other lncRNAs such as Hottip and Xist have been shown to exert a biological activity at relatively low copy numbers; thus, Tug1 RNA appears to have functional activity even at low levels. ('biological activity', 'MPA', (145, 164)) ('Hottip', 'Gene', (102, 108)) ('Hottip', 'Gene', '791364', (102, 108)) ('Xist', 'Gene', (113, 117)) ('Xist', 'Gene', '213742', (113, 117)) ('Tug1 RNA', 'Var', (203, 211)) ('functional activity', 'MPA', (228, 247)) 54637 32894169 Consistent with our finding of a trans-acting role for Tug1 RNA on gene expression, a previous study found that Tug1 RNA can regulate the levels of Ppargc1a mRNA in cultured podocytes. ('levels', 'MPA', (138, 144)) ('Ppargc1a', 'Gene', (148, 156)) ('Tug1', 'Var', (112, 116)) ('Ppargc1a', 'Gene', '19017', (148, 156)) ('regulate', 'Reg', (125, 133)) 54650 32894169 Loss-of-function mutations in 2 of the 6 cis genes upregulated in Tug1-/- testes, Smtn and Pla2g3, are characterized to have male fertility and sperm maturation defects. ('Pla2g3', 'Gene', '237625', (91, 97)) ('Loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (0, 16)) ('Smtn', 'Gene', (82, 86)) ('sperm maturation defects', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031038', (144, 168)) ('male fertility', 'CPA', (125, 139)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (154, 157)) ('cis genes', 'Gene', (41, 50)) ('Smtn', 'Gene', '29856', (82, 86)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (51, 62)) ('Pla2g3', 'Gene', (91, 97)) ('mutations', 'Var', (17, 26)) ('sperm maturation defects', 'CPA', (144, 168)) 54651 32894169 A role in male fertility for the other four upregulated cis genes upon deletion of Tug1 (Gm11946, Rnf185, Selm, and 8430429K09Rik) have not yet been reported. ('Selm', 'Gene', '114679', (106, 110)) ('Selm', 'Gene', (106, 110)) ('8430429K09Rik', 'Gene', '71523', (116, 129)) ('Rnf185', 'Gene', (98, 104)) ('male fertility', 'Disease', (10, 24)) ('deletion', 'Var', (71, 79)) ('Rnf185', 'Gene', '193670', (98, 104)) ('Tug1', 'Gene', (83, 87)) ('Gm11946', 'Var', (89, 96)) ('8430429K09Rik', 'Gene', (116, 129)) 54652 32894169 Mice with a loss-of-function mutation for Selenop, a gene that was found significantly upregulated in Tug1-/- testes and significantly and reciprocally regulated in Tug1rescue testes, are reported to have reduced male fertility. ('male fertility', 'CPA', (213, 227)) ('mutation', 'Var', (29, 37)) ('Selenop', 'Gene', (42, 49)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (205, 212)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (12, 28)) ('Mice', 'Species', '10090', (0, 4)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (87, 98)) ('Selenop', 'Gene', '20363', (42, 49)) 54671 32894169 We generated an antisense riboprobe against Tug1 (see the "Sequences and primers" section) from plasmids containing full-length Tug1 cDNA (Ensembl id: ENSMUST00000153313.2) and performed in situ hybridization on a minimum of three C57BL6/J embryos per embryonic stage. ('Tug1', 'Gene', (44, 48)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (7, 10)) ('antisense', 'Var', (16, 25)) ('Tug1', 'Gene', (128, 132)) 54674 32894169 Embryos were treated with 10 mg/mL proteinase K in PBST for 10 min (E8.0, E9.5) or 30 min (E10.5, E11.5, and E12.5). ('E9.5', 'Var', (74, 78)) ('PBST', 'Chemical', '-', (51, 55)) ('E12.5', 'Var', (109, 114)) ('E11.5', 'Var', (98, 103)) 54689 32894169 For the Tug1rescue experiment, sperm counts for control (WT and Tug1+/-) (n = 2), Tug1-/- (n = 2), and Tug1-/-; tg(Tug1); rtTA mice (n = 3) were determined by manual counts using a hemocytometer. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (127, 131)) ('Tug1+/-', 'Var', (64, 71)) ('Tug1-/-', 'Var', (82, 89)) ('Tug1-/-; tg', 'Var', (103, 114)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (25, 28)) 54709 32894169 From this, we then used the UCSC liftOver utility to generate a C57BL/6J, Cast/EiJ diploid transcriptome set. ('Cast', 'Gene', (74, 78)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (57, 60)) ('Cast', 'Gene', '12380', (74, 78)) ('C57BL/6J', 'Var', (64, 72)) 54731 32894169 We then incubated the membrane with horse radish peroxidase-conjugated secondary antibody (anti-mouse 1:15,000, A9044, Sigma; anti-rabbit 1:10,000, 711035152, Jackson ImmunoResearch), diluted in 5% dried milk/TBST for 1 h at room temperature. ('711035152', 'Var', (148, 157)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (96, 101)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (235, 238)) ('TBST', 'Chemical', '-', (209, 213)) ('A9044', 'Var', (112, 117)) ('horse', 'Species', '9796', (36, 41)) ('radish', 'Species', '3726', (42, 48)) 54736 32894169 Next, we blocked the coverslips with 5% BSA in PBT for 1 h at room temperature and then incubated the coverslips with properly diluted primary antibody (mouse M2 monoclonal ANTI FLAG, 1:800, F1804, Sigma; rabbit polyclonal Tom20, 1:800, FL-145, Santa Cruz) in 5% BSA in PBT for 3 h at 37 C in a humid chamber. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (72, 75)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (153, 158)) ('Tom20', 'Gene', (223, 228)) ('Tom20', 'Gene', '67952', (223, 228)) ('F1804', 'Var', (191, 196)) 54755 32894169 Experimental analyses: M.S., E.J.P., A.F.G., N.D.R., J.L., G.D., A.W., C.G., C.K., K.T., and C.M. ('K.T.', 'Var', (83, 87)) ('J.L.', 'Var', (53, 57)) ('C.G.', 'Var', (71, 75)) ('C.K.', 'Var', (77, 81)) ('A.W.', 'Var', (65, 69)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (6, 9)) 54774 31901440 The frequency of immediate and late chemotherapy toxicity is closely related to total doses received; if AC BE500Px1 were as effective as BE360Px2, the former would substantially reduce the total chemotherapy burden since approximately half of surveillance cases recur, requiring BE500Px3. ('BE360Px2', 'Var', (138, 146)) ('BE500Px3', 'Var', (280, 288)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (49, 57)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (49, 57)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (179, 185)) ('BE500Px1', 'Var', (108, 116)) 54779 31901440 Patients had a full clinical assessment including grading of adverse events (AEs) using the National Cancer Institute's Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v3) no later than 4 wk following BE500Px1, then every 2 mo until 6 mo, every 3 mo until 24 mo, every 4 mo during the third year, and every 6 mo during the fourth and fifth years after treatment. ('BE500Px1', 'Var', (204, 212)) ('Toxicity', 'Disease', (127, 135)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 107)) ('Toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (127, 135)) 54787 31901440 They also reflect findings in a population-based study by the Swedish and Norwegian Testicular Cancer Project that included patients with low or high risk treated with BE500Px1 or BE500Px2. ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (95, 101)) ('BE500Px2', 'Var', (180, 188)) ('Norwegian Testicular Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (74, 101)) ('Testicular Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (84, 101)) ('BE500Px1', 'Var', (168, 176)) ('Norwegian Testicular Cancer', 'Disease', (74, 101)) 54922 25837470 Changes and mutations in the SRY gene are considered to cause both gonadal dysgenesis as well as tumor development. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (97, 102)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (110, 113)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 102)) ('mutations', 'Var', (12, 21)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', (67, 85)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (97, 102)) ('SRY', 'Gene', '6736', (29, 32)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000133', (67, 85)) ('Changes', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('cause', 'Reg', (56, 61)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006059', (67, 85)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (29, 32)) 54923 25837470 Cases of both reproductive dysfunction as well as TC occurrence have also been associated with alterations in DNA repair genes and tumor suppressor genes. ('associated', 'Reg', (79, 89)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (131, 136)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (131, 136)) ('reproductive dysfunction', 'Disease', (14, 38)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (131, 136)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (50, 52)) ('DNA repair genes', 'Gene', (110, 126)) ('alterations', 'Var', (95, 106)) 54926 25837470 Mutations of p53 may lead to chromosomal and genomic instability, increasing the probability of cancer cell development and additional mutations. ('increasing', 'PosReg', (66, 76)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (96, 102)) ('mutations', 'Var', (135, 144)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (21, 28)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (115, 118)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (96, 102)) ('p53', 'Gene', (13, 16)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (96, 102)) 54928 25837470 Examples for chromosomal alterations include changes to the 12p region, which are usually associated with TC development as well as impaired spermatogenesis. ('impaired spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (132, 156)) ('associated', 'Reg', (90, 100)) ('changes', 'Var', (45, 52)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (106, 108)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (116, 119)) 54929 25837470 Amplification of the genetic region 12p has been shown to increase the risk for seminoma germ cell cancer (SGCC) development, while additions in the 17q region or deletions in the 10q region are associated with an elevated incidence of non-seminoma germ cell cancers (NSGCC). ('seminoma germ cell cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009373', (80, 105)) ('germ cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (89, 105)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (58, 66)) ('seminoma germ cell cancer', 'Disease', (80, 105)) ('Amplification', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (259, 266)) ('non-seminoma germ cell cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009373', (236, 266)) ('non-seminoma germ cell cancers', 'Disease', (236, 266)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (259, 265)) ('seminoma germ cell cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009373', (240, 265)) ('germ cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (249, 265)) ('additions', 'Var', (132, 141)) ('deletions', 'Var', (163, 172)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 105)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (120, 123)) 54930 25837470 Abnormalities of the Y chromosome have been suggested to serve as a link between male infertility and PC. ('PC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (102, 104)) ('Abnormalities', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (86, 97)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (81, 97)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (81, 97)) ('link', 'Reg', (68, 72)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (81, 97)) 54931 25837470 While Y microdeletions are believed to be the major genetic cause for oligozoospermia or azoospermia, a study conducted at the University of California showed heterogeneous and differential expression patterns of the Y chromosome genes from prostate tumor samples, suggesting that over- or underexpression of several Y chromosome genes may play a role in an abnormal endocrine stimulation of PC cells. ('oligozoospermia or azoospermia', 'Disease', (70, 100)) ('prostate tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (241, 255)) ('abnormal endocrine stimulation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031072', (358, 388)) ('over-', 'PosReg', (281, 286)) ('microdeletions', 'Var', (8, 22)) ('azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000027', (89, 100)) ('oligozoospermia or azoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009845', (70, 100)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (250, 255)) ('PC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (392, 394)) ('prostate tumor', 'Disease', (241, 255)) ('prostate tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100787', (241, 255)) ('underexpression', 'NegReg', (290, 305)) 54932 25837470 A different genetic abnormality often reported in patients suffering from infertility or PC, are alterations in the CAG repeats in genes encoding the androgen receptor (AR). ('CAG repeats', 'Var', (116, 127)) ('genetic abnormality', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (12, 31)) ('PC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (89, 91)) ('alterations', 'Reg', (97, 108)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', '367', (150, 167)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (50, 58)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (169, 171)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (74, 85)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', (150, 167)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (74, 85)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (74, 85)) ('genetic abnormality', 'Disease', (12, 31)) 54935 25837470 On the other hand, mutations to the kallikrein-related (KLK) protease gene family may result in abnormal secretion of diverse serine proteases, including the prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a well-known marker for male infertility and PC screening. ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (220, 231)) ('result in', 'Reg', (86, 95)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (215, 231)) ('KLK', 'Gene', (56, 59)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (215, 231)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (215, 231)) ('secretion', 'MPA', (105, 114)) ('prostate-specific antigen (PSA', 'Gene', (158, 188)) ('mutations', 'Var', (19, 28)) ('serine proteases', 'MPA', (126, 142)) ('prostate-specific antigen (PSA)', 'Gene', '354', (158, 189)) ('PC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (236, 238)) 54937 25837470 According to Walsh, transcriptional errors in repair genes reported in both germ-line as well as somatic cell DNA, could originate from one source, thus providing a suitable genetic link between PC and male infertility. ('PC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (195, 197)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (202, 218)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (202, 218)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (207, 218)) ('transcriptional errors', 'Var', (20, 42)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (202, 218)) ('originate', 'Reg', (121, 130)) 54939 25837470 Patients diagnosed with Mixed Gonadal Dysgenesis (45X/46XY) are at increased risk for gonadal tumors, impaired fertility, and fibrosis as a result of ongoing structural changes within the reproductive tissue. ('45X/46XY', 'Var', (50, 58)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 99)) ('Mixed Gonadal Dysgenesis', 'Disease', (24, 48)) ('fibrosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005355', (126, 134)) ('fibrosis', 'Disease', (126, 134)) ('gonadal tumors', 'Disease', (86, 100)) ('impaired fertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009422', (102, 120)) ('gonadal tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006058', (86, 100)) ('impaired fertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000144', (102, 120)) ('gonadal tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010785', (86, 100)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('increased risk for gonadal tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008373', (67, 100)) ('impaired fertility', 'Disease', (102, 120)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 100)) ('Mixed Gonadal Dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000133', (24, 48)) 54943 25837470 DNA methylation, which is the most widely studied mechanism of epigenetics, is a collective term that encompasses methylation or demethylation of the methyl group located on the 5' end of cytosine in the DNA sequence. ('DNA', 'Disease', (0, 3)) ('demethylation', 'Var', (129, 142)) ('cytosine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003596', (188, 196)) 54944 25837470 Similar epigenetic mechanisms have been proposed to be involved in the development of multiple malignancies, including testicular and prostate cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 149)) ('multiple malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (86, 107)) ('multiple malignancies', 'Disease', (86, 107)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (134, 149)) ('involved', 'Reg', (55, 63)) ('epigenetic mechanisms', 'Var', (8, 29)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (78, 81)) ('testicular', 'Disease', (119, 129)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (134, 149)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (134, 149)) 54946 25837470 Compared to only a few oncogenes known to be activated by DNA hypomethylation, a large number of tumor suppressor genes are transcriptionally silenced by DNA hypermethylation in cancer cells. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (97, 102)) ('silenced', 'NegReg', (142, 150)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (178, 184)) ('DNA hypermethylation', 'Var', (154, 174)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 102)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (97, 102)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (178, 184)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (178, 184)) 54951 25837470 Recent data indicate a significant epigenetic link between male infertility and PC. ('epigenetic', 'Var', (35, 45)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (59, 75)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (59, 75)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (59, 75)) ('PC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (80, 82)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (64, 75)) 54952 25837470 An extensive review by Park identifies more than 30 genes undergoing aberrant epigenetic methylation related to prostate cancer development. ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (112, 127)) ('aberrant epigenetic methylation', 'Var', (69, 100)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (121, 127)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (112, 127)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (135, 138)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (112, 127)) ('related', 'Reg', (101, 108)) 54954 25837470 Global and locus-specific changes in chromatin remodeling, altered activity of histone-modifying enzymes as well as microRNA deregulation are additional epigenetic changes proposed to be associated with prostate dysfunction and carcinogenesis, disruption of AR signaling pathways and cell death. ('histone-modifying enzymes', 'Enzyme', (79, 104)) ('altered', 'Reg', (59, 66)) ('chromatin', 'MPA', (37, 46)) ('changes', 'Reg', (26, 33)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (228, 242)) ('disruption', 'Reg', (244, 254)) ('prostate dysfunction', 'Disease', (203, 223)) ('microRNA', 'MPA', (116, 124)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (258, 260)) ('deregulation', 'Var', (125, 137)) ('activity', 'MPA', (67, 75)) ('death', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (289, 294)) ('death', 'Disease', (289, 294)) ('prostate dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011472', (203, 223)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (228, 242)) 54965 25837470 Disruption of the AhR activity leads to the degradation of sex steroid receptors. ('sex steroid receptors', 'Protein', (59, 80)) ('AhR', 'Gene', (18, 21)) ('AhR', 'Gene', '196', (18, 21)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (63, 70)) ('degradation', 'MPA', (44, 55)) ('Disruption', 'Var', (0, 10)) 54995 25837470 At the same time, EDAs have been proven to cause epigenetic mutations that are persistent and transmitted to the offspring. ('EDA', 'Gene', (18, 21)) ('epigenetic mutations', 'Var', (49, 69)) ('EDA', 'Gene', '1896', (18, 21)) 55007 25837470 All the above-indicated pathological changes may individually or collectively lead to decreased semen quality and fertility impairment, being often present at the very time of diagnosis. ('fertility impairment', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000144', (114, 134)) ('fertility impairment', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009422', (114, 134)) ('changes', 'Var', (37, 44)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (86, 95)) ('semen quality', 'CPA', (96, 109)) ('fertility impairment', 'Disease', (114, 134)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (98, 101)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (130, 133)) 55022 25837470 At the same time, men with abnormal sperm motility were 2.5 times more susceptible to TC, while men with abnormal morphology had a 3 times higher risk of testicular tumor development. ('abnormal', 'Var', (27, 35)) ('susceptible', 'Reg', (71, 82)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (96, 99)) ('sperm motility', 'CPA', (36, 50)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (86, 88)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (18, 21)) ('abnormal sperm motility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012206', (27, 50)) ('testicular tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (154, 170)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (165, 170)) ('testicular tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (154, 170)) ('testicular tumor', 'Disease', (154, 170)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (178, 181)) 55061 25837470 showed that patients treated with inhibitors of the testosterone conversion had a 25% lower incidence of a prostate tumor. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (12, 20)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (86, 91)) ('inhibitors', 'Var', (34, 44)) ('prostate tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (107, 121)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (52, 64)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (116, 121)) ('prostate tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100787', (107, 121)) ('prostate tumor', 'Disease', (107, 121)) 55079 25837470 Preliminary studies have reported that miRNAs such as miR-18a, miR-122a and the miR-34 family are emerging as key players in germ cell function and cell fate determination, acting to interpret and transduce cellular signals in order to allow the maintenance of undifferentiated stem cell populations, while on the other hand allowing cell differentiation during spermatogenesis. ('allow', 'Reg', (236, 241)) ('miR-122a', 'Gene', (63, 71)) ('miR-34', 'Gene', (80, 86)) ('undifferentiated stem cell populations', 'CPA', (261, 299)) ('miR-18a', 'Var', (54, 61)) ('cell differentiation', 'CPA', (334, 354)) ('miR-34', 'Gene', '407040', (80, 86)) ('allowing', 'Reg', (325, 333)) ('miR-122a', 'Gene', '406906', (63, 71)) 55089 25837470 Thus, disruptions of the miR-383 expression may lead to spermatogenic failure as well as promotion of testicular carcinoma cell proliferation. ('spermatogenic failure', 'Disease', 'OMIM:108420', (56, 77)) ('miR-383', 'Gene', (25, 32)) ('testicular carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (102, 122)) ('testicular carcinoma', 'Disease', (102, 122)) ('spermatogenic failure', 'Disease', (56, 77)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (113, 122)) ('disruptions', 'Var', (6, 17)) ('miR-383', 'Gene', '494332', (25, 32)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (48, 55)) ('promotion', 'PosReg', (89, 98)) ('testicular carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (102, 122)) 55098 25837470 miR-18a knockdown decreased cell growth in PC cells, and significantly reduced prostate tumorigenesis in in vivo nude mice through apoptotic mechanisms, thus it may represent a therapeutically appealing option for PC treatment. ('cell growth in', 'CPA', (28, 42)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (18, 27)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (8, 17)) ('prostate tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (79, 93)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (71, 78)) ('nude mice', 'Species', '10090', (113, 122)) ('prostate tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100787', (79, 93)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (222, 225)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (88, 93)) ('prostate tumor', 'Disease', (79, 93)) ('PC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (214, 216)) ('reduced prostate', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008687', (71, 87)) ('PC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (43, 45)) ('miR-18a', 'Gene', (0, 7)) 55278 24198649 Those patients with the highest marker levels at the time of relapse (ie, AFP > 100 kU/l and/or hCG > 100 IU/l) had the poorest outcomes. ('hCG', 'Gene', (96, 99)) ('AFP', 'Gene', (74, 77)) ('AFP', 'Gene', '174', (74, 77)) ('hCG', 'Gene', '93659', (96, 99)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (6, 14)) ('> 100 IU/l', 'Var', (100, 110)) 55368 20228134 Candidate gene-association studies have implicated the Y chromosome gr/gr deletion and PDE11A gene mutations as genetic modifiers of FTGCT risk. ('deletion', 'Var', (74, 82)) ('FTGCT', 'Disease', (133, 138)) ('mutations', 'Var', (99, 108)) ('Y chromosome gr/gr', 'Protein', (55, 73)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (87, 93)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (87, 93)) 55391 20228134 These disorders are all caused by rare germline mutations in highly penetrant genes, and are associated with dramatically affected pedigrees involving many cases over multiple generations, with earlier-than-usual onset of disease and a tendency to bilateral malignancy when paired organs are at risk. ('tendency to bilateral malignancy', 'Disease', (236, 268)) ('germline mutations', 'Var', (39, 57)) ('tendency to bilateral malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536965', (236, 268)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (24, 33)) ('highly penetrant genes', 'Protein', (61, 83)) 55397 20228134 Similar analyses of testicular cancer have shown that sons of men with TGCT have a four- to sixfold increase in TGCT risk, while siblings of men with TGCT have an eight- to tenfold increased risk. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (62, 65)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (141, 144)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (20, 37)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (31, 37)) ('TGCT', 'Var', (71, 75)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (20, 37)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (20, 37)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (100, 108)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (112, 116)) 55443 20228134 Secondly, based on the frequent detection of somatic mutations in the KIT oncogene in human testicular cancers, the ITCLC screened DNA from 240 multiple-case testicular cancer families, and no germline mutations were detected. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (158, 175)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 109)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (70, 73)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (92, 109)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (92, 109)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (86, 91)) ('mutations', 'Var', (53, 62)) ('testicular cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (92, 110)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (158, 175)) ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (92, 110)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (169, 175)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (158, 175)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 110)) ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', (92, 110)) 55444 20228134 Thirdly, germline mutations in the mouse Dnd1 gene have been shown to cause testicular tumors in mouse strain 129. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (87, 92)) ('testicular tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (76, 92)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (76, 93)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (35, 40)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (87, 93)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', (76, 93)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (97, 102)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (41, 45)) ('cause', 'Reg', (70, 75)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', '213236', (41, 45)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (76, 93)) ('germline mutations', 'Var', (9, 27)) 55446 20228134 ITCLC investigators decided to analyze the potential role of the Y chromosome gr/gr deletion as an FTGCT risk factor, recognizing that male infertility is an established risk factor for sporadic testicular cancer, and that the gr/gr deletion is the most commonly identified genetic cause of male infertility. ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (140, 151)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (296, 307)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (206, 212)) ('deletion', 'Var', (84, 92)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (291, 307)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (291, 307)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (291, 307)) ('sporadic testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (186, 212)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (195, 212)) ('sporadic testicular cancer', 'Disease', (186, 212)) ('deletion', 'Var', (233, 241)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (135, 151)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (135, 151)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (135, 151)) 55447 20228134 These findings, which comprise the first documented link between a specific genetic locus and the risk of FTGCT, indicate that the Y chromosome gr/gr microdeletion is a rare, lowpenetrance TGCT susceptibility allele for both the familial and sporadic forms of TGCT. ('microdeletion', 'Var', (150, 163)) ('FTGCT', 'Disease', (106, 111)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (45, 48)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (260, 264)) 3290 20228134 Pde11a null mice are infertile, and germline variations in this gene have been implicated in adrenal gland neoplasia. ('infertile', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (21, 30)) ('Pde11a', 'Gene', '241489', (0, 6)) ('adrenal gland neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100631', (93, 116)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (12, 16)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 116)) ('adrenal gland neoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000307', (93, 116)) ('infertile', 'Disease', (21, 30)) ('Pde11a', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (79, 89)) ('adrenal gland neoplasia', 'Disease', (93, 116)) ('germline variations', 'Var', (36, 55)) 55450 20228134 The prevalence of all PDE11A gene variants (combined) was significantly higher among patients with TGCT (P = 0.0002) than among controls; they were detected in 19% of the families studied. ('TGCT', 'Disease', (99, 103)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (22, 28)) ('variants', 'Var', (34, 42)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (85, 93)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (72, 78)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (22, 28)) 55451 20228134 Functional studies showed that all these mutations reduced PDE activity, and that PDE11A protein expression was decreased (or absent) in testicular tumor samples from mutation carriers. ('mutations', 'Var', (41, 50)) ('PDE', 'Gene', (82, 85)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (148, 153)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (51, 58)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (82, 88)) ('PDE', 'Gene', '501', (59, 62)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (82, 88)) ('mutation', 'Var', (167, 175)) ('PDE', 'Gene', (59, 62)) ('testicular tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (137, 153)) ('testicular tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (137, 153)) ('testicular tumor', 'Disease', (137, 153)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (112, 121)) ('protein', 'Protein', (89, 96)) ('PDE', 'Gene', '501', (82, 85)) ('expression', 'MPA', (97, 107)) 55452 20228134 We concluded that PDE11A-inactivating sequence variants appear to modify the risk of FTGCT. ('variants', 'Var', (47, 55)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (18, 24)) ('FTGCT', 'Disease', (85, 90)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (18, 24)) ('modify', 'Reg', (66, 72)) 55453 20228134 In contrast to the candidate gene strategy, GWAS is undertaken with no specific genetic target in mind (this approach is often designated 'agnostic'), and it leverages the power of high-throughput genomic technologies to analyze 500 000 to 1 000 000 (or more) genetic variants in the form of single nucleotide polymorphisms (aka 'SNPs') on each of the thousands to tens of thousands of DNA samples. ('single nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (292, 323)) ('variants', 'Var', (268, 276)) ('000 to 1 000 000', 'Disease', (233, 249)) ('000 to 1 000 000', 'Disease', 'MESH:C564120', (233, 249)) 55456 20228134 Individuals who were homozygous for chromosome 12 variant alleles had TGCT ORs of 6, currently the strongest association between any GWAS candidate and the risk of any cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (168, 174)) ('variant', 'Var', (50, 57)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (168, 174)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (70, 74)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (168, 174)) ('association', 'Interaction', (109, 120)) 55466 20228134 Using information from the HapMap3 data set, they illustrated that the prevalence of the KITLG disease-associated variants was significantly higher in normal white versus normal black populations. ('KITLG', 'Gene', (89, 94)) ('variants', 'Var', (114, 122)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (141, 147)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (89, 94)) 55467 20228134 It is plausible to hypothesize that the racial differences in TGCT incidence may, at least in part, be due to population differences in KITLG variant frequency. ('KITLG', 'Gene', (136, 141)) ('variant', 'Var', (142, 149)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (62, 66)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (136, 141)) 55471 20228134 Mutations of KIT and KITLG have other associations with human disease. ('associations', 'Reg', (38, 50)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (56, 61)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (21, 26)) ('human disease', 'Disease', (56, 69)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (13, 16)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (21, 26)) 55474 20228134 In this regard, it is notable that loss of the transmembrane Kitl isoform increases susceptibility to TGCT in a murine model. ('susceptibility', 'MPA', (84, 98)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (102, 106)) ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (112, 118)) ('loss', 'Var', (35, 39)) 55476 20228134 Elucidating the mechanisms through which the recently identified genetic SNPs affecting the KITLG-KIT pathway contribute to TGCT development has now emerged as a major scientific priority. ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (92, 97)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (92, 97)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (124, 128)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (110, 120)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (136, 139)) ('genetic SNPs', 'Var', (65, 77)) 55478 20228134 Subsequent studies have implicated the Y chromosome gr/gr deletion and germline variants in the PDE11A gene as potential modifiers of FTGCT risk. ('FTGCT', 'Disease', (134, 139)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (96, 102)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (96, 102)) ('deletion', 'Var', (58, 66)) 55487 20022248 Third, the levels of Traffic Jam, whose 3' UTR generates abundant piRNAs, are increased in piwi mutant follicle clones. ('mutant', 'Var', (96, 102)) ('piwi', 'Gene', '34521', (91, 95)) ('piwi', 'Gene', (91, 95)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (78, 87)) ('Traffic Jam', 'Gene', (21, 32)) ('Traffic Jam', 'Gene', '35227', (21, 32)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (51, 54)) 55496 20022248 In that study, we demonstrated that OSS cells expresses Piwi but not Aub or AGO3, and consequently express only primary piRNAs. ('AGO3', 'Gene', '3355150', (76, 80)) ('AGO3', 'Gene', (76, 80)) ('Aub', 'Chemical', '-', (69, 72)) ('OSS', 'Chemical', '-', (36, 39)) ('Piwi', 'Var', (56, 60)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (25, 28)) 55506 20022248 In fact, 17 of the 40 most highly expressed cis-NAT-siRNA loci were shared by these cell types (Supplementary Table 1B), including CG5148/cher (4th highest-expressed in OSS, #8 in S2), MED21/CG40351 (#5 in OSS, #1 in S2), cenB1A/CG31365 (#6 in OSS, #14 in S2), and CG7739/AGO2 (#7 in OSS, #3 in S2). ('MED21', 'Gene', (185, 190)) ('cenB1A', 'Gene', (222, 228)) ('OSS', 'Chemical', '-', (244, 247)) ('cenB1A', 'Gene', '42735', (222, 228)) ('MED21', 'Gene', '3354977', (185, 190)) ('OSS', 'Chemical', '-', (169, 172)) ('AGO2', 'Gene', '39683', (272, 276)) ('AGO2', 'Gene', (272, 276)) ('OSS', 'Chemical', '-', (284, 287)) ('CG5148/cher', 'Var', (131, 142)) ('OSS', 'Chemical', '-', (206, 209)) 55528 20022248 Hannon and colleagues observed that all piRNA pathway mutants exhibited decreased levels of TE-piRNAs, but that only piwi, zucchini and flamenco specifically decreased levels of flamenco piRNAs. ('flamenco piRNAs', 'MPA', (178, 193)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (158, 167)) ('TE-piRNAs', 'MPA', (92, 101)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (72, 81)) ('mutants', 'Var', (54, 61)) ('piRNA pathway', 'Gene', (40, 53)) ('piwi', 'Gene', '34521', (117, 121)) ('levels', 'MPA', (82, 88)) ('piwi', 'Gene', (117, 121)) 55533 20022248 We also observed that the mutants with the strongest reduction in piRNAs from the ping-pong cluster 42AB--armi, spn-E and krimper --correspondingly exhibited the highest proportions of 3' UTR-piRNAs (Figure 2D). ('spn-E', 'Gene', '41919', (112, 117)) ('mutants', 'Var', (26, 33)) ('spn-E', 'Gene', (112, 117)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (53, 62)) 55535 20022248 While AGO3 mutants had increased proportions of 3' UTR piRNAs, similar to most other ping-pong mutants, aub actually exhibited decreased 3' UTR piRNAs. ('mutants', 'Var', (11, 18)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (127, 136)) ("3' UTR piRNAs", 'MPA', (48, 61)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (23, 32)) ('AGO3', 'Gene', '3355150', (6, 10)) ('AGO3', 'Gene', (6, 10)) ("3' UTR piRNAs", 'MPA', (137, 150)) 55537 20022248 Still, the piwi mutation clearly had greatest effect on 3' UTR piRNA accumulation. ('piwi', 'Gene', '34521', (11, 15)) ('mutation', 'Var', (16, 24)) ("3' UTR piRNA accumulation", 'MPA', (56, 81)) ('piwi', 'Gene', (11, 15)) 55559 20022248 Curiously, the peak size of 3' UTR piRNAs in Mili complexes (27-28 nt) was distinctly shorter than those in Miwi complexes (29-30 nt), reminiscent of the observation that different Piwi proteins are associated with characteristic sizes of piRNAs. ('Mili complexes', 'Var', (45, 59)) ('shorter', 'NegReg', (86, 93)) ('Miwi', 'Gene', (108, 112)) ('Miwi', 'Gene', '57749', (108, 112)) ('peak size', 'MPA', (15, 24)) 55590 20022248 Interestingly, posttranscriptional gene silencing by RNA was a category enriched amongst abundant piRNA-generating mRNAs in both OSS cells and adult murine testes, but not amongst abundant transcripts in either tissue. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (108, 111)) ('RNA', 'Gene', (53, 56)) ('posttranscriptional gene', 'Var', (15, 39)) ('OSS', 'Chemical', '-', (129, 132)) ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (149, 155)) 55594 20022248 We examined this in more detail by generating piwi mutant clones in Drosophila ovaries and staining them for TJ, whose mRNA generated the most abundant 3' UTR piRNAs in OSS cells. ('piwi', 'Gene', '34521', (46, 50)) ('Drosophila ovaries', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (68, 86)) ('piwi', 'Gene', (46, 50)) ('OSS', 'Chemical', '-', (169, 172)) ('mutant', 'Var', (51, 57)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (39, 42)) ('Drosophila ovaries', 'Disease', (68, 86)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (128, 131)) 55595 20022248 We observed many clones in which TJ protein was upregulated in piwi mutant cells relative to neighboring control cells (Figure 5D). ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (48, 59)) ('piwi', 'Gene', '34521', (63, 67)) ('TJ protein', 'Protein', (33, 43)) ('piwi', 'Gene', (63, 67)) ('mutant', 'Var', (68, 74)) 55611 20022248 We note that TDRD-1 mutants exhibit apoptotic post-pachytene spermatocytes at 15 dpp, and suggest that this reduces the contribution of post-pachytene intergenic piRNAs in total small RNA libraries. ('mutants', 'Var', (20, 27)) ('reduces', 'NegReg', (108, 115)) ('dpp', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C038694', (81, 84)) ('TDRD-1', 'Gene', (13, 19)) ('pachytene', 'Chemical', '-', (51, 60)) ('pachytene', 'Chemical', '-', (141, 150)) 55615 20022248 Since piRNA-generating transcripts were not consistently altered in mili-KO mutants, it is prudent to consider whether these piRNAs might be incidental. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (16, 19)) ('mutants', 'Var', (76, 83)) ('mili-KO', 'Gene', (68, 75)) 55621 20022248 In support of the former scenario, the tj 3' UTR is one of the most abundant sources of mRNA-derived piRNAs, and we observed increased levels of the transcription factor TJ in piwi mutant clones (Figure 5D). ('mutant', 'Var', (181, 187)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (125, 134)) ('levels', 'MPA', (135, 141)) ('piwi', 'Gene', '34521', (176, 180)) ('tj', 'Gene', '35227', (39, 41)) ('piwi', 'Gene', (176, 180)) 55648 20022248 piwi mutant clones were generated in hs-FLP; piwi[2] FRT40A/ubi-GFP FRT40A animals and stained using rat anti-TJ, rabbit anti-GFP (Molecular Probes) and DAPI, followed by Cy3-conjugated goat anti-rat and Cy2-conjugated goat anti-rabbit (Molecular Probes). ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (101, 104)) ('rabbit', 'Species', '9986', (114, 120)) ('Cy2', 'Chemical', '-', (204, 207)) ('FRT40A', 'Var', (68, 74)) ('rabbit', 'Species', '9986', (229, 235)) ('goat', 'Species', '9925', (219, 223)) ('Cy3', 'Chemical', '-', (171, 174)) ('piwi', 'Gene', '34521', (0, 4)) ('piwi', 'Gene', '34521', (45, 49)) ('DAPI', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C007293', (153, 157)) ('piwi', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('piwi', 'Gene', (45, 49)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (196, 199)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (28, 31)) ('goat', 'Species', '9925', (186, 190)) 55649 33986496 Germline risk of clonal haematopoiesis Clonal haematopoiesis (CH) is a common, age-related expansion of blood cells with somatic mutations that is associated with an increased risk of haematological malignancies, cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality. ('Clonal haematopoiesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:C580365', (39, 60)) ('mortality', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (250, 259)) ('Clonal haematopoiesis', 'Disease', (39, 60)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (147, 162)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (213, 235)) ('mutations', 'Var', (129, 138)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002318', (213, 235)) ('haematological malignancies', 'Disease', (184, 211)) ('haematological malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019337', (184, 211)) ('age', 'Gene', (79, 82)) ('mortality', 'Disease', (250, 259)) ('cardiovascular disease', 'Disease', (213, 235)) ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (79, 82)) 55650 33986496 CH may be caused by point mutations in genes associated with myeloid neoplasms, chromosomal copy number changes and loss of heterozygosity events. ('chromosomal copy number changes', 'Var', (80, 111)) ('myeloid neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007951', (61, 78)) ('point mutations', 'Var', (20, 35)) ('loss of heterozygosity events', 'Var', (116, 145)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (10, 19)) ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (69, 78)) ('myeloid neoplasms', 'Disease', (61, 78)) ('myeloid neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012324', (61, 78)) 55652 33986496 Moreover, there are numerous commonalities between the inherited variation associated with CH and that which has been linked to age-associated biomarkers and diseases. ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (128, 131)) ('linked', 'Reg', (118, 124)) ('variation', 'Var', (65, 74)) ('age', 'Gene', (128, 131)) ('associated', 'Reg', (75, 85)) 55653 33986496 In this Review, we synthesize what is currently known about how inherited variation shapes the risk of CH and how this genetic architecture intersects with the biology of diseases that occur with ageing. ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (196, 199)) ('inherited variation', 'Var', (64, 83)) ('age', 'Gene', (196, 199)) 55654 33986496 They focus on human germline risk variants and on how these are linked to different forms of CH and their associated disease pathologies. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (14, 19)) ('variants', 'Var', (34, 42)) ('linked', 'Reg', (64, 70)) 55659 33986496 Although the majority of these acquired mutations involves genetic loci that do not lead to phenotypic consequences, mutations can occur in portions of the genome that may confer a relative fitness advantage to affected HSCs. ('fitness advantage', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012640', (190, 207)) ('mutations', 'Var', (117, 126)) ('mutations', 'Var', (40, 49)) ('HSC', 'Gene', (220, 223)) ('HSC', 'Gene', '2523', (220, 223)) ('fitness advantage', 'Disease', (190, 207)) 55661 33986496 Over time, the relative fitness advantage of these mutated HSCs can result in the clonal production of a large number of progeny that all bear the same somatic alterations. ('clonal production', 'CPA', (82, 99)) ('fitness advantage', 'Disease', (24, 41)) ('result in', 'Reg', (68, 77)) ('HSC', 'Gene', (59, 62)) ('HSC', 'Gene', '2523', (59, 62)) ('fitness advantage', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012640', (24, 41)) ('mutated', 'Var', (51, 58)) 55666 33986496 Here, we use 'CH' as an umbrella term that refers to the presence of an expanded mutant clone of any sort within the blood, excluding the reactive expansion of immune cells within lymphoid organs and frank malignancy. ('frank malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (200, 216)) ('frank malignancy', 'Disease', (200, 216)) ('mutant', 'Var', (81, 87)) 55670 33986496 Additionally, mosaic chromosomal alterations (mCAs), single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) and indels in genes associated with myeloid malignancies, and putative incidental mutations/genomic drift (CH with unknown drivers) have all been documented. ('single-nucleotide variants', 'Var', (53, 79)) ('mCAs', 'Gene', (46, 50)) ('mosaic chromosomal alterations', 'Disease', (14, 44)) ('indels', 'Var', (91, 97)) ('mCAs', 'Gene', '12927', (46, 50)) ('myeloid malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (123, 143)) ('mutations/genomic', 'Var', (169, 186)) ('myeloid malignancies', 'Disease', (123, 143)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (237, 240)) 55672 33986496 Chromosomal abnormalities, including mLOY and mCAs, can be interrogated using genome-wide genotyping arrays (such as those used for genome-wide association studies (GWAS)), whereas whole-exome or whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data can identify SNVs or indels but is suboptimal for identifying mCA events. ('Chromosomal abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002869', (0, 25)) ('mCAs', 'Gene', (46, 50)) ('mCAs', 'Gene', '12927', (46, 50)) ('Chromosomal abnormalities', 'Disease', (0, 25)) ('SNVs', 'Var', (244, 248)) 55678 33986496 An individual can have both mCAs and CHIP simultaneously, which occurs frequently with point mutations in JAK2 (a tyrosine kinase involved in multiple cytokine signalling pathways) and mCA events at the same locus. ('JAK2', 'Gene', '3717', (106, 110)) ('mCAs', 'Gene', '12927', (28, 32)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', (106, 110)) ('point mutations', 'Var', (87, 102)) ('mCAs', 'Gene', (28, 32)) 55681 33986496 There are substantial differences across age in the distribution of mutated CHIP genes. ('mutated', 'Var', (68, 75)) ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (41, 44)) ('age', 'Gene', (41, 44)) 55682 33986496 In particular, mutations in the de novo DNA methyltransferase DNMT3A and in JAK2 can be observed with some regularity beginning in the third and fourth decade of life, whereas clones carrying mutations in spliceosome genes are generally detected no earlier than the fifth and sixth decades of life. ('JAK2', 'Gene', (76, 80)) ('mutations', 'Var', (15, 24)) ('DNMT3A', 'Gene', (62, 68)) ('DNMT3A', 'Gene', '1788', (62, 68)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', '3717', (76, 80)) 55685 33986496 In the case of cytotoxic chemotherapy and radiation therapy, the mutational spectrum exhibits a marked enrichment of mutations in DNA damage response pathway genes. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (109, 112)) ('mutations', 'Var', (117, 126)) ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (137, 140)) ('age', 'Gene', (137, 140)) 55686 33986496 The outgrowth of CH clones following anticancer therapy is partly due to the expansion of pre-existing clones with a selective advantage but may also be from the introduction of new mutations by the anticancer agents themselves or due to stochastic effects from a bottleneck event for HSCs. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 47)) ('age', 'Gene', (133, 136)) ('age', 'Gene', (210, 213)) ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (133, 136)) ('HSC', 'Gene', '2523', (285, 288)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (203, 209)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (203, 209)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (203, 209)) ('HSC', 'Gene', (285, 288)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (41, 47)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (41, 47)) ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (210, 213)) ('mutations', 'Var', (182, 191)) 55693 33986496 All-cause mortality is greater in individuals with CHIP compared to without CHIP; this is partly due to an increased risk of haematological malignancies, which has been observed across many studies. ('haematological malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019337', (125, 152)) ('mortality', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (10, 19)) ('haematological malignancies', 'Disease', (125, 152)) ('mortality', 'Disease', (10, 19)) ('CHIP', 'Var', (51, 55)) 55694 33986496 However, individuals with CHIP mutations have excess mortality compared with those who do not harbour such mutations even after controlling for blood cancer deaths. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (150, 156)) ('blood cancer deaths', 'Disease', (144, 163)) ('CHIP mutations', 'Var', (26, 40)) ('excess', 'PosReg', (46, 52)) ('mortality', 'Disease', (53, 62)) ('blood cancer deaths', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007022', (144, 163)) ('blood cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (144, 156)) ('mortality', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (53, 62)) 55697 33986496 Mouse models of CHIP have demonstrated mechanistic ties between certain common CHIP mutations and accelerated atherosclerosis as well as heart failure. ('atherosclerosis', 'Disease', (110, 125)) ('heart failure', 'Disease', (137, 150)) ('mutations', 'Var', (84, 93)) ('accelerated atherosclerosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004943', (98, 125)) ('heart failure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001635', (137, 150)) ('Mouse', 'Species', '10090', (0, 5)) ('heart failure', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006333', (137, 150)) ('atherosclerosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D050197', (110, 125)) ('atherosclerosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002621', (110, 125)) 55698 33986496 Despite the fact that numerous genes affected by somatic CHIP mutations have been associated with increased cancer and CVD risk, there are early indications of important functional differences in how each mutant gene might contribute to that risk. ('CVD', 'Disease', (119, 122)) ('associated', 'Reg', (82, 92)) ('CVD', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (119, 122)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (108, 114)) ('CVD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002318', (119, 122)) ('mutations', 'Var', (62, 71)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (108, 114)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (108, 114)) 55699 33986496 For instance, mutations in splicing factor U2AF1 are associated with a higher risk of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and with a shorter latency to disease than mutations in DNMT3A. ('AML', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015470', (111, 114)) ('acute myeloid leukaemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015470', (86, 109)) ('AML', 'Disease', (111, 114)) ('AML', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004808', (111, 114)) ('acute myeloid leukaemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004808', (86, 109)) ('myeloid leukaemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012324', (92, 109)) ('DNMT3A', 'Gene', (172, 178)) ('acute myeloid leukaemia', 'Disease', (86, 109)) ('U2AF1', 'Gene', (43, 48)) ('DNMT3A', 'Gene', '1788', (172, 178)) ('U2AF1', 'Gene', '7307', (43, 48)) ('mutations', 'Var', (14, 23)) 55701 33986496 In mouse models, mutations in Tet2, whose gene product recruits HDAC2 for the resolution of IL-6-mediated inflammation, are associated with increased expression of Il1b, Il6, Cxcl1, Cxcl2 and Cxcl3 (refs). ('Il1b', 'Gene', '16176', (164, 168)) ('HDAC2', 'Gene', (64, 69)) ('Cxcl1', 'Gene', '14825', (175, 180)) ('HDAC2', 'Gene', '15182', (64, 69)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (140, 149)) ('mutations', 'Var', (17, 26)) ('Cxcl2', 'Gene', '20310', (182, 187)) ('Cxcl2', 'Gene', (182, 187)) ('Il6', 'Gene', '16193', (170, 173)) ('IL-6', 'Gene', (92, 96)) ('Cxcl3', 'Gene', (192, 197)) ('inflammation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007249', (106, 118)) ('expression', 'MPA', (150, 160)) ('Il6', 'Gene', (170, 173)) ('Cxcl1', 'Gene', (175, 180)) ('Cxcl3', 'Gene', '330122', (192, 197)) ('IL-6', 'Gene', '16193', (92, 96)) ('inflammation', 'Disease', (106, 118)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (3, 8)) ('Il1b', 'Gene', (164, 168)) ('Tet2', 'Gene', (30, 34)) 55702 33986496 While mutations in Jak2 also lead to higher Il1b expression, they additionally lead to plaque-promoting erythrophagocytosis, secretion of arterial spasm-inducing erythrocyte-derived microvesicles and thrombotic neutrophil extracellular traps. ('Il1b', 'Gene', '16176', (44, 48)) ('Jak2', 'Gene', (19, 23)) ('arterial spasm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025637', (138, 152)) ('Il1b', 'Gene', (44, 48)) ('spasm', 'Disease', (147, 152)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (37, 43)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (79, 86)) ('Jak2', 'Gene', '3717', (19, 23)) ('expression', 'MPA', (49, 59)) ('spasm', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013035', (147, 152)) ('thrombotic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013927', (200, 210)) ('thrombotic', 'Disease', (200, 210)) ('plaque-promoting erythrophagocytosis', 'CPA', (87, 123)) ('mutations', 'Var', (6, 15)) 55704 33986496 There is accumulating evidence that CHIP mutations may interact with human illnesses beyond cancer and CVD. ('mutations', 'Var', (41, 50)) ('CVD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002318', (103, 106)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (92, 98)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (92, 98)) ('CVD', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (103, 106)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (69, 74)) ('interact', 'Reg', (55, 63)) ('CVD', 'Disease', (103, 106)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 98)) 55705 33986496 Somatic CHIP mutations have been associated with several diseases in which inflammation features prominently, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, adult-onset haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis. ('chronic obstructive pulmonary disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006510', (120, 157)) ('haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D051359', (171, 206)) ('chronic obstructive pulmonary disease', 'Disease', (120, 157)) ('vasculitis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002633', (259, 269)) ('obstructive pulmonary disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006536', (128, 157)) ('chronic obstructive pulmonary disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D029424', (120, 157)) ('vasculitis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014657', (259, 269)) ('inflammation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007249', (75, 87)) ('inflammation', 'Disease', (75, 87)) ('associated', 'Reg', (33, 43)) ('vasculitis', 'Disease', (259, 269)) ('haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis', 'Disease', (171, 206)) ('mutations', 'Var', (13, 22)) 55708 33986496 Mutations in CHIP genes involved in the DNA damage response pathway, such as TP53 and PPM1D, are highly enriched following radiation treatment or treatment with a select few cytotoxic chemotherapies. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (151, 154)) ('PPM1D', 'Gene', '8493', (86, 91)) ('age', 'Gene', (47, 50)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (138, 141)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (47, 50)) ('PPM1D', 'Gene', (86, 91)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (77, 81)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (77, 81)) 55709 33986496 Additionally, CHIP has been associated with significantly increased mortality following transcatheter aortic valve implantation, which is the first indication that CHIP might have an impact on surgical/procedural outcomes. ('increased', 'PosReg', (58, 67)) ('mortality', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (68, 77)) ('mortality', 'Disease', (68, 77)) ('CHIP', 'Var', (14, 18)) ('impact', 'Reg', (183, 189)) 55712 33986496 The current evidence (nicely summarized in refs) suggests that donor-derived CHIP is not uncommon in both allogeneic HSCT and autologous HSCT recipients and may increase risks of graft-versus-host disease, donor-derived leukaemia and overall mortality, although the interactions appear to be complex and may depend on both patient characteristics and the CHIP gene in question. ('leukaemia', 'Disease', (220, 229)) ('graft-versus-host disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006086', (179, 204)) ('mortality', 'Disease', (242, 251)) ('CHIP', 'Var', (77, 81)) ('HSC', 'Gene', (137, 140)) ('HSC', 'Gene', '2523', (137, 140)) ('leukaemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007938', (220, 229)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (161, 169)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (323, 330)) ('HSC', 'Gene', (117, 120)) ('HSC', 'Gene', '2523', (117, 120)) ('mortality', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (242, 251)) ('graft-versus-host disease', 'Disease', (179, 204)) 55713 33986496 In the next section, we discuss the associations between inherited variants and mLOY, mCAs and CHIP that have been described to date (Fig. ('mCAs', 'Gene', (86, 90)) ('mCAs', 'Gene', '12927', (86, 90)) ('mLOY', 'Gene', (80, 84)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (36, 48)) ('variants', 'Var', (67, 75)) 55716 33986496 As CHIP mutations are also found in myeloid neoplasia, work on the genetic predispositions to haematological malignancies provided key initial insights linking the germline variation and expansion of somatic haematopoietic mutations. ('haematological malignancies', 'Disease', (94, 121)) ('haematological malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019337', (94, 121)) ('mutations', 'Var', (8, 17)) ('myeloid neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012324', (36, 53)) ('myeloid neoplasia', 'Disease', (36, 53)) ('myeloid neoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (36, 53)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (44, 53)) 55718 33986496 Despite the shared origins and patterns of acquired mutations, the vast majority of individuals with CHIP never develop a myeloid malignancy. ('myeloid malignancy', 'Disease', (122, 140)) ('myeloid malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (122, 140)) ('mutations', 'Var', (52, 61)) 55721 33986496 Future study of the differences between the sets of germline variants predisposing more to CHIP versus the set predisposing more to malignancy may prove informative as to why only a minority of individuals ever progress from one to the other. ('malignancy', 'Disease', (132, 142)) ('variants', 'Var', (61, 69)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (132, 142)) ('CHIP', 'Disease', (91, 95)) 55722 33986496 Many of the same germline variants predisposing to JAK2-mutated malignancies have also been associated with JAK2-CH. ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (64, 76)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (64, 76)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', '3717', (51, 55)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', '3717', (108, 112)) ('variants', 'Var', (26, 34)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', (51, 55)) ('associated', 'Reg', (92, 102)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', (108, 112)) 55723 33986496 JAK2 is the most commonly mutated gene in MPNs and the JAK2 p.Val617Phe mutation (JAK2V617F) is a characteristic feature of MPNs incorporated into the World Health Organization diagnostic criteria for over a decade. ('JAK2', 'Gene', '3717', (82, 86)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', '3717', (0, 4)) ('MPNs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005547', (42, 46)) ('p.Val617Phe', 'Var', (60, 71)) ('MPNs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005547', (124, 128)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', '3717', (55, 59)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', (82, 86)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('p.Val617Phe', 'Mutation', 'rs77375493', (60, 71)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', (55, 59)) 55729 33986496 Inherited polymorphisms in the telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) locus have also been linked to all varieties of MPNs in several studies and to JAK2V617F-mutated disease in several others. ('MPNs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005547', (119, 123)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', '3717', (150, 154)) ('MPNs', 'Disease', (119, 123)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (10, 23)) ('varieties', 'Disease', (106, 115)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', (150, 154)) ('linked', 'Reg', (92, 98)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (65, 69)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (65, 69)) 55736 33986496 While the location of lead SNPs in or near key HSC regulators is strongly suggestive of mechanisms that disrupt normal HSC biology, variant-to-function analyses have provided added evidence in the case of GFI1B and CHEK2. ('HSC', 'Gene', (119, 122)) ('HSC', 'Gene', (47, 50)) ('HSC', 'Gene', '2523', (119, 122)) ('HSC', 'Gene', '2523', (47, 50)) ('GFI1B', 'Gene', '8328', (205, 210)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (215, 220)) ('variant-to-function', 'Var', (132, 151)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (215, 220)) ('GFI1B', 'Gene', (205, 210)) 55738 33986496 The second case involves a rare missense variant in CHEK2 and similarly demonstrated increased HSPC self-renewal following the knockdown of gene expression. ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (52, 57)) ('HSPC', 'Gene', '5688', (95, 99)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (52, 57)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (85, 94)) ('missense variant', 'Var', (32, 48)) ('HSPC', 'Gene', (95, 99)) 55741 33986496 Compared to the literature on JAK2, studies of haematological malignancies have been less revealing with respect to what germline factors may increase the risk of somatic mutation in other CHIP genes. ('JAK2', 'Gene', '3717', (30, 34)) ('somatic mutation', 'Var', (163, 179)) ('haematological malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019337', (47, 74)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', (30, 34)) ('haematological malignancies', 'Disease', (47, 74)) 55742 33986496 Family-based studies of inherited risk of MDS and AML have noted a high prevalence of non-disease CHIP in carriers of rare inherited variants affecting RUNX1, a member of the core binding factor family of transcription factors and a key regulator of definitive haematopoiesis. ('MDS', 'Disease', (42, 45)) ('MDS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009190', (42, 45)) ('MDS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002863', (42, 45)) ('AML', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015470', (50, 53)) ('RUNX1', 'Gene', '861', (152, 157)) ('AML', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004808', (50, 53)) ('AML', 'Disease', (50, 53)) ('variants', 'Var', (133, 141)) ('non-disease CHIP', 'Disease', (86, 102)) ('non-disease CHIP', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000073296', (86, 102)) ('RUNX1', 'Gene', (152, 157)) 55743 33986496 Aside from RUNX1, there are several other germline variants recognized to predispose to myeloid, lymphoid or plasma-cell neoplasms that could presumably also predispose to asymptomatic CHIP. ('RUNX1', 'Gene', '861', (11, 16)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (121, 130)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', (121, 130)) ('variants', 'Var', (51, 59)) ('lymphoid', 'Disease', (97, 105)) ('predispose', 'Reg', (74, 84)) ('asymptomatic', 'Disease', (172, 184)) ('myeloid', 'Disease', (88, 95)) ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (121, 130)) ('RUNX1', 'Gene', (11, 16)) ('predispose', 'Reg', (158, 168)) 55749 33986496 For instance, inherited variants in both intron 2 (SNPs rs2736100, rs2853677 and rs7705526) and intron 3 (SNP rs7726159) of TERT are associated with the risk of developing somatic JAK2V617F clones but only the germline variants in intron 2 have demonstrated a significant association with MPNs. ('MPNs', 'Disease', (289, 293)) ('rs2853677', 'Mutation', 'rs2853677', (67, 76)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', (180, 184)) ('rs2853677', 'Var', (67, 76)) ('rs7705526', 'Var', (81, 90)) ('MPNs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005547', (289, 293)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (124, 128)) ('rs7705526', 'Mutation', 'rs7705526', (81, 90)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', '3717', (180, 184)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (56, 65)) ('SNP rs7726159', 'Var', (106, 119)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (124, 128)) ('rs7726159', 'Mutation', 'rs7726159', (110, 119)) ('associated', 'Reg', (133, 143)) 55750 33986496 Meanwhile, inherited variants affecting MECOM, HBS1L-MYB, RUNX1 (ref. ('variants', 'Var', (21, 29)) ('HBS1L', 'Gene', '10767', (47, 52)) ('HBS1L', 'Gene', (47, 52)) ('RUNX1', 'Gene', '861', (58, 63)) ('MECOM', 'Gene', (40, 45)) ('MYB', 'Gene', '4602', (53, 56)) ('MYB', 'Gene', (53, 56)) ('MECOM', 'Gene', '2122', (40, 45)) ('RUNX1', 'Gene', (58, 63)) 55755 33986496 One possible explanation for this could be that, once individuals with these germline variants develop a JAK2V617F clone, they have a short or non-existent CH phase and progress very quickly to MPNs. ('JAK2', 'Gene', '3717', (105, 109)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', (105, 109)) ('MPNs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005547', (194, 198)) ('variants', 'Var', (86, 94)) 55758 33986496 The authors looked at the risk-recurrence ratio (lambdas) for mutations within these genes among a set of 391 female sib-ships of French-Canadian ancestry and found no familial risk for DNMT3A mutations but a significantly increased risk for TET2 (lambdas = 2.24 for those >=55 years of age, lambdas = 2.65 for those >=65 years of age). ('DNMT3A', 'Gene', '1788', (186, 192)) ('age', 'Gene', (287, 290)) ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (331, 334)) ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (287, 290)) ('mutations', 'Var', (193, 202)) ('TET2', 'Gene', (242, 246)) ('DNMT3A', 'Gene', (186, 192)) ('age', 'Gene', (331, 334)) ('mutations', 'Var', (62, 71)) 55759 33986496 One sib-ship consisting of seven sisters was notable for having TET2 mutations in 4/7 and a DNMT3A mutation in 1/7 sisters, raising the provocative but unanswered question of whether germline genetics or common environmental exposures did more to shape such a pedigree. ('mutations', 'Var', (69, 78)) ('DNMT3A', 'Gene', (92, 98)) ('DNMT3A', 'Gene', '1788', (92, 98)) ('mutation', 'Var', (99, 107)) ('TET2', 'Gene', (64, 68)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (218, 221)) 55760 33986496 The larger of the two studies additionally found no increased concordance among MZ pairs for CHIP mutations specifically in DNMT3A or TET2 (ref.). ('mutations', 'Var', (98, 107)) ('DNMT3A', 'Gene', '1788', (124, 130)) ('TET2', 'Gene', (134, 138)) ('DNMT3A', 'Gene', (124, 130)) 55761 33986496 Of note, these studies each identified sets of MZ twins that shared identical CH mutations (KDM6A p.Q692X and DNMT3A p.R598X in the UK cohort and SRSF2 p.P95H and c.912_916delCTGGT in DNMT3A in the Denmark cohort), suggesting these mutations occurred in utero; several subsequent studies of patients with MPNs have identified JAK2V617F and DNMT3A mutations that similarly arose during embryogenesis or childhood. ('JAK2', 'Gene', '3717', (326, 330)) ('DNMT3A', 'Gene', (340, 346)) ('KDM6A', 'Gene', '7403', (92, 97)) ('SRSF2', 'Gene', '6427', (146, 151)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', (326, 330)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (291, 299)) ('SRSF2', 'Gene', (146, 151)) ('DNMT3A', 'Gene', (184, 190)) ('DNMT3A', 'Gene', '1788', (110, 116)) ('p.Q692X', 'Mutation', 'rs1278018793', (98, 105)) ('p.P95H', 'Mutation', 'rs751713049', (152, 158)) ('p.R598X', 'Var', (117, 124)) ('c.912_916delCTGGT', 'Var', (163, 180)) ('DNMT3A', 'Gene', '1788', (340, 346)) ('KDM6A', 'Gene', (92, 97)) ('MPNs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005547', (305, 309)) ('p.Q692X', 'Var', (98, 105)) ('p.R598X', 'Mutation', 'rs568207978', (117, 124)) ('DNMT3A', 'Gene', '1788', (184, 190)) ('DNMT3A', 'Gene', (110, 116)) ('c.912_916delCTGGT', 'Mutation', 'c.912_916delCTGGT', (163, 180)) 55766 33986496 The first germline association with mLOY to be uncovered was with a common SNP (rs2887399) near the 5' end of TCL1A, which encodes the protein T cell leukaemia/lymphoma 1A (TCL1A). ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (160, 168)) ('T cell leukaemia/lymphoma 1A', 'Gene', '8115', (143, 171)) ('rs2887399', 'Mutation', 'rs2887399', (80, 89)) ('TCL1A', 'Gene', (110, 115)) ('rs2887399', 'Var', (80, 89)) ('TCL1A', 'Gene', (173, 178)) ('TCL1A', 'Gene', '8115', (110, 115)) ('TCL1A', 'Gene', '8115', (173, 178)) ('T cell leukaemia/lymphoma 1A', 'Gene', (143, 171)) 55772 33986496 Unlike mLOY, which only involves the unpaired Y chromosome, these mCAs may also be associated with variants that provide a strong selection pressure towards CN-LOH events. ('mCAs', 'Gene', '12927', (66, 70)) ('mCAs', 'Gene', (66, 70)) ('variants', 'Var', (99, 107)) 55774 33986496 Variants in TERT and the related TERC (encoding telomerase RNA component) as well as variants in SP140 (encoding a lymphoid-restricted nuclear body protein involved in B cell antigen response) are associated with mCAs occurring anywhere in the genome, whereas the remaining inherited variants have only been associated with trans mCAs on a particular chromosome (Table 1). ('SP140', 'Gene', '11262', (97, 102)) ('Variants', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('mCAs', 'Gene', '12927', (213, 217)) ('mCAs', 'Gene', '12927', (330, 334)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (12, 16)) ('variants', 'Var', (85, 93)) ('TERC', 'Gene', '7012', (33, 37)) ('mCAs', 'Gene', (213, 217)) ('associated', 'Reg', (197, 207)) ('mCAs', 'Gene', (330, 334)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (12, 16)) ('TERC', 'Gene', (33, 37)) ('SP140', 'Gene', (97, 102)) 55776 33986496 Many of these rare germline variants are missense or nonsense mutations predicted to damage protein function. ('missense', 'Var', (41, 49)) ('nonsense', 'Var', (53, 61)) ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (88, 91)) ('protein', 'Protein', (92, 99)) ('age', 'Gene', (88, 91)) 55778 33986496 Conversely, the presence of damaging germline variants in the MPL gene, which encodes the thrombopoietin receptor important for HSC self-renewal, are associated with the duplication of the non-damaged allele. ('duplication', 'MPA', (170, 181)) ('thrombopoietin receptor', 'Gene', '4352', (90, 113)) ('age', 'Gene', (196, 199)) ('MPL', 'Gene', (62, 65)) ('thrombopoietin receptor', 'Gene', (90, 113)) ('germline variants', 'Var', (37, 54)) ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (196, 199)) ('HSC', 'Gene', (128, 131)) ('HSC', 'Gene', '2523', (128, 131)) ('MPL', 'Gene', '4352', (62, 65)) 55779 33986496 Preferential CN-LOH duplication arising from germline alleles that confer a relative fitness advantage may also extend to polygenic risk. ('fitness advantage', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012640', (85, 102)) ('CN-LOH', 'Gene', (13, 19)) ('duplication', 'Var', (20, 31)) ('fitness advantage', 'Disease', (85, 102)) 55781 33986496 The specific inherited variants associated with mCAs and the spectrum of mCAs themselves may differ significantly across populations. ('mCAs', 'Gene', (48, 52)) ('mCAs', 'Gene', (73, 77)) ('mCAs', 'Gene', '12927', (48, 52)) ('mCAs', 'Gene', '12927', (73, 77)) ('associated', 'Reg', (32, 42)) ('variants', 'Var', (23, 31)) 55784 33986496 For example, the incidences of chromosome 12 gain, 13q loss and 13q CN-LOH are between twofold to sixfold less in the BBJ cohort; these mCAs are often seen in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, a malignancy that is four to five times more common among Europeans than among Japanese individuals. ('chromosome', 'Var', (31, 41)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (55, 59)) ('13q', 'Gene', (51, 54)) ('lymphocytic leukaemia', 'Disease', (167, 188)) ('gain', 'PosReg', (45, 49)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (192, 202)) ('lymphocytic leukaemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007945', (167, 188)) ('less', 'NegReg', (106, 110)) ('13q', 'Gene', (64, 67)) ('mCAs', 'Gene', (136, 140)) ('chronic lymphocytic leukaemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005550', (159, 188)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (192, 202)) ('mCAs', 'Gene', '12927', (136, 140)) 55785 33986496 Mirroring one of the main signals found with JAK2, one study using the deCODE cohort from Iceland found that variation in the TERT locus (lead SNP rs34002450) was associated with CH (OR = 1.37, minor allele frequency (MAF) = 0.41) as defined by an outlier status on WGS. ('variation', 'Var', (109, 118)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (126, 130)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', '3717', (45, 49)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (126, 130)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', (45, 49)) ('rs34002450', 'Mutation', 'rs34002450', (147, 157)) ('rs34002450', 'Var', (147, 157)) 55787 33986496 An analysis of the NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) cohort in the USA recapitulated the association between rs34002450 and CHIP (OR = 1.3), although this study identified a different lead SNP (rs7705526; MAF = 0.29; r2 = 0.55 with rs34002450) as well as a second SNP in TERT that was independently associated with CHIP (rs13167280; OR = 1.3; MAF = 0.11; r2 = 0.2 with rs7705526). ('rs7705526', 'Mutation', 'rs7705526', (210, 219)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (287, 291)) ('rs34002450', 'Var', (125, 135)) ('rs34002450', 'Var', (248, 258)) ('rs7705526;', 'Var', (210, 220)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (287, 291)) ('rs7705526', 'Var', (385, 394)) ('rs13167280;', 'Var', (337, 348)) ('rs13167280', 'Mutation', 'rs13167280', (337, 347)) ('rs7705526', 'Mutation', 'rs7705526', (385, 394)) ('rs34002450', 'Mutation', 'rs34002450', (125, 135)) ('rs34002450', 'Mutation', 'rs34002450', (248, 258)) 55788 33986496 Additionally, an analysis of the UKB similarly identified associations with CHIP for an SNP in linkage disequilibrium with rs34002450 (rs7726159; OR = 1.33; MAF = 0.33; r2 = 0.70 with rs34002450) and for a second independent SNP in TERT (rs2853677; OR = 1.32; MAF = 0.42). ('rs2853677;', 'Var', (238, 248)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (232, 236)) ('rs34002450', 'Var', (184, 194)) ('age', 'Gene', (99, 102)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (58, 70)) ('rs34002450', 'Mutation', 'rs34002450', (184, 194)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (232, 236)) ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (99, 102)) ('rs34002450', 'Mutation', 'rs34002450', (123, 133)) ('rs34002450 (rs7726159', 'Var', (123, 144)) ('rs7726159', 'Mutation', 'rs7726159', (135, 144)) ('rs2853677', 'Mutation', 'rs2853677', (238, 247)) ('rs7726159;', 'Var', (135, 145)) 55789 33986496 One variant (rs1210060191) is quite common (risk allele frequency = 0.54) and lies in the intronic region of TRIM59 but has a relatively weaker association with CHIP (OR = 1.16) than the TERT SNPs. ('TRIM59', 'Gene', '286827', (109, 115)) ('rs1210060191', 'Mutation', 'rs1210060191', (13, 25)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (187, 191)) ('TRIM59', 'Gene', (109, 115)) ('rs1210060191', 'Var', (13, 25)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (187, 191)) 55790 33986496 The second is a variant in an intergenic region near TET2 (rs144418061), which is specific to individuals with African ancestry (MAF = 0.035 in African ancestry, not present in samples without African ancestry), that is strongly associated with CHIP (OR = 2.4). ('CHIP', 'Disease', (245, 249)) ('rs144418061', 'Var', (59, 70)) ('rs144418061', 'Mutation', 'rs144418061', (59, 70)) ('TET2', 'Gene', (53, 57)) ('associated', 'Reg', (229, 239)) 55791 33986496 A subsequent variant-to-function analysis of this second locus revealed a variant (rs79901204) that is predicted to disrupt a GATA/E-box in an enhancer element. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (155, 158)) ('rs79901204', 'Mutation', 'rs79901204', (83, 93)) ('GATA/E-box', 'Gene', (126, 136)) ('rs79901204', 'Var', (83, 93)) ('disrupt', 'NegReg', (116, 123)) 55792 33986496 The risk allele for this variant indeed reduced luciferase activation fourfold in an in vitro experiment and had a dose-dependent association with decreased TET2 gene expression in whole-blood samples from patients. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (100, 103)) ('TET2 gene', 'Gene', (157, 166)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (147, 156)) ('activation', 'MPA', (59, 69)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (40, 47)) ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (48, 58)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (206, 214)) ('variant', 'Var', (25, 32)) ('expression', 'MPA', (167, 177)) 55793 33986496 Increased rates of cell division may increase DNA replication strain and increase the likelihood of acquiring a lesion in a CHIP gene in the first place and/or the germline TET2 SNP might have a synergistic cooperativity with any subsequent incidental CHIP mutations to increase the relative fitness of the HSC. ('mutations', 'Var', (257, 266)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (73, 81)) ('cell division', 'CPA', (19, 32)) ('fitness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012640', (292, 299)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (270, 278)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (37, 45)) ('fitness', 'Disease', (292, 299)) ('lesion', 'Var', (112, 118)) ('DNA replication strain', 'MPA', (46, 68)) ('HSC', 'Gene', (307, 310)) ('HSC', 'Gene', '2523', (307, 310)) 55795 33986496 Although there were no significant associations with TET2, there was a significant association for DNMT3A with variant rs2887399 (OR = 1.23; MAF = 0.23). ('rs2887399', 'Mutation', 'rs2887399', (119, 128)) ('DNMT3A', 'Gene', (99, 105)) ('variant rs2887399', 'Var', (111, 128)) ('DNMT3A', 'Gene', '1788', (99, 105)) 55799 33986496 In addition to the associations with MPNs described above, many of the inherited risk variants for CH also predispose to haematological and non-haematological cancers. ('predispose', 'Reg', (107, 117)) ('haematological cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004377', (144, 165)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (159, 165)) ('haematological cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (144, 166)) ('variants', 'Var', (86, 94)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (159, 166)) ('haematological cancers', 'Disease', (144, 166)) ('MPNs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005547', (37, 41)) 55801 33986496 Inherited putative loss-of-function variants in CHEK2 (refs) and TP53 (refs) have long been known to be a cause of autosomal dominant familial cancer syndromes, while mutations in NBN (causing the autosomal recessive Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome) and MRE11 (refs) confer an increased susceptibility to the development of a malignancy. ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (65, 69)) ('mutations', 'Var', (167, 176)) ('autosomal recessive Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome', 'Disease', (197, 243)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (311, 314)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (19, 35)) ('NBN', 'Gene', '4683', (180, 183)) ('MRE11', 'Gene', (249, 254)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (321, 331)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 149)) ('autosomal dominant familial cancer syndromes', 'Disease', (115, 159)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (65, 69)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (48, 53)) ('MRE11', 'Gene', '4361', (249, 254)) ('NBN', 'Gene', (180, 183)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (321, 331)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (48, 53)) ('autosomal recessive Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D049932', (197, 243)) ('variants', 'Var', (36, 44)) ('autosomal dominant familial cancer syndromes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (115, 159)) 55802 33986496 Similarly, mutations in ATM, the aetiological agent of the autosomal recessive ataxia telangiectasia syndrome, are associated with an increased risk of numerous types of cancer, including leukaemia and lymphoma, breast cancer, and prostate cancer, among many others. ('mutations', 'Var', (11, 20)) ('ATM', 'Gene', '472', (24, 27)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (170, 176)) ('autosomal recessive ataxia telangiectasia syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001260', (59, 109)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (212, 225)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (219, 225)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (170, 176)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (240, 246)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (212, 225)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (212, 225)) ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (46, 49)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (240, 246)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (231, 246)) ('ATM', 'Gene', (24, 27)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (231, 246)) ('telangiectasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001009', (86, 100)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (170, 176)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (231, 246)) ('leukaemia and lymphoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008223', (188, 210)) ('associated', 'Reg', (115, 125)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (240, 246)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (219, 225)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (219, 225)) ('ataxia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001251', (79, 85)) ('autosomal recessive ataxia telangiectasia syndrome', 'Disease', (59, 109)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (202, 210)) ('age', 'Gene', (46, 49)) 55803 33986496 Germline mutations in NPAT (nuclear protein, ataxia telangiectasia locus), whose gene product has been implicated in the transcriptional regulation of histone genes as well as ATM, has been reported as a risk factor for Hodgkin lymphoma. ('Germline mutations', 'Var', (0, 18)) ('ataxia telangiectasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001260', (45, 66)) ('NPAT', 'Gene', (22, 26)) ('Hodgkin lymphoma', 'Disease', (220, 236)) ('ataxia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001251', (45, 51)) ('risk factor', 'Reg', (204, 215)) ('ataxia telangiectasia', 'Disease', (45, 66)) ('ATM', 'Gene', '472', (176, 179)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (228, 236)) ('reported', 'Reg', (190, 198)) ('Hodgkin lymphoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006689', (220, 236)) ('Hodgkin lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012189', (220, 236)) ('NPAT', 'Gene', '4863', (22, 26)) ('telangiectasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001009', (52, 66)) ('ATM', 'Gene', (176, 179)) 55804 33986496 The most plausible mechanism of action for the contribution of these inherited variants is similar to their role in cancer : establishing a cellular context that is permissive of DNA mutation : rather than the direct effects on clonal proliferation. ('cancer', 'Disease', (116, 122)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (116, 122)) ('variants', 'Var', (79, 87)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (116, 122)) 55805 33986496 By contrast, other inherited variants may directly influence proliferation or augment the rapidity of proliferation by later CH mutations. ('augment', 'NegReg', (78, 85)) ('mutations', 'Var', (128, 137)) ('rapidity', 'MPA', (90, 98)) ('variants', 'Var', (29, 37)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (81, 84)) ('influence', 'Reg', (51, 60)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (61, 74)) 55806 33986496 Mutation or experimental deletion of TET2, which is often mutated in familial myeloid and lymphoid malignancies, leads to increased HSC proliferation and secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (18, 21)) ('secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines', 'MPA', (154, 193)) ('lymphoid malignancies', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (90, 111)) ('Mutation', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('increased HSC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001899', (122, 135)) ('deletion', 'Var', (25, 33)) ('familial myeloid and lymphoid malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008223', (69, 111)) ('TET2', 'Gene', (37, 41)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (122, 131)) ('HSC', 'Gene', (132, 135)) ('HSC', 'Gene', '2523', (132, 135)) 55807 33986496 Lastly, variants in SH2B3, a negative regulator of the pro-proliferative JAK-STAT signalling pathway in haematopoietic cells, are associated with malignancies, including in the blood, breast, lung and colon. ('JAK', 'Gene', (73, 76)) ('breast', 'Disease', (184, 190)) ('variants', 'Var', (8, 16)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (146, 158)) ('SH2B3', 'Gene', '10019', (20, 25)) ('lung', 'Disease', (192, 196)) ('SH2B3', 'Gene', (20, 25)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (146, 158)) ('colon', 'Disease', (201, 206)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (130, 145)) ('JAK', 'Gene', '3717;16452', (73, 76)) 55809 33986496 Early epidemiological and functional studies of CHIP identified strong links between CHIP mutations and CVD, raising the question of whether these entities exhibit shared germline predispositions. ('CHIP', 'Gene', (85, 89)) ('CVD', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (104, 107)) ('mutations', 'Var', (90, 99)) ('CVD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002318', (104, 107)) ('links', 'Interaction', (71, 76)) ('CVD', 'Disease', (104, 107)) 55810 33986496 In addition to the risk of a haematological malignancy, germline TET2 mutations have also been associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension, which is a lethal vasculopathy. ('TET2', 'Gene', (65, 69)) ('mutations', 'Var', (70, 79)) ('pulmonary arterial hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002092', (111, 142)) ('haematological malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019337', (29, 54)) ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (130, 142)) ('vasculopathy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020144', (162, 174)) ('pulmonary arterial hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000081029', (111, 142)) ('pulmonary arterial hypertension', 'Disease', (111, 142)) ('vasculopathy', 'Disease', (162, 174)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (95, 110)) ('haematological malignancy', 'Disease', (29, 54)) 55811 33986496 In contrast to the role of this epigenetic regulator in tumorigenesis, which is thought to rest on increased HSPC self-renewal, lineage skewing and an increased tendency towards mutation, the contribution of mutant TET2 to pulmonary arterial hypertension may stem from overproduction of inflammatory cytokines (for example, IL-1beta) in differentiated immune cells. ('IL-1beta', 'Gene', (324, 332)) ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (242, 254)) ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (132, 135)) ('pulmonary arterial hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000081029', (223, 254)) ('mutant', 'Var', (208, 214)) ('overproduction', 'PosReg', (269, 283)) ('TET2', 'Gene', (215, 219)) ('pulmonary arterial hypertension', 'Disease', (223, 254)) ('HSPC', 'Gene', '5688', (109, 113)) ('age', 'Gene', (132, 135)) ('HSPC', 'Gene', (109, 113)) ('IL-1beta', 'Gene', '3552', (324, 332)) ('pulmonary arterial hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002092', (223, 254)) 55812 33986496 Meanwhile, genetic variation in the gene SH2B3 has been linked to numerous aspects of cardiovascular dysfunction, including hypertension, aortic dissection, atherosclerosis and stroke. ('genetic variation', 'Var', (11, 28)) ('SH2B3', 'Gene', (41, 46)) ('linked', 'Reg', (56, 62)) ('stroke', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020521', (177, 183)) ('aortic dissection', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002647', (138, 155)) ('atherosclerosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002621', (157, 172)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (124, 136)) ('cardiovascular dysfunction', 'Disease', (86, 112)) ('atherosclerosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D050197', (157, 172)) ('cardiovascular dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002318', (86, 112)) ('aortic dissection', 'Disease', (138, 155)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (124, 136)) ('stroke', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001297', (177, 183)) ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (124, 136)) ('atherosclerosis', 'Disease', (157, 172)) ('cardiovascular dysfunction', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (86, 112)) ('SH2B3', 'Gene', '10019', (41, 46)) ('stroke', 'Disease', (177, 183)) 55813 33986496 However, for at least one well-studied variant, there appears to be a trade-off between CVD risk and cancer risk: the C allele of rs3184504, which encodes SH2B3 p.R262W, is associated with a reduced risk of CVD (OR = 0.95) but a heightened risk of cancer (OR = 1.03). ('cancer', 'Disease', (248, 254)) ('CVD', 'Disease', (207, 210)) ('CVD', 'Disease', (88, 91)) ('SH2B3', 'Gene', '10019', (155, 160)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (101, 107)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (101, 107)) ('p.R262W', 'Mutation', 'rs3184504', (161, 168)) ('CVD', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (207, 210)) ('SH2B3', 'Gene', (155, 160)) ('rs3184504', 'Var', (130, 139)) ('CVD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002318', (88, 91)) ('CVD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002318', (207, 210)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (248, 254)) ('CVD', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (88, 91)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 107)) ('rs3184504', 'Mutation', 'rs3184504', (130, 139)) ('p.R262W', 'Var', (161, 168)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (248, 254)) 55817 33986496 However, even though CH is strongly associated with ageing, the germline variation in telomere genes that predisposes to CH tends to associate with longer telomeres not shorter. ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (52, 55)) ('germline variation', 'Var', (64, 82)) ('telomere genes', 'Gene', (86, 100)) ('associate', 'Reg', (133, 142)) ('longer', 'PosReg', (148, 154)) ('age', 'Gene', (52, 55)) 55818 33986496 The TERT intron 2 SNPs rs7705526 (ref.) ('rs7705526', 'Var', (23, 32)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (4, 8)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (4, 8)) ('rs7705526', 'Mutation', 'rs7705526', (23, 32)) 55824 33986496 The rate of epigenetic ageing has a heritable component, including variation at loci associated with CH risk: TERT, TET2, TRIM59 and KPNA4 (ref.). ('age', 'Gene', (23, 26)) ('KPNA4', 'Gene', (133, 138)) ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (23, 26)) ('KPNA4', 'Gene', '3840', (133, 138)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (110, 114)) ('TRIM59', 'Gene', '286827', (122, 128)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (110, 114)) ('TRIM59', 'Gene', (122, 128)) ('variation', 'Var', (67, 76)) 55825 33986496 Paradoxically, faster epigenetic ageing is linked to TERT variants associated with longer telomeres, matching the directionality of the CH risk variants at this locus. ('age', 'Gene', (33, 36)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (53, 57)) ('epigenetic', 'MPA', (22, 32)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (53, 57)) ('variants', 'Var', (58, 66)) ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (33, 36)) ('faster', 'PosReg', (15, 21)) 55826 33986496 It is also worth noting that several of the genes that are most often affected by somatic CHIP mutations are epigenetic regulators whose (impaired) performance could plausibly shape an individual's rate of epigenetic ageing. ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (217, 220)) ('shape', 'Reg', (176, 181)) ('age', 'Gene', (217, 220)) ('mutations', 'Var', (95, 104)) 55828 33986496 Less common CHIP mutations in IDH1 and IDH2 lead to the production of the metabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate, which interferes with the function of TET2 (ref.). ('lead to', 'Reg', (44, 51)) ('IDH2', 'Gene', (39, 43)) ('interferes', 'NegReg', (111, 121)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', (30, 34)) ('IDH2', 'Gene', '3418', (39, 43)) ('2-hydroxyglutarate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C019417', (85, 103)) ('function', 'MPA', (131, 139)) ('mutations', 'Var', (17, 26)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', '3417', (30, 34)) ('production of the metabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate', 'MPA', (56, 103)) 55829 33986496 Additionally, interestingly, many of the CpG sites used in the Horvath epigenetic clock are near target genes of Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2), a protein complex whose function is impaired by CHIP mutations in ASXL1 (ref.). ('PRC2', 'Gene', (144, 148)) ('function', 'MPA', (175, 183)) ('mutations', 'Var', (204, 213)) ('ASXL1', 'Gene', '171023', (217, 222)) ('ASXL1', 'Gene', (217, 222)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (187, 195)) 55830 33986496 Yet, the extent to which CHIP, or CH more broadly, might cause alterations in epigenetic ageing remains to be determined. ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (89, 92)) ('age', 'Gene', (89, 92)) ('cause alterations', 'Reg', (57, 74)) ('CHIP', 'Var', (25, 29)) 55846 33986496 Moving forward, we expect studies in this field to focus not just on how inherited variation influences the risk of somatic mutations but also on how inherited variation interacts with these acquired mutations to influence disease phenotypes and biological ageing. ('age', 'Gene', (257, 260)) ('variation', 'Var', (83, 92)) ('somatic mutations', 'Disease', (116, 133)) ('influence', 'Reg', (213, 222)) ('influences', 'Reg', (93, 103)) ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (257, 260)) ('interacts', 'Interaction', (170, 179)) 55848 33986496 Recent work has identified an inherited polymorphism in the IL-6 receptor that reduces the likelihood of heart disease in individuals with CHIP; however, the full extent to which germline factors mitigate or contribute to disease manifestations in individuals with CHIP is still to be explored. ('heart disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006331', (105, 118)) ('IL-6', 'Gene', (60, 64)) ('IL-6', 'Gene', '16193', (60, 64)) ('reduces', 'NegReg', (79, 86)) ('polymorphism', 'Var', (40, 52)) ('heart disease', 'Disease', (105, 118)) 55859 33986496 A clinical term for a type of clonal haematopoiesis defined by single-nucleotide variants or small insertions/deletions (indels) in genes associated with myeloid malignancies in the presence of normal blood counts and at >=2% variant allele fraction. ('single-nucleotide variants', 'Var', (63, 89)) ('myeloid malignancies', 'Disease', (154, 174)) ('myeloid malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (154, 174)) 55860 33986496 The percentage of measured DNA alleles that contain a specified variant. ('age', 'Gene', (11, 14)) ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (11, 14)) ('variant', 'Var', (64, 71)) 55893 31572301 Further investigation is needed to elucidate if a functional abrogation of PTTG1 might be used in order to offer new therapeutic approaches in the clinical workout of seminoma. ('PTTG1', 'Gene', (75, 80)) ('PTTG1', 'Gene', '9232', (75, 80)) ('abrogation', 'Var', (61, 71)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (167, 175)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (167, 175)) 55942 31572301 Moreover, high expression of PTTG1 is associated with greatly aggressive tumor and with the onset of metastasis. ('PTTG1', 'Gene', (29, 34)) ('PTTG1', 'Gene', '9232', (29, 34)) ('associated', 'Reg', (38, 48)) ('aggressive tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001523', (62, 78)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 78)) ('high', 'Var', (10, 14)) ('aggressive tumor', 'Disease', (62, 78)) 55945 31572301 demonstrated that the co-expression of PTTG1 and MMP9 is associated with tumor cell migration and proliferation. ('PTTG1', 'Gene', '9232', (39, 44)) ('co-expression', 'Var', (22, 35)) ('PTTG1', 'Gene', (39, 44)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (73, 78)) ('MMP9', 'Gene', (49, 53)) ('MMP9', 'Gene', '4318', (49, 53)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 78)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (73, 78)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (98, 111)) ('associated', 'Reg', (57, 67)) 55965 31572301 Further investigation are needed to extend the number of clinical cases investigated, to analyze the co-localization of PTTG1 with MMP2, MMP9, VEGF and to clarify if a functional abrogation of PTTG1 might represent a novel therapeutic approaches in the clinical management of seminoma. ('MMP2', 'Gene', '4313', (131, 135)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (276, 284)) ('PTTG1', 'Gene', '9232', (193, 198)) ('VEGF', 'Gene', '7422', (143, 147)) ('PTTG1', 'Gene', (193, 198)) ('PTTG1', 'Gene', (120, 125)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (268, 271)) ('PTTG1', 'Gene', '9232', (120, 125)) ('VEGF', 'Gene', (143, 147)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (276, 284)) ('abrogation', 'Var', (179, 189)) ('MMP9', 'Gene', (137, 141)) ('MMP2', 'Gene', (131, 135)) ('MMP9', 'Gene', '4318', (137, 141)) 55980 24586194 Hybrids with some alleles of Prdm9 from domesticus show pachytene arrest of meiosis. ('arrest of meiosis', 'Disease', (66, 83)) ('arrest of meiosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (66, 83)) ('alleles', 'Var', (18, 25)) ('Prdm9', 'Gene', (29, 34)) 55982 24586194 We measured levels of misexpression in F1 and F2 hybrids to identify major alterations in gene expression pattern associated with sterility in M. m. domesticus (WSB/EiJ; hereafter domesticus WSB) - M. m. musculus (PWD/PhJ; hereafter musculus PWD) hybrids. ('m. musculus', 'Species', '10090', (201, 212)) ('sterility', 'Disease', (130, 139)) ('gene expression pattern', 'MPA', (90, 113)) ('alterations', 'Reg', (75, 86)) ('hybrids', 'Var', (247, 254)) ('m. domesticus', 'Species', '10092', (146, 159)) 55984 24586194 By contrast, all traits in DxM F1s (except seminiferous tubule area) were within the range observed in the parental lines. ('DxM', 'Var', (27, 30)) ('seminiferous tubule area', 'CPA', (43, 67)) ('DxM', 'Chemical', '-', (27, 30)) 56003 24586194 Mouse models with mutations in MSCI genes show meiotic arrest during the pachytene stage. ('meiotic arrest', 'Disease', (47, 61)) ('meiotic arrest', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (47, 61)) ('Mouse', 'Species', '10090', (0, 5)) ('MSCI genes', 'Gene', (31, 41)) ('mutations', 'Var', (18, 27)) 56005 24586194 Prdm9 heterozygosity and a musculus X were necessary but not sufficient for the full meiotic arrest phenotype. ('meiotic arrest', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (85, 99)) ('heterozygosity', 'Var', (6, 20)) ('meiotic arrest', 'Disease', (85, 99)) ('Prdm9', 'Gene', (0, 5)) 56008 24586194 Disruptions in postmeiotic sex chromosome repression (PSCR) have also been associated with male sterility in mice. ('associated', 'Reg', (75, 85)) ('Disruptions', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('male sterility', 'Disease', (91, 105)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (109, 113)) 56009 24586194 Expansion and increased copy number variation of some of these genes was observed in mice from a natural hybrid zone, suggesting unequal recombination in hybrids might exacerbate effects of copy-number imbalance on PSCR. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (85, 89)) ('exacerbate', 'PosReg', (168, 178)) ('effects', 'MPA', (179, 186)) ('unequal', 'Var', (129, 136)) ('PSCR', 'Disease', (215, 219)) ('hybrids', 'Var', (154, 161)) ('copy-number imbalance', 'MPA', (190, 211)) ('copy number variation', 'MPA', (24, 45)) ('imbalance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002172', (202, 211)) 56014 24586194 Lmna (lamin A) knockouts have severely impaired spermatogenesis associated with failed chromosomal synapsis. ('knockouts', 'Var', (15, 24)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (39, 47)) ('lamin A', 'Gene', (6, 13)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (48, 63)) ('impaired spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (39, 63)) ('Lmna', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('lamin A', 'Gene', '16905', (6, 13)) ('Lmna', 'Gene', '16905', (0, 4)) 56016 24586194 Males with hypomorphic Rad51c alleles are infertile due to arrest of spermatogenesis in early meiotic prophase I related to failed double-strand break repair by recombination. ('failed', 'NegReg', (124, 130)) ('infertile', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (42, 51)) ('Rad51c', 'Gene', (23, 29)) ('double-strand break repair', 'MPA', (131, 157)) ('infertile', 'Disease', (42, 51)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (69, 84)) ('arrest', 'Disease', (59, 65)) ('Rad51c', 'Gene', '114714', (23, 29)) ('arrest of spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031038', (59, 84)) ('hypomorphic', 'Var', (11, 22)) ('alleles', 'Var', (30, 37)) ('arrest', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (59, 65)) 56018 24586194 Males carrying null alleles at Dnmt3l show phenotypes similar to those documented in F1s associated with the X-17 interaction, including hypogonadism, asynapsis during meiosis, abnormal formation of the sex body, and deregulation of X-linked and autosomal genes. ('deregulation', 'Var', (217, 229)) ('autosomal genes', 'Gene', (246, 261)) ('Dnmt3l', 'Gene', '54427', (31, 37)) ('asynapsis', 'Disease', (151, 160)) ('X-linked', 'Gene', (233, 241)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007006', (137, 149)) ('hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000135', (137, 149)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', (137, 149)) ('sex body', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030214', (203, 211)) ('Dnmt3l', 'Gene', (31, 37)) 56020 24586194 Misexpression of Dnmt3a was reported previously in sterile F1 hybrids. ('Dnmt3a', 'Gene', '13435', (17, 23)) ('Dnmt3a', 'Gene', (17, 23)) ('Misexpression', 'Var', (0, 13)) 56093 22211005 By the actuarial assumption, the adjusted number of person-years at risk is and the number of cancer deaths in Ij follows a binomial distribution, i.e., dxj ~ Bin(rxj, lambdaj(x)). ('dxj', 'Var', (155, 158)) ('cancer deaths', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (96, 109)) ('dxj', 'Chemical', '-', (155, 158)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (96, 102)) ('cancer deaths', 'Disease', (96, 109)) ('person', 'Species', '9606', (52, 58)) 56111 22211005 Since the fit of the JPSM's are nested within the permutations, the computing time for fitting a PTB survival model is therefore from (1000x75)=75,000 to (5000x75)=375,000 times longer than for an analogous incidence or mortality model. ('PTB', 'Chemical', '-', (97, 100)) ('5000x75)=375,000', 'Var', (155, 171)) ('1000x75)=75,000', 'Var', (135, 150)) 56129 22211005 Notice that the population of patients with (c = 0, mu = 60) or (c = 0.7, mu = 10) have the best chance of survival and can live for a longer time, thus leaving not much room for the improvement in survival. ('c = 0', 'Var', (45, 50)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (30, 38)) ('c = 0.7', 'Var', (65, 72)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (190, 193)) 56137 22211005 For example, if APC=-20%, then the referent death rate lambdaj(x) = 50% induces an absolute reduction of 10% in death rates, while the lambdaj(x) = 10% only leads to a 2% decrease in death rates. ('APC=', 'Gene', (16, 20)) ('death rates', 'MPA', (112, 123)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (92, 101)) ('lambdaj', 'Var', (55, 62)) ('APC=', 'Gene', '324', (16, 20)) 56147 22211005 Because the results for n = 1000 or 5000 for Case 2 are similar, so is that for n = 1000 or 500 for Case 8, we conducted new simulations using the PTB procedure for n = 1000, 500 for Case 2 and for n = 5000, 1000 for Case 8. ('n = 5000', 'Var', (198, 206)) ('n = 1000', 'Var', (165, 173)) ('PTB', 'Chemical', '-', (147, 150)) 56221 21170301 Histone Deacetylases Suppress CGG Repeat-Induced Neurodegeneration Via Transcriptional Silencing in Models of Fragile X Tremor Ataxia Syndrome Fragile X Tremor Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS) is a common inherited neurodegenerative disorder caused by expansion of a CGG trinucleotide repeat in the 5'UTR of the fragile X syndrome (FXS) gene, FMR1. ('Tremor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001337', (120, 126)) ('Neurodegeneration Via Transcriptional Silencing', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019636', (49, 96)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (233, 242)) ('Fragile X Tremor Ataxia Syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:C564105', (143, 175)) ('Ataxia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001251', (160, 166)) ('Fragile X Tremor Ataxia Syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:C564105', (110, 142)) ('inherited neurodegenerative disorder', 'Disease', (196, 232)) ('FMR1', 'Gene', (334, 338)) ('Ataxia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001251', (127, 133)) ('neurodegenerative disorder', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002180', (206, 232)) ('fragile X syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005600', (303, 321)) ('Neurodegeneration Via Transcriptional Silencing', 'Disease', (49, 96)) ('Suppress', 'NegReg', (21, 29)) ('expansion', 'Var', (243, 252)) ('FXS', 'Disease', (323, 326)) ('Fragile X Tremor Ataxia Syndrome', 'Disease', (143, 175)) ('FXS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005600', (323, 326)) ('Tremor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001337', (153, 159)) ('Fragile X Tremor Ataxia Syndrome', 'Disease', (110, 142)) ('inherited neurodegenerative disorder', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019636', (196, 232)) ('fragile X syndrome', 'Disease', (303, 321)) ('Neurodegeneration', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002180', (49, 66)) 56222 21170301 The expanded CGG repeat is thought to induce toxicity as RNA, and in FXTAS patients mRNA levels for FMR1 are markedly increased. ('mRNA levels for', 'MPA', (84, 99)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (45, 53)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (45, 53)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (75, 83)) ('CGG', 'Gene', (13, 16)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (118, 127)) ('expanded', 'Var', (4, 12)) 56225 21170301 In patient-derived lymphoblasts and fibroblasts, we determined by chromatin immunoprecipitation that there is increased acetylation of histones at the FMR1 locus in pre-mutation carriers compared to control or FXS derived cell lines. ('FXS', 'Disease', (210, 213)) ('histones', 'Protein', (135, 143)) ('FXS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005600', (210, 213)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (110, 119)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (3, 10)) ('FMR1', 'Gene', (151, 155)) ('acetylation', 'MPA', (120, 131)) ('pre-mutation', 'Var', (165, 177)) 56234 21170301 Expansion to greater than 200 CGGs leads to transcriptional silencing of FMR1, causing Fragile X Syndrome, a common inherited cause of mental retardation. ('mental retardation', 'Disease', (135, 153)) ('mental retardation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001249', (135, 153)) ('Fragile X Syndrome', 'Disease', (87, 105)) ('mental retardation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008607', (135, 153)) ('causing', 'Reg', (79, 86)) ('transcriptional', 'MPA', (44, 59)) ('Fragile X Syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005600', (87, 105)) ('FMR1', 'Gene', (73, 77)) ('Expansion', 'Var', (0, 9)) 56240 21170301 Evidence against this mechanism includes normal FMR1 mRNA levels in a patient with a deleterious point mutation in FMRP and in patients with very large unmethylated CGG repeats who translate little or no protein. ('FMRP', 'Gene', (115, 119)) ('FMR1 mRNA levels', 'MPA', (48, 64)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (127, 134)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (70, 77)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (127, 135)) ('point mutation', 'Var', (97, 111)) ('FMRP', 'Gene', '2332', (115, 119)) 56242 21170301 Our results provide evidence both that the expanded CGG repeat enhances its own transcription in cis via alterations in local chromatin structure and that this transcriptional augmentation may be pharmacologically modifiable. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (179, 182)) ('CGG', 'Protein', (52, 55)) ('transcription', 'MPA', (80, 93)) ('alterations', 'Reg', (105, 116)) ('enhances', 'PosReg', (63, 71)) ('expanded', 'Var', (43, 51)) ('local chromatin structure', 'MPA', (120, 145)) 56245 21170301 In lines expressing the transgene at higher levels, the rough eye is more severe, with loss of normal oomatidia formation and frank necrosis, especially when flies are reared at higher temperatures (Figure 1B versus Figure 1A, 1E). ('rough eye', 'Disease', (56, 65)) ('loss of normal oomatidia', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537354', (87, 111)) ('necrosis', 'Disease', (132, 140)) ('transgene', 'Var', (24, 33)) ('loss of normal oomatidia', 'Disease', (87, 111)) ('necrosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009336', (132, 140)) 56251 21170301 Most relevant to the current study, overexpression of dHDAC6 can rescue polyglutamine induced neurodegeneration in an autophagy-dependent manner in a Drosophila model. ('neurodegeneration', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002180', (94, 111)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (36, 50)) ('polyglutamine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C097188', (72, 85)) ('Drosophila', 'Species', '7227', (150, 160)) ('dHDAC6', 'Gene', (54, 60)) ('neurodegeneration', 'Disease', (94, 111)) ('neurodegeneration', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019636', (94, 111)) ('dHDAC6', 'Gene', '32461', (54, 60)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (138, 141)) ('polyglutamine', 'Var', (72, 85)) 56254 21170301 Conversely, siRNA knockdown of dHDAC6 enhanced the CGG repeat induced phenotype (Figure 1F compared to Figure 1E and 1G, note that the black material on the eye in Figure 1F is eschar from necrosis). ('knockdown', 'Var', (18, 27)) ('dHDAC6', 'Gene', '32461', (31, 37)) ('necrosis', 'Disease', (189, 197)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (38, 46)) ('necrosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009336', (189, 197)) ('CGG repeat induced phenotype', 'CPA', (51, 79)) ('dHDAC6', 'Gene', (31, 37)) 56269 21170301 Moreover, global HDAC inhibition or selective siRNA knockdown of HDAC3 or 6 does not alter expression of uas-HTT transgenes in a separate Drosophila model of polyglutamine disease. ('HDAC3', 'Gene', (65, 70)) ('polyglutamine disease', 'Disease', (158, 179)) ('polyglutamine disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (158, 179)) ('Drosophila', 'Species', '7227', (138, 148)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (52, 61)) 56273 21170301 Two of the pre-mutation lymphoblast cell lines (#C0051.004, (CGG)90, and #C014.004, (CGG)91, a kind gift from Stephanie Sherman) were derived from patients with clinically probable FXTAS. ('#C014.004', 'Var', (73, 82)) ('FXTAS', 'Disease', (181, 186)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (147, 155)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (124, 127)) ('#C0051.004', 'Var', (48, 58)) 56276 21170301 The increased association of acetylated histones at both histone H3K9 and histone H4 with the FMR1 locus correlated with CGG repeat length (Figure 4F and Figure S5A, S5B, S5C, S5D). ('S5D', 'Mutation', 'p.S5D', (176, 179)) ('histone', 'Protein', (74, 81)) ('association', 'Interaction', (14, 25)) ('CGG repeat length', 'Var', (121, 138)) ('FMR1', 'Gene', (94, 98)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (4, 13)) 56278 21170301 Although analysis of EBV-transformed lymphoblast cell lines has been a mainstay of research related to chromatin changes associated with Fragile X spectrum disorders, evidence suggests that epigenetic changes in these cell lines do not always reflect the chromatin state in the starting tissues. ('Fragile X spectrum disorders', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000729', (137, 165)) ('Fragile X spectrum disorders', 'Disease', (137, 165)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (190, 200)) ('Fragile X spectrum disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005600', (137, 165)) 56309 21170301 In Drosophila transgenic for the CGG expansion and co-expressed a ubiquitous GeneSwitch driver (under the Tubulin promoter), there was very few fly deaths over 2 weeks in the absence of RU-486 (Figure 7A, no drug). ('transgenic', 'Var', (14, 24)) ('Tubulin', 'Gene', '39130', (106, 113)) ('Tubulin', 'Gene', (106, 113)) ('Drosophila', 'Species', '7227', (3, 13)) ('RU-486', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015735', (186, 192)) ('CGG expansion', 'Var', (33, 46)) 56313 21170301 To test whether HAT inhibitors could extend the lifespan of adult uas-(CGG)90 eGFP flies triggered to express the transgene ubiquitously, 1-3 day-old adult animals were placed on food that contained either RU-486 +DMSO or RU-486+ increasing doses of Garcinol. ('DMSO', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004121', (214, 218)) ('Garcinol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C054597', (250, 258)) ('RU-486', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015735', (206, 212)) ('extend', 'PosReg', (37, 43)) ('RU-486+', 'Var', (222, 229)) ('lifespan', 'CPA', (48, 56)) ('RU-486', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015735', (222, 228)) 56314 21170301 As shown in Figure 7B, for (CGG)90eGFP line 1, Garcinol led to a dose-dependent increase in survival that was statistically significant at the highest two doses (Garcinol 100 microM versus DMSO, Log Rank test, chi2 = 2.92, p = 0.08; Garcinol 200 microM versus DMSO, Log Rank test, chi2 = 16.89, p<0.0001; Garcinol 400 microM versus DMSO, chi2 = 10.98, p = 0.0003), with a 42% mean increase in lifespan on Garcinol 200 microM. ('Garcinol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C054597', (162, 170)) ('survival', 'CPA', (92, 100)) ('lifespan', 'CPA', (393, 401)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (80, 88)) ('DMSO', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004121', (332, 336)) ('DMSO', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004121', (260, 264)) ('Garcinol', 'Var', (47, 55)) ('Garcinol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C054597', (305, 313)) ('Garcinol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C054597', (47, 55)) ('Garcinol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C054597', (405, 413)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (381, 389)) ('DMSO', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004121', (189, 193)) ('Garcinol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C054597', (233, 241)) 56323 21170301 First, because the CGG repeat expansion impairs translation of FMR1 mRNA into protein, the increase could result from a feedback loop driven by lower levels of the Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein, FMRP. ('CGG repeat expansion', 'Var', (19, 39)) ('impairs', 'NegReg', (40, 47)) ('Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein', 'Gene', (164, 200)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (144, 149)) ('Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein', 'Gene', '2332', (164, 200)) ('FMR1', 'Gene', (63, 67)) ('FMRP', 'Gene', '2332', (202, 206)) ('Mental Retardation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001249', (174, 192)) ('FMRP', 'Gene', (202, 206)) ('translation', 'MPA', (48, 59)) 56324 21170301 Consistent with a primary effect of the CGG expansion in cis on transcription, we observed increased (CGG)90-eGFP mRNA expression in two Drosophila lines compared to control eGFP mRNA expression with the same promoter and driver (Figure 3A). ('Drosophila', 'Species', '7227', (137, 147)) ('expansion', 'Var', (44, 53)) ('mRNA expression', 'MPA', (114, 129)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (91, 100)) 56325 21170301 Extensive work has characterized the regulation of basal and activity-dependent transcription of the FMR1 gene with a normal sized CGG repeat versus the fully expanded repeat of Fragile X Mental Retardation (FXS). ('Fragile X Mental Retardation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005600', (178, 206)) ('Fragile X Mental Retardation', 'Disease', (178, 206)) ('FXS', 'Disease', (208, 211)) ('Mental Retardation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001249', (188, 206)) ('FMR1', 'Gene', (101, 105)) ('FXS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005600', (208, 211)) ('CGG repeat', 'Var', (131, 141)) 56327 21170301 This combination of hypermethylation and heterochromatin results in transcriptional silencing of the FMR1 gene and the symptoms of FXS. ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (20, 36)) ('FMR1 gene', 'Gene', (101, 110)) ('heterochromatin', 'Var', (41, 56)) ('silencing', 'NegReg', (84, 93)) ('FXS', 'Disease', (131, 134)) ('FXS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005600', (131, 134)) ('transcriptional', 'MPA', (68, 83)) 56329 21170301 Previous work has also characterized chromatin changes in fibroblasts and lymphoblasts derived from unmethylated full mutation(>200 CGG repeats) patients. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (145, 153)) ('chromatin', 'MPA', (37, 46)) ('>200 CGG repeats', 'Var', (127, 143)) 56334 21170301 Perhaps most convincing are data from a fragile X syndrome patient with a point mutation that encodes a nonfunctioning but stable FMRP. ('point mutation', 'Var', (74, 88)) ('fragile X syndrome', 'Disease', (40, 58)) ('fragile X syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005600', (40, 58)) ('FMRP', 'Gene', '2332', (130, 134)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (59, 66)) ('FMRP', 'Gene', (130, 134)) 56336 21170301 Similarly, a knock-in model of this same mutation into the FMR1 locus in mice recapitulates many features of the Fragile X phenotype but FMR1 mRNA levels were not altered. ('mutation', 'Var', (41, 49)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (73, 77)) ('FMR1', 'Gene', (59, 63)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (92, 95)) 56343 21170301 HDAC inhibition has emerged as a potential therapeutic strategy in numerous neurodegenerative diseases, including polyglutamine disorders. ('neurodegenerative disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002180', (76, 101)) ('numerous neurodegenerative diseases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019636', (67, 102)) ('polyglutamine disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (114, 137)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (5, 15)) ('polyglutamine disorders', 'Disease', (114, 137)) ('numerous neurodegenerative diseases', 'Disease', (67, 102)) ('neurodegenerative diseases', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002180', (76, 102)) ('HDAC', 'Protein', (0, 4)) 56364 21170301 In summary, we provide evidence that HDAC expression in vivo or pharmacologic treatment with HAT inhibitors in patient cells can correct the transcriptional upregulation associated with pre-mutation length expanded CGG repeat sequences. ('transcriptional', 'MPA', (141, 156)) ('expanded CGG repeat sequences', 'Var', (206, 235)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (83, 86)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (157, 169)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (111, 118)) 56365 21170301 Our data support a model whereby the expanded CGG repeat sequence in the FMR1 gene in FXTAS patients alters local chromatin structure in cis to favor increased FMR1 transcription. ('alters', 'Reg', (101, 107)) ('favor increased', 'PosReg', (144, 159)) ('transcription', 'MPA', (165, 178)) ('FXTAS', 'Disease', (86, 91)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (92, 100)) ('expanded CGG repeat sequence', 'Var', (37, 65)) ('local chromatin structure', 'MPA', (108, 133)) ('FMR1', 'Gene', (73, 77)) ('FMR1', 'Gene', (160, 164)) 56367 21170301 Importantly, our results suggest that these alterations in chromatin structure at the FMR1 locus are dynamic and modifiable, such that various genetic and pharmacologic manipulations of the state of histone acetylation at and near the CGG repeat can change the level of transcription in human cells and in animal models. ('change', 'Reg', (250, 256)) ('manipulations', 'Var', (169, 182)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (169, 172)) ('FMR1', 'Gene', (86, 90)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (289, 292)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (287, 292)) ('level of transcription', 'MPA', (261, 283)) 56373 21170301 The cDNA for Drosophila HDAC3 and HDAC6 were amplified from the expressed sequence tag (EST) clones LD23745 and LD43531, respectively. ('LD43531', 'Var', (112, 119)) ('LD23745', 'Var', (100, 107)) ('HDAC6', 'Gene', (34, 39)) ('Drosophila', 'Species', '7227', (13, 23)) 56377 21170301 The dHDAC expression was activated in genetic crosses trans to the yeast GAL4 transcription factor, which was in turn regulated by the eye-specific promoter GMR upstream of the yeast GAL4 cDNA. ('GMR', 'Gene', (157, 160)) ('yeast', 'Species', '4932', (177, 182)) ('yeast', 'Species', '4932', (67, 72)) ('dHDAC', 'Chemical', '-', (4, 9)) ('dHDAC', 'Gene', (4, 9)) ('GMR', 'Gene', '1438', (157, 160)) ('activated', 'PosReg', (25, 34)) ('crosses', 'Var', (46, 53)) 56390 21170301 C0051.004, (CGG 90) Definite FXTAS; Onset at 59, postural tremor with mild gait imbalance. ('tremor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001337', (58, 64)) ('imbalance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002172', (80, 89)) ('tremor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014202', (58, 64)) ('tremor', 'Disease', (58, 64)) ('C0051.004', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('postural tremor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002174', (49, 64)) ('gait imbalance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002141', (75, 89)) 56448 20551952 Inhibition of the VEGF/VEGFR system has already become a clinically relevant strategy for innovative treatment of several urological tumours. ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 139)) ('VEGFR', 'Gene', (23, 28)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 140)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (133, 140)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (133, 140)) ('Inhibition', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('VEGFR', 'Gene', '3791', (23, 28)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (106, 109)) 56469 20551952 Proteins were transferred to PVDF membranes by electroblotting for 1.5 h. Blots were blocked in 5% skim milk powder solution (Merck, Darmstadt, Germany) for 1 h, and then incubated at 4 C overnight with antibodies directed against ERK1/2 and pERK1/2 (1 : 500 or 1 : 1000, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, CA, USA) as well as with p21waf1/cip1 (1 : 200 Cell Signaling, Danvers, MA, USA) and p27Kip1 (1 : 2000 Cell Signaling). ('p27Kip1', 'Gene', (396, 403)) ('ERK1/2', 'Gene', (244, 250)) ('ERK1/2', 'Gene', '5595;5594', (244, 250)) ('p21waf1/cip1', 'Gene', '1026', (336, 348)) ('p21waf1/cip1', 'Gene', (336, 348)) ('1 : 500', 'Var', (252, 259)) ('ERK1/2', 'Gene', (232, 238)) ('ERK1/2', 'Gene', '5595;5594', (232, 238)) ('p27Kip1', 'Gene', '1027', (396, 403)) 56490 20551952 Both, HP-2 as well as HP-14 led to time- and dose-dependent growth inhibition of HUVEC, EA.hy926 and TGCT cells (Tera-1, Tera-2 and 2102EP) of up to >80%. ('HP-14', 'Chemical', '-', (22, 27)) ('HP-', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C035699', (22, 25)) ('HP-14', 'Var', (22, 27)) ('Tera-2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:2777', (121, 127)) ('HP-2', 'Gene', (6, 10)) ('Tera-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:2776', (113, 119)) ('growth', 'CPA', (60, 66)) ('HUVEC', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:2959', (81, 86)) ('HP-', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C035699', (6, 9)) ('EA.hy926', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:3901', (88, 96)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (101, 105)) 56522 20551952 Especially the smaller supplying vessels were influenced by HP-2 treatment (Figure 6E), whereas no obvious influence was observed on the capillary plexus (star). ('influenced', 'Reg', (46, 56)) ('HP-2', 'Gene', (60, 64)) ('HP-', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C035699', (60, 63)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (70, 73)) ('treatment', 'Var', (65, 74)) ('smaller', 'NegReg', (15, 22)) 56524 20551952 HP-14 (10 mu, 48 h) led to an increase in non-perfused areas and to an obvious degeneration of the vasculature and the capillary plexus (Figures 6F and I). ('HP-14', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 5)) ('non-perfused areas', 'CPA', (42, 60)) ('HP-14', 'Var', (0, 5)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (30, 38)) ('degeneration', 'NegReg', (79, 91)) 56533 20551952 Inhibition of the VEGF/VEGFR system has already become a clinically relevant strategy for treatment of some urological cancers, especially those refractory to the standard chemotherapy, whereas TGCTs are not systematically analysed in this respect. ('urological cancers', 'Disease', (108, 126)) ('VEGFR', 'Gene', (23, 28)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (194, 198)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 126)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (95, 98)) ('Inhibition', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('VEGFR', 'Gene', '3791', (23, 28)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 125)) ('urological cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014571', (108, 126)) 56548 20551952 HP-14 also increased the expression of antiangiogenic genes such as the angiogenesis inhibitor endostatin (COL18A1). ('HP-14', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 5)) ('endostatin', 'Gene', '80781', (95, 105)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (11, 20)) ('endostatin', 'Gene', (95, 105)) ('expression', 'MPA', (25, 35)) ('antiangiogenic genes', 'Gene', (39, 59)) ('HP-14', 'Var', (0, 5)) ('COL18A1', 'Gene', (107, 114)) ('COL18A1', 'Gene', '80781', (107, 114)) 56554 20551952 Our observation that HP-treatment-induced S-phase arrest and p21 overexpression is in agreement with a previous report that transduction of the p21 gene resulted in an S-phase arrest. ('S-phase', 'MPA', (168, 175)) ('p21', 'Gene', (144, 147)) ('transduction', 'Var', (124, 136)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (91, 94)) ('p21', 'Gene', '1026', (61, 64)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (29, 32)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (65, 79)) ('HP-', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C035699', (21, 24)) ('p21', 'Gene', (61, 64)) ('S-phase arrest', 'CPA', (42, 56)) ('p21', 'Gene', '1026', (144, 147)) 56561 20551952 In our gene array experiments, we also observed an inhibition of the AKT because of HP-14 treatment. ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (51, 61)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (24, 27)) ('AKT', 'Gene', (69, 72)) ('HP-14', 'Gene', (84, 89)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (95, 98)) ('HP-14', 'Chemical', '-', (84, 89)) ('treatment', 'Var', (90, 99)) ('AKT', 'Gene', '207', (69, 72)) 56598 31480363 Other risk factors are white ethnicity, small birth weight, preterm birth, small gestational age, inguinal hernia, twinning, subfertility, testicular dysgenesis syndrome, adult height, and low BMI (Body mass index) :possibly as proxies of the birth-cohort effect. ('inguinal hernia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006552', (98, 113)) ('inguinal hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000023', (98, 113)) ('twinning', 'Disease', (115, 123)) ('low BMI', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0045082', (189, 196)) ('subfertility', 'Disease', (125, 137)) ('low BMI', 'Var', (189, 196)) ('testicular dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008715', (139, 160)) ('hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100790', (107, 113)) ('small gestational age', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (75, 96)) ('testicular dysgenesis syndrome', 'Disease', (139, 169)) ('preterm birth', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001622', (60, 73)) ('testicular dysgenesis syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013733', (139, 169)) ('inguinal hernia', 'Disease', (98, 113)) ('small birth weight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (40, 58)) 56609 31480363 The histology codes were grouped into the following four categories: seminoma (ICDO-3 codes: 9060-9064), non-seminoma (ICDO-3 codes: 9065, 9070-9072, 9080-9085, 9100-9102), other, and unspecified. ('seminoma', 'Disease', (109, 117)) ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (105, 117)) ('9070-9072', 'Var', (139, 148)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (69, 77)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (109, 117)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (69, 77)) ('9100-9102', 'Var', (161, 170)) ('unspecified', 'Species', '32644', (184, 195)) ('9080-9085', 'Var', (150, 159)) ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', (105, 117)) 56754 30858829 Chemotherapy, especially platinum-based treatment, is associated with paraesthesia, hypogonadism, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension, and also with memory problems and lower cognitive performance in TCSs. ('man', 'Species', '9606', (194, 197)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007006', (84, 96)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (172, 177)) ('platinum-based treatment', 'Var', (25, 49)) ('memory problems', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002354', (152, 167)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (25, 33)) ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (124, 136)) ('paraesthesia', 'Disease', (70, 82)) ('hypercholesterolemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003124', (98, 118)) ('hypercholesterolemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006937', (98, 118)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (203, 205)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', (84, 96)) ('lower cognitive performance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001249', (172, 199)) ('hypercholesterolemia', 'Disease', (98, 118)) ('memory problems', 'CPA', (152, 167)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (45, 48)) ('hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000135', (84, 96)) ('TCSs', 'Chemical', '-', (203, 207)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (124, 136)) ('Chemotherapy', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (124, 136)) 56828 30858829 This discrepancy may be correlated with the fact that people with a higher level of education have a greater chance of being employed after their cancer diagnosis than less educated patients job type is also a factor, e.g., manual labor is negatively associated with a return to work due to its physically strenuous nature. ('cancer', 'Disease', (146, 152)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (146, 152)) ('negatively', 'NegReg', (240, 250)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (182, 190)) ('people', 'Species', '9606', (54, 60)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (224, 227)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (146, 152)) ('manual labor', 'Var', (224, 236)) 56830 30858829 reported that TCSs with poorer avoidance coping skills fared worse in terms of paired relationships and paid work than TCSs with a better approach to coping. ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (14, 16)) ('TCSs', 'Chemical', '-', (119, 123)) ('paid work', 'CPA', (104, 113)) ('TCSs', 'Chemical', '-', (14, 18)) ('avoidance coping skills', 'CPA', (31, 54)) ('paired relationships', 'CPA', (79, 99)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (119, 121)) ('poorer', 'Var', (24, 30)) 56897 28900475 They have stressed on the associations between chronic inflammation, persistent infection, and cancer, where autocrine and paracrine signals mediate oncogenic action, causing changes in somatic cells under the influence of the microbial genome or of epigenetic factors. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (95, 101)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (95, 101)) ('epigenetic factors', 'Var', (250, 268)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (95, 101)) ('chronic inflammation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007249', (47, 67)) ('changes', 'Reg', (175, 182)) ('chronic inflammation', 'Disease', (47, 67)) ('infection', 'Disease', (80, 89)) ('persistent infection', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031035', (69, 89)) ('infection', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007239', (80, 89)) 56993 27195317 Although mean age of patients was lower in ITGCN group (32.6 years old), it was not significantly different from the overall group. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (21, 29)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (34, 39)) ('ITGCN', 'Chemical', '-', (43, 48)) ('ITGCN', 'Var', (43, 48)) 57021 26265322 Overall, the small RNA deregulation in TGCT provides new insight into the small RNA interplay. ('TGCT', 'Gene', (39, 43)) ('deregulation', 'Var', (23, 35)) ('nt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009711', (66, 68)) ('nt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009711', (85, 87)) 57026 26265322 Precise control of miRNA expression is crucial for keeping cells in normal physiological states, and dysregulation of miRNAs may lead to oncogenesis. ('lead to', 'Reg', (129, 136)) ('oncogenesis', 'CPA', (137, 148)) ('nt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009711', (10, 12)) ('miRNAs', 'Protein', (118, 124)) ('dysregulation', 'Var', (101, 114)) 57028 26265322 Moreover, the miRNAs miR-371-373, miR-302 and miR-146 have previously been shown to display a TGCT-specific expression pattern, indicating a potential role for miRNAs in TGCT pathogenesis. ('miR-371', 'Gene', (21, 28)) ('miR-302', 'Var', (34, 41)) ('miR-146', 'Var', (46, 53)) ('miR-371', 'Gene', '442916', (21, 28)) ('TGCT-specific', 'Disease', (94, 107)) ('nt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009711', (145, 147)) ('expression', 'MPA', (108, 118)) 57044 26265322 Combined, these findings indicate that epigenetic disruption is a hallmark for the development of testicular tumors, and that it is affected by the sncRNA expression. ('nt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009711', (92, 94)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (90, 93)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (98, 115)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (98, 115)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 114)) ('epigenetic disruption', 'Var', (39, 60)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 115)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', (98, 115)) 57056 26265322 Additionally, sequences 32-34 nt in length in all sample groups show a significant enrichment for 5'G, corresponding to the decrease in sequences containing 5'U (Fig. ('nt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009711', (30, 32)) ('sequences', 'MPA', (136, 145)) ('nt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009711', (80, 82)) ("5'U", 'Var', (157, 160)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (124, 132)) ('nt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009711', (148, 150)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (89, 92)) ('nt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009711', (91, 93)) 57083 26265322 The expression of corresponding tRNA halves and tRFs correlate (log scale), however, a few tRNAs (tRNA-Val-GTG/GTY, tRNA-Gly-GGY/GGG) have a higher abundance in tRFs compared to tRNA halves (Additional file 3A-B). ('tRNA-Gly-GGY/GGG', 'Var', (116, 132)) ('tRF', 'Gene', '7013', (48, 51)) ('Val', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014633', (103, 106)) ('tRNA-Val-GTG/GTY', 'Var', (98, 114)) ('tRF', 'Gene', (161, 164)) ('Gly', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005998', (121, 124)) ('tRF', 'Gene', (48, 51)) ('tRF', 'Gene', '7013', (161, 164)) 57091 26265322 The most significantly differentially expressed miRNAs were from the miRNA clusters miR-302/367 and miR-371-373, seen in the upper right corner of the plot. ('nt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009711', (30, 32)) ('differentially', 'Reg', (23, 37)) ('miR-371', 'Gene', (100, 107)) ('nt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009711', (18, 20)) ('miR-302/367', 'Var', (84, 95)) ('miR-371', 'Gene', '442916', (100, 107)) 57121 26265322 and Ushida et al.. Our results confirm previous findings indicating that miRNAs have a relevant role during testicular carcinogenesis, since overexpression of the miR-371-373, miR-302 and miR-367-3p clusters was noted in malignant TGCT tissue. ('miR-367', 'Gene', (188, 195)) ('testicular carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (108, 133)) ('miR-302', 'Var', (176, 183)) ('testicular carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (108, 133)) ('miR-371', 'Gene', (163, 170)) ('miR-367', 'Gene', '442912', (188, 195)) ('nt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009711', (93, 95)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (141, 155)) ('nt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009711', (228, 230)) ('miR-371', 'Gene', '442916', (163, 170)) 57123 26265322 A study using a genetic screen of primary human cells supported this observation and found that both miR-372-373 and miR-302 may act as TGCT oncogenes through inhibition of target genes such as Large Tumor Suppressor homolog 2 (LATS2). ('LATS2', 'Gene', (228, 233)) ('LATS2', 'Gene', '26524', (228, 233)) ('miR-302', 'Var', (117, 124)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', '442917', (101, 108)) ('Large Tumor Suppressor homolog 2', 'Gene', (194, 226)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (42, 47)) ('Large Tumor Suppressor homolog 2', 'Gene', '26524', (194, 226)) ('Tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (200, 205)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', (101, 108)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (159, 169)) 57137 26265322 Several of the miR-371-373 and miR-302/367 cluster members have shown a sufficiently strong association with TGCT to serve as biomarkers of TGCT. ('miR-302/367', 'Var', (31, 42)) ('miR-371', 'Gene', '442916', (15, 22)) ('nt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009711', (80, 82)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (109, 113)) ('miR-371', 'Gene', (15, 22)) ('association', 'Interaction', (92, 103)) 57140 26265322 We have confirmed the association between TGCT and high expression of the miR-371-373 and miR-302/367 clusters. ('high expression', 'MPA', (51, 66)) ('miR-302/367', 'Var', (90, 101)) ('miR-371', 'Gene', '442916', (74, 81)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (42, 46)) ('association', 'Interaction', (22, 33)) ('miR-371', 'Gene', (74, 81)) 57254 23226724 Male athymic mice (n=12), 10-12 weeks of age, were inoculated with 5x105 B16FO melanoma cells in 100 mul of PBS into the right testis, while the left testis was left untreated. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (13, 17)) ('5x105 B16FO', 'Var', (67, 78)) ('PBS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007854', (108, 111)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (79, 87)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (79, 87)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (79, 87)) 57275 23226724 A nutrient mixture (NM) containing lysine, proline, ascorbic acid and green tea extract has demonstrated anticancer activity in a number of human cancer cell lines, inhibiting cancer cell growth, MMP secretion, invasion, metastasis and angiogenesis. ('invasion', 'CPA', (211, 219)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (146, 152)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (109, 115)) ('tea', 'Gene', '11988', (76, 79)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (176, 182)) ('inhibiting', 'NegReg', (165, 175)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (146, 152)) ('metastasis', 'CPA', (221, 231)) ('ascorbic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001205', (52, 65)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (176, 182)) ('tea', 'Gene', (76, 79)) ('lysine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (35, 41)) ('proline', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011392', (43, 50)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (146, 152)) ('lysine', 'Var', (35, 41)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (109, 115)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 115)) ('NM', 'Chemical', '-', (20, 22)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (140, 145)) ('MMP secretion', 'CPA', (196, 209)) ('angiogenesis', 'CPA', (236, 248)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (176, 182)) 57286 23226724 The NM 1% diet comprised the following in the ratio indicated: vitamin C (as ascorbic acid and as Mg, Ca, and palmitate ascorbate) 700 mg; L-lysine 1000 mg; L-proline 750 mg; L-arginine 500 mg; N-acetyl cysteine 200 mg; standardized green tea extract (80% polyphenol) 1000 mg; selenium 30 mug; copper 2 mg; manganese 1 mg. ('L-proline', 'Var', (157, 166)) ('ascorbic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001205', (77, 90)) ('vitamin C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001205', (63, 72)) ('NM', 'Chemical', '-', (4, 6)) ('L-arginine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001120', (175, 185)) ('N-acetyl cysteine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000111', (194, 211)) ('selenium', 'MPA', (277, 285)) ('L-lysine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (139, 147)) ('tea', 'Gene', (239, 242)) ('palmitate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010168', (110, 119)) ('tea', 'Gene', '11988', (239, 242)) ('copper', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003300', (294, 300)) ('selenium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012643', (277, 285)) ('manganese', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008345', (307, 316)) ('ascorbate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001205', (120, 129)) ('polyphenol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D059808', (256, 266)) ('L-proline', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011392', (157, 166)) 57307 23226724 By contrast, some enlargement of the right testis was evident in the NM 1% group, although it was much smaller than that observed in the control group. ('NM', 'Chemical', '-', (69, 71)) ('enlargement', 'PosReg', (18, 29)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (25, 28)) ('NM 1%', 'Var', (69, 74)) 57331 23226724 Lysine interferes with the activation of plasminogen into plasmin by tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) by binding to plasminogen active sites, thereby affecting the plasmin-induced MMP activation cascade. ('interferes', 'NegReg', (7, 17)) ('plasmin-induced', 'MPA', (166, 181)) ('activation', 'MPA', (27, 37)) ('Lysine', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('affecting', 'Reg', (152, 161)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (107, 114)) ('Lysine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (0, 6)) 57338 23226724 N-acetyl cysteine has been observed to inhibit MMP-9 activity and invasive activities of tumor cells. ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (39, 46)) ('N-acetyl cysteine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000111', (0, 17)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (89, 94)) ('MMP-9', 'Gene', '17395', (47, 52)) ('MMP-9', 'Gene', (47, 52)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (89, 94)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (89, 94)) ('N-acetyl', 'Var', (0, 8)) 57346 18162130 Association between long-term neuro-toxicities in testicular cancer survivors and polymorphisms in glutathione-s-transferase-P1 and -M1, a retrospective cross sectional study To assess the impact of polymorphisms in Glutathione S-transferase (GST) -P1, -M1, and -T1 on self-reported chemotherapy-induced long-term toxicities in testicular cancer survivors (TCSs). ('TCSs', 'Chemical', '-', (357, 361)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (50, 67)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (82, 95)) ('neuro-toxicities in testicular cancer', 'Disease', (30, 67)) ('neuro-toxicities in testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (30, 67)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (328, 345)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (357, 359)) ('Glutathione S-transferase (GST) -P1, -M1, and -T1', 'Gene', '2950;2944;2952', (216, 265)) ('toxicities in testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (314, 345)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (61, 67)) ('Association', 'Interaction', (0, 11)) ('toxicities in testicular cancer', 'Disease', (314, 345)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (339, 345)) ('toxicities in testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (36, 67)) 57348 18162130 From all TCSs lymphocyte-derived DNA was analyzed for the functional A G polymorphism at bp 304 in GSTP1, and deletions in GST-M1 and GST-T1. ('GST-M1', 'Gene', '2944', (123, 129)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (99, 104)) ('GST-T1', 'Gene', (134, 140)) ('GST-M1', 'Gene', (123, 129)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (99, 104)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (9, 11)) ('deletions', 'Var', (110, 119)) ('TCSs', 'Chemical', '-', (9, 13)) ('GST-T1', 'Gene', '2952', (134, 140)) 57349 18162130 Evaluation of associations between GST polymorphisms and self-reported toxicities included adjustment for prior treatment. ('associations', 'Interaction', (14, 26)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (71, 81)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (39, 52)) ('GST', 'Gene', (35, 38)) ('GST', 'Gene', '373156', (35, 38)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', (71, 81)) 57352 18162130 Furthermore, absence of functional GSTM1 protected against hearing impairment (p = 0.025, OR 1.81 [1.08-3.03]). ('GSTM1', 'Gene', (35, 40)) ('hearing impairment', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (59, 77)) ('hearing impairment', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (59, 77)) ('absence', 'Var', (13, 20)) ('hearing impairment', 'Disease', (59, 77)) ('GSTM1', 'Gene', '2944', (35, 40)) 57353 18162130 In TCSs long-term self-reported chemotherapy-induced toxicities are associated with functional polymorphisms in GSTP1 and GSTM1. ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (112, 117)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (53, 63)) ('associated', 'Reg', (68, 78)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (95, 108)) ('GSTM1', 'Gene', '2944', (122, 127)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (112, 117)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', (53, 63)) ('GSTM1', 'Gene', (122, 127)) ('TCSs', 'Chemical', '-', (3, 7)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (3, 5)) 57354 18162130 Hypothetically, absence of GST-M1 leaves more glutathione as substrate for the co-expressed GST-P1. ('absence', 'Var', (16, 23)) ('GST-P1', 'Gene', '2950', (92, 98)) ('GST-M1', 'Gene', '2944', (27, 33)) ('glutathione', 'MPA', (46, 57)) ('more', 'PosReg', (41, 45)) ('GST-P1', 'Gene', (92, 98)) ('glutathione', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005978', (46, 57)) ('GST-M1', 'Gene', (27, 33)) 57355 18162130 Genotyping of these GSTs might be a welcomed step towards a more individualized treatment of patients with metastatic testicular cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 135)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (118, 135)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (118, 135)) ('GSTs', 'Gene', '373156', (20, 24)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (118, 135)) ('GSTs', 'Gene', (20, 24)) ('Genotyping', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (93, 101)) 57370 18162130 We considered germ-line polymorphisms within GST genes as promising candidates for the exploration of the large inter-individual variability of long-term treatment toxicities. ('GST', 'Gene', (45, 48)) ('GST', 'Gene', '373156', (45, 48)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (164, 174)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (24, 37)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', (164, 174)) 57378 18162130 Whole blood EDTA samples were collected from the TCSs, lymphocyte-DNA extracted, and submitted to genetic analyses of functional polymorphisms in the genes coding for GSTT1, -M1, and -P1. ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (129, 142)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (49, 51)) ('GSTT1', 'Gene', (167, 172)) ('GSTT1', 'Gene', '2952', (167, 172)) ('TCSs', 'Chemical', '-', (49, 53)) ('EDTA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004492', (12, 16)) 57380 18162130 The known inherited homozygous deletions in GSTT1 and GSTM1 are equivalent to non-functional enzymes. ('GSTT1', 'Gene', '2952', (44, 49)) ('GSTM1', 'Gene', '2944', (54, 59)) ('GSTT1', 'Gene', (44, 49)) ('GSTM1', 'Gene', (54, 59)) ('deletions', 'Var', (31, 40)) 57381 18162130 A functional single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the GSTP1 gene at base pair 315 between Adenosine (A) and Guanine (G) leads to the expression of either isoleucine (Ile) or valine (Val) at codon 105 (Ile105, Val105). ('Val', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014633', (212, 215)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (57, 62)) ('expression', 'MPA', (136, 146)) ('valine', 'MPA', (177, 183)) ('Val', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014633', (185, 188)) ('valine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014633', (177, 183)) ('single nucleotide polymorphism', 'Var', (13, 43)) ('Ile105', 'Chemical', '-', (204, 210)) ('Val105', 'Chemical', '-', (212, 218)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (57, 62)) ('Adenosine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000241', (93, 102)) ('Ile', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007532', (169, 172)) ('Ile', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007532', (204, 207)) ('Guanine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006147', (111, 118)) ('isoleucine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007532', (157, 167)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (123, 131)) ('isoleucine', 'MPA', (157, 167)) 57403 18162130 Paresthesias in fingers/toes as well as tinnitus and hearing impairment were significantly associated with polymorphic alleles of GSTP1 and/or GSTM1. ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (130, 135)) ('Paresthesias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003401', (0, 12)) ('tinnitus and hearing impairment', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (40, 71)) ('hearing impairment', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (53, 71)) ('GSTM1', 'Gene', '2944', (143, 148)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (130, 135)) ('Paresthesias', 'Disease', (0, 12)) ('polymorphic alleles', 'Var', (107, 126)) ('GSTM1', 'Gene', (143, 148)) ('tinnitus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000360', (40, 48)) ('associated', 'Reg', (91, 101)) 57405 18162130 Functional GSTM1 increased the risk of hearing impairment by 1.8 (table 3). ('GSTM1', 'Gene', (11, 16)) ('hearing impairment', 'Disease', (39, 57)) ('Functional', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('hearing impairment', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (39, 57)) ('GSTM1', 'Gene', '2944', (11, 16)) ('hearing impairment', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (39, 57)) 57406 18162130 Presence of both GSTP1-G alleles reduced the risk of peripheral paresthesias in the fingers and in the toes, and of tinnitus by at least the factor two. ('tinnitus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014012', (116, 124)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (17, 22)) ('peripheral paresthesias in the fingers', 'Disease', (53, 91)) ('paresthesias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003401', (64, 76)) ('tinnitus', 'Disease', (116, 124)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (33, 40)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (17, 22)) ('Presence', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('tinnitus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000360', (116, 124)) 57408 18162130 In order to illustrate these relations we depicted the scorings of TCSs with either one or none GSTP1-G alleles (n = 201) opposed to those with both alleles (n = 37), figure 2. ('TCSs', 'Chemical', '-', (67, 71)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (67, 69)) ('alleles', 'Var', (104, 111)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (96, 101)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (96, 101)) 57409 18162130 Statistical analysis by chi2 tests for trends revealed significantly protective effect of GSTP1-G homozygosity against paresthesias in the fingers and toes (p = 0.040 and p = 0.025, respectively), Raynaud-like phenomena in the toes (p = 0.032), and tinnitus (p = 0.003). ('homozygosity', 'Var', (98, 110)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (90, 95)) ('Raynaud-like phenomena', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030880', (197, 219)) ('tinnitus', 'Disease', (249, 257)) ('paresthesias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003401', (119, 131)) ('paresthesias', 'Disease', (119, 131)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (90, 95)) ('Raynaud-like phenomena', 'Disease', (197, 219)) ('tinnitus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014012', (249, 257)) ('tinnitus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000360', (249, 257)) 57411 18162130 Furthermore, presence of functional GSTM1 nearly doubled the risk of hearing impairment. ('GSTM1', 'Gene', '2944', (36, 41)) ('hearing impairment', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (69, 87)) ('GSTM1', 'Gene', (36, 41)) ('presence', 'Var', (13, 21)) ('hearing impairment', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (69, 87)) ('hearing impairment', 'Disease', (69, 87)) 57413 18162130 Cisplatin leads to loss of outer hair cells in the cochlea, and thereby also to hearing impairment, which was limited by absence of GSTM1. ('GSTM1', 'Gene', '2944', (132, 137)) ('outer', 'Protein', (27, 32)) ('GSTM1', 'Gene', (132, 137)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (19, 23)) ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (0, 9)) ('hearing impairment', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (80, 98)) ('Cisplatin', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('hearing impairment', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (80, 98)) ('hearing impairment', 'Disease', (80, 98)) 57414 18162130 In the subgroup of 173 TCSs in whom audiometry was performed such a beneficial effect of non-functional GSTM1 was found for objectively measured cisplatin-induced hearing impairment, which in addition was strongly associated with the genotype GSTP1-GG . ('GSTM1', 'Gene', (104, 109)) ('non-functional', 'Var', (89, 103)) ('TCSs', 'Chemical', '-', (23, 27)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (243, 248)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (145, 154)) ('hearing impairment', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (163, 181)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (23, 25)) ('genotype', 'Var', (234, 242)) ('hearing impairment', 'Disease', (163, 181)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (243, 248)) ('beneficial', 'PosReg', (68, 78)) ('associated', 'Reg', (214, 224)) ('hearing impairment', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (163, 181)) ('GSTM1', 'Gene', '2944', (104, 109)) 57422 18162130 The protective effect of GSTP1-GG presence most likely mirrors an increased tolerance to this drug. ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (25, 30)) ('tolerance', 'MPA', (76, 85)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (66, 75)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (25, 30)) ('presence', 'Var', (34, 42)) 57428 18162130 Induction of leukemia and neurotoxicity by chemotherapy is apparently curbed by strictly opposite GSTP1 polymorphisms. ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (98, 103)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (98, 103)) ('leukemia and neurotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020258', (13, 39)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (104, 117)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (13, 21)) 57430 18162130 The examined SNP A G causes substitution of isoleucine by valine in GSTP1 at codon 105, a residue regulating the affinity and detoxification efficacy for electrophilic substrates. ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (68, 73)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (68, 73)) ('isoleucine', 'MPA', (44, 54)) ('substitution', 'Var', (28, 40)) ('isoleucine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007532', (44, 54)) ('valine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014633', (58, 64)) 57440 18162130 Inhibition of JNK in cisplatin-treated guinea pigs increased ototoxicity. ('JNK', 'Gene', (14, 17)) ('guinea pigs', 'Species', '10141', (39, 50)) ('ototoxicity', 'Disease', (61, 72)) ('ototoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006311', (61, 72)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (21, 30)) ('JNK', 'Gene', '5599', (14, 17)) ('Inhibition', 'Var', (0, 10)) 57444 18162130 Deletion of GST-M1, resulting in absence of this functional enzyme might thereby increase the risk of cisplatin-induced apoptosis. ('absence', 'NegReg', (33, 40)) ('cisplatin-induced apoptosis', 'MPA', (102, 129)) ('GST-M1', 'Gene', (12, 18)) ('functional', 'MPA', (49, 59)) ('GST-M1', 'Gene', '2944', (12, 18)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (102, 111)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (81, 89)) ('Deletion', 'Var', (0, 8)) 57448 18162130 Glutathione's protective potential might correlate with GST polymorphisms. ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (60, 73)) ('Glutathione', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005978', (0, 11)) ('GST', 'Gene', (56, 59)) ('GST', 'Gene', '373156', (56, 59)) ('protective potential', 'CPA', (14, 34)) ('Glutathione', 'Protein', (0, 11)) 57453 18162130 In conclusion, presence of both GSTP1-G alleles and/or absence of functional GSTM1 protect its carriers against several chemotherapy-induced long-term toxicities. ('GSTM1', 'Gene', '2944', (77, 82)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', '2950', (32, 37)) ('presence', 'Var', (15, 23)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (151, 161)) ('GSTM1', 'Gene', (77, 82)) ('absence', 'NegReg', (55, 62)) ('GSTP1', 'Gene', (32, 37)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', (151, 161)) 57455 18162130 However, the concordance between audiometrically evaluated cisplatin-induced hearing impairment and the observations presented here builds a strong case for the presence of relevant associations between GST polymorphisms and long-term chemotherapy-induced toxicities. ('GST', 'Gene', (203, 206)) ('hearing impairment', 'Disease', (77, 95)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (256, 266)) ('GST', 'Gene', '373156', (203, 206)) ('hearing impairment', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (77, 95)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (59, 68)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', (256, 266)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (207, 220)) ('hearing impairment', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (77, 95)) 57457 26716509 We performed a genome-wide somatic mutation-expression association study in a total of 219 endometrial cancer patients from TCGA database, by evaluating the correlation between ~5,800 somatic mutations to ~13,500 gene expression levels (in total, ~78, 500, 000 pairs). ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (91, 109)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 109)) ('correlation', 'Interaction', (157, 168)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (91, 109)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', (91, 109)) ('mutations', 'Var', (192, 201)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (110, 118)) 57458 26716509 A bioinformatics pipeline was devised to identify expression-associated single nucleotide variations (eSNVs) which are crucial for endometrial cancer progression and patient prognoses. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 149)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', (131, 149)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (131, 149)) ('single nucleotide variations', 'Var', (72, 100)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (131, 149)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (166, 173)) 57459 26716509 We further prioritized 394 biologically risky mutational candidates which mapped to 275 gene loci and demonstrated that these genes collaborated with expression features were significantly enriched in targets of drugs approved for solid tumors, suggesting the plausibility of drug repurposing. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (237, 243)) ('solid tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (231, 243)) ('mutational', 'Var', (46, 56)) ('solid tumors', 'Disease', (231, 243)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (237, 242)) 57473 26716509 We distinguished driver mutations from functionally neutral passenger mutations with the DawnRank algorithm, and included prior-identified genes from TCGA in the prioritization step. ('mutations', 'Var', (24, 33)) ('Ran', 'Gene', '5901', (93, 96)) ('Ran', 'Gene', (93, 96)) 57475 26716509 The number of driver mutations showed a significant association with the tumor histology (Kruskal-Wallis rank sum p = 0.0011, Supplementary Figure 2B), but not disease stage (Kruskal-Wallis rank sum p = 0.7212) or tumor grade (Kruskal-Wallis rank sum p = 0.1017). ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (73, 78)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (214, 219)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 78)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (214, 219)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (73, 78)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (214, 219)) ('mutations', 'Var', (21, 30)) 57476 26716509 Pairwise comparisons revealed significant difference between borne driver mutations of the endometrioid subtype compared to serous-like endometrial cancer (Bonferroni-adjusted Wilcoxon p = 0.0026, Figure 2B). ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (136, 154)) ('serous', 'Chemical', '-', (124, 130)) ('endometrioid', 'Disease', (91, 103)) ('mutations', 'Var', (74, 83)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (148, 154)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', (136, 154)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (136, 154)) 57478 26716509 Among all prioritized driver eSNVs, 3 were cis-acting mutational loci (Table 1), which were separately located on ATF7IP (chr12:14576892 T > C), TP53 (chr17:7578271 C > T), and XPO7 (chr8:21827087 C > T). ('XPO7', 'Gene', (177, 181)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', (114, 120)) ('chr12:14576892', 'Var', (122, 136)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (145, 149)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (145, 149)) ('21827087 C > T', 'Mutation', 'g.21827087C>T', (188, 202)) ('chr17:7578271', 'Var', (151, 164)) ('chr8:21827087', 'Var', (183, 196)) ('14576892 T > C', 'Mutation', 'g.14576892T>C', (128, 142)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', '55729', (114, 120)) ('7578271 C > T', 'Mutation', 'rs786201838', (157, 170)) ('XPO7', 'Gene', '23039', (177, 181)) 57481 26716509 The identified mutational clusters showed significant correlations with endometrial cancer patients' clinical profiles, including disease stage (Fisher's exact p = 0.0207) and tumor histology (Fisher's exact p = 0.0065), but not tumor grade (Fisher's exact p = 0.3861). ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (176, 181)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (91, 99)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (229, 234)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', (72, 90)) ('mutational', 'Var', (15, 25)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (229, 234)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (176, 181)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (72, 90)) ('correlations', 'Reg', (54, 66)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (72, 90)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (229, 234)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 90)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (176, 181)) 57485 26716509 As mutational clusters were also associated with disease aggressiveness, these factors were further adjusted for to avoid biased estimations of the effects of the identified clusters on the prognostic potential. ('aggressiveness', 'Disease', (57, 71)) ('aggressiveness', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000718', (57, 71)) ('associated', 'Reg', (33, 43)) ('aggressiveness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001523', (57, 71)) ('mutational', 'Var', (3, 13)) 57487 26716509 Therefore, a series of analyses suggested that a prominent role of patients' mutation profiles contributed to disease biology discovery in endometrial cancer. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (67, 75)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (151, 157)) ('mutation', 'Var', (77, 85)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', (139, 157)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (139, 157)) ('contributed', 'Reg', (95, 106)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (139, 157)) 57488 26716509 To identify biological candidate risk mutational variations in endometrial cancer patients, we conducted integrative analyses based on 542 candidate driver eSNVs and 1,894 genes the transcript levels of which were correlated with the mutational statuses of eSNVs. ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', (63, 81)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (82, 90)) ('variations', 'Var', (49, 59)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (63, 81)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (63, 81)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (75, 81)) 57494 26716509 As shown, the mutation profiles of 13 eSNVs were significantly associated with progression-free survival of endometrial cancer patients (HR = 9.3927, 95% CI = 4.82~18.31, p = 4.86x10-11, Figure 4A). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (120, 126)) ('eSNVs', 'Gene', (38, 43)) ('progression-free survival', 'CPA', (79, 104)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', (108, 126)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (63, 78)) ('mutation', 'Var', (14, 22)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (127, 135)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (108, 126)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (108, 126)) 57495 26716509 This result indicated a significant correlation between mutations and UCEC patient survival outcomes, and further confirmed the potential clinical utility of the 10 identified genes in an eSNV-based manner. ('mutations', 'Var', (56, 65)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (75, 82)) ('correlation', 'Reg', (36, 47)) 57497 26716509 Surprisingly, patients who bore the CTNNB1 mutation were significantly enriched in cluster 1 compared to clusters 2 and 3 (Chi-square p = 2.75 x 10-5). ('mutation', 'Var', (43, 51)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (36, 42)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (14, 22)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (36, 42)) 57498 26716509 Similarly, the PIK3CA mutation was significantly enriched in patients in cluster 3 (Chi-square p = 3.62 x 10-4). ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (61, 69)) ('PIK3CA', 'Gene', '5290', (15, 21)) ('mutation', 'Var', (22, 30)) ('PIK3CA', 'Gene', (15, 21)) 57499 26716509 In contrast, the number of patients with the TP53 mutation was higher in cluster 2 compared to clusters 1 and 3 (not significant, Chi-square p = 0.1926). ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (27, 35)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (45, 49)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (45, 49)) ('mutation', 'Var', (50, 58)) 57500 26716509 Notably, our results matched previous observations that mutations of TP53 and PPP2R1A were more common in the serous-like, which was enriched in cluster 2. ('PPP2R1A', 'Gene', '5518', (78, 85)) ('mutations', 'Var', (56, 65)) ('common', 'Reg', (96, 102)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (69, 73)) ('serous', 'Chemical', '-', (110, 116)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (69, 73)) ('serous-like', 'Disease', (110, 121)) ('PPP2R1A', 'Gene', (78, 85)) 57501 26716509 Comparatively, mutations of PTEN and ARID1A were more common in endometrioid endometrial cancer, which was enriched in clusters 1 and 3. ('PTEN', 'Gene', (28, 32)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', '5728', (28, 32)) ('ARID1A', 'Gene', '8289', (37, 43)) ('mutations', 'Var', (15, 24)) ('endometrioid endometrial cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (64, 95)) ('endometrioid endometrial cancer', 'Disease', (64, 95)) ('common', 'Reg', (54, 60)) ('ARID1A', 'Gene', (37, 43)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (77, 95)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (89, 95)) 57502 26716509 For instance, 4 of 6 eSNVs in CTNNB1 were enriched in cluster 1 patients and showed mutually exclusive patterns. ('eSNVs', 'Var', (21, 26)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (30, 36)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (64, 72)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (30, 36)) 57505 26716509 In addition, although most patients possessing TP53 mutations were enriched in cluster 2, this confirms previous results that the TP53 mutation is linked to poorer outcomes; however, the TP53 rs121913343 variation was only observed in cluster 1 patients. ('mutations', 'Var', (52, 61)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (245, 253)) ('rs121913343', 'Mutation', 'rs121913343', (192, 203)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (187, 191)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (27, 35)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (187, 191)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (47, 51)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (130, 134)) ('mutation', 'Var', (135, 143)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (130, 134)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (47, 51)) ('rs121913343', 'Var', (192, 203)) 57506 26716509 To identify cooperative dysregulation of eSNVs and gene transcription which may contribute to tumorigenesis and cancer progression, we derived a cluster-centric pairwise mutation-mutation correlation analysis based on beta-coefficients of transcript levels of associated genes (Supplementary Figure 3C). ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (94, 99)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (112, 118)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (112, 118)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 99)) ('dysregulation', 'Var', (24, 37)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (94, 99)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (112, 118)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (80, 90)) 57515 26716509 Second, we showed that patients' mutation profiles can be used to stratify UCECs, further linking disease aggressiveness and patient prognoses, thus providing a rationale to facilitate the fast-tracking of potential therapeutic targets in endometrial cancer. ('mutation', 'Var', (33, 41)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (239, 257)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (251, 257)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (23, 31)) ('linking disease aggressiveness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D038901', (90, 120)) ('aggressiveness', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000718', (106, 120)) ('linking disease aggressiveness', 'Disease', (90, 120)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (125, 132)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', (239, 257)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (239, 257)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (23, 30)) 57516 26716509 Third, we emphasized the importance of depicting somatic mutation profiles in an SNV-based manner, as different mutations in the same genes may link to distinct aggressiveness and prognostic outcomes in cancer patients. ('link to', 'Reg', (144, 151)) ('aggressiveness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001523', (161, 175)) ('mutations', 'Var', (112, 121)) ('aggressiveness', 'Disease', (161, 175)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (203, 209)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (203, 209)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (210, 218)) ('aggressiveness', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000718', (161, 175)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (203, 209)) 57517 26716509 In 3 identified endometrial cancer-related cis-eSNVs, we mentioned that alterations in TP53 (tumor protein p53) are well-studied in endometrial cancer, and our results revealed that 14 eSNVs were significantly correlated with transcript levels of 267 genes, demonstrating a wide regulatory role of TP53 somatic alterations in endometrial cancer. ('p53', 'Gene', (107, 110)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', (16, 34)) ('transcript levels', 'MPA', (226, 243)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (144, 150)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (16, 34)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (298, 302)) ('correlated', 'Reg', (210, 220)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (87, 91)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 98)) ('alterations', 'Var', (311, 322)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (132, 150)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (326, 344)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', (132, 150)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (298, 302)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (326, 344)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (132, 150)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (28, 34)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (107, 110)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (87, 91)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (93, 98)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (338, 344)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', (326, 344)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (16, 34)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (93, 98)) 57519 26716509 Two eSNVs (chr12:14576892 and chr12:14649176) on ATF7IP were identified to cause dysregulation of 100 genes. ('cause', 'Reg', (75, 80)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', (49, 55)) ('dysregulation', 'MPA', (81, 94)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', '55729', (49, 55)) ('chr12:14649176', 'Var', (30, 44)) 57522 26716509 In addition, 1 somatic alteration (chr8:21827087) on XPO7 (Ran GTPase binding protein) was identified to be expression-associated in endometrial cancer, which was correlated with expression levels of 32 genes. ('Ran', 'Gene', '5901', (59, 62)) ('XPO7', 'Gene', '23039', (53, 57)) ('XPO7', 'Gene', (53, 57)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (133, 151)) ('alteration', 'Var', (23, 33)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (133, 151)) ('Ran', 'Gene', (59, 62)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (145, 151)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', (133, 151)) 57527 26716509 Since late-stage (stages III + IV) and serous-like endometrial cancer patients were enriched in cluster 2 compared to clusters 1 and 3, the recurrent gain of these mutations may therefore be reflected by the disease progression, and further linked to disease aggressiveness in patients. ('aggressiveness', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000718', (259, 273)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (70, 78)) ('linked to disease aggressiveness', 'Disease', (241, 273)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', (51, 69)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (63, 69)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (51, 69)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (277, 285)) ('serous', 'Chemical', '-', (39, 45)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (51, 69)) ('linked to disease aggressiveness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D038901', (241, 273)) ('mutations', 'Var', (164, 173)) ('gain', 'PosReg', (150, 154)) 57529 26716509 Taken together, we have enumerated 31 cluster-related and/or prognostic-related eSNV-based mutational signatures, and linking their mutational changes to various genes transcription level changes can highlight the underlying mechanism of how these somatic alterations incarnate disease aggressiveness and prognostic potential in endometrial cancer patients. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (348, 356)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (329, 347)) ('aggressiveness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001523', (286, 300)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (329, 347)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (341, 347)) ('eSNV-based', 'Gene', (80, 90)) ('mutational', 'Var', (91, 101)) ('aggressiveness', 'Disease', (286, 300)) ('alterations', 'Var', (256, 267)) ('aggressiveness', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000718', (286, 300)) ('incarnate', 'Reg', (268, 277)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', (329, 347)) 57532 26716509 As an illustration, somatic alterations, including chr4:153249510 (FBXW7), chr5:67591246 (PIK3R1), rs28934576 and rs11540652 (TP53), rs121913399 (CTNNB1), and chr19:52716323 (PPP2R1A), were specifically enriched in cluster 2, which was linked to higher tumor aggression and poor prognoses. ('chr5:67591246', 'Var', (75, 88)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (126, 130)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (246, 252)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (146, 152)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (253, 258)) ('FBXW7', 'Gene', '55294', (67, 72)) ('rs11540652', 'Mutation', 'rs11540652', (114, 124)) ('PPP2R1A', 'Gene', '5518', (175, 182)) ('chr4:153249510', 'Var', (51, 65)) ('tumor aggression', 'Disease', (253, 269)) ('PIK3R1', 'Gene', (90, 96)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (126, 130)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (146, 152)) ('PPP2R1A', 'Gene', (175, 182)) ('tumor aggression', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001523', (253, 269)) ('chr19:52716323', 'Var', (159, 173)) ('aggression', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000718', (259, 269)) ('FBXW7', 'Gene', (67, 72)) ('PIK3R1', 'Gene', '5295', (90, 96)) ('rs28934576', 'Var', (99, 109)) ('rs11540652', 'Var', (114, 124)) ('rs121913399', 'Var', (133, 144)) ('rs121913399', 'Mutation', 'rs121913399', (133, 144)) ('rs28934576', 'Mutation', 'rs28934576', (99, 109)) 57533 26716509 However, rs121913343 in TP53 and rs121913403, rs28931588, and 121913413 in CTNNB1 were specifically enriched in cluster 1, which was identified to be less aggressive (see Supplementary note: SNV-based somatic mutation profiles). ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (75, 81)) ('121913413', 'Var', (62, 71)) ('rs121913403', 'Var', (33, 44)) ('rs28931588', 'Var', (46, 56)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (24, 28)) ('rs121913343', 'Var', (9, 20)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (75, 81)) ('rs28931588', 'Mutation', 'rs28931588', (46, 56)) ('rs121913403', 'Mutation', 'rs121913403', (33, 44)) ('rs121913343', 'Mutation', 'rs121913343', (9, 20)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (24, 28)) 57571 26716509 In short, the DawnRank algorithm evaluated the connectivity and number of differentially expressed genes to measure the impact of a mutation, utilized a dynamic damping factor to rank mutated genes based on their ability to perturb downstream genes, and returned personalized ranked mutated gene lists of every single UCEC sample. ('mutation', 'Var', (132, 140)) ('Ran', 'Gene', (18, 21)) ('Ran', 'Gene', '5901', (18, 21)) ('perturb', 'Reg', (224, 231)) 57631 19959033 Further analysis of the same St. Jude cohort showed that the 20-year cumulative incidence of CNS tumors increased in conjunction with radiation dose: 1% at 10-21Gy; 1.7% at >21-30 Gy; and 3.2% at >30Gy. ('CNS tumors', 'Disease', (93, 103)) ('10-21Gy', 'Var', (156, 163)) ('CNS tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (93, 103)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (104, 113)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 102)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 103)) 57636 19959033 Secondary leukemias associated with high dose alkylating agent exposure usually occur in older children, have a latency of 4-10 years, and are associated with myelodysplasia and deletions in chromosomes 5 and 7. ('myelodysplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009190', (159, 173)) ('myelodysplasia', 'Disease', (159, 173)) ('associated', 'Reg', (143, 153)) ('leukemias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007938', (10, 19)) ('deletions', 'Var', (178, 187)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (10, 18)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (95, 103)) ('myelodysplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002863', (159, 173)) ('leukemias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (10, 19)) ('leukemias', 'Disease', (10, 19)) 57637 19959033 In contrast, topoisomerase II-induced secondary leukemias are typically diagnosed in younger children, have a short latency period (median 1-3 years), and are associated with balanced chromosomal translocation 11q23, or less frequently 21q22. ('children', 'Species', '9606', (93, 101)) ('leukemias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007938', (48, 57)) ('secondary leukemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D060085', (38, 56)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (48, 56)) ('secondary leukemia', 'Disease', (38, 56)) ('leukemias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (48, 57)) ('topoisomerase II-induced', 'Enzyme', (13, 37)) ('21q22', 'Var', (236, 241)) ('leukemias', 'Disease', (48, 57)) 57640 19959033 In addition, the administration schedule of epipdophyllotoxins appears to contribute to the risk of secondary leukemias, as prolonged infusions were found to be an independent risk factor. ('epipdophyllotoxins', 'Var', (44, 62)) ('leukemias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (110, 119)) ('leukemias', 'Disease', (110, 119)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (110, 118)) ('leukemias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007938', (110, 119)) ('epipdophyllotoxins', 'Chemical', '-', (44, 62)) ('secondary leukemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D060085', (100, 118)) ('secondary leukemia', 'Disease', (100, 118)) 57645 19959033 Approximately 40% of cases of RB are hereditary, with an identifiable germline deletion in the Rb-1 tumor suppressor gene which confers a genetic predisposition to subsequent neoplasms. ('neoplasms', 'Disease', (175, 184)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (100, 105)) ('neoplasm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (175, 183)) ('RB', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009919', (30, 32)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (100, 105)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (100, 105)) ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (175, 184)) ('Rb-1', 'Gene', (95, 99)) ('deletion', 'Var', (79, 87)) ('RB', 'Gene', '5925', (30, 32)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (175, 184)) 57646 19959033 The specific secondary malignancies for which survivors with hereditary RB are at the highest risk include soft tissue sarcomas, bone sarcomas, and malignant melanoma. ('bone sarcomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001847', (129, 142)) ('soft tissue sarcomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030448', (107, 127)) ('bone sarcomas', 'Disease', (129, 142)) ('bone sarcomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002669', (129, 142)) ('sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (119, 126)) ('sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (134, 141)) ('sarcomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (134, 142)) ('bone sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002669', (129, 141)) ('RB', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009919', (72, 74)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (158, 166)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (23, 35)) ('malignant melanoma', 'Disease', (148, 166)) ('hereditary', 'Var', (61, 71)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (23, 35)) ('RB', 'Gene', '5925', (72, 74)) ('soft tissue sarcomas', 'Disease', (107, 127)) ('malignant melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (148, 166)) ('sarcomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (119, 127)) ('malignant melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (148, 166)) ('soft tissue sarcomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012509', (107, 127)) ('soft tissue sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030448', (107, 126)) 57653 19959033 In general, survivors of nonhereditary RB are not considered to be at increased risk of secondary malignancies except for soft tissue sarcomas (SIR 21.9, 95% CI 4.5-63.7), and female breast cancer (SIR 2.8, 95% CI 1.1-5.9). ('soft tissue sarcomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030448', (122, 142)) ('soft tissue sarcomas', 'Disease', (122, 142)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (98, 110)) ('RB', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009919', (39, 41)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (183, 196)) ('RB', 'Gene', '5925', (39, 41)) ('soft tissue sarcomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012509', (122, 142)) ('soft tissue sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030448', (122, 141)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (190, 196)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (183, 196)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (183, 196)) ('sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (134, 141)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (98, 110)) ('nonhereditary', 'Var', (25, 38)) ('sarcomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (134, 142)) 57705 19959033 While alkylating agent chemotherapy for HL is associated with a subsequently reduced risk of breast cancer through a deleterious effect on ovarian function, increased risks of lung cancer risk ensue. ('HL', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012189', (40, 42)) ('alkylating agent', 'Var', (6, 22)) ('ovarian', 'MPA', (139, 146)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (176, 187)) ('HL', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:2492', (40, 42)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (181, 187)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (100, 106)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (93, 106)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (93, 106)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (77, 84)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (93, 106)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (176, 187)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (176, 187)) 57739 19959033 When the dose-response analyses were focused on patients <45 years of age when irradiated, women treated with postlumpectomy radiation (which was associated with higher doses to the contralateral breast) had a significantly 1.5-fold increased risk of contralateral breast cancer compared with patients treated with postmastectomy radiation therapy. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (272, 278)) ('contralateral breast cancer', 'Disease', (251, 278)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (91, 96)) ('postlumpectomy radiation', 'Var', (110, 134)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (48, 56)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (265, 278)) ('contralateral breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (251, 278)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (293, 301)) 57869 28239427 Tissue distribution of 5alpha-reductase varies during the life span and the enzyme expression is hormonally regulated; for example, 5alpha-reductase mRNA expression in rat prostate is upregulated by DHT. ('5alpha-reductase', 'Enzyme', (132, 148)) ('DHT', 'Var', (199, 202)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (168, 171)) ('DHT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013196', (199, 202)) ('mRNA expression', 'MPA', (149, 164)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (184, 195)) 57912 28239427 Androgen ablation generally leads to a decrease of PCa in a significant number of patients; however, eventually, many patients relapse with a more aggressive and metastatic stage of PCa which is androgen-insensitive, thus known as castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). ('man', 'Species', '9606', (113, 116)) ('ablation', 'Var', (9, 17)) ('PCa', 'Disease', (182, 185)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (252, 267)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (82, 90)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (261, 267)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (235, 238)) ('PCa', 'Disease', (51, 54)) ('PCa', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (182, 185)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (252, 267)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (252, 267)) ('PCa', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (51, 54)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (118, 126)) 57922 28239427 More convincingly, exposures to several antiandrogenic pesticides and/or plasticizers have been shown to induce cryptorchidism, hypospadias, and reduced semen quality in humans and rodents and are often linked to shortened ano-genital distance (typical of females). ('induce', 'PosReg', (105, 111)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (155, 158)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (145, 152)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (170, 176)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (128, 139)) ('shortened', 'NegReg', (213, 222)) ('exposures', 'Var', (19, 28)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (112, 126)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (128, 139)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (128, 139)) ('semen quality', 'CPA', (153, 166)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (112, 126)) 57941 28239427 This environmentally induced epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of disease is considered a component of the etiology of male infertility. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (12, 15)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (126, 142)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (126, 142)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (126, 142)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (131, 142)) ('epigenetic transgenerational', 'Var', (29, 57)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (49, 52)) 57946 28239427 Furthermore, VIN decreased both AR nuclear accumulation and its phosphorylation in vitro, thus impairing the conformational changes necessary to induce the AR-mediated transcriptional activation modulated by the AF-1 region. ('AR nuclear accumulation', 'MPA', (32, 55)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (64, 79)) ('conformational changes', 'MPA', (109, 131)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (17, 26)) ('AF-1', 'Gene', (212, 216)) ('AF-1', 'Gene', '1946', (212, 216)) ('impairing', 'NegReg', (95, 104)) ('VIN', 'Var', (13, 16)) 57955 28239427 In particular, the reproductive hormone profile showed significantly reduced levels of serum DHT in male rats at ETU 0.3 mg/kg body weight/day, which corresponded to the dose at which the hypothyroid status was more evident. ('hypothyroid status', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000821', (188, 206)) ('hypothyroid', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007037', (188, 199)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (69, 76)) ('DHT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013196', (93, 96)) ('ETU', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005031', (113, 116)) ('serum DHT', 'MPA', (87, 96)) ('hypothyroid', 'Disease', (188, 199)) ('ETU 0.3 mg/kg', 'Var', (113, 126)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (105, 109)) 57968 28239427 Therefore, it has been suggested that GA could act through a mutated AR bearing the point mutation T877A expressed in LNCaP cells. ('T877A', 'Mutation', 'c.877T>A', (99, 104)) ('LNCaP', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0395', (118, 123)) ('GA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C003121', (38, 40)) ('T877A', 'Var', (99, 104)) ('mutated', 'Var', (61, 68)) 57995 28239427 Phthalates have been shown to reduce testicular T levels in fetal and neonatal male rats. ('testicular T levels', 'MPA', (37, 56)) ('Phthalates', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('Phthalates', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C032279', (0, 10)) ('reduce testicular', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008734', (30, 47)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (30, 36)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (84, 88)) 58006 28239427 All cell models used expressed the AR full length (i.e., 110 kDa), while prostate cancer cells were positive for several AR splicing forms (e.g., ARDeltaLBD or AR 75-80 kDa). ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (73, 88)) ('AR 75-80 kDa', 'Var', (160, 172)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (82, 88)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (73, 88)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (73, 88)) 58008 28239427 These data have recently been confirmed in HeLa cells transiently transfected with AR full length (110 kDa) or AR mutants (i.e., AR ~80 kDa and AR ~28 kDa) (Marino and Pellegrini, personnel communication) and have been established by other authors with different AR mutants. ('AR ~80 kDa', 'Var', (129, 139)) ('AR ~28 kDa', 'Var', (144, 154)) ('110 kDa', 'Var', (99, 106)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (43, 47)) 58009 28239427 Thus, androgen signaling seems to be less prone to BPA interference when wild-type AR is expressed, but BPA could interfere with the therapy in patients with advanced PCa via mutant ARs. ('interfere', 'NegReg', (114, 123)) ('PCa', 'Disease', (167, 170)) ('PCa', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (167, 170)) ('therapy', 'MPA', (133, 140)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (51, 54)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (104, 107)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (144, 152)) ('ARs', 'Protein', (182, 185)) ('mutant', 'Var', (175, 181)) 58010 28239427 Experiments performed in rodent models and human prostate cell lines showed that BPA can influence carcinogenesis, modulate PCa cell proliferation, and for some tumors, stimulate progression. ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (81, 84)) ('modulate', 'Reg', (115, 123)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (99, 113)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (161, 167)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 167)) ('influence', 'Reg', (89, 98)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (43, 48)) ('PCa', 'Disease', (124, 127)) ('progression', 'CPA', (179, 190)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (161, 167)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (99, 113)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 166)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (140, 143)) ('PCa', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (124, 127)) ('BPA', 'Var', (81, 84)) ('stimulate', 'PosReg', (169, 178)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (6, 9)) 58032 28239427 Moreover, QRC caused downregulation of AR expression and activity in PCa cells in which mutant ARs were expressed. ('QRC', 'Var', (10, 13)) ('QRC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011794', (10, 13)) ('expression', 'MPA', (42, 52)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (21, 35)) ('mutant', 'Var', (88, 94)) ('activity', 'MPA', (57, 65)) ('PCa', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (69, 72)) 58034 28239427 The repression effects on AR expression can actually reduce its function; moreover, QRC inhibited PSA and KLK2 secretion, two proteins known as androgen-regulated tumor markers. ('reduce', 'NegReg', (53, 59)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (88, 97)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (163, 168)) ('QRC', 'Var', (84, 87)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (163, 168)) ('KLK2', 'Gene', (106, 110)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (163, 168)) ('QRC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011794', (84, 87)) ('KLK2', 'Gene', '3817', (106, 110)) ('PSA', 'Gene', '354', (98, 101)) ('PSA', 'Gene', (98, 101)) ('function', 'MPA', (64, 72)) 58036 28239427 QRC can also downregulate the expression of other prostate-specific genes, such as NKX3.1 whose expression is associated with a more aggressive phenotype of PCa. ('QRC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011794', (0, 3)) ('expression', 'MPA', (30, 40)) ('QRC', 'Var', (0, 3)) ('NKX3.1', 'Gene', (83, 89)) ('PCa', 'Disease', (157, 160)) ('PCa', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (157, 160)) ('expression', 'MPA', (96, 106)) ('downregulate', 'NegReg', (13, 25)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (110, 125)) ('NKX3.1', 'Gene', '4824', (83, 89)) 58042 28239427 Finally, QRC can inhibit the AR expression at the transcriptional level, and thereby downregulate the androgen-inducible genes including PSA, KLK2, NKX3.1, and ODC, which play roles in development and progression of PCa. ('NKX3.1', 'Gene', (148, 154)) ('ODC', 'Gene', (160, 163)) ('PCa', 'Disease', (216, 219)) ('KLK2', 'Gene', '3817', (142, 146)) ('downregulate', 'NegReg', (85, 97)) ('QRC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011794', (9, 12)) ('androgen-inducible genes', 'Gene', (102, 126)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (17, 24)) ('QRC', 'Var', (9, 12)) ('PCa', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (216, 219)) ('ODC', 'Gene', '4953', (160, 163)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (192, 195)) ('NKX3.1', 'Gene', '4824', (148, 154)) ('PSA', 'Gene', (137, 140)) ('KLK2', 'Gene', (142, 146)) ('PSA', 'Gene', '354', (137, 140)) ('AR expression', 'MPA', (29, 42)) 58102 28239427 As a whole, the combined effect of EDCs on androgen-dependent gene expression and, more general, on animal physiology is very complex because many EDCs can act as modulator of AR or estrogen receptors leading to the activation and the interaction of multiple signaling pathways, and in turn, EDCs can affect reproduction and development by more than one mechanism. ('development', 'CPA', (325, 336)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (216, 226)) ('estrogen receptor', 'Gene', (182, 199)) ('estrogen receptor', 'Gene', '2099', (182, 199)) ('EDCs', 'Gene', (147, 151)) ('reproduction', 'CPA', (308, 320)) ('affect', 'Reg', (301, 307)) ('EDCs', 'Var', (292, 296)) ('interaction', 'Interaction', (235, 246)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (142, 145)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (332, 335)) 58103 28239427 Moreover, the evidence that AR mutant gain the ability to utilize some EDCs (e.g., BPA) as an agonist enlarge the effect of these substances. ('gain', 'PosReg', (38, 42)) ('effect', 'MPA', (114, 120)) ('mutant', 'Var', (31, 37)) ('ability', 'MPA', (47, 54)) ('enlarge', 'PosReg', (102, 109)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (83, 86)) 58105 28239427 Since the alteration of androgen signaling can induce a variety of endocrine disruptive responses, further studies are required to identify the downstream targets of EDC-modulated AR signaling, in order to elucidate their specific impact on male health. ('alteration', 'Var', (10, 20)) ('induce', 'Reg', (47, 53)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (14, 17)) ('endocrine disruptive responses', 'MPA', (67, 97)) 58137 26303320 Moreover, the use of cisplatin-based chemotherapy is associated with a dose dependent and, in part, irreversible impairment of fertility. ('cisplatin-based chemotherapy', 'Var', (21, 49)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (21, 30)) ('fertility', 'CPA', (127, 136)) ('impairment of fertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000144', (113, 136)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (119, 122)) ('impairment', 'NegReg', (113, 123)) 58172 26303320 To confirm the cordycepin-induced caspase signaling cascades in MA-10 cells, the following caspase inhibitors were tested: Z-VAD-FMK (general caspase inhibitor), Z-IETD-FMK (caspase-8 inhibitor), and Z-LEHD-FMK (caspase-9 inhibitor). ('Z-VAD-FMK', 'Var', (123, 132)) ('caspase', 'Gene', (91, 98)) ('caspase-9', 'Gene', '12371', (212, 221)) ('caspase', 'Gene', '12368;12370;12371', (174, 181)) ('caspase-9', 'Gene', (212, 221)) ('Z-IETD-FMK', 'Var', (162, 172)) ('caspase', 'Gene', '12368;12370;12371', (142, 149)) ('Z-IETD-FMK', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C403753', (162, 172)) ('caspase-8', 'Gene', '12370', (174, 183)) ('MA-10', 'Chemical', '-', (64, 69)) ('Z-VAD-FMK', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C096713', (123, 132)) ('caspase', 'Gene', '12368;12370;12371', (212, 219)) ('caspase', 'Gene', (34, 41)) ('Z-LEHD-FMK', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C403754', (200, 210)) ('caspase', 'Gene', '12368;12370;12371', (91, 98)) ('caspase', 'Gene', (174, 181)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (15, 25)) ('caspase', 'Gene', (142, 149)) ('caspase-8', 'Gene', (174, 183)) ('caspase', 'Gene', (212, 219)) ('caspase', 'Gene', '12368;12370;12371', (34, 41)) 58173 26303320 MA-10 cells were treated with caspase inhibitors for 1 h and then cordycepin (100 muM) was added and cells were treated for an additional 12 h. The general caspase inhibitor Z-VAD-FMK significantly attenuated cleavage of caspase-3, -8, and -9 (p < 0.05; Fig. ('caspase', 'Gene', '12368;12370;12371', (221, 228)) ('Z-VAD-FMK', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C096713', (174, 183)) ('Z-VAD-FMK', 'Var', (174, 183)) ('caspase', 'Gene', (156, 163)) ('caspase', 'Gene', '12368;12370;12371', (30, 37)) ('MA-10', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 5)) ('caspase', 'Gene', (30, 37)) ('cleavage', 'MPA', (209, 217)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (66, 76)) ('attenuated', 'NegReg', (198, 208)) ('caspase-3, -8, and -9', 'Gene', '12367;12370;12371', (221, 242)) ('caspase', 'Gene', '12368;12370;12371', (156, 163)) ('caspase', 'Gene', (221, 228)) 58184 26303320 To confirm whether MAPK signaling pathways were directly activated by cordycepin, MA-10 cells were pre-treated with inhibitors of ERK (PD98059), JNK (SP600125), and p38 (SB203580) 1 h, then 100 muM cordycepin was added and cells were treated for an additional 12 h. Addition of inhibitors significantly reduced cordycepin-induced elevation of p-ERK, p-JNK, and p-p38 (p < 0.05; Fig. ('MAPK', 'Gene', '26413;26417', (19, 23)) ('cordycepin-induced', 'Disease', (311, 329)) ('inhibitors', 'Var', (278, 288)) ('p-p38', 'MPA', (361, 366)) ('SB203580', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C093642', (170, 178)) ('p-ERK', 'Gene', (343, 348)) ('elevation', 'PosReg', (330, 339)) ('MAPK', 'Gene', (19, 23)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (303, 310)) ('ERK', 'Gene', (345, 348)) ('SP600125', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C432165', (150, 158)) ('ERK', 'Gene', (130, 133)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (311, 321)) ('ERK', 'Gene', '26413', (345, 348)) ('MA-10', 'Chemical', '-', (82, 87)) ('p-ERK', 'Gene', '13666', (343, 348)) ('ERK', 'Gene', '26413', (130, 133)) ('JNK', 'Gene', (145, 148)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (198, 208)) ('JNK', 'Gene', (352, 355)) ('PD98059', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C093973', (135, 142)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (70, 80)) ('JNK', 'Gene', '26419', (145, 148)) ('JNK', 'Gene', '26419', (352, 355)) 58187 26303320 Inhibition of p38 partially restored the viability of cordycepin-induced cell death in MA-10 cells (p < 0.01; Fig. ('p38', 'Gene', (14, 17)) ('MA-10', 'Chemical', '-', (87, 92)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (54, 64)) ('Inhibition', 'Var', (0, 10)) 58190 26303320 MA-10 cells were pre-treated with inhibitors of general caspase (Z-VAD-FMK) and p38 (SB203580) 1 h, then 100 muM cordycepin was added and cells were treated for an additional 24 h. Treating MA-10 cells with Z-VAD-FMK and SB203580 did not increase a significant amount of apoptotic cells and change morphology compared to control (p > 0.05; Fig. ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (113, 123)) ('MA-10', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 5)) ('Z-VAD-FMK', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C096713', (65, 74)) ('SB203580', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C093642', (85, 93)) ('change', 'Reg', (291, 297)) ('MA-10', 'Chemical', '-', (190, 195)) ('Z-VAD-FMK', 'Var', (207, 216)) ('caspase', 'Gene', '12368;12370;12371', (56, 63)) ('SB203580', 'Var', (221, 229)) ('Z-VAD-FMK', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C096713', (207, 216)) ('SB203580', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C093642', (221, 229)) ('caspase', 'Gene', (56, 63)) 58192 26303320 Western blotting for cleaved caspase-3 and PARP demonstrates that the target of cordycepin-induced caspase activation is attenuated when the p38 inhibitor SB203580 is added 1 h prior to cordycepin treatment (p < 0.001; Fig. ('caspase', 'Gene', '12368;12370;12371', (29, 36)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (202, 205)) ('caspase', 'Gene', (29, 36)) ('attenuated', 'NegReg', (121, 131)) ('caspase', 'Gene', (99, 106)) ('caspase', 'Gene', '12368;12370;12371', (99, 106)) ('SB203580', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C093642', (155, 163)) ('SB203580', 'Var', (155, 163)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (186, 196)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (80, 90)) 58227 26303320 Moreover, the MTT assay was used to determine whether the blocked p53 signaling could rescue the viability of MA-10 cells treated with cordycepin. ('MTT', 'Chemical', '-', (14, 17)) ('rescue', 'PosReg', (86, 92)) ('p53', 'Gene', '22060', (66, 69)) ('viability', 'CPA', (97, 106)) ('MA-10', 'Chemical', '-', (110, 115)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (135, 145)) ('blocked', 'Var', (58, 65)) ('p53', 'Gene', (66, 69)) 58234 26303320 Animals treated with cordycepin exhibited a significant decrease in tumor volume compared with control mice beginning on day 21 (616.5 vs. 1201 mm3; p < 0.05; Fig. ('tumor', 'Disease', (68, 73)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (103, 107)) ('cordycepin', 'Var', (21, 31)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (21, 31)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (68, 73)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (68, 73)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (56, 64)) 58244 26303320 We further showed that caspase inhibitors improved the viability of cordycepin-treated MA-10 cells, confirming that cordycepin activated caspase cascades to induce the apoptosis of MA-10 cells. ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (116, 126)) ('caspase', 'Gene', (23, 30)) ('caspase', 'Gene', '12368;12370;12371', (23, 30)) ('cordycepin', 'Var', (116, 126)) ('improved', 'PosReg', (42, 50)) ('MA-10', 'Chemical', '-', (181, 186)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (68, 78)) ('caspase', 'Gene', (137, 144)) ('induce', 'PosReg', (157, 163)) ('caspase', 'Gene', '12368;12370;12371', (137, 144)) ('MA-10', 'Chemical', '-', (87, 92)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (168, 177)) 58247 26303320 Previous studies have shown that p38 is important for induction of apoptosis in human breast cancer cells and colon cancer cells, which supports our current observation. ('colon cancer', 'Disease', (110, 122)) ('p38', 'Var', (33, 36)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 99)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (86, 99)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (80, 85)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (86, 99)) ('colon cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (110, 122)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (86, 99)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (116, 122)) ('colon cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (110, 122)) 58248 26303320 PI3K/mTOR inhibition increases the effectiveness of therapeutic drugs in several cancers. ('increases', 'PosReg', (21, 30)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (81, 88)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (81, 88)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (81, 88)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', (5, 9)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', '56717', (5, 9)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (10, 20)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (81, 87)) ('effectiveness', 'MPA', (35, 48)) 58261 26303320 However, knockdown of p53 did not affect p21 or CDK2 levels in cordycepin-treated cells. ('p21', 'Gene', (41, 44)) ('CDK2', 'Gene', '12566', (48, 52)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (9, 18)) ('CDK2', 'Gene', (48, 52)) ('p21', 'Gene', '12575', (41, 44)) ('p53', 'Gene', (22, 25)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (63, 73)) ('p53', 'Gene', '22060', (22, 25)) 58281 26303320 Antibodies against cleaved caspase-8 (Asp387), cleaved caspase-9 (Asp353), cleaved caspase-3 (Asp175), cleaved caspase-6 (Asp162), cleaved caspase-7 (Asp198), LC3 I/II, mTOR, phosphorylated mTOR (p-mTOR; Ser2448), AKT, p-AKT (Ser473), ERK, p-ERK (Thr202/Tyr204), JNK, p-JNK (Thr183/Tyr185), p38, p-p38 (Thr180/Tyr182), p53, and p-p53 (Ser15) were purchased from Cell Signaling (Beverly, MA). ('p-ERK', 'Gene', (240, 245)) ('ERK', 'Gene', (242, 245)) ('JNK', 'Gene', (270, 273)) ('caspase-6', 'Gene', '12368', (111, 120)) ('JNK', 'Gene', (263, 266)) ('ERK', 'Gene', (235, 238)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', '56717', (190, 194)) ('caspase-9', 'Gene', '12371', (55, 64)) ('p53', 'Gene', (319, 322)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', '56717', (198, 202)) ('JNK', 'Gene', '26419', (263, 266)) ('caspase-6', 'Gene', (111, 120)) ('JNK', 'Gene', '26419', (270, 273)) ('caspase-9', 'Gene', (55, 64)) ('p53', 'Gene', '22060', (319, 322)) ('caspase-8', 'Gene', (27, 36)) ('ERK', 'Gene', '26413', (242, 245)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', (169, 173)) ('ERK', 'Gene', '26413', (235, 238)) ('Thr180/Tyr182', 'Var', (303, 316)) ('p-ERK', 'Gene', '13666', (240, 245)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', (190, 194)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', (198, 202)) ('caspase-7', 'Gene', (139, 148)) ('p53', 'Gene', (330, 333)) ('caspase-8', 'Gene', '12370', (27, 36)) ('LC3', 'Gene', '66734', (159, 162)) ('LC3', 'Gene', (159, 162)) ('caspase-7', 'Gene', '12369', (139, 148)) ('p53', 'Gene', '22060', (330, 333)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', '56717', (169, 173)) 58428 25811459 However, if RBM3 was only related to cisplatin sensitivity, one would have expected a higher risk of relapse in patients with CS1 and low RBM3, receiving adjuvant BEP, which was not observed. ('CS1', 'Gene', (126, 129)) ('RBM3', 'Gene', '5935', (138, 142)) ('CS1', 'Gene', '1442', (126, 129)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (112, 120)) ('RBM3', 'Gene', (138, 142)) ('RBM3', 'Gene', '5935', (12, 16)) ('BEP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C038328', (163, 166)) ('low', 'Var', (134, 137)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (37, 46)) ('RBM3', 'Gene', (12, 16)) 58451 25384072 Further, we probed a range of testicular germ cell tumor (TGCT) samples and found PIWIL2 to be predominantly expressed as PL2L60A in most of them. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (51, 56)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', (82, 88)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (41, 56)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (51, 56)) ('PL2L60A', 'Var', (122, 129)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (51, 56)) 58452 25384072 Importantly, the levels of both PL2L60A mRNA and protein products were found to vary depending on the differentiation subtype of TGCTs, i.e., PL2L60A expression is significantly higher in undifferentiated seminomas and appears to be substantially decreased in mixed and nonseminomatous TGCTs. ('expression', 'MPA', (150, 160)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (247, 256)) ('PL2L60A', 'Var', (142, 149)) ('nonseminomatous', 'Disease', (270, 285)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (178, 184)) ('nonseminomatous', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537844', (270, 285)) ('undifferentiated seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (188, 214)) ('undifferentiated seminomas', 'Disease', (188, 214)) 58460 25384072 Finally, PIWIL2 knockdown in murine bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells has been shown to enhance cell proliferation and decrease expression of tumor suppressors. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (143, 148)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (89, 96)) ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (29, 35)) ('expression', 'MPA', (129, 139)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (143, 148)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (120, 128)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (16, 25)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', (9, 15)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (97, 115)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 148)) 58470 25384072 Cell lines used in experiments included TERA1 (ATCC HTB-105, testicular embryonal carcinoma), NT2/D1 (ATCC CRL-1973, pluripotent testicular embryonal carcinoma), A549 (ATCC CCL-185, lung carcinoma), T-47D (ATCC HTB-133, mammary gland ductal carcinoma), HeLa (ATCC CCL-2, cervical adenocarcinoma), Raji (ATCC CCL-86, Burkitt's lymphoma), Jurkat (ATCC TIB-152, acute T-cell leukaemia), NGP-127 (neuroblastoma,), IMR-32 (ATCC CCL-127, neuroblastoma), Daudi (ATCC CCL-213, Burkitt's lymphoma), A-431 (ATCC CRL-1555, epidermoid carcinoma), HEK-293 (ATCC CRL-1573, embryonic kidney), Hep G2 (ATCC HB-8065, hepatocellular carcinoma) and HL-60 (ATCC CCL-240, acute promyelocytic leukemia). ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (241, 250)) ('pluripotent testicular embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (117, 159)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (479, 487)) ('CCL-2', 'Gene', (460, 465)) ('CCL-2', 'Gene', '6347', (264, 269)) ('neuroblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003006', (432, 445)) ('epidermoid carcinoma', 'Disease', (512, 532)) ('neuroblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009447', (432, 445)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001402', (600, 624)) ('CCL-2', 'Gene', '6347', (460, 465)) ('Hep G2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0027', (578, 584)) ('embryonic kidney', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (559, 575)) ('testicular embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', (61, 91)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (326, 334)) ('testicular embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (61, 91)) ('acute promyelocytic leukemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015473', (651, 679)) ('CCL-2', 'Gene', (642, 647)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (150, 159)) ('A-431', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0037', (490, 495)) ('pluripotent testicular embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', (117, 159)) ('lung carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (182, 196)) ('cervical adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002575', (271, 294)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (671, 679)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006528', (600, 624)) ('HL-60', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0002', (630, 635)) ('acute promyelocytic leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004836', (651, 679)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (72, 91)) ('testicular embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (129, 159)) ('acute promyelocytic leukemia', 'Disease', (651, 679)) ('CCL-2', 'Gene', '6347', (642, 647)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (285, 294)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (42, 44)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (253, 257)) ('ductal carcinoma', 'Disease', (234, 250)) ('epidermoid carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002294', (512, 532)) ('cervical adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', (271, 294)) ('ductal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (234, 250)) ('HEK-293', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0045', (535, 542)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Disease', (600, 624)) ("Burkitt's lymphoma", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030080', (469, 487)) ('ATCC HB-8065', 'Var', (586, 598)) ("Burkitt's lymphoma", 'Disease', 'MESH:D002051', (469, 487)) ('neuroblastoma', 'Disease', (393, 406)) ('Jurkat', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0065', (337, 343)) ('CCL-2', 'Gene', (264, 269)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (187, 196)) ('A549', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0023', (162, 166)) ('ductal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D044584', (234, 250)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (82, 91)) ("Burkitt's lymphoma", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030080', (316, 334)) ("Burkitt's lymphoma", 'Disease', 'MESH:D002051', (316, 334)) ('acute T-cell leukaemia', 'Disease', (359, 381)) ("Burkitt's lymphoma", 'Disease', (469, 487)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (140, 159)) ('Raji', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0511', (297, 301)) ('neuroblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003006', (393, 406)) ('acute T-cell leukaemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D054218', (359, 381)) ('embryonic kidney', 'Disease', (559, 575)) ('lung carcinoma', 'Disease', (182, 196)) ('neuroblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009447', (393, 406)) ('neuroblastoma', 'Disease', (432, 445)) ("Burkitt's lymphoma", 'Disease', (316, 334)) 58492 25384072 PIWIL2 mRNA expression was knocked down in TERA1 and NT2/D1 expressing PL2L60A and PL2L80A, respectively (Fig.1D). ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (45, 47)) ('PL2L60A', 'Var', (71, 78)) ('knocked down', 'NegReg', (27, 39)) ('NT2/D1', 'Gene', (53, 59)) ('PIWIL2 mRNA', 'Gene', (0, 11)) ('PL2L80A', 'Var', (83, 90)) 58493 25384072 In order to identify transcription start and polyadenylation sites for mRNAs corresponding to PL2L60A and PL2L80A, we used TERA1 and NT2/D1 cell lines, respectively. ('PL2L80A', 'Var', (106, 113)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (125, 127)) ('PL2L60A', 'Var', (94, 101)) 58495 25384072 We identified possible transcription start sites for PL2L60A (TERA1) in exons 1, 4 and 5 and for PL2L80A (NT2/D1) in exons 7 and 11 (Table 1). ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (64, 66)) ('PL2L60A', 'Gene', (53, 60)) ('PL2L80A', 'Var', (97, 104)) 58498 25384072 Noticeable promoter activity was only observed in genomic regions upstream of putative transcription start sites in exons 1 and 5 in TERA1 (for PL2L60A) and exon 7 in NT2/D1 (for PL2L80A). ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (135, 137)) ('PL2L80A', 'Var', (179, 186)) ('PL2L60A', 'Var', (144, 151)) 58505 25384072 By consolidating results of Western blot assays along with 5' and 3'-RACE experiments, promoter activity and in silico data we could make conclusions on transcriptional and translational boundaries of PL2L60A in TERA1 and PL2L80A in NT2/D1. ('PL2L80A', 'Var', (222, 229)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (214, 216)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (69, 71)) ('PL2L60A', 'Var', (201, 208)) 58506 25384072 Since the transcription start site for PL2L80A in exon 7 (NT2/D1) appears to be validated in 5'-RACE experiments, promoter activity assays and is in accord with the data on chromatin modifications, DNaseI hypersensitivity clusters and transcription factor binding sites from ENCODE, we assume the PL2L80A mRNA to span exons 7 to 23 (Fig. ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (96, 98)) ('PL2L80A', 'Var', (297, 304)) ('PL2L80A', 'Var', (39, 46)) ('hypersensitivity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004342', (205, 221)) ('hypersensitivity', 'Disease', (205, 221)) 58510 25384072 Remarkably, both PL2L60A in TERA1 and PL2L80A in NT2/D1 share the same AUG start codon in exon 7, though their mRNAs are transcribed from different start sites in exons 5 and 7, respectively (Fig. ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (30, 32)) ('PL2L60A', 'Var', (17, 24)) ('PL2L80A', 'Var', (38, 45)) 58511 25384072 To confirm the transcription start sites of these two isoforms, we performed RT-qPCR on mRNA from the two cell lines with primers for exons immediately downstream of the both transcription start sites: exons 6-8 for PL2L60A in TERA1 and exons 8-9 for PL2L80A in NT2/D1. ('PL2L80A', 'Var', (251, 258)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (229, 231)) ('PL2L60A', 'Var', (216, 223)) 58521 25384072 Additionally, average values of mRNA abundance for exons 6-8 were about 10 times lower than for exons 8-9 in seminomas, which expressed PL2L60A protein variant. ('mRNA abundance', 'MPA', (32, 46)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (81, 86)) ('PL2L60A protein', 'Var', (136, 151)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (109, 118)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (109, 118)) 58527 25384072 In NT2/D1, PL2L80A mRNA level significantly decreases and protein isoform expression is undetectable on Day 2 after retinoic acid induction (Fig. ('protein isoform expression', 'MPA', (58, 84)) ('retinoic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (116, 129)) ('PL2L80A', 'Var', (11, 18)) ('decreases', 'NegReg', (44, 53)) ('mRNA level', 'MPA', (19, 29)) 58528 25384072 Therefore, these data confirm the assumption that promoter region around exon 7 for PL2L80A (in NT2/D1) and for PL2L60A (in seminomas) is more active in undifferentiated testicular tumors and pluripotent carcinoma cell line and its activity goes down in the course of differentiation. ('active', 'MPA', (143, 149)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (170, 187)) ('pluripotent carcinoma', 'Disease', (192, 213)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (204, 213)) ('PL2L80A', 'Var', (84, 91)) ('undifferentiated testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (153, 187)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (181, 187)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (124, 133)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (124, 133)) ('PL2L60A', 'Var', (112, 119)) ('more', 'PosReg', (138, 142)) ('activity', 'MPA', (232, 240)) ('pluripotent carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (192, 213)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (181, 186)) ('undifferentiated testicular tumors', 'Disease', (153, 187)) 58532 25384072 PIWIL2 was demonstrated to impact the development of precancerous stem cells into cancers. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (82, 88)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (82, 89)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (56, 62)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (82, 89)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (82, 88)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (82, 89)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (82, 88)) ('impact', 'Reg', (27, 33)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (56, 62)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (56, 62)) ('PIWIL2', 'Var', (0, 6)) 58534 25384072 Furthermore, the knockdown of PIWIL2 in SW620 and SW480 cell lines derived from colon cancer significantly reduced invasive proliferation. ('invasive proliferation', 'CPA', (115, 137)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', (30, 36)) ('SW620', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0547', (40, 45)) ('colon cancer', 'Disease', (80, 92)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (86, 92)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (107, 114)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (17, 26)) ('colon cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (80, 92)) ('SW480', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0546', (50, 55)) ('colon cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (80, 92)) 58535 25384072 Other groups of researchers have provided a certain amount of evidence on PIWIL2 involvement in tumorigenesis by suppressing p53 through STAT3/c-Src, as well as influence of PIWIL2 on upregulation of STAT3, Bcl2 and nuclear expression of NF-kB and activation of STAT3/Bcl-X(L) pathway. ('STAT3', 'Gene', (262, 267)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', (137, 142)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', '6774', (200, 205)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (96, 101)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (184, 196)) ('nuclear expression', 'MPA', (216, 234)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', '6774', (137, 142)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', '6774', (262, 267)) ('NF-kB', 'Protein', (238, 243)) ('involvement', 'Reg', (81, 92)) ('Bcl-X(L', 'Gene', (268, 275)) ('suppressing', 'NegReg', (113, 124)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (125, 128)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (96, 101)) ('Bcl2', 'Gene', (207, 211)) ('PIWIL2', 'Var', (74, 80)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (96, 101)) ('c-Src', 'Gene', (143, 148)) ('Bcl2', 'Gene', '596', (207, 211)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', (200, 205)) ('p53', 'Gene', (125, 128)) ('Bcl-X(L)', 'Gene', '598', (268, 276)) ('PIWIL2', 'Var', (174, 180)) ('c-Src', 'Gene', '6714', (143, 148)) 58539 25384072 Further, using RACE experiments and promoter activity luciferase assay, we ascertained and validated the promoter regions for PIWIL2 isoforms in testicular cancer cell lines: for PL2L60A upstream of exon 5 in TERA1 and for PL2L80A upstream of exon 7 in NT2/D1. ('PL2L80A', 'Var', (223, 230)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (145, 162)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (156, 162)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (211, 213)) ('PL2L60A', 'Var', (179, 186)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (15, 17)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (145, 162)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (145, 162)) 58541 25384072 Next, through combining the data from RACE experiments, promoter activity assays, RT-qPCRs and Western blot analyses with specially constructed PIWIL2 short isoforms, we were able to make conclusions on the transcriptional boundaries of PL2L60A in TERA1 and PL2L80A in NT2/D1 cell lines. ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (38, 40)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (250, 252)) ('PL2L60A', 'Var', (237, 244)) ('PL2L80A', 'Var', (258, 265)) 58543 25384072 In particular, the absence of the evolutionarily conserved symmetrical dimethylarginines in N-terminal sequence could deprive both PL2L80A and PL2L60A of ability to bind TUDOR domain containing proteins which, in turn, may prevent this isoform from participating in piRNA/PIWI machinery. ('bind', 'Interaction', (165, 169)) ('absence', 'NegReg', (19, 26)) ('dimethylarginines', 'Var', (71, 88)) ('participating', 'MPA', (249, 262)) ('PL2L80A', 'Gene', (131, 138)) ('deprive', 'NegReg', (118, 125)) ('TUDOR domain containing proteins', 'Protein', (170, 202)) ('dimethylarginines', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C487735', (71, 88)) ('ability', 'MPA', (154, 161)) ('proteins', 'Protein', (194, 202)) ('prevent', 'NegReg', (223, 230)) 58544 25384072 A similar context is described in Drosophila, where piwiNt mutation removing nuclear localization signal from PIWI protein leads to the impaired transposon silencing function but does not affect the maintenance of germ stem cells. ('transposon silencing function', 'MPA', (145, 174)) ('nuclear localization signal', 'MPA', (77, 104)) ('Drosophila', 'Species', '7227', (34, 44)) ('removing', 'NegReg', (68, 76)) ('mutation', 'Var', (59, 67)) ('piwiNt', 'Gene', (52, 58)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (136, 144)) 58609 29093004 In addition to the current study finding a significant relation between cannabis use and testicular cancer, our prior work drawing upon the same Swedish conscript cohort found that cannabis use was significantly associated with the development of lung cancer. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (89, 106)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (247, 258)) ('cannabis use', 'Var', (181, 193)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (247, 258)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (212, 227)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (100, 106)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (89, 106)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (89, 106)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (252, 258)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (247, 258)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (239, 242)) 58619 29093004 Aberration in both steroid hormone levels and gonadotropin levels suggests that cannabinoids may cause a general perturbation to the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis which could result in tumorigenesis. ('hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007029', (133, 168)) ('tumorigenesis', 'CPA', (191, 204)) ('steroid hormone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (19, 34)) ('cannabinoids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002186', (80, 92)) ('result in', 'Reg', (181, 190)) ('hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis', 'Disease', (133, 168)) ('perturbation', 'MPA', (113, 125)) ('Aberration', 'Var', (0, 10)) 58878 19237718 All testicular tumors were identified by ICDO-2 site codes (testis: C620-C621 and C629) and categorized by ICDO-2 histology codes (seminoma: 9060-9063, embryonal: 9070-9073, teratocarcinoma: 9081, mixed germ cell tumor: 9085, and carcinoma not otherwise specified: 8010). ('carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (180, 189)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (203, 218)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (15, 20)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (230, 239)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (213, 218)) ('teratocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018243', (174, 189)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (15, 21)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', (230, 239)) ('teratocarcinoma', 'Disease', (174, 189)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', (4, 21)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (131, 139)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (180, 189)) ('C629', 'Var', (82, 86)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', (180, 189)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (131, 139)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (4, 21)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (15, 20)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (230, 239)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (4, 21)) ('testicular tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (4, 20)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (213, 218)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (15, 20)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (213, 218)) ('C620-C621', 'Var', (68, 77)) 58945 19237718 Prior work by us and others suggests that certain severe forms of male infertility are associated with faulty DNA repair. ('faulty', 'Var', (103, 109)) ('associated', 'Reg', (87, 97)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (71, 82)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (66, 82)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (66, 82)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (66, 82)) 58946 19237718 Faulty DNA repair has classically been associated with tumorigenesis, in human and animal models, and could underlie the association of infertility and testicular cancer. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (55, 60)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (152, 169)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (55, 60)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (152, 169)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (55, 60)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (73, 78)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (163, 169)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (136, 147)) ('associated', 'Reg', (39, 49)) ('Faulty DNA', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (136, 147)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (136, 147)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (152, 169)) 58958 29928359 These data suggested that the anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy and the anti-angiogenic therapy, sequentially or in combination, may be a promising option in the treatment of testicular cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (182, 188)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (171, 188)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (171, 188)) ('anti-PD-1/PD-L1', 'Var', (30, 45)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (171, 188)) 59037 29928359 Nitzsche et al showed that blocking VEGFR2 with the antiangiogenic compound HP-14 inhibited growth of platinum sensible and -resistant TGCT cells and suppressed tumor angiogenesis. ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (150, 160)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (82, 91)) ('blocking', 'Var', (27, 35)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (161, 166)) ('growth', 'CPA', (92, 98)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 166)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (102, 110)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (161, 166)) ('VEGFR2', 'Gene', (36, 42)) 59044 29928359 The presence of PD-1 presenting tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) may have strong prognostic and predictive features in different types of tumors. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 149)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (143, 148)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (143, 149)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (143, 149)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (32, 37)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (32, 37)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (143, 148)) ('presence', 'Var', (4, 12)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (32, 37)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 148)) ('PD-1', 'Gene', (16, 20)) 59050 29928359 The morbid tumor vascularity usually creates a more immune suppressive microenvironment in different types of cancer. ('morbid', 'Var', (4, 10)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (11, 16)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (110, 116)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (11, 16)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (110, 116)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (11, 16)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (110, 116)) 59054 29928359 Our data suggests that both the anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy and the anti-angiogenic therapy might be a promising option in the treatment of testicular cancer. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (142, 159)) ('anti-PD-1/PD-L1', 'Var', (32, 47)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (153, 159)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (142, 159)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (142, 159)) 59062 22201807 The appreciation for TE modification of mammalian gene expression gained significant interest after the discoveries that the majority of transposable elements either carry cis-acting elements in their sequence that are recognized by the mammalian transcriptional or RNA processing machineries or have high propensity for accrual of these cis-signals via mutations long after the completion of the integration process. ('cis-acting elements', 'MPA', (172, 191)) ('mutations', 'Var', (354, 363)) ('mammalian', 'Species', '9606', (40, 49)) ('transposable', 'Gene', (137, 149)) ('mammalian', 'Species', '9606', (237, 246)) 59063 22201807 The potential for TEs to modify normal gene expression even when they are located outside of the gene boundaries is consistent with associations between non-coding DNA and human disease. ('TEs', 'Var', (18, 21)) ('normal gene expression', 'MPA', (32, 54)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (132, 144)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (172, 177)) ('modify', 'Reg', (25, 31)) 59068 22201807 While this group of retroelements exhibits relatively high activity in the mouse genome (based on the frequency of disease-causing germ-line mutations), there are no reports of congenital human diseases associated with the insertion of the human endogenous LTR elements. ('activity', 'MPA', (59, 67)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (188, 193)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (240, 245)) ('insertion', 'Var', (223, 232)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (75, 80)) ('congenital human diseases', 'Disease', (177, 202)) 59071 22201807 Although the ORF1 protein is not required for Alu mobilization, retrotransposition of Alu elements is significantly enhanced in the presence of ORF1. ('Alu', 'Chemical', '-', (86, 89)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (116, 124)) ('ORF1', 'Gene', (144, 148)) ('presence', 'Var', (132, 140)) ('retrotransposition of Alu elements', 'CPA', (64, 98)) ('Alu', 'Chemical', '-', (46, 49)) ('ORF1', 'Gene', '55354', (13, 17)) ('ORF1', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('ORF1', 'Gene', '55354', (144, 148)) 59083 22201807 Human diseases caused by L1, Alu, and SVA insertional mutagenesis range from hemophilia and X-linked Duchenne muscular dystrophy to cystic fibrosis and breast cancer (reviewed in), supporting the random nature of the integration process. ('Human', 'Species', '9606', (0, 5)) ('cystic fibrosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003550', (132, 147)) ('hemophilia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006467', (77, 87)) ('insertional mutagenesis', 'Var', (42, 65)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (159, 165)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (152, 165)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (152, 165)) ('Alu', 'Chemical', '-', (29, 32)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (152, 165)) ('muscular dystrophy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003560', (110, 128)) ('caused', 'Reg', (15, 21)) ('X-linked Duchenne muscular dystrophy', 'Disease', (92, 128)) ('hemophilia', 'Disease', (77, 87)) ('cystic fibrosis', 'Disease', (132, 147)) ('X-linked Duchenne muscular dystrophy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020388', (92, 128)) 59090 22201807 Insertions of transposable elements within intronic sequences can interfere with normal gene expression through the introduction of functional (i) promoters and their regulatory elements, (ii) polyadenylation (pA) signals, and (iii) splice donor (SD) and acceptor (SA) sites. ('normal gene expression', 'MPA', (81, 103)) ('Insertions', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('donor', 'Species', '9606', (240, 245)) ('interfere', 'NegReg', (66, 75)) ('polyadenylation', 'MPA', (193, 208)) 59095 22201807 L1 elements have been proposed to potentially influence the selective expression of monoallelically-expressed genes due to the enrichment of evolutionarily more recent LINE-1 elements in the regions surrounding these genes in human and mouse. ('influence', 'Reg', (46, 55)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (226, 231)) ('elements', 'Var', (3, 11)) ('selective expression', 'MPA', (60, 80)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (236, 241)) 59100 22201807 likely maintaining functional sense and antisense promoters) L1 insertions are reported to specifically decrease the expression of primary transcripts in human cell lines from the alleles containing these integration events relative to the corresponding alleles without L1. ('insertions', 'Var', (64, 74)) ('expression', 'MPA', (117, 127)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (154, 159)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (104, 112)) 59101 22201807 The presence of the full-length mouse L1 in an intron of a mini-gene reporter system convincingly demonstrated the debilitating effect of the full-length L1 inserted in the forward orientation on normal gene expression (up to 10-fold reduction). ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (32, 37)) ('normal gene expression', 'MPA', (196, 218)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (234, 243)) ('inserted', 'Var', (157, 165)) 59102 22201807 In the same experimental system, mouse L1 insertion in the reverse orientation did not significantly impact transcript production. ('insertion', 'Var', (42, 51)) ('transcript production', 'MPA', (108, 129)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (33, 38)) 59104 22201807 Skipping of the L1-containing exon produces a mRNA for the membrane-bound form of the attractin protein. ('attractin', 'Gene', '8455', (86, 95)) ('Skipping', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('mRNA for the membrane-bound form of', 'MPA', (46, 81)) ('attractin', 'Gene', (86, 95)) 59107 22201807 In addition, the expression of fusion transcripts between L1 and the proto-oncogene cMet has been induced with demethylation agents in colon cancer and leukemia cell lines. ('colon cancer', 'Disease', (135, 147)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (141, 147)) ('induced', 'Reg', (98, 105)) ('expression', 'MPA', (17, 27)) ('cMet', 'Gene', (84, 88)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (152, 160)) ('leukemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007938', (152, 160)) ('fusion transcripts', 'Var', (31, 49)) ('leukemia', 'Disease', (152, 160)) ('colon cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (135, 147)) ('colon cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (135, 147)) ('cMet', 'Gene', '4233', (84, 88)) 59113 22201807 However, deamination of CpG islands within Alu sequences inserted near promoters of human genes can generate active transcription binding sites and is known to skew the programmed regulation of native promoters. ('Alu', 'Chemical', '-', (43, 46)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (84, 89)) ('skew', 'Reg', (160, 164)) ('active transcription', 'MPA', (109, 129)) ('deamination', 'Var', (9, 20)) 59128 22201807 Alu exonization appears to be influenced by the sequences within Alu itself, for example the deletion of the left arm of Alu shifts the inclusion of the Alu right arm from alternative to constitutive splicing. ('Alu', 'Chemical', '-', (121, 124)) ('Alu', 'Chemical', '-', (65, 68)) ('Alu', 'Chemical', '-', (153, 156)) ('Alu', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 3)) ('inclusion', 'MPA', (136, 145)) ('deletion', 'Var', (93, 101)) ('Alu', 'Gene', (121, 124)) 59139 22201807 SVA elements are a more recently formed retrotranspositionally active family of elements that have contributed to human disease through insertional mutagenesis. ('insertional mutagenesis', 'Var', (136, 159)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (114, 119)) ('contributed', 'Reg', (99, 110)) 59157 22201807 HERV expression has also been associated with a number of autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis, psoriasis and systemic lupus erythematosus. ('associated', 'Reg', (30, 40)) ('multiple sclerosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009103', (87, 105)) ('psoriasis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003765', (107, 116)) ('systemic lupus erythematosus', 'Disease', (121, 149)) ('autoimmune disorders', 'Disease', (58, 78)) ('expression', 'Var', (5, 15)) ('systemic lupus erythematosus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002725', (121, 149)) ('HERV', 'Protein', (0, 4)) ('autoimmune disorders', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002960', (58, 78)) ('multiple sclerosis', 'Disease', (87, 105)) ('autoimmune disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001327', (58, 78)) ('psoriasis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011565', (107, 116)) ('systemic lupus erythematosus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008180', (121, 149)) ('psoriasis', 'Disease', (107, 116)) 59168 22201807 The insertion of the PiggyBac transposable element PGBD3 into intron 5 of the Cockayne syndrome Group B (CSB) gene is an interesting example of the potential for both outcomes. ('Cockayne syndrome Group B', 'Gene', (78, 103)) ('CSB', 'Gene', '2074', (105, 108)) ('PGBD3', 'Gene', '267004', (51, 56)) ('insertion', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('CSB', 'Gene', (105, 108)) ('Cockayne syndrome Group B', 'Gene', '2074', (78, 103)) ('PGBD3', 'Gene', (51, 56)) 59173 22201807 Mutations in the CSB chromatin remodeling protein are linked to CS, a devastating form of progeria. ('CSB', 'Gene', (17, 20)) ('linked', 'Reg', (54, 60)) ('CSB', 'Gene', '2074', (17, 20)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) 59175 22201807 Disruption of the binding site of this transposon-derived repressor by a single nucleotide substitution in intron 3 of the insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) gene results in increased muscle growth and reduced fat deposition in pigs. ('single nucleotide substitution', 'Var', (73, 103)) ('insulin-like growth factor 2', 'Gene', (123, 151)) ('increased muscle growth', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003712', (175, 198)) ('pigs', 'Species', '9823', (229, 233)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (203, 210)) ('muscle growth', 'CPA', (185, 198)) ('reduced fat deposition', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040063', (203, 225)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (153, 157)) ('fat deposition', 'MPA', (211, 225)) ('insulin-like growth factor 2', 'Gene', '396916', (123, 151)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', '396916', (153, 157)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (175, 184)) ('Disruption', 'Var', (0, 10)) 59188 26713853 Alternative splicing of pre-mRNAs can generate multiple mRNA isoforms from a single gene, and it has been shown that more than half of human and mouse genes use alternative polyadenylation (APA) sites to produce multiple isoforms with different poly(A) sites. ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (145, 150)) ('poly(A)', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011061', (245, 252)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (135, 140)) ('mRNA isoforms', 'MPA', (56, 69)) ('Alternative splicing', 'Var', (0, 20)) ('generate', 'Reg', (38, 46)) 59190 26713853 The poly(A) sites include post-transcriptional regulatory elements in the mature transcript that may significantly change mRNA stability, localization, or translation, thereby impacting the protein sequences and the amount of protein derived from that mRNA. ('change', 'Reg', (115, 121)) ('poly(A) sites', 'Var', (4, 17)) ('localization', 'MPA', (138, 150)) ('translation', 'MPA', (155, 166)) ('protein sequences', 'MPA', (190, 207)) ('amount of protein derived', 'MPA', (216, 241)) ('poly(A)', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011061', (4, 11)) ('impacting', 'NegReg', (176, 185)) ('mRNA stability', 'MPA', (122, 136)) 59207 26713853 PCR was then performed to amplify the cDNA and to introduce two mutations into the poly(A). ('introduce', 'Reg', (50, 59)) ('mutations', 'Var', (64, 73)) ('poly(A)', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011061', (83, 90)) ('cDNA', 'Gene', (38, 42)) 59252 26713853 The poly(A)s in mRNA and lncRNA genes were supported by similar cis elements. ('poly(A)s', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011061', (4, 12)) ('poly(A)s', 'Var', (4, 12)) ('lncRNA genes', 'Gene', (25, 37)) ('mRNA', 'Gene', (16, 20)) 59290 26713853 The 3'UTR shortened genes was more than the lengthened genes in GSCs vs. ESCs or GSCs vs. MEFs (Fig 2C). ('ESCs', 'Disease', (73, 77)) ('genes', 'Var', (20, 25)) ('GSCs', 'Disease', (64, 68)) ('GSCs', 'Disease', (81, 85)) ('MEFs', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:9115', (90, 94)) 59304 26713853 For example, the loss of testis-specific Cstf64 in mice caused male infertility resulting from spermatogenesis defects. ('Cstf64', 'Gene', '108062', (41, 47)) ('loss of testis-', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012870', (17, 32)) ('spermatogenesis defects', 'CPA', (95, 118)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (51, 55)) ('caused', 'Reg', (56, 62)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (63, 79)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (63, 79)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (68, 79)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (63, 79)) ('Cstf64', 'Gene', (41, 47)) ('loss', 'Var', (17, 21)) ('infertility resulting from spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (68, 110)) 59309 26713853 The idea of APA regulation may be striking the collective imagination in that it was recently found that knocking down CFIm25, a repressor of proximal APA sites, could enhance tumorigenesis whereas its overexpression reduced tumor properties. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (225, 230)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (176, 181)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (168, 175)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (225, 230)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (176, 181)) ('knocking down', 'Var', (105, 118)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (225, 230)) ('CFIm25', 'Gene', (119, 125)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (217, 224)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (176, 181)) 59341 23662100 In the same study, small interfering RNA-mediated knockdown of APP also resulted in decreased cancer cell growth. ('APP', 'Gene', (63, 66)) ('decreased cancer', 'Disease', (84, 100)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (50, 59)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 100)) ('decreased cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (84, 100)) 59391 20535293 showed superior recurrence-free survival (98% vs.79%) with primary chemotherapy followed by RPLND compared to RPLND alone, with no difference in cancer-specific survival. ('cancer', 'Disease', (145, 151)) ('recurrence-free survival', 'CPA', (16, 40)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (145, 151)) ('RPLND', 'Var', (92, 97)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (145, 151)) ('superior', 'PosReg', (7, 15)) 59403 20535293 Based on this data, for compliant patients with completely resected retroperitoneal metastases, observation with salvage chemotherapy at relapse is commonly recommended for patients with pathologic N1 disease whereas two cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy is administered to noncompliant patients or those with pathologic N2 or N3 disease. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (173, 181)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (162, 165)) ('retroperitoneal metastases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (68, 94)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (34, 42)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (285, 293)) ('pathologic', 'Var', (187, 197)) ('retroperitoneal metastases', 'Disease', (68, 94)) 59407 20535293 The initial trials for advanced germ cell tumors used cisplatin combined with vinblastine and bleomycin, which were already established as active agents in testicular cancer. ('cisplatin', 'Var', (54, 63)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (42, 48)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (42, 48)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (42, 48)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (54, 63)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (156, 173)) ('bleomycin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001761', (94, 103)) ('vinblastine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014747', (78, 89)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (32, 48)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (167, 173)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (42, 47)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (156, 173)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (156, 173)) 59416 20535293 Grade 2 or higher dermatologic (7% vs. 2%) and neurologic side effects (16% vs. 3%) were more frequent in the BEP group without major differences in pulmonary toxicity (4% vs. 2%), although routine pulmonary function testing was not employed. ('pulmonary toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008171', (149, 167)) ('neurologic', 'Disease', (47, 57)) ('BEP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C038328', (110, 113)) ('pulmonary toxicity', 'Disease', (149, 167)) ('dermatologic', 'Disease', (18, 30)) ('BEP', 'Var', (110, 113)) 59439 20535293 Minimizing the dissection boundaries to avoid nerve damage (using smaller, modified templates) unnecessarily increases the risk of unresected disease, which can threaten oncologic control. ('unresected disease', 'Disease', (131, 149)) ('nerve damage', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004194', (46, 58)) ('Minimizing', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('nerve damage', 'Disease', (46, 58)) 59476 34007386 published a case report of a 41-year-old patient with a history of a left radical orchiectomy and subsequent lesions in his liver and brain who presented with a lump, but no pain, in his left thigh 7 years after the diagnosis of testicular cancer. ('pain', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010146', (174, 178)) ('pain', 'Disease', (174, 178)) ('lesions', 'Var', (109, 116)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (229, 246)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (229, 246)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (240, 246)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (41, 48)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (229, 246)) ('pain', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012531', (174, 178)) 59478 34007386 Excision of the tumor eliminated his symptoms with no recurrence during 10-months' follow-up. ('eliminated', 'NegReg', (22, 32)) ('symptoms', 'MPA', (37, 45)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (16, 21)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (16, 21)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (16, 21)) ('Excision', 'Var', (0, 8)) 59562 33050470 The IC50 of cisplatin for NCCIT-P was 2.92 microM, 10-times lower compared to that of NCCIT-R (31.59 microM); for 2102Ep-P it was 3.26 microM, four-times lower compared to that of 2102Ep-R (15.61 microM); for NT2-P it was 0.92 microM, three-times lower compared to that of NT2-R (3.31 microM). ('NCCIT-R', 'Chemical', '-', (86, 93)) ('NT2-R', 'Chemical', '-', (273, 278)) ('NT2-P', 'Chemical', '-', (209, 214)) ('2102Ep-P', 'Var', (114, 122)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (12, 21)) ('NCCIT-P', 'Chemical', '-', (26, 33)) ('2102Ep-R', 'Chemical', '-', (180, 188)) ('2102Ep-P', 'Chemical', '-', (114, 122)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (60, 65)) 59575 33050470 Finally, we demonstrated that treatment with belinostat and panobinostat at 24 h led to a remarkable increase in lysine acetylation levels, increased acetylation of histone H3, and decreased HDAC1 protein expression (Figure S6B). ('HDAC1', 'Gene', (191, 196)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (35, 38)) ('belinostat', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C487081', (45, 55)) ('panobinostat', 'Var', (60, 72)) ('lysine acetylation levels', 'MPA', (113, 138)) ('acetylation', 'MPA', (150, 161)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (101, 109)) ('HDAC1', 'Gene', '3065', (191, 196)) ('histone H3', 'Protein', (165, 175)) ('panobinostat', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077767', (60, 72)) ('lysine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (113, 119)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (140, 149)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (181, 190)) 59578 33050470 We observed that at 5, 10, and 20 nM concentrations of belinostat, an effect on cell viability was, indeed, not apparent (on the contrary, cells were actually proliferating), but subsequent treatment with cisplatin 10 microM considerably reduced cell viability, compared to the absence of effect when the same dose of cisplatin was given in the absence of belinostat pre-treatment (illustration of protocol and graphical representation in Figure S7). ('cisplatin', 'Var', (205, 214)) ('belinostat', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C487081', (55, 65)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (376, 379)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (238, 245)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (205, 214)) ('belinostat', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C487081', (356, 366)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (318, 327)) ('cell viability', 'CPA', (246, 260)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (195, 198)) 59587 33050470 Changes in the expression of these enzymes have been reported in several cancers and, importantly, inhibitors have been used effectively as cancer treatment, including repurposed drugs (e.g., antifungal trichostatin A (TSA)) or drugs used for treating epilepsy (e.g., valproic acid or carbamazepine), as well as the more recently developed inhibitors, some already approved by the FDA and others on clinical trial. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (140, 146)) ('trichostatin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C012589', (203, 217)) ('epilepsy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001250', (252, 260)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 80)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (73, 80)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (73, 79)) ('epilepsy', 'Disease', (252, 260)) ('TSA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C012589', (219, 222)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 79)) ('carbamazepine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002220', (285, 298)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (152, 155)) ('expression', 'MPA', (15, 25)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (140, 146)) ('valproic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014635', (268, 281)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (140, 146)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (73, 80)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (73, 79)) ('Changes', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('epilepsy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004827', (252, 260)) 59599 33050470 The same is again supported by our in vitro results, disclosing an upregulation of some HDAC isoforms in NCCIT-R, compared to NCCIT-P, both at the mRNA and protein level (Figure 3). ('NCCIT-R', 'Var', (105, 112)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', (88, 92)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (67, 79)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', '9734', (88, 92)) ('NCCIT-R', 'Chemical', '-', (105, 112)) ('NCCIT-P', 'Chemical', '-', (126, 133)) 59600 33050470 The differential expression of HDAC11 is particularly interesting and deserves to be explored in further studies, given the recently reported effect of HDAC11-specific inhibitors in eliminating treatment-resistant lung adenocarcinoma cells by targeting SOX2, which is amplified in the NCCIT cell line. ('HDAC11', 'Gene', '79885', (152, 158)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (199, 202)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030078', (214, 233)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (224, 233)) ('HDAC11', 'Gene', (152, 158)) ('inhibitors', 'Var', (168, 178)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', (214, 233)) ('HDAC11', 'Gene', '79885', (31, 37)) ('SOX2', 'Gene', '6657', (253, 257)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077192', (214, 233)) ('SOX2', 'Gene', (253, 257)) ('eliminating', 'NegReg', (182, 193)) ('HDAC11', 'Gene', (31, 37)) 59611 33050470 The similar effect on distinct cell lines, with different p53 status (mutated for NCCIT and wild-type for the remainder), suggests that the mechanism is independent of p53. ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (168, 171)) ('p53', 'Gene', (58, 61)) ('p53', 'Gene', (168, 171)) ('mutated', 'Var', (70, 77)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (58, 61)) 59623 33050470 Moreover, we intend to validate these findings and to explore in more detail if and how HDACs may be involved in cisplatin-resistance, through the knock-down of specific HDAC isoforms using CRISPR-Cas9 technology. ('knock-down', 'Var', (147, 157)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', (170, 174)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', (88, 92)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', '9734', (170, 174)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', '9734', (88, 92)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (113, 122)) ('involved', 'Reg', (101, 109)) 59626 33050470 Despite our data supporting the p53-independent mechanism, it is worth exploring p53 downstream targets, including NOXA and PUMA, and other family members (p63/p73), as these can be epigenetically regulated (including restored expression of p63 in TGCT cell lines). ('p63', 'Gene', (241, 244)) ('PUMA', 'Gene', '27113', (124, 128)) ('expression', 'MPA', (227, 237)) ('p73', 'Gene', '7161', (160, 163)) ('NOXA', 'Gene', (115, 119)) ('p53', 'Gene', (32, 35)) ('p73', 'Gene', (160, 163)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (32, 35)) ('epigenetically regulated', 'Var', (182, 206)) ('p53', 'Gene', (81, 84)) ('p63', 'Gene', (156, 159)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (81, 84)) ('NOXA', 'Gene', '5366', (115, 119)) ('p63', 'Gene', '8626', (241, 244)) ('p63', 'Gene', '8626', (156, 159)) ('PUMA', 'Gene', (124, 128)) 59699 33050470 Cell viability after 72 h of exposure to cisplatin in NCCIT-R (A), NCCIT-P (B), 2102Ep-R (C), 2102Ep-P (D), NT2-R (E), and NT2-P (F), Figure S4: Barplots with cell viability studies after treatment with several doses of belinostat and panobinostat, per time point (24, 48, and 72 h), across cisplatin-resistant cell lines. ('2102Ep-P', 'Chemical', '-', (94, 102)) ('belinostat', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C487081', (220, 230)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (41, 50)) ('NT2-P', 'Chemical', '-', (123, 128)) ('NCCIT-P', 'Chemical', '-', (67, 74)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (193, 196)) ('2102Ep-R', 'Var', (80, 88)) ('2102Ep-P', 'Var', (94, 102)) ('NCCIT-R', 'Chemical', '-', (54, 61)) ('panobinostat', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077767', (235, 247)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (291, 300)) ('2102Ep-R', 'Chemical', '-', (80, 88)) ('NT2-R', 'Chemical', '-', (108, 113)) 59707 26459559 Rare inactivating PDE11A variants associated with testicular germ cell tumors Germline inactivating mutations of isoform 4 of phosphodiesterase (PDE) 11A (coded by the PDE11A gene) have been associated with familial adrenocortical tumors and familial testicular cancer. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (71, 76)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (251, 268)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (71, 77)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (231, 237)) ('variants', 'Var', (25, 33)) ('familial adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (207, 237)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (191, 206)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (71, 77)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (231, 237)) ('familial adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C565972', (207, 237)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (262, 268)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (168, 174)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (168, 174)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (18, 24)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (18, 24)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (61, 77)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (61, 76)) ('mutations', 'Var', (100, 109)) ('associated', 'Reg', (34, 44)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (231, 236)) ('familial testicular cancer', 'Disease', (242, 268)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (71, 77)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (231, 237)) ('familial testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (242, 268)) 59709 26459559 In a prior candidate gene study of 94 familial testicular germ cell tumor (TGCT) subjects, we identified a significant association between the presence of functionally abnormal variants in PDE11A and familial TGCT risk. ('tumor', 'Disease', (68, 73)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (58, 73)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (189, 195)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (189, 195)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (68, 73)) ('familial TGCT', 'Disease', (200, 213)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (68, 73)) ('variants', 'Var', (177, 185)) 59710 26459559 To validate this novel observation, we sequenced the PDE11A coding region in 259 additional TGCT patients (both familial and sporadic) and 363 controls.We identified 55 PDE11A variants: 20 missense, four splice-site, two nonsense, seven synonymous, and 22 intronic. ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (53, 59)) ('missense', 'Var', (189, 197)) ('variants', 'Var', (176, 184)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (169, 175)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (169, 175)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (53, 59)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (97, 105)) 59711 26459559 Five rare mutations (p.F258Y, p.G291R, p.V820M, p.R545X, and p.K568R) were present only in cases and were significantly more common in cases vs controls (P=0.0037). ('common', 'Reg', (125, 131)) ('p.K568R', 'Var', (61, 68)) ('p.F258Y', 'Var', (21, 28)) ('p.R545X', 'Var', (48, 55)) ('p.F258Y', 'Mutation', 'rs1438588949', (21, 28)) ('p.V820M', 'Var', (39, 46)) ('p.G291R', 'Mutation', 'rs767064669', (30, 37)) ('p.K568R', 'Mutation', 'rs148955609', (61, 68)) ('p.G291R', 'Var', (30, 37)) ('p.R545X', 'Mutation', 'rs374570863', (48, 55)) ('p.V820M', 'Mutation', 'rs140269105', (39, 46)) 59714 26459559 This study builds upon our prior reports implicating PDE11A variants in familial TGCT, provides the first independent validation of those findings, extends that work to sporadic testicular cancer, demonstrates that these variants are uncommonly but reproducibly associated with TGCT, and refines our understanding regarding which specific inactivating PDE11A variants are most likely to be associated with TGCT risk. ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (352, 358)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (178, 195)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (53, 59)) ('associated', 'Reg', (262, 272)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (189, 195)) ('variants', 'Var', (359, 367)) ('familial TGCT', 'Disease', (72, 85)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (278, 282)) ('variants', 'Var', (221, 229)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (178, 195)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (352, 358)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (178, 195)) ('variants', 'Var', (60, 68)) ('associated', 'Reg', (390, 400)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (53, 59)) 59718 26459559 The International Testicular Cancer Linkage Consortium performed a genome-wide genetic linkage study, which suggested that the combined action of multiple common genetic variants, each with small effect sizes relative to classical, highly penetrant Mendelian traits, may explain a significant fraction of this familial aggregation. ('Testicular Cancer', 'Disease', (18, 35)) ('Testicular Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (18, 35)) ('variants', 'Var', (170, 178)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (29, 35)) ('Testicular Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (18, 35)) 59720 26459559 A candidate gene study found that germline mutations in isoform 4 of PDE11A were associated with familial/bilateral testicular cancer. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (116, 133)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 133)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (116, 133)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (116, 133)) ('germline mutations', 'Var', (34, 52)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (69, 75)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (69, 75)) ('associated', 'Reg', (81, 91)) 59721 26459559 PDE11A is an important regulator of cyclic AMP signaling in steroidogenic tissue such as the testis, and germline mutations in this gene have been associated with familial adrenocortical tumors. ('associated', 'Reg', (147, 157)) ('germline mutations', 'Var', (105, 123)) ('familial adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (163, 193)) ('familial adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C565972', (163, 193)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (187, 192)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (0, 6)) ('cyclic AMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (36, 46)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (187, 193)) 59724 26459559 Furthermore, the Pde11a knockout mouse features male infertility, a known TGCT risk factor. ('Pde11a', 'Gene', '241489', (17, 23)) ('Pde11a', 'Gene', (17, 23)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (48, 64)) ('features', 'Reg', (39, 47)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (48, 64)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (48, 64)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (33, 38)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (53, 64)) ('knockout', 'Var', (24, 32)) 59725 26459559 Interestingly, alterations in the cAMP pathway have also been observed in non-germ cell-derived testicular tumors, such as somatic alterations in Leydig cell hyperplasia and McCune-Albright syndrome, and associated with germline alterations in PRKAR1A that underlie Carney complex-associated Sertoli cell tumors; these mutations underscore the possible importance of the cAMP pathway in testicular tissue. ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (244, 251)) ('non-germ', 'Disease', (74, 82)) ('alterations', 'Reg', (15, 26)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (34, 38)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (96, 113)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (96, 113)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 113)) ('alterations', 'Var', (131, 142)) ('associated', 'Reg', (204, 214)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (305, 311)) ('Sertoli cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (292, 311)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 112)) ('Leydig cell hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010791', (146, 169)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (107, 113)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (371, 375)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (244, 251)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (305, 310)) ('McCune-Albright syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005357', (174, 198)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (305, 311)) ('Leydig cell hyperplasia', 'Disease', (146, 169)) ('Leydig cell hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007984', (146, 169)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', (96, 113)) ('alterations', 'Var', (229, 240)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (107, 113)) ('McCune-Albright syndrome', 'Disease', (174, 198)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (305, 311)) 59726 26459559 Studies of adrenal, prostate, and testicular cancer have suggested that PDE11A missense mutations may represent susceptibility modifiers rather than direct, sufficient causes of these tumors. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (34, 51)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (45, 51)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (184, 189)) ('missense mutations', 'Var', (79, 97)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (184, 190)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (184, 190)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (72, 78)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (34, 51)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (34, 51)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (184, 190)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (72, 78)) 59727 26459559 Finally, the detection of increased methylation of specific CpG islands in the promoter region of PDE11A argues that diminished PDE11A function is a TGCT risk factor, because CpG methylation correlates with decreased mRNA expression. ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (98, 104)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (128, 134)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (207, 216)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (98, 104)) ('methylation', 'Var', (179, 190)) ('CpG', 'Var', (175, 178)) ('mRNA expression', 'MPA', (217, 232)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (149, 153)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (36, 47)) ('diminished', 'NegReg', (117, 127)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (128, 134)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (26, 35)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (222, 232)) ('function', 'MPA', (135, 143)) 59729 26459559 This represents a significant expansion from our previous study of PDE11A variants, which examined only cases from 64 TGCT families; in the new analysis we examine individuals from 90 families. ('variants', 'Var', (74, 82)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (67, 73)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (67, 73)) 59730 26459559 Here, we evaluated PDE11A variants in both sporadic and familial cases compared with an unrelated healthy male population. ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (19, 25)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (19, 25)) ('variants', 'Var', (26, 34)) 59731 26459559 We have uncovered additional rare, deleterious PDE11A variants that may contribute to TGCT carcinogenesis, refining the current understanding of the relationship between PDE11A and testicular cancer risk and extending our prior work to suggest that PDE11A variants maybe involved in not only familial but also sporadic TGCT development. ('familial', 'Disease', (292, 300)) ('involved', 'Reg', (271, 279)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (192, 198)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (91, 105)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (181, 198)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (91, 105)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (170, 176)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (170, 176)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (249, 255)) ('variants', 'Var', (256, 264)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (249, 255)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (72, 82)) ('variants', 'Var', (54, 62)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (181, 198)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (47, 53)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (47, 53)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (86, 90)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (331, 334)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (181, 198)) 59735 26459559 The 94 familial case samples in this study that were previously analyzed for PDE11A mutations were excluded from the primary analysis. ('mutations', 'Var', (84, 93)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (77, 83)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (77, 83)) 59742 26459559 For transfection experiments, the PDE11A open reading frame was cloned into the pCR3.1 plasmid, and the newly identified mutations p.(R545X) and p.(K568R) were introduced into the construct using the QuikChange Lightning Site-Directed Mutagenesis kit (Agilent, Santa Clara, CA, USA). ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (34, 40)) ('p.(K568R)', 'Mutation', 'rs148955609', (145, 154)) ('p.(R545X', 'Var', (131, 139)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (34, 40)) ('p.(R545X)', 'Mutation', 'rs374570863', (131, 140)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (23, 26)) ('p.(K568R', 'Var', (145, 153)) 59745 26459559 Cells were transfected with 6 mg of plasmid DNA expressing either WT or the mutated form of PDE11A, then harvested 48 h after transfection. ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (92, 98)) ('mutated', 'Var', (76, 83)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (92, 98)) 59751 26459559 Protein levels were determined by western blot using the antibodies for PDE11A, c-KIT, and KITLG (stem cell factor (SCF)/kit-ligand), using specific rabbit polyclonal antibodies (ab116556 for PDE11A, ab5506 for c-KIT, and ab52603 for KITLG; Abcam, Cambridge, MA, USA), following standard procedures. ('KITLG', 'Gene', (234, 239)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (91, 96)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (234, 239)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (211, 216)) ('SCF', 'Gene', '4254', (116, 119)) ('ab116556', 'Var', (179, 187)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (211, 216)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (91, 96)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (192, 198)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (192, 198)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (72, 78)) ('stem cell factor', 'Gene', (98, 114)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (72, 78)) ('stem cell factor', 'Gene', '4254', (98, 114)) ('SCF', 'Gene', (116, 119)) ('kit-ligand', 'Gene', '4254', (121, 131)) ('rabbit', 'Species', '9986', (149, 155)) ('ab52603', 'Var', (222, 229)) ('kit-ligand', 'Gene', (121, 131)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (80, 85)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (80, 85)) 59754 26459559 We identified 55 PDE11A variants in all 716 subjects: 20 missense variants, four splice variants, two nonsense variants, seven synonymous changes, and 22 intronic variants. ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (17, 23)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (17, 23)) ('missense variants', 'Var', (57, 74)) ('variants', 'Var', (24, 32)) 59755 26459559 Nine of the novel missense variants were in PDE11A isoform 4, and one was in isoform 3. ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (44, 50)) ('missense variants', 'Var', (18, 35)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (44, 50)) 59756 26459559 Several rare PDE11A variants were found only in the TGCT cases (Table 2). ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (13, 19)) ('variants', 'Var', (20, 28)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (13, 19)) 59757 26459559 We did not observe the previously reported F258Y or G291R variants in our validation study; of note, these variants have not been observed in the Exome Aggregation Consortium (ExaC) database (Table 2) or in controls from our previous study. ('F258Y', 'Var', (43, 48)) ('G291R', 'Mutation', 'rs767064669', (52, 57)) ('F258Y', 'Mutation', 'rs1438588949', (43, 48)) ('G291R', 'Var', (52, 57)) 59760 26459559 In addition, we detected a novel missense variant, K568R (CADD score=19.8), and novel nonsense variant, R545X (CADD score=23.2), that were only present in TGCT cases: K568R was in a white familial seminoma case and R545X was in an African-American sporadic seminoma case (ExaC minor allele frequency (MAF) African: 0.0097%). ('familial seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (188, 205)) ('K568R', 'Var', (51, 56)) ('sporadic seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (248, 265)) ('sporadic seminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (248, 265)) ('K568R', 'Mutation', 'rs148955609', (167, 172)) ('sporadic seminoma', 'Disease', (248, 265)) ('R545X', 'Mutation', 'rs374570863', (104, 109)) ('R545X', 'Var', (215, 220)) ('K568R', 'Var', (167, 172)) ('K568R', 'Mutation', 'rs148955609', (51, 56)) ('familial seminoma', 'Disease', (188, 205)) ('R545X', 'Mutation', 'rs374570863', (215, 220)) 59763 26459559 The frequency of the intronic variant at Chr2:178634135 (NM_016953.3: c.1738-34G>T) was significantly increased in the validation TGCT cases (MAF=1.0%, P=0.01), particularly among the sporadic cases (MAF=1.7%, P=0.008); it was not detected in controls or in. ('Chr2:178634135', 'Gene', (41, 55)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (130, 134)) ('MAF=1', 'Gene', '84232', (142, 147)) ('MAF=1', 'Gene', '84232', (200, 205)) ('MAF=1', 'Gene', (142, 147)) ('c.1738-34G>T', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (70, 82)) ('c.1738-34G>T', 'Var', (70, 82)) ('MAF=1', 'Gene', (200, 205)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (102, 111)) 59764 26459559 Table 3 lists the variants observed in white participants significantly associated with specific case subgroups in the stratified analyses, excluding the case samples in. ('associated', 'Reg', (72, 82)) ('variants', 'Var', (18, 26)) ('participants', 'Species', '9606', (45, 57)) 59766 26459559 A splice site variant (chr2:178769917; NM_016953.3:c.1072-3C>T) had a significantly reduced frequency in sporadic cases only (MAF=8.3%) compared with controls (MAF=14.8%; P=0.04). ('NM_016953.3:c.1072-3C>T', 'Mutation', 'rs13012088', (39, 62)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (84, 91)) ('MAF=1', 'Gene', '84232', (160, 165)) ('c.1072-3C>T', 'Var', (51, 62)) ('MAF=1', 'Gene', (160, 165)) 59768 26459559 There were six PDE11A variants (R184Q, Q279E, N298, I552T, S570P, and Y644C) uncovered by our sequencing that were not significantly different between white cases and controls (Supplementary Table 3, see section on supplementary data given at the end of this article). ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (15, 21)) ('Q279E', 'Mutation', 'rs780674695', (39, 44)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (15, 21)) ('S570P', 'Mutation', 'rs149795546', (59, 64)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (183, 186)) ('R184Q', 'Mutation', 'rs6433711', (32, 37)) ('Y644C', 'Mutation', 'rs758194850', (70, 75)) ('R184Q', 'Var', (32, 37)) ('Q279E', 'Var', (39, 44)) ('N298', 'Var', (46, 50)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (221, 224)) ('I552T', 'Var', (52, 57)) ('I552T', 'Mutation', 'rs138427178', (52, 57)) ('S570P', 'Var', (59, 64)) ('Y644C', 'Var', (70, 75)) 59769 26459559 Eight additional nonsignificant variants were identified and previously reported (R52T, A349T, R307X, D609N, Y727C, R804H, R867G, and R878V) (Supplementary Table 3). ('A349T', 'Mutation', 'rs77477862', (88, 93)) ('Y727C', 'Var', (109, 114)) ('Y727C', 'Mutation', 'rs17400325', (109, 114)) ('R804H', 'Var', (116, 121)) ('R307X', 'Mutation', 'rs76308115', (95, 100)) ('R878V', 'Mutation', 'p.R878V', (134, 139)) ('R867G', 'Mutation', 'rs61306957', (123, 128)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (148, 151)) ('A349T', 'Var', (88, 93)) ('D609N', 'Var', (102, 107)) ('R804H', 'Mutation', 'rs75127279', (116, 121)) ('R307X', 'Var', (95, 100)) ('R867G', 'Var', (123, 128)) ('R52T', 'Mutation', 'rs77972073', (82, 86)) ('D609N', 'Mutation', 'rs77934668', (102, 107)) ('R52T', 'Var', (82, 86)) ('R878V', 'Var', (134, 139)) 59770 26459559 We used cell line studies to characterize the cAMP levels and PDE activity of the two new variants (p.K568R and p.R545X) identified in this study. ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (46, 50)) ('p.R545X', 'Mutation', 'rs374570863', (112, 119)) ('p.K568R', 'Var', (100, 107)) ('cAMP levels', 'MPA', (46, 57)) ('p.R545X', 'Var', (112, 119)) ('PDE activity', 'MPA', (62, 74)) ('p.K568R', 'Mutation', 'rs148955609', (100, 107)) 59771 26459559 Transfection experiments were performed using HEK293 cell lines and expression vectors harboring the p.R545X and p.K568R variants. ('HEK293', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0045', (46, 52)) ('p.K568R', 'Mutation', 'rs148955609', (113, 120)) ('p.R545X', 'Var', (101, 108)) ('expression vectors', 'Species', '29278', (68, 86)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (19, 22)) ('p.R545X', 'Mutation', 'rs374570863', (101, 108)) ('p.K568R', 'Var', (113, 120)) 59772 26459559 We detected higher cAMP levels in the cell lines for each PDE11A mutation relative to WT, suggesting a reduced ability of these mutant PDE11A proteins to degrade cAMP (Fig. ('proteins', 'Protein', (142, 150)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (19, 23)) ('degrade', 'NegReg', (154, 161)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (12, 18)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (103, 110)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (58, 64)) ('cAMP', 'MPA', (162, 166)) ('mutant', 'Var', (128, 134)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (58, 64)) ('mutation', 'Var', (65, 73)) ('cAMP levels', 'MPA', (19, 30)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (135, 141)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (162, 166)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (135, 141)) 59773 26459559 Post-transfection changes in PDE activity were negatively correlated with cAMP levels: PDE activity was lower vs WT PDE11A-transfected HEK293 cells for both mutation-bearing constructs (Fig. ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (116, 122)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (116, 122)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (74, 78)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (104, 109)) ('HEK293', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0045', (135, 141)) ('mutation-bearing', 'Var', (157, 173)) ('PDE activity', 'MPA', (87, 99)) 59774 26459559 A western blot showed lower PDE11A levels in the p.K568R HEK293 lysate cell line compared with WT (Fig. ('HEK293', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0045', (57, 63)) ('p.K568R', 'Var', (49, 56)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (28, 34)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (28, 34)) ('p.K568R', 'Mutation', 'rs148955609', (49, 56)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (22, 27)) 59775 26459559 In the p.R545X HEK293 lysate cell line the expected 100 kDa band for PDE11A was not detected; instead, we observed a smaller band (~60 kDa), indicating a smaller protein product as a result of this premature stop codon (Fig. ('premature stop codon', 'Var', (198, 218)) ('smaller', 'NegReg', (154, 161)) ('HEK293', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0045', (15, 21)) ('protein product', 'MPA', (162, 177)) ('p.R545X', 'Mutation', 'rs374570863', (7, 14)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (69, 75)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (69, 75)) ('p.R545X', 'Var', (7, 14)) 59776 26459559 No difference was seen for c-Kit and KITLG levels by immunoblot in p.K568R- and p.R545X-transfected cell lines compared with the WT PDE11A transfected cell line (Fig. ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (37, 42)) ('p.K568R', 'Mutation', 'rs148955609', (67, 74)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (37, 42)) ('c-Kit', 'Gene', (27, 32)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (132, 138)) ('c-Kit', 'Gene', '3815', (27, 32)) ('p.R545X-transfected', 'Var', (80, 99)) ('p.K568R-', 'Var', (67, 75)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (132, 138)) ('p.R545X', 'Mutation', 'rs374570863', (80, 87)) 59777 26459559 In our combined studies, we have identified five rare missense and nonsense PDE11A variants that present only in TGCT cases: p.F258Y, p.G291R, p.V820M, p.R545X, and p.K568R. ('p.K568R', 'Var', (165, 172)) ('p.G291R', 'Var', (134, 141)) ('p.R545X', 'Var', (152, 159)) ('p.G291R', 'Mutation', 'rs767064669', (134, 141)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (76, 82)) ('p.F258Y', 'Var', (125, 132)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (76, 82)) ('p.V820M', 'Var', (143, 150)) ('p.K568R', 'Mutation', 'rs148955609', (165, 172)) ('p.V820M', 'Mutation', 'rs140269105', (143, 150)) ('p.F258Y', 'Mutation', 'rs1438588949', (125, 132)) ('p.R545X', 'Mutation', 'rs374570863', (152, 159)) 59778 26459559 The two variants detected in our replication cohort, p.R545X and p.K568R, had not been previously reported. ('p.K568R', 'Var', (65, 72)) ('p.R545X', 'Mutation', 'rs374570863', (53, 60)) ('p.K568R', 'Mutation', 'rs148955609', (65, 72)) ('p.R545X', 'Var', (53, 60)) 59779 26459559 Furthermore, we have shown that the two newly detected mutations in our current case series, K568R and R545X, resulted in reduced PDE activity and increased cAMP levels using cell lines. ('K568R', 'Var', (93, 98)) ('R545X', 'Var', (103, 108)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (147, 156)) ('R545X', 'Mutation', 'rs374570863', (103, 108)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (157, 161)) ('PDE activity', 'MPA', (130, 142)) ('K568R', 'Mutation', 'rs148955609', (93, 98)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (122, 129)) ('cAMP levels', 'MPA', (157, 168)) 59780 26459559 The other three rare variants (p.F258Y, p.G291R, and p.V820M), observed only in the TGCT cases, had been shown previously to be functionally inactivating mutations. ('p.V820M', 'Var', (53, 60)) ('p.F258Y', 'Var', (31, 38)) ('p.G291R', 'Mutation', 'rs767064669', (40, 47)) ('p.G291R', 'Var', (40, 47)) ('p.F258Y', 'Mutation', 'rs1438588949', (31, 38)) ('p.V820M', 'Mutation', 'rs140269105', (53, 60)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (84, 88)) 59781 26459559 Our findings confirm that the two missense changes detected in our prior study but not in this one, F258Y and G291R, were only observed in TGCT cases; furthermore, they were absent from our 353 controls, as was the case in our prior report. ('F258Y', 'Mutation', 'rs1438588949', (100, 105)) ('G291R', 'Var', (110, 115)) ('G291R', 'Mutation', 'rs767064669', (110, 115)) ('F258Y', 'Var', (100, 105)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (139, 143)) 59783 26459559 Our results further confirm the V820M variant previously associated with testicular cancer, as it was observed in one additional case in our study but not in our controls. ('V820M', 'Mutation', 'rs140269105', (32, 37)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (73, 90)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 90)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (73, 90)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (73, 90)) ('V820M', 'Var', (32, 37)) ('associated', 'Reg', (57, 67)) 59786 26459559 In the latter study, the variants as a group (missense and nonsense) were significantly more common in TGCT cases vs only the endocrine-negative control group, which consisted of volunteers of mostly European descent who had been screened clinically and biochemically and found to have no endocrine disorders. ('endocrine disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004700', (289, 308)) ('common', 'Reg', (93, 99)) ('endocrine disorders', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000818', (289, 308)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (103, 107)) ('missense', 'Var', (46, 54)) ('nonsense', 'Var', (59, 67)) ('endocrine disorders', 'Disease', (289, 308)) 59787 26459559 We did not detect a significant change in expression of KITLG in relation to our newly identified PDE11A mutations, p.R545X and p.K568R. ('p.R545X', 'Var', (116, 123)) ('p.K568R', 'Mutation', 'rs148955609', (128, 135)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (98, 104)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (42, 52)) ('p.R545X', 'Mutation', 'rs374570863', (116, 123)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (98, 104)) ('p.K568R', 'Var', (128, 135)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (56, 61)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (56, 61)) 59788 26459559 Our previous study had shown that the other rare PDE11A mutations - p.F258Y, p.G291R, and p.V820M - resulted in an increased expression of KITLG. ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (139, 144)) ('p.V820M', 'Mutation', 'rs140269105', (90, 97)) ('p.F258Y', 'Var', (68, 75)) ('p.F258Y', 'Mutation', 'rs1438588949', (68, 75)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (115, 124)) ('p.G291R', 'Var', (77, 84)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (125, 135)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (139, 144)) ('p.G291R', 'Mutation', 'rs767064669', (77, 84)) ('expression', 'MPA', (125, 135)) ('p.V820M -', 'Var', (90, 99)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (49, 55)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (49, 55)) 59790 26459559 Thus, we cannot exclude the possibility that expression of PDE11A p.R545X and p.K568R mutants may also be associated with the modulation of the KITLG signaling in testicular cancer cells. ('p.R545X', 'Var', (66, 73)) ('p.K568R', 'Var', (78, 85)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (163, 180)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (163, 180)) ('associated', 'Reg', (106, 116)) ('modulation', 'Reg', (126, 136)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (45, 55)) ('p.K568R', 'Mutation', 'rs148955609', (78, 85)) ('p.R545X', 'Mutation', 'rs374570863', (66, 73)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (59, 65)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (163, 180)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (59, 65)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (144, 149)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (144, 149)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (174, 180)) 59791 26459559 While the current analysis examined the relationship between PDE11A variation and testicular cancer in nearly twice the number of bilateral/familial cases as our first study, and for the first time in a cohort of sporadic TGCT cases, there are several limitations of this study. ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (61, 67)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (61, 67)) ('variation', 'Var', (68, 77)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (82, 99)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 99)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (82, 99)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (82, 99)) 59796 26459559 Finally, it is possible that PDE11A haplotypes (i.e., variants in cis with those we identified) might have an influence on susceptibility to testicular cancer; given the high frequency of common SNPs in PDE11A, this is a possibility. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (141, 158)) ('susceptibility', 'Reg', (123, 137)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (203, 209)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (203, 209)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (141, 158)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (29, 35)) ('variants', 'Var', (54, 62)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (152, 158)) ('influence', 'Reg', (110, 119)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (29, 35)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (141, 158)) 59798 26459559 In summary, this study refines our understanding of which specific variants in PDE11A are most likely to be disease associated. ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (79, 85)) ('variants', 'Var', (67, 75)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (79, 85)) 59799 26459559 We determined that although not all exonic PDE11A variants (as a group) are associated with TGCT risk, it appears that a select subset of rare missense and nonsense variants are associated with risk. ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (43, 49)) ('exonic', 'Var', (36, 42)) ('nonsense variants', 'Var', (156, 173)) ('missense', 'Var', (143, 151)) ('associated', 'Reg', (178, 188)) ('associated', 'Reg', (76, 86)) ('variants', 'Var', (50, 58)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (43, 49)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (92, 96)) 59800 26459559 These variants were shown to be functionally inactivating and may have a role in TGCT pathogenesis ultimately through increased cAMP levels. ('variants', 'Var', (6, 14)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (81, 85)) ('cAMP levels', 'MPA', (128, 139)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (118, 127)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (128, 132)) 59801 26459559 It is possible that the effect of PDE11A sequence variants in such a highly polymorphic gene is amplified or mitigated by the presence of other variants that are present in cis in the sequence; we did not study this effect here. ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (34, 40)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (34, 40)) ('variants', 'Var', (50, 58)) 59802 26459559 We have extended our earlier work (conducted specifically in familial TGCT) to the broader context of sporadic TGCT, documenting that inactivating PDE11A variants occur in both TGCT subsets. ('variants', 'Var', (154, 162)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (121, 124)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (147, 153)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (147, 153)) ('inactivating', 'NegReg', (134, 146)) 59803 26459559 These data suggest that certain inactivating PDE11A variants are significantly associated with TGCT risk and provide further support for the hypothesis that inactivating variants in PDE11A are uncommonly, but reproducibly, associated with TGCT risk. ('associated', 'Reg', (79, 89)) ('inactivating', 'Var', (32, 44)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (95, 99)) ('associated', 'Reg', (223, 233)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (45, 51)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (182, 188)) ('variants', 'Var', (52, 60)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (182, 188)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (45, 51)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (239, 243)) 59804 26459559 Further careful examination of these specific PDE11A variants in relation to TGCT etiology is warranted. ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (46, 52)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (77, 81)) ('variants', 'Var', (53, 61)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (46, 52)) 59818 15208620 Up to 1992, the histology of testicular cancers as in the Cancer Registry (WHO/HS/CANC/24.1 Histology Code) was used, to define seminoma (pathology codes 066) and teratoma (826, also including embryonal tumours). ('embryonal tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009373', (193, 210)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (40, 47)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (40, 46)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (203, 209)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (29, 46)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (163, 171)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (128, 136)) ('embryonal tumours', 'Disease', (193, 210)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (163, 171)) ('testicular cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (29, 47)) ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (29, 47)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (58, 64)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (203, 210)) ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', (29, 47)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (128, 136)) ('826', 'Var', (173, 176)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (163, 171)) 60012 21790653 Alteration of signals from the niche can produce drastic changes in the behavior and morphology of spermatogonial stem cells, allowing them to develop in many different tissues without prior genetic modifications. ('develop', 'CPA', (143, 150)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (154, 157)) ('Alteration', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('changes', 'Reg', (57, 64)) ('behavior', 'MPA', (72, 80)) ('allowing', 'Reg', (126, 134)) 60029 21790653 Conversely, a Gdnf knockout model develops a Sertoli cell-only phenotype. ('Sertoli', 'Disease', (45, 52)) ('knockout', 'Var', (19, 27)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (45, 57)) ('Gdnf', 'Gene', (14, 18)) ('Gdnf', 'Gene', '2668', (14, 18)) 60031 21790653 In one pathway, phosphorylation of RET and SRC-kinase family proteins (SFKs) followed by phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) phosphorylation, activates the AKT pathway and finally Mycn gene expression (Figure 3A). ('phosphorylation', 'Var', (16, 31)) ('phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase', 'MPA', (89, 118)) ('AKT', 'Gene', '207', (157, 160)) ('Mycn', 'Gene', '4613', (181, 185)) ('AKT', 'Gene', (157, 160)) ('activates', 'PosReg', (143, 152)) ('Mycn', 'Gene', (181, 185)) 60070 21790653 A mutation in the FGFR3 gene was evident in a number of spermatocytic seminomas under investigation. ('FGFR3', 'Gene', '2261', (18, 23)) ('mutation', 'Var', (2, 10)) ('spermatocytic seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (56, 79)) ('spermatocytic seminomas', 'Disease', (56, 79)) ('spermatocytic seminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (56, 78)) ('FGFR3', 'Gene', (18, 23)) ('evident', 'Reg', (33, 40)) ('spermatocytic seminomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (56, 79)) 60074 21790653 Alternatively, GDNF can activate the canonical RAS/ERK1/2 pathway, which results in phosphorylation and activation of transcription factors such as CREB-1, ATF-1, CREM-1 and c-FOS (Figure 3B). ('CREB-1', 'Gene', '1385', (148, 154)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (104, 114)) ('CREM-1', 'Gene', (163, 169)) ('ERK1/2', 'Gene', (51, 57)) ('c-FOS', 'Gene', '2353', (174, 179)) ('activate', 'PosReg', (24, 32)) ('ATF-1', 'Gene', (156, 161)) ('ERK1/2', 'Gene', '5595;5594', (51, 57)) ('GDNF', 'Var', (15, 19)) ('ATF-1', 'Gene', '466', (156, 161)) ('c-FOS', 'Gene', (174, 179)) ('CREB-1', 'Gene', (148, 154)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (84, 99)) 60078 21790653 In addition, 57% (15/26) of these tumors had an elevated expression of HRAS, and about 19% (5/26) carried a mutation in the HRAS gene. ('expression', 'MPA', (57, 67)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (34, 40)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (34, 40)) ('HRAS', 'Gene', '3265', (124, 128)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (34, 40)) ('HRAS', 'Gene', (124, 128)) ('HRAS', 'Gene', '3265', (71, 75)) ('mutation', 'Var', (108, 116)) ('HRAS', 'Gene', (71, 75)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (48, 56)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (34, 39)) 60249 33568653 High overall SSV burden associates with TP53 mutations, histone H3.3 gene H3F3C mutations, and the transcription of DNA damage response genes. ('mutations', 'Var', (45, 54)) ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (13, 16)) ('SSV', 'Disease', (13, 16)) ('histone H3.3', 'Gene', (56, 68)) ('H3F3C', 'Gene', (74, 79)) ('transcription', 'MPA', (99, 112)) ('mutations', 'Var', (80, 89)) ('histone H3.3', 'Gene', '3020', (56, 68)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (40, 44)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (40, 44)) ('H3F3C', 'Gene', '440093', (74, 79)) 60255 33568653 All classes of somatic structural variants (SSVs):including tandem duplications, insertions, deletions, inversions, and translocations:can potentially alter the regulation of specific genes through several possible mechanisms, including gene fusion, promoter element disruption, enhancer hijacking, disruption of topologically associated domains (TADs), and altered DNA methylation. ('variants', 'Var', (34, 42)) ('disruption', 'Reg', (299, 309)) ('DNA methylation', 'MPA', (366, 381)) ('tandem duplications', 'Var', (60, 79)) ('altered', 'Reg', (358, 365)) ('disruption', 'Reg', (267, 277)) ('enhancer hijacking', 'PosReg', (279, 297)) ('gene', 'CPA', (237, 241)) ('TADs', 'Disease', (347, 351)) ('deletions', 'Var', (93, 102)) ('promoter', 'MPA', (250, 258)) ('TADs', 'Disease', 'None', (347, 351)) ('alter', 'Reg', (151, 156)) ('regulation', 'MPA', (161, 171)) ('specific genes', 'Gene', (175, 189)) ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (44, 47)) ('insertions', 'Var', (81, 91)) 60256 33568653 Also, cancers harboring a high overall structural variation burden may exhibit an altered molecular profile reflective of extensive DNA damage. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (6, 12)) ('molecular profile', 'MPA', (90, 107)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (6, 13)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (6, 13)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (6, 13)) ('altered', 'Reg', (82, 89)) ('structural variation', 'Var', (39, 59)) 60274 33568653 Here, a high SSV burden is associated with TP53 mutations, histone H3.3 gene H3F3C mutations, and increased expression of DNA damage response genes. ('mutations', 'Var', (83, 92)) ('DNA damage response genes', 'Gene', (122, 147)) ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (13, 16)) ('SSV burden', 'Disease', (13, 23)) ('histone H3.3', 'Gene', '3020', (59, 71)) ('H3F3C', 'Gene', (77, 82)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (98, 107)) ('expression', 'MPA', (108, 118)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (43, 47)) ('histone H3.3', 'Gene', (59, 71)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (43, 47)) ('H3F3C', 'Gene', '440093', (77, 82)) ('mutations', 'Var', (48, 57)) 60284 33568653 In line with previous observations in adult cancers, here, genomic rearrangements could be associated with widespread CNA patterns in pediatric brain tumors (Fig. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (150, 156)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (44, 51)) ('widespread CNA patterns', 'Disease', (107, 130)) ('adult cancers', 'Disease', (38, 51)) ('brain tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001932', (144, 156)) ('brain tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030692', (144, 156)) ('genomic rearrangements', 'Var', (59, 81)) ('brain tumors', 'Disease', (144, 156)) ('brain tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030692', (144, 155)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (150, 155)) ('adult cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (38, 51)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (44, 50)) ('associated', 'Reg', (91, 101)) 60285 33568653 When we considered the set of all SSV-gene associations involving an SSV breakpoint falling within 1 Mb of gene start site for a given tumor, we found these associations to be highly enriched for gene-level amplification or deletion, though more so for the former. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (135, 140)) ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (34, 37)) ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (69, 72)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (135, 140)) ('falling', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002527', (84, 91)) ('deletion', 'Var', (224, 232)) ('fall', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002527', (84, 88)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (135, 140)) 60286 33568653 While a significant proportion of SSVs associated with gene amplification involved tandem duplication SSVs as might be expected, all classes of SSV were involved with altered CNA patterns (Supplementary Fig. ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (102, 105)) ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (34, 37)) ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (144, 147)) ('CNA patterns', 'MPA', (175, 187)) ('gene amplification', 'Var', (55, 73)) ('involved with altered', 'Reg', (153, 174)) ('SSVs', 'Disease', (34, 38)) ('tandem duplication', 'Var', (83, 101)) ('involved', 'Reg', (74, 82)) 60287 33568653 The intra-chromosomal, non-translocation SSVs associated with CNA showed enrichment for SSVs of larger DNA sizes (>100 kb, Supplementary Fig. ('CNA', 'Disease', (62, 65)) ('non-translocation', 'Var', (23, 40)) ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (41, 44)) ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (88, 91)) 60293 33568653 SSV patterns:together with patterns of CNA, insertion/deletion of nucleotide bases (indels), and Single Nucleotide Variants (SNVs):revealed both concordant and discordant patterns among tumors from the same patient. ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 3)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (186, 191)) ('insertion/deletion', 'Var', (44, 62)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (186, 192)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (186, 192)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (186, 192)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (207, 214)) 60299 33568653 In principle, SSVs with breakpoints nearby a gene could lead to altered cis-regulation, e.g., by enhancer hijacking or altered DNA methylation, and SSV breakpoints within a gene could result in gene disruption or a gene fusion (Fig. ('result in', 'Reg', (184, 193)) ('lead to altered', 'Reg', (56, 71)) ('SSV', 'Var', (148, 151)) ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (14, 17)) ('DNA methylation', 'MPA', (127, 142)) ('enhancer', 'PosReg', (97, 105)) ('breakpoints', 'Var', (24, 35)) ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (148, 151)) ('cis-regulation', 'MPA', (72, 86)) ('altered', 'Reg', (119, 126)) ('gene', 'CPA', (194, 198)) ('gene fusion', 'CPA', (215, 226)) 60328 33568653 For particular genes of interest, including oncogenes TERT and MYB and tumor suppressor gene NF1, the relative expression changes in tumors harboring an SSV breakpoint were more dramatic as compared to tumors with CNA (Fig. ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (54, 58)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (202, 208)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 138)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (71, 76)) ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (153, 156)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 139)) ('NF1', 'Gene', '4763', (93, 96)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (202, 207)) ('expression', 'MPA', (111, 121)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (202, 207)) ('MYB', 'Gene', '4602', (63, 66)) ('NF1', 'Gene', (93, 96)) ('MYB', 'Gene', (63, 66)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (202, 208)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (133, 139)) ('breakpoint', 'Var', (157, 167)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (133, 138)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (71, 76)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (202, 207)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (133, 139)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (133, 138)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (202, 208)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (71, 76)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (54, 58)) 60333 33568653 Similarly, SSV breakpoints involving gene overexpression were enriched (p < 1E-15, chi-squared test) for putative enhancer translocation events, with the rearrangement bringing an enhancer within 500 kb of the gene (Fig. ('enhancer', 'PosReg', (180, 188)) ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (11, 14)) ('rearrangement', 'Var', (154, 167)) 60350 33568653 We found a highly significant degree of overlapping gene-to-tumor associations involving predicted fusions using RNA-seq chimeric reads, gene overexpression, and SSVs breakpoint falling within the boundary of a gene (Supplementary Fig. ('SSVs breakpoint falling', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002303', (162, 185)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (60, 65)) ('SSVs breakpoint falling', 'Disease', (162, 185)) ('fall', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002527', (178, 182)) ('fusions', 'Var', (99, 106)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (60, 65)) ('falling', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002527', (178, 185)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (60, 65)) 60353 33568653 This set of 1208 fusion calls with the highest level of support involved 974 distinct gene fusions, 368 tumors, and 331 patients (Supplementary Data 4), as well as the majority of gene body-associated SSV breakpoints with overexpression (Fig. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (104, 109)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (222, 236)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (104, 110)) ('fusions', 'Var', (91, 98)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (104, 110)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (104, 110)) ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (201, 204)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (120, 128)) 60354 33568653 Of the 368 tumors, 182 had fusions both detectable in two or more tumors and including a known cancer-associated gene by COSMIC (Fig. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (66, 71)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (11, 16)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (95, 101)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (11, 17)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (95, 101)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (66, 72)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (66, 72)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (11, 17)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (11, 17)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (66, 72)) ('fusions', 'Var', (27, 34)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (95, 101)) 60361 33568653 Alterations considered were gene fusion, SSV-mediated altered cis-regulation or gene disruption (taking from the genes significant for 1 Mb region), SNV or indel, and deep deletion or high-level amplification (Supplementary Data 5). ('high-level amplification', 'Var', (184, 208)) ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (41, 44)) ('deep deletion', 'Var', (167, 180)) ('gene fusion', 'Var', (28, 39)) ('cis-regulation', 'MPA', (62, 76)) ('SNV', 'Var', (149, 152)) ('altered', 'Reg', (54, 61)) ('gene', 'CPA', (80, 84)) ('indel', 'Var', (156, 161)) 60366 33568653 Some tumor types showed particularly high enrichment for alterations affecting a specific pathway (Fig. ('alterations', 'Var', (57, 68)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (5, 10)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (5, 10)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (5, 10)) 60367 33568653 RTK-related alterations showed enrichment within PLGG; p53/Rb-related alterations, within PHGG; alterations involving chromatin modifiers, TERT, and MYC family, within MBL; SWI/SNF alterations, within ATRT; Wnt/beta-catenin alterations, within CRANIO; and HIPPO pathway alterations, within MNG. ('alterations', 'Var', (70, 81)) ('MBL', 'Disease', (168, 171)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (139, 143)) ('p53', 'Gene', (55, 58)) ('MBL', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563602', (168, 171)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (55, 58)) ('RTK', 'Gene', '5979', (0, 3)) ('MYC', 'Gene', (149, 152)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (211, 223)) ('SWI/SNF', 'Gene', (173, 180)) ('HIPPO pathway', 'Pathway', (256, 269)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (211, 223)) ('MYC', 'Gene', '4609', (149, 152)) ('RTK', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (139, 143)) 60388 33568653 We searched for genes with inactivating SNVs or indels correlated with high SSV burden, with 17 genes being significant (Fig. ('high SSV burden', 'Disease', (71, 86)) ('indels', 'Var', (48, 54)) ('SNVs', 'Var', (40, 44)) ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (76, 79)) 60391 33568653 TP53 hotspot SNVs and inactivating SNVs and indels, along with single-copy loss, were associated with higher SSV burden, in both the CBTTC pediatric brain and TCGA adult pan-cancer cohorts (Fig. ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (109, 112)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (0, 4)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (174, 180)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (102, 108)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (174, 180)) ('pan', 'Gene', (170, 173)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (174, 180)) ('SNVs', 'Var', (13, 17)) ('inactivating', 'Var', (22, 34)) ('pan', 'Gene', '51816', (170, 173)) ('SSV', 'Disease', (109, 112)) 60393 33568653 TP53 mutation also corresponded to increases in detected SNVs and indels, in addition to SSV burden (Supplementary Figs. ('SNVs', 'MPA', (57, 61)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (0, 4)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (35, 44)) ('indels', 'MPA', (66, 72)) ('SSV burden', 'MPA', (89, 99)) ('mutation', 'Var', (5, 13)) ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (89, 92)) 60394 33568653 6b), with mutation and copy loss events mostly occurring in PHGG and MBL tumors. ('occurring', 'Reg', (47, 56)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 78)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 79)) ('MBL tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563602', (69, 79)) ('MBL tumors', 'Disease', (69, 79)) ('PHGG', 'Disease', (60, 64)) ('copy loss', 'Var', (23, 32)) 60404 33568653 A survey of Histone H3 genes showed frequent mutations in H3F3A and H3F3C across CBTTC tumors (Supplementary Fig. ('H3F3C', 'Gene', '440093', (68, 73)) ('mutations', 'Var', (45, 54)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (87, 92)) ('H3F3A', 'Gene', '3020', (58, 63)) ('H3F3A', 'Gene', (58, 63)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (87, 93)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (87, 93)) ('H3F3C', 'Gene', (68, 73)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (87, 93)) 60405 33568653 While H3F3A mutations are commonly associated with pediatric brain tumors, particularly with PHGG and DIPG, H3F3C, which also encodes for an H3.3 histone component, appears to be much less studied in the context of cancer, including pediatric brain cancer. ('H3F3C', 'Gene', (108, 113)) ('brain cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030692', (243, 255)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (249, 255)) ('brain tumors', 'Disease', (61, 73)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (249, 255)) ('brain cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001932', (243, 255)) ('H3F3A', 'Gene', '3020', (6, 11)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (215, 221)) ('H3F3C', 'Gene', '440093', (108, 113)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 73)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (215, 221)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (249, 255)) ('H3F3A', 'Gene', (6, 11)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 72)) ('brain tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030692', (61, 72)) ('brain cancer', 'Disease', (243, 255)) ('brain tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001932', (61, 73)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (215, 221)) ('mutations', 'Var', (12, 21)) ('associated', 'Reg', (35, 45)) ('brain tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030692', (61, 73)) 60407 33568653 7b), with no hypermutated tumors having H3F3C mutations. ('mutations', 'Var', (46, 55)) ('H3F3C', 'Gene', (40, 45)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (26, 32)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (26, 32)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (26, 31)) ('H3F3C', 'Gene', '440093', (40, 45)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (26, 32)) 60408 33568653 While H3F3A mutations in CBTTC tumors primarily involved the known K28M/K27M hotspot (n = 30 tumors), followed by the G35R/G34R hotspot (n = 4), H3F3C mutations followed another distinctive pattern. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (31, 37)) ('H3F3C', 'Gene', (145, 150)) ('K27M', 'Var', (72, 76)) ('G35R', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (118, 122)) ('H3F3A', 'Gene', '3020', (6, 11)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 98)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (31, 36)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (31, 37)) ('K28M', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (67, 71)) ('involved', 'Reg', (48, 56)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 99)) ('G34R', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (123, 127)) ('G34R', 'Var', (123, 127)) ('H3F3A', 'Gene', (6, 11)) ('H3F3C', 'Gene', '440093', (145, 150)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (31, 37)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (93, 99)) ('K28M', 'Var', (67, 71)) ('CBTTC', 'Disease', (25, 30)) ('mutations', 'Var', (12, 21)) ('G35R', 'Var', (118, 122)) ('K27M', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (72, 76)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (93, 99)) 60409 33568653 All nine impacted tumors (three PLGG, two EPMT, and one each for ATRT, MNG, PHGG, and SARCNOS; two progressive, two recurrent, and one second malignancy) had nucleotide changes involving both K37 duplication and N79K amino acid change (Fig. ('K37', 'Gene', '8688', (192, 195)) ('N79K', 'Mutation', 'rs768711923', (212, 216)) ('N79K amino acid change', 'Var', (212, 234)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (142, 152)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (18, 24)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (18, 24)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (18, 24)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (142, 152)) ('K37', 'Gene', (192, 195)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (18, 23)) 60410 33568653 Two of the nine tumors also harbored amino acid changes L104F and V89I. ('L104F', 'Mutation', 'rs765335762', (56, 61)) ('L104F', 'Var', (56, 61)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (16, 22)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (16, 21)) ('V89I', 'Mutation', 'rs148314204', (66, 70)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (16, 22)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (16, 22)) ('V89I', 'Var', (66, 70)) 60411 33568653 H3F3C mutations were mutually exclusive with TP53 alterations (Fig. ('TP53', 'Gene', (45, 49)) ('H3F3C', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (45, 49)) ('H3F3C', 'Gene', '440093', (0, 5)) ('mutations', 'Var', (6, 15)) 60415 33568653 We went on to survey whole-exome sequencing data from 10,224 TCGA adult cancers for H3F3C mutations. ('adult cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (66, 79)) ('H3F3C', 'Gene', (84, 89)) ('mutations', 'Var', (90, 99)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (72, 78)) ('H3F3C', 'Gene', '440093', (84, 89)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (72, 79)) ('adult cancers', 'Disease', (66, 79)) 60416 33568653 Of all TCGA tumors, 49:representing many different tissues of origin:harbored a mutation in H3F3C (Fig. ('H3F3C', 'Gene', (92, 97)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (12, 17)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (12, 18)) ('H3F3C', 'Gene', '440093', (92, 97)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (12, 18)) ('mutation', 'Var', (80, 88)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (12, 18)) 60419 33568653 The TCGA H3F3C mutations did not show the same tight hotspot pattern found in CBTTC tumors, although TCGA mutations did include G35R (two patients), N79K (one patient), and V89I (four patients). ('V89I', 'Mutation', 'rs148314204', (173, 177)) ('G35R', 'Var', (128, 132)) ('N79K', 'Mutation', 'rs768711923', (149, 153)) ('V89I', 'Var', (173, 177)) ('TCGA', 'Gene', (101, 105)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (184, 192)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 89)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (184, 191)) ('G35R', 'Mutation', 'rs748979871', (128, 132)) ('H3F3C', 'Gene', '440093', (9, 14)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (138, 145)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (84, 90)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (84, 90)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (159, 166)) ('N79K', 'Var', (149, 153)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 90)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (138, 146)) ('H3F3C', 'Gene', (9, 14)) 60422 33568653 Aspects of this phenomenon, as observed in both PCAWG and CBTTC cohorts, include: hundreds of genes recurrently impacted, SSV breakpoints as far as 1 Mb from the gene contributing to deregulation, rearrangements involving widespread CNA patterns, many more genes with increased over decreased expression associated with SSV breakpoints, and overexpressed and under-expressed genes respectively representing known oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (122, 125)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (427, 432)) ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (320, 323)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (427, 432)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (427, 432)) ('rearrangements', 'Var', (197, 211)) ('expression', 'MPA', (293, 303)) ('increased over', 'PosReg', (268, 282)) ('impacted', 'Reg', (112, 120)) 60437 33568653 For a given patient, the overall numbers of SSVs and other somatic mutations tend to increase in a recurrent or progressive tumor as compared to the primary tumor. ('tumor', 'Disease', (157, 162)) ('recurrent', 'CPA', (99, 108)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (124, 129)) ('SSVs', 'Gene', (44, 48)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (157, 162)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (124, 129)) ('mutations', 'Var', (67, 76)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (157, 162)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (12, 19)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (85, 93)) ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (44, 47)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (124, 129)) 60442 33568653 DNA mutation correlates of high SSV burden included mutations in TP53 and histone H3.3 genes. ('mutations', 'Var', (52, 61)) ('histone H3.3', 'Gene', '3020', (74, 86)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (65, 69)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (65, 69)) ('histone H3.3', 'Gene', (74, 86)) ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (32, 35)) 60443 33568653 Our TP53-related findings would be consistent with those of an adult pan-cancer study of TCGA data, in which TP53 mutational status was associated with global increases in DNA copy number instability and somatic SNV/indel frequency. ('cancer', 'Disease', (73, 79)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (73, 79)) ('pan', 'Gene', '51816', (69, 72)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (4, 8)) ('pan', 'Gene', (69, 72)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (159, 168)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 79)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (109, 113)) ('DNA copy number instability', 'MPA', (172, 199)) ('mutational status', 'Var', (114, 131)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (109, 113)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (4, 8)) 60444 33568653 Other studies have also linked TP53 mutation with increased numbers of chromosome rearrangements in pediatric cancers. ('cancers', 'Disease', (110, 117)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (31, 35)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (31, 35)) ('chromosome rearrangements', 'MPA', (71, 96)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (110, 116)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (110, 117)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (110, 117)) ('mutation', 'Var', (36, 44)) 60445 33568653 While H3F3A mutations are commonly associated with pediatric brain cancers, H3F3C appears to be much less studied in cancer, including pediatric brain cancer. ('brain cancer', 'Disease', (145, 157)) ('brain cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030692', (61, 73)) ('brain cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001932', (61, 73)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (67, 73)) ('H3F3A', 'Gene', '3020', (6, 11)) ('H3F3C', 'Gene', '440093', (76, 81)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (151, 157)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (117, 123)) ('brain cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030692', (145, 157)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (117, 123)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (151, 157)) ('H3F3A', 'Gene', (6, 11)) ('brain cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001932', (145, 157)) ('brain cancers', 'Disease', (61, 74)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 74)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (67, 73)) ('mutations', 'Var', (12, 21)) ('associated', 'Reg', (35, 45)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 73)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (117, 123)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (151, 157)) ('brain cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001932', (61, 74)) ('H3F3C', 'Gene', (76, 81)) 60446 33568653 Interestingly, a search of the PeCan (https://pecan.stjude.cloud/) and PedCBioportal (https://pedcbioportal.kidsfirstdrc.org/) databases:representing more than 1000 additional pediatric brain tumors:did not uncover additional cases of H3F3C hotspot mutation. ('mutation', 'Var', (249, 257)) ('brain tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001932', (186, 198)) ('brain tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030692', (186, 198)) ('H3F3C', 'Gene', (235, 240)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (192, 198)) ('brain tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030692', (186, 197)) ('brain tumors', 'Disease', (186, 198)) ('PeCan', 'Species', '32201', (31, 36)) ('H3F3C', 'Gene', '440093', (235, 240)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (192, 197)) ('pecan', 'Species', '32201', (46, 51)) 60447 33568653 This may be because mutations in CBTTC cohort were few and spread among multiple histologic types and involving progressive or recurrent or second malignancy cases. ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (147, 157)) ('CBTTC', 'Gene', (33, 38)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (147, 157)) ('spread', 'Reg', (59, 65)) ('mutations', 'Var', (20, 29)) ('involving', 'Reg', (102, 111)) 60448 33568653 At the same time, the observations in adult tumors would suggest that alteration of histone H3.3 genes (including H3F3C) may cumulatively involve many patients, with the functional impact not being limited to hotspot mutations. ('tumors', 'Disease', (44, 50)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (44, 50)) ('H3F3C', 'Gene', (114, 119)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (44, 50)) ('histone H3.3', 'Gene', (84, 96)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (151, 159)) ('H3F3C', 'Gene', '440093', (114, 119)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (44, 49)) ('alteration', 'Var', (70, 80)) ('histone H3.3', 'Gene', '3020', (84, 96)) ('involve', 'Reg', (138, 145)) 60465 33568653 Manta algorithm classified each SSV call as one of the following: tandem duplications, insertions, deletions, inversions, and translocations. ('deletions', 'Var', (99, 108)) ('insertions', 'Var', (87, 97)) ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (32, 35)) 60474 33568653 This aspect would include treating SSV breakpoints representing different classes (tandem duplications, insertions, deletions, inversions, and translocations) and insert sizes the same in the integration with gene expression. ('deletions', 'Var', (116, 125)) ('insertions', 'Var', (104, 114)) ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (35, 38)) 60497 33568653 We considered all inactivating SNVs (nonstop/nonsense) and indels in putative tumor suppressor genes (e.g., TP53) in the analyses. ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (108, 112)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (108, 112)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (78, 83)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 83)) ('nonstop/nonsense', 'Var', (37, 53)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (78, 83)) 60499 33568653 At both the gene and pathway levels, we tabulated somatic alterations in the following order: SNV or indel, gene fusion, deep deletion (approximating homozygous loss), high-level amplification (approximating five or more copies), and SSV (for oncogenes, breakpoint falling with 1 Mb of gene and associated with expression >0.4 SD from median for the given tumor; for tumor suppressors, breakpoint falling within the gene body and expression < -0.4 SD). ('fall', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002527', (397, 401)) ('expression', 'MPA', (311, 321)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (367, 372)) ('deep deletion', 'Var', (121, 134)) ('SSV', 'Var', (234, 237)) ('SSV', 'Chemical', '-', (234, 237)) ('falling', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002527', (265, 272)) ('falling', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002527', (397, 404)) ('high-level amplification', 'Var', (168, 192)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (356, 361)) ('gene fusion', 'Var', (108, 119)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (367, 372)) ('SNV', 'Var', (94, 97)) ('fall', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002527', (265, 269)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (367, 372)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (356, 361)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (356, 361)) 60507 33568653 For CBTTC datasets, we constructed a [gene x tumor] matrix, involving 567 genes with nonsense/nonstop/indel mutations in at least three tumors. ('tumors', 'Disease', (136, 142)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (136, 142)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (136, 142)) ('nonsense/nonstop/indel mutations', 'Var', (85, 117)) ('x tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:C562844', (43, 50)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (45, 50)) ('x tumor', 'Disease', (43, 50)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (136, 141)) 60732 28555838 Given our observation that patients with TGCT exhibited an average 30% increase in the size of the CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell memory pool at the time of presentation, we next went on to assess the effect of treatment on the proportion of naive and memory T cells. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (27, 35)) ('CD8', 'Gene', (108, 111)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (71, 79)) ('CD4', 'Gene', (99, 102)) ('TGCT', 'Var', (41, 45)) ('CD8', 'Gene', '925', (108, 111)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (206, 209)) ('CD4', 'Gene', '920', (99, 102)) 60784 28555838 PBMCs (5 x 105) were resuspended in 100 muL MACS buffer (PBS, 0.5% BSA, 2 mM EDTA), and surface stained with fluorochrome-conjugated antibodies on ice for 30 min to identify memory T-cell subsets (CD3-APCCy7, CD4-PerCPCy5.5, CD8-AmCyan, CCR7-PE and CD45RA-efluor450). ('CD4', 'Gene', '920', (209, 212)) ('CD8', 'Gene', (225, 228)) ('CD8', 'Gene', '925', (225, 228)) ('CCR7', 'Gene', '1236', (237, 241)) ('PBS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007854', (57, 60)) ('CD45', 'Gene', (249, 253)) ('CCR7', 'Gene', (237, 241)) ('MACS', 'Gene', '4082', (44, 48)) ('CD45', 'Gene', '5788', (249, 253)) ('MACS', 'Gene', (44, 48)) ('CD4', 'Gene', (249, 252)) ('EDTA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004492', (77, 81)) ('CD4', 'Gene', (209, 212)) ('CD3-APCCy7', 'Var', (197, 207)) ('CD4', 'Gene', '920', (249, 252)) 60810 28555838 Cells were surface stained with CD3-APC-Cy7, CD4-FITC and CD8-PC5 on ice for 30 min, then washed twice before cytometric analysis. ('CD8', 'Gene', (58, 61)) ('CD4', 'Gene', (45, 48)) ('CD4', 'Gene', '920', (45, 48)) ('CD8', 'Gene', '925', (58, 61)) ('CD3-APC-Cy7', 'Var', (32, 43)) 60877 25103095 Delays in diagnosis can dramatically impact survival with 5-year median relative survivals dropping from 99% for cancer confined to the testis to 74% for metastatic disease. ('impact', 'Reg', (37, 43)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (113, 119)) ('metastatic', 'Disease', (154, 164)) ('survival', 'MPA', (44, 52)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (113, 119)) ('Delays', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('dropping', 'NegReg', (91, 99)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (113, 119)) 61005 33632159 Cannabinoids have been detected in seminal fluid and have been linked with DNA nicking and fragmentation, abnormal sperm nuclear size, gross abnormalities of sperm morphology including sperm fragmentation, disordered DNA packing and re-packing, disorders of protamine synthesis, histone-protamine substitution and major disruption of sperm DNA methylation. ('fragmentation', 'CPA', (91, 104)) ('abnormal', 'Var', (106, 114)) ('disruption', 'NegReg', (320, 330)) ('linked', 'Reg', (63, 69)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (195, 198)) ('sperm fragmentation', 'CPA', (185, 204)) ('DNA nicking', 'Disease', (75, 86)) ('histone-protamine substitution', 'MPA', (279, 309)) ('disorders', 'Var', (245, 254)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (95, 98)) ('Cannabinoids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002186', (0, 12)) ('sperm nuclear size', 'CPA', (115, 133)) ('sperm DNA', 'CPA', (334, 343)) ('protamine synthesis', 'MPA', (258, 277)) ('disordered DNA packing', 'CPA', (206, 228)) 61019 33632159 Micronucleus disruption releases double stranded DNA into the cytoplasm where it potently stimulates the cytoplasmic GMP-AMP - STimulator of INterferon Gamma (cGAS-STING) pathway which further intracytoplasmically stimulates inflammation via interferon-gamma and innate immune signalling and destabilizes the genome. ('stimulates', 'PosReg', (214, 224)) ('STING', 'Gene', (164, 169)) ('inflammation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007249', (225, 237)) ('cGAS', 'Gene', (159, 163)) ('interferon-gamma', 'Gene', (242, 258)) ('disruption', 'Var', (13, 23)) ('inflammation', 'Disease', (225, 237)) ('GMP-AMP', 'Chemical', '-', (117, 124)) ('STING', 'Gene', '340061', (164, 169)) ('genome', 'CPA', (309, 315)) ('double stranded', 'Var', (33, 48)) ('cGAS', 'Gene', '115004', (159, 163)) ('innate immune signalling', 'Pathway', (263, 287)) ('stimulates', 'PosReg', (90, 100)) ('interferon-gamma', 'Gene', '3458', (242, 258)) ('destabilizes', 'NegReg', (292, 304)) 61116 22941667 Current evidence suggests that maldevelopment of the primordial germ cells gives rise to testicular carcinoma in situ (CIS), which is the recognized dormant precursor of TGCT. ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (100, 109)) ('testicular carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (89, 109)) ('testicular carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (89, 109)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (100, 117)) ('maldevelopment', 'Var', (31, 45)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (119, 122)) ('testicular carcinoma', 'Disease', (89, 109)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (41, 44)) ('gives rise to', 'Reg', (75, 88)) 61123 22941667 The International Classification of Diseases for the Oncology third edition (ICD-O-3) was used to classify histologic subtypes of TGCTs (topography code: C62) into seminoma (9060-9062, 9064) and nonseminoma (9065-9102). ('seminoma', 'Disease', (198, 206)) ('nonseminoma', 'Disease', (195, 206)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (164, 172)) ('nonseminoma', 'Disease', 'None', (195, 206)) ('Oncology', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (53, 61)) ('9065-9102', 'Var', (208, 217)) ('9064', 'Var', (185, 189)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (130, 135)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (198, 206)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (164, 172)) ('9060-9062', 'Var', (174, 183)) 61170 18719707 Substantial roles for RNAi in regulating endogenous gene expression have been difficult to ascertain because Drosophila melanogaster and Caenorhabditis elegans mutants that selectively inactivate RNAi seem to be normal and fertile. ('Caenorhabditis elegans', 'Species', '6239', (137, 159)) ('mutants', 'Var', (160, 167)) ('RNAi', 'Gene', (196, 200)) 61182 18719707 Nematodes also lack conventional piRNAs, as the Piwi homologue PRG-1 contains '21U' RNAs. ('Piwi', 'Gene', (48, 52)) ("'21U' RNAs", 'Var', (78, 88)) ('Piwi', 'Gene', '34521', (48, 52)) 61185 18719707 This was most clear in C. elegans, because many RNAi-defective mutants also deregulate transposons. ('RNAi-defective', 'Gene', (48, 62)) ('mutants', 'Var', (63, 70)) ('transposons', 'Protein', (87, 98)) ('deregulate', 'Reg', (76, 86)) ('C. elegans', 'Species', '6239', (23, 33)) 61186 18719707 A conundrum for mammalian piRNA studies was that although multiple mouse Piwi-gene mutants exhibit testicular defects, transposon activation and sterility, corresponding mutant ovaries were normal and functional. ('ovaries', 'Disease', (177, 184)) ('testicular defects', 'CPA', (99, 117)) ('Piwi', 'Gene', (73, 77)) ('mutants', 'Var', (83, 90)) ('ovaries', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (177, 184)) ('transposon activation', 'CPA', (119, 140)) ('sterility', 'CPA', (145, 154)) ('mammalian', 'Species', '9606', (16, 25)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (67, 72)) ('Piwi', 'Gene', '34521', (73, 77)) 61192 18719707 1c), and the depletion or mutation of either DCR2 or AGO2 elevates TE transcript levels. ('TE transcript levels', 'MPA', (67, 87)) ('AGO2', 'Gene', (53, 57)) ('mutation', 'Var', (26, 34)) ('DCR2', 'Gene', '36993', (45, 49)) ('elevates', 'PosReg', (58, 66)) ('depletion', 'MPA', (13, 22)) ('DCR2', 'Gene', (45, 49)) 61197 18719707 The levels of the 3'-overlapping transcripts Pdzd 11 and Kif4 increased modestly in mouse Dicer mutants, consistent with an autoregulatory activity of the siRNAs generated by this cis-NAT. ('increased', 'PosReg', (62, 71)) ('Kif4', 'Gene', '16571', (57, 61)) ('Pdzd 11', 'Gene', '72621', (45, 52)) ('NAT', 'Gene', '14312', (184, 187)) ('Dicer', 'Gene', (90, 95)) ('Dicer', 'Gene', '42693', (90, 95)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (84, 89)) ('NAT', 'Gene', (184, 187)) ('Kif4', 'Gene', (57, 61)) ('Pdzd 11', 'Gene', (45, 52)) ('mutants', 'Var', (96, 103)) 61208 18719707 Small-RNA cloning from mouse oocytes revealed an unexpected class of 'functional' pseudogenes. ('pseudogenes', 'Var', (82, 93)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (23, 28)) ("'functional'", 'PosReg', (69, 81)) 61209 18719707 Multiple genes with antisense-transcribed pseudogenes were inferred to anneal with their complementary progenitors (as trans-NATs) and be diced into siRNAs. ('NAT', 'Gene', '14312', (125, 128)) ('anneal', 'CPA', (71, 77)) ('pseudogenes', 'Var', (42, 53)) ('NAT', 'Gene', (125, 128)) ('antisense-transcribed pseudogenes', 'Var', (20, 53)) 61213 18719707 In at least one case : histone deacetylase-1 (Hdac1) : siRNAs derived exclusively from sense-antisense pseudogene duplexes, which were inferred to repress functional Hdac1 trancripts. ('histone deacetylase-1 (Hdac1', 'Gene', '38565', (23, 51)) ('Hdac1', 'Gene', (46, 51)) ('Hdac1', 'Gene', '38565', (166, 171)) ('sense-antisense', 'Var', (87, 102)) ('Hdac1', 'Gene', '38565', (46, 51)) ('Hdac1', 'Gene', (166, 171)) 61214 18719707 Earlier functional tests showed that long dsRNA does not activate protein kinase R or the interferon response in oocytes, as it does in most other mammalian cells. ('interferon', 'CPA', (90, 100)) ('mammalian', 'Species', '9606', (147, 156)) ('long dsRNA', 'Var', (37, 47)) ('protein kinase R', 'Enzyme', (66, 82)) 61222 18719707 However, hp-CG18854 is a pseudogene with substantial homology to CG8289, which encodes a chromodomain protein, and elevated hp-CG 18854 could repress CG8289 in trans. ('hp-CG', 'Chemical', '-', (124, 129)) ('CG8289', 'Gene', '32741', (65, 71)) ('CG8289', 'Gene', (65, 71)) ('hp-CG', 'Var', (124, 129)) ('CG8289', 'Gene', '32741', (150, 156)) ('hp-CG', 'Chemical', '-', (9, 14)) ('hp-CG18854', 'Chemical', '-', (9, 19)) ('CG8289', 'Gene', (150, 156)) ('hp-CG18854', 'Var', (9, 19)) 61223 18719707 Curiously, several candidate hpRNA loci were identified in mouse, including a long-inverted repeat pseudogene of the Ran GTPase-activating protein-1 (Rangap1) gene. ('Ran GTPase-activating protein-1', 'Gene', (117, 148)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (59, 64)) ('Ran GTPase-activating protein-1', 'Gene', '19387', (117, 148)) ('long-inverted repeat', 'Var', (78, 98)) ('Rangap1', 'Gene', (150, 157)) 61229 18719707 For example, unlike Dcr2 mutants, r2d2 mutants reveal its requirement for early development and female fertility. ('Dcr2', 'Gene', (20, 24)) ('r2d2', 'Gene', '34066', (34, 38)) ('Dcr2', 'Gene', '36993', (20, 24)) ('mutants', 'Var', (39, 46)) ('r2d2', 'Gene', (34, 38)) ('female fertility', 'CPA', (96, 112)) 61233 18719707 Finally, loqs functions in inverted-repeat RNA-mediated silencing. ('loqs', 'Gene', '34751', (9, 13)) ('loqs', 'Gene', (9, 13)) ('inverted-repeat', 'Var', (27, 42)) 61234 18719707 Despite its original classification as a core component of the miRNA pathway, loqs-null mutants have only modest defects in the maturation of many miRNAs. ('mutants', 'Var', (88, 95)) ('maturation', 'MPA', (128, 138)) ('loqs', 'Gene', '34751', (78, 82)) ('loqs', 'Gene', (78, 82)) 61246 18719707 Conversely, how do co-expressed mammalian cis-NATs, and co-expressed pseudogene-gene complementary pairs, avoid triggering an interferon response outside of oocytes? ('pseudogene-gene', 'Var', (69, 84)) ('cis-NATs', 'Chemical', '-', (42, 50)) ('interferon response', 'MPA', (126, 145)) ('avoid', 'NegReg', (106, 111)) ('mammalian', 'Species', '9606', (32, 41)) 61254 18719707 The recent papers do show deregulation of retrotransposon transcripts, pseudogene-complementary transcripts and some cis-NAT pairs in Dicer and/or Ago mutants, and thus their regulation by endo-siRNAs is plausible, although this remains to be shown directly Evidence for direct siRNA-mediated target regulation was only explicitly shown for some hpRNAs in D. melanogaster, and such evidence would be desirable for other classes of endo-siRNAs. ('NAT', 'Gene', '14312', (121, 124)) ('mutants', 'Var', (151, 158)) ('D. melanogaster', 'Species', '7227', (356, 371)) ('NAT', 'Gene', (121, 124)) ('deregulation', 'MPA', (26, 38)) ('pseudogene-complementary', 'Gene', (71, 95)) ('Dicer', 'Gene', (134, 139)) ('Dicer', 'Gene', '42693', (134, 139)) ('retrotransposon transcripts', 'Gene', (42, 69)) 61257 18719707 It is relevant to note, therefore, that D. melanogaster Dcr2 mutants exhibit abnormal nucleolar morphology, whereas Ago2 mutants were reported to have chromosome segregation defects. ('chromosome segregation defects', 'CPA', (151, 181)) ('Ago2', 'Gene', '39683', (116, 120)) ('Dcr2', 'Gene', (56, 60)) ('nucleolar morphology', 'CPA', (86, 106)) ('D. melanogaster', 'Species', '7227', (40, 55)) ('mutants', 'Var', (61, 68)) ('Ago2', 'Gene', (116, 120)) ('Dcr2', 'Gene', '36993', (56, 60)) 61266 30305294 Traditional genome-wide association studies have identified single nucleotide polymorphisms in ACYP2 and WFS1 associated with cisplatin-induced hearing loss. ('WFS1', 'Gene', (105, 109)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (144, 156)) ('ACYP2', 'Gene', '98', (95, 100)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', '7466', (105, 109)) ('hearing loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (144, 156)) ('associated', 'Reg', (110, 120)) ('ACYP2', 'Gene', (95, 100)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', (144, 156)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (126, 135)) ('single nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (60, 91)) 61283 30305294 Thus, pharmacogenomics has elucidated genetic variability as a key determinant in both therapeutic benefit and potential toxicities likely to be experienced during cisplatin-based chemotherapy. ('toxicities', 'Disease', (121, 131)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (164, 173)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (121, 131)) ('genetic variability', 'Var', (38, 57)) 61286 30305294 ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity) are primarily due to cisplatin; therefore the genetic variants identified are most likely associated with cisplatin exposure. ('associated', 'Reg', (122, 132)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (138, 147)) ('ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006311', (0, 30)) ('variants', 'Var', (86, 94)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (53, 62)) 61288 30305294 Cisplatin is associated with irreversible, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss that occurs at a much higher rate than other ototoxic drugs. ('bilateral sensorineural hearing', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008619', (43, 74)) ('ototoxic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006311', (125, 133)) ('sensorineural hearing loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006319', (53, 79)) ('hearing loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (67, 79)) ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (0, 9)) ('sensorineural hearing', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000407', (53, 74)) ('Cisplatin', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('sensorineural hearing loss', 'Disease', (53, 79)) ('ototoxic', 'Disease', (125, 133)) 61290 30305294 In addition, approximately 40% of cisplatin-treated patients experience some degree of tinnitus, which occurs at a significantly higher rate than either the general population (15%), or in comparable cancer patients not given cisplatin-based chemotherapy (12%). ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (34, 43)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (207, 215)) ('tinnitus', 'Disease', (87, 95)) ('cisplatin-treated', 'Var', (34, 51)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (200, 206)) ('tinnitus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014012', (87, 95)) ('tinnitus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000360', (87, 95)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (226, 235)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (200, 206)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (200, 206)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (52, 60)) 61300 30305294 Not only did STS treatment reduce grade 1 or higher hearing loss incidence by 48% (18 of 55 children (33%) in the cisplatin-STS group experienced hearing loss compared to 29 of 46 (63%) in the cisplatin-alone group; relative risk, 0.52; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.33 to 0.81; p=0.002), but cisplatin-STS conferred overall and event-free survival rates comparable to those who did not receive the protective agent. ('hearing loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (146, 158)) ('STS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C017717', (124, 127)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (114, 123)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (146, 158)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (52, 64)) ('cisplatin-STS', 'Var', (295, 308)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (27, 33)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (22, 25)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (92, 100)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (193, 202)) ('hearing loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (52, 64)) ('STS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C017717', (305, 308)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (295, 304)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', (146, 158)) ('STS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C017717', (13, 16)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', (52, 64)) 61308 30305294 In a study that utilized a platform containing primarily single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in metabolizing genes, genetic variants in TPMT (rs12201199) and COMT (rs9332377) were identified that prompted the FDA to revise their label recommendations in 2012 for pediatric patients given cisplatin. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (244, 247)) ('rs12201199', 'Mutation', 'rs12201199', (146, 156)) ('rs9332377', 'Mutation', 'rs9332377', (168, 177)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (292, 301)) ('rs12201199', 'Var', (146, 156)) ('TPMT', 'Gene', (140, 144)) ('rs9332377', 'Var', (168, 177)) ('COMT', 'Gene', '1312', (162, 166)) ('TPMT', 'Gene', '7172', (140, 144)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (277, 285)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (91, 92)) ('COMT', 'Gene', (162, 166)) 61309 30305294 However, the modification was rescinded in 2015 due to conflicting evidence of association between TPMT genetic variants and cisplatin-induced hearing loss provided by two replication studies and a meta-analysis. ('TPMT', 'Gene', (99, 103)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (125, 134)) ('hearing loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (143, 155)) ('association', 'Interaction', (79, 90)) ('TPMT', 'Gene', '7172', (99, 103)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', (143, 155)) ('variants', 'Var', (112, 120)) ('hearing loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D034381', (143, 155)) 61315 30305294 The first GWAS of CAO in 238 pediatric brain tumor patients identified an association with a genetic variant in ACYP2 (rs1872328, hazard ratio (HR)=4.5, 95% CI 2.63-7.69, p=3.9 x 10-8), and results were replicated in a second cohort of 68 pediatric patients. ('rs1872328', 'Var', (119, 128)) ('brain tumor', 'Disease', (39, 50)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (45, 50)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (249, 257)) ('brain tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001932', (39, 50)) ('rs1872328', 'Mutation', 'rs1872328', (119, 128)) ('brain tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030692', (39, 50)) ('ACYP2', 'Gene', (112, 117)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (51, 59)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (13, 14)) ('association', 'Interaction', (74, 85)) ('ACYP2', 'Gene', '98', (112, 117)) 61316 30305294 Further, increased ACYP2 expression highly correlated with cisplatin sensitivity in lymphoblastoid cell lines in vitro (p=6.5 x 10-5), but the genotype at the SNP rs1872328 position was not associated with cisplatin sensitivity in vitro, nor was it related to expression of ACYP2 and other genes 300 kb within this index SNP. ('ACYP2', 'Gene', '98', (274, 279)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (206, 215)) ('cisplatin sensitivity', 'MPA', (59, 80)) ('expression', 'MPA', (25, 35)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (159, 160)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (9, 18)) ('ACYP2', 'Gene', (19, 24)) ('ACYP2', 'Gene', (274, 279)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (321, 322)) ('rs1872328', 'Var', (163, 172)) ('rs1872328', 'Mutation', 'rs1872328', (163, 172)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (59, 68)) ('ACYP2', 'Gene', '98', (19, 24)) 61320 30305294 The first GWAS of CAO in adult-onset cancer in 511 testicular cancer survivors identified a genome-wide significant SNP (rs62283056; p=1.4 x 10-8) in the first intron of Mendelian deafness gene WFS1 (wolframin ER transmembrane glycoprotein). ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (51, 68)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (37, 43)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (116, 117)) ('Mendelian deafness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003638', (170, 188)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (13, 14)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (196, 197)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (51, 68)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (62, 68)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (51, 68)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', (194, 198)) ('rs62283056;', 'Var', (121, 132)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (62, 68)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (37, 43)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (37, 43)) ('rs62283056', 'Mutation', 'rs62283056', (121, 131)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', '7466', (194, 198)) ('deafness', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000365', (180, 188)) ('Mendelian deafness', 'Disease', (170, 188)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (62, 68)) 61325 30305294 In a meta-analysis of this GWAS and the GWAS that initially identified ACYP2, rs62283056 in WFS1 remained the top signal. ('ACYP2', 'Gene', '98', (71, 76)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', (92, 96)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (94, 95)) ('rs62283056', 'Var', (78, 88)) ('WFS1', 'Gene', '7466', (92, 96)) ('rs62283056', 'Mutation', 'rs62283056', (78, 88)) ('ACYP2', 'Gene', (71, 76)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (43, 44)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (30, 31)) 61326 30305294 However, the meta-analysis did not support the ACYP2 variant rs1872328 as being significantly associated with adult-onset cancer CAO. ('rs1872328', 'Mutation', 'rs1872328', (61, 70)) ('ACYP2', 'Gene', '98', (47, 52)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (122, 128)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (122, 128)) ('ACYP2', 'Gene', (47, 52)) ('associated', 'Reg', (94, 104)) ('rs1872328', 'Var', (61, 70)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 128)) 61328 30305294 Cisplatin-based therapy is associated with peripheral neuropathy (manifested as tingling, numbness, weakness, or burning pain) that occurs in about 36-38% of patients. ('pain', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012531', (121, 125)) ('peripheral neuropathy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010523', (43, 64)) ('weakness', 'Disease', (100, 108)) ('weakness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018908', (100, 108)) ('peripheral neuropathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009830', (43, 64)) ('peripheral neuropathy', 'Disease', (43, 64)) ('numbness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006987', (90, 98)) ('tingling', 'Disease', (80, 88)) ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (0, 9)) ('tingling', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003401', (80, 88)) ('numbness', 'Disease', (90, 98)) ('burning pain', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010146', (113, 125)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (158, 166)) ('Cisplatin-based therapy', 'Var', (0, 23)) ('burning pain', 'Disease', (113, 125)) ('neuropathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009830', (54, 64)) 61344 30305294 RPRD1B is of particular interest because defects in its expression or knockdown have been shown to inhibit DNA repair mechanisms that resolve cisplatin-induced lesions. ('defects', 'Var', (41, 48)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (70, 79)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (142, 151)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (99, 106)) ('RPRD1B', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('DNA repair mechanisms', 'MPA', (107, 128)) ('RPRD1B', 'Gene', '58490', (0, 6)) 61345 30305294 Further, RPRD1B knockdown in human breast carcinoma cells potentiates cisplatin sensitivity. ('RPRD1B', 'Gene', '58490', (9, 15)) ('RPRD1B', 'Gene', (9, 15)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (70, 79)) ('breast carcinoma', 'Disease', (35, 51)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (16, 25)) ('breast carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (35, 51)) ('cisplatin sensitivity', 'MPA', (70, 91)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (29, 34)) ('breast carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (35, 51)) ('potentiates', 'PosReg', (58, 69)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (42, 51)) 61350 30305294 Further, cisplatin induces acute kidney injury in approximately 20-30% of patients, while hypomagnesemia manifests in 40-100%. ('cisplatin', 'Var', (9, 18)) ('hypomagnesemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002917', (90, 104)) ('acute kidney injury', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058186', (27, 46)) ('acute kidney injury', 'Disease', (27, 46)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (74, 82)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (9, 18)) ('hypomagnesemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537153', (90, 104)) ('acute kidney', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001919', (27, 39)) ('hypomagnesemia', 'Disease', (90, 104)) ('induces', 'Reg', (19, 26)) 61352 30305294 A SNP in ERCC1 (8092C>A/rs3212986) has been shown to be significantly associated with a reduced risk of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in two separate candidate gene studies, as well as rs1051740 in EPHX1. ('EPHX1', 'Gene', (201, 206)) ('rs3212986', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (24, 33)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (104, 113)) ('8092C>A', 'Mutation', 'rs3212986', (16, 23)) ('8092C>A/rs3212986', 'Var', (16, 33)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (9, 14)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (2, 3)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (122, 136)) ('rs1051740', 'Var', (188, 197)) ('EPHX1', 'Gene', '2052', (201, 206)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', '2067', (9, 14)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (122, 136)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (88, 95)) ('rs1051740', 'Mutation', 'rs1051740', (188, 197)) 61353 30305294 In addition, two cation transporters vital for cisplatin renal uptake (OCT2/SLC22A2 and CTR1/SLC31A1; Table 1) have SNPs associated with renoprotection and maintenance of estimated glomular filtration rate (rs596881 (OCT2); rs12686377 and rs7851395 (CTR1. ('estimated glomular filtration rate', 'MPA', (171, 205)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (93, 94)) ('OCT2', 'Gene', '6582', (217, 221)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (116, 117)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', '6582', (76, 83)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (76, 77)) ('SLC31A1', 'Gene', '1317', (93, 100)) ('CTR1', 'Gene', (250, 254)) ('rs596881', 'Mutation', 'rs596881', (207, 215)) ('SLC31A1', 'Gene', (93, 100)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (47, 56)) ('OCT2', 'Gene', (217, 221)) ('rs12686377', 'Var', (224, 234)) ('SLC22A2', 'Gene', (76, 83)) ('OCT2', 'Gene', '6582', (71, 75)) ('CTR1', 'Gene', '1317', (250, 254)) ('renoprotection', 'CPA', (137, 151)) ('rs7851395', 'Var', (239, 248)) ('CTR1', 'Gene', (88, 92)) ('rs12686377', 'Mutation', 'rs12686377', (224, 234)) ('rs7851395', 'Mutation', 'rs7851395', (239, 248)) ('CTR1', 'Gene', '1317', (88, 92)) ('rs596881', 'Var', (207, 215)) ('OCT2', 'Gene', (71, 75)) 61354 30305294 As do many antineoplastic agents, cisplatin can profoundly impact hematopoiesis. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (34, 43)) ('hematopoiesis', 'Disease', (66, 79)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (34, 43)) ('hematopoiesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536227', (66, 79)) ('impact', 'Reg', (59, 65)) 61362 30305294 Two SNPs (rs13014982 and rs9909179) exhibited associations with myelosuppression in the discovery and replication sets, but did not reach genome-wide significance in the discovery set. ('myelosuppression', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001855', (64, 80)) ('rs13014982', 'Mutation', 'rs13014982', (10, 20)) ('rs13014982', 'Var', (10, 20)) ('rs9909179', 'Mutation', 'rs9909179', (25, 34)) ('associations', 'Reg', (46, 58)) ('myelosuppression', 'Disease', (64, 80)) ('rs9909179', 'Var', (25, 34)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (4, 5)) 61364 30305294 rs13014982 is located in a gene desert at 2q24.3 (within 500 kb of FIGN), limiting its potential genetic significance, but rs9909179 was determined via GTEx to be a plausible eQTL for HS3ST3A1 in blood (p=0.03), an enzyme involved in heparan sulfate biosynthesis, which may be important in hematopoiesis. ('HS3ST3A1', 'Gene', (184, 192)) ('rs9909179', 'Mutation', 'rs9909179', (123, 132)) ('hematopoiesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536227', (290, 303)) ('rs13014982', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('HS3ST3A1', 'Gene', '9955', (184, 192)) ('rs9909179', 'Var', (123, 132)) ('hematopoiesis', 'Disease', (290, 303)) ('rs13014982', 'Mutation', 'rs13014982', (0, 10)) 61372 30305294 Importantly, severe emesis in Yakuts was independently associated with two polymorphisms in the CYP2E1 gene, but was only associated with the GSTT1-null genotype in Eastern European Russians. ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (75, 88)) ('emesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014839', (20, 26)) ('associated', 'Reg', (55, 65)) ('CYP2E1', 'Gene', (96, 102)) ('emesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002013', (20, 26)) ('emesis', 'Disease', (20, 26)) ('GSTT1', 'Gene', '2952', (142, 147)) ('GSTT1', 'Gene', (142, 147)) ('CYP2E1', 'Gene', '1571', (96, 102)) 61378 30305294 GWAS have the potential to identify causal SNPs in genes agnostically, but require large cohorts of patients treated with the same regimen and uniformly phenotyped for toxicity. ('SNPs', 'Var', (43, 47)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (168, 176)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (168, 176)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (135, 138)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (100, 108)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (43, 44)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (3, 4)) 61382 30305294 As such, genetic variants that are associated with varying levels of cisplatin sensitivity in European-based studies may not be relevant in patients of other genetic ancestries, thereby promoting a gap in health disparities. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (69, 78)) ('health disparities', 'MPA', (205, 223)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (140, 148)) ('variants', 'Var', (17, 25)) 61406 30305294 CAO: cisplatin-associated ototoxicity eQTL: expression quantitative trait loci GTEx: Genotype-Tissue Expression GWAS: genome-wide association study NSCLC: non-small cell lung carcinoma SNP: single nucleotide polymorphism STS: sodium thiosulfate ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (223, 224)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (115, 116)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (149, 150)) ('NSCLC', 'Disease', (148, 153)) ('non-small cell lung carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002289', (155, 184)) ('non-small cell lung carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030358', (155, 184)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (221, 222)) ('NSCLC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002289', (148, 153)) ('non-small cell lung carcinoma', 'Disease', (155, 184)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (5, 14)) ('ototoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006311', (26, 37)) ('STS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C017717', (221, 224)) ('single nucleotide polymorphism', 'Var', (190, 220)) ('small cell lung carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030357', (159, 184)) ('sodium thiosulfate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C017717', (226, 244)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (185, 186)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (175, 184)) ('ototoxicity', 'Disease', (26, 37)) 61445 23623488 Nonseminoma without mixed germ cell tumors included codes 9065, 9070-9072, 9080-9084, and 9100-9102 while code 9085 identified mixed germ cell cancers. ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (26, 41)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 149)) ('9100-9102', 'Var', (90, 99)) ('Nonseminoma', 'Disease', 'None', (0, 11)) ('cell cancers', 'Disease', (138, 150)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (36, 42)) ('Nonseminoma', 'Disease', (0, 11)) ('9070-9072', 'Var', (64, 73)) ('cell cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (138, 150)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 150)) ('9080-9084', 'Var', (75, 84)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (26, 42)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (36, 41)) ('germ cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (133, 149)) ('codes 9065', 'Var', (52, 62)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (36, 42)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (36, 42)) 61446 23623488 Specific nonseminoma entities included embryonal carcinoma (9070), yolk sac tumors (9071), malignant teratoma (9080-9084, 9102), and choriocarcinoma (9100-9101). ('9071', 'Var', (84, 88)) ('9080-9084', 'Var', (111, 120)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (49, 58)) ('nonseminoma entities', 'Disease', (9, 29)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (101, 109)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 82)) ('9070', 'Var', (60, 64)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 81)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002822', (133, 148)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (76, 82)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Disease', (133, 148)) ('nonseminoma entities', 'Disease', 'None', (9, 29)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (139, 148)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018236', (39, 58)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (76, 82)) ('malignant teratoma', 'Disease', (91, 109)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (39, 58)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', (39, 58)) ('malignant teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (91, 109)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100768', (133, 148)) 61543 31704139 In this National Cancer Database analysis, PTS was a predictor of OS in CS IA seminoma. ('PTS', 'Var', (43, 46)) ('CS IA seminoma', 'Disease', (72, 86)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (17, 23)) ('CS IA seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (72, 86)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (17, 23)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (17, 23)) 61613 31704139 Individuals with large T1 seminomas managed with adjuvant radiation or chemotherapy vs. observation had a 41% decrease in overall mortality translating into a 3.5% and 4.5% absolute improvement in OS at 5 and 10 years, respectively. ('mortality', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (130, 139)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (189, 192)) ('large T1', 'Var', (17, 25)) ('mortality', 'Disease', (130, 139)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (26, 35)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (110, 118)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (26, 35)) ('improvement', 'PosReg', (182, 193)) 61615 31704139 originally used a 4 cm cut-point to demonstrate a non-significant difference in 5-year relapse-free rates: 88% vs. 73% for <=4 cm vs. >4 cm tumors, respectively (P = 0.12). ('<=4', 'Var', (123, 126)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (140, 146)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (140, 146)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (140, 146)) ('relapse-free', 'CPA', (87, 99)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (140, 145)) 61620 31704139 first reported primary tumor size as an independent prognosticator in a Danish cohort of 261 men with 4-year relapse-free survivals of 94, 82 and 64% for tumors <3, >=3 to <6 and >=6 cm, respectively (P < 0.001). ('tumors', 'Disease', (154, 160)) ('>=6 cm', 'Var', (179, 185)) ('>=3 to <6', 'Var', (165, 174)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (154, 160)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (93, 96)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (154, 160)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (23, 28)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (154, 159)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (23, 28)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (154, 159)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (23, 28)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (154, 159)) 61670 30456189 The presence of a positive lymph node in the retroperitoneum elevates the disease to stage II, in which additional treatment is needed and active surveillance is no longer an option. ('presence', 'Var', (4, 12)) ('elevates', 'PosReg', (61, 69)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (120, 123)) 61736 30456189 The risk of secondary malignancies cannot be ignored by urologists caring for these patients, however, with MRIs costing over twice the cost of CT, the burden on the healthcare system must also be acknowledged when following these men. ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (22, 34)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (84, 92)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (22, 34)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (231, 234)) ('MRIs', 'Var', (108, 112)) 61835 18622385 Global DNA hypomethylation in intratubular germ cell neoplasia and seminoma, but not in nonseminomatous male germ cell tumors Alterations in methylation of CpG dinucleotides at the 5 position of deoxycytidine residues (5mC) are a hallmark of cancer cells, including testicular germ cell tumors. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 125)) ('nonseminomatous male germ cell tumors', 'Disease', (88, 125)) ('CpG', 'Gene', (156, 159)) ('CpG dinucleotides', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C015772', (156, 173)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 124)) ('Alterations', 'Var', (126, 137)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (91, 99)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (242, 248)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', (282, 293)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (91, 99)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005935', (114, 125)) ('neoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (53, 62)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005935', (282, 293)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (109, 125)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (277, 293)) ('deoxycytidine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003841', (195, 208)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (67, 75)) ('nonseminomatous male germ cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537844', (88, 125)) ('neoplasia', 'Disease', (53, 62)) ('germ cell neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (43, 62)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (287, 293)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (67, 75)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (109, 124)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (53, 62)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (277, 292)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (242, 248)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (141, 152)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (287, 292)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (242, 248)) ('5mC', 'Chemical', '-', (219, 222)) 61838 18622385 Smiraglia et al have proposed a model whereby seminomas arise from IGCNU cells derived from primordial germ cells that have undergone 5mC erasure, and nonseminomas arise from IGCNU cells derived from primordial germ cells that have already undergone de novo methylation after the original erasure of methylation and contain normal 5mC levels. ('5mC', 'Chemical', '-', (331, 334)) ('nonseminomas', 'Disease', (151, 163)) ('nonseminomas', 'Disease', 'None', (151, 163)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (46, 55)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (46, 55)) ('methylation', 'Var', (258, 269)) ('5mC', 'Chemical', '-', (134, 137)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (154, 163)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (154, 163)) 61848 18622385 Although genetic changes, such as gain of the short arm of chromosome 12, are very common in testicular germ cell tumors, epigenetic changes may also be important in initiating these tumors. ('epigenetic changes', 'Var', (122, 140)) ('gain', 'PosReg', (34, 38)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005935', (109, 120)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (183, 189)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (104, 120)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (114, 119)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (183, 188)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (104, 119)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (183, 189)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (114, 120)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (114, 120)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (114, 120)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (183, 189)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', (109, 120)) ('short arm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009824', (46, 55)) 61850 18622385 Somatic hypermethylation of deoxycytidine within CpG islands in the promoter regions of genes is associated with transcriptional silencing, whereas hypomethylation of CpG islands may result in gene activation. ('activation', 'PosReg', (198, 208)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (8, 24)) ('gene', 'MPA', (193, 197)) ('silencing', 'NegReg', (129, 138)) ('deoxycytidine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003841', (28, 41)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (148, 163)) ('transcriptional', 'MPA', (113, 128)) 61854 18622385 Two autosomal loci showed a similar trend: seminomas were relatively hypomethylated, whereas nonseminomas were either normally methylated or hypermethylated. ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (96, 105)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (96, 105)) ('hypomethylated', 'Var', (69, 83)) ('nonseminomas', 'Disease', (93, 105)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (43, 52)) ('nonseminomas', 'Disease', 'None', (93, 105)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (43, 52)) 61859 18622385 However, little is known regarding the timing of events of epigenetic changes occurring early during development of testicular germ cell tumors. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (137, 143)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (127, 142)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (137, 142)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', (132, 143)) ('epigenetic changes', 'Var', (59, 77)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005935', (132, 143)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (127, 143)) 61880 18622385 M. SssI treatment resulted in a marked increase in staining (data not shown), which was fully dependent upon the addition of the methyl donor, S-adenosyl-methionine (data not shown). ('treatment', 'Var', (8, 17)) ('M. SssI', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('donor', 'Species', '9606', (136, 141)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (39, 47)) ('staining', 'MPA', (51, 59)) ('S-adenosyl-methionine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012436', (143, 164)) 61881 18622385 This shows that our primary and secondary reagents can access methylated DNA within seminoma cells if indeed 5mC is present. ('methylated', 'Var', (62, 72)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (84, 92)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (84, 92)) ('5mC', 'Chemical', '-', (109, 112)) 61917 18622385 This in situ analysis was critical for our finding of profound hypomethylation in IGCNU and seminoma, as we were able to evaluate the relative methylation status of both the neoplastic cells and the nontumor host cells (eg, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes). ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (224, 229)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (202, 207)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (92, 100)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (224, 229)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (63, 78)) ('IGCNU', 'Disease', (82, 87)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (202, 207)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (92, 100)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (202, 207)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (224, 229)) 61923 18622385 And, IGCNU or seminoma cells that differentiate into any other male testicular germ cell tumor type undergo de novo CpG methylation in an apparent attempt to recapitulate the process of normal development (Figure 5). ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (14, 22)) ('methylation', 'Var', (120, 131)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (79, 94)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (89, 94)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (14, 22)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (89, 94)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (89, 94)) 61944 24516397 Combination of immunofluorescent visualization of the proteins of synaptonemal complexes with whole-chromosome DNA FISH on pachytene spreads revealed that heterosubspecific, unlike consubspecific, homologous chromosomes are predisposed to asynapsis in F1 hybrid male and female meiosis. ('heterosubspecific', 'Var', (155, 172)) ('predisposed', 'Reg', (224, 235)) ('asynapsis', 'CPA', (239, 248)) ('pachytene', 'Chemical', '-', (123, 132)) 61947 24516397 We propose that meiotic asynapsis in intersubspecific hybrids is a consequence of cis-acting mismatch between homologous chromosomes modulated by the trans-acting Hstx2 and Prdm9 hybrid male sterility genes. ('Prdm9', 'Gene', '213389', (173, 178)) ('meiotic asynapsis', 'CPA', (16, 33)) ('mismatch', 'Var', (93, 101)) ('Hstx2', 'Gene', (163, 168)) ('Prdm9', 'Gene', (173, 178)) 61953 24516397 The repeated introgressions of Mmm genes into Mmd genome and vice versa across their hybrid zone indicate incomplete reproductive isolation between both young subspecies. ('reproductive isolation', 'CPA', (117, 139)) ('Mmd', 'Gene', (46, 49)) ('introgressions', 'Var', (13, 27)) ('Mmm genes', 'Gene', (31, 40)) ('Mmd', 'Gene', '67468', (46, 49)) 61955 24516397 We identified the first hybrid sterility gene in mice, hybrid sterility 1 - Hst1 - as a polymorphic variant on Chr 17 between two laboratory strains, C57BL10/Sn and C3H/Di, both predominantly of Mmd origin (at that time still linkage group IX). ('Mmd', 'Gene', '67468', (195, 198)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (49, 53)) ('Hst1', 'Gene', '109727', (76, 80)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (134, 137)) ('Hst1', 'Gene', (76, 80)) ('Mmd', 'Gene', (195, 198)) ('C3H/Di', 'Var', (165, 171)) ('C57BL10/Sn', 'Var', (150, 160)) 61956 24516397 When mated with Mmm wild mice trapped in Central Bohemia near Prague, these crosses produced sterile or fertile male hybrids, depending on their Hst1 alleles. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (25, 29)) ('Hst1', 'Gene', (145, 149)) ('Central Bohemia', 'Disease', (41, 56)) ('Central Bohemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012607', (41, 56)) ('Hst1', 'Gene', '109727', (145, 149)) ('crosses', 'Var', (76, 83)) 61973 24516397 The Hstx1 locus mapped within the interval spanned by DXMit76 and DXMit143 (Fig. ('Hstx1', 'Gene', (4, 9)) ('Hstx1', 'Gene', '100036139', (4, 9)) ('DXMit143', 'Var', (66, 74)) ('DXMit76', 'Var', (54, 61)) 61974 24516397 To further localize Hstx1, we phenotyped all four B6.PWD-Chr X partial consomics and found a high percentage of abnormal sperm cells in B6.PWD-Chr X.1s compared to other three partial consomics and B6 males (p<0.05 t-test, Fig. ('sperm cells', 'CPA', (121, 132)) ('Hstx1', 'Gene', '100036139', (20, 25)) ('B6.PWD-Chr', 'Var', (136, 146)) ('Hstx1', 'Gene', (20, 25)) 61978 24516397 Of these, seven protein-coding genes, namely cancer/testis antigen 2 (Ctag2), RIKEN cDNA 4930447F04 gene (4930447F04Rik), SLIT and NTRK-like family, member 2 (Slitrk2), RIKEN cDNA 4933436I01 gene (4933436I01Rik), fragile X mental retardation syndrome 1 homolog (Fmr1), fragile X mental retardation 1 neighbor (Fmr1nb) and AF4/FMR2 family member 2 (Aff2) show high expression in adult testis. ('Slitrk2', 'Gene', '245450', (159, 166)) ('Slitrk2', 'Gene', (159, 166)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (45, 51)) ('Aff2', 'Gene', (348, 352)) ('Fmr1nb', 'Gene', (310, 316)) ('fragile X mental retardation syndrome 1', 'Gene', '14265', (213, 252)) ('Ctag2', 'Gene', (70, 75)) ('4933436I01Rik', 'Var', (197, 210)) ('Fmr1nb', 'Gene', '207854', (310, 316)) ('fragile X mental retardation 1 neighbor', 'Disease', (269, 308)) ('SLIT and NTRK-like family, member 2', 'Gene', '245450', (122, 157)) ('Ctag2', 'Gene', '70062', (70, 75)) ('4930447F04Rik', 'Var', (106, 119)) ('Aff2', 'Gene', '14266', (348, 352)) ('AF4/FMR2 family member 2', 'Gene', (322, 346)) ('mental retardation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001249', (223, 241)) ('Fmr1', 'Gene', (262, 266)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (45, 51)) ('AF4/FMR2 family member 2', 'Gene', '14266;17355', (322, 346)) ('Fmr1', 'Gene', '14265', (262, 266)) ('Fmr1', 'Gene', (310, 314)) ('mental retardation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001249', (279, 297)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (45, 51)) ('Fmr1', 'Gene', '14265', (310, 314)) ('fragile X mental retardation syndrome 1', 'Gene', (213, 252)) ('fragile X mental retardation 1 neighbor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005600', (269, 308)) 61979 24516397 Of them, Aff2 is expressed pre-meiotically in spermatogonia, Fmr1 and Fmr1nb show expression in early prophase I, and Ctag2, 4930447F04Rik and Slitrk2 are expressed in meiotic and postmeiotic cells. ('4930447F04Rik', 'Var', (125, 138)) ('Slitrk2', 'Gene', (143, 150)) ('Fmr1', 'Gene', '14265', (70, 74)) ('Fmr1', 'Gene', (61, 65)) ('Aff2', 'Gene', '14266', (9, 13)) ('Fmr1nb', 'Gene', '207854', (70, 76)) ('Ctag2', 'Gene', '70062', (118, 123)) ('Fmr1', 'Gene', '14265', (61, 65)) ('Ctag2', 'Gene', (118, 123)) ('Fmr1nb', 'Gene', (70, 76)) ('Slitrk2', 'Gene', '245450', (143, 150)) ('Aff2', 'Gene', (9, 13)) ('Fmr1', 'Gene', (70, 74)) 61983 24516397 Of the remaining genes, Aff2 carries five, Fmr1nb and Slitrk2 carry two, 4930447F04Rik and Ctag2 carry one, and Fmr1 does not carry any non-synonymous substitution. ('Slitrk2', 'Gene', (54, 61)) ('Aff2', 'Gene', '14266', (24, 28)) ('Fmr1', 'Gene', (43, 47)) ('Fmr1nb', 'Gene', (43, 49)) ('Fmr1', 'Gene', (112, 116)) ('Aff2', 'Gene', (24, 28)) ('Fmr1', 'Gene', '14265', (43, 47)) ('Slitrk2', 'Gene', '245450', (54, 61)) ('Fmr1', 'Gene', '14265', (112, 116)) ('Ctag2', 'Gene', (91, 96)) ('Ctag2', 'Gene', '70062', (91, 96)) ('4930447F04Rik', 'Var', (73, 86)) ('Fmr1nb', 'Gene', '207854', (43, 49)) 61987 24516397 Three of the candidates for the Hstx1/2 locus, Ctag2, 4933436I01Rik and Fmr1nb, displayed an elevated rate of protein evolution (Table 1). ('Fmr1nb', 'Gene', (72, 78)) ('Hstx1/2', 'Gene', '100036139', (32, 39)) ('Hstx1/2', 'Gene', (32, 39)) ('4933436I01Rik', 'Var', (54, 67)) ('Fmr1nb', 'Gene', '207854', (72, 78)) ('protein evolution', 'MPA', (110, 127)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (102, 105)) ('Ctag2', 'Gene', (47, 52)) ('Ctag2', 'Gene', '70062', (47, 52)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (93, 101)) 61989 24516397 The ability of Hstx2B6 to rescue the meiotic arrest of MmmxMmd F1 hybrids is subject to intrasubspecific Mmm polymorphisms. ('meiotic arrest', 'CPA', (37, 51)) ('Mmd', 'Gene', (59, 62)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (109, 122)) ('Mmd', 'Gene', '67468', (59, 62)) 61991 24516397 To map the STUS/PWD autosomal allelic variants that ensure full intrameiotic arrest in males carrying Mmm Chr XB6, we genotyped 84 test-cross males from crosses of B6 females with (PWDxSTUS)F1 or (STUSxPWD)F1 males. ('intrameiotic arrest', 'Disease', (64, 83)) ('intrameiotic arrest', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (64, 83)) ('variants', 'Var', (38, 46)) 62001 24516397 In contrast, (B6.PWD-Chr X.1xPWD) males carrying Hstx2B6 were semifertile, with partial meiotic arrest at late pachytene stage. ('Hstx2B6', 'Var', (49, 56)) ('semifertile', 'Disease', (62, 73)) ('pachytene', 'Chemical', '-', (111, 120)) ('semifertile', 'Disease', 'None', (62, 73)) 62002 24516397 Only 34% of pachynemas showed asynapsis of one or two pairs of autosomes (Fig. ('pachynemas', 'Disease', (12, 22)) ('asynapsis', 'Var', (30, 39)) ('pachynemas', 'Disease', 'None', (12, 22)) 62013 24516397 Moreover 46.5% and 44% of oocytes of (B6.PWD-Chr X.1xPWD)F1 and (B6.PWD-Chr X.1sxPWD)F1 hybrids showed asynaptic autosomes (Fig. ('B6.PWD-Chr', 'Var', (65, 75)) ('hybrids', 'Var', (88, 95)) ('PWD-Chr X.1xPWD)F1', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005171', (41, 59)) ('asynaptic autosomes', 'CPA', (103, 122)) 62018 24516397 The finding indicated a cis-type of asynapsis control based on some kind of mismatch between orthologous chromosomes of Mmm and Mmd origin. ('mismatch', 'Var', (76, 84)) ('Mmd', 'Gene', '67468', (128, 131)) ('Mmd', 'Gene', (128, 131)) 62024 24516397 Nevertheless, the partial PWD homozygosity was sufficient to reduce Chr X asynapsis from 64% down to 5.6% of pachytene oocytes (Table 2). ('partial PWD homozygosity', 'Var', (18, 42)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (61, 67)) ('Chr X asynapsis', 'CPA', (68, 83)) ('pachytene', 'Chemical', '-', (109, 118)) 62026 24516397 To explain Haldane's rule of hybrid sterility, the dominance theory posits the recessive nature of X-linked variants that disrupt gametogenesis in hemizygous (XY) but not in homozygous (XX) sex. ('Haldane', 'Chemical', '-', (11, 18)) ('variants', 'Var', (108, 116)) ('gametogenesis', 'CPA', (130, 143)) ('disrupt', 'NegReg', (122, 129)) 62035 24516397 Using the position on Chr X, spermatogenic expression, and dN:dS ratio Good and coworkers predicted nine candidate genes for X-linked hybrid sterility, three of which (Ctag2, 4933436I01Rik and Fmr1nb) also occur in the present list of Hstx1/2 candidates. ('Ctag2', 'Gene', (168, 173)) ('Ctag2', 'Gene', '70062', (168, 173)) ('Fmr1nb', 'Gene', (193, 199)) ('dN', 'Chemical', '-', (59, 61)) ('Hstx1/2', 'Gene', '100036139', (235, 242)) ('Hstx1/2', 'Gene', (235, 242)) ('dS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003903', (62, 64)) ('4933436I01Rik', 'Var', (175, 188)) ('Fmr1nb', 'Gene', '207854', (193, 199)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (65, 68)) 62038 24516397 Among the candidate genes in the region, Fmr1nb and 4933436I01Rik are expressed in the appropriate cell type during germ cell differentiation and display two and seven non-synonymous substitutions, respectively. ('Fmr1nb', 'Gene', (41, 47)) ('4933436I01Rik', 'Var', (52, 65)) ('Fmr1nb', 'Gene', '207854', (41, 47)) 62043 24516397 The Hstx1/Hstx2 critical region is flanked by amplicons 4930527E24Rik and Xlr (amplicons 7 and 9 in). ('Hstx1', 'Gene', (4, 9)) ('4930527E24Rik', 'Var', (56, 69)) ('Hstx1', 'Gene', '100036139', (4, 9)) 62060 24516397 Null mutations of Sycp1, Hormad1 or Mei4, the candidate genes regulating the Hstx2-controlled asymmetry of HS, also cause asynapsis. ('asynapsis', 'Disease', (122, 131)) ('Hormad1', 'Gene', '67981', (25, 32)) ('cause', 'Reg', (116, 121)) ('Sycp1', 'Gene', (18, 23)) ('Hormad1', 'Gene', (25, 32)) ('Mei4', 'Gene', (36, 40)) ('Null mutations', 'Var', (0, 14)) ('Sycp1', 'Gene', '20957', (18, 23)) ('Mei4', 'Gene', '75033', (36, 40)) 62073 24516397 Full sterility and complete meiotic block is associated with the Prdm9PWD/B6 Hstx2PWD genotype only, while the substitution of Hstx2PWD for Hstx2B6 on otherwise F1 hybrid background reduces the incidence of cells with asynapsis to the level found in female meiosis. ('Prdm9', 'Gene', (65, 70)) ('reduces', 'NegReg', (182, 189)) ('Full sterility', 'CPA', (0, 14)) ('Prdm9', 'Gene', '213389', (65, 70)) ('cells with asynapsis', 'CPA', (207, 227)) ('meiotic block', 'Disease', (28, 41)) ('substitution', 'Var', (111, 123)) ('meiotic block', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006327', (28, 41)) 62118 22272939 CIS has previously been shown to induce lipid peroxidation (LP) with a concomitant decrease in the level of testicular anti-oxidants. ('lipid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (40, 45)) ('lipid peroxidation', 'MPA', (40, 58)) ('level of testicular anti-oxidants', 'MPA', (99, 132)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (83, 91)) ('CIS', 'Var', (0, 3)) 62158 22272939 The weights of testes and epididymes, expressed relative to the body weight, in rats after CIS administration were found to be significantly decreased, compared with the control group (Table 1). ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (103, 106)) ('CIS administration', 'Var', (91, 109)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (80, 83)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (141, 150)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (80, 84)) 62172 22272939 The result of NNC on TA parameters has particularly interesting interpretation as it showed aggregation of GB treated samples with N cluster (cluster 2*) except for CIS + L which mainly aggregated with the CIS group in cluster 1* (Table 3). ('aggregation', 'MPA', (92, 103)) ('GB', 'Species', '3311', (107, 109)) ('N cluster', 'Var', (131, 140)) 62180 22272939 While CIS is one of the leading anticancer drugs in the chemotherapy treatment of variety of cancer types, it induces a testicular damage, sperm dysfunction, germ cell apoptosis and abnormalities in Lyedig cells in rats. ('cancer', 'Disease', (93, 99)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (93, 99)) ('testicular damage', 'Disease', (120, 137)) ('abnormalities in Lyedig cells', 'CPA', (182, 211)) ('testicular damage', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013733', (120, 137)) ('germ cell apoptosis', 'CPA', (158, 177)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (36, 42)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (36, 42)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 99)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (36, 42)) ('CIS', 'Var', (6, 9)) ('sperm dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009845', (139, 156)) ('induces', 'Reg', (110, 117)) ('sperm dysfunction', 'Disease', (139, 156)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (215, 219)) 62196 20823885 CIS cells show low levels of DNA methylation and repressive histone modifications H3K9me2 and H3K27me3, but high levels of H3K9 acetylation, H3K4 methylation and H2A.Z, which all are associated with an activated and accessible chromatin structure. ('acetylation', 'MPA', (128, 139)) ('H3K4 methylation', 'Var', (141, 157)) ('H3K9me2', 'Var', (82, 89)) ('H2A.Z', 'Var', (162, 167)) ('H3K9', 'Protein', (123, 127)) ('K27', 'Gene', '342574', (96, 99)) ('K27', 'Gene', (96, 99)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (0, 3)) 62197 20823885 Epigenetic patterns similar to that of CIS cells were observed in human gonocytes present within sex cords in foetal testes but correspond to migrating primordial germ cell in mice. ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (39, 42)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (66, 71)) ('migrating', 'CPA', (142, 151)) ('Epigenetic patterns', 'Var', (0, 19)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (176, 180)) 62198 20823885 Development of overt tumours involves epigenetic repression of the chromatin. ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (21, 27)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (21, 28)) ('overt tumours', 'Disease', (15, 28)) ('epigenetic repression', 'Var', (38, 59)) ('chromatin', 'Protein', (67, 76)) ('overt tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (15, 28)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (7, 10)) 62210 20823885 Both histone marks are repressive and in the transition between erasure of H3K9me2 and establishment of H3K27me3 PGCs most probably display a transient period with possible hyper-transcription. ('H3K9me2', 'Var', (75, 82)) ('K27', 'Gene', '342574', (106, 109)) ('K27', 'Gene', (106, 109)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (96, 99)) 62213 20823885 Immunohistochemical investigations have shown that CIS cells have arginine 3 of histone H2A and H4 dimethylated (H4/H2A R3me2), which are thought to repress - among others - the HOX genes, involved in somatic differentiation programs. ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (51, 54)) ('histone H2A', 'Protein', (80, 91)) ('arginine 3', 'Var', (66, 76)) ('arginine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001120', (66, 74)) 62230 20823885 Immunohistochemical staining for the repressive chromatin modifications H3K9me2 and H3K27me3 revealed low levels of these modifications in CIS cells, whereas Sertoli cells in CIS-containing tubules showed high levels of both modifications (Figure 1C and D). ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (139, 142)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (158, 171)) ('H3K9me2', 'Var', (72, 79)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (175, 178)) ('K27', 'Gene', '342574', (86, 89)) ('K27', 'Gene', (86, 89)) 62239 20823885 However, H3K4me2/3 was observed in a broad range of germ cells including elongating spermatids and in Sertoli cells (Supplementary Figure S1). ('men', 'Species', '9606', (123, 126)) ('observed', 'Reg', (23, 31)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (102, 115)) ('H3K4me2/3', 'Var', (9, 18)) 62257 20823885 In this study, we performed a detailed analysis of epigenetic status of germ cell neoplasia and show that the precursor for the majority of germ cell cancers - carcinoma in situ - possesses low levels of repressive chromatin modifications (H3K9me2 and H3K27me3) concurrently with low DNA methylation and a range of activating chromatin modifications (H3K4me, H3K9ac, and H2A. ('low', 'NegReg', (280, 283)) ('germ cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (140, 156)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (160, 169)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (82, 91)) ('cancers - carcinoma', 'Disease', (150, 169)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (150, 157)) ('H2A', 'Var', (371, 374)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', (160, 177)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (150, 156)) ('H3K4me', 'Var', (351, 357)) ('DNA methylation', 'MPA', (284, 299)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (315, 325)) ('H3K9ac', 'Chemical', '-', (359, 365)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (160, 177)) ('H3K9me2', 'Var', (240, 247)) ('K27', 'Gene', '342574', (254, 257)) ('germ cell neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (72, 91)) ('H3K9ac', 'Var', (359, 365)) ('neoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (82, 91)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002278', (160, 177)) ('neoplasia', 'Disease', (82, 91)) ('repressive chromatin modifications', 'MPA', (204, 238)) ('K27', 'Gene', (254, 257)) ('cancers - carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (150, 169)) 62258 20823885 Methylation of histone H3 at Lys4 is, however, known to be tightly associated with methylation of DNA. ('methylation', 'MPA', (83, 94)) ('Methylation', 'MPA', (0, 11)) ('associated', 'Reg', (67, 77)) ('histone H3', 'Protein', (15, 25)) ('Lys4', 'Var', (29, 33)) ('Lys4', 'Chemical', '-', (29, 33)) 62260 20823885 Such CpG regions are consequently methylated at Lys4 of histone H3, whereas the rest of the genome contains unmethylated H3K4. ('methylated', 'Var', (34, 44)) ('histone H3', 'Protein', (56, 66)) ('Lys4', 'Chemical', '-', (48, 52)) 62263 20823885 In addition, as the PGC colonise the gonad in mice, a range of other epigenetic events occurs, which includes erasure of both H2A.Z and H3K9ac. ('H3K9ac', 'Var', (136, 142)) ('erasure', 'NegReg', (110, 117)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (46, 50)) ('H3K9ac', 'Chemical', '-', (136, 142)) ('H2A.Z', 'Protein', (126, 131)) 62268 20823885 High levels of H4/H2A R3me2s have also been reported in human GW 19 gonocytes, matching the epigenetic profile of migrating PGCs in mice. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (56, 61)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (132, 136)) ('R3me2s', 'Var', (22, 28)) ('H4/H2A', 'Protein', (15, 21)) 62276 20823885 Seminomas show high levels of selected repressive modifications, exemplified by H3K9me2 and H3K27me3. ('H3K9me2', 'Var', (80, 87)) ('Seminomas', 'Disease', (0, 9)) ('K27', 'Gene', '342574', (94, 97)) ('Seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (0, 9)) ('K27', 'Gene', (94, 97)) 62425 19715611 Interestingly, in patients with bilateral disease and a family history of TGCT only 28% of tumours showed KIT mutations, suggesting that bilateral disease in the context of familial TGCT has a different pathogenesis from sporadic bilateral cases. ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 98)) ('bilateral disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006312', (32, 49)) ('mutations', 'Var', (110, 119)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (91, 98)) ('bilateral disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006312', (137, 154)) ('bilateral disease', 'Disease', (32, 49)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (91, 98)) ('bilateral disease', 'Disease', (137, 154)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (18, 26)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 97)) 62431 19715611 Although most of the AZF deletions observed in infertile men are new (de novo) mutations, they have been inherited in some cases from (apparently fertile) fathers, and 0.4% of fertile men in the general population appear to carry an AZF deletion. ('AZF', 'Gene', (21, 24)) ('deletions', 'Var', (25, 34)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (184, 187)) ('infertile', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (47, 56)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (57, 60)) ('infertile', 'Disease', (47, 56)) 62432 19715611 recently observed a particularly high percentage of 27.5% AZF (a-c) deletions in patients with low sperm counts as well as unilateral cryptorchism. ('deletions', 'Var', (68, 77)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (81, 89)) ('AZF (a-c', 'Gene', (58, 66)) ('unilateral cryptorchism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012741', (123, 146)) ('low sperm counts', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000798', (95, 111)) ('cryptorchism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (134, 146)) 62433 19715611 Taken together, these observations suggests that, at least from a theoretical point of view, constitutional AZF deletions might be one of the genetic contributors to the development of TDS and thereby of TGCT and other TDS manifestations. ('deletions', 'Var', (112, 121)) ('TDS', 'Disease', (185, 188)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (177, 180)) ('AZF', 'Gene', (108, 111)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (204, 208)) 62435 19715611 However, more recently a novel Y-chromosome 1.6-MB deletion was reported, referred to as gr/gr, and is associated with spermatogenic failure. ('associated with', 'Reg', (103, 118)) ('deletion', 'Var', (51, 59)) ('spermatogenic failure', 'Disease', 'OMIM:108420', (119, 140)) ('spermatogenic failure', 'Disease', (119, 140)) 62437 19715611 Familial TGCT patients had a threefold increased risk of having these gr/gr deletions. ('deletions', 'Var', (76, 85)) ('Familial TGCT', 'Disease', (0, 13)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (14, 22)) ('gr/gr', 'Gene', (70, 75)) 62463 19715611 This suggests that in our Dutch population one or more low frequent mutations of an Xq27-linked gene contribute to TGCT development but not to cryptorchism. ('contribute', 'Reg', (101, 111)) ('cryptorchism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (143, 155)) ('Xq27-linked', 'Gene', (84, 95)) ('mutations', 'Var', (68, 77)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (115, 119)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (127, 130)) 62479 19715611 A germ line mutation in the dead end gene (DND1) was found to cause this high tumour risk (and some testicular and spermatogenic abnormalities). ('DND1', 'Gene', '373863', (43, 47)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 84)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (78, 84)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (78, 84)) ('cause', 'Reg', (62, 67)) ('spermatogenic abnormalities', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (115, 142)) ('mutation', 'Var', (12, 20)) ('DND1', 'Gene', (43, 47)) ('spermatogenic abnormalities', 'Disease', (115, 142)) ('spermatogenic abnormalities', 'Disease', 'OMIM:108420', (115, 142)) 62487 19715611 Should future studies identify clinically important TGCT-predisposing mutations, then testing for these mutations might be welcomed by a substantial subset of TGCT patients and families, as has been the case for many families with common hereditary tumour syndromes. ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (249, 255)) ('mutations', 'Var', (70, 79)) ('TGCT-predisposing', 'Gene', (52, 69)) ('hereditary tumour syndromes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009386', (238, 265)) ('hereditary tumour syndromes', 'Disease', (238, 265)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (164, 172)) 62532 33091877 Interestingly, lncRNA NONHSAT061240 (lnc-ZNF136) was highly enriched in two regulatory modes, the details for which were obtained using the UCSC and LNCipedia databases, including the sequence information, length, exon number, and position, among others (Supplementary Table 3). ('ZNF136', 'Gene', '7695', (41, 47)) ('lncRNA', 'Var', (15, 21)) ('ZNF136', 'Gene', (41, 47)) 62554 33091877 Homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations, the majority of which are loss-of-function mutations, have been identified in patients with epidermolysis bullosa simplex with muscular dystrophy. ('muscular dystrophy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003560', (174, 192)) ('muscular dystrophy', 'Disease', (174, 192)) ('muscular dystrophy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009136', (174, 192)) ('epidermolysis bullosa simplex', 'Disease', (139, 168)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (73, 89)) ('compound heterozygous mutations', 'Var', (14, 45)) ('Homozygous', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('epidermolysis bullosa simplex', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016110', (139, 168)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (125, 133)) 62585 26303142 Whereas transient expression of RARalpha and RXRalpha enhanced 9-cis RA-treated StAR gene transcription, silencing of RXRalpha with siRNA, decreased StAR and steroid levels. ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (158, 165)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (69, 71)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (139, 148)) ('transcription', 'MPA', (90, 103)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (32, 34)) ('silencing', 'Var', (105, 114)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (54, 62)) ('decreased StAR and steroid levels', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008163', (139, 172)) ('RXRalpha', 'Gene', (118, 126)) 62590 26303142 The biological actions of retinoids are principally mediated by the activities of two families of nuclear receptors, the RARs and RXRs, each of which has three subtypes (alpha, beta and gamma) with additional isoforms resulting from alternative splicing. ('retinoids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (26, 35)) ('alternative splicing', 'Var', (233, 253)) ('RXR', 'Gene', '6256', (130, 133)) ('mediated', 'Reg', (52, 60)) ('RXR', 'Gene', (130, 133)) 62599 26303142 Noteworthy, phosphorylation of StAR, especially at Ser194, has been demonstrated to be an indispensable event to obtain the maximal cholesterol transferring activity of StAR for steroid biosynthesis. ('cholesterol transferring activity', 'MPA', (132, 165)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (178, 185)) ('maximal', 'MPA', (124, 131)) ('Ser194', 'Chemical', '-', (51, 57)) ('Ser194', 'Var', (51, 57)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (132, 143)) 62612 26303142 The -254/-1 bp StAR segment was used for generating mutations in the LXR-RXR/RAR heterodimeric motif 5'-TGACCCCTGCTTTCCC-3' (-200/-185 bp region in the mouse StAR promoter, Wt-LXR-RXR/RAR) using the Quikchange site directed mutagenesis kit (Stratagene, La Jolla, CA). ('mutations', 'Var', (52, 61)) ('LXR', 'Gene', (69, 72)) ('LXR', 'Gene', (176, 179)) ('RXR', 'Gene', (73, 76)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (152, 157)) ('RXR', 'Gene', (180, 183)) ('LXR', 'Gene', '22259', (69, 72)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (23, 26)) ('LXR', 'Gene', '22259', (176, 179)) ('RXR', 'Gene', '6256', (73, 76)) ('RXR', 'Gene', '6256', (180, 183)) 62613 26303142 The sense strand of the oligonucleotide sequence used in mutating the LXR-RXR/RAR site was 5'-CCGTGAattCTGCTTgatCTATATG-3' (Mut-LXR-RXR/RAR; mutated bases in lowercase boldface letters) and the mutation was verified by EcoRI and Sau3A1. ('LXR', 'Gene', (128, 131)) ('RXR', 'Gene', '6256', (74, 77)) ('LXR', 'Gene', (70, 73)) ('oligonucleotide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009841', (24, 39)) ('RXR', 'Gene', (132, 135)) ('mutated bases', 'Var', (141, 154)) ('bases', 'Var', (149, 154)) ('RXR', 'Gene', (74, 77)) ('LXR', 'Gene', '22259', (128, 131)) ('LXR', 'Gene', '22259', (70, 73)) ('RXR', 'Gene', '6256', (132, 135)) 62637 26303142 Briefly, following treatments, H295R and HaCaT cells were incubated with 1% formaldehyde for 10 min at 37 C to crosslink DNA and its associated proteins. ('crosslink', 'Var', (112, 121)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (24, 27)) ('DNA', 'Gene', (122, 125)) ('proteins', 'Protein', (145, 153)) ('formaldehyde', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005557', (76, 88)) ('HaCaT', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0038', (41, 46)) 62655 26303142 2, KK-1 (A), H295R (B), A172 (C), and HaCaT (D) cells transfected with either pCMX-RARalpha (RARalpha) or pCMX-RXRalpha (RXRalpha) expression plasmid, within the context of the -254/-1 bp StAR-Luc containing wild type LXR-RXR/RAR (Wt-LXR-RXR/RAR), resulted in 2-3 fold increases in StAR promoter activity in response to 10 muM 9-cis RA, over the responses seen in mock-transfected (pCMX) cells. ('LXR', 'Gene', '22259', (218, 221)) ('H295R', 'Var', (13, 18)) ('RXR', 'Gene', '6256', (111, 114)) ('RXR', 'Gene', (121, 124)) ('RXR', 'Gene', (238, 241)) ('RXR', 'Gene', '6256', (222, 225)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (93, 95)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (242, 244)) ('StAR promoter activity', 'MPA', (282, 304)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (226, 228)) ('A172', 'Var', (24, 28)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (83, 85)) ('RXR', 'Gene', (111, 114)) ('HaCaT', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0038', (38, 43)) ('RXR', 'Gene', (222, 225)) ('LXR', 'Gene', (234, 237)) ('KK-1', 'Var', (3, 7)) ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (323, 326)) ('RXR', 'Gene', '6256', (121, 124)) ('LXR', 'Gene', '22259', (234, 237)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (269, 278)) ('LXR', 'Gene', (218, 221)) ('muM', 'Gene', (323, 326)) ('RXR', 'Gene', '6256', (238, 241)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (333, 335)) 62656 26303142 Conversely, cells transfected with the -254/-1 bp StAR-Luc containing mutations in the LXR-RXR/RAR motif (Mut-LXR-RXR/RAR) decreased basal luciferase responses by 40-66% and coordinately repressed 9-cis RA-induced StAR reporter activity, demonstrating the importance of this putative element in retinoid mediated StAR gene transcription. ('mutations', 'Var', (70, 79)) ('LXR', 'Gene', (87, 90)) ('9-cis RA-induced StAR reporter activity', 'MPA', (197, 236)) ('LXR', 'Gene', (110, 113)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (123, 132)) ('RXR', 'Gene', '6256', (91, 94)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (203, 205)) ('repressed', 'NegReg', (187, 196)) ('RXR', 'Gene', (114, 117)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (118, 120)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (287, 290)) ('LXR', 'Gene', '22259', (87, 90)) ('LXR', 'Gene', '22259', (110, 113)) ('RXR', 'Gene', (91, 94)) ('retinoid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (295, 303)) ('RXR', 'Gene', '6256', (114, 117)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (95, 97)) ('basal', 'MPA', (133, 138)) 62659 26303142 Depletion of RXRalpha attenuated basal and 9-cis RA-induced StAR and steroid levels between 43 and 68%. ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (69, 76)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (49, 51)) ('Depletion', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('attenuated', 'NegReg', (22, 32)) 62662 26303142 4A show that a 32P-labeled oligonucleotide probe corresponding to the LXR-RXR/RAR region (a DR4-like sequence) in the mouse StAR promoter resulted in a major protein:DNA complex with H295R NE (lanes 1-7). ('protein', 'Protein', (158, 165)) ('RXR', 'Gene', '6256', (74, 77)) ('oligonucleotide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009841', (27, 42)) ('LXR', 'Gene', (70, 73)) ('32P', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C000615311', (15, 18)) ('H295R NE', 'Var', (183, 191)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (118, 123)) ('RXR', 'Gene', (74, 77)) ('LXR', 'Gene', '22259', (70, 73)) 62667 26303142 The LXR-RXR/RAR element was previously found to bind in vitro transcribed/translated RARalpha and RXRalpha proteins in EMSAs, as well as MA-10 NE, and protein:DNA binding was affected by its unlabeled and mutant sequences. ('RXR', 'Gene', '6256', (8, 11)) ('bind', 'Interaction', (48, 52)) ('RARalpha', 'Protein', (85, 93)) ('RXR', 'Gene', (8, 11)) ('RXR', 'Gene', '6256', (98, 101)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (163, 170)) ('LXR', 'Gene', '22259', (4, 7)) ('mutant', 'Var', (205, 211)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (19, 22)) ('RXR', 'Gene', (98, 101)) ('LXR', 'Gene', (4, 7)) 62673 26303142 Aberrant skin cholesterol synthesis, resulting in a global reduction in steroids, is associated with many skin disorders; thus, it was of interest to study cutaneous steroidogenesis. ('skin disorders', 'Disease', (106, 120)) ('Aberrant', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('skin disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012871', (106, 120)) ('Aberrant skin', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011121', (0, 13)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (72, 79)) ('skin disorders', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000951', (106, 120)) ('steroids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (72, 80)) ('steroids', 'MPA', (72, 80)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (59, 68)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (166, 173)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (14, 25)) ('skin cholesterol synthesis', 'MPA', (9, 35)) 62691 26303142 The magnitude of induction on the steroidogenic response mediated by retinoids and (Bu)2cAMP is similar to that achieved with a maximally stimulating dose of (Bu)2cAMP (1.0 mM). ('steroidogenic response', 'MPA', (34, 56)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (34, 41)) ('retinoids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (69, 78)) ('(Bu)2cAMP', 'Chemical', '-', (158, 167)) ('Bu)2cAMP', 'Var', (84, 92)) ('(Bu)2cAMP', 'Chemical', '-', (83, 92)) 62701 26303142 In contrast, substantial knockdown of endogenous RXRalpha protein resulted in ~50% decreases in StAR expression and steroid biosynthesis, suggesting other isoforms may play permissive roles in steroidogenesis. ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (116, 123)) ('decreases', 'NegReg', (83, 92)) ('RXRalpha protein', 'Protein', (49, 65)) ('StAR expression', 'MPA', (96, 111)) ('endogenous', 'Var', (38, 48)) ('steroid biosynthesis', 'MPA', (116, 136)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (193, 200)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (25, 34)) 62702 26303142 These results are reminiscent of previous findings that demonstrated that disruption of RARalpha, RARgamma, RXRalpha, and RXRbeta isoforms exhibits abnormalities in gonadal and adrenal steroidogenic functions. ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (185, 192)) ('disruption', 'Var', (74, 84)) ('gonadal and', 'CPA', (165, 176)) 62705 26303142 In the present study, the functional relevance of the LXR-RXR/RAR element was assessed by different approaches demonstrating that alteration/inhibition of RARalpha and RXRalpha markedly affected the steroidogenic response. ('LXR', 'Gene', '22259', (54, 57)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (69, 72)) ('RARalpha', 'Gene', (155, 163)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (199, 206)) ('alteration/inhibition', 'NegReg', (130, 151)) ('steroidogenic response', 'MPA', (199, 221)) ('RXR', 'Gene', '6256', (168, 171)) ('LXR', 'Gene', (54, 57)) ('RXR', 'Gene', '6256', (58, 61)) ('RXR', 'Gene', (168, 171)) ('affected', 'Reg', (186, 194)) ('RXR', 'Gene', (58, 61)) ('alteration/inhibition', 'Var', (130, 151)) 62728 25814157 Deletions or translocation of the sex-determining gene, SRY, from the Y chromosome causes disorders of sex development (previously termed as an intersex condition) with dysgenic gonads. ('translocation', 'Var', (13, 26)) ('dysgenic', 'Disease', (169, 177)) ('SRY', 'Gene', '6736', (56, 59)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (114, 117)) ('dysgenic gonads', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000133', (169, 184)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (56, 59)) ('disorders of sex development', 'Disease', (90, 118)) ('causes', 'Reg', (83, 89)) ('dysgenic', 'Disease', 'None', (169, 177)) ('Deletions', 'Var', (0, 9)) 62730 25814157 Recent studies demonstrate that either loss of Y chromosome or ectopic expression of Y chromosome genes is closely associated with various male-biased diseases, including selected somatic cancers. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (188, 194)) ('somatic cancers', 'Disease', (180, 195)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (22, 25)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (188, 195)) ('Y chromosome genes', 'Gene', (85, 103)) ('associated', 'Reg', (115, 125)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (39, 43)) ('ectopic', 'Var', (63, 70)) ('somatic cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (180, 195)) ('male-biased diseases', 'Disease', (139, 159)) 62736 25814157 Men are prone to X-linked diseases caused by mutations on genes on their X chromosome while ectopic expression of the genes on their Y chromosome could have male-specific effects on normal development, physiology, and diseases. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (196, 199)) ('X-linked diseases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D040181', (17, 34)) ('mutations', 'Var', (45, 54)) ('caused', 'Reg', (35, 41)) ('X-linked diseases', 'Disease', (17, 34)) ('prone', 'Reg', (8, 13)) ('Men', 'Species', '9606', (0, 3)) 62777 25814157 Abrogated TSPX expression in lung cancer is associated with accelerated cancer progression. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (34, 40)) ('Abrogated', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('TSPX', 'Gene', '64061', (10, 14)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (72, 78)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (34, 40)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (29, 40)) ('expression', 'MPA', (15, 25)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (34, 40)) ('TSPX', 'Gene', (10, 14)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (72, 78)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (66, 69)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (29, 40)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (29, 40)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (72, 78)) 62834 25814157 Over-expression of RBMY caused tumorigenicity in mouse fibroblast 3T3 cells, and knock-down of RBMY in a liver cancer cell line HepG2 resulted in the reduction of transformation and anti-apoptotic efficiencies. ('anti-apoptotic efficiencies', 'CPA', (182, 209)) ('knock-down', 'Var', (81, 91)) ('3T3', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0594', (66, 69)) ('Over-expression', 'PosReg', (0, 15)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (31, 36)) ('RBMY', 'Gene', (19, 23)) ('HepG2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0027', (128, 133)) ('transformation', 'CPA', (163, 177)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (31, 36)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 117)) ('RBMY', 'Gene', (95, 99)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (49, 54)) ('liver cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002896', (105, 117)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (150, 159)) ('liver cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006528', (105, 117)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (31, 36)) ('liver cancer', 'Disease', (105, 117)) 62836 25814157 While the mechanism is still unclear, these observations suggest that the ectopic expression of RBMY genes could contribute to HCC development. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (138, 141)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (113, 123)) ('RBMY genes', 'Gene', (96, 106)) ('ectopic expression', 'Var', (74, 92)) ('HCC', 'Disease', (127, 130)) ('HCC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001402', (127, 130)) 62837 25814157 On the contrary, multiple copies of BPY2, DAZ, and CDY1 genes are also mapped onto the microdeletion of AZFc region, and deletions of these AZF genes are associated with increased risks of seminoma. ('BPY2', 'Gene', '9083', (36, 40)) ('BPY2', 'Gene', (36, 40)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (189, 197)) ('AZF', 'Gene', (140, 143)) ('DAZ', 'Gene', (42, 45)) ('AZF', 'Gene', (104, 107)) ('CDY1', 'Gene', (51, 55)) ('AZF', 'Gene', '560', (140, 143)) ('CDY1', 'Gene', '9085', (51, 55)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (189, 197)) ('deletions', 'Var', (121, 130)) ('AZF', 'Gene', '560', (104, 107)) ('associated', 'Reg', (154, 164)) ('DAZ', 'Gene', '1617', (42, 45)) 62844 25814157 Recently, an epidemiologic study reported that loss of Y chromosome (LOY) in peripheral blood cells significantly associated with shorter cancer survival and higher risk of cancer incidence in men. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (173, 179)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (138, 144)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (173, 179)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (193, 196)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (138, 144)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (173, 179)) ('loss', 'Var', (47, 51)) ('shorter', 'NegReg', (130, 137)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (138, 144)) 62846 25814157 found that LOY in peripheral blood associated with increased risk of both all-caused mortality and cancer mortality, particularly in nonhematological cancers. ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (150, 157)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (99, 105)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (150, 157)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (150, 156)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (150, 157)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (99, 105)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (150, 156)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 105)) ('LOY', 'Var', (11, 14)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (150, 156)) 62849 25814157 Ectopic expression of one or a few of these Y chromosome genes, such as TSPY and RBMY, could exacerbate oncogenesis in the absence of proper counter-balance from the other MSY genes (Figure 4). ('TSPY', 'Gene', '7258', (72, 76)) ('TSPY', 'Gene', (72, 76)) ('Ectopic expression', 'Var', (0, 18)) ('RBMY', 'Gene', (81, 85)) ('exacerbate', 'PosReg', (93, 103)) ('oncogenesis', 'CPA', (104, 115)) 62863 21994786 In the case of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), the switch between early and late viral genes is achieved mainly through the genetic and epigenetic regulation of alternative viral promoters. ('Epstein-Barr virus', 'Disease', (15, 33)) ('epigenetic regulation', 'Var', (130, 151)) ('EBV', 'Species', '10376', (35, 38)) 62886 21994786 Mutation of these AU-rich sequences results in Rev-independent gag expression. ('gag', 'Gene', (63, 66)) ('AU', 'Disease', 'MESH:C566303', (18, 20)) ('Mutation', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('results in', 'Reg', (36, 46)) ('Rev', 'Gene', '155908', (47, 50)) ('Rev', 'Gene', (47, 50)) ('gag', 'Gene', '1491934', (63, 66)) 62896 21994786 Nef enhances the clathrin-mediated endocytosis and degradation of CD4, the primary receptor for HIV entry. ('degradation', 'MPA', (51, 62)) ('CD4', 'Gene', (66, 69)) ('clathrin-mediated endocytosis', 'MPA', (17, 46)) ('Nef', 'Var', (0, 3)) ('CD4', 'Gene', '920', (66, 69)) ('enhances', 'PosReg', (4, 12)) 62912 21994786 As in HIV, expression of the highly condensed genetic information of HTLV-1 is achieved through ribosomal frameshifting (which generates a Gag-Pro-Pol polyprotein from the full-length transcript), polycistronic translation (which directs production of Tax and Rex from the same mRNA) and alternative splicing. ('Rex', 'Gene', (260, 263)) ('pol', 'Gene', (151, 154)) ('alternative splicing', 'Var', (288, 308)) ('Pol', 'Gene', '100616496', (147, 150)) ('pol', 'Gene', '100616496', (197, 200)) ('HTLV-1', 'Gene', (69, 75)) ('Pol', 'Gene', (147, 150)) ('ribosomal frameshifting', 'Var', (96, 119)) ('HTLV-1', 'Species', '11908', (69, 75)) ('pol', 'Gene', '100616496', (151, 154)) ('Rex', 'Gene', '1491937', (260, 263)) ('pol', 'Gene', (197, 200)) 62968 21994786 This process is mediated through binding of the cellular protein HuR to an as yet-unidentified element on FV RNA, with the presence of HuR on the RNA allowing engagement of the CRM1 pathway through recruitment of the HuR-CRM1 bridging proteins ANP32A and ANP32B. ('CRM1', 'Gene', (177, 181)) ('ANP32A', 'Gene', '8125', (244, 250)) ('CRM1', 'Gene', (221, 225)) ('HuR', 'Gene', (65, 68)) ('HuR', 'Gene', (217, 220)) ('gag', 'Gene', '1491934', (161, 164)) ('ANP32B', 'Gene', (255, 261)) ('HuR', 'Gene', '1994', (217, 220)) ('HuR', 'Gene', '1994', (65, 68)) ('ANP32B', 'Gene', '10541', (255, 261)) ('CRM1', 'Gene', '7514', (177, 181)) ('HuR', 'Gene', (135, 138)) ('presence', 'Var', (123, 131)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (33, 40)) ('ANP32A', 'Gene', (244, 250)) ('recruitment', 'PosReg', (198, 209)) ('CRM1', 'Gene', '7514', (221, 225)) ('HuR', 'Gene', '1994', (135, 138)) ('gag', 'Gene', (161, 164)) 62971 21994786 The HERV-Ks are divided in type 1 and type 2 proviruses depending on the absence or presence of a 292 nt sequence at the boundary between the pol and env genes; the absence of this region in type 1 proviruses results in fusion of pol and env. ('HERV-K', 'Species', '45617', (4, 10)) ('pol', 'Gene', '100616496', (142, 145)) ('pol', 'Gene', (230, 233)) ('results in', 'Reg', (209, 219)) ('fusion', 'MPA', (220, 226)) ('pol', 'Gene', (142, 145)) ('absence', 'Var', (165, 172)) ('env', 'Protein', (238, 241)) ('pol', 'Gene', '100616496', (230, 233)) 62974 21994786 Similar to Rev and Rex, Rec enhances stability and nuclear export of the unspliced and singly spliced mRNAs. ('Rex', 'Gene', (19, 22)) ('nuclear export', 'MPA', (51, 65)) ('Rev', 'Gene', '155908', (11, 14)) ('Rex', 'Gene', '1491937', (19, 22)) ('enhances', 'PosReg', (28, 36)) ('stability', 'MPA', (37, 46)) ('Rev', 'Gene', (11, 14)) ('Rec', 'Var', (24, 27)) 63292 22143885 Stat3 is the key downstream target of the LIF pathway, and dominant-negative Stat3 induces differentiation of ES cells in the presence of LIF. ('Stat3', 'Gene', '20848', (0, 5)) ('dominant-negative', 'Var', (59, 76)) ('induces', 'Reg', (83, 90)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (91, 106)) ('Stat3', 'Gene', (77, 82)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (110, 112)) ('Stat3', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('Stat3', 'Gene', '20848', (77, 82)) 63293 22143885 Mouse ES cells can be maintained pluripotent in the absence of any cytokine signaling in medium that contains the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptor inhibitor SU5402, and the phospho-extracellular signal-regulated kinase (Erk) inhibitor PD184352 together with a pharmacological inhibitor of GSK3, CHIR99021. ('SU5402', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C105686', (164, 170)) ('GSK3', 'Gene', (296, 300)) ('PD184352', 'Var', (242, 250)) ('PD184352', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C120227', (242, 250)) ('phospho-extracellular signal-regulated kinase', 'Gene', (180, 225)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (6, 8)) ('FGF', 'Gene', (140, 143)) ('SU5402', 'Var', (164, 170)) ('Mouse', 'Species', '10090', (0, 5)) ('GSK3', 'Gene', '56637', (296, 300)) ('pluripotent', 'MPA', (33, 44)) ('phospho-extracellular signal-regulated kinase', 'Gene', '26413', (180, 225)) ('FGF', 'Gene', '14173;2249;14175;14179', (140, 143)) 63294 22143885 This finding highlights the fact that inhibition of the Ras-Mek-Erk pathway is pivotal for prevention of differentiation of mouse ES cells. ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (130, 132)) ('Mek', 'Gene', (60, 63)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (124, 129)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (38, 48)) ('Mek', 'Gene', '17242', (60, 63)) 63302 22143885 We found that shRNA-mediated knockdown of the scaffolding protein Mp1 inhibits ES cell differentiation, whereas FGF4- or HrasV12-mediated proliferation is not affected. ('knockdown', 'Var', (29, 38)) ('Hras', 'Gene', '15461', (121, 125)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (70, 78)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (66, 69)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (79, 81)) ('Hras', 'Gene', (121, 125)) ('ES cell differentiation', 'CPA', (79, 102)) 63312 22143885 Of the tested 12 putative hits, shFbxl12, shPtpn11, and shMp1 stood out as the shRNAs that showed an ES cell morphology after 3 wk of culture without LIF, which resembled the morphology of cells expressing pCAG-Nanog or cells that were grown in the presence of LIF (Fig. ('Ptpn11', 'Gene', '19247', (44, 50)) ('pCAG', 'Chemical', '-', (206, 210)) ('shMp1', 'Gene', (56, 61)) ('Ptpn11', 'Gene', (44, 50)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (101, 103)) ('shFbxl12', 'Var', (32, 40)) 63314 22143885 Mp1 knockdown resulted in a phenotype that was comparable to ES cells overexpressing Nanog as indicated by the ES morphology, colony size, and positive staining for AP (Fig. ('knockdown', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (61, 63)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (111, 113)) 63317 22143885 To rule out cell line-specific artifacts, we confirmed the inhibitory effect of Mp1 knockdown on differentiation in F1V6.5 and E14/Tg2a ES cell lines (Fig. ('knockdown', 'Var', (84, 93)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (80, 83)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (136, 138)) 63318 22143885 To independently test whether Mp1 knockdown leads to a block in differentiation in the absence of LIF, we used Nanog-GFP reporter ES cells (Fig. ('knockdown', 'Var', (34, 43)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (130, 132)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (30, 33)) ('differentiation', 'MPA', (64, 79)) 63319 22143885 To test whether Mp1 knockdown prevents neuroectodermal differentiation, we cultured ES cells in serum-free medium (N2B27) containing LIF, without Bmp4, according to. ('knockdown', 'Var', (20, 29)) ('Bmp4', 'Gene', '12159', (146, 150)) ('Bmp4', 'Gene', (146, 150)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (84, 86)) 63320 22143885 After a week, cells were replated, the cells with Mp1 knockdown stained positive for AP, and immunofluorescence staining showed expression of Oct3/4 (Fig. ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (128, 138)) ('positive', 'Reg', (72, 80)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (50, 53)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (54, 63)) 63321 22143885 However, because ~50% of the ES cells loose their expression of Oct4, we cannot rule out that knockdown of Mp1 inhibits neuroectodermal differentiation and does not necessarily depend only on Mp1-mediated pluripotency regulation. ('knockdown', 'Var', (94, 103)) ('expression', 'MPA', (50, 60)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', (205, 217)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (111, 119)) ('Oct4', 'Gene', '18999', (64, 68)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', 'None', (205, 217)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (50, 60)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (29, 31)) ('neuroectodermal differentiation', 'CPA', (120, 151)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (107, 110)) ('loose', 'NegReg', (38, 43)) ('Oct4', 'Gene', (64, 68)) 63323 22143885 This showed that undifferentiated Nanog-GFP-positive ES cells had an enhanced proliferation rate upon knockdown of Mp1 compared with undifferentiated ES cells that were infected with a control shRNA (P < 0.001). ('Mp1', 'Gene', (115, 118)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (150, 152)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (69, 77)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (102, 111)) ('proliferation rate', 'CPA', (78, 96)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (53, 55)) 63324 22143885 These data show that Mp1 knockdown inhibits differentiation and leads to a proliferation advantage restricted to ES cells. ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (113, 115)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (35, 43)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (21, 24)) ('proliferation advantage', 'CPA', (75, 98)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (44, 59)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (25, 34)) 63326 22143885 To analyze the role of activators of the FGF-Mek-Erk pathway in ES cells, we analyzed the function of different constitutive active isoforms of HRasV12, KRasV12, and BrafV600 in ES cells. ('KRasV12', 'Var', (153, 160)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (64, 66)) ('Mek', 'Gene', '17242', (45, 48)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (178, 180)) ('HRasV12', 'Var', (144, 151)) ('FGF', 'Gene', (41, 44)) ('BrafV600', 'Var', (166, 174)) ('Mek', 'Gene', (45, 48)) ('FGF', 'Gene', '14173;2249;14175;14179', (41, 44)) 63328 22143885 HrasV12 overexpression strongly induced differentiation both in the presence of high LIF and at lower concentrations of LIF within 5 d. Upon knockdown of Mp1, HrasV12-induced differentiation was largely inhibited, especially in the presence of LIF. ('knockdown', 'Var', (141, 150)) ('Hras', 'Gene', (159, 163)) ('Hras', 'Gene', '15461', (0, 4)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (154, 157)) ('Hras', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('Hras', 'Gene', '15461', (159, 163)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (203, 212)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (12, 22)) 63330 22143885 Besides this expansion of ES cells, a lower amount of differentiation was observed compared with HrasV12, and this differentiation was inhibited by Mp1 knockdown at lower concentrations of LIF. ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (26, 28)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (152, 161)) ('Hras', 'Gene', '15461', (97, 101)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (54, 69)) ('Hras', 'Gene', (97, 101)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (135, 144)) 63332 22143885 This shows that overexpression of HrasV12 and BrafV600 lead primarily to differentiation which can be inhibited by Mp1 knockdown. ('Hras', 'Gene', '15461', (34, 38)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (73, 88)) ('Hras', 'Gene', (34, 38)) ('BrafV600', 'Var', (46, 54)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (20, 30)) 63334 22143885 To study whether Mp1 knockdown interferes with FGF4-dependent differentiation and proliferation, we used FGF4-deficient ES cells. ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (120, 122)) ('interferes', 'NegReg', (31, 41)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (17, 20)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (82, 95)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (21, 30)) 63337 22143885 For this, FGF4-/- ES cells with Mp1 knockdown (Fig. ('knockdown', 'Var', (36, 45)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (32, 35)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (18, 20)) 63341 22143885 Alternatively, knockdown of Mp1 might stimulate the activation of the JAK-STAT3 pathway; however, we did not observe enhanced p-STAT3 levels (unpublished data). ('knockdown', 'Var', (15, 24)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', '20848', (128, 133)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', '20848', (74, 79)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', (128, 133)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', (74, 79)) ('stimulate', 'PosReg', (38, 47)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (28, 31)) 63343 22143885 To identify which genes are important for the maintenance of self-renewal in ES cells with Mp1 knockdown after induction with FGF4, we performed microarray analysis on day 3 after induction with FGF4 (Fig. ('knockdown', 'Var', (95, 104)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (77, 79)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (91, 94)) 63344 22143885 We found that a panel of pluripotency determinators were regulated by FGF4 upon knockdown of Mp1, i.e., Esrrb, Zfp42, Tcl1, and Sox2. ('knockdown', 'Var', (80, 89)) ('pluripotency determinators', 'Disease', (25, 51)) ('Esrrb', 'Gene', (104, 109)) ('Sox2', 'Gene', (128, 132)) ('regulated', 'Reg', (57, 66)) ('Esrrb', 'Gene', '26380', (104, 109)) ('pluripotency determinators', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (25, 51)) ('FGF4', 'Gene', (70, 74)) ('Sox2', 'Gene', '20674', (128, 132)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (93, 96)) 63348 22143885 This showed that knockdown of Mp1 was able to generate a stronger resistance to LY294002-induced proliferation inhibition, which suggests that PI3K signaling levels are enhanced upon knockdown of Mp1 (Fig. ('LY294002', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C085911', (80, 88)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (183, 192)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (196, 199)) ('PI3K signaling levels', 'MPA', (143, 164)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (17, 26)) ('resistance', 'MPA', (66, 76)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (169, 177)) 63351 22143885 Notably, phospho-Erk1,2 levels were markedly lower in cells with Mbd3 knockdown (unpublished data) as compared with the shGFP control, suggesting that the cells lack the ability to respond positively to the FGF4 signal through the lack of phopho-Erk1/2 activation. ('Erk1/2', 'Gene', (246, 252)) ('lack', 'NegReg', (161, 165)) ('Erk1', 'Gene', '26417', (17, 21)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (70, 79)) ('Mbd3', 'Gene', (65, 69)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (45, 50)) ('Erk1', 'Gene', (246, 250)) ('Erk1/2', 'Gene', '26417;26413', (246, 252)) ('Erk1', 'Gene', (17, 21)) ('Mbd3', 'Gene', '17192', (65, 69)) ('respond positively to the FGF4 signal', 'MPA', (181, 218)) ('Erk1', 'Gene', '26417', (246, 250)) 63352 22143885 In contrast, global phospho-Erk levels were only mildly affected by Mp1 knockdown, although reduced levels were observed in Lamp1-positive endosomes, as well as in cytoplasmic vesicles that lack Lamp1 expression (unpublished data). ('Mp1', 'Gene', (68, 71)) ('Lamp1', 'Gene', (195, 200)) ('Lamp1', 'Gene', '16783', (124, 129)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (201, 211)) ('Lamp1', 'Gene', (124, 129)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (72, 81)) ('Lamp1', 'Gene', '16783', (195, 200)) 63353 22143885 These data show that Mp1 knockdown does only mildly affect phospho-Erk levels in ES cells, which argues that the differentiation inhibitory effect of knockdown of Mp1 is therefore not likely to be a result of total ablation of Erk signaling but rather a result of modulation of the Erk signaling network that leads to differentiation, possibly through endosomal signaling because Mp1 localizes to late endosomes in ES cells (unpublished data). ('Mp1', 'Gene', (163, 166)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (81, 83)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (150, 159)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (415, 417)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (113, 128)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (25, 34)) ('affect', 'Reg', (52, 58)) ('phospho-Erk', 'MPA', (59, 70)) 63355 22143885 Mp1 knockdown directs FGF4 signaling toward self-renewal by transcriptional activation of the self-renewal regulators Esrrb, Zfp42, Tcl1, and SOX2 and simultaneously enhances PI3K signaling without changing the responsiveness to FGF4-mediated Erk2 phosphorylation. ('enhances', 'PosReg', (166, 174)) ('SOX2', 'Gene', (142, 146)) ('FGF4', 'Gene', (22, 26)) ('Esrrb', 'Gene', (118, 123)) ('PI3K signaling', 'MPA', (175, 189)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('Erk2', 'Gene', '26413', (243, 247)) ('Erk2', 'Gene', (243, 247)) ('Tcl1', 'Gene', (132, 136)) ('SOX2', 'Gene', '20674', (142, 146)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('Esrrb', 'Gene', '26380', (118, 123)) ('Zfp42', 'Gene', (125, 130)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (76, 86)) 63356 22143885 Our data therefore implicate that the Mp1 knockdown rewires Ras-Mek-Erk signaling toward self-renewal without affecting the global Ras-Mek-Erk and PI3K signaling that contribute to the proliferative effect. ('Mek', 'Gene', (64, 67)) ('rewires', 'Reg', (52, 59)) ('Mek', 'Gene', '17242', (135, 138)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (38, 41)) ('Mek', 'Gene', (135, 138)) ('Mek', 'Gene', '17242', (64, 67)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (42, 51)) 63358 22143885 Because EC and Sem cells resemble ES cells, we reasoned that low levels of MP1 might resist differentiation cues and can thereby contribute to the progression of this tumor. ('differentiation cues', 'CPA', (92, 112)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (34, 36)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (129, 139)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (167, 172)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (167, 172)) ('resist', 'NegReg', (85, 91)) ('low levels', 'Var', (61, 71)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (167, 172)) 63367 22143885 Although CC and YST showed low expression of Mp1 on the protein level (not depicted), some of the Ter samples (15%) that were analyzed (n = 124) expressed high levels of MP1 in differentiated tumor elements (Fig. ('tumor', 'Disease', (192, 197)) ('Ter', 'Gene', '213236', (98, 101)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (31, 41)) ('MP1', 'Var', (170, 173)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (192, 197)) ('Ter', 'Gene', (98, 101)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (192, 197)) 63376 22143885 Together, our results show that knockdown of MP1 is able to inhibit differentiation of ES cells as well as GCTs. ('GCTs', 'CPA', (107, 111)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (60, 67)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (32, 41)) ('MP1', 'Gene', (45, 48)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (87, 89)) ('GCTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (107, 111)) ('differentiation of ES cells', 'CPA', (68, 95)) 63383 22143885 This indicates that knockdown of Capn10 gives a phenotype distinguishable from other hits such as shMp1 or shPtpn11, which gave prolonged pluripotency throughout the course of the experiment. ('pluripotency', 'Disease', (138, 150)) ('Capn10', 'Gene', '23830', (33, 39)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', 'None', (138, 150)) ('Capn10', 'Gene', (33, 39)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (20, 29)) ('Ptpn11', 'Gene', (109, 115)) ('prolonged', 'PosReg', (128, 137)) ('gave', 'Reg', (123, 127)) ('Ptpn11', 'Gene', '19247', (109, 115)) 63384 22143885 Among the candidate hits, we identified MP1 as a mediator of differentiation of ES cells, and knockdown of this gene prevents differentiation of ES cells. ('knockdown', 'Var', (94, 103)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (126, 141)) ('MP1', 'Gene', (40, 43)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (80, 82)) ('prevents', 'NegReg', (117, 125)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (145, 147)) 63387 22143885 We observed that knockdown of Mp1 resulted in increased proliferation upon stimulation with FGF4, but without induction of differentiation, showing that knockdown of Mp1 results in uncoupling between proliferation and differentiation in ES cells. ('knockdown', 'Var', (153, 162)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (30, 33)) ('results in', 'Reg', (170, 180)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (46, 55)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (237, 239)) ('proliferation', 'MPA', (56, 69)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (17, 26)) ('uncoupling', 'MPA', (181, 191)) ('stimulation', 'Interaction', (75, 86)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (166, 169)) ('FGF4', 'Gene', (92, 96)) 63393 22143885 We show that Mp1 knockdown primarily affected HrasV12-induced differentiation, which suggests that HrasV12 specifically triggers a portion of Ras/Mapk signaling that leads to differentiation. ('affected', 'Reg', (37, 45)) ('Hras', 'Gene', '15461', (99, 103)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (13, 16)) ('Hras', 'Gene', (99, 103)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (166, 174)) ('Hras', 'Gene', '15461', (46, 50)) ('triggers', 'Reg', (120, 128)) ('Ras/Mapk signaling', 'MPA', (142, 160)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (17, 26)) ('Hras', 'Gene', (46, 50)) 63398 22143885 Study of the intrinsic differences of different Ras isoforms has revealed that posttranslational modifications of their C termini has functional consequences, leading to palmitoylation (Hras, Nras, and Kras4A) or only farnesylation and geranylation (Kras 4B). ('Hras', 'Gene', (186, 190)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (159, 169)) ('Nras', 'Gene', (192, 196)) ('modifications', 'Var', (97, 110)) ('geranylation', 'MPA', (236, 248)) ('Kras', 'Gene', (250, 254)) ('Kras', 'Gene', '16653', (250, 254)) ('Nras', 'Gene', '18176', (192, 196)) ('Hras', 'Gene', '15461', (186, 190)) ('Kras', 'Gene', (202, 206)) ('Kras', 'Gene', '16653', (202, 206)) ('farnesylation', 'MPA', (218, 231)) ('palmitoylation', 'MPA', (170, 184)) 63404 22143885 Because Mp1 is localized to the late endosomes, the loss of the small fraction of late endosomal activated Erk in ES cells might not be able to change the global levels of phospho-Erk, although we noticed that the intracellular localization of phospho-Erk was affected by Mp1 knockdown after FGF4 stimulation, resulting in reduced levels of phospho-Erk in Lamp1-positive endosomes and lipid rafts throughout the cell. ('knockdown', 'Var', (276, 285)) ('affected', 'Reg', (260, 268)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (323, 330)) ('Lamp1', 'Gene', (356, 361)) ('levels of phospho-Erk in', 'MPA', (331, 355)) ('lipid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (385, 390)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (114, 116)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (272, 275)) ('Lamp1', 'Gene', '16783', (356, 361)) 63412 22143885 5 D), positive staining for AP, and the virtual absence of the epiblast marker FGF5 (not depicted) indicates that Mp1 knockdown does not result in an EpiSC maturation arrest. ('FGF', 'Gene', '14173;2249;14175;14179', (79, 82)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (118, 127)) ('FGF', 'Gene', (79, 82)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (114, 117)) ('absence', 'NegReg', (48, 55)) 63414 22143885 In this process, cells of the primitive streak undergo a Ras/MAPK governed epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and disruption of FGF8-, FGFR1-, or MAP4K4-mediated signaling results in inhibition of this EMT process and, therefore, mesoderm formation is inhibited. ('MAPK', 'Gene', (61, 65)) ('epithelial to mesenchymal transition', 'CPA', (75, 111)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (191, 201)) ('MAPK', 'Gene', '5594;26413;26417', (61, 65)) ('disruption', 'Var', (122, 132)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (260, 269)) ('FGFR1', 'Gene', (143, 148)) ('EMT process', 'CPA', (210, 221)) ('FGF8', 'Gene', '14179', (136, 140)) ('FGFR1', 'Gene', '14182', (143, 148)) ('MAP4K4', 'Gene', (154, 160)) ('MAP4K4', 'Gene', '26921', (154, 160)) ('FGF8', 'Gene', (136, 140)) ('mesoderm formation', 'CPA', (238, 256)) 63417 22143885 The phenotype observed with loss of Mp1 does partially overlap with loss of p14, the heterodimerizing partner of Mp1 (unpublished data). ('p14', 'Gene', '83409', (76, 79)) ('loss', 'Var', (28, 32)) ('p14', 'Gene', (76, 79)) ('loss', 'Var', (68, 72)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (36, 39)) 63418 22143885 In short-term assays, knockdown of p14 resulted in a maturation arrest similar to Mp1 knockdown; however, secondary lethal effects prevent a long-term effect in vitro and in vivo. ('p14', 'Gene', (35, 38)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (22, 31)) ('p14', 'Gene', '83409', (35, 38)) ('maturation arrest', 'MPA', (53, 70)) ('prevent', 'NegReg', (131, 138)) 63422 22143885 We hypothesized that knockdown of Mp1 could direct low levels of FGF signaling toward self-renewal in the invasive GCT stages Sem and EC. ('FGF', 'Gene', '14173;2249;14175;14179', (65, 68)) ('FGF', 'Gene', (65, 68)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (34, 37)) ('self-renewal', 'CPA', (86, 98)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (21, 30)) 63423 22143885 We show that knockdown of Mp1 in NCC-IT cells results in inhibition of differentiation after treatment of the cells by SU-5402. ('SU-5402', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C105686', (119, 126)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (26, 29)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (57, 67)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (71, 86)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (13, 22)) 63428 22143885 Our results show that knockdown of Mp1 can overrule the differentiation-inducing signal from FGF4/Ras signaling by activation of pluripotency regulators. ('activation', 'PosReg', (115, 125)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (22, 31)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', (129, 141)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (35, 38)) ('differentiation-inducing signal', 'MPA', (56, 87)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', 'None', (129, 141)) 63462 22143885 Primers for amplification of the mouse -289 to +177 Nanog fragment were (with restriction sites for cloning purposes indicated in lowercase): Nanog -289 forward, 5'-CGCgtcgacTAAAGTGAAATGAGGTAAAGCC-3'; and Nanog +177 reverse 5'-CGCggatccGGAAAGATCATAGAAAGAAGAG-3'. ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (33, 38)) ('Nanog +177', 'Var', (205, 215)) ('Nanog -289', 'Var', (142, 152)) 63466 22143885 To analyze whether undifferentiated ES cells have a proliferation advantage upon knockdown of Mp1 versus the control hairpin shRnd1, Nanog-GFP reporter cells were treated in LDM for 4 d, as in the previous paragraph, pulsed with 10 microM BrdU for 1 h, and then FACS sorted. ('FACS', 'Gene', (262, 266)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (52, 65)) ('FACS', 'Gene', '14081', (262, 266)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (81, 90)) ('Mp1', 'Gene', (94, 97)) ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (36, 38)) ('BrdU', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001973', (239, 243)) 63475 22143885 Antibodies used were anti-V5 (R960-25; Invitrogen), anti-OCT3/4 (C10; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.), anti-nestin (611658; BD), anti-tubulin-III (Sigma-Aldrich), anti-phospho-ERK1/2 (Cell Signaling Technology), and anti-mouse CD107a (lysosomal associated membrane protein 1 [LAMP1]; BD). ('LAMP1', 'Gene', '16783', (276, 281)) ('LAMP1', 'Gene', (276, 281)) ('C10', 'Gene', (65, 68)) ('C10', 'Gene', '20305', (65, 68)) ('ERK1/2', 'Gene', (176, 182)) ('anti-mouse', 'Var', (216, 226)) ('lysosomal associated membrane protein 1', 'Gene', (235, 274)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (221, 226)) ('lysosomal associated membrane protein 1', 'Gene', '16783', (235, 274)) ('CD107a', 'Gene', (227, 233)) ('anti-nestin', 'Var', (103, 114)) ('ERK1/2', 'Gene', '26417;26413', (176, 182)) ('CD107a', 'Gene', '16783', (227, 233)) 63486 22143885 To measure the effect of FGF4 on phospho-Erk, E14T- and FGF4-deficient ES cells were grown overnight in serum-free medium (N2B27), including Bmp4 at 10 ng/ml, and treated with FGF4 at a concentration of 20 ng/ml. ('ES', 'Chemical', '-', (71, 73)) ('E14T-', 'Var', (46, 51)) ('Bmp4', 'Gene', '12159', (141, 145)) ('FGF4-deficient', 'Gene', (56, 70)) ('Bmp4', 'Gene', (141, 145)) ('E14T', 'Mutation', 'p.E14T', (46, 50)) 63519 31316051 When Smad4 was conditionally deleted in mouse Sertoli cells, the fertility of mutant mouse was impaired with smaller testis size and decreased sperm production at adult. ('smaller', 'NegReg', (109, 116)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (85, 90)) ('deleted', 'Var', (29, 36)) ('sperm production at adult', 'CPA', (143, 168)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (95, 103)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (46, 58)) ('fertility', 'CPA', (65, 74)) ('Smad4', 'Gene', (5, 10)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (40, 45)) ('Smad4', 'Gene', '17128', (5, 10)) ('testis size', 'CPA', (117, 128)) ('smaller testis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008734', (109, 123)) ('mutant', 'Var', (78, 84)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (46, 59)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (133, 142)) 63529 31316051 knocked down BMP4 in human SCs, fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) and SCF production was also suppressed. ('fibroblast growth factor-2', 'Gene', (32, 58)) ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (95, 105)) ('BMP4', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('SCF', 'Gene', '4254', (71, 74)) ('SCF', 'Gene', (71, 74)) ('knocked down', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('FGF-2', 'Gene', (60, 65)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (21, 26)) ('fibroblast growth factor-2', 'Gene', '2247', (32, 58)) 63539 31316051 If Smad3 and Smad4 are knocked down, TGF-beta3-induced JAM-B degradation will be inhibited in turn. ('knocked down', 'Var', (23, 35)) ('Smad4', 'Gene', (13, 18)) ('TGF-beta3-induced', 'Gene', (37, 54)) ('Smad4', 'Gene', '17128', (13, 18)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (81, 90)) ('JAM-B', 'Gene', '67374', (55, 60)) ('Smad3', 'Gene', (3, 8)) ('Smad3', 'Gene', '17127', (3, 8)) ('JAM-B', 'Gene', (55, 60)) 63551 31316051 For example, in alpha1AMPK globally knocked out mouse, spermatozoa showed abnormal head, curved sheaths, and impaired mobility. ('impaired mobility', 'CPA', (109, 126)) ('abnormal head', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000234', (74, 87)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (48, 53)) ('head', 'CPA', (83, 87)) ('knocked out', 'Var', (36, 47)) 63552 31316051 When alpha1AMPK is conditionally knocked out in mouse SCs, the mutant mice still showed an abnormal phenotype, including thin head spermatozoa, reduced expression of junctional proteins (beta-catenin, vimentin, occludin and ZO-1), and deregulation of energy homeostasis. ('reduced', 'NegReg', (144, 151)) ('vimentin', 'Gene', '22352', (201, 209)) ('deregulation', 'Reg', (235, 247)) ('mutant', 'Var', (63, 69)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (48, 53)) ('occludin', 'Protein', (211, 219)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (187, 199)) ('vimentin', 'Gene', (201, 209)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (70, 74)) ('energy homeostasis', 'MPA', (251, 269)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '12387', (187, 199)) ('expression', 'MPA', (152, 162)) 63575 31316051 Recently, they clarified that miR-1285 can downregulate alpha2AMPK mRNA and protein level. ('miR-1285', 'Var', (30, 38)) ('miR-1285', 'Chemical', '-', (30, 38)) ('alpha2AMPK', 'Protein', (56, 66)) ('downregulate', 'NegReg', (43, 55)) 63592 31316051 Overexpression of TGF-beta3 in primary rat SCs can magnify above damage effect in vitro, with occludin, N-cadherin, and ZO-1 decline. ('ZO-1', 'CPA', (120, 124)) ('decline', 'NegReg', (125, 132)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (39, 42)) ('TGF-beta3', 'Gene', (18, 27)) ('Overexpression', 'Var', (0, 14)) ('occludin', 'MPA', (94, 102)) ('N-cadherin', 'Protein', (104, 114)) 63593 31316051 In CdCl2-induced adult rat BTB damage, a specific p38 MAPK activity inhibitor SB202190 can blocked loss of ZO-1 and occludin, and thus abolish the damage of TGB-beta3 on the AJ and TJ barrier function. ('CdCl2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019256', (3, 8)) ('SB202190', 'Var', (78, 86)) ('ZO-1 and occludin', 'Gene', '292994;83497', (107, 124)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (23, 26)) ('blocked loss', 'NegReg', (91, 103)) ('p38 MAPK', 'Gene', (50, 58)) ('damage', 'MPA', (147, 153)) ('abolish', 'NegReg', (135, 142)) ('SB202190', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C090942', (78, 86)) ('p38 MAPK', 'Gene', '26416', (50, 58)) 63605 31316051 During CdCl2-induced BTB disruption, the JNK signaling pathway leads to alpha2-macroglobulin (alpha2-MG) expression, which is a protease inhibitor localized at the SCs-SCs and SCs-GCs interface. ('CdCl2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019256', (7, 12)) ('alpha2-macroglobulin', 'Gene', '232345', (72, 92)) ('alpha2-MG', 'Gene', (94, 103)) ('alpha2-MG', 'Gene', '232345', (94, 103)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (63, 71)) ('disruption', 'Var', (25, 35)) ('JNK signaling pathway', 'Pathway', (41, 62)) ('alpha2-macroglobulin', 'Gene', (72, 92)) ('expression', 'MPA', (105, 115)) 63616 31316051 After pre-treatment of MEK1/2 inhibitor U0126, the number of pachytene spermatocytes and secondary spermatocytes declined. ('pachytene', 'Chemical', '-', (61, 70)) ('U0126', 'Var', (40, 45)) ('declined', 'NegReg', (113, 121)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (15, 18)) ('MEK1/2', 'Gene', '26395;26396', (23, 29)) ('U0126', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C113580', (40, 45)) ('MEK1/2', 'Gene', (23, 29)) 63632 31316051 Incubation of rat SCs with U0126 or PD98059 both blocked phosphorylated-ERK-induced transferrin secretion and LDH catalytic activity. ('catalytic activity', 'MPA', (114, 132)) ('transferrin', 'Gene', (84, 95)) ('U0126', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C113580', (27, 32)) ('PD98059', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C093973', (36, 43)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (14, 17)) ('U0126', 'Var', (27, 32)) ('LDH', 'CPA', (110, 113)) ('blocked', 'NegReg', (49, 56)) ('PD98059', 'Var', (36, 43)) ('transferrin', 'Gene', '24825', (84, 95)) 63634 31316051 Treating rat SCs cultures with FGF-2 could increase phosphorylated CREB level, while PD98059 incubation inhibited FGF-2 stimulation on phosphorylated CREB, LDH A, and transferrin uprising level. ('transferrin', 'Gene', (167, 178)) ('PD98059', 'Var', (85, 92)) ('transferrin', 'Gene', '24825', (167, 178)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (9, 12)) ('LDH A', 'Gene', (156, 161)) ('LDH A', 'Gene', '24533', (156, 161)) ('PD98059', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C093973', (85, 92)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (43, 51)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (104, 113)) ('phosphorylated CREB level', 'MPA', (52, 77)) ('FGF-2', 'Gene', (31, 36)) 63645 31316051 However, number of pups per litter in SC-alpha1AMPK-cKO mice did decrease by 25%, accompanied with disturbed cell junction dynamics. ('disturbed', 'Reg', (99, 108)) ('SC-alpha1AMPK-cKO', 'Var', (38, 55)) ('cell junction dynamics', 'MPA', (109, 131)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (56, 60)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (65, 73)) 63653 31316051 When Smad4 was conditionally knocked out in mouse Sertoli cells and Leydig cells, 87.5% of the mutant mice exhibited Leydig cell adenomas at 56-62 weeks of age. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (102, 106)) ('exhibited', 'Reg', (107, 116)) ('Leydig cell adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (117, 137)) ('Smad4', 'Gene', (5, 10)) ('Leydig cell adenomas', 'Disease', (117, 137)) ('mutant', 'Var', (95, 101)) ('Smad4', 'Gene', '17128', (5, 10)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (50, 63)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (44, 49)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (50, 62)) 63688 29416701 This is probably due Testicular Dysgenesis Syndrome (TDS), where altered Sertoli and Leydig cell function during testes development modifies the development of germ cells and leads to hypospadias, cryptorchidism, impaired spermatogenesis, decreased testosterone production, microlithiasis and testicular cancer. ('TDS', 'Disease', (53, 56)) ('impaired spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (213, 237)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003456', (197, 211)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (184, 195)) ('Testicular Dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008715', (21, 42)) ('Testicular Dysgenesis Syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013733', (21, 51)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (239, 248)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (304, 310)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (249, 261)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (175, 183)) ('Testicular Dysgenesis Syndrome', 'Disease', (21, 51)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (197, 211)) ('microlithiasis and testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:C566478', (274, 310)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (152, 155)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (127, 130)) ('testosterone production', 'MPA', (249, 272)) ('modifies', 'Reg', (132, 140)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (197, 211)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (184, 195)) ('impaired spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (213, 237)) ('altered', 'Var', (65, 72)) ('TDS', 'Disease', 'None', (53, 56)) ('decreased testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (239, 261)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (184, 195)) ('development of germ cells', 'CPA', (145, 170)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (293, 310)) 63691 29416701 The risk of developing hormone-dependent cancers, such as the TGCTs, can be increased by small variations in estrogen levels during fetal development. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 47)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (145, 148)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 48)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (41, 48)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (62, 67)) ('variations', 'Var', (95, 105)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (41, 48)) 63695 29416701 c-KIT/KITLG, POU5F1) with the development of this neoplasia, and the identification of aberrant epigenetic patterns in promoter regions of several genes, along with the expression of specific regulatory cluster (miRnas), have shed a better light in the comprehension of the development of this disease. ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('aberrant epigenetic patterns', 'Var', (87, 115)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (0, 5)) ('neoplasia', 'Disease', (50, 59)) ('POU5F1', 'Gene', '5460', (13, 19)) ('neoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (50, 59)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (50, 59)) ('POU5F1', 'Gene', (13, 19)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (37, 40)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (281, 284)) 63696 29416701 Cytogenetic and molecular abnormalities are associated with TGCTs, and include: aneuploidy; the gain and/or loss of some specific chromosomal regions such as the presence of iso-chromosome 12p and the amplification of 12p sequences, which exist in all germ cell tumors and take place early during the malignant transformation; the gain of chromosomal material in 1, 2p, 7, 8, 12, 14q, 15q, 17q, 21q, and X or the deletion of chromosomal material from 4, 5, 11q, 13q, and 18q2. ('deletion', 'Var', (413, 421)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (262, 267)) ('aneuploidy', 'Disease', (80, 90)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (262, 268)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (262, 268)) ('gain', 'PosReg', (331, 335)) ('molecular abnormalities', 'Disease', (16, 39)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (262, 268)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (252, 268)) ('molecular abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:C567116', (16, 39)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (252, 267)) 63698 29416701 In sporadic cases, the 1.6 Mb deletion in the AZF region of the Y chromosome represents the most common genetic alteration in patients with infertility and doubles the risk for developing TGCTs. ('infertility', 'Disease', (140, 151)) ('deletion', 'Var', (30, 38)) ('AZF', 'Gene', (46, 49)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (188, 193)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (126, 134)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (140, 151)) ('AZF', 'Gene', '560', (46, 49)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (140, 151)) 63699 29416701 The strongest association for TGCTs susceptibility has resulted for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at the 12q22 within the kit-ligand gene, which is correlated with a 2.5-fold increased risk of disease. ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (30, 35)) ('single nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (68, 99)) ('kit-ligand', 'Gene', '4254', (131, 141)) ('kit-ligand', 'Gene', (131, 141)) 63703 29416701 Variations in KITLG sequence (rs3782179, rs4474514 and rs995030) responsible for the predisposition to develop TGCTs have been recently documented, and also have been correlated with the role for KITLG in pigmentation, and with the greater incidence of TGCTs in Caucasian than in African-Americans males. ('rs4474514', 'Var', (41, 50)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (140, 143)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (111, 116)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (253, 258)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (208, 211)) ('correlated', 'Reg', (167, 177)) ('rs3782179', 'Mutation', 'rs3782179', (30, 39)) ('rs4474514', 'Mutation', 'rs4474514', (41, 50)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (55, 63)) ('rs995030', 'Var', (55, 63)) ('rs3782179', 'Var', (30, 39)) 63704 29416701 The KIT pathway has been suggested to be constitutively activated in human TGCTs as a result of gain of function mutations in the KIT oncogene and/or overexpression of KIT. ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (75, 80)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (150, 164)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (69, 74)) ('gain of function', 'PosReg', (96, 112)) ('mutations', 'Var', (113, 122)) ('KIT pathway', 'Pathway', (4, 15)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (168, 171)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (130, 133)) ('activated', 'PosReg', (56, 65)) 63709 29416701 Studies of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the gene regions of BAK1, DMRT1, TERTCLPTM1L, and KITLG demonstrated that these risk variants predispose to both bilateral and familial TGCTs. ('bilateral', 'Disease', (159, 168)) ('predispose', 'Reg', (140, 150)) ('single nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (11, 42)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (72, 77)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (66, 70)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', '81037', (83, 90)) ('variants', 'Var', (131, 139)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (72, 77)) ('CLPTM1L', 'Gene', (83, 90)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (66, 70)) ('familial TGCTs', 'Disease', (173, 187)) 63714 29416701 In addition, in PTEN a SNPs only (rs11202586) has shown association with the risk of developing TGCTs, regardless of histological subtype and hereditary factors. ('association', 'Reg', (56, 67)) ('rs11202586', 'Mutation', 'rs11202586', (34, 44)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', (16, 20)) ('rs11202586', 'Var', (34, 44)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', '5728', (16, 20)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (96, 101)) 63718 29416701 This is of considerable interest since point mutations are rare events in testicular germ cell tumors and P53 results no mutated in these tumors. ('point mutations', 'Var', (39, 54)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (95, 101)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (85, 101)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (85, 100)) ('P53', 'Gene', (106, 109)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (95, 101)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (138, 144)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (138, 144)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (138, 144)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (95, 100)) ('P53', 'Gene', '7157', (106, 109)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (95, 101)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (138, 143)) 63720 29416701 In addition, polymorphisms in cytochrome P450 Cyp-1A1 gene, encoding a hormone-metabolizing protein, have been identified and correlated with susceptibility to TGCTs development. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (173, 176)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (160, 165)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (13, 26)) ('cytochrome P450 Cyp-1A1', 'Gene', (30, 53)) ('correlated', 'Reg', (126, 136)) ('cytochrome P450 Cyp-1A1', 'Gene', '1543', (30, 53)) ('susceptibility', 'Reg', (142, 156)) 63723 29416701 Changes in the length of these polymorphic trinucleotide repeats lead to AR altered transactivation, and it has been reported as strongly associated with the increased risk to develop seminoma, suggesting that AR increased transactivation may occur in the development of seminoma and/or in the progression of carcinoma in situ to seminoma. ('seminoma', 'Disease', (184, 192)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (309, 326)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (73, 75)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (330, 338)) ('carcinoma in situ to seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002278', (309, 338)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (271, 279)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (330, 338)) ('associated', 'Reg', (138, 148)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (65, 72)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (184, 192)) ('Changes', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('transactivation', 'MPA', (84, 99)) ('carcinoma in situ to seminoma', 'Disease', (309, 338)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (263, 266)) ('trinucleotide', 'Chemical', '-', (43, 56)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (309, 318)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (210, 212)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (271, 279)) 63724 29416701 It is postulated that the presence of these polymorphic sequences may be involved in increasing the risk of TGCTs, since these variants alter receptor function that leads to insensitivity of androgens, causing high concentrations of testosterone and estrogen in circulation. ('causing', 'Reg', (202, 209)) ('variants', 'Var', (127, 135)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (108, 113)) ('receptor', 'Protein', (142, 150)) ('alter', 'Reg', (136, 141)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (165, 173)) ('high concentrations of testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030088', (210, 245)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (233, 245)) ('insensitivity of androgens', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (174, 200)) ('high', 'PosReg', (210, 214)) ('insensitivity of androgens', 'MPA', (174, 200)) 63725 29416701 Moreover, specific SNPs (P390S, A279T, rs12014709) have been identified and associated with TGCTs development. ('P390S', 'Mutation', 'rs12014709', (25, 30)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (92, 97)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (76, 91)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (105, 108)) ('A279T', 'Var', (32, 37)) ('P390S', 'Var', (25, 30)) ('A279T', 'Mutation', 'rs12014709', (32, 37)) ('rs12014709', 'Var', (39, 49)) ('rs12014709', 'Mutation', 'rs12014709', (39, 49)) 63728 29416701 Located on chromosome region 9q24.3, DMRT1 is also involved in tumor development, with its genetic variants (rs755383 and rs7040024) having a strong relationship with susceptibility to develop TGCTs. ('tumor', 'Disease', (63, 68)) ('relationship', 'Reg', (149, 161)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (37, 42)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (193, 198)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (76, 79)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (37, 42)) ('rs7040024', 'Mutation', 'rs7040024', (122, 131)) ('involved', 'Reg', (51, 59)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (63, 68)) ('rs7040024', 'Var', (122, 131)) ('rs755383', 'Mutation', 'rs755383', (109, 117)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (63, 68)) ('rs755383', 'Var', (109, 117)) ('susceptibility', 'Reg', (167, 181)) 63730 29416701 In fact, epigenetic regulatory processes occur in both the mechanisms of initiating and protecting pluripotency of embryonic stem cells as well as in maintaining the identity of differentiated cell types. ('pluripotency of embryonic', 'Disease', (99, 124)) ('pluripotency of embryonic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009373', (99, 124)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (9, 19)) ('maintaining', 'Reg', (150, 161)) 63731 29416701 Deregulation of these processes may change chromosomal stability, stem cells properties, self-renewal and the potential to differentiate, leading to initiation and/or progression of cancer, including testicular cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (182, 188)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (200, 217)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (200, 217)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (211, 217)) ('Deregulation', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('self-renewal', 'CPA', (89, 101)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (211, 217)) ('stem cells properties', 'CPA', (66, 87)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (211, 217)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (200, 217)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (182, 188)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (182, 188)) ('chromosomal stability', 'CPA', (43, 64)) ('change', 'Reg', (36, 42)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (138, 148)) 63732 29416701 In cancers, alterations in gene methylation in relation to tumor suppressor genes have been shown to be common and represent an important step in tumorigenesis. ('tumor', 'Disease', (59, 64)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (146, 151)) ('alterations', 'Var', (12, 23)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (146, 151)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (3, 10)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (3, 10)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (3, 10)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (3, 9)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (59, 64)) ('gene', 'MPA', (27, 31)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (59, 64)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (146, 151)) 63733 29416701 Aberrant hypermethylated CpG islands have been identified in about every tumors, including TGCTs. ('Aberrant hypermethylated', 'Var', (0, 24)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (91, 96)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 78)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 79)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (73, 79)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (73, 79)) ('identified', 'Reg', (47, 57)) 63734 29416701 Interestingly, TGCTs uncommonly show tumor-related genes aberrant methylation. ('aberrant methylation', 'Var', (57, 77)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (37, 42)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (37, 42)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (37, 42)) 63735 29416701 DNA hypomethylation of oncogenes leads to DNA overexpression that, in turn, may result in carcinogenesis. ('result in', 'Reg', (80, 89)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (46, 60)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (4, 19)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (90, 104)) ('leads', 'Reg', (33, 38)) ('DNA', 'MPA', (42, 45)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (90, 104)) 63741 29416701 Aberrant methylation of the regulatory genes promoter region silences their expression, representing a critical pathway in the development of cancer. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (142, 148)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 148)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (134, 137)) ('Aberrant methylation', 'Var', (0, 20)) ('expression', 'MPA', (76, 86)) ('silences', 'NegReg', (61, 69)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (142, 148)) 63742 29416701 Hypermethylation of CpG islands located in the tumor suppressor genes or tumor-related genes promoter regions is considered as a key mechanism for gene inactivation. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (73, 78)) ('Hypermethylation', 'Var', (0, 16)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 78)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (47, 52)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (73, 78)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (47, 52)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (47, 52)) 63743 29416701 However, tumor suppressor genes or tumor-related genes aberrant de novo methylation is a rare event in TGCTs respect to testicular malignant lymphomas. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (35, 40)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (141, 149)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (9, 14)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (35, 40)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (9, 14)) ('malignant lymphomas', 'Disease', (131, 150)) ('lymphomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (141, 150)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (35, 40)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (9, 14)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (103, 108)) ('aberrant de novo methylation', 'Var', (55, 83)) ('malignant lymphomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008223', (131, 150)) 63756 29416701 However, both in seminomas and non-seminomas tumors, the LINE-1 DNA hypomethylation may be also due to epigenetic inactivation of PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs), a class of small non-coding RNAs, predominantly expressed in the germ cell lineage and transcribed from genome regions containing transcribed transposable and other repetitive elements, and different Argonaute protein family members (PIWIL1, PIWIL2, PIWIL4). ('PIWI', 'Gene', (130, 134)) ('PIWIL1', 'Gene', (396, 402)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', '9271', (396, 400)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', '9271', (404, 408)) ('Argonaute protein', 'Protein', (362, 379)) ('seminomas and non-seminomas tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (17, 51)) ('PIWIL4', 'Gene', '143689', (412, 418)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', '9271', (412, 416)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (68, 83)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (45, 51)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', '55124', (404, 410)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', (396, 400)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', (404, 408)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (45, 50)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', (412, 416)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (341, 344)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', '9271', (130, 134)) ('PIWIL4', 'Gene', (412, 418)) ('PIWIL1', 'Gene', '9271', (396, 402)) ('epigenetic inactivation', 'Var', (103, 126)) ('due', 'Reg', (96, 99)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', (404, 410)) 63759 29416701 Detectable in germ cells, seminoma, embryonal carcinoma and carcinoma in situ, Nanog expression is not detectable in the adult testis or in differentiated somatic cells and its promoter resulted hypomethylated in spermatogonia and hypermethylated in sperm. ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (26, 34)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002278', (60, 77)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (46, 55)) ('hypermethylated', 'Var', (231, 246)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (26, 34)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', (60, 77)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018236', (36, 55)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', (36, 55)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (60, 77)) ('hypomethylated', 'Var', (195, 209)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (60, 69)) ('Nanog', 'Gene', '79923', (79, 84)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (36, 55)) ('Nanog', 'Gene', (79, 84)) 63760 29416701 OCT3/4-SOX2 mediated expression of Nanog can be silenced by methylation of promoter CpG-sites. ('methylation', 'Var', (60, 71)) ('Nanog', 'Gene', (35, 40)) ('OCT3/4-SOX2', 'Gene', (0, 11)) ('OCT3/4-SOX2', 'Gene', '6657;5460', (0, 11)) ('expression', 'MPA', (21, 31)) ('Nanog', 'Gene', '79923', (35, 40)) ('silenced', 'NegReg', (48, 56)) 63761 29416701 In humans, DNA methylation of distinct promoter elements (NRR) CpGs is able to epigenetically induce the silencing of Nanog, expression. ('methylation', 'Var', (15, 26)) ('Nanog', 'Gene', '79923', (118, 123)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (51, 54)) ('Nanog', 'Gene', (118, 123)) ('induce', 'Reg', (94, 100)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (3, 9)) ('DNA', 'Var', (11, 14)) ('silencing', 'MPA', (105, 114)) 63763 29416701 Thus, in sperm and in adult testes NRR-hypermethylation could represent a tool by which NANOG expression could be epigenetically repress then controlling the pluripotency program and preventing germ cell malignancies. ('germ cell malignancies', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (194, 216)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (204, 216)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', (88, 93)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', 'None', (158, 170)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', '79923', (88, 93)) ('preventing', 'NegReg', (183, 193)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (204, 216)) ('controlling', 'Reg', (142, 153)) ('epigenetically', 'Var', (114, 128)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', (158, 170)) 63765 29416701 Here, these changes in promoter methylation may inactivate PDE11A, SPRY4 and BAK1 and potentially activated KITLG and then the KIT pathway. ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (67, 72)) ('KITLG', 'Pathway', (108, 113)) ('activated', 'PosReg', (98, 107)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (67, 72)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (77, 81)) ('KIT pathway', 'Pathway', (127, 138)) ('promoter methylation', 'MPA', (23, 43)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (59, 65)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (59, 65)) ('inactivate', 'NegReg', (48, 58)) ('changes', 'Var', (12, 19)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (77, 81)) 63769 29416701 Epigenetic modifications are also carried out in spermatogenesis by several members of the histone methyltranferases family (HMTs), which may mediate the dimethylation or trimethylation in histone 3 (H3) of lysine 9. ('carried', 'Reg', (34, 41)) ('trimethylation', 'MPA', (171, 185)) ('dimethylation', 'Var', (154, 167)) ('lysine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (207, 213)) ('spermatogenesis', 'Disease', (49, 64)) 63772 29416701 Interestingly, a p63 isoform (GTAp63), which is uniquely expressed in the testis of humans and great apes, is uniformly expressed in CIS cells, although a loss of expression, due to epigenetic regulation, has been observed in about 70-100% of all invasive tumour cells, leading to the hypothesis that in germ cells this protein may act as a tumour suppressor. ('p63', 'Gene', (17, 20)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (256, 262)) ('apes', 'Species', '4456', (101, 105)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (256, 262)) ('p63', 'Gene', '8626', (33, 36)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (84, 90)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (341, 347)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (133, 136)) ('p63', 'Gene', '8626', (17, 20)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (341, 347)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (256, 262)) ('p63', 'Gene', (33, 36)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (182, 192)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (341, 347)) 63774 29416701 Furthermore, in carcinoma in situ low levels of repressive histone modifications at H3K9me2 and H3K27me3 along with high levels of H3K9 acetylation and H3K4 methylation exist. ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002278', (16, 33)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', (16, 33)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (16, 25)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (16, 33)) ('H3K27me3', 'Var', (96, 104)) ('H3K4', 'Var', (152, 156)) ('H3K9', 'Protein', (131, 135)) ('H3K9me2', 'Protein', (84, 91)) 63782 29416701 Frequently mutated in about half of all human cancers and functionally inactivated through non-genomic mechanisms in the remaining malignancies, the tumor suppressor p53 is not mutated in TGCTs, and is activated following exposure to chemotherapeutic agents, both events that have implications for the chemosensitivity of these tumors. ('malignancies', 'Disease', (131, 143)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (46, 53)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (149, 154)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (328, 334)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (328, 333)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (328, 334)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (166, 169)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (149, 154)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (328, 333)) ('activated', 'PosReg', (202, 211)) ('inactivated', 'NegReg', (71, 82)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (40, 45)) ('mutated', 'Var', (11, 18)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (46, 53)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (46, 53)) ('p53', 'Gene', (166, 169)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (328, 333)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (46, 52)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (328, 334)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (149, 154)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (131, 143)) 63783 29416701 Normal p53 activates two main distinct and mutually exclusive cellular programs, leading to apoptosis and to cell cycle arrest, respectively. ('activates', 'PosReg', (11, 20)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (92, 101)) ('cell cycle arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011018', (109, 126)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (7, 10)) ('Normal', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('leading', 'Reg', (81, 88)) ('cell cycle arrest', 'CPA', (109, 126)) ('p53', 'Gene', (7, 10)) 63787 29416701 In TGCTs wild-type p53, whose silencing can completely abolish the sensitivity to cisplatin, decides between cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, leading to resistance and chemosensitivity, respectively. ('cell cycle', 'CPA', (109, 119)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (142, 152)) ('resistance', 'MPA', (153, 163)) ('abolish', 'NegReg', (55, 62)) ('cell cycle arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011018', (109, 126)) ('p53', 'Gene', (19, 22)) ('sensitivity to cisplatin', 'MPA', (67, 91)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (19, 22)) ('chemosensitivity', 'MPA', (168, 184)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (82, 91)) ('silencing', 'Var', (30, 39)) 63791 29416701 Specific p53 modifications have been associated with the execution of apoptosis versus cell cycle arrest: the phosphorylation of p53 serine at position 46 by kinases DYRK2 and HIPK2 kinases, and the acetylation of two lysine residues K120 and K320 located in the DNA binding domain and in the tetramerization domain of p53, respectively, promote cell cycle arrest over apoptosis. ('serine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012694', (133, 139)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (9, 12)) ('K320', 'Var', (243, 247)) ('DYRK2', 'Gene', (166, 171)) ('p53', 'Gene', (129, 132)) ('HIPK2', 'Gene', '28996', (176, 181)) ('p53', 'Gene', (319, 322)) ('acetylation', 'MPA', (199, 210)) ('K120', 'Var', (234, 238)) ('lysine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (218, 224)) ('p53', 'Gene', (9, 12)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (110, 125)) ('DYRK2', 'Gene', '8445', (166, 171)) ('cell cycle arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011018', (87, 104)) ('cell cycle arrest', 'CPA', (346, 363)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (338, 345)) ('modifications', 'Var', (13, 26)) ('cell cycle arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011018', (346, 363)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (129, 132)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (319, 322)) ('HIPK2', 'Gene', (176, 181)) 63810 29416701 Probably, in TGCTs the absence of p53 mutant deprives the respective cancer cells from several cancer promoting properties such as the ability to induce transcription from high affinity promoters (i.e. ('mutant', 'Var', (38, 44)) ('p53', 'Gene', (34, 37)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (34, 37)) ('deprives', 'NegReg', (45, 53)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (95, 101)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (95, 101)) ('absence', 'Var', (23, 30)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (69, 75)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (95, 101)) ('transcription', 'MPA', (153, 166)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (69, 75)) ('induce', 'PosReg', (146, 152)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (69, 75)) 63812 29416701 The presence of p53 mutant has been proposed to enhance reprogramming of normal cells to pluripotent stem cells in the presence of Oct4 and Sox2. ('Sox2', 'Gene', (140, 144)) ('reprogramming of normal cells', 'CPA', (56, 85)) ('Oct4', 'Gene', '5460', (131, 135)) ('p53', 'Gene', (16, 19)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (48, 55)) ('Oct4', 'Gene', (131, 135)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (16, 19)) ('Sox2', 'Gene', '6657', (140, 144)) ('presence', 'Var', (4, 12)) ('mutant', 'Var', (20, 26)) 63813 29416701 Thus, in TGCTs, the absence of p53 mutations may be consistent with, or even imposed by, Oct4 (normally expressed in germ cell progenitors) (re)expression in order to support carcinogenesis by establishing the pro-survival embryonic network that is nowa typical feature of these tumors. ('p53', 'Gene', (31, 34)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (31, 34)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (279, 284)) ('Oct4', 'Gene', (89, 93)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (175, 189)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (279, 285)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (279, 285)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (279, 285)) ('support', 'PosReg', (167, 174)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (175, 189)) ('Oct4', 'Gene', '5460', (89, 93)) ('mutations', 'Var', (35, 44)) 63816 29416701 Conversely, both mutations in p53 and loss of Oct4 expression lead to cisplatin resistance (Figure 1). ('Oct4', 'Gene', '5460', (46, 50)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (70, 79)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (38, 42)) ('p53', 'Gene', (30, 33)) ('expression', 'MPA', (51, 61)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (62, 69)) ('cisplatin resistance', 'MPA', (70, 90)) ('Oct4', 'Gene', (46, 50)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (30, 33)) ('mutations', 'Var', (17, 26)) 63832 29416701 DNA hypermethylation has been also strongly correlated with microsatellite instability and mutated BRAF V600E, two genetic anomalies often present in resistant tumors and linked to poor outcome. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (160, 166)) ('V600E', 'Mutation', 'rs113488022', (104, 109)) ('genetic anomalies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (115, 132)) ('mutated', 'Var', (91, 98)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (99, 103)) ('correlated', 'Reg', (44, 54)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (99, 103)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (160, 165)) ('genetic anomalies', 'Disease', (115, 132)) ('microsatellite instability', 'MPA', (60, 86)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (160, 166)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (160, 166)) 63833 29416701 Nevertheless, a different study have shown that no BRAF V600E mutations have been found in resistant TGCTs although other somatic mutations (PIK3CA, AKT1, KRAS, HRAS, FGFR3) have been identified in resistant TGCTs. ('HRAS', 'Gene', (161, 165)) ('FGFR3', 'Gene', (167, 172)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (155, 159)) ('HRAS', 'Gene', '3265', (161, 165)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', '3845', (155, 159)) ('V600E', 'Var', (56, 61)) ('AKT1', 'Gene', '207', (149, 153)) ('PIK3CA', 'Gene', (141, 147)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (51, 55)) ('AKT1', 'Gene', (149, 153)) ('PIK3CA', 'Gene', '5290', (141, 147)) ('FGFR3', 'Gene', '2261', (167, 172)) ('V600E', 'Mutation', 'rs113488022', (56, 61)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (51, 55)) 63834 29416701 Interestingly, for the first time, FGFR3 is resulted as the most frequently mutated gene; however, the mutations occurring in FGFR3 have not been correlated to TGCTs cisplatin sensitivity or resistance. ('mutations', 'Var', (103, 112)) ('correlated', 'Reg', (146, 156)) ('FGFR3', 'Gene', (126, 131)) ('FGFR3', 'Gene', '2261', (35, 40)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (166, 175)) ('FGFR3', 'Gene', (35, 40)) ('FGFR3', 'Gene', '2261', (126, 131)) 63835 29416701 On the contrary, all observed AKT1 and PIK3CA mutations resulted to be mutually exclusive and only present within cisplatin-resistant tumors. ('AKT1', 'Gene', '207', (30, 34)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (134, 140)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (134, 140)) ('AKT1', 'Gene', (30, 34)) ('mutations', 'Var', (46, 55)) ('PIK3CA', 'Gene', '5290', (39, 45)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (134, 140)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (114, 123)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (134, 139)) ('PIK3CA', 'Gene', (39, 45)) 63839 29416701 OCT4 and microRNA-106b alter the cytoplasmic p21 expression since their high expression level is correlated with p21 low expression, offering in turn a greater sensitivity to cisplatin-based therapy in testicular cancers. ('microRNA-106b', 'Var', (9, 22)) ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (202, 220)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (213, 219)) ('p21', 'Gene', (45, 48)) ('p21', 'Gene', '644914', (45, 48)) ('sensitivity to cisplatin-based therapy', 'MPA', (160, 198)) ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', (202, 220)) ('testicular cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (202, 220)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (202, 219)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (213, 220)) ('greater', 'PosReg', (152, 159)) ('expression level', 'MPA', (77, 93)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (175, 184)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', '5460', (0, 4)) ('p21', 'Gene', (113, 116)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('p21', 'Gene', '644914', (113, 116)) 63846 29416701 In fact, phospho-AKT levels (serine 473 or threonine 308) are greater in cisplatin-resistant cells than in normal cells, whereas there are no differences in total AKT protein levels between normal and cisplatin-resistant cells. ('AKT', 'Gene', (17, 20)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (73, 82)) ('greater', 'PosReg', (62, 69)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (201, 210)) ('AKT', 'Gene', (163, 166)) ('threonine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013912', (43, 52)) ('AKT', 'Gene', '207', (17, 20)) ('serine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012694', (29, 35)) ('cisplatin-resistant', 'Var', (73, 92)) ('AKT', 'Gene', '207', (163, 166)) 63854 29416701 As a result of PI3K activation, AKT phosphorylation takes place, ultimately leading to phosphorylation and activation of MDM2, and phosphorylation of p21, which thereby gets cytoplasmically translocated inducing cell cycle arrest and then protecting cancer cells from cisplatin-induced apoptosis. ('p21', 'Gene', '644914', (150, 153)) ('AKT', 'Gene', '207', (32, 35)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (250, 256)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (268, 277)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (250, 256)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (250, 256)) ('AKT', 'Gene', (32, 35)) ('cell cycle arrest', 'CPA', (212, 229)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (20, 30)) ('p21', 'Gene', (150, 153)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (131, 146)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (87, 102)) ('PI3K', 'Var', (15, 19)) ('cell cycle arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011018', (212, 229)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (121, 125)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (107, 117)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (121, 125)) 63860 29416701 Its knockdown may negatively impact on cell growth by increasing genomic instability, thus triggering p53-dependent DNA damage response pathway and leading to cell cycle arrest and eventually to DNA repair or, alternatively, to cell death, depending on the damage intensity. ('cell cycle arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011018', (159, 176)) ('DNA damage response pathway', 'Pathway', (116, 143)) ('triggering', 'Reg', (91, 101)) ('increasing', 'PosReg', (54, 64)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (148, 158)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (102, 105)) ('cell cycle arrest', 'CPA', (159, 176)) ('genomic instability', 'MPA', (65, 84)) ('death', 'Disease', (233, 238)) ('death', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (233, 238)) ('p53', 'Gene', (102, 105)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('impact', 'Reg', (29, 35)) ('cell', 'CPA', (228, 232)) 63864 29416701 Genetic and epigenetic events, along with environmental factors, play an important role in testicular cancer initiation and development. ('testicular cancer initiation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (91, 119)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (49, 52)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (102, 108)) ('epigenetic events', 'Var', (12, 29)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (91, 108)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (131, 134)) ('Genetic', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('development', 'CPA', (124, 135)) ('testicular cancer initiation', 'Disease', (91, 119)) 63908 28000896 cDNA was synthesized from 20 ng of total RNA and used to quantify miR-223-3p (ID 002295) and RNU48 (ID 001093). ('RNU48', 'Gene', '26801', (93, 98)) ('miR-223', 'Gene', (66, 73)) ('ID 001093', 'Var', (100, 109)) ('ID 002295', 'Var', (78, 87)) ('miR-223', 'Gene', '407008', (66, 73)) ('RNU48', 'Gene', (93, 98)) 63910 28000896 For miR-223 overexpression and inhibition, 2x105 cells were transfected with 30 nM of miRNA inhibitor (anti-miR-223, AM12301 or anti-miR negative control no. ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (133, 136)) ('miR', 'Gene', (133, 136)) ('AM12301', 'Var', (117, 124)) ('miR', 'Gene', (4, 7)) ('miR-223', 'Gene', (4, 11)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (86, 89)) ('miR', 'Gene', (86, 89)) ('miR-223', 'Gene', (108, 115)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (4, 7)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (108, 111)) ('miR', 'Gene', (108, 111)) ('miR-223', 'Gene', '407008', (4, 11)) ('miR-223', 'Gene', '407008', (108, 115)) 63911 28000896 1, AM17010; Ambion) or 10 nM of miRNA mimic (pre-miR-223, PM12301 or pre-miR negative control no. ('miR', 'Gene', (32, 35)) ('miR-223', 'Gene', (49, 56)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (49, 52)) ('miR', 'Gene', (49, 52)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (32, 35)) ('miR', 'Gene', '220972', (73, 76)) ('miR-223', 'Gene', '407008', (49, 56)) ('miR', 'Gene', (73, 76)) ('AM17010', 'Var', (3, 10)) ('PM12301', 'Var', (58, 65)) 63922 28000896 70166; Sigma-Aldrich) in Tris-buffered saline/0.05% Tween-20, membranes were incubated with anti-FBXW7 (NBP1-59631; Novus Biologicals, Littleton, CO, USA; 1:1,000 dilution), anti-cleaved PARP (ab32064; Abcam, Cambridge, UK; 1:1,000 dilution) or anti-Myc-Tag (no. ('NBP1', 'Gene', (104, 108)) ('Myc', 'Gene', (250, 253)) ('Myc', 'Gene', '4609', (250, 253)) ('PARP', 'Gene', '142', (187, 191)) ('anti-cleaved', 'Var', (174, 186)) ('PARP', 'Gene', (187, 191)) ('NBP1', 'Gene', '4682', (104, 108)) 63943 28000896 For the cPARP detection, silencing of miR-223-3p led to a significant increase of cPARP expression in both TCam-2 (1.6-fold, P=0.003) and 2102Ep (1.3-fold, P=0.007) cells, while overexpressing miR-223-3p resulted in a significant decrease of cPARP expression (TCam-2: 0.7-fold, P=0.016; 2102Ep: 0.8-fold, P=0.002) (Fig. ('silencing', 'Var', (25, 34)) ('PARP', 'Gene', '142', (83, 87)) ('miR-223', 'Gene', '407008', (38, 45)) ('PARP', 'Gene', (243, 247)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (70, 78)) ('TCam', 'Chemical', '-', (107, 111)) ('miR-223', 'Gene', '407008', (193, 200)) ('PARP', 'Gene', '142', (9, 13)) ('PARP', 'Gene', (83, 87)) ('miR-223', 'Gene', (38, 45)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (230, 238)) ('PARP', 'Gene', '142', (243, 247)) ('TCam', 'Chemical', '-', (260, 264)) ('miR-223', 'Gene', (193, 200)) ('expression', 'MPA', (88, 98)) ('PARP', 'Gene', (9, 13)) 63948 28000896 The WST-1 assay also showed that silencing of miR-223-3p reduced cell growth at 72-h post-transfection in both TCam-2 (P=0.043) and 2102Ep (P=0.041) cells (Fig. ('TCam', 'Chemical', '-', (111, 115)) ('miR-223', 'Gene', '407008', (46, 53)) ('silencing', 'Var', (33, 42)) ('cell growth at 72-h post-transfection', 'CPA', (65, 102)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (57, 64)) ('miR-223', 'Gene', (46, 53)) 63971 28000896 Furthermore, numerous cancer-associated mutations in FBXW7 have been found in many cancer types, and loss of FBXW7 function can lead to chromosomal instability and tumorigenesis. ('chromosomal instability', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040012', (136, 159)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (164, 169)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (22, 28)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 89)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (164, 169)) ('numerous cancer', 'Disease', (13, 28)) ('loss', 'Var', (101, 105)) ('mutations', 'Var', (40, 49)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (83, 89)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (164, 169)) ('chromosomal', 'MPA', (136, 147)) ('FBXW7', 'Gene', (53, 58)) ('FBXW7', 'Gene', (109, 114)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (22, 28)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (22, 28)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (128, 135)) ('numerous cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (13, 28)) ('function', 'MPA', (115, 123)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (83, 89)) 64038 19440348 Though the mechanism that mediates these effects is not well understood, some investigators propose that EES not only interferes in the normal testis endocrine directly but also disrupts the hypothalamic-pituitary-testis axis, resulting in abnormal function of sertoli cells; this disruption impairs germ cell differentiation and the germ cells are subsequently transformed to develop into carcinoma in situ (CIS). ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002278', (390, 407)) ('function', 'MPA', (249, 257)) ('hypothalamic-pituitary-testis axis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007029', (191, 225)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (390, 399)) ('develop', 'PosReg', (377, 384)) ('disrupts', 'NegReg', (178, 186)) ('hypothalamic-pituitary-testis axis', 'Disease', (191, 225)) ('disruption', 'Var', (281, 291)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', (390, 407)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (390, 407)) ('germ cell differentiation', 'CPA', (300, 325)) ('impairs', 'NegReg', (292, 299)) ('sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (261, 274)) 64042 19440348 The "gr/gr" (carries a number of genes specifically involved in male germ cell development) deletion in the Y chromosome has been found to be associated with subfertility and TGCT. ('TGCT', 'Disease', (175, 179)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (86, 89)) ('deletion', 'Var', (92, 100)) ('associated', 'Reg', (142, 152)) ('subfertility', 'Disease', (158, 170)) 64043 19440348 found that the Ter mutation in the dead end gene (Dnd1) causes primordial germ cell (PGCs) loss and TGCTs, and loss of PGCs precedes development of embryonal carcinoma cells in 129-Ter/Ter mouse embryos. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (140, 143)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (189, 194)) ('loss', 'Var', (111, 115)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (50, 54)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', '213236', (50, 54)) ('TGCTs', 'CPA', (100, 105)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018236', (148, 167)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', (148, 167)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (148, 167)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (158, 167)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (91, 95)) 64044 19440348 Therefore, inactivation of Dnd1 expression is implicated as the causal event that drives PGCs to exit the germ line and transform to embryonal carcinoma cells and TGCTs in 129-Ter/Ter mice. ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', (133, 152)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (11, 23)) ('drives', 'Reg', (82, 88)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (27, 31)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018236', (133, 152)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', '213236', (27, 31)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (133, 152)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (184, 188)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (143, 152)) 64048 19440348 Testicular cancer has a complex etiology; environmental factors and genetic mutations both contribute to the increased risk of developing testicular cancer. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (49, 52)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (138, 155)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (11, 17)) ('Testicular cancer', 'Disease', (0, 17)) ('genetic mutations', 'Var', (68, 85)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (149, 155)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (138, 155)) ('Testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (0, 17)) ('Testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (0, 17)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (138, 155)) 64055 12966440 Nord et al has suggested that after chemotherapy, there is a higher annual increase of BMI in chemotherapy patients compared to controls. ('BMI', 'MPA', (87, 90)) ('increase of BMI', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031418', (75, 90)) ('chemotherapy', 'Var', (94, 106)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (75, 83)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (107, 115)) 64061 12966440 In support of this is the observation that patients treated with radiotherapy, who have an age at follow-up similar to controls, have a similar rate of increase of BMI to controls (Nord et al, Figure 1A). ('increase', 'PosReg', (152, 160)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (43, 51)) ('increase of BMI', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031418', (152, 167)) ('radiotherapy', 'Var', (65, 77)) ('BMI', 'MPA', (164, 167)) 64066 12966440 In total, 88% of patients with low testosterone have a BMI in the overweight range (>=25 kg m-2) compared to 58% of those with normal testosterone (Figure 2). ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (134, 146)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (35, 47)) ('low testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (31, 47)) ('testosterone', 'Gene', (35, 47)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (17, 25)) ('overweight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025502', (66, 76)) ('low', 'Var', (31, 34)) ('BMI', 'MPA', (55, 58)) 64071 33805941 A working model is developed that postulates that epigenetic features that drive testicular cancer malignancy also enable these tumors to be cured at a high rate with chemotherapy. ('testicular cancer malignancy', 'Disease', (81, 109)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (81, 98)) ('epigenetic features', 'Var', (50, 69)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (128, 133)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 98)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (128, 134)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (128, 134)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (128, 134)) ('testicular cancer malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (81, 109)) 64072 33805941 Chemoresistance may occur by epigenetic uncoupling of malignancy and chemosensitivity, a scenario that may be amenable to epigenetic-based therapies. ('occur', 'Reg', (20, 25)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (111, 114)) ('epigenetic uncoupling', 'Var', (29, 50)) ('Chemoresistance', 'CPA', (0, 15)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (54, 64)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (54, 64)) 64075 33805941 In the past decade there has been a greater appreciation that epigenetics may play an especially prominent role in TGCT etiology, progression, and hypersensitivity to conventional chemotherapy. ('past', 'Gene', (7, 11)) ('epigenetics', 'Var', (62, 73)) ('past', 'Gene', '10938', (7, 11)) ('hypersensitivity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004342', (147, 163)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (115, 119)) ('hypersensitivity', 'Disease', (147, 163)) 64098 33805941 In this mini-review, we summarize the main epigenetic features of testicular cancer, with a focus on DNA methylation, histone modifications, and miRNAs and their involvement in testicular carcinogenesis and response to chemotherapy. ('involvement', 'Reg', (162, 173)) ('methylation', 'Var', (105, 116)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (188, 202)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (77, 83)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (77, 83)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (169, 172)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (188, 202)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (77, 83)) ('modifications', 'Var', (126, 139)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (66, 83)) 64114 33805941 Genome-wide sequencing indicates secondary somatic gain/amplification of 12p in the majority of patients with gain in 12q, 8q, 22q, and deletion/loss of 11q, 18q, 18p, 9p, 4q, 10q, 5q, 16q, and 19q also occurring with much less frequency. ('deletion/loss', 'Var', (136, 149)) ('gain/amplification', 'PosReg', (51, 69)) ('12q', 'Var', (118, 121)) ('gain', 'PosReg', (110, 114)) ('18p', 'Var', (163, 166)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (96, 104)) 64117 33805941 Specific somatic mutations or amplifications in tumor DNA have been identified in a few genes, but only KIT, KRAS, and NRAS have been implicated repeatedly in different studies, mostly in seminomas. ('amplifications', 'Var', (30, 44)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (104, 107)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (48, 53)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (134, 144)) ('NRAS', 'Gene', (119, 123)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (109, 113)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', '3845', (109, 113)) ('NRAS', 'Gene', '4893', (119, 123)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (48, 53)) ('KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (104, 107)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 53)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (188, 197)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (188, 197)) 64120 33805941 Other rare inherited germline inactivating PDE11A variants are most likely associated with TGCTs of young adults. ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (43, 49)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (91, 96)) ('variants', 'Var', (50, 58)) ('associated', 'Reg', (75, 85)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (43, 49)) 64123 33805941 Interestingly, some studies have explored the potential association of TGCTs with inherited single nucleotide polymorphisms of the androgen receptor (AR), the estrogen receptors (ER) and genes involved in either synthesis or degradation of gonadal hormones. ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', (131, 148)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (150, 152)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (71, 76)) ('association', 'Interaction', (56, 67)) ('androgen receptor', 'Gene', '367', (131, 148)) ('single nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (92, 123)) ('ER', 'Gene', '2069', (179, 181)) 64124 33805941 It is important to remember that potential epigenetic disruptions may not necessarily target PGCs/gonocytes directly but may alter the epigenetic state of the somatic cells of the testis, Leydig and Sertoli cells which produce growth factors and hormones necessary to maintain the proper micro-environment during spermatogenesis. ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (199, 212)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (301, 304)) ('epigenetic disruptions', 'Var', (43, 65)) ('epigenetic state', 'MPA', (135, 151)) ('alter', 'Reg', (125, 130)) 64125 33805941 Thus, from an epigenetic-centric view, epigenetic perturbations that arrest PGC/gonocyte differentiation leading to tumorigenic prone states are dominant events downstream of the many risk factors outlined in this section including environmental exposures, inheritable genetic factors and developmental reproductive disorders predicted to alter the microenvironment of the developing germ cell (Figure 1). ('men', 'Species', '9606', (296, 299)) ('arrest PGC', 'Disease', (69, 79)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (39, 49)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (116, 121)) ('arrest PGC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (69, 79)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (361, 364)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (116, 121)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (239, 242)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (116, 121)) ('reproductive disorders', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000078', (303, 325)) 64128 33805941 This at least suggests that an epigenetic mediated tumorigenic state or states may be the true driver of TGCTs. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (51, 56)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (51, 56)) ('epigenetic mediated', 'Var', (31, 50)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (51, 56)) 64133 33805941 Perhaps the most convincing mechanism for TGCT resistance due to acquired mutation is mutation of p53 or p53 compromised by increased MDM2 copy number. ('mutation', 'Var', (74, 82)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (134, 138)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (134, 138)) ('p53', 'Gene', (105, 108)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (105, 108)) ('p53', 'Gene', (98, 101)) ('mutation', 'Var', (86, 94)) ('TGCT resistance', 'MPA', (42, 57)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (98, 101)) 64136 33805941 While genetic alterations in the p53 pathway do occur in cisplatin resistant cell models and in patients, the percentage is low and does not appear to explain the majority of cisplatin resistant disease. ('p53', 'Gene', (33, 36)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (33, 36)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (96, 104)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (57, 66)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (175, 184)) ('genetic alterations', 'Var', (6, 25)) 64141 33805941 Again, the argument has been that alterations mostly in the levels of DNA repair and DNA damage response (DDR) pathway components and not common genetic mutations result in either more efficient DNA repair or increased tolerance to DNA damage in cisplatin refractory TGCT cells. ('DNA repair', 'MPA', (195, 205)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (15, 18)) ('tolerance to DNA damage', 'MPA', (219, 242)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (246, 255)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (209, 218)) ('alterations', 'Var', (34, 45)) ('more', 'PosReg', (180, 184)) 64147 33805941 Distinct epigenetic states have also been associated with subtype identity and cisplatin resistance in TGCTs. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (79, 88)) ('associated', 'Reg', (42, 52)) ('epigenetic states', 'Var', (9, 26)) ('cisplatin resistance', 'MPA', (79, 99)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (103, 108)) 64153 33805941 Experimentally induced differentiation of (embryonal carcinoma (EC) cells by retinoic acid or depletion of OCT4 also results in cisplatin resistance, further suggesting a tight link between pluripotency and chemosensitivity of TGCTs. ('OCT4', 'Gene', '5460', (107, 111)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', (107, 111)) ('retinoic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (77, 90)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (128, 137)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (53, 62)) ('cisplatin resistance', 'MPA', (128, 148)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (43, 62)) ('results in', 'Reg', (117, 127)) ('depletion', 'Var', (94, 103)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (6, 9)) 64155 33805941 There have also been studies demonstrating epigenetic mediated conversion of seminoma to nonseminoma in a seminoma cell line xenograft. ('nonseminoma', 'Disease', 'None', (89, 100)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (92, 100)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (77, 85)) ('conversion', 'Reg', (63, 73)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (106, 114)) ('epigenetic mediated', 'Var', (43, 62)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (92, 100)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (77, 85)) ('nonseminoma', 'Disease', (89, 100)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (106, 114)) 64160 33805941 DNA methylation is the most studied epigenetic mark in TGCTs and there is relatively strong evidence that DNA methylation is differentially distributed among the histologically distinct subtypes of TGCTs and among cisplatin sensitive and resistant tumors. ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (198, 203)) ('distributed', 'Reg', (140, 151)) ('DNA', 'Gene', (106, 109)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (248, 254)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (248, 254)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (214, 223)) ('methylation', 'Var', (110, 121)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (248, 254)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (248, 253)) 64167 33805941 Methylome studies in TGCTs have shown that GCNIS, seminomas and nonseminomas are consistently demethylated in repetitive LINE1 elements and at imprinted genes and the XIST locus. ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (167, 171)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (167, 171)) ('seminomas and nonseminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (50, 76)) ('GCNIS', 'Disease', (43, 48)) ('demethylated', 'Var', (94, 106)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (130, 133)) 64168 33805941 GCNIS and seminomas are also demethylated at ALU elements while ALU elements are partially methylated in nonseminoma. ('seminomas', 'Disease', (10, 19)) ('ALU', 'Chemical', '-', (45, 48)) ('nonseminoma', 'Disease', 'None', (105, 116)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (52, 55)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (10, 19)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (71, 74)) ('nonseminoma', 'Disease', (105, 116)) ('ALU', 'Chemical', '-', (64, 67)) ('GCNIS', 'Disease', (0, 5)) ('demethylated', 'Var', (29, 41)) 64170 33805941 This includes evidence that methylation of such genes as CRIPTO, HOXA9 MGMT, RASSFIA, SCGB3A1, CALCA, MMP9, CSFR1, and PTPRC is associated with distinct TGCT subtypes or poor prognosis. ('CALCA', 'Gene', (95, 100)) ('PTPRC', 'Gene', (119, 124)) ('HOXA9', 'Gene', '3205', (65, 70)) ('SCGB3A1', 'Gene', '92304', (86, 93)) ('CALCA', 'Gene', '796', (95, 100)) ('MMP9', 'Gene', '4318', (102, 106)) ('CSFR1', 'Gene', (108, 113)) ('HOXA9', 'Gene', (65, 70)) ('CRIPTO', 'Gene', (57, 63)) ('PTPRC', 'Gene', '5788', (119, 124)) ('MGMT', 'Gene', '4255', (71, 75)) ('methylation', 'Var', (28, 39)) ('associated', 'Reg', (128, 138)) ('MGMT', 'Gene', (71, 75)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (153, 157)) ('MMP9', 'Gene', (102, 106)) ('CRIPTO', 'Gene', '6998', (57, 63)) ('SCGB3A1', 'Gene', (86, 93)) 64171 33805941 There is evidence to suggest that hypermethylation of TGCTs especially EC and other nonseminoma subtypes may be associated with cisplatin resistance. ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (34, 50)) ('nonseminoma subtypes', 'Disease', 'MESH:C535673', (84, 104)) ('nonseminoma subtypes', 'Disease', (84, 104)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (128, 137)) ('cisplatin resistance', 'MPA', (128, 148)) ('TGCTs', 'Protein', (54, 59)) ('associated', 'Reg', (112, 122)) 64173 33805941 Additionally, cisplatin treatment has been shown to be associated with increased DNA methylation in vivo. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (14, 23)) ('DNA methylation', 'MPA', (81, 96)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (14, 23)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (29, 32)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (71, 80)) 64178 33805941 In the epigenetic centric view, the unique epigenetic states of TGCTs may not only be responsible for tumorigenicity and chemosensitivity but may also be exploitable as therapeutic targets. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (102, 107)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (43, 53)) ('responsible', 'Reg', (86, 97)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (102, 107)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (102, 107)) ('TGCTs', 'Gene', (64, 69)) 64179 33805941 We and others have shown that EC cells are hypersensitive to the DNA methyltransferase inhibitors decitabine, azacytidine, guadecitabine, and MLo1302 in vitro and in vivo compared to somatic tumors. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (191, 197)) ('MLo1302', 'Var', (142, 149)) ('azacytidine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001374', (110, 121)) ('guadecitabine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C580831', (123, 136)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (191, 197)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (191, 196)) ('decitabine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077209', (98, 108)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (191, 197)) ('decitabine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077209', (126, 136)) ('MLo1302', 'Chemical', '-', (142, 149)) 64190 33805941 Apart from HDAC inhibitors, EC and seminoma cells are also sensitive to the bromodomain inhibitor JQ1 and inhibitors of LSD1, a H3K4 demethylase. ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (35, 43)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (35, 43)) ('inhibitors', 'Var', (106, 116)) ('LSD1', 'Gene', (120, 124)) ('LSD1', 'Gene', '23028', (120, 124)) 64192 33805941 We showed by RNA-seq and gene set enrichment analysis that a panel of isogenic cisplatin resistant EC lines have a dramatic enrichment in genes normally repressed by H3K27me3 and the polycomb repressive complex which correlated with a substantial decrease in global H3K27me3 and decreased expression of EZH2 and BMI1. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (130, 133)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (79, 88)) ('EZH2', 'Gene', '2146', (303, 307)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (247, 255)) ('BMI1', 'Gene', '648', (312, 316)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (279, 288)) ('BMI1', 'Gene', (312, 316)) ('EZH2', 'Gene', (303, 307)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (40, 43)) ('expression', 'MPA', (289, 299)) ('global', 'MPA', (259, 265)) ('H3K27me3', 'Var', (166, 174)) 64193 33805941 Importantly, repression of H3K27 methylation with the EZH2 inhibitor GSK126 conferred cisplatin resistance to parental cells while induction of H3K27 methylation with the histone lysine demethylase inhibitor GSKJ4 resulted in increased cisplatin sensitivity to resistant cells, suggesting that the polycomb pathway is involved in the regulation of cisplatin sensitivity of TGCT cells. ('EZH2', 'Gene', (54, 58)) ('methylation', 'Var', (33, 44)) ('cisplatin sensitivity', 'MPA', (236, 257)) ('conferred', 'Reg', (76, 85)) ('cisplatin resistance', 'MPA', (86, 106)) ('repression', 'NegReg', (13, 23)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (348, 357)) ('GSK126', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C577920', (69, 75)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (86, 95)) ('EZH2', 'Gene', '2146', (54, 58)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (226, 235)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (236, 245)) ('GSKJ4', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C000593030', (208, 213)) ('H3K27', 'Protein', (27, 32)) 64194 33805941 As stated above, follow up analysis of these cisplatin resistant models suggest the same polycomb target genes are coordinately regulated by both H3K27 methylation and DNA methylation. ('H3K27', 'Protein', (146, 151)) ('regulated', 'Reg', (128, 137)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (45, 54)) ('DNA methylation', 'Var', (168, 183)) ('methylation', 'Var', (152, 163)) 64195 33805941 In summary, studies on epigenetic targeting of TGCTs suggest that tumorigenicity in this pluripotent, germ cell context may be especially vulnerable to epigenetic alterations compared to somatic cancers. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (66, 71)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (152, 162)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (66, 71)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (195, 202)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (195, 202)) ('TGCTs', 'Gene', (47, 52)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (195, 202)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (66, 71)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (195, 201)) 64206 33805941 The most common pathway is apoptotic death due to the increased chemosensitivity directly attributed to the epigenetic state. ('epigenetic', 'Var', (108, 118)) ('death', 'Disease', (37, 42)) ('chemosensitivity', 'MPA', (64, 80)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (54, 63)) ('death', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (37, 42)) 64221 33805941 In this review we have tried to make the case that epigenetics are exceptionally key drivers of TGCT biology compared to other more common somatic cancers. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (147, 153)) ('epigenetics', 'Var', (51, 62)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (147, 154)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (147, 154)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (147, 154)) 64242 24639669 Recently, an association of polymorphic variants in genes encoding for ESR1, ESR2, and LH receptors with TGCC risk and metastasis has been demonstrated. ('LH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007986', (87, 89)) ('association', 'Interaction', (13, 24)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (146, 149)) ('polymorphic variants', 'Var', (28, 48)) ('ESR2', 'Gene', (77, 81)) ('metastasis', 'CPA', (119, 129)) ('ESR1', 'Gene', (71, 75)) ('TGCC', 'Disease', (105, 109)) 64271 24639669 Esr1 KO (alphaERKO) animals have reduced fertility because of abnormal fluid reabsorption in the efferent ductules, whereas in Esr2 KO (betaERKO) animals, spermatogenesis, steroidogenesis, and fertility were initially found unaffected. ('fluid reabsorption in the efferent ductules', 'MPA', (71, 114)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (172, 179)) ('abnormal fluid', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011032', (62, 76)) ('Esr2 KO', 'Var', (127, 134)) ('Esr1', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('fertility', 'CPA', (41, 50)) ('reduced fertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000144', (33, 50)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (33, 40)) ('fluid reabsorption', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005579', (71, 89)) ('Esr1', 'Gene', '13982', (0, 4)) 64282 24639669 In fact, c-fos up-regulation and ERK1/2 activation by estradiol or by selective agonists for ESR1 (PPT) or GPER (G-1) were overcome by the presence of the pure ESR1 antagonist ICI 182780, or by GPER gene silencing. ('ERK1/2', 'Enzyme', (33, 39)) ('up-regulation', 'PosReg', (15, 28)) ('PPT', 'Gene', (99, 102)) ('gene silencing', 'Var', (199, 213)) ('ICI', 'Chemical', '-', (176, 179)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (40, 50)) ('c-fos', 'Gene', '2353', (9, 14)) ('estradiol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (54, 63)) ('c-fos', 'Gene', (9, 14)) ('PPT', 'Gene', '6863', (99, 102)) 64288 24639669 Particularly, in RS, estrogen through a functional cross-talk between GPER and ESR1 is able to activate EGFR/ERK pathway involved in the transcriptional modulation of genes controlling apoptosis and differentiation such as cyclin B1 and bax. ('RS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032560', (17, 19)) ('cyclin B1', 'Gene', '891', (223, 232)) ('cyclin B1', 'Gene', (223, 232)) ('ESR1', 'Gene', (79, 83)) ('EGFR/ERK pathway', 'Pathway', (104, 120)) ('activate', 'PosReg', (95, 103)) ('bax', 'Gene', (237, 240)) ('cross-talk', 'Var', (51, 61)) 64296 24639669 In addition, another interesting aspect is that genomic and rapid pathway can work independently but cooperate to reach the same goal as evidenced in Sertoli cells where E2-genomic action on cyclin D1 induces proliferation while E2 rapid action through GPER activates anti-apoptotic signals. ('proliferation', 'CPA', (209, 222)) ('E2-genomic', 'Var', (170, 180)) ('E2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (170, 172)) ('E2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (229, 231)) ('cyclin', 'Gene', (191, 197)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (150, 162)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (150, 163)) ('induces', 'PosReg', (201, 208)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (106, 109)) ('anti-apoptotic signals', 'MPA', (268, 290)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (216, 219)) ('activates', 'PosReg', (258, 267)) 64299 24639669 Recently, it has been reported that polymorphisms in ESR1, ESR2, and luteinizing-hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) genes were linked to TGCC risk and metastasis occurrence. ('luteinizing-hormone-releasing hormone', 'Gene', (69, 106)) ('LHRH', 'Gene', '2796', (108, 112)) ('linked', 'Reg', (125, 131)) ('LHRH', 'Gene', (108, 112)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (36, 49)) ('luteinizing-hormone-releasing hormone', 'Gene', '2796', (69, 106)) ('metastasis occurrence', 'CPA', (149, 170)) ('ESR2', 'Gene', (59, 63)) ('TGCC', 'Disease', (135, 139)) ('ESR1', 'Gene', (53, 57)) 64300 24639669 In particular, two ESR2 and LHRH genetic variants were related to TGCC-reduced risk, while one polymorphism in ESR1 or LHCGR (LH/choriogonadotropin receptor) gene was associated with an increased risk for TGCC. ('variants', 'Var', (41, 49)) ('ESR2', 'Gene', (19, 23)) ('LHRH', 'Gene', (28, 32)) ('LHCGR', 'Gene', (119, 124)) ('ESR1', 'Gene', (111, 115)) ('LH/choriogonadotropin receptor', 'Gene', (126, 156)) ('TGCC', 'Disease', (205, 209)) ('LHCGR', 'Gene', '3973', (119, 124)) ('associated', 'Reg', (167, 177)) ('TGCC-reduced', 'Disease', (66, 78)) ('LHRH', 'Gene', '2796', (28, 32)) ('LH/choriogonadotropin receptor', 'Gene', '3973', (126, 156)) 64304 24639669 Thus, polymorphisms in genes encoding ESR2 and LHRH may influence the sensitivity of these cells to estradiol- and LH-mediated effects and influence TGCC development. ('LH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007986', (115, 117)) ('influence', 'Reg', (139, 148)) ('ESR2', 'Gene', (38, 42)) ('TGCC development', 'CPA', (149, 165)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (6, 19)) ('estradiol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (100, 109)) ('sensitivity', 'MPA', (70, 81)) ('LHRH', 'Gene', '2796', (47, 51)) ('LH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007986', (47, 49)) ('influence', 'Reg', (56, 65)) ('LHRH', 'Gene', (47, 51)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (161, 164)) 64307 24639669 Noteworthy, a polymorphism in ESR1 identified by Brokken and coworkers is associated with higher levels of LH in healthy control subjects, indicating that levels of gonadotropins influence the progression of CIS to either SE or NSE. ('ESR1', 'Gene', (30, 34)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (208, 211)) ('polymorphism', 'Var', (14, 26)) ('influence', 'Reg', (179, 188)) ('levels', 'MPA', (97, 103)) ('SE', 'Disease', 'None', (222, 224)) ('SE', 'Disease', 'None', (229, 231)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (90, 96)) ('LH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007986', (107, 109)) 64320 24639669 It has been reported in some models that GPER and ERs (ESR1/ESR2) or truncated splice variant of ERs could either cooperate or cross-talk. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (119, 122)) ('truncated splice variant', 'Var', (69, 93)) ('cross-talk', 'Reg', (127, 137)) ('ER', 'Gene', '2099', (97, 99)) ('ER', 'Gene', '2099', (50, 52)) ('ER', 'Gene', '2099', (43, 45)) 64322 24639669 In addition, using RNAi silencing and G15, a selective GPER antagonist, the involvement of GPER in xenoestrogen-, bisphenol A-, and E2 coupled to bovine serum albumin (E2-BSA)-induced JKT-1 cell proliferation was definitively demonstrated. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (83, 86)) ('bisphenol A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (114, 125)) ('E2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (168, 170)) ('JKT-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T011', (184, 189)) ('JKT-1 cell proliferation', 'CPA', (184, 208)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (233, 236)) ('E2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (132, 134)) ('bovine', 'Species', '9913', (146, 152)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (202, 205)) ('involvement', 'Reg', (76, 87)) ('silencing', 'Var', (24, 33)) 64331 24639669 Recently, in JKT-1 cells, Chevalier and coworkers showed that treatment with G-1, BPA, and very low doses (nanomolar) of E2-BSA, determined an increase in seminoma cell growth through a non-genomic GPER-dependent mechanism involving PKA and MAPK pathways. ('JKT-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T011', (13, 18)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (82, 85)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (155, 163)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (67, 70)) ('E2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (121, 123)) ('MAPK', 'Gene', (241, 245)) ('E2-BSA', 'Var', (121, 127)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (155, 163)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (143, 151)) ('MAPK', 'Gene', '5595;5594;26413;50689;5595;50689', (241, 245)) 64332 24639669 Opposite effects were produced by E2 that at physiological concentrations, binding intracellular ESR2 through a classical genomic mechanism, suppressed in vitro JKT-1 cell proliferation. ('JKT-1 cell proliferation', 'CPA', (161, 185)) ('E2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (34, 36)) ('binding', 'Var', (75, 82)) ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (141, 151)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (179, 182)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (66, 69)) ('JKT-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:T011', (161, 166)) ('ESR2', 'Gene', (97, 101)) 64334 24639669 The presence of G15 instead abrogated E2-BSA and BPA-mediated effects on seminoma cell growth, confirming that estrogens and xenoestrogens through classical ERs and GPER can activate distinct genomic and non-genomic pathways depending on their relative affinity for the receptors and on cofactor expression within the cells. ('activate', 'PosReg', (174, 182)) ('E2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004958', (38, 40)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (73, 81)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (49, 52)) ('ER', 'Gene', '2099', (167, 169)) ('abrogated', 'NegReg', (28, 37)) ('presence', 'Var', (4, 12)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (73, 81)) ('ER', 'Gene', '2099', (157, 159)) 64347 24639669 We also have shown that ERs antagonists such as hydroxytamoxifen (OHT) and ICI182780 are able to reduce proliferation of a rat Leydig tumor cell line. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (111, 114)) ('ICI182780', 'Var', (75, 84)) ('ICI182780', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077267', (75, 84)) ('ER', 'Gene', '2099', (24, 26)) ('Leydig tumor', 'Disease', (127, 139)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (104, 117)) ('Leydig tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100618', (127, 139)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (123, 126)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (97, 103)) ('OHT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013629', (66, 69)) ('hydroxytamoxifen', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C475919', (48, 64)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (134, 139)) ('Leydig tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007984', (127, 139)) 64355 24639669 These effects were dependent on GPER activation since silencing of the gene, using a specific siRNA, prevented cytochrome c release, Bax increase, Bcl-2 decrease, PARP-1 activation, and decrease in cell proliferation. ('Bcl-2', 'Gene', '596', (147, 152)) ('cytochrome c', 'Gene', (111, 123)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (170, 180)) ('PARP-1', 'Gene', (163, 169)) ('silencing', 'Var', (54, 63)) ('Bax', 'Gene', (133, 136)) ('PARP-1', 'Gene', '142', (163, 169)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (186, 194)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (137, 145)) ('cytochrome c', 'Gene', '54205', (111, 123)) ('prevented', 'NegReg', (101, 110)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (210, 213)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (198, 216)) ('Bax', 'Gene', '581', (133, 136)) ('Bcl-2', 'Gene', (147, 152)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (153, 161)) 64361 24639669 On the other hand, chemotherapeutic agents currently used for the treatment of testicular cancers, such as Cisplatin, despite their potent anti-neoplastic action, have several side effects including nephrotoxicity, peripheral neuropathy, and azoospermia. ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (79, 97)) ('peripheral neuropathy', 'Disease', (215, 236)) ('azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000027', (242, 253)) ('Cisplatin', 'Var', (107, 116)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (90, 96)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053713', (242, 253)) ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', (79, 97)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (71, 74)) ('testicular cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (79, 97)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (79, 96)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (199, 213)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (90, 97)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (199, 213)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', (242, 253)) ('peripheral neuropathy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010523', (215, 236)) ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (107, 116)) ('peripheral neuropathy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009830', (215, 236)) 64515 27184033 The tumor node metastasis (TNM) classification was pT1pNxpMx according to the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) staging system, seventh edition. ('tumor', 'Disease', (4, 9)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (102, 108)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (102, 108)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (102, 108)) ('pT1pNxpMx', 'Var', (51, 60)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (4, 9)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (4, 9)) 64606 26171934 Of major interest is that inhibition of the interaction between PD1 and PD-L1 can enhance T-cell responses in vitro and mediates clinical antitumour activity. ('tumour', 'Disease', (142, 148)) ('PD1', 'Gene', (64, 67)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (26, 36)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (142, 148)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 148)) ('enhance T-cell responses', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005419', (82, 106)) ('T-cell responses in vitro', 'CPA', (90, 115)) ('interaction', 'Interaction', (44, 55)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (72, 77)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (82, 89)) 64624 26171934 A 5% cut-off value was applied for PD-L1 positivity as it has been proposed in non-small cell lung cancer. ('non-small cell lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030358', (79, 105)) ('small cell lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030357', (83, 105)) ('positivity', 'Var', (41, 51)) ('non-small cell lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002289', (79, 105)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (94, 105)) ('non-small cell lung cancer', 'Disease', (79, 105)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (35, 40)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 105)) 64647 25460450 Chemotherapy may cause secondary cancer especially in long term. ('cancer', 'Disease', (33, 39)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (33, 39)) ('cause', 'Reg', (17, 22)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 39)) ('Chemotherapy', 'Var', (0, 12)) 64676 25460450 Cisplatin as an alkylating agent and etoposide as a Topoisomerase-II inhibitor have been shown to be the cause of secondary cancers. ('cause', 'Reg', (105, 110)) ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (0, 9)) ('etoposide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005047', (37, 46)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (124, 130)) ('Cisplatin', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (124, 131)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (124, 131)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (124, 131)) 64746 23267350 Considering all patients, HPV semen infection was significantly higher in patients at T12 respect to T0 (34.9% vs. 9.7%). ('HPV semen infection', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030361', (26, 45)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (74, 82)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (64, 70)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (16, 24)) ('HPV semen infection', 'Disease', (26, 45)) ('T12', 'Var', (86, 89)) 64784 27034882 Of all RSS patients, 38.5% have hypomethylation of chromosome 11p15.5, and 10% have maternal uniparental disomy for chromosome 7. ('RSS', 'Gene', '140821', (7, 10)) ('maternal uniparental disomy', 'Disease', (84, 111)) ('RSS', 'Gene', (7, 10)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (32, 47)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (11, 19)) ('maternal uniparental disomy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D024182', (84, 111)) 64805 27034882 The two reported causes of RSS are hypomethylation of chromosome 11p15.5 and maternal uniparental disomy for chromosome 7. ('maternal uniparental disomy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D024182', (77, 104)) ('RSS', 'Gene', '140821', (27, 30)) ('maternal uniparental disomy', 'Disease', (77, 104)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (35, 50)) ('RSS', 'Gene', (27, 30)) 64811 27034882 A meta-analysis of 21 studies associated undescended testes with a 4.8 overall relative risk of testicular germ cell tumors. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (117, 122)) ('undescended testes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (41, 59)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (117, 123)) ('undescended', 'Var', (41, 52)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (117, 123)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (117, 123)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (107, 123)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (107, 122)) 64814 27034882 Second, hypomethylation of chromosome 11p15.5, which occurs in 38.5% of RSS cases and leads to hypomethylation of the IGF2/H19 imprinting control region (ICR), may be a risk factor for seminoma. ('hypomethylation', 'MPA', (95, 110)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', '3481', (118, 122)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (185, 193)) ('risk factor', 'Reg', (169, 180)) ('RSS', 'Gene', '140821', (72, 75)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (8, 23)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (185, 193)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (118, 122)) ('H19', 'Gene', '283120', (123, 126)) ('H19', 'Gene', (123, 126)) ('RSS', 'Gene', (72, 75)) 64816 27034882 In their study, 9 of 10 testicular seminomas had hypomethylated IGF2/H19 ICRs (<=33% methylated). ('testicular seminomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (24, 44)) ('testicular seminoma', 'Disease', (24, 43)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (35, 44)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (35, 44)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', '3481', (64, 68)) ('testicular seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (24, 43)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (64, 68)) ('H19 ICR', 'Gene', '105259599', (69, 76)) ('testicular seminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (24, 43)) ('H19 ICR', 'Gene', (69, 76)) ('hypomethylated', 'Var', (49, 63)) 64817 27034882 Thus, hypomethylated chromosome 11p15.5 may cause RSS and testicular germ cell tumors through an epigenetic mechanism. ('cause', 'Reg', (44, 49)) ('RSS', 'Gene', (50, 53)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (69, 85)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (79, 85)) ('RSS', 'Gene', '140821', (50, 53)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (79, 85)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (79, 85)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (69, 84)) ('hypomethylated', 'Var', (6, 20)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (79, 84)) 64820 27034882 RSS fits in the TDS model because of genetic aberration (hypomethylation of chromosome 11p15.5 and maternal uniparental disomy for chromosome 7) and genitourinary anomalies (e.g., cryptorchidism, hypospadias, small testes, and penis), which implies that men with RSS are likely to develop testicular cancer. ('genitourinary anomalies', 'Disease', (149, 172)) ('develop', 'PosReg', (281, 288)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (289, 306)) ('genitourinary anomalies', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000119', (149, 172)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (196, 207)) ('small testes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008734', (209, 221)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (180, 194)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (196, 207)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (57, 72)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (289, 306)) ('small testes', 'Disease', (209, 221)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (196, 207)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (289, 306)) ('genitourinary anomalies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014564', (149, 172)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (254, 257)) ('maternal uniparental disomy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D024182', (99, 126)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (300, 306)) ('RSS fits', 'Disease', (0, 8)) ('RSS fits', 'Disease', 'MESH:C535683', (0, 8)) ('maternal uniparental disomy', 'Disease', (99, 126)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (180, 194)) ('RSS', 'Gene', (263, 266)) ('RSS', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('RSS', 'Gene', '140821', (263, 266)) ('RSS', 'Gene', '140821', (0, 3)) 65117 30226466 used a genome-wide association study to seek out DNA variations that are more common in people with fibroids. ('people', 'Species', '9606', (88, 94)) ('fibroids', 'Disease', (100, 108)) ('variations', 'Var', (53, 63)) 65120 30226466 Variation in a set of genes known to control development of the female reproductive organs was also identified in women with fibroids. ('fibroids', 'Disease', (125, 133)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (114, 119)) ('Variation', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('identified', 'Reg', (100, 110)) 65131 30226466 Most ULs show somatic site-specific mutations at exons 1 and 2 of the mediator complex subunit 12 (MED12) gene. ('MED12', 'Gene', (99, 104)) ('mediator complex subunit 12', 'Gene', '9968', (70, 97)) ('mediator complex subunit 12', 'Gene', (70, 97)) ('mutations', 'Var', (36, 45)) 65132 30226466 These observations together with further scrutiny of driver mutations, chromosomal aberrations, gene expression, and clinicopathological characteristics have led to identification of at least three mutually exclusive UL subtypes; MED12 mutant, Fumarate Hydratase (FH) deficient, as well as High Mobility Group AT-Hook 2 (HMGA2) overexpressing lesions. ('HMGA2', 'Gene', '8091', (321, 326)) ('MED12', 'Gene', (230, 235)) ('High Mobility Group AT-Hook 2', 'Gene', '8091', (290, 319)) ('overexpressing', 'PosReg', (328, 342)) ('HMGA2', 'Gene', (321, 326)) ('FH', 'Gene', '2271', (264, 266)) ('deficient', 'NegReg', (268, 277)) ('mutant', 'Var', (236, 242)) ('chromosomal aberrations', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040012', (71, 94)) ('Fumarate Hydratase', 'Gene', (244, 262)) ('Fumarate Hydratase', 'Gene', '2271', (244, 262)) ('High Mobility Group AT-Hook 2', 'Gene', (290, 319)) 65136 30226466 Our analysis of the X chromosome identifies a risk allele near MED12 that drives UL tumorigenesis towards somatic MED12 mutations. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (84, 89)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 89)) ('MED12', 'Gene', (63, 68)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (84, 89)) ('mutations', 'Var', (120, 129)) ('MED12', 'Gene', (114, 119)) 65140 30226466 In NFBC, the SNP identified in the stage two meta-analysis, rs117245733 at 13q14.11, was replicated (p=0.034; linear mixed model; OR = 1.50; 95% CI 1.03 - 2.19). ('rs117245733', 'Mutation', 'rs117245733', (60, 71)) ('rs117245733', 'Var', (60, 71)) ('NFBC', 'Disease', (3, 7)) 65145 30226466 Indeed, the 221 mutation positive patients were found to have a significantly higher GRS (Wilcoxon rank-sum p=7.9 x 10-4; adjusted p=0.0032; two-sided; W = 1.6 x 104). ('higher', 'PosReg', (78, 84)) ('mutation', 'Var', (16, 24)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (34, 42)) ('GRS', 'CPA', (85, 88)) 65150 30226466 Strikingly, the risk allele (rs5937008) did significantly increase the number of MED12-mutation-positive tumors (p=0.0087; negative binomial model rate ratio 1.23; 95% CI 1.05 - 1.44). ('tumors', 'Disease', (105, 111)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (105, 111)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (58, 66)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 110)) ('rs5937008', 'Var', (29, 38)) ('MED12-mutation-positive', 'Gene', (81, 104)) ('rs5937008', 'Mutation', 'rs5937008', (29, 38)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 111)) 65155 30226466 No significant association was observed between the risk allele and MED12 expression (rs5936989; Appendix 1:figure 11). ('expression', 'MPA', (74, 84)) ('rs5936989', 'Mutation', 'rs5936989', (86, 95)) ('rs5936989;', 'Var', (86, 96)) ('MED12', 'Gene', (68, 73)) 65156 30226466 Our analysis of the 57 GRS SNPs revealed altogether 17,030 (9,466 in tumors and 7564 in matched myometrium) cis methylation quantitative trait loci (cis-meQTL) with nominal p<0.05. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (69, 74)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (69, 75)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (69, 75)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (69, 75)) ('cis methylation', 'Var', (108, 123)) 65160 30226466 One of the risk alleles at TERT (rs2736100) was significantly associated with shorter telomere length (p=0.01; Kruskal-Wallis) (Appendix 1:figure 12). ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (33, 42)) ('shorter telomere length', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031413', (78, 101)) ('telomere length', 'CPA', (86, 101)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (27, 31)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (27, 31)) ('rs2736100', 'Var', (33, 42)) ('shorter', 'NegReg', (78, 85)) 65162 30226466 The other two LD-independent SNPs at TERT, rs72709458 and rs2853676, or the SNPs at TERC (rs10936600) and OBFC1 (rs1265164) did not show association to telomere length (p=0.24, p=0.57, p=0.07 and p=0.48, respectively; Kruskal-Wallis). ('TERC', 'Gene', (84, 88)) ('telomere', 'MPA', (152, 160)) ('OBFC1', 'Gene', '79991', (106, 111)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (37, 41)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (37, 41)) ('rs2853676', 'Mutation', 'rs2853676', (58, 67)) ('rs1265164', 'Mutation', 'rs1265164', (113, 122)) ('OBFC1', 'Gene', (106, 111)) ('rs72709458', 'Var', (43, 53)) ('TERC', 'Gene', '7012', (84, 88)) ('rs2853676', 'Var', (58, 67)) ('rs1265164', 'Var', (113, 122)) ('rs10936600', 'Mutation', 'rs10936600', (90, 100)) ('rs72709458', 'Mutation', 'rs72709458', (43, 53)) ('rs10936600', 'Var', (90, 100)) 65163 30226466 The combined effect of TERT (rs72709458, rs2736100, rs2853676), TERC (rs10936600) and OBFC1 (rs1265164) had a negative trend with telomere length (p=0.055; linear model 95% CI -408.5 - 4.7 per one risk allele; see Appendix 1:figure 13). ('OBFC1', 'Gene', (86, 91)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (23, 27)) ('TERC', 'Gene', (64, 68)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (23, 27)) ('rs2736100', 'Var', (41, 50)) ('rs1265164', 'Var', (93, 102)) ('OBFC1', 'Gene', '79991', (86, 91)) ('rs72709458', 'Var', (29, 39)) ('TERC', 'Gene', '7012', (64, 68)) ('rs1265164', 'Mutation', 'rs1265164', (93, 102)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (41, 50)) ('negative', 'NegReg', (110, 118)) ('rs72709458', 'Mutation', 'rs72709458', (29, 39)) ('rs2853676', 'Var', (52, 61)) ('rs10936600', 'Mutation', 'rs10936600', (70, 80)) ('telomere length', 'MPA', (130, 145)) ('rs2853676', 'Mutation', 'rs2853676', (52, 61)) 65166 30226466 highlight OBFC1 (at 10q24.33) as a candidate gene and, while the SNP that they reported does not replicate in UKBB, the OBFC1 region is identified in our discovery stage (rs1265164; Table 1). ('OBFC1', 'Gene', '79991', (120, 125)) ('rs1265164', 'Mutation', 'rs1265164', (171, 180)) ('OBFC1', 'Gene', '79991', (10, 15)) ('OBFC1', 'Gene', (120, 125)) ('OBFC1', 'Gene', (10, 15)) ('rs1265164', 'Var', (171, 180)) 65170 30226466 The top association at 6q25.2 (rs58415480) resides within intron 107 of Spectrin Repeat Containing Nuclear Envelope Protein 1 (SYNE1), 130 kb downstream of ESR1, the latter being the only gene that resides completely within the topologically associating domain (TAD; Appendix 1:figure 1). ('rs58415480', 'Mutation', 'rs58415480', (31, 41)) ('ESR1', 'Gene', '2099', (156, 160)) ('SYNE1', 'Gene', (127, 132)) ('SYNE1', 'Gene', '23345', (127, 132)) ('TAD', 'Disease', (262, 265)) ('ESR1', 'Gene', (156, 160)) ('TAD', 'Disease', 'None', (262, 265)) ('rs58415480', 'Var', (31, 41)) 65175 30226466 The strongest association at 11p13 (rs10835889) is 40 kb downstream of the closest gene WT1, at a region with enhancer activity (Appendix 1:figure 1). ('WT1', 'Gene', (88, 91)) ('rs10835889', 'Mutation', 'rs10835889', (36, 46)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (88, 91)) ('rs10835889', 'Var', (36, 46)) 65177 30226466 The lead SNP at 1p36.12 (rs2235529) resides at the second intron of WNT4. ('rs2235529', 'Mutation', 'rs2235529', (25, 34)) ('rs2235529', 'Var', (25, 34)) ('WNT4', 'Gene', (68, 72)) ('WNT4', 'Gene', '54361', (68, 72)) 65179 30226466 WNT4 is known to be overexpressed in uterine leiomyomas with MED12 mutations, and knock-down of MED12 in UL cells reduces WNT4 expression. ('knock-down', 'Var', (82, 92)) ('MED12', 'Gene', (61, 66)) ('expression', 'MPA', (127, 137)) ('leiomyomas', 'Disease', (45, 55)) ('reduces', 'NegReg', (114, 121)) ('mutations', 'Var', (67, 76)) ('uterine leiomyomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000131', (37, 55)) ('MED12', 'Gene', (96, 101)) ('leiomyomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007889', (45, 55)) ('WNT4', 'Gene', (122, 126)) ('WNT4', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('WNT4', 'Gene', '54361', (0, 4)) ('uterine leiomyoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000131', (37, 54)) ('WNT4', 'Gene', '54361', (122, 126)) ('overexpressed', 'PosReg', (20, 33)) 65182 30226466 Of note, recent GWAS on gestational duration suggested that binding of the estrogen receptor at WNT4 is altered by rs3820282 (r2 = 0.92 with our lead SNP). ('WNT4', 'Gene', '54361', (96, 100)) ('rs3820282', 'Var', (115, 124)) ('altered', 'Reg', (104, 111)) ('rs3820282', 'Mutation', 'rs3820282', (115, 124)) ('WNT4', 'Gene', (96, 100)) ('estrogen receptor', 'Gene', '2099', (75, 92)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (60, 67)) ('estrogen receptor', 'Gene', (75, 92)) 65188 30226466 Mutations in SALL1 and a deletion at the GWAS signal have been associated with Townes-Brocks syndrome, a condition associated with kidney malformations. ('Townes-Brocks syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536974', (79, 101)) ('SALL1', 'Gene', '6299', (13, 18)) ('kidney malformations', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012210', (131, 151)) ('associated', 'Reg', (63, 73)) ('deletion', 'Var', (25, 33)) ('Townes-Brocks syndrome', 'Disease', (79, 101)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('kidney malformations', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (131, 151)) ('kidney malformations', 'Disease', (131, 151)) ('SALL1', 'Gene', (13, 18)) 65190 30226466 The lead SNP at 11q (rs141379009) resides in the 22nd intron of ATM, and the SNP at 17 p in the 3'-untranslated region of TP53. ('TP53', 'Gene', (122, 126)) ('rs141379009', 'Var', (21, 32)) ('ATM', 'Gene', (64, 67)) ('ATM', 'Gene', '472', (64, 67)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (122, 126)) ('rs141379009', 'Mutation', 'rs141379009', (21, 32)) 65195 30226466 The neoplasia predisposing effect of the risk alleles at the TERT locus (rs72709458; rs2736100; rs2853676) has been overwhelmingly documented (Appendix 1:table 11). ('neoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (4, 13)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (4, 13)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (61, 65)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (61, 65)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (85, 94)) ('rs2853676', 'Var', (96, 105)) ('rs72709458; rs2736100; rs2853676', 'Var', (73, 105)) ('neoplasia', 'Disease', (4, 13)) ('rs72709458', 'Mutation', 'rs72709458', (73, 83)) ('rs2853676', 'Mutation', 'rs2853676', (96, 105)) 65196 30226466 Previous studies have reported contradicting observations on the effect of rs2736100 on telomere length. ('rs2736100', 'Var', (75, 84)) ('telomere length', 'MPA', (88, 103)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (75, 84)) 65197 30226466 In our patient cohort, the risk allele at TERT (rs2736100) is significantly associated with shorter telomere length (Appendix 1:figure 12), whereas the combined effect of SNPs at TERT, TERC and OBFC1 did not reach statistical significance. ('shorter telomere length', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031413', (92, 115)) ('OBFC1', 'Gene', (194, 199)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (7, 14)) ('rs2736100', 'Var', (48, 57)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (179, 183)) ('telomere length', 'MPA', (100, 115)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (179, 183)) ('TERC', 'Gene', (185, 189)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (42, 46)) ('OBFC1', 'Gene', '79991', (194, 199)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (48, 57)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (42, 46)) ('shorter', 'NegReg', (92, 99)) ('TERC', 'Gene', '7012', (185, 189)) 65198 30226466 GRS associated merely with a susceptibility to the most common UL subtype, MED12 mutation positive tumors. ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (99, 105)) ('MED12', 'Gene', (75, 80)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (99, 105)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 104)) ('mutation positive', 'Var', (81, 98)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 105)) 65200 30226466 An outstanding susceptibility locus was identified 250 kb upstream of MED12: our in-house patient cohort - together with a mutation-screening of their 1481 tumors - revealed that the risk allele could facilitate selection of somatic MED12 mutations. ('mutations', 'Var', (239, 248)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (156, 161)) ('MED12', 'Gene', (233, 238)) ('facilitate', 'PosReg', (201, 211)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (90, 97)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (156, 162)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (156, 162)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (156, 162)) 65207 30226466 Further sample QC excluded excess kinship (field 22021; 408,797 samples passed), sex-chromosome aneuploidy (field 22019; 408,241) and inconsistent gender (fields 31 and 22001, and one male with self-reported ULs; 408,081). ('excluded', 'NegReg', (18, 26)) ('fields 31', 'Var', (155, 164)) ('field 22019; 408,241', 'Var', (108, 128)) ('sex-chromosome aneuploidy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000782', (81, 106)) ('sex-chromosome aneuploidy', 'Disease', (81, 106)) 65209 30226466 Sample QC excluded excess kinship (field 22021), sex-chromosome aneuploidy (field 22019) and inconsistent gender (fields 31 and 22001). ('sex-chromosome aneuploidy', 'Disease', (49, 74)) ('field 22019', 'Var', (76, 87)) ('sex-chromosome aneuploidy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000782', (49, 74)) 65212 30226466 MED12 mutations were screened by Sanger sequencing the MED12 exons 1 and 2 and their flanking sequences (60 bp) from all uterine leiomyoma and matching normal myometrium samples. ('MED12', 'Gene', (55, 60)) ('MED12', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('leiomyoma', 'Disease', (129, 138)) ('uterine leiomyoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000131', (121, 138)) ('leiomyoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007889', (129, 138)) ('mutations', 'Var', (6, 15)) 65222 30226466 Clonally related tumors had identical changes in driver genes and shared at least a subset of somatic copy-number changes and/or copy neutral loss of heterozygosity (see Mehine et al. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (17, 23)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (17, 23)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (17, 23)) ('loss of', 'NegReg', (142, 149)) ('copy neutral', 'Var', (129, 141)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (17, 22)) ('copy-number changes', 'Var', (102, 121)) 65239 30226466 LocusZoom (http://locuszoom.org/) plots include the ENCODE tracks for DNase I hypersensitive sites for hTERT-HM (ENCFF001SPI, ENCFF001UXF) and uterus (ENCFF689EGI). ('hTERT-HM', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:S888', (103, 111)) ('ENCFF001SPI', 'Var', (113, 124)) ('ENCFF689EGI', 'Var', (151, 162)) ('hypersensitive', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004342', (78, 92)) ('ENCFF001UXF', 'Var', (126, 137)) ('hypersensitive', 'Disease', (78, 92)) 65241 30226466 Additional uterus-specific ChIP-seq data for CTCF (ENCFF282BOE, ENCFF634DDY) and POLR2A (ENCFF822OTY, ENCFF164YIY) were also included. ('ENCFF164YIY', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:8099', (102, 113)) ('ENCFF164YIY', 'Var', (102, 113)) ('POLR2A', 'Gene', '5430', (81, 87)) ('CTCF', 'Gene', (45, 49)) ('ENCFF822OTY', 'Var', (89, 100)) ('CTCF', 'Gene', '10664', (45, 49)) ('POLR2A', 'Gene', (81, 87)) ('ENCFF634DDY', 'Var', (64, 75)) ('ENCFF282BOE', 'Var', (51, 62)) 65245 30226466 The authors conclude that their reported observations indicate a genetic predisposition to uterine fibroids, a heritable component to MED12 somatic mutations in uterine fibroids, and an explanation for the increased prevalence of genitourinary disease in women of African origin. ('mutations', 'Var', (148, 157)) ('uterine fibroid', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000131', (91, 106)) ('genitourinary disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000119', (230, 251)) ('MED12', 'Gene', (134, 139)) ('uterine fibroids', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000131', (91, 107)) ('uterine fibroid', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000131', (161, 176)) ('genitourinary disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014564', (230, 251)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (255, 260)) ('genitourinary disease', 'Disease', (230, 251)) ('uterine fibroids', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000131', (161, 177)) ('uterine fibroids', 'Disease', (91, 107)) 65246 30226466 Essential revisions: 1) Conclusions are not sufficiently justified by the findings: This is a very interesting study that leverages several powerful resources to evaluate the relationship between GWAS variants and risk for uterine leiomyoma. ('GWAS', 'Gene', (196, 200)) ('leiomyoma', 'Disease', (231, 240)) ('uterine leiomyoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000131', (223, 240)) ('variants', 'Var', (201, 209)) ('leiomyoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007889', (231, 240)) 65247 30226466 They did find strong associations between their polygenic risk score and uterine leiomyoma outcome and some promising findings from their secondary functional evaluates via tissue gene expression, DNA methylation, and telomere length analyses. ('polygenic', 'Var', (48, 57)) ('leiomyoma', 'Disease', (81, 90)) ('leiomyoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007889', (81, 90)) ('uterine leiomyoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000131', (73, 90)) 65259 30226466 Given the high frequency of MED12 mutations in leiomyomas the heritability to MED12 mutations is possibly one of the strongest points of the manuscript, however no real validation has been demonstrated in the study. ('leiomyomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007889', (47, 57)) ('MED12', 'Gene', (28, 33)) ('mutations', 'Var', (34, 43)) ('leiomyomas', 'Disease', (47, 57)) 65260 30226466 What was the effect size in patients with both MED12 mutated positive and negative leiomyoma? ('leiomyoma', 'Disease', (83, 92)) ('MED12', 'Gene', (47, 52)) ('leiomyoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007889', (83, 92)) ('mutated positive', 'Var', (53, 69)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (28, 36)) 65261 30226466 A strong association between the risk allele rs5937008 and the MED12 status is described and the authors argue that the risk allele could facilitate selection of somatic MED12 mutations, possibly through increased expression. ('MED12', 'Gene', (170, 175)) ('mutations', 'Var', (176, 185)) ('rs5937008', 'Mutation', 'rs5937008', (45, 54)) ('facilitate', 'PosReg', (138, 148)) ('rs5937008', 'Var', (45, 54)) 65264 30226466 Although I understand that not all associations can be experimentally proven, a functional evaluation of this phenomenon and how would the rs5937008 drive MED12 mutations would greatly improve the manuscript and provide strong evidence of the rs5937008 allele and UL development. ('rs5937008', 'Mutation', 'rs5937008', (243, 252)) ('rs5937008', 'Gene', (139, 148)) ('manuscript', 'MPA', (197, 207)) ('improve', 'PosReg', (185, 192)) ('mutations', 'Var', (161, 170)) ('MED12', 'Gene', (155, 160)) ('UL development', 'CPA', (264, 278)) ('rs5937008', 'Mutation', 'rs5937008', (139, 148)) ('rs5937008', 'Var', (243, 252)) 65266 30226466 TERT SNPs rs72709458; rs2736100; rs2853676 are known to be related to many different neoplasias. ('rs2736100; rs2853676', 'Var', (22, 42)) ('rs72709458', 'Var', (10, 20)) ('rs2853676', 'Var', (33, 42)) ('neoplasias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (85, 95)) ('rs2853676', 'Mutation', 'rs2853676', (33, 42)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (22, 31)) ('neoplasias', 'Disease', (85, 95)) ('rs72709458', 'Mutation', 'rs72709458', (10, 20)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (0, 4)) ('related', 'Reg', (59, 66)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (85, 94)) ('neoplasias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (85, 95)) 65268 30226466 In the same fashion that for rs5937008, it would be of great interest to confirm a functional effect by which rs58415480 regulates ESR1 expression or the repercussion of the lead SNP at 2p on GREB1 mediated regulation of ESR1. ('ESR1', 'Gene', (131, 135)) ('rs58415480', 'Mutation', 'rs58415480', (110, 120)) ('expression', 'MPA', (136, 146)) ('ESR1', 'Gene', '2099', (221, 225)) ('ESR1', 'Gene', '2099', (131, 135)) ('GREB1', 'Gene', (192, 197)) ('ESR1', 'Gene', (221, 225)) ('GREB1', 'Gene', '9687', (192, 197)) ('regulates', 'Reg', (121, 130)) ('rs5937008', 'Var', (29, 38)) ('rs5937008', 'Mutation', 'rs5937008', (29, 38)) ('rs58415480', 'Var', (110, 120)) 65275 30226466 WNT4 (and WNT/beta-catenin signaling pathway) plays a significant role in the myomagenesis of MED12 mutated leiomyomas. ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (14, 26)) ('mutated', 'Var', (100, 107)) ('leiomyomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007889', (108, 118)) ('leiomyomas', 'Disease', (108, 118)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (14, 26)) ('myomagenesis', 'CPA', (78, 90)) ('WNT4', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('WNT4', 'Gene', '54361', (0, 4)) ('MED12', 'Gene', (94, 99)) 65280 30226466 Other subtype-specific associations were not evaluated due to the GRS association merely to patients with MED12 mutated lesions. ('mutated lesions', 'Var', (112, 127)) ('MED12', 'Gene', (106, 111)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (92, 100)) 65281 30226466 We made no a priori hypothesis regarding these specific SNPs and MED12 mutated tumors. ('mutated', 'Var', (71, 78)) ('MED12', 'Gene', (65, 70)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (79, 85)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (79, 85)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (79, 85)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (79, 84)) 65283 30226466 the effect of rs2736100 on telomere length). ('telomere length', 'MPA', (27, 42)) ('effect', 'Reg', (4, 10)) ('rs2736100', 'Mutation', 'rs2736100', (14, 23)) ('rs2736100', 'Var', (14, 23)) 65285 26843623 Epigenetic loss of PIWI proteins expression was previously demonstrated in testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs), implying their involvement in TGCT development. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (96, 101)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', '9271', (19, 23)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (96, 102)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (96, 102)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (86, 102)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (86, 101)) ('involvement', 'Reg', (127, 138)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (96, 102)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', (19, 23)) ('Epigenetic loss', 'Var', (0, 15)) 65293 26843623 One of the key players in spermatogenesis is PIWI pathway responsible for epigenetic silencing of retrotransposons. ('epigenetic silencing', 'Var', (74, 94)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', '9271', (45, 49)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', (45, 49)) 65295 26843623 demonstrated CpG island (CGI) hypermethylation and a concomitant decrease in expression level of PIWI pathway genes in TGCTs compared to the testes of healthy individuals, suggesting a role of PIWI in TGCT tumorigenesis. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (206, 211)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', '9271', (97, 101)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', '9271', (193, 197)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (206, 211)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', (97, 101)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (119, 124)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', (193, 197)) ('expression level', 'MPA', (77, 93)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (65, 73)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (30, 46)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (206, 211)) 65329 26843623 One of the major roles of PIWI proteins in spermatogenesis is maintenance of genomic stability through epigenetic silencing of retrotransposons. ('retrotransposons', 'Protein', (127, 143)) ('epigenetic silencing', 'Var', (103, 123)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', '9271', (26, 30)) ('genomic stability', 'CPA', (77, 94)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', (26, 30)) 65330 26843623 It is known that deregulation of retrotransposon expression may lead to neoplastic transformations in various types of cancers. ('lead to', 'Reg', (64, 71)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (119, 126)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 126)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (119, 126)) ('retrotransposon', 'Protein', (33, 48)) ('neoplastic transformations', 'CPA', (72, 98)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 125)) ('deregulation', 'Var', (17, 29)) 65332 26843623 Indeed, methylation level of LINE-1 correlates with expression of PIWI genes: promoters of these retrotransposons are hypermethylated in premalignant testis tissues adjacent to nonseminomas unlike those adjacent to seminomas (Figure 3). ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (180, 189)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (180, 189)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', (66, 70)) ('nonseminomas', 'Disease', 'None', (177, 189)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (215, 224)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (215, 224)) ('hypermethylated', 'Var', (118, 133)) ('PIWI', 'Gene', '9271', (66, 70)) ('nonseminomas', 'Disease', (177, 189)) 65342 26843623 In the second experiment, we wanted to assess how promoter DNA methylation influences expression of PIWIL1 and PIWIL2 in their natural genomic DNA context. ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', '55124', (111, 117)) ('PIWIL1', 'Gene', '9271', (100, 106)) ('expression', 'MPA', (86, 96)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', (111, 117)) ('methylation', 'Var', (63, 74)) ('influences', 'Reg', (75, 85)) ('PIWIL1', 'Gene', (100, 106)) 65346 26843623 As expected, in A549 cells promoter demethylation led to an increase in H3K4me3 (histone methylation mark of active transcription, Figure 6B) and upregulated PIWIL1 and PIWIL2 expression (Figure 6C). ('H3K4me3', 'Protein', (72, 79)) ('promoter demethylation', 'Var', (27, 49)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', '55124', (169, 175)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (60, 68)) ('PIWIL1', 'Gene', (158, 164)) ('expression', 'MPA', (176, 186)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', (169, 175)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (146, 157)) ('PIWIL1', 'Gene', '9271', (158, 164)) ('A549', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0023', (16, 20)) 65348 26843623 Drug-induced demethylation did not produce any changes in transcription for both PIWIL1 and PIWIL2 (Figure 6C). ('transcription', 'MPA', (58, 71)) ('PIWIL1', 'Gene', (81, 87)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', '55124', (92, 98)) ('demethylation', 'Var', (13, 26)) ('PIWIL1', 'Gene', '9271', (81, 87)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', (92, 98)) 65350 26843623 Overall, these seemingly conflicting findings in in vitro experiments imply a more complex link between CGI methylation in the promoter regions and PIWIL1/2 transcription and, possibly, interplay with other expression regulatory systems. ('transcription', 'MPA', (157, 170)) ('PIWIL1/2', 'Gene', '9271;55124', (148, 156)) ('PIWIL1/2', 'Gene', (148, 156)) ('methylation', 'Var', (108, 119)) 65372 26843623 TGCT testicular germ cell tumor ChIP chromatin immunoprecipitation H3K4me3 histone 3 lysine 4 trimethylation. ('H3K4me3', 'Var', (67, 74)) ('lysine 4', 'Chemical', '-', (85, 93)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (26, 31)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (16, 31)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (26, 31)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (26, 31)) 65428 23519268 Experimental animal models suggest a causative role for an abnormal testicular position on the disruption of spermatogenesis however the link between cryptorchidism and TGCT is less clear. ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (150, 164)) ('abnormal', 'Var', (59, 67)) ('abnormal testicular', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000035', (59, 78)) ('disruption', 'MPA', (95, 105)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (109, 124)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (6, 9)) 65436 23519268 Indeed, the causative role of an abnormal testis position in infertility has been demonstrated in several animal experimental models. ('abnormal testis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000035', (33, 48)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (61, 72)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (61, 72)) ('abnormal', 'Var', (33, 41)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (119, 122)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (61, 72)) 65450 23519268 Analysis of mutant gubernaculum development and the comparisons of gene expression in mutant and wild-type tissues performed in our laboratory, indicated that the NOTCH and WNT/beta-catenin cell signaling pathways might mediate the INSL3 effects at the cellular level (Kaftanovskaya et al.,). ('mutant', 'Var', (86, 92)) ('mutant', 'Var', (12, 18)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (177, 189)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (39, 42)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (177, 189)) 65455 23519268 A non-functional hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis results in hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism. ('hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000044', (69, 99)) ('hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal', 'Disease', (17, 46)) ('hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal', 'Disease', 'OMIM:615926', (17, 46)) ('hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007006', (69, 99)) ('results in', 'Reg', (58, 68)) ('hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism', 'Disease', (69, 99)) ('hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000135', (87, 99)) ('non-functional', 'Var', (2, 16)) 65456 23519268 The homozygous mutant mice for gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GNRH, hpg), GNRH-receptor (Gnrhr), and the LH receptor knockout mouse (LuRKO) devoid of LH stimulation, all have impaired inguinoscrotal testicular descent (Klonisch et al.,; Pask et al.,; Feng et al.,). ('gonadotropin-releasing hormone', 'Gene', '14714', (31, 61)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (127, 132)) ('Gnrhr', 'Gene', (90, 95)) ('gonadotropin-releasing hormone', 'Gene', (31, 61)) ('GNRH-receptor', 'Gene', (75, 88)) ('GNRH', 'Gene', '14714', (75, 79)) ('GNRH', 'Gene', (75, 79)) ('impaired inguinoscrotal testicular', 'Disease', (176, 210)) ('mutant', 'Var', (15, 21)) ('GNRH', 'Gene', '14714', (63, 67)) ('impaired inguinoscrotal testicular', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013733', (176, 210)) ('GNRH', 'Gene', (63, 67)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (22, 26)) ('Gnrhr', 'Gene', '14715', (90, 95)) ('GNRH-receptor', 'Gene', '14715', (75, 88)) 65460 23519268 The link between inguinoscrotal cryptorchidism detected in the transgenic mouse and in some cases human mutants for several transcriptional factors, such as homeobox genes HOXA10 or HOXA11; Wilms tumor 1 (WT1); ARID domain-containing protein 5B (ARID5B), and androgen signaling in gubernaculum development still need to be determined (Klonisch et al.,; Kaftanovskaya et al.,). ('Wilms tumor', 'Disease', (190, 201)) ('HOXA11', 'Gene', (182, 188)) ('HOXA10', 'Gene', '3206', (172, 178)) ('inguinoscrotal cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (17, 46)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (301, 304)) ('inguinoscrotal cryptorchidism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003456', (17, 46)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (32, 46)) ('HOXA11', 'Gene', '3207', (182, 188)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (196, 201)) ('ARID5B', 'Gene', '84159', (246, 252)) ('mutants', 'Var', (104, 111)) ('Wilms tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009396', (190, 201)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (74, 79)) ('WT1', 'Gene', (205, 208)) ('ARID5B', 'Gene', (246, 252)) ('Wilms tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002667', (190, 201)) ('ARID domain-containing protein 5B', 'Gene', (211, 244)) ('HOXA10', 'Gene', (172, 178)) ('WT1', 'Gene', '7490', (205, 208)) ('ARID domain-containing protein 5B', 'Gene', '84159', (211, 244)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (98, 103)) 65489 23519268 Significantly, mice with mutations in Kitl genes require a specific genetic background to develop testicular cancer. ('mutations', 'Var', (25, 34)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 115)) ('Kitl', 'Gene', '17311', (38, 42)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (98, 115)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (98, 115)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (98, 115)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (15, 19)) ('Kitl', 'Gene', (38, 42)) 65490 23519268 Mice harboring a mutation of the Steel locus, which deletes Kitl, bred on a 129 background have a higher incidence of testicular cancer than wild-type controls. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 135)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (118, 135)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (118, 135)) ('mutation', 'Var', (17, 25)) ('Kitl', 'Gene', (60, 64)) ('deletes', 'Var', (52, 59)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (118, 135)) ('Mice', 'Species', '10090', (0, 4)) ('Kitl', 'Gene', '17311', (60, 64)) 65494 23519268 DMRT1 is expressed in the male gonad during Sertoli cell maturation and the deletion of this gene is associated with gonadoblastoma (Kanetsky et al.,). ('gonadoblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000150', (117, 131)) ('deletion', 'Var', (76, 84)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (0, 5)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (44, 56)) ('gonadoblastoma', 'Disease', (117, 131)) ('associated', 'Reg', (101, 111)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('gonadoblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018238', (117, 131)) 65496 23519268 Among these, the alleles of AR gene with short GGN repeats were linked to an increased risk of metastatic disease (Vastermark et al.,). ('short GGN repeats', 'Var', (41, 58)) ('metastatic disease', 'Disease', (95, 113)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (28, 30)) ('linked', 'Reg', (64, 70)) 65497 23519268 The role of somatic mutations in p53, PTEN, and other classical tumor suppressor genes in TGCT remains contradictory, however TGCT response to cisplatin-based chemotherapy indicates cancer cell sensitivity to p53 activation (Gutekunst et al.,). ('PTEN', 'Gene', '5728', (38, 42)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (143, 152)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (182, 188)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (64, 69)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (182, 188)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (213, 223)) ('p53', 'Gene', (33, 36)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (182, 188)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (64, 69)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (64, 69)) ('mutations', 'Var', (20, 29)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', (38, 42)) 65498 23519268 In some studies, a downstream target of p53, DAPK-1 was hypermethylated in seminomas compared to normal testes and was found to be clinically useful for testicular germ cell tumor stage diagnosis (Christoph et al.,). ('tumor', 'Disease', (174, 179)) ('DAPK-1', 'Gene', '1612', (45, 51)) ('hypermethylated', 'Var', (56, 71)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (164, 179)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (174, 179)) ('DAPK-1', 'Gene', (45, 51)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (174, 179)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (75, 84)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (75, 84)) 65507 23519268 A mouse model expressing a full-length human GDNF transgene specifically in spermatogonia, began to develop tumors from 1 year of age (Meng et al.,). ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (108, 113)) ('develop', 'PosReg', (100, 107)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (39, 44)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (108, 114)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (108, 114)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (2, 7)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (108, 114)) ('transgene', 'Var', (50, 59)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', (45, 49)) 65508 23519268 These tumors expressed the transgene, were derived from early germ cells, were alkaline phosphatase positive, and most closely resembled classical human seminomas. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (147, 152)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (6, 12)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (153, 162)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (153, 162)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (6, 12)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (6, 12)) ('transgene', 'Var', (27, 36)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (6, 11)) ('alkaline phosphatase positive', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003155', (79, 108)) 65523 23519268 The analysis highlighted a single nucleotide polymorphism in TGFBR3 mildly associated with all four symptoms of TDS. ('TDS', 'Disease', (112, 115)) ('TGFBR3', 'Gene', '7049', (61, 67)) ('single nucleotide polymorphism', 'Var', (27, 57)) ('TGFBR3', 'Gene', (61, 67)) ('associated', 'Reg', (75, 85)) 65525 23519268 A member of the TGFbeta superfamily, BMP7 was found to contain genomic variants in some patients with TDS symptoms, most notably those with cryptorchidism and testicular cancer. ('TDS symptoms', 'Disease', (102, 114)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (140, 154)) ('BMP7', 'Gene', '655', (37, 41)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (88, 96)) ('contain', 'Reg', (55, 62)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (170, 176)) ('cryptorchidism and testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (140, 176)) ('BMP7', 'Gene', (37, 41)) ('genomic variants', 'Var', (63, 79)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (159, 176)) 65526 23519268 Likewise, mutations in the KITLG locus were mostly closely linked to an increased risk of testicular cancer and were not connected to any other TDS symptoms. ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (90, 107)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (90, 107)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (90, 107)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (27, 32)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 107)) ('linked to', 'Reg', (59, 68)) ('mutations', 'Var', (10, 19)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (27, 32)) 65527 23519268 Mutations in this gene have previously been associated with infertility as well as germ cell tumors (Galan et al.,). ('associated', 'Reg', (44, 54)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (60, 71)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 98)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (83, 99)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (93, 99)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 99)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (60, 71)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (83, 98)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (93, 99)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (60, 71)) 65528 23519268 It should be pointed out however, that currently no mouse mutations in the genes encoding members of BMP/TGFbeta signaling are known to cause isolated cryptorchidism. ('mutations', 'Var', (58, 67)) ('cause', 'Reg', (136, 141)) ('isolated cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (142, 165)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (52, 57)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (151, 165)) ('BMP', 'Gene', '655;9573', (101, 104)) ('BMP', 'Gene', (101, 104)) 65541 23519268 In p53-/- and lpr/lpr double mutant mice, apoptosis is further delayed compared to the cryptorchid control group, showing that Fas is responsible for the later stage germ cell loss (Yin et al.,). ('lpr', 'Gene', '14102', (14, 17)) ('lpr', 'Gene', '14102', (18, 21)) ('lpr', 'Gene', (14, 17)) ('double mutant', 'Var', (22, 35)) ('lpr', 'Gene', (18, 21)) ('Fas', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C038178', (127, 130)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (42, 51)) ('delayed', 'NegReg', (63, 70)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (36, 40)) ('p53-/- and lpr', 'Gene', '22060', (3, 17)) ('cryptorchid control', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (87, 106)) 65560 23519268 The amplification of genes in this genomic region including NANOG, DPPA3, GDF3 may provide a selective proliferation advantage and subsequent reactivation of a stem-like phenotype (Houldsworth et al.,). ('NANOG', 'Gene', '79923', (60, 65)) ('GDF3', 'Gene', '9573', (74, 78)) ('GDF3', 'Gene', (74, 78)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', (60, 65)) ('DPPA3', 'Gene', (67, 72)) ('DPPA3', 'Gene', '359787', (67, 72)) ('reactivation', 'CPA', (142, 154)) ('amplification', 'Var', (4, 17)) 65564 23519268 In a study by Cortes et al., one invasive TGCT and six CISs were found in testicular biopsies of 182 cryptorchid patients with intra-abdominal testes, abnormal genitalia, and/or abnormal karyotype, but no cases were found in any of the 1281 cryptorchid patients without these additional characteristics. ('abnormal genitalia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000078', (151, 169)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (113, 121)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (253, 261)) ('abnormal genitalia', 'Disease', 'MESH:C564563', (151, 169)) ('intra-abdominal testes', 'Disease', (127, 149)) ('abnormal genitalia', 'Disease', (151, 169)) ('intra-abdominal testes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (127, 149)) ('abnormal', 'Var', (178, 186)) 65572 23519268 KITLG secreted by Sertoli cells and also found to be mutated in some seminomas, facilitates the differentiation of spermatogonial cells (Pellegrini et al.,). ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (69, 78)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (96, 111)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (69, 78)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (18, 30)) ('facilitates', 'PosReg', (80, 91)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (0, 5)) ('mutated', 'Var', (53, 60)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (18, 31)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (0, 5)) 65576 23519268 Taken in conjunction with the finding that GDNF overexpression in mice leads to the formation of seminomas in advanced age, it is conceivable to suggest that changes in somatic cells in the testis can lead to the deregulation of the SSC somatic niche (Clark,; Kristensen et al.,). ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (97, 106)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (97, 106)) ('changes', 'Var', (158, 165)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (66, 70)) ('deregulation', 'MPA', (213, 225)) ('SSC somatic niche', 'CPA', (233, 250)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (201, 208)) 65579 23519268 Accumulation of additional mutations or chromosome rearrangements, including amplification of chromosome 12p, might provide a selective growth advantage for SSC or differentiating germ cells. ('chromosome 12p', 'Gene', (94, 108)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (60, 63)) ('growth advantage', 'CPA', (136, 152)) ('amplification', 'Var', (77, 90)) 65586 23519268 The aberrant testicular environment also has a detrimental effect on Sertoli and Leydig cells that may lead to an inability to support the stem cell population. ('Sertoli', 'CPA', (69, 76)) ('inability', 'NegReg', (114, 123)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (31, 34)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (52, 55)) ('detrimental', 'NegReg', (47, 58)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (4, 12)) ('aberrant testicular', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000035', (4, 23)) 65657 18657195 The first study found no association of single nucleotide polymorphisms of XPD, ERCC1, XRCC3 and OGG1 with risk of TGCT or either histologic type. ('association', 'Interaction', (25, 36)) ('XPD', 'Disease', (75, 78)) ('XPD', 'Disease', 'MESH:C562591', (75, 78)) ('ERCC1', 'Gene', (80, 85)) ('XRCC3', 'Gene', (87, 92)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (115, 119)) ('single nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (40, 71)) ('OGG1', 'Gene', (97, 101)) 65661 18657195 Notable evidence includes cryptorchidism, low birth weight and low birth order being predominantly associated with an increased risk of seminoma, while participation in specific sporting activities and long gestational duration appear more protective against seminoma relative to nonseminoma. ('seminoma', 'Disease', (259, 267)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (283, 291)) ('low birth weight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (42, 58)) ('low birth order', 'Var', (63, 78)) ('nonseminoma', 'Disease', 'None', (280, 291)) ('low birth order', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (63, 78)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (136, 144)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (26, 40)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (259, 267)) ('nonseminoma', 'Disease', (280, 291)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (283, 291)) ('low birth weight', 'Var', (42, 58)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (136, 144)) ('associated', 'Reg', (99, 109)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (26, 40)) 65684 30072739 Emerging biomarkers for anti-PD-1 response include the expression level of its ligand PD-L1 , mutation burden or mismatch-repair deficiency , and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes . ('PD-1', 'Gene', '5133', (29, 33)) ('deficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007153', (129, 139)) ('expression level', 'MPA', (55, 71)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (146, 151)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (86, 91)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (146, 151)) ('mismatch-repair', 'MPA', (113, 128)) ('mutation burden', 'Var', (94, 109)) ('deficiency', 'Disease', (129, 139)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (86, 91)) ('PD-1', 'Gene', (29, 33)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (146, 151)) 65686 30072739 Somatic mutations in oncogenes and tumor suppressors represent the most classic biomarkers as they are the main direct drivers of cancer progression . ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (35, 40)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (130, 136)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (35, 40)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (130, 136)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (35, 40)) ('oncogenes', 'Gene', (21, 30)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (130, 136)) ('Somatic mutations', 'Var', (0, 17)) 65689 30072739 Several other types of non-coding RNAs, such as long-noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) , enhancer RNAs and circular RNAs have also been implicated in various cancer types . ('circular RNAs', 'Var', (99, 112)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (151, 157)) ('enhancer', 'PosReg', (80, 88)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (129, 139)) ('long-noncoding', 'Var', (48, 62)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (151, 157)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (151, 157)) 65699 30072739 Here we performed a pan-cancer analysis of ~22 nt size-selected small RNA-seq (smRNA-seq) datasets from TCGA, exploring the expression of small RNAs mapping to annotated human snoRNAs in 10,262 patient samples across 32 cancer types. ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (194, 201)) ('small', 'Var', (138, 143)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (24, 30)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', '85390', (176, 182)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (220, 226)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (24, 30)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (24, 30)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (220, 226)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (170, 175)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (220, 226)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', (176, 182)) 65713 30072739 This pan-cancer sdRNA transcriptome is derived from several subtypes of snoRNAs with distinct structures and motifs, such as canonical C/D box snoRNAs, H/ACA box snoRNAs, C/D box small Cajal body RNAs (scaRNAs), H/ACA box scaRNAs, hybrid snoRNAs, and several other subtypes (Figure 1b, Table S1, Table S2). ('snoRNA', 'Gene', '85390', (143, 149)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (9, 15)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', (162, 168)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', '85390', (72, 78)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', '85390', (162, 168)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', '85390', (238, 244)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (9, 15)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', (143, 149)) ('C/D box', 'Var', (171, 178)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', (72, 78)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (9, 15)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', (238, 244)) 65718 30072739 In the case of C/D snoRNAs, these analyses revealed three classes of read distributions, corresponding to 5' sdRNAs, 3' sdRNAs, or mixed sdRNAs (Figure 1c). ('D snoRNAs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025267', (17, 26)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', (19, 25)) ('C/D', 'Var', (15, 18)) ('mixed', 'Disease', (131, 136)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', '85390', (19, 25)) ('D snoRNA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025267', (17, 25)) 65728 30072739 The sdRNA transcriptome exhibited a wide dynamic range of expression across all cancers (Figure S5a), such that 300.13 +- 4.21 (mean +- s.e.m.) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (80, 87)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (80, 87)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (80, 86)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (80, 87)) ('sdRNA', 'Gene', (4, 9)) ('300.13 +- 4.21', 'Var', (112, 126)) 65810 30072739 For instance, high expression of sdRNAs derived from SNORA116, an H/ACA snoRNA, was connected to poorer survival in three independent cohorts: lower grade gliomas (LGG), liver hepatocellular carcinoma (LIHC), and uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (UCEC) (Figure 7b). ('endometrial carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (228, 249)) ('gliomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (155, 162)) ('expression', 'MPA', (19, 29)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', '85390', (72, 78)) ('corpus endometrial carcinoma', 'Disease', (221, 249)) ('corpus endometrial carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (221, 249)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001402', (176, 200)) ('ACA snoRNA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025267', (68, 78)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (191, 200)) ('liver hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006528', (170, 200)) ('liver hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Disease', (170, 200)) ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (155, 161)) ('SNORA116', 'Var', (53, 61)) ('poorer', 'NegReg', (97, 103)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (240, 249)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', (72, 78)) ('gliomas', 'Disease', (155, 162)) ('gliomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (155, 162)) 65811 30072739 As another example, high levels of sdRNAs from SNORD145, a CD snoRNA, were associated with shorter survival times in kidney clear cell carcinoma (KIRC), sarcoma (SARC), and uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (UCEC) (Figure 7c). ('sarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012509', (153, 160)) ('corpus endometrial carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (181, 209)) ('endometrial carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (188, 209)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (135, 144)) ('sarcoma', 'Disease', (153, 160)) ('corpus endometrial carcinoma', 'Disease', (181, 209)) ('SARC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (162, 166)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (200, 209)) ('kidney clear cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (117, 144)) ('SNORD145', 'Var', (47, 55)) ('sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (153, 160)) ('D snoRNA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025267', (60, 68)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', (62, 68)) ('survival times', 'CPA', (99, 113)) ('shorter', 'NegReg', (91, 98)) ('sdRNAs', 'MPA', (35, 41)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', '85390', (62, 68)) ('kidney clear cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (117, 144)) 65812 30072739 SdRNAs from SNORA116 and SNORD145 thus appear to be indicators of cancers with a more aggressive course. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (66, 72)) ('SNORA116', 'Var', (12, 20)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (66, 73)) ('SNORD145', 'Var', (25, 33)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (66, 73)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (66, 73)) 65830 30072739 Because the ImmuneSurv score analyses were conducted in a cancer type-specific manner, we then sought a global assessment of sdRNAs and their relationships to cancer immunity regardless of cancer type (PANCAN32), by compiling all sdRNAs that were found to be significant in any of the 5 categories: PD-L1, CD8+ T cell abundance, GZMA, survival, or copy number variation (supplemental results, Figure S9) in any cancer type. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (58, 64)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (411, 417)) ('cancer immunity regardless of cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (159, 195)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (189, 195)) ('CD8', 'Gene', (306, 309)) ('GZMA', 'Gene', '3001', (329, 333)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (159, 165)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (159, 165)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (58, 64)) ('GZMA', 'Gene', (329, 333)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (299, 304)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (299, 304)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (411, 417)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (159, 165)) ('CD8', 'Gene', '925', (306, 309)) ('copy number variation', 'Var', (348, 369)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (189, 195)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (411, 417)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (189, 195)) ('cancer immunity regardless of cancer', 'Disease', (159, 195)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (58, 64)) 65841 30072739 Of note, SNORD115 has been demonstrated to act as a regulator of alternative splicing , and its deletion is sufficient to cause Prader-Willi syndrome. ('SNORD115', 'Gene', '692218', (9, 17)) ('cause', 'Reg', (122, 127)) ('deletion', 'Var', (96, 104)) ('Prader-Willi syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011218', (128, 149)) ('Prader-Willi syndrome', 'Disease', (128, 149)) ('alternative splicing', 'MPA', (65, 85)) ('SNORD115', 'Gene', (9, 17)) 65868 30072739 GISTIC 2.0 copy number variation calls were obtained from the GDAC Firehose (http://gdac.broadinstitute.org/) on September 2017. ('copy number variation', 'Var', (11, 32)) ('DAC', 'Gene', (63, 66)) ('DAC', 'Gene', '6468', (63, 66)) 65870 30072739 Raw fastq files for independent smRNA-seq datasets (GSE33858, GSE46622, E-MTAB-3494) were accessed by NCBI GEO (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/) or EBI (https://www.ebi.ac.uk/). ('EBI', 'Gene', (150, 153)) ('GSE46622', 'Var', (62, 70)) ('GSE33858', 'Var', (52, 60)) ('EBI', 'Gene', '6907', (150, 153)) ('ebi', 'Gene', '6907', (167, 170)) ('ebi', 'Gene', (167, 170)) 65896 30072739 As these tables report the precise genomic coordinates in which the amplification or deletion was identified, we utilized a q < 0.05 threshold and subsequently intersected the coordinates with the snoRNA annotations . ('snoRNA', 'Gene', (197, 203)) ('deletion', 'Var', (85, 93)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', '85390', (197, 203)) 65897 30072739 Amplification and deletion calls for individual snoRNAs were then compiled into separate tables. ('deletion', 'Var', (18, 26)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', (48, 54)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', '85390', (48, 54)) 65900 30072739 For pan-cancer analysis, we considered all sdRNAs that were found to be significant in at least one cancer type across the following 5 analyses: CD274 correlation, GMZA correlation, CD8+ T cell abundance, copy number variation, and survival. ('cancer', 'Disease', (8, 14)) ('CD8', 'Gene', (182, 185)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (100, 106)) ('CD8', 'Gene', '925', (182, 185)) ('CD274', 'Gene', '29126', (145, 150)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (8, 14)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (100, 106)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (100, 106)) ('copy number variation', 'Var', (205, 226)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (8, 14)) ('CD274', 'Gene', (145, 150)) 65906 30072739 Thus, for the example above (NNSNSN), sdRNAs from snoRNA X were found to be significantly associated with survival and significant for CNV in cancer type Y. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (142, 148)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', (50, 56)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 148)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (90, 105)) ('sdRNAs', 'Var', (38, 44)) ('snoRNA', 'Gene', '85390', (50, 56)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (142, 148)) 65918 28604728 Across the 44 independent TGCT risk loci (19 new and 25 previously reported), we confirmed a significant enrichment of enhancer/promoter associated histone marks, including H3K4me1, H3K4me3 and H3K9ac, using available ChIP-Seq data from the TGCT cell line NTERA2 (P<5.0x10-3) (Supplementary Table 1). ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (256, 262)) ('H3K4me1', 'Var', (173, 180)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (111, 114)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (26, 30)) ('P<5', 'Gene', '10130', (264, 267)) ('H3K4me3', 'Var', (182, 189)) ('enhancer/promoter', 'PosReg', (119, 136)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (283, 286)) ('P<5', 'Gene', (264, 267)) ('H3K9ac', 'Var', (194, 200)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (241, 245)) 65926 28604728 Notably the new TGCT risk locus at 8p23.1 features a looping chromatin interaction from risk SNP rs17153755 to the promoter of GATA4, which is supported by an overlapping predicted strong enhancer region and a nominal eQTL effect (TCGA data, P=3.1 x 10-2) (Fig. ('looping', 'Reg', (53, 60)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (16, 20)) ('rs17153755', 'Var', (97, 107)) ('rs17153755', 'Mutation', 'rs17153755', (97, 107)) ('enhancer', 'PosReg', (188, 196)) ('GATA4', 'Gene', '2626', (127, 132)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (16, 20)) ('GATA4', 'Gene', (127, 132)) 65927 28604728 The rs17153755 risk allele was associated with down-regulation of GATA4 expression, consistent with the hypothesised role of GATA4 as a tumor suppressor gene. ('rs17153755', 'Mutation', 'rs17153755', (4, 14)) ('GATA4', 'Gene', '2626', (66, 71)) ('GATA4', 'Gene', '2626', (125, 130)) ('GATA4', 'Gene', (66, 71)) ('GATA4', 'Gene', (125, 130)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (136, 141)) ('expression', 'MPA', (72, 82)) ('down-regulation', 'NegReg', (47, 62)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (136, 141)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (136, 141)) ('rs17153755', 'Var', (4, 14)) 65928 28604728 In addition the risk locus at 16q24.2 only contains a single gene ZFPM1 (alias FOG, Friend of GATA1), which encodes an essential regulator of GATA1, in which we noted a predicted damaging missense polymorphism (rs3751673, NP_722520.2:p.Arg22Gly). ('p.Arg22Gly', 'Var', (234, 244)) ('rs3751673', 'Var', (211, 220)) ('GATA1', 'Gene', (142, 147)) ('rs3751673', 'Mutation', 'rs3751673', (211, 220)) ('alias FOG', 'Disease', (73, 82)) ('GATA1', 'Gene', (94, 99)) ('ZFPM1', 'Gene', (66, 71)) ('alias FOG', 'Disease', 'None', (73, 82)) ('NP_722520.2:p.Arg22Gly', 'Mutation', 'rs3751673', (222, 244)) ('ZFPM1', 'Gene', '161882', (66, 71)) ('GATA1', 'Gene', '2623', (142, 147)) ('GATA1', 'Gene', '2623', (94, 99)) 65930 28604728 We also observed promoter variants at 8q13.3 and 9p24.3, providing support respectively for the role of PRDM14 and DMRT1 in TGCT oncogenesis, both of which encode important transcriptional regulators of germ cell specification and sex determination. ('PRDM14', 'Gene', '63978', (104, 110)) ('TGCT', 'Gene', (124, 128)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (115, 120)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (124, 128)) ('PRDM14', 'Gene', (104, 110)) ('sex determination', 'Disease', (231, 248)) ('sex determination', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (231, 248)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (115, 120)) ('variants', 'Var', (26, 34)) 65931 28604728 Of final note the new locus at 20q13.2 was characterized by a predicted disrupted POU5F1 binding motif, together with a looping Hi-C contact from risk SNP rs12481572 to the promoter of SALL4, a gene associated with the maintenance of pluripotency in embryonic stem cells. ('binding', 'Interaction', (89, 96)) ('Hi-C', 'Chemical', '-', (128, 132)) ('rs12481572', 'Var', (155, 165)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', 'None', (234, 246)) ('SALL4', 'Gene', '57167', (185, 190)) ('SALL4', 'Gene', (185, 190)) ('POU5F1', 'Gene', '5460', (82, 88)) ('disrupted', 'NegReg', (72, 81)) ('POU5F1', 'Gene', (82, 88)) ('rs12481572', 'Mutation', 'rs12481572', (155, 165)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', (234, 246)) 65933 28604728 Notably at locus 17q22 we observed a promoter variant (rs302875) which displays a strong eQTL effect (GTEx data, P=4.9 x 10-7) on TEX14 (Testis-Expressed 14), which encodes an important regulator of kinetochore-microtubule assembly in testicular germ cells. ('TEX14', 'Gene', (130, 135)) ('rs302875', 'Mutation', 'rs302875', (55, 63)) ('TEX14', 'Gene', '56155', (130, 135)) ('Testis-Expressed 14', 'Gene', '56155', (137, 156)) ('Testis-Expressed 14', 'Gene', (137, 156)) ('rs302875', 'Var', (55, 63)) 65934 28604728 At new risk locus 15q25.2 we identified a nominal eQTL association (rs2304416, TCGA data, P=3.2 x 10-2) and accompanying chromatin looping interaction with mitotic spindle assembly related gene WDR73 (Fig. ('eQTL', 'Disease', (50, 54)) ('WDR73', 'Gene', (194, 199)) ('rs2304416', 'Mutation', 'rs2304416', (68, 77)) ('rs2304416', 'Var', (68, 77)) ('WDR73', 'Gene', '84942', (194, 199)) 65935 28604728 WDR73 encodes a protein with a crucial role in the regulation of microtubule organization during interphase and biallelic mutations cause Galloway-Mowat Syndrome, a human syndrome of nephrosis and neuronal dysmigration. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (165, 170)) ('WDR73', 'Gene', '84942', (0, 5)) ('biallelic mutations', 'Var', (112, 131)) ('nephrosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000100', (183, 192)) ('WDR73', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('Galloway-Mowat Syndrome', 'Disease', (138, 161)) ('nephrosis and neuronal dysmigration', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537548', (183, 218)) ('cause', 'Reg', (132, 137)) 65937 28604728 Thirdly, the central role of KIT-MAPK signalling in TGCT oncogenesis was further supported at four loci, by Hi-C looping interactions (at 11q14.1, 15q22.31), eQTL effects (at 6p21.31) and promoter variants (at 6p21.31, 11q14.1, 15q22.31). ('at 6p21.31', 'Var', (207, 217)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (52, 56)) ('Hi-C', 'Chemical', '-', (108, 112)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (52, 56)) 65938 28604728 Recent tumour sequencing studies have established that KIT is the major somatic driver gene for TGCT and a relationship between the previously identified risk SNP rs995030 (12q21) and KITLG expression has been demonstrated through allele-specific p53 binding by Zeron-Medina et al. ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (163, 171)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (184, 189)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (251, 258)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (7, 13)) ('rs995030', 'Var', (163, 171)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (96, 100)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (96, 100)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (247, 250)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (7, 13)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (7, 13)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (184, 189)) ('p53', 'Gene', (247, 250)) 65939 28604728 Here we report a new locus at 15q22.31, containing a variant within the promoter of MAP2K1 (Fig. ('MAP2K1', 'Gene', (84, 90)) ('variant', 'Var', (53, 60)) ('MAP2K1', 'Gene', '5604', (84, 90)) 65942 28604728 In addition, within the 11q14.1 risk locus, we identify a candidate promoter variant for GAB2, which encodes a docking protein for signal transduction to MAPK and PI3K pathways which interacts directly with KIT. ('GAB2', 'Gene', '9846', (89, 93)) ('GAB2', 'Gene', (89, 93)) ('variant', 'Var', (77, 84)) 65943 28604728 Finally in our analysis we identify both a candidate promoter variant and a nominal eQTL effect for BAK1 (6p21.31)(TCGA data, P=1.9 x 10-2), which encodes a protein regulating apoptosis which binds with KIT. ('binds', 'Interaction', (192, 197)) ('eQTL', 'MPA', (84, 88)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (100, 104)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (100, 104)) ('variant', 'Var', (62, 69)) 65947 28604728 This analysis suggests a model of TGCT susceptibility based on transcriptional dysregulation, which is likely to contribute to the developmental arrest of primordial germ cells coupled with chromosomal instability through defective microtubule function and accompanied upregulation of KIT-MAPK signalling. ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (269, 281)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (138, 141)) ('defective', 'NegReg', (222, 231)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (34, 38)) ('developmental arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007281', (131, 151)) ('microtubule function', 'MPA', (232, 252)) ('dysregulation', 'Var', (79, 92)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (34, 38)) ('chromosomal', 'MPA', (190, 201)) ('chromosomal instability', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040012', (190, 213)) 65978 28604728 3C was used to validate selected chromatin interactions detected by CHi-C (3p24.3, 4q24, 11q14.1, 15q22.31, 15q25.2, 16q12.1, and 16q23.1) (Supplementary Fig. ('15q25.2', 'Var', (108, 115)) ('Hi-C', 'Chemical', '-', (69, 73)) ('CHi-C', 'Var', (68, 73)) ('chromatin interactions', 'MPA', (33, 55)) ('16q12.1', 'Var', (117, 124)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (146, 149)) ('4q24', 'Var', (83, 87)) 65985 28604728 Regions were amplified using both P-E and P-C primer pairs in BAC and NTERA2 libraries using a QIAGEN Multiplex PCR Kit (QIAGEN, Hilden, Germany). ('P-C primer pairs', 'Var', (42, 58)) ('NTERA2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0034', (70, 76)) ('P-E', 'Var', (34, 37)) 66001 28604728 To validate the specificity of these motifs for TGCT we conducted variant set enrichment analysis, using the same method as detailed above (based on Cowper-Sal lari et al), which confirmed enrichment for disruption of these 10 motifs in the 44 TGCT risk loci compared to the null distribution (Supplementary Table 10). ('TGCT', 'Disease', (244, 248)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (300, 303)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (84, 87)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (244, 248)) ('disruption', 'Var', (204, 214)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (48, 52)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (195, 198)) 66002 28604728 Risk loci were then annotated with six types of functional data: (i) presence of a Hi-C contact linking to a gene promoter, (ii) presence of an expression quantitative trait locus, (iii) presence of a ChIP-seq peak, (iv) presence of a disrupted transcription factor binding motif, (v) presence of a variant within a gene promoter boundary, with boundaries defined using the Ensembl regulatory build, (vi) presence of a non-synonymous coding change. ('Hi-C', 'Chemical', '-', (83, 87)) ('variant', 'Var', (299, 306)) ('presence', 'Reg', (285, 293)) 66046 23362440 According to the 2009 TNM classification, stage I testicular cancer includes the following substages: stage IA, pT1N0M0S0; stage IB, pT2-T4N0M0S0; and stage IS, any pT/TxN0M0S1-S3. ('pT2-T4N0M0S0', 'Var', (133, 145)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (50, 67)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (50, 67)) ('pT1', 'Gene', '58492', (112, 115)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (50, 67)) ('stage', 'Disease', (42, 47)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (61, 67)) ('pT1', 'Gene', (112, 115)) 66239 21461280 Several other studies have shown that bilateral TM is associated with the pre-invasive stage of germ cell testicular cancer more so than unilateral. ('associated with', 'Reg', (54, 69)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (117, 123)) ('pre-invasive', 'Disease', (74, 86)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (106, 123)) ('bilateral', 'Var', (38, 47)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (106, 123)) ('TM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (48, 50)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (106, 123)) 66596 19223531 If significant exposure occurred in utero, PCBs may also affect the risk of the male reproductive congenital anomalies that are associated with TGCT. ('congenital anomalies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000013', (98, 118)) ('reproductive congenital anomalies', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000078', (85, 118)) ('affect', 'Reg', (57, 63)) ('PCBs', 'Var', (43, 47)) ('PCBs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (43, 47)) ('congenital anomalies', 'Disease', (98, 118)) 66622 19223531 Three of the four Wolff Group 3 (phenobarbitol, CYP1A, and CYP2B inducers) PCBs were significantly inversely related to risk (PCB-153, PCB-180, PCB-183) while there was no relationship with PCB-99. ('PCB', 'Gene', '5091', (75, 78)) ('phenobarbitol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010634', (33, 46)) ('PCB', 'Gene', (75, 78)) ('PCB', 'Gene', (135, 138)) ('PCB', 'Gene', (190, 193)) ('CYP2B', 'Gene', '1556', (59, 64)) ('PCB', 'Gene', '5091', (190, 193)) ('related', 'Reg', (109, 116)) ('inversely', 'NegReg', (99, 108)) ('PCB', 'Gene', '5091', (126, 129)) ('PCB', 'Gene', (126, 129)) ('PCB', 'Gene', '5091', (144, 147)) ('PCB', 'Gene', (144, 147)) ('CYP2B', 'Gene', (59, 64)) ('PCBs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (75, 79)) ('PCB', 'Gene', '5091', (135, 138)) ('CYP1A', 'Var', (48, 53)) 66630 19223531 In conclusion, the current study suggests that PCBs are inversely associated with the risk of TGCT, particularly with nonseminoma. ('nonseminoma', 'Disease', (118, 129)) ('PCBs', 'Var', (47, 51)) ('nonseminoma', 'Disease', 'None', (118, 129)) ('PCBs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (47, 51)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (94, 98)) 66652 16762081 Our findings suggest that TSPY expression increases cell proliferation in vitro and tumorigenesis in vivo. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (84, 89)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (42, 51)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 89)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (52, 70)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (64, 67)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (84, 89)) ('expression', 'Var', (31, 41)) ('TSPY', 'Gene', (26, 30)) 66653 16762081 Microarray analysis demonstrates that numerous genes involved in the cell cycle and apoptosis are affected by TSPY expression in the HeLa cells. ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (84, 93)) ('affected', 'Reg', (98, 106)) ('TSPY', 'Gene', (110, 114)) ('cell cycle', 'CPA', (69, 79)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (133, 137)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (27, 30)) ('expression', 'Var', (115, 125)) 66668 16762081 Deletion mapping for the gonadoblastoma locus on the Y chromosome (GBY) has localized this oncogenic locus in a critical region (~1-2 Mb) on the short arm of this chromosome that contains most of the functional copies of the TSPY gene. ('short arm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009824', (145, 154)) ('gonadoblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000150', (25, 39)) ('TSPY', 'Gene', (225, 229)) ('gonadoblastoma', 'Disease', (25, 39)) ('gonadoblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018238', (25, 39)) ('Deletion', 'Var', (0, 8)) 66672 16762081 Our results suggest that ectopic expression of TSPY increases cell proliferation in vitro and tumorigenesis in vivo. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (94, 99)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 99)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (52, 61)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (74, 77)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (62, 80)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (94, 99)) ('TSPY', 'Gene', (47, 51)) ('ectopic expression', 'Var', (25, 43)) 66684 16762081 EGFP expression in cultured cells was observed directly under a Zeiss Axiophot fluorescence microscope using an excitation filter HQ 480/40 and an emission filter HQ 510 LP (Chroma Technology Corp., Rockingham, VT). ('P', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (171, 172)) ('Chroma Technology Corp', 'Disease', 'None', (174, 196)) ('P', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010758', (3, 4)) ('VT', 'Disease', 'MESH:D017180', (211, 213)) ('HQ 510 LP', 'Var', (163, 172)) ('Chroma Technology Corp', 'Disease', (174, 196)) 66733 16762081 Although we cannot rule out completely that co-expression of TSPY might enhance the TK-Hyg gene expression, these results, and those from cell proliferation analysis described below, suggested that over-expression of TSPY enhances the efficiency of cell growth under such selection. ('TSPY', 'Gene', (217, 221)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (72, 79)) ('co-expression', 'Var', (44, 57)) ('expression', 'MPA', (96, 106)) ('TK-Hyg gene', 'Gene', (84, 95)) ('enhances', 'PosReg', (222, 230)) ('cell growth', 'CPA', (249, 260)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (150, 153)) ('over-expression', 'PosReg', (198, 213)) 66737 16762081 These findings suggest that ectopic expression of TSPY potentiates cell proliferation in cultured cells. ('cell proliferation in cultured', 'CPA', (67, 97)) ('TSPY', 'Gene', (50, 54)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (79, 82)) ('ectopic expression', 'Var', (28, 46)) ('potentiates', 'PosReg', (55, 66)) 66742 16762081 An accelerated tumor growth was observed in mice inoculated with HeLa Tet-off cells over-expressing TSPY (without doxycycline in their drinking water) compared to the group repressing TSPY (with doxycycline in their drinking water). ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (9, 12)) ('over-expressing', 'Var', (84, 99)) ('TSPY', 'Gene', (100, 104)) ('doxycycline', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004318', (114, 125)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (15, 20)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (15, 20)) ('Tet', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C010349', (70, 73)) ('drinking water', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D060766', (216, 230)) ('accelerated', 'PosReg', (3, 14)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (15, 20)) ('doxycycline', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004318', (195, 206)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (65, 69)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (44, 48)) ('drinking water', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D060766', (135, 149)) 66744 16762081 These results suggested that ectopic expression of TSPY increased tumor growth in athymic nude mice. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (66, 71)) ('TSPY', 'Gene', (51, 55)) ('ectopic expression', 'Var', (29, 47)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (56, 65)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (66, 71)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (66, 71)) ('nude mice', 'Species', '10090', (90, 99)) 66750 16762081 Our study, so far, showed that ectopic expression of TSPY in HeLa and NIH3T3 cells potentiated cell proliferation in vitro and tumor growth in nude mice. ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (95, 113)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 132)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (127, 132)) ('NIH3T3', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0594', (70, 76)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (61, 65)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (127, 132)) ('nude mice', 'Species', '10090', (143, 152)) ('TSPY', 'Gene', (53, 57)) ('ectopic expression', 'Var', (31, 49)) ('potentiated', 'PosReg', (83, 94)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (107, 110)) 66761 16762081 Our results showed that cells expressing TSPY progressed through the G1 and S phases (Figure 3F) at similar rates to those lacking TSPY expression (Figure 3E). ('progressed', 'PosReg', (46, 56)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (108, 111)) ('TSPY', 'Var', (41, 45)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (76, 77)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (132, 133)) ('S phases', 'CPA', (76, 84)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (42, 43)) 66784 16762081 In additional to CCND2, another genes, the transmembrane and tetratricopeptide repeats (TMTC1) from chromosome 12p was also up-regulated by the ectopic expression of TSPY in HeLa cells. ('CCND2', 'Gene', '894', (17, 22)) ('up-regulated', 'PosReg', (124, 136)) ('TMTC1', 'Gene', '83857', (88, 93)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (64, 67)) ('TSPY', 'Gene', (166, 170)) ('ectopic expression', 'Var', (144, 162)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (174, 178)) ('CCND2', 'Gene', (17, 22)) ('TMTC1', 'Gene', (88, 93)) 66790 16762081 CUL1, IGFBP3, TIMP1, and SPARC were confirmed as down-regulated genes in cells expressing TSPY (Figure 6B); each of these also showed a slight change in fold expression compared to the microarray data. ('TIMP1', 'Gene', '7076', (14, 19)) ('CUL1', 'Gene', '8454', (0, 4)) ('IGFBP3', 'Gene', (6, 12)) ('change', 'Reg', (143, 149)) ('SPARC', 'Gene', '6678', (25, 30)) ('down-regulated', 'NegReg', (49, 63)) ('TSPY', 'Var', (90, 94)) ('IGFBP3', 'Gene', '3486', (6, 12)) ('fold expression', 'MPA', (153, 168)) ('TIMP1', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('SPARC', 'Gene', (25, 30)) ('CUL1', 'Gene', (0, 4)) 66799 16762081 Deletion of the acidic domain in CDA1/TSPX eliminates its inhibitory effects on the G2/M progression in the cell cycle, suggesting the TSPY and TSPX might possess contrasting functions on cell cycle modulation. ('TSPX', 'Gene', '64061', (144, 148)) ('TSPX', 'Gene', '64061', (38, 42)) ('CDA1', 'Gene', '64061', (33, 37)) ('inhibitory effects', 'MPA', (58, 76)) ('TSPX', 'Gene', (38, 42)) ('TSPX', 'Gene', (144, 148)) ('CDA1', 'Gene', (33, 37)) ('G2/M progression in the cell cycle', 'CPA', (84, 118)) ('eliminates', 'NegReg', (43, 53)) ('Deletion', 'Var', (0, 8)) 66806 16762081 The present studies were designed to address the question on the effects of ectopic TSPY expression in cell proliferation and tumorigenesis in immunodeficient mice. ('ectopic', 'Var', (76, 83)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (115, 118)) ('immunodeficient', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007153', (143, 158)) ('immunodeficient', 'Disease', (143, 158)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (126, 131)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (126, 131)) ('TSPY', 'Gene', (84, 88)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (159, 163)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (126, 131)) 66808 16762081 Significantly, NIH3T3 cells are non-tumorigenic, the development of small tumors in nude mice inoculated with TSPY expressing NIH3T3 cells suggests that TSPY could potentially play the role of an oncogene. ('small tumors', 'Disease', (68, 80)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (111, 112)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (74, 79)) ('small tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058405', (68, 80)) ('nude mice', 'Species', '10090', (84, 93)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (154, 155)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 79)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (36, 41)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 80)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (74, 79)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (36, 41)) ('NIH3T3', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0594', (15, 21)) ('NIH3T3', 'Var', (126, 132)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (36, 41)) ('S', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013455', (0, 1)) ('NIH3T3', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0594', (126, 132)) 66814 16762081 The present studies have demonstrated that ectopic TSPY expression expedites cell cycle progression through shortening of the G2/M transition. ('TSPY', 'Gene', (51, 55)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (32, 35)) ('expedites', 'PosReg', (67, 76)) ('ectopic', 'Var', (43, 50)) ('G2/M transition', 'CPA', (126, 141)) ('shortening', 'NegReg', (108, 118)) ('cell cycle progression', 'CPA', (77, 99)) ('expression', 'Var', (56, 66)) 66902 25288876 A Review of Cancer Risk Prediction Models with Genetic Variants Cancer risk prediction models are important in identifying individuals at high risk of developing cancer, which could result in targeted screening and interventions to maximize the treatment benefit and minimize the burden of cancer. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (162, 168)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (64, 70)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (12, 18)) ('Genetic Variants', 'Var', (47, 63)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (162, 168)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (290, 296)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (64, 70)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (64, 70)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (290, 296)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (250, 253)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (162, 168)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (290, 296)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (12, 18)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (12, 18)) 66903 25288876 The cancer-associated genetic variants identified in genome-wide or candidate gene association studies have been shown to collectively enhance cancer risk prediction, improve our understanding of carcinogenesis, and possibly result in the development of targeted treatments for patients. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 149)) ('variants', 'Var', (30, 38)) ('improve', 'PosReg', (167, 174)) ('result in', 'Reg', (225, 234)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (4, 10)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (268, 271)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (246, 249)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (196, 210)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (278, 286)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (143, 149)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (196, 210)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (143, 149)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (135, 142)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (4, 10)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (4, 10)) 66913 25288876 The cancer-associated genetic variants identified in GWAS or candidate gene association studies have been shown to collectively enhance cancer risk prediction, improve our understanding of carcinogenesis, and possibly result in the development of targeted treatments for patients. ('variants', 'Var', (30, 38)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (261, 264)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (4, 10)) ('result in', 'Reg', (218, 227)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (136, 142)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (189, 203)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (239, 242)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (136, 142)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (189, 203)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (128, 135)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (4, 10)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (271, 279)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (4, 10)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (136, 142)) ('improve', 'PosReg', (160, 167)) 66914 25288876 For example, clinicians already use these kinds of guidelines in making decisions about assessments in order to identify carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations, which indicate very high risks of breast and ovarian cancer. ('BRCA2', 'Gene', '675', (143, 148)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (213, 219)) ('mutations', 'Var', (149, 158)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (94, 97)) ('breast and ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (194, 219)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', '672', (133, 138)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (205, 219)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', (143, 148)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', (133, 138)) 66915 25288876 The number of rapidly discovered cancer-associated genetic variants continues to rise and is reflected by the increasing number of published articles looking closely at the performance of genetic variants in popular cancer risk prediction models. ('cancer', 'Disease', (33, 39)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (33, 39)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (216, 222)) ('variants', 'Var', (59, 67)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (179, 182)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 39)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (216, 222)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (216, 222)) 66916 25288876 These studies have prompted an updated assessment of the associations between genetic variants and cancer risk. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (45, 48)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (99, 105)) ('variants', 'Var', (86, 94)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (99, 105)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (57, 69)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 105)) 66918 25288876 This paper examines in detail the performance of cancer risk prediction models with genetic variants by examining the relevant studies through PubMed, Medline, and Web of Science. ('man', 'Species', '9606', (40, 43)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 55)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (49, 55)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (49, 55)) ('genetic variants', 'Var', (84, 100)) 66919 25288876 This review article summarizes what has been learned regarding the contribution of genetic variants as an alternative or as a supplement to the components of risk prediction models for cancer including breast cancer, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, lung cancer, and bladder cancer, as well as cancers of the head and neck. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (234, 251)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (245, 251)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (217, 232)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (217, 232)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (258, 264)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (234, 251)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (278, 284)) ('cancers of the head and neck', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012288', (297, 325)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (185, 191)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (297, 303)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (297, 304)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (253, 264)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (185, 191)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (270, 284)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (209, 215)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (209, 215)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (270, 284)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (226, 232)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (270, 284)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (245, 251)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (253, 264)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (278, 284)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (234, 251)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (202, 215)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (185, 191)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (258, 264)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (245, 251)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (253, 264)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (297, 303)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (258, 264)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (297, 304)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (202, 215)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (297, 304)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (202, 215)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (132, 135)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (209, 215)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (226, 232)) ('variants', 'Var', (91, 99)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (217, 232)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (226, 232)) 66927 25288876 Approximately, 60% of women with an inherited mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 will develop breast cancer sometime during their lives, compared with about 12% of women in the general population. ('BRCA1', 'Gene', (58, 63)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (22, 27)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (156, 161)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 99)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', (67, 72)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (86, 99)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (86, 99)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (86, 99)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', '675', (67, 72)) ('mutation', 'Var', (46, 54)) ('develop', 'PosReg', (78, 85)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', '672', (58, 63)) 66928 25288876 Women with inherited BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations also have an increased risk of ovarian cancer. ('mutations', 'Var', (41, 50)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (82, 96)) ('Women', 'Species', '9606', (0, 5)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', '672', (21, 26)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (90, 96)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (82, 96)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', (21, 26)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (82, 96)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', (30, 35)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', '675', (30, 35)) 66934 25288876 No significant evidence was found that polygenic risk score (PRS) using common variants could improve risk prediction for breast cancer over replicated SNP scores that had been robustly replicated across several independent sample sets. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 135)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (122, 135)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (122, 135)) ('variants', 'Var', (79, 87)) ('improve', 'PosReg', (94, 101)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (122, 135)) 66935 25288876 Some polymorphisms identified in GWAS were also associated with an increased risk of breast cancer for BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carriers. ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (85, 98)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', '672', (103, 108)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (85, 98)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (85, 98)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (48, 63)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', (103, 108)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', (112, 117)) ('mutation', 'Var', (118, 126)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 98)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', '675', (112, 117)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (5, 18)) 66938 25288876 Three additional SNPs (ie, rs4973768 in SLC4A7/NEK10, rs6504950 in STXBP4/COX11, and rs10941679 at 5p12) were also evaluated in this study. ('rs6504950', 'Var', (54, 63)) ('STXBP4', 'Gene', (67, 73)) ('STXBP4', 'Gene', '252983', (67, 73)) ('rs10941679', 'Mutation', 'rs10941679', (85, 95)) ('COX11', 'Gene', '1353', (74, 79)) ('NEK10', 'Gene', (47, 52)) ('SLC4A7', 'Gene', (40, 46)) ('NEK10', 'Gene', '152110', (47, 52)) ('SLC4A7', 'Gene', '9497', (40, 46)) ('rs4973768', 'Mutation', 'rs4973768', (27, 36)) ('rs6504950', 'Mutation', 'rs6504950', (54, 63)) ('COX11', 'Gene', (74, 79)) ('rs4973768', 'Var', (27, 36)) ('rs10941679', 'Var', (85, 95)) 66940 25288876 Based on the joint genotype distribution of seven risk-associated SNPs in BRCA2 mutation carriers, the top 5% high-risk BRCA2 carriers were predicted to develop breast cancer by the age of 80 with a probability of 80-96%, whereas the bottom 5% low-risk BRCA2 carriers only have a risk of 42-50% of developing breast cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (168, 174)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (161, 174)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (161, 174)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', (253, 258)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (316, 322)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (161, 174)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (309, 322)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', (74, 79)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (309, 322)) ('develop', 'PosReg', (153, 160)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', (120, 125)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (309, 322)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', '675', (74, 79)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', '675', (253, 258)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', '675', (120, 125)) ('mutation', 'Var', (80, 88)) 66943 25288876 Although each low-penetrance variant confers only a small increase in the risk of breast cancer, a combination of single variants may act cumulatively to increase the risk. ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (82, 95)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (82, 95)) ('variant', 'Var', (29, 36)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (154, 162)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (82, 95)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (89, 95)) 66945 25288876 In addition, they created a polygenic risk score, using those variants with a statistically significant association with breast cancer risk, and also evaluated the contribution of these genetic predictors using AUC. ('variants', 'Var', (62, 70)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (121, 134)) ('association', 'Interaction', (104, 115)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (128, 134)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (121, 134)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (121, 134)) 66959 25288876 Recently, more than 30 discovered SNPs have been associated with prostate cancer. ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (65, 80)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (65, 80)) ('associated', 'Reg', (49, 59)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (34, 38)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (65, 80)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 80)) 66960 25288876 SNPs identified and associated with prostate cancer in GWAS are common but confer only small increases in the risk. ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (36, 51)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (45, 51)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (36, 51)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (36, 51)) 66969 25288876 Other studies have combined genetic variants along with PSA to predict the risk of prostate cancer. ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (83, 98)) ('PSA', 'Gene', '354', (56, 59)) ('PSA', 'Gene', (56, 59)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (83, 98)) ('variants', 'Var', (36, 44)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (83, 98)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 98)) 66970 25288876 specifically combined 33 genetic variants with PSA and evaluated the risk. ('variants', 'Var', (33, 41)) ('PSA', 'Gene', '354', (47, 50)) ('combined', 'Reg', (13, 21)) ('PSA', 'Gene', (47, 50)) 66971 25288876 The AUC was used to assess whether the GRS of 33 SNPs in addition to pre-diagnostic PSA improves prostate cancer prediction. ('improves', 'PosReg', (88, 96)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (97, 112)) ('PSA', 'Gene', (84, 87)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (97, 112)) ('GRS of 33 SNPs', 'Var', (39, 53)) ('PSA', 'Gene', '354', (84, 87)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (97, 112)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 112)) 66997 25288876 Previously published GWAS and candidate gene data have also been used to build a multiplicative model with risk variants and estimate the AUC as a measure of discrimination between testicular cancer cases and controls. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (181, 198)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (192, 198)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (181, 198)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (181, 198)) ('variants', 'Var', (112, 120)) ('AUC', 'MPA', (138, 141)) 67028 25288876 Four independent SNPs were found to be associated with a risk of lung cancer. ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (65, 76)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (70, 76)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (17, 21)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (65, 76)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (65, 76)) ('associated', 'Reg', (39, 49)) 67034 25288876 further evaluated a panel of 1,440 inflammatory gene variants in a two-phase analysis (discovery and replication), adding top GWAS lung cancer hits from white populations, and 28 SNPs from a published gene panel. ('top GWAS lung cancer hits', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (122, 147)) ('top GWAS lung cancer hits', 'Disease', (122, 147)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (131, 142)) ('variants', 'Var', (53, 61)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (136, 142)) 67036 25288876 One inflammation SNP, rs950286, which is intergenic between IRF4 and EXOC2 genes, was successfully replicated with a concordant odds ratio of 1.46 (1.14-1.87) in discovery, 1.37 (1.05-1.77) in replication, and a combined odds ratio of 1.40 (1.17-1.68). ('EXOC2', 'Gene', '55770', (69, 74)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (133, 136)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (226, 229)) ('inflammation SNP', 'Disease', (4, 20)) ('rs950286', 'Var', (22, 30)) ('IRF4', 'Gene', '3662', (60, 64)) ('IRF4', 'Gene', (60, 64)) ('rs950286', 'Mutation', 'rs950286', (22, 30)) ('EXOC2', 'Gene', (69, 74)) ('inflammation SNP', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007249', (4, 20)) 67043 25288876 The model consisted of 678 white patients and 678 controls and included mutagen sensitivity and pack-years as well as six other risk factors, while achieving a 0.80 AUC, demonstrating good discrimination ability. ('mutagen sensitivity', 'Var', (72, 91)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (177, 180)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (33, 41)) ('included', 'Reg', (63, 71)) 67046 25288876 In a recent paper published in Cancer Research, Garcia-Closas and colleagues examined how genetic variants were recently identified in GWAS for bladder cancer interaction with smoking status to influence bladder cancer risk. ('influence', 'Reg', (194, 203)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (144, 158)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (204, 218)) ('Garcia-Closas', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536767', (48, 61)) ('interaction', 'Interaction', (159, 170)) ('Garcia-Closas', 'Disease', (48, 61)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (31, 37)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (204, 218)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (204, 218)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (31, 37)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (144, 158)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (144, 158)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (31, 37)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (152, 158)) ('variants', 'Var', (98, 106)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (212, 218)) 67060 25288876 Several studies have reported that SNPs of genes in multiple biological pathways are involved in the development of head and neck cancer. ('SNPs', 'Var', (35, 39)) ('head and neck cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012288', (116, 136)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (108, 111)) ('involved', 'Reg', (85, 93)) ('head and neck cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006258', (116, 136)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (130, 136)) 67061 25288876 performed a two-stage GWAS with a total of 8,605 cases and 11,405 controls and reported that five genetic variants had significant associations with risk of upper aerodigestive tract cancers including head and neck cancer in Europeans. ('variants', 'Var', (106, 114)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (131, 143)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (183, 189)) ('head and neck cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012288', (201, 221)) ('upper aerodigestive tract cancers', 'Disease', (157, 190)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (183, 190)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (215, 221)) ('head and neck cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006258', (201, 221)) ('upper aerodigestive tract cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006258', (157, 190)) 67074 25288876 Table 1 indicates that the cancer risk prediction models with genetic variants generally outperform the models without genetic variants in both discrimination and prediction of cancer. ('cancer', 'Disease', (177, 183)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (177, 183)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (27, 33)) ('outperform', 'NegReg', (89, 99)) ('variants', 'Var', (70, 78)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (177, 183)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (27, 33)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (27, 33)) 67087 25288876 Due to the difference in effect sizes of associated SNPs, the power of genetic variants in prediction for different cancers is different as well. ('variants', 'Var', (79, 87)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (116, 123)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (116, 123)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (116, 122)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (116, 123)) 67092 25288876 For example, abnormalities of the P53 gene (which codes for the P53 protein) have been found in more than half of human cancers. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (120, 126)) ('P53', 'Gene', (64, 67)) ('P53', 'Gene', (34, 37)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (120, 127)) ('P53', 'Gene', '7157', (64, 67)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (120, 127)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (114, 119)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (120, 127)) ('P53', 'Gene', '7157', (34, 37)) ('found', 'Reg', (87, 92)) ('abnormalities', 'Var', (13, 26)) 67093 25288876 Acquired mutations of this gene appear in a wide range of cancers, including lung, colorectal, and breast cancer. ('colorectal', 'Disease', (83, 93)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (99, 112)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (58, 64)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (99, 112)) ('mutations', 'Var', (9, 18)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (99, 112)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (58, 65)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (58, 65)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (58, 65)) ('lung', 'Disease', (77, 81)) ('appear', 'Reg', (32, 38)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 112)) 67100 24639717 The expression of Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs) in testicular cancer: A case control study Background: It has been suggested that malfunction of immune system may causes testicular cancer. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (48, 65)) ('malfunction of immune system', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002721', (127, 155)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (178, 184)) ('malfunction', 'Var', (127, 138)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (167, 184)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (59, 65)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (48, 65)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (178, 184)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (178, 184)) ('TLRs', 'Gene', (39, 43)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (59, 65)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (167, 184)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (48, 65)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (59, 65)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (167, 184)) ('causes', 'Reg', (160, 166)) 67101 24639717 Some studies have shown that polymorphisms of TLR2 and 4 may affect on the risk of cancer. ('TLR2', 'Gene', (46, 50)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 89)) ('TLR2 and 4', 'Gene', '7097;7099', (46, 56)) ('affect', 'Reg', (61, 67)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (83, 89)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (29, 42)) ('TLR2', 'Gene', '7097', (46, 50)) 67108 24639717 Imperfections during male germ cell development can lead to the formation of testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs), which are classified as teratomas, nonseminomas and seminomas. ('tumors', 'Disease', (98, 104)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (98, 104)) ('nonseminomas and seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (149, 175)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (98, 103)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (98, 104)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (138, 147)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (152, 160)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (166, 174)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', (138, 147)) ('Imperfections', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (138, 147)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (98, 103)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (98, 103)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (88, 104)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (52, 59)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (152, 160)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (166, 174)) 67126 24639717 SYBR Green Jump Start Taq Ready mix (Sigma) master mix [containing 10 mul SYBR Green, 7 mul of water, 1 mul of each primers (20 pmol/mul) and 1 mul of cDNA] was added to each well of PCR plate and amplification was performed under the following conditions: 50 cycles of 95oC for 30s, 58-60oC for 30s and 72oC for 30s. ('SYBR Green', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 10)) ('95oC', 'Var', (270, 274)) ('SYBR Green', 'Chemical', '-', (74, 84)) ('mix', 'Gene', (32, 35)) ('mix', 'Gene', '83881', (51, 54)) ('mix', 'Gene', (51, 54)) ('mix', 'Gene', '83881', (32, 35)) 67160 23687617 In the absence of a functional BTB (through knockout of the major tight junction protein claudin-11), Sertoli cells proliferate and undergo apoptosis, while germ cells do not progress past early spermatocytes. ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (102, 115)) ('knockout', 'Var', (44, 52)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (102, 114)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (140, 149)) ('claudin-11', 'Gene', '5010', (89, 99)) ('claudin-11', 'Gene', (89, 99)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (123, 126)) ('proliferate', 'CPA', (116, 127)) 67196 23687617 Further to this, the hamster data show that replacement of FSH also promptly (within a week) and completely replenishes the Sertoli cell population as a result of increased proliferation and restored blood testis barrier protein localization. ('blood testis barrier protein localization', 'MPA', (200, 241)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (180, 183)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (51, 54)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (163, 172)) ('Sertoli cell', 'MPA', (124, 136)) ('hamster', 'Species', '10034', (21, 28)) ('restored blood testis barrier', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012870', (191, 220)) ('FSH', 'Gene', (59, 62)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (124, 136)) ('replenishes', 'NegReg', (108, 119)) ('restored', 'PosReg', (191, 199)) ('replacement', 'Var', (44, 55)) 67220 23687617 A novel finding of the aberrant high expression of JAM-A in seminoma warrants further investigation, as the relevance of this to the disease process remains unknown. ('JAM-A', 'Gene', (51, 56)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (60, 68)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (60, 68)) ('JAM-A', 'Gene', '50848', (51, 56)) ('expression', 'MPA', (37, 47)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (23, 31)) 67272 21155977 It has been established that Plzf (promyelocyte leukaemia zinc-finger factor), a transcriptional repressor, is essential for SSCs self-renewal, as the loss of Plzf results in differentiation of SSCs at the cost of self-renewal. ('differentiation', 'CPA', (175, 190)) ('SSCs', 'Disease', (194, 198)) ('Plzf', 'Gene', '235320', (159, 163)) ('Plzf', 'Gene', '235320', (29, 33)) ('results in', 'Reg', (164, 174)) ('promyelocyte leukaemia zinc-finger factor', 'Gene', (35, 76)) ('promyelocyte leukaemia zinc-finger factor', 'Gene', '235320', (35, 76)) ('Plzf', 'Gene', (29, 33)) ('Plzf', 'Gene', (159, 163)) ('promyelocyte leukaemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004836', (35, 57)) ('loss', 'Var', (151, 155)) 67277 21155977 OCT4 knockdown SSCs could not colonize in both culture and transplanted testes. ('knockdown', 'Var', (5, 14)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', '18999', (0, 4)) 67278 21155977 Further, it has been found that PLZF is not affected by knockdown of OCT4, which suggests that OCT4 and PLZF function in different pathways to maintain SSCs self-renewal. ('OCT4', 'Gene', (69, 73)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', '18999', (69, 73)) ('PLZF', 'Gene', (104, 108)) ('PLZF', 'Gene', '235320', (104, 108)) ('function', 'Reg', (109, 117)) ('PLZF', 'Gene', (32, 36)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', (95, 99)) ('OCT4', 'Gene', '18999', (95, 99)) ('PLZF', 'Gene', '235320', (32, 36)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (56, 65)) 67300 21155977 It has been demonstrated that removal of GDNF/GDNF family receptor (GFRA)1 from the culture medium for SSCs up-regulate expression of Neurog3 and proposed that Neurog3 may be an initiation signal for SSCs differentiation. ('expression', 'MPA', (120, 130)) ('GFRA)1', 'Gene', '14585', (68, 74)) ('Neurog3', 'Gene', (160, 167)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (19, 22)) ('Neurog3', 'Gene', (134, 141)) ('up-regulate', 'PosReg', (108, 119)) ('Neurog3', 'Gene', '11925', (160, 167)) ('removal', 'Var', (30, 37)) ('Neurog3', 'Gene', '11925', (134, 141)) ('SSCs', 'Disease', (200, 204)) 67305 21155977 Loss of any of these two genes blocks differentiation, resulting in infertility. ('resulting in', 'Reg', (55, 67)) ('blocks', 'NegReg', (31, 37)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (68, 79)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (68, 79)) ('Loss', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (68, 79)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (38, 53)) 67307 21155977 It is reported that male mice with juvenile spermatogonial depletion (jsd) mutation in UTP14b gene causes cessation of spermatogonial differentiation and in adults, only spermatogonial cells are remain, which suggest that it is involved in spermatogonial differentiation. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (25, 29)) ('mutation', 'Var', (75, 83)) ('spermatogonial differentiation', 'CPA', (119, 149)) ('UTP14b', 'Gene', '195434', (87, 93)) ('UTP14b', 'Gene', (87, 93)) ('cessation', 'NegReg', (106, 115)) 67310 21155977 It has been shown that the gene encoding mouse cyclin A1, Ccna1, is highly expressed in late pachytene-diplotene spermatocytes and disruption of Ccna1 resulted in male infertility and complete spermatogenic arrest before first meiotic division (for references see). ('diplotene', 'Chemical', '-', (103, 112)) ('spermatogenic arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031038', (193, 213)) ('pachytene', 'Chemical', '-', (93, 102)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (41, 46)) ('cyclin A1', 'Gene', '12427', (47, 56)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (168, 179)) ('cyclin A1', 'Gene', (47, 56)) ('Ccna1', 'Gene', (58, 63)) ('resulted in', 'Reg', (151, 162)) ('Ccna1', 'Gene', '12427', (58, 63)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (163, 179)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (163, 179)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (163, 179)) ('Ccna1', 'Gene', (145, 150)) ('disruption', 'Var', (131, 141)) ('spermatogenic arrest', 'CPA', (193, 213)) ('Ccna1', 'Gene', '12427', (145, 150)) 67344 21155977 Mutations in the USP26 (ubiquitin-specific protease 26) gene may play a role in male infertility and the Herc4 (E3 ubiquitin ligase), highly expressed in the testis, is also known to play a critical role in infertility by reducing motility of the spermatozoa. ('ubiquitin-specific protease 26', 'Gene', (24, 54)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (207, 218)) ('Herc4', 'Gene', '67345', (105, 110)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (80, 96)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (80, 96)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (207, 218)) ('USP26', 'Gene', '83563', (17, 22)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('motility of the spermatozoa', 'CPA', (231, 258)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (85, 96)) ('reducing', 'NegReg', (222, 230)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (207, 218)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (85, 96)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (80, 96)) ('USP26', 'Gene', (17, 22)) ('ubiquitin-specific protease 26', 'Gene', '83563', (24, 54)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (85, 96)) ('Herc4', 'Gene', (105, 110)) ('play', 'Reg', (65, 69)) 67365 21155977 in vitro studies showed that impairment of STAT3 signalling increased SSC concentration specifically without affecting overall spermatogonial proliferation. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (149, 152)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (35, 38)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (81, 84)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', '20848', (43, 48)) ('SSC concentration', 'MPA', (70, 87)) ('impairment', 'Var', (29, 39)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', (43, 48)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (60, 69)) 67366 21155977 in vivo studies showed that SSCs deficient for STAT3 expression were incapable of re-establishing spermatogenesis after transplantation but could undergo initial colonization. ('undergo', 'Reg', (146, 153)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', (47, 52)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', '20848', (47, 52)) ('deficient', 'Var', (33, 42)) 67379 21155977 These include to determine the presence of SSCs in a cell population after positive or negative selection, the production of transgenic mice, evaluation of in vitro approaches to selectively culture SSCs, and importantly to determine if a gene mutation results in inadequate spermatogenesis and infertility. ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (295, 306)) ('gene mutation', 'Var', (239, 252)) ('inadequate spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (264, 290)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (295, 306)) ('results in', 'Reg', (253, 263)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (295, 306)) ('transgenic mice', 'Species', '10090', (125, 140)) ('inadequate spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (264, 290)) 67401 21155977 Recently, it has been reported that knockdown of Trp53 and Pten independently result in significantly higher expression levels of the pluripotency-associated gene Nanog. ('pluripotency', 'Disease', 'None', (134, 146)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', (134, 146)) ('Trp53', 'Gene', (49, 54)) ('Nanog', 'Gene', (163, 168)) ('Trp53', 'Gene', '22059', (49, 54)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (102, 108)) ('Pten', 'Gene', (59, 63)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (36, 45)) ('Pten', 'Gene', '19211', (59, 63)) ('expression levels', 'MPA', (109, 126)) ('Nanog', 'Gene', '71950', (163, 168)) 67413 21155977 Recent genetic studies show that abnormality of GDNF expression blocks sperm development and results in germ cell depletion. ('GDNF', 'Gene', (48, 52)) ('blocks', 'NegReg', (64, 70)) ('results in', 'Reg', (93, 103)) ('sperm development', 'CPA', (71, 88)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (84, 87)) ('abnormality', 'Var', (33, 44)) ('germ cell depletion', 'CPA', (104, 123)) 67414 21155977 It has been demonstrated that loss of BMP4 in mice results in degeneration of germ cells, reduced sperm counts, decreased sperm motility, and hence results in infertility. ('BMP4', 'Gene', '12159', (38, 42)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (159, 170)) ('results in', 'Reg', (148, 158)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (90, 97)) ('sperm counts', 'CPA', (98, 110)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (159, 170)) ('sperm motility', 'CPA', (122, 136)) ('BMP4', 'Gene', (38, 42)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (159, 170)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (19, 22)) ('degeneration', 'Disease', (62, 74)) ('degeneration', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009410', (62, 74)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (46, 50)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (68, 71)) ('reduced sperm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012207', (90, 103)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (112, 121)) ('loss', 'Var', (30, 34)) ('decreased sperm motility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012207', (112, 136)) 67415 21155977 Disruption of fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFR)1 signalling, which is important in normal spermiogenesis and male fertility, resulted in depletion of sperm production and incapacitated sperm. ('sperm', 'CPA', (158, 163)) ('depletion', 'NegReg', (145, 154)) ('FGFR', 'Gene', (50, 54)) ('FGFR', 'Gene', '14182', (50, 54)) ('Disruption', 'Var', (0, 10)) 67416 21155977 It has been shown that c-KIT-induced activation of the PI3K pathway is critical in male fertility because mutant males with loss of PI3K bind to c-KIT are sterile, which is due to complete disruption of spermatogonial proliferation and early differentiation. ('loss', 'NegReg', (124, 128)) ('mutant', 'Var', (106, 112)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (225, 228)) ('spermatogonial proliferation', 'CPA', (203, 231)) ('c-KIT', 'Gene', (145, 150)) ('bind', 'Interaction', (137, 141)) ('PI3K', 'Gene', (132, 136)) ('sterile', 'Disease', (155, 162)) ('disruption', 'NegReg', (189, 199)) ('early differentiation', 'CPA', (236, 257)) 67418 21155977 There is a report that lack of expression of Steel (Sl) factor on Sertoli cells in infertile Sl mutant mice prevent the differentiation of spermatogonia, which express c-KIT receptor that result in azoospermia. ('differentiation', 'CPA', (120, 135)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', (198, 209)) ('mutant', 'Var', (96, 102)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (103, 107)) ('azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000027', (198, 209)) ('Steel (Sl) factor', 'Gene', '17311', (45, 62)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053713', (198, 209)) ('result in', 'Reg', (188, 197)) ('prevent', 'NegReg', (108, 115)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (66, 78)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (66, 79)) ('Steel (Sl) factor', 'Gene', (45, 62)) ('c-KIT', 'Protein', (168, 173)) 67420 21155977 It is reported that genetic ablation of SIRT1 (Sirtuins class-III NAD-dependent histone deacetylases) in the mouse leads to male infertility. ('SIRT1', 'Gene', (40, 45)) ('SIRT1', 'Gene', '93759', (40, 45)) ('genetic ablation', 'Var', (20, 36)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (124, 140)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (124, 140)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (115, 123)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (124, 140)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (129, 140)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (109, 114)) 67421 21155977 Further, loss of Dmc1, a Meiotic recombination protein, in mice result in infertility because of a defect in meiotic homologous chromosome pairing and an arrest in zygotene spermatocytes. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (59, 63)) ('Dmc1', 'Gene', '13404', (17, 21)) ('result in', 'Reg', (64, 73)) ('loss', 'Var', (9, 13)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (74, 85)) ('meiotic homologous chromosome pairing', 'CPA', (109, 146)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (74, 85)) ('Dmc1', 'Gene', (17, 21)) ('defect', 'NegReg', (99, 105)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (74, 85)) 67426 21155977 It has been found that defects in Sertoli cells compromise spermatogenesis and results in male infertility. ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (59, 74)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (34, 46)) ('compromise', 'NegReg', (48, 58)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (34, 47)) ('defects', 'Var', (23, 30)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (90, 106)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (95, 106)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (90, 106)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (90, 106)) ('results in', 'Reg', (79, 89)) ('compromise spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (48, 74)) 67431 21155977 They found that transplantation of germ cells from infertile Sl/Sld mutant male mice to infertile W/Wv or Wv/W54 mutant male mice can revive the fertility to the recipient mice. ('Sl/Sld', 'Gene', (61, 67)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (172, 176)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (125, 129)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (80, 84)) ('fertility', 'CPA', (145, 154)) ('mutant', 'Var', (68, 74)) 67432 21155977 It has been shown that loss-of-function mutation in the KIT gene results in a severe spermatogenesis defect, which is turn led to infertility because of inability of its ligand, KITL, to stimulate spermatogonial proliferation and differentiation. ('mutation', 'Var', (40, 48)) ('spermatogenesis', 'Disease', (85, 100)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (23, 39)) ('stimulate', 'PosReg', (187, 196)) ('inability', 'NegReg', (153, 162)) ('KITL', 'Gene', '17311', (178, 182)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (56, 59)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (130, 141)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (130, 141)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (130, 141)) ('led to', 'Reg', (123, 129)) ('spermatogonial proliferation', 'CPA', (197, 225)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (219, 222)) ('spermatogenesis defect', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (85, 107)) ('KITL', 'Gene', (178, 182)) 67433 21155977 Long-term culture has been evaluated of rat SSCs following cryo-storage for their capacity to restore fertility to rats deficient in the DAZ-like (DAZL) gene, which show intact SSC compartment, but fail to produce mature sperm, resulted in infertility. ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (240, 251)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (240, 251)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (115, 118)) ('deficient', 'Var', (120, 129)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (240, 251)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (40, 43)) ('DAZL', 'Gene', (147, 151)) ('DAZ-like', 'Gene', (137, 145)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (115, 119)) ('DAZ-like', 'Gene', '680486', (137, 145)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (188, 191)) ('resulted in', 'Reg', (228, 239)) 67469 21155977 Their results show that 12p gain is resulted in activation of proliferation and maintenance of stem cell function via activation of key stem cell genes. ('activation', 'PosReg', (118, 128)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (62, 75)) ('12p gain', 'Var', (24, 32)) ('stem cell genes', 'Gene', (136, 151)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (48, 58)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (69, 72)) 67479 21155977 There are several reports where alternation in expression of signalling molecules or pathways may result in an increased risk of testicular cancer. ('alternation', 'Var', (32, 43)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (129, 146)) ('pathways', 'Pathway', (85, 93)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (129, 146)) ('result in', 'Reg', (98, 107)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (129, 146)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (140, 146)) ('expression', 'MPA', (47, 57)) 67484 21155977 The epigenetic mechanism that is involved in all cancers including TGCT is aberrant DNA methylation at gene promoters leading to silencing of tumour suppressor genes. ('involved', 'Reg', (33, 41)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (142, 148)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (49, 56)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 55)) ('aberrant DNA methylation', 'Var', (75, 99)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 148)) ('silencing', 'MPA', (129, 138)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 56)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (142, 148)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (49, 56)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (67, 71)) 67487 21155977 It has been demonstrated that the loss of Dnd1 (dead end) results in loss of germ cells and development of TGCTs. ('loss', 'NegReg', (69, 73)) ('loss', 'Var', (34, 38)) ('development of TGCTs', 'CPA', (92, 112)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (19, 22)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (99, 102)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (42, 46)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', '213236', (42, 46)) 67493 21155977 Their results show that transplantation resulted in a locally invasive solid tumour, with a cellular component that generated secondary tumours upon serial transplantation. ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (136, 143)) ('resulted in', 'Reg', (40, 51)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (77, 83)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (136, 142)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (77, 83)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (136, 142)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (136, 143)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (136, 143)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (120, 123)) ('transplantation', 'Var', (24, 39)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (77, 83)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (136, 142)) 67636 31597402 Small non-coding RNAs, also known as microRNAs (miRs), are frequently dysregulated in cancer cells and an oncogenic role of the miR-371 cluster has been described. ('miR-371', 'Gene', '442916', (128, 135)) ('miR', 'Gene', '29116', (128, 131)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (86, 92)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (86, 92)) ('Small non-coding', 'Var', (0, 16)) ('miR-371', 'Gene', (128, 135)) ('miR', 'Gene', (128, 131)) ('miR', 'Gene', (48, 51)) ('dysregulated', 'Reg', (70, 82)) ('miR', 'Gene', '29116', (48, 51)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (86, 92)) 67803 29436261 An epigenomic approach to identifying differential overlapping and cis-acting lncRNAs in cisplatin-resistant cancer cells Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are critical regulators of cell biology whose alteration can lead to the development of diseases such as cancer. ('alteration', 'Var', (198, 208)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 115)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (109, 115)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (257, 263)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (109, 115)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (213, 220)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (257, 263)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (89, 98)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (257, 263)) 67808 29436261 Five lncRNAs under epigenetic regulation appear to be involved in cisplatin resistance (AC091814.2, AC141928.1, RP11-65J3.1-002, BX641110, and AF198444). ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (66, 75)) ('BX641110', 'Var', (129, 137)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (19, 29)) ('cisplatin resistance', 'MPA', (66, 86)) ('AF198444', 'Var', (143, 151)) ('RP11', 'Gene', (112, 116)) ('RP11', 'Gene', '26121', (112, 116)) ('involved', 'Reg', (54, 62)) 67813 29436261 Because lncRNAs are involved in several processes important to the normal functioning of the cell, alterations in lncRNAs have been shown to contribute to the development and progression of various human diseases, including cancer. ('lncRNAs', 'Gene', (114, 121)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (224, 230)) ('alterations', 'Var', (99, 110)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (198, 203)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (224, 230)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (224, 230)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (141, 151)) 67816 29436261 Overexpression of MALAT1 plays an oncogenic role in ovarian cancer, increasing cell viability, colony formation, and migration, together with a metastatic phenotype in patients with ovarian cancer. ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (52, 66)) ('migration', 'CPA', (117, 126)) ('cell viability', 'CPA', (79, 93)) ('MALAT1', 'Gene', '378938', (18, 24)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (182, 196)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (52, 66)) ('colony formation', 'CPA', (95, 111)) ('increasing', 'PosReg', (68, 78)) ('MALAT1', 'Gene', (18, 24)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (182, 196)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (52, 66)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (190, 196)) ('Overexpression', 'Var', (0, 14)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (168, 176)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (182, 196)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (60, 66)) 67824 29436261 In the present study, we integrated a global methylation analysis with lncRNA and mRNA transcriptomics to identify the epigenetic regulation of lncRNAs that could contribute to the development of acquired CDDP resistance in NSCLC and ovarian cancer cells. ('lncRNAs', 'Gene', (144, 151)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', '-', (205, 209)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (234, 248)) ('NSCLC', 'Disease', (224, 229)) ('epigenetic regulation', 'Var', (119, 140)) ('NSCLC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002289', (224, 229)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (234, 248)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (242, 248)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (234, 248)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (163, 173)) ('NSCLC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030358', (224, 229)) 67825 29436261 All data are based on eight CDDP-sensitive and CDDP-resistant NSCLC (H23S/R and H460S/R) and ovarian cancer (A2780S/R and OVCAR3S/R) cell lines previously established in our laboratory (Supplementary Figure 1). ('H460S', 'Var', (80, 85)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', '-', (28, 32)) ('A2780S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (109, 115)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (93, 107)) ('NSCLC', 'Disease', (62, 67)) ('A2780S', 'Var', (109, 115)) ('NSCLC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002289', (62, 67)) ('H460S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (80, 85)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', '-', (47, 51)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 107)) ('NSCLC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030358', (62, 67)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (93, 107)) ('H23S', 'Var', (69, 73)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (93, 107)) ('H23S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (69, 73)) 67828 29436261 We further tested the expression of six transcripts in a selection of two additional paired CDDP-resistant/sensitive cancer cell lines, a different pair A2780/A2780CP, and the pair OV2008/OVC13 (Supplementary Figure 2D). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (117, 123)) ('A2780/A2780CP', 'Var', (153, 166)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (117, 123)) ('tested', 'Reg', (11, 17)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', '-', (92, 96)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (117, 123)) 67839 29436261 For overlapping lncRNAs, the methylation pattern is associated with downregulation in platinum resistance, 73% of all differentially methylated overlapping lncRNAs in comparison with the 50% observed for cis-acting lncRNAs (Supplementary Figure 3C). ('methylation', 'Var', (29, 40)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (86, 94)) ('platinum resistance', 'CPA', (86, 105)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (68, 82)) 67842 29436261 These candidates were AC091814.2, AC141928.1, RP11-65J3.1-002, RP11-65J3.1-003, BX641110, AF198444, XLOC_005125, and RP11-100E13.1 (Table 3). ('RP11', 'Gene', (63, 67)) ('AF198444', 'Var', (90, 98)) ('RP11', 'Gene', (117, 121)) ('AC141928.1', 'Var', (34, 44)) ('XLOC_005125', 'Var', (100, 111)) ('BX641110', 'Var', (80, 88)) ('RP11', 'Gene', '26121', (63, 67)) ('RP11', 'Gene', (46, 50)) ('RP11', 'Gene', '26121', (117, 121)) ('RP11', 'Gene', '26121', (46, 50)) ('AC091814.2', 'Var', (22, 32)) 67843 29436261 Our first approach included the validation of general changes in expression after epigenetic reactivation treatment in the resistant cells, combining 5-Aza-2-deoxycytidine (5Aza-dC), a demethylating agent, and trichostatin A (TSA), a histone deacetylase inhibitor. ('epigenetic reactivation', 'Var', (82, 105)) ('changes', 'Reg', (54, 61)) ('TSA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C012589', (226, 229)) ('expression', 'MPA', (65, 75)) ('5-Aza-2-deoxycytidine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077209', (150, 171)) ('trichostatin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C012589', (210, 224)) ('5Aza-dC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077209', (173, 180)) 67844 29436261 RT-PCR (Figure 4(A)) and qRT-PCR (Figure 4(B)) confirmed our first expression results observed in the cell lines for the six candidates, AC091814.2, AC141928.1, RP11-65J3.1-002, BX641110, AF198444, and XLOC_005125. ('RP11', 'Gene', '26121', (161, 165)) ('XLOC_005125', 'Var', (202, 213)) ('AC091814.2', 'Var', (137, 147)) ('AF198444', 'Var', (188, 196)) ('AC141928.1', 'Var', (149, 159)) ('BX641110', 'Var', (178, 186)) ('RP11', 'Gene', (161, 165)) 67845 29436261 Bisulfite sequencing of the differentially methylated positions between sensitive (S) and resistant (R) cells confirmed the gain of methylation in the resistant subtypes for candidates AC091814.2, AC141928.1, and RP11-65J3.1-002, and loss of methylation for AF198444 and BX641110 (Figure 5). ('AC091814.2', 'Var', (185, 195)) ('RP11', 'Gene', '26121', (213, 217)) ('gain', 'PosReg', (124, 128)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (132, 143)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (234, 238)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (242, 253)) ('BX641110', 'Var', (271, 279)) ('AC141928.1', 'Var', (197, 207)) ('Bisulfite', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C042345', (0, 9)) ('AF198444', 'Var', (258, 266)) ('RP11', 'Gene', (213, 217)) 67852 29436261 Some of the targets identified in the current study, AC091814.2, AC000035.3, XLOC_005125, BX641110, and RP11-384P7.7, are associated with coding genes that have been previously reported in the cancer literature; however, they have not been previously related to cancer development or cisplatin-resistance, which increases their interest for further studies. ('cancer', 'Disease', (262, 268)) ('BX641110', 'Var', (90, 98)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (193, 199)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (193, 199)) ('RP11', 'Gene', '26121', (104, 108)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (262, 268)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (284, 293)) ('AC091814.2', 'Var', (53, 63)) ('AC000035.3', 'Var', (65, 75)) ('XLOC_005125', 'Var', (77, 88)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (193, 199)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (262, 268)) ('RP11', 'Gene', (104, 108)) 67857 29436261 Conversely, cis-acting lncRNAs may promote or interfere with the expression of their ACG, as has been previously shown. ('ACG', 'Gene', '139818', (85, 88)) ('ACG', 'Gene', (85, 88)) ('expression', 'MPA', (65, 75)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (35, 42)) ('cis-acting', 'Var', (12, 22)) ('interfere', 'NegReg', (46, 55)) 67863 29436261 Furthermore, bisulfite sequencing of the regions identified by WGBS confirmed hypermethylation in resistance for AC091814.2, AC141928.1, and RP11-65J3.1-002 lncRNAs. ('RP11', 'Gene', (141, 145)) ('RP11', 'Gene', '26121', (141, 145)) ('AC141928.1', 'Var', (125, 135)) ('bisulfite', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C042345', (13, 22)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (78, 94)) ('AC091814.2', 'Gene', (113, 123)) 67864 29436261 In addition, we identified several positions that lost methylation in the resistant subtypes of our models in the regulatory regions of AF198444 and BX641110, suggesting that CDDP also leads to epigenetic changes that decrease methylation levels. ('BX641110', 'Var', (149, 157)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (218, 226)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (185, 193)) ('CDDP', 'Var', (175, 179)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (55, 66)) ('methylation levels', 'MPA', (227, 245)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', '-', (175, 179)) ('AF198444', 'Var', (136, 144)) ('epigenetic changes', 'MPA', (194, 212)) 67869 29436261 To analyze the changes in the transcriptome as a result of CDDP treatment, we established the CDDP-resistant variants of H23-R, H460-R, A2780-R, and OVCAR3-R from the parental-sensitive variants H23, H460, A2780, and OVCAR3, after exposure to increasing doses of CDDP treatment over a time period of 6-18 months. ('H460-R', 'Mutation', 'rs1482237484', (128, 134)) ('H23-R', 'Mutation', 'rs765471409', (121, 126)) ('H460-R', 'Var', (128, 134)) ('H23-R', 'Gene', (121, 126)) ('A2780-R', 'Var', (136, 143)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', '-', (94, 98)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', '-', (263, 267)) ('CDDP-resistant', 'Disease', (94, 108)) ('A2780-R', 'Mutation', 'p.A2780R', (136, 143)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', '-', (59, 63)) 67870 29436261 In order to unmask epigenetic silencing caused by cisplatin, resistant cells received a combination of the epigenetic reactivation drugs 5-Aza-2-deoxycytidine (5Aza-dC) and trichostatin A (TSA) [as previously described as an epigenetic reactivating treatment to generate the resistant-treated subtypes (H23RT, H460RT, A2780RT and OVCAR3RT)]. ('5Aza-dC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077209', (160, 167)) ('A2780RT', 'Var', (318, 325)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (50, 59)) ('TSA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C012589', (189, 192)) ('5-Aza-2-deoxycytidine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077209', (137, 158)) ('H460RT', 'Var', (310, 316)) ('H23RT', 'Var', (303, 308)) ('trichostatin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C012589', (173, 187)) 67880 29436261 The RNA obtained from the paired A2780/A2780CP and OV2008/OVC13 cell lines was generously provided by Dr. Cheng (Moffitt Cancer Center) and was used for further validations. ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (121, 127)) ('Moffitt Cancer Center', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (113, 134)) ('Moffitt Cancer Center', 'Disease', (113, 134)) ('A2780/A2780CP', 'Var', (33, 46)) 67881 29436261 The DNA from H23S/R, H460S/R, A2780S/R, and OVCAR3S/R was isolated as described and sent to the National Centre for Genome Analysis [Centro Nacional de Analisis Genomico (CNAG)] for WGBS (GSE109317). ('A2780S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (30, 36)) ('H460S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (21, 26)) ('A2780S', 'Var', (30, 36)) ('H23S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (13, 17)) ('H23S', 'Var', (13, 17)) ('H460S', 'Var', (21, 26)) 67884 29436261 Isolated DNA from the H23S/R, H460S/R, A2780S/R, and OVCAR3S/R samples was bisulfite-modified and used for bisulfite sequencing as previously described. ('A2780S', 'Var', (39, 45)) ('bisulfite', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C042345', (75, 84)) ('H23S', 'Var', (22, 26)) ('H460S', 'Var', (30, 35)) ('H23S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (22, 26)) ('bisulfite', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C042345', (107, 116)) ('A2780S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (39, 45)) ('H460S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (30, 35)) 67912 25605631 During their development these cell types each undergo a specialised unique genetic process; nuclear fusion, gastrulation, meiosis, immunoglobulin/T cell receptor gene VDJ rearrangement, somatic hypermutation and class switching. ('somatic hypermutation', 'CPA', (187, 208)) ('T cell receptor', 'Gene', (147, 162)) ('rearrangement', 'Var', (172, 185)) ('undergo', 'Reg', (47, 54)) ('T cell receptor', 'Gene', '6962', (147, 162)) ('VDJ', 'Gene', (168, 171)) ('class switching', 'CPA', (213, 228)) ('nuclear fusion', 'CPA', (93, 107)) ('gastrulation', 'CPA', (109, 121)) ('meiosis', 'CPA', (123, 130)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (181, 184)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (20, 23)) 67929 25605631 Historical explanations for this extreme sensitivity to chemotherapy and the divergence in curability have been based on concepts including a higher growth rate for the curable cancers, the mutation of cells into drug resistant clones, the development of drug efflux pumps and the relationship of curable cancers to stem cells. ('mutation', 'Var', (190, 198)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (305, 312)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (177, 184)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (305, 311)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (177, 184)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (305, 312)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (305, 312)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (177, 184)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (177, 183)) ('growth', 'MPA', (149, 155)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (247, 250)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (142, 148)) 67977 25605631 In Ewings tumours there is the characteristic translocation EWS/ETS transformation which leads to the transformation and the malignant phenotype. ('Ewings tumours', 'Disease', (3, 17)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (89, 97)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (10, 16)) ('EWS', 'Gene', '2130', (60, 63)) ('EWS', 'Gene', (60, 63)) ('translocation', 'Var', (46, 59)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (10, 17)) ('malignant phenotype', 'CPA', (125, 144)) ('Ewings tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563168', (3, 17)) 67994 25605631 In contrast in males at the start of gonadal development at approximately 6 to 7 weeks gestation, the action of sex-determining region Y (SRY) leads to Sertoli cell differentiation and production of cytochrome p450 26B1 which degrades retinoic acid which inhibits the progression to meiosis. ('action', 'Var', (102, 108)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (255, 263)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (143, 151)) ('retinoic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (235, 248)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (52, 55)) ('Sertoli cell differentiation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (152, 180)) ('cytochrome p450 26B1', 'Enzyme', (199, 219)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (138, 141)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (152, 164)) ('to 7', 'Species', '1214577', (76, 80)) ('Sertoli cell differentiation', 'CPA', (152, 180)) ('degrades', 'MPA', (226, 234)) ('progression to meiosis', 'CPA', (268, 290)) 68034 25605631 From a clinical perspective it would also appear that the varying B cell malignancies of acute undifferentiated leukemia all the way through to myeloma also retain their then current natural level of apoptotic potential associated with the unique genetic processes of; VDJ rearrangement, somatic hypermutation and class switching that were occurring at the time of malignant transformation. ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (112, 120)) ('B cell malignancies of acute undifferentiated leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004812', (66, 120)) ('myeloma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009101', (144, 151)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (282, 285)) ('myeloma', 'Disease', (144, 151)) ('malignancies of acute undifferentiated leukemia', 'Disease', (73, 120)) ('apoptotic potential', 'MPA', (200, 219)) ('rearrangement', 'Var', (273, 286)) ('malignancies of acute undifferentiated leukemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (73, 120)) 68040 25605631 There is also significantly VDJ activity occurring early in the development of hematopoietic stem cell that go on to the pathway of myeloid differentiation with VDJ rearrangement present in many cases of AML and also occurring later in development prior to acute lymphoid blast crisis in CML. ('AML', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015470', (204, 207)) ('go on', 'Reg', (108, 113)) ('rearrangement', 'Var', (165, 178)) ('lymphoid blast crisis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005526', (263, 284)) ('VDJ', 'Gene', (161, 164)) ('CML', 'Disease', (288, 291)) ('AML', 'Disease', (204, 207)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (71, 74)) ('acute lymphoid blast crisis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006721', (257, 284)) ('VDJ', 'Gene', (28, 31)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (243, 246)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (174, 177)) ('CML', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015464', (288, 291)) 68043 25605631 These processes are mediated by activation induced cytidine deaminase (AID) that produces mutations, insertions and deletions within the immunoglobulin hypervariable regions during somatic hypermutation. ('mutations', 'Var', (90, 99)) ('deletions', 'Var', (116, 125)) ('activation induced cytidine deaminase', 'Gene', (32, 69)) ('AID', 'Gene', (71, 74)) ('activation induced cytidine deaminase', 'Gene', '57379', (32, 69)) ('AID', 'Gene', '57379', (71, 74)) ('insertions', 'Var', (101, 111)) 68045 25605631 These complexes processes of immunoglobulin gene VDJ rearrangement and somatic hypermutation are recognised to be associated with the induction of lymphomagenesis, with VDJ rearrangements particularly linked to malignancy associated translocations including t, t[14:18] and BCL2, whilst somatic hypermutation is linked to the myc translocations seen in Burkitt's lymphoma. ('lymphoma', 'Disease', (363, 371)) ('lymphoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008223', (363, 371)) ('linked', 'Reg', (201, 207)) ("Burkitt's lymphoma", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030080', (353, 371)) ('BCL2', 'Gene', (274, 278)) ('lymphoma', 'Disease', (147, 155)) ("Burkitt's lymphoma", 'Disease', 'MESH:D002051', (353, 371)) ('lymphoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008223', (147, 155)) ('rearrangements', 'Var', (173, 187)) ("Burkitt's lymphoma", 'Disease', (353, 371)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (211, 221)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (182, 185)) ('VDJ', 'Gene', (169, 172)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (62, 65)) ('t[14:18]', 'Var', (261, 269)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (363, 371)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (211, 221)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (147, 155)) ('associated', 'Reg', (114, 124)) ('BCL2', 'Gene', '596', (274, 278)) ('translocations', 'Var', (233, 247)) ('rearrangement', 'Var', (53, 66)) 68066 25605631 The malignancies that arise from B cells that have completed VDJ rearrangement but not undergone somatic hypermutation include mantle cell lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia [CLL]. ('cell lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012191', (134, 147)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (4, 16)) ('mantle cell lymphoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020522', (127, 147)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (139, 147)) ('mantle cell lymphoma', 'Disease', (127, 147)) ('VDJ', 'Gene', (61, 64)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (172, 180)) ('rearrangement', 'Var', (65, 78)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (4, 16)) ('chronic lymphocytic leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005550', (152, 180)) ('chronic lymphocytic leukemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015451', (152, 180)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (74, 77)) ('CLL', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005550', (182, 185)) ('chronic lymphocytic leukemia', 'Disease', (152, 180)) 68070 25605631 In mantle cell lymphoma the impact on the hyper-mutated status of the variable domain is significant as those with mutated genes have a 5 year event free survival of 75% vs only 23% for those with classical unmutated Mantle cell lymphoma. ('mantle cell lymphoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020522', (3, 23)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (229, 237)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (15, 23)) ('cell lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012191', (224, 237)) ('mantle cell lymphoma', 'Disease', (3, 23)) ('cell lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012191', (10, 23)) ('mutated genes', 'Var', (115, 128)) ('Mantle cell lymphoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020522', (217, 237)) ('Mantle cell lymphoma', 'Disease', (217, 237)) 68074 25605631 The action of AID is focused predominantly on the variable regions of the immunoglobulin genes and it is estimated that the AID leads to a mutation rate in the variable regions that is approximately 1 million times higher than would occur by spontaneous mutation alone. ('AID', 'Gene', '57379', (14, 17)) ('AID', 'Gene', (14, 17)) ('mutation', 'Var', (139, 147)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (215, 221)) ('AID', 'Gene', (124, 127)) ('AID', 'Gene', '57379', (124, 127)) 68081 25605631 Burkitt's lymphoma appears to arise in germinal centre B cells that have undergone somatic hypermutation of the VH genes and is characterised by translocation of the c-myc oncogene. ("Burkitt's lymphoma", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030080', (0, 18)) ("Burkitt's lymphoma", 'Disease', 'MESH:D002051', (0, 18)) ('c-myc', 'Gene', '4609', (166, 171)) ('translocation', 'Var', (145, 158)) ('c-myc', 'Gene', (166, 171)) ("Burkitt's lymphoma", 'Disease', (0, 18)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (10, 18)) 68087 25605631 However in Hodgkin's lymphoma these cells with these 'crippling' mutations of the immunoglobulin chain are generally viewed as failed germinal centre B Cells that are pre-apoptotic but prevented from progressing to an apoptotic death by EBV infection It may be that the loss of the classical B cell phenotype seen in Hodgkin's disease is a result of the cell moving part of the way down the apoptotic pathways but with the completion of the normal apoptotic pathway blocked as a result of EBV infection. ("Hodgkin's lymphoma", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012189', (11, 29)) ('EBV infection', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020031', (489, 502)) ('failed germinal centre B Cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002849', (127, 157)) ('EBV infection', 'Disease', (237, 250)) ('EBV infection', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020031', (237, 250)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (21, 29)) ("Hodgkin's lymphoma", 'Disease', 'MESH:D006689', (11, 29)) ('EBV infection', 'Disease', (489, 502)) ("Hodgkin's disease", 'Disease', 'MESH:D006689', (317, 334)) ("Hodgkin's lymphoma", 'Disease', (11, 29)) ("Hodgkin's disease", 'Disease', (317, 334)) ("Hodgkin's disease", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012189', (317, 334)) ('apoptotic', 'Pathway', (391, 400)) ('mutations', 'Var', (65, 74)) 68093 25605631 In terms of the unique genetic events, follicular lymphoma is demonstrated to carry rearranged immunoglobulin genes that have undergone somatic hypermutation. ('follicular lymphoma', 'Disease', (39, 58)) ('rearranged', 'Var', (84, 94)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (50, 58)) ('immunoglobulin genes', 'Gene', (95, 115)) ('follicular lymphoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008224', (39, 58)) 68107 25605631 Similarly lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (Waldenstroms macroglobulinaemia) arises from mature B cells that have rearranged VH genes, have undergone somatic hypermutation but have failed to complete class switching This malignancy also has a good response rate to chemotherapy but is not chemotherapy curable and has a shorter natural history that follicular NHL or MALT with a median survival of approximately 8 years. ('MALT', 'Disease', (361, 365)) ('Waldenstroms macroglobulinaemia', 'Disease', (38, 69)) ('VH genes', 'Gene', (119, 127)) ('rearranged', 'Var', (108, 118)) ('NHL', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008228', (354, 357)) ('NHL', 'Disease', (354, 357)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (215, 225)) ('lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008223', (10, 36)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (28, 36)) ('Waldenstroms macroglobulinaemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005508', (38, 69)) ('Waldenstroms macroglobulinaemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008258', (38, 69)) ('lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma', 'Disease', (10, 36)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (215, 225)) ('MALT', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018442', (361, 365)) 68113 25605631 More recent data has indicated that the BRAF protein that is involved in signal transduction from the B cell receptor has a characteristic V[600]E mutation in nearly all cases of HCL a finding that is not present in any other lymphoid malignancy. ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (40, 44)) ('V[600]E', 'Var', (139, 146)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (40, 44)) ('lymphoid malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008223', (226, 245)) ('HCL a', 'Disease', (179, 184)) ('lymphoid malignancy', 'Disease', (226, 245)) ('lymphoid malignancy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (226, 245)) 68116 25605631 The dramatic response to chemotherapy suggests that the DNA damage can shift the balance to highly effective apoptosis, using the mechanisms that are still partially in place linked to the AID activity that is on-going, albeit at a lower level than is present in DLBCL. ('DNA', 'Var', (56, 59)) ('shift', 'Reg', (71, 76)) ('AID', 'Gene', '57379', (189, 192)) ('AID', 'Gene', (189, 192)) 68123 25605631 In contrast to the three processes of VDJ rearrangement, somatic hypermutation and class switching occurring in B cells, T cells have a simpler pattern of genetic activity to achieve their variation in antigenic recognition with only rearrangement of the V and J regions in the TCR alpha chain whilst the TCR beta has the fuller rearrangement of the VDJ components similarly to a B cell. ('rearrangement', 'Var', (234, 247)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (338, 341)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (51, 54)) ('antigenic recognition', 'MPA', (202, 223)) ('TCR alpha', 'Gene', '28755', (278, 287)) ('TCR beta', 'Gene', (305, 313)) ('TCR beta', 'Gene', '6962', (305, 313)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (243, 246)) ('TCR alpha', 'Gene', (278, 287)) 68124 25605631 In a parallel fashion to that seen in B cell malignancies the rise in chemotherapy curability coincides with the onset of V[D]J rearrangements in the T cell receptor genes. ('T cell receptor', 'Gene', (150, 165)) ('T cell receptor', 'Gene', '6962', (150, 165)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (45, 57)) ('rise', 'PosReg', (62, 66)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (45, 57)) ('chemotherapy curability', 'CPA', (70, 93)) ('V[D]J rearrangements', 'Var', (122, 142)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (137, 140)) 68131 25605631 ALK + ve large cell lymphoma arise from T cells that have undergone V[D]J recombination but have failed to produce a functional T cell receptor. ('lymphoma', 'Disease', (20, 28)) ('lymphoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008223', (20, 28)) ('V[D]J', 'Var', (68, 73)) ('ALK', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (20, 28)) ('T cell receptor', 'Gene', (128, 143)) ('T cell receptor', 'Gene', '6962', (128, 143)) ('cell lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012191', (15, 28)) ('ALK', 'Gene', '238', (0, 3)) 68143 25605631 A number of studies have confirmed that these unique genetic events of VDJ rearrangement that are associated with B cell and T cell development are occurring at significant levels in the cells that develop into AML. ('VDJ', 'Gene', (71, 74)) ('AML', 'Disease', (211, 214)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (139, 142)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (84, 87)) ('rearrangement', 'Var', (75, 88)) ('AML', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015470', (211, 214)) 68144 25605631 In studies of AML, genetic analysis indicates that the immunoglobulin heavy chains genes have undergone VDJ rearrangement in 40-50% of cases and that the expression of the VDJ recombinase associated proteins RAG1 and RAG2 was also detectable in approximately 50% of cases. ('RAG1', 'Gene', '5896', (208, 212)) ('undergone', 'Reg', (94, 103)) ('AML', 'Disease', (14, 17)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (117, 120)) ('RAG2', 'Gene', '5897', (217, 221)) ('AML', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015470', (14, 17)) ('rearrangement', 'Var', (108, 121)) ('RAG2', 'Gene', (217, 221)) ('RAG1', 'Gene', (208, 212)) 68145 25605631 More recent data confirms that VDJ recombination had occurred in the AML myeloblasts of 50% of patients and that there was also limited evidence of somatic hypermutation occurring. ('AML', 'Disease', (69, 72)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (95, 103)) ('recombination', 'Var', (35, 48)) ('occurred', 'Reg', (53, 61)) ('VDJ', 'Gene', (31, 34)) ('AML', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015470', (69, 72)) 68155 25605631 In contrast to other malignancies, including B ALL and T ALL and AML, which arise in cells around the time of VDJ rearrangement, CML in lymphoid blast crisis is not chemotherapy curable. ('AML', 'Disease', (65, 68)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (21, 33)) ('lymphoid blast crisis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005526', (136, 157)) ('ALL', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006721', (47, 50)) ('CML', 'Disease', (129, 132)) ('lymphoid blast crisis', 'Disease', (136, 157)) ('ALL', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006721', (57, 60)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (21, 33)) ('AML', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015470', (65, 68)) ('rearrangement', 'Var', (114, 127)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (123, 126)) ('CML', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015464', (129, 132)) 68161 25605631 The major impact of this protein on inhibiting apoptosis is seen in studies where BCR/ABL has been transfected into chemotherapy sensitive cells lines leading to high levels drug resistance. ('drug resistance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0020174', (174, 189)) ('inhibiting', 'NegReg', (36, 46)) ('BCR/ABL', 'Gene', (82, 89)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (47, 56)) ('drug resistance', 'MPA', (174, 189)) ('transfected', 'Var', (99, 110)) ('BCR/ABL', 'Gene', '25;613', (82, 89)) 68162 25605631 As a result the presence of the BCR/ABL activity may be sufficient to override the apoptotic sensitivity normally seen with active VDJ rearrangement. ('BCR/ABL', 'Gene', (32, 39)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (144, 147)) ('BCR/ABL', 'Gene', '25;613', (32, 39)) ('override', 'PosReg', (70, 78)) ('apoptotic sensitivity', 'CPA', (83, 104)) ('presence', 'Var', (16, 24)) 68179 25605631 It has previously been noted that radiotherapy treatment to fibroblast and lymphoma cells can result in the expression of meiosis related proteins and that the combination of DNA damage and meiosis related proteins can only be tolerated by cells with mutated p53 pathways. ('result in', 'Reg', (94, 103)) ('lymphoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008223', (75, 83)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (52, 55)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (75, 83)) ('meiosis', 'Protein', (122, 129)) ('p53', 'Gene', (259, 262)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (259, 262)) ('expression', 'MPA', (108, 118)) ('mutated', 'Var', (251, 258)) ('lymphoma', 'Disease', (75, 83)) 68219 25590623 In the "chronic" exposure setting, a T-test was performed on gene expression levels obtained from samples exposed to the drugs (IC10 cisplatin or IC10 bleomycin) versus the untreated control samples that were collected after 30 days incubation. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (133, 142)) ('IC10 cisplatin', 'Var', (128, 142)) ('IC10', 'Var', (146, 150)) ('bleomycin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001761', (151, 160)) 68315 29853869 Encouraged by favorable early oncologic and safety outcomes for treatment of clinical stage (CS) I nonseminomatous germ cell tumor (NSGCT), the R-RPLND affords the same recovery advantages as the laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (L-RPLND) while offering greater dexterity, superior visualization, and a theoretically shorter learning curve for the surgeon. ('CS', 'Chemical', '-', (93, 95)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (125, 130)) ('nonseminomatous germ cell tumor', 'Disease', (99, 130)) ('R-RPLND', 'Var', (144, 151)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (125, 130)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (125, 130)) ('nonseminomatous germ cell tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537844', (99, 130)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (115, 130)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (134, 137)) 68486 27652227 Sexual behavior was severely disrupted if bilateral lesions were positioned in the preoptic area/anterior hypothalamus, whereas posterior hypothalamic lesions (including mammillary bodies) did not interfere with sexual behavior. ('disrupted', 'NegReg', (29, 38)) ('Sexual behavior', 'CPA', (0, 15)) ('Sexual behavior', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030214', (0, 15)) ('anterior hypothalamus', 'Disease', (97, 118)) ('anterior hypothalamus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007029', (97, 118)) ('hypothalamic lesions', 'Disease', (138, 158)) ('hypothalamic lesions', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025058', (138, 158)) ('sexual behavior', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030214', (212, 227)) ('hypothalamic lesions', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007027', (138, 158)) ('lesions', 'Var', (52, 59)) 68501 27652227 With the introduction of successful medical treatment of ED with phosphodiesterase type 5, many men experience erections without adequate psycho-emotional arousal and experience difficulty achieving orgasm since they had not experienced sufficient erotic stimulation before and during coitus. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (96, 99)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (49, 52)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (91, 94)) ('experience erections', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000802', (100, 120)) ('phosphodiesterase', 'Var', (65, 82)) ('erections', 'Disease', (111, 120)) ('experience', 'Reg', (100, 110)) 68528 27652227 Woffian duct abnormalities may affect the strictures between the efferent ducts of the testis to the prostate, specifically the epididymis, the vas deference and the seminal vesicle, and also can affect ejaculation. ('affect', 'Reg', (31, 37)) ('epididymis', 'Disease', (128, 138)) ('strictures', 'MPA', (42, 52)) ('ejaculation', 'CPA', (203, 214)) ('epididymis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004823', (128, 138)) ('affect', 'Reg', (196, 202)) ('abnormalities', 'Var', (13, 26)) 68571 27652227 Fewer than 5% of patients with complete upper motor neuron lesions retained the ability to ejaculate. ('ability', 'MPA', (80, 87)) ('motor neuron lesion', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007373', (46, 65)) ('motor neuron lesions', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007373', (46, 66)) ('lesions', 'Var', (59, 66)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (17, 25)) 68572 27652227 Ejaculation rates were higher (15%) in patients with both lower motor neuron lesions and an intact thoracolumbar sympathetic outflow. ('Ejaculation rates', 'MPA', (0, 17)) ('lesions', 'Var', (77, 84)) ('lower', 'Protein', (58, 63)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (12, 15)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (39, 47)) ('motor neuron lesion', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007373', (64, 83)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (23, 29)) ('motor neuron lesions', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007373', (64, 84)) ('lower motor neuron', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002366', (58, 76)) 68636 27652227 The majority of those disorders were related to sperm volume (9% DT36 group; 8% DT24 + D12 group), decreased libido (5% DT36 group; 6% DT24 + D12 group), impotence (5% DT36 group; 4% DT24 + D12 group), and malaise and fatigue (5% DT36 group; 1% DT24 + D12 group). ('malaise', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012378', (206, 213)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (99, 108)) ('DT24 + D12', 'Var', (80, 90)) ('impotence', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007172', (154, 163)) ('sperm volume', 'CPA', (48, 60)) ('impotence', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000802', (154, 163)) ('malaise and fatigue', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005221', (206, 225)) ('impotence', 'Disease', (154, 163)) ('libido', 'CPA', (109, 115)) ('fatigue', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012378', (218, 225)) 68652 27652227 In one double blind, placebo-controlled study, imipramine and phenelzine were associated with a high incidence of adverse changes in sexual function, particularly impaired orgasm and ejaculation. ('phenelzine', 'Gene', (62, 72)) ('phenelzine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010624', (62, 72)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (163, 171)) ('imipramine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007099', (47, 57)) ('sexual function', 'MPA', (133, 148)) ('ejaculation', 'CPA', (183, 194)) ('imipramine', 'Var', (47, 57)) 68733 24369133 One example, although recently challenged, is the observation that exposure to vinclozolin, a fungicide and antiandrogenic agent, during embryogenesis decreases the adult sperm motility and concentration, and this effect is transferred through several generations of male offspring and is associated with alterations in the sperm methylation profile. ('vinclozolin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C025643', (79, 90)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (197, 200)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (256, 259)) ('vinclozolin', 'Var', (79, 90)) ('decreases', 'NegReg', (151, 160)) ('alterations', 'Reg', (305, 316)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (309, 312)) 68749 24369133 Such disorders can be caused by deficient androgen production or action and are among the most common congenital disorders in male children. ('deficient', 'Var', (32, 41)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (131, 139)) ('congenital disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000013', (102, 122)) ('deficient androgen production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (32, 61)) ('action', 'MPA', (65, 71)) ('caused', 'Reg', (22, 28)) ('androgen', 'Protein', (42, 50)) ('congenital disorders', 'Disease', (102, 122)) 68752 24369133 Several androgen-dependent genes, such as AR, steroid-5-alpha-reductase, alpha polypeptide 2 (SRD5A2), hydroxysteroid (17-beta) dehydrogenase 3 (HSD17B3) and FK506 binding protein 4 (FKBP52), are associated with the regulation of the external genitalia formation and defects in these genes significantly increase the risk of developing hypospadias. ('SRD5A2', 'Gene', (94, 100)) ('FKBP52', 'Gene', (183, 189)) ('hydroxysteroid (17-beta) dehydrogenase 3', 'Gene', '3293', (103, 143)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (42, 44)) ('HSD17B3', 'Gene', '3293', (145, 152)) ('FK506 binding protein 4', 'Gene', '2288', (158, 181)) ('FK506 binding protein 4', 'Gene', (158, 181)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (110, 117)) ('HSD17B3', 'Gene', (145, 152)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (46, 53)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (336, 347)) ('regulation of the external genitalia formation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003247', (216, 262)) ('increase', 'Reg', (304, 312)) ('SRD5A2', 'Gene', '6716', (94, 100)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (336, 347)) ('external genitalia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012734', (234, 252)) ('FKBP52', 'Gene', '2288', (183, 189)) ('external genitalia', 'Disease', (234, 252)) ('defects', 'Var', (267, 274)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (336, 347)) 68753 24369133 Deficient androgen action within this early programming window in males can induce the common congenital disorders of cryptorchidism and hypospadias in rats. ('Deficient', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (137, 148)) ('induce', 'Reg', (76, 82)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (152, 156)) ('androgen', 'Protein', (10, 18)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (118, 132)) ('congenital disorders of cryptorchidism and hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003456', (94, 148)) ('Deficient androgen action', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (0, 25)) 68761 24369133 Disruption of steroidogenesis in FLCs by environmental xenobiotics and/or metabolic endogenous factors during the masculinization programming window may cause undermasculinization and malformation of the male reproductive organs. ('steroidogenesis', 'MPA', (14, 29)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (48, 51)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (14, 21)) ('malformation', 'Disease', (184, 196)) ('cause', 'Reg', (153, 158)) ('undermasculinization', 'Disease', (159, 179)) ('Disruption', 'Var', (0, 10)) 68767 24369133 Defects in several key genes that control phallus development, androgen biosynthesis and action can be enhanced by the environment; this promotes the development of hypospadias. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (126, 129)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (137, 145)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (165, 176)) ('Defects', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (165, 176)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (157, 160)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (57, 60)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (165, 176)) 68768 24369133 Experimental animal models have demonstrated the importance of the homeobox genes A (HOXA) and D (HOXD) in the development of the phallus because deletion of these genes in mice induces malformation of the external genitalia consistent with hypospadias. ('deletion', 'Var', (146, 154)) ('malformation of the external genitalia', 'Disease', 'MESH:C564563', (186, 224)) ('induces', 'Reg', (178, 185)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (241, 252)) ('HOXA', 'Gene', (85, 89)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (241, 252)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (118, 121)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (241, 252)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (39, 42)) ('HOXA', 'Gene', '111336', (85, 89)) ('malformation of the external genitalia', 'Disease', (186, 224)) ('malformation of the external genitalia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000811', (186, 224)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (173, 177)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (6, 9)) 68770 24369133 In humans, polymorphisms of FGF8, FGF10 and FGFR2 may be associated with an increased risk of hypospadias. ('FGF10', 'Gene', (34, 39)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (94, 105)) ('FGF8', 'Gene', (28, 32)) ('FGF8', 'Gene', '2253', (28, 32)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (94, 105)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (11, 24)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (3, 9)) ('FGFR2', 'Gene', '2263', (44, 49)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (94, 105)) ('FGFR2', 'Gene', (44, 49)) ('associated', 'Reg', (57, 67)) 68771 24369133 Mutations in the genes controlling androgen biosynthesis by the Leydig cells (e.g., the luteinizing hormone (LH) receptor and 5alpha-reductase genes) also induce hypospadias, which can be associated with cryptorchidism and micropenis. ('cryptorchidism and micropenis', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536649', (204, 233)) ('LH', 'Gene', (109, 111)) ('associated', 'Reg', (188, 198)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (162, 173)) ('LH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007986', (109, 111)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (162, 173)) ('induce', 'Reg', (155, 161)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (204, 218)) ('micropenis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000054', (223, 233)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (162, 173)) 68773 24369133 These mutations are typically found in AIS cases with severe hypospadias and they may not be common causes of isolated hypospadias. ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (119, 130)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (61, 72)) ('isolated hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (110, 130)) ('isolated hypospadias', 'Disease', (110, 130)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (119, 130)) ('found', 'Reg', (30, 35)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (61, 72)) ('AIS', 'Disease', 'OMIM:181800', (39, 42)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (119, 130)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (61, 72)) ('AIS', 'Disease', (39, 42)) ('mutations', 'Var', (6, 15)) 68775 24369133 A recent study reported that a higher number of the CAG repeat sequence in the AR gene may increase the risk of hypospadias in Caucasians. ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (112, 123)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (112, 123)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (91, 99)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (112, 123)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (79, 81)) ('CAG repeat sequence', 'Var', (52, 71)) 68779 24369133 In humans, mutations in these genes are associated with the development of disorders of sex development (DSD) syndrome, including micropenis, a bifid scrotum, penoscrotal hypospadias and cryptorchidism. ('micropenis', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536649', (130, 140)) ('mutations', 'Var', (11, 20)) ('bifid scrotum', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000048', (144, 157)) ('penoscrotal hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000808', (159, 182)) ('micropenis', 'Disease', (130, 140)) ('bifid scrotum', 'Disease', (144, 157)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (67, 70)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (171, 182)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (187, 201)) ('penoscrotal hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:C566526', (159, 182)) ('micropenis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000054', (130, 140)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (3, 9)) ('disorders of sex development (DSD) syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012734', (75, 118)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (99, 102)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (187, 201)) ('associated', 'Reg', (40, 50)) ('penoscrotal hypospadias', 'Disease', (159, 182)) 68781 24369133 Exposure of male fetuses in utero to different environmental chemicals such as vinclozolin, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), phthalates and dioxins has been shown to induce hypospadias in boys of the resident families. ('boys', 'Species', '9606', (189, 193)) ('vinclozolin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C025643', (79, 90)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (174, 185)) ('polychlorinated biphenyls', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (92, 117)) ('dioxins', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004147', (141, 148)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (54, 57)) ('PCBs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011078', (119, 123)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (174, 185)) ('induce', 'Reg', (167, 173)) ('polychlorinated biphenyls', 'Var', (92, 117)) ('phthalates', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C032279', (126, 136)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (174, 185)) 68805 24369133 Low birth weight, preterm delivery and small for gestational age weight are associated with a substantial increase in the incidence of cryptorchidism, which may reach 20%-25% in boys with birth weight less than 2.5 kg. ('boys', 'Species', '9606', (178, 182)) ('Low birth', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('small for gestational age', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (39, 64)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (135, 149)) ('Low birth weight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (0, 16)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (135, 149)) ('preterm delivery', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001622', (18, 34)) 68810 24369133 Dysfunction of the FLCs leading to androgen and Insl3 deficiency retains the testis either in the abdomen or in the inguinal canals. ('Dysfunction', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('deficiency retains the testis', 'Disease', (54, 83)) ('deficiency retains the testis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (54, 83)) ('Insl3', 'Gene', (48, 53)) ('androgen', 'Gene', (35, 43)) ('Insl3 deficiency', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031037', (48, 64)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (102, 105)) 68814 24369133 Patients with inactivating mutations in the LH receptor gene exhibit cryptorchidism and other phenotypic features. ('inactivating mutations', 'Var', (14, 36)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (69, 83)) ('LH receptor', 'Gene', (44, 55)) ('LH receptor', 'Gene', '3973', (44, 55)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (69, 83)) 68818 24369133 Mutations in the AR gene, steroidogenic enzymes and hypothalamic-pituitary regulators needed for testicular stimulation have been reported as rare causes of cryptorchidism. ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (157, 171)) ('causes', 'Reg', (147, 153)) ('hypothalamic-pituitary', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007029', (52, 74)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (157, 171)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (17, 19)) ('hypothalamic-pituitary', 'Disease', (52, 74)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (26, 33)) 68822 24369133 The phenotypes of men with INSL3 and RXFP2 mutations vary between unilateral to bilateral cryptorchidism, indicating differences of the penetrance of the genetic changes to the gubernaculum development. ('vary', 'Reg', (53, 57)) ('RXFP2', 'Gene', (37, 42)) ('RXFP2', 'Gene', '122042', (37, 42)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (18, 21)) ('INSL3', 'Gene', (27, 32)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (197, 200)) ('mutations', 'Var', (43, 52)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (90, 104)) ('unilateral to bilateral cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012741', (66, 104)) ('bilateral cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008689', (80, 104)) ('INSL3', 'Gene', '3640', (27, 32)) 68827 24369133 The levels of phthalates in mother's breast milk were not linked with a risk of cryptorchidism in their sons, even though EDCs have been found to cause an antiandrogenic effect on the anogenital index in boys. ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (80, 94)) ('phthalates', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C032279', (14, 24)) ('EDCs', 'Var', (122, 126)) ('boys', 'Species', '9606', (204, 208)) ('anogenital', 'MPA', (184, 194)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (80, 94)) ('antiandrogenic effect', 'MPA', (155, 176)) 68830 24369133 These congenital malformations can be associated with the suppression of production of androgen and Insl3 by FLCs. ('congenital malformations', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000013', (6, 30)) ('congenital malformations', 'Disease', (6, 30)) ('production of androgen', 'MPA', (73, 95)) ('FLCs', 'Var', (109, 113)) ('suppression', 'NegReg', (58, 69)) 68840 24369133 Testicular germ cell tumors are known to be connected to mutations in several genes, including kit-ligand (KITLG), sprouty homolog 4 (SPRY4), BCL2-antagonist/killer 1 (BAK1), telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT), doublesex and mab-3 related transcription factor 1 (DMRT1) and activating transcription factor 7 interacting protein (ATF7IP). ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (268, 273)) ('kit-ligand', 'Gene', '4254', (95, 105)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (11, 27)) ('mutations', 'Var', (57, 66)) ('kit-ligand', 'Gene', (95, 105)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (107, 112)) ('connected', 'Reg', (44, 53)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (21, 27)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (134, 139)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (107, 112)) ('telomerase reverse transcriptase', 'Gene', (175, 207)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (21, 26)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', (334, 340)) ('BCL2', 'Gene', '596', (142, 146)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (209, 213)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', '578', (168, 172)) ('sprouty homolog 4', 'Gene', '81848', (115, 132)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (209, 213)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (268, 273)) ('BAK1', 'Gene', (168, 172)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', (16, 27)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005935', (16, 27)) ('activating transcription factor 7 interacting protein', 'Gene', '55729', (279, 332)) ('sprouty homolog 4', 'Gene', (115, 132)) ('telomerase reverse transcriptase', 'Gene', '7015', (175, 207)) ('BCL2', 'Gene', (142, 146)) ('doublesex and mab-3 related transcription factor 1', 'Gene', '1761', (216, 266)) ('ATF7IP', 'Gene', '55729', (334, 340)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (134, 139)) 68841 24369133 Detection of these malignant cells can be achieved by showing positive expression for placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP); tyrosine-protein kinase Kit (C-KIT); POU domain, class 5, transcription factor 1 (POU5F1, also termed as OCT3/4); activating enhancer binding protein 2-gamma (AP-2gamma); and homeobox transcription factor NANOG (NANOG). ('PLAP', 'Gene', (118, 122)) ('placental alkaline phosphatase', 'Gene', '250', (86, 116)) ('POU', 'Var', (162, 165)) ('AP-2gamma', 'Gene', (284, 293)) ('PLAP', 'Gene', '250', (118, 122)) ('C-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (154, 159)) ('POU5F1', 'Gene', '5460', (207, 213)) ('POU5F1', 'Gene', (207, 213)) ('C-KIT', 'Gene', (154, 159)) ('placental alkaline phosphatase', 'Gene', (86, 116)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', '79923', (337, 342)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', (337, 342)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', '79923', (330, 335)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', (330, 335)) ('homeobox', 'Gene', (300, 308)) ('AP-2gamma', 'Gene', '7022', (284, 293)) 68842 24369133 Recent and earlier studies demonstrate the role of KITLG and DMRT1 gene alterations as the main factors involved in TGCT formation. ('KITLG', 'Gene', (51, 56)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (116, 120)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (76, 79)) ('alterations', 'Var', (72, 83)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (61, 66)) ('involved', 'Reg', (104, 112)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (61, 66)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (34, 37)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (51, 56)) 68849 24369133 Because EDCs comprise a large number of different substances with dissimilar structures and diverse toxicities, some EDCs may directly affect spermatogenesis, for instance, by changing the structure or motility of spermatozoa, damaging the spermatogonia or destroying Sertoli cells; while most other pesticides act indirectly through endocrine disruption. ('damaging', 'Reg', (227, 235)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', (100, 110)) ('changing', 'Reg', (176, 184)) ('Sertoli cells', 'CPA', (268, 281)) ('affect', 'Reg', (135, 141)) ('structure', 'MPA', (189, 198)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (142, 157)) ('spermatogonia', 'CPA', (240, 253)) ('toxicities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (100, 110)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (268, 280)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (268, 281)) ('EDCs', 'Var', (117, 121)) ('destroying', 'NegReg', (257, 267)) 68856 24369133 A recent study reported that organophosphate pesticide sprayers had reduced percentages of morphologically normal sperm and motile sperm and decreased serum levels of LH and testosterone. ('organophosphate', 'Var', (29, 44)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (174, 186)) ('organophosphate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010755', (29, 44)) ('LH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007986', (167, 169)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (141, 150)) ('reduced percentages of morphologically normal sperm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012207', (68, 119)) ('morphologically normal sperm', 'CPA', (91, 119)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (68, 75)) ('motile sperm', 'CPA', (124, 136)) 68866 24369133 Exposure to dexamethasone from e15 to e21 reduced the plasma testosterone and LH levels between e19 and e21. ('reduced', 'NegReg', (42, 49)) ('plasma testosterone', 'MPA', (54, 73)) ('reduced the plasma testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (42, 73)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (61, 73)) ('LH levels', 'MPA', (78, 87)) ('LH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007986', (78, 80)) ('e19', 'Var', (96, 99)) ('e21', 'Var', (104, 107)) ('dexamethasone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003907', (12, 25)) 68917 24369133 The exposure of male rats to Aroclor 1254, a PCB, was reported to cause decreased testicular weight, sperm count, sperm motility and daily sperm production and was associated with a depletion of mitochondrial antioxidant enzymes. ('daily sperm production', 'CPA', (133, 155)) ('testicular weight', 'CPA', (82, 99)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (72, 81)) ('sperm count', 'CPA', (101, 112)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (21, 25)) ('PCB', 'Gene', '25104', (45, 48)) ('sperm motility', 'CPA', (114, 128)) ('PCB', 'Gene', (45, 48)) ('decreased testicular', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008734', (72, 92)) ('Aroclor 1254', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D020111', (29, 41)) ('depletion', 'MPA', (182, 191)) ('Aroclor 1254', 'Var', (29, 41)) ('mitochondrial antioxidant', 'MPA', (195, 220)) 69104 18288311 Furthermore hypospadias, cryptorchidism, and testicular cancer have all been found to be associated with low birth weight, suggesting a potential association with an underlying placental defect. ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (25, 39)) ('low birth', 'Var', (105, 114)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (45, 62)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (12, 23)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (56, 62)) ('low birth weight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (105, 121)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (12, 23)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (25, 39)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (45, 62)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (45, 62)) ('placental defect', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100767', (177, 193)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (12, 23)) 69114 18288311 Interactions between genetic susceptibility and the environment have been the focus of research in this area, and advances in genomics have allowed the identification of polymorphisms associated with hypospadias, cryptorchidism, and testicular cancer. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (233, 250)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (200, 211)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (213, 227)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (244, 250)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (200, 211)) ('associated', 'Reg', (184, 194)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (233, 250)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (233, 250)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (170, 183)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (200, 211)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (213, 227)) 69115 18288311 This is well illustrated by the recent identification of the association of a variant of the gene for the ER-alpha with hypospadias and cryptorchidism in Japanese cohorts that has now been found to be associated with a decreased incidence of hypospadias in a European cohort. ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (120, 131)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (136, 150)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (120, 131)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (242, 253)) ('variant', 'Var', (78, 85)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (19, 22)) ('ER-alpha', 'Gene', (106, 114)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (136, 150)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (242, 253)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (120, 131)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (242, 253)) ('association', 'Interaction', (61, 72)) 69126 33489210 Several researchers have recommended cryopreservation of sperm before treatment for TGCT, 3 , 4 , 5 as infertility can harm the mental health of young patients, and these patients may not have considered their fertility or plans to have children at the time of their TGCT diagnosis. ('infertility', 'Disease', (106, 117)) ('harm', 'NegReg', (122, 126)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (131, 134)) ('cryopreservation', 'Var', (37, 53)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (154, 162)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (174, 182)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (75, 78)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (30, 33)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (106, 117)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (240, 248)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (106, 117)) ('mental health', 'MPA', (131, 144)) 69127 33489210 Thus, pre-treatment cryopreservation of sperm may improve these patients' quality of life, even if the sperm is not ultimately used for assisted reproductive therapy. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (64, 72)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (15, 18)) ('quality of life', 'CPA', (74, 89)) ('cryopreservation', 'Var', (20, 36)) ('improve', 'PosReg', (50, 57)) 69192 33172093 Clinically, high expression of FGF9 is associated with poor prognosis in patients who have non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). ('NSCLC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002289', (119, 124)) ('non-small cell lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002289', (91, 117)) ('FGF9', 'Gene', (31, 35)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (106, 117)) ('non-small cell lung cancer', 'Disease', (91, 117)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 117)) ('NSCLC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030358', (119, 124)) ('small cell lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030357', (95, 117)) ('non-small cell lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030358', (91, 117)) ('NSCLC', 'Disease', (119, 124)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (73, 81)) ('high expression', 'Var', (12, 27)) 69209 33172093 In the 12 h control group, the expression of cyclin A1 and cyclin B1 were also significantly reduced by cordycepin (Figure 4A,D,E). ('cyclin B1', 'Gene', (59, 68)) ('cyclin A1', 'Gene', (45, 54)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (93, 100)) ('cyclin B1', 'Gene', '268697', (59, 68)) ('expression', 'MPA', (31, 41)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (104, 114)) ('cordycepin', 'Var', (104, 114)) ('cyclin A1', 'Gene', '12427', (45, 54)) 69211 33172093 In addition, cordycepin did reduce protein basal levels of cyclin B1 and E1 proteins whether treated with FGF9 or not at 12 h after treatment (Figure 4A,D,E). ('cyclin B1', 'Gene', (59, 68)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (13, 23)) ('protein basal levels of', 'MPA', (35, 58)) ('cyclin B1', 'Gene', '268697', (59, 68)) ('E1 proteins', 'Protein', (73, 84)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (28, 34)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (137, 140)) ('FGF9', 'Var', (106, 110)) 69231 33172093 On day 9 after initiation of drug administration, the tumor volumes of the FGF9/PBS group were significantly increased compared to the BSA/PBS and Control/PBS groups (Figure 7A), which was consistent with our previous finding in a NOD-SCID model. ('SCID', 'Disease', (235, 239)) ('SCID', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053632', (235, 239)) ('SCID', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004430', (235, 239)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (54, 59)) ('FGF9/PBS', 'Var', (75, 83)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (54, 59)) ('PBS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007854', (155, 158)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (54, 59)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (109, 118)) ('PBS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007854', (80, 83)) ('PBS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007854', (139, 142)) 69237 33172093 Results showed that the tumor tissue expression of Ki-67 decreased and cleaved caspase-3 increased in FGF9/cordycepin and Control/cordycepin groups (Figure 7D-G), whereas the tumor tissue expression of Ki-67 increased and cleaved as caspase-3 decreased in the FGF9/PBS group (Figure 7D-G). ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (24, 29)) ('Ki-67', 'Gene', (202, 207)) ('cleaved', 'MPA', (71, 78)) ('Ki-67', 'Gene', (51, 56)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (107, 117)) ('PBS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007854', (265, 268)) ('caspase-3', 'Gene', (79, 88)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (57, 66)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (130, 140)) ('caspase-3', 'Gene', '12367', (233, 242)) ('cleaved', 'MPA', (222, 229)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (175, 180)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (24, 29)) ('caspase-3', 'Gene', '12367', (79, 88)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (208, 217)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (175, 180)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (89, 98)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (24, 29)) ('Ki-67', 'Gene', '17345', (202, 207)) ('Ki-67', 'Gene', '17345', (51, 56)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (175, 180)) ('FGF9/cordycepin', 'Var', (102, 117)) ('caspase-3', 'Gene', (233, 242)) 69238 33172093 These data indicated that, in vivo, cordycepin decreased the tumor mass by decreasing MA-10 cell proliferation and increasing cell apoptosis. ('cordycepin', 'Var', (36, 46)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (36, 46)) ('decreasing', 'NegReg', (75, 85)) ('MA-10', 'Chemical', '-', (86, 91)) ('cell apoptosis', 'CPA', (126, 140)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (61, 66)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (61, 66)) ('MA-10 cell proliferation', 'CPA', (86, 110)) ('increasing', 'PosReg', (115, 125)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (61, 66)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (47, 56)) 69239 33172093 Furthermore, the immunohistochemical expressions of p-ERK1/2 and p-Rb in MA-10 tumors were significantly inhibited in FGF9/cordycepin and Control/cordycepin groups while the p-ERK1/2 and p-Rb expressions were increased in the FGF9/PBS group (Figure 8A-D). ('FGF9/cordycepin', 'Var', (118, 133)) ('p-ERK1/2', 'Gene', (52, 60)) ('MA-10', 'Gene', (73, 78)) ('Rb', 'Gene', '19645', (189, 191)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (123, 133)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (105, 114)) ('Rb', 'Gene', '19645', (67, 69)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (79, 85)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (79, 85)) ('MA-10', 'Chemical', '-', (73, 78)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (79, 85)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (146, 156)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (79, 84)) ('PBS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007854', (231, 234)) 69244 33172093 In the present study, we have a novel finding that cordycepin inhibited MA-10 cell proliferation in vitro and tumor growth in vivo through suppressing the FGF9 signaling pathway, which upregulated the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and Rb, the expressions of E2F1 and the cell cycle related proteins, cyclins and CDKs (Figure 10). ('expressions', 'MPA', (239, 250)) ('MA-10', 'Chemical', '-', (72, 77)) ('cordycepin', 'Var', (51, 61)) ('cyclins', 'Gene', '268697', (296, 303)) ('FGF9 signaling pathway', 'Pathway', (155, 177)) ('E2F1', 'Gene', (254, 258)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (110, 115)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (51, 61)) ('MA-10 cell proliferation', 'CPA', (72, 96)) ('ERK1/2', 'Protein', (220, 226)) ('suppressing', 'NegReg', (139, 150)) ('CDKs', 'Gene', (308, 312)) ('cyclins', 'Gene', (296, 303)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (185, 196)) ('CDKs', 'Gene', '12534;1017;12566;12567', (308, 312)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (110, 115)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (62, 71)) ('Rb', 'Gene', '19645', (231, 233)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (201, 216)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (110, 115)) 69251 33172093 Here, from the microarray analysis of cordycepin-mediated alteration of gene expression levels in testicular cancer cells, the clustering of the microarray data identified that the mRNA level of FGF9 and FGF18 were reduced in 100 mug/mL cordycepin-treated MA-10 cells (Table 1). ('FGF9', 'Gene', (195, 199)) ('mRNA level', 'MPA', (181, 191)) ('100 mug/mL', 'Var', (226, 236)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (38, 48)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (98, 115)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (98, 115)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (237, 247)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (215, 222)) ('FGF18', 'Gene', '14172', (204, 209)) ('FGF18', 'Gene', (204, 209)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (98, 115)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 115)) ('MA-10', 'Chemical', '-', (256, 261)) 69256 33172093 FGFs and FGFRs would alter in cancer cells associated with receptor overexpression and/or the aberrant FGFs secretion. ('receptor', 'Protein', (59, 67)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (30, 36)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (30, 36)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (30, 36)) ('FGF', 'Gene', '2254;14180;14165;14172', (9, 12)) ('FGF', 'Gene', '2254;14180;14165;14172', (0, 3)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (68, 82)) ('FGF', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('alter', 'Reg', (21, 26)) ('FGF', 'Gene', '2254;14180;14165;14172', (103, 106)) ('secretion', 'MPA', (108, 117)) ('FGFR', 'Gene', '14182;14183;14184;14186', (9, 13)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (94, 102)) ('FGFR', 'Gene', (9, 13)) ('FGF', 'Gene', (103, 106)) ('FGF', 'Gene', (9, 12)) 69263 33172093 We also illustrate that cordycepin could induce apoptosis through p38 MAPKs, PI3K/AKT, cell cycle arrest and caspase signaling pathways, and promote unfolded protein response-dependent cell death through FoxO/P15/P27, PERK-eIF2alpha and the IRE1-XBP1 pathways in MA-10 cells. ('eIF2alpha', 'Gene', (223, 232)) ('IRE1', 'Gene', (241, 245)) ('AKT', 'Gene', '11651', (82, 85)) ('arrest', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (98, 104)) ('XBP1', 'Gene', (246, 250)) ('PERK', 'Gene', '13666', (218, 222)) ('P27', 'Gene', (213, 216)) ('P15', 'Gene', '12579', (209, 212)) ('induce', 'PosReg', (41, 47)) ('PERK', 'Gene', (218, 222)) ('XBP1', 'Gene', '22433', (246, 250)) ('p38', 'Var', (66, 69)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (141, 148)) ('caspase signaling pathways', 'Pathway', (109, 135)) ('cell cycle arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011018', (87, 104)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (24, 34)) ('P27', 'Gene', '12576', (213, 216)) ('cell cycle', 'CPA', (87, 97)) ('AKT', 'Gene', (82, 85)) ('arrest', 'Disease', (98, 104)) ('eIF2alpha', 'Gene', '229317', (223, 232)) ('unfolded protein response-dependent', 'MPA', (149, 184)) ('MA-10', 'Chemical', '-', (263, 268)) ('P15', 'Gene', (209, 212)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (48, 57)) ('IRE1', 'Gene', '26918', (241, 245)) 69264 33172093 Moreover, FGF9 could activate the FGFR2 signaling pathway to induce MA-10 cell proliferation. ('FGFR2', 'Gene', (34, 39)) ('FGFR2', 'Gene', '14183', (34, 39)) ('induce', 'PosReg', (61, 67)) ('MA-10', 'Chemical', '-', (68, 73)) ('FGF9', 'Var', (10, 14)) ('activate', 'PosReg', (21, 29)) ('MA-10 cell proliferation', 'CPA', (68, 92)) 69402 28036409 Genotyping of the KITLG single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs995030 was performed on the saliva samples of 202 cases and 329 controls. ('single nucleotide polymorphism', 'Var', (24, 54)) ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (61, 69)) ('rs995030', 'Var', (61, 69)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (18, 23)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (18, 23)) 69403 28036409 Testicular cancer was associated with the number of children fathered 5 years before diagnosis (odds ratio (OR) per additional child: 0.78, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.58-1.04) and sibship size (OR per additional sibling: 0.76, 95% CI: 0.66-0.88). ('associated', 'Interaction', (22, 32)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (52, 60)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (11, 17)) ('Testicular cancer', 'Disease', (0, 17)) ('child', 'Species', '9606', (127, 132)) ('Testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (0, 17)) ('sibship', 'Var', (185, 192)) ('child', 'Species', '9606', (52, 57)) ('Testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (0, 17)) 69405 28036409 The SNP rs995030 was strongly associated with risk of testicular cancer (per allele OR: 1.83; 95%CI: 1.26-2.64), but it did not modify the association between number of children and the risk of testicular cancer. ('associated', 'Reg', (30, 40)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (54, 71)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (194, 211)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (194, 211)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (54, 71)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (65, 71)) ('SNP rs995030', 'Var', (4, 16)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (54, 71)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (169, 177)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (194, 211)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (205, 211)) ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (8, 16)) 69422 28036409 Notably, two independent GWAS found that allele variations in KITLG (the unique ligand for the receptor tyrosine kinase KIT) were the strongest genetic risk factors for testicular germ cell tumors. ('KITLG', 'Gene', (62, 67)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (190, 196)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (190, 195)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (62, 67)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (180, 196)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (180, 195)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (190, 196)) ('allele variations', 'Var', (41, 58)) ('receptor tyrosine kinase', 'Gene', (95, 119)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (190, 196)) ('receptor tyrosine kinase', 'Gene', '5979', (95, 119)) ('risk factors', 'Reg', (152, 164)) 69423 28036409 These studies showed that the KITLG single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs995030 was associated with an at least 2-fold increased risk of testicular cancer. ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (73, 81)) ('rs995030', 'Var', (73, 81)) ('single nucleotide polymorphism', 'Var', (36, 66)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (139, 156)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (139, 156)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (30, 35)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (30, 35)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (139, 156)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (150, 156)) 69424 28036409 The other identified SNPs were in strong linkage disequilibrium with each other and with rs995030 (r2>0.8), which may thus serve as a TagSNP. ('linkage', 'Interaction', (41, 48)) ('rs995030', 'Var', (89, 97)) ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (89, 97)) 69425 28036409 Apart from these SNPs, other genetic alterations of the KIT/KITLG pathway have been linked to an increased susceptibility to testicular germ cell tumors. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (146, 152)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (146, 151)) ('genetic alterations', 'Var', (29, 48)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (136, 151)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (60, 65)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (146, 152)) ('susceptibility', 'Reg', (107, 121)) ('linked', 'Reg', (84, 90)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (60, 65)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (146, 152)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (136, 152)) 69426 28036409 The KIT-KITLG system is also crucial for germ cell survival, proliferation, motility, and migration, and its alterations may impair fertility. ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (8, 13)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (8, 13)) ('impair', 'NegReg', (125, 131)) ('alterations', 'Var', (109, 120)) ('impair fertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000144', (125, 141)) ('fertility', 'CPA', (132, 141)) 69427 28036409 Indeed, mutations, complete or partial deletions of KIT or KITLG sequences and altered expression of either genes have been reported to be involved in the disruption of normal germ cell development, in increased spermatocyte apoptosis, and in microenvironment alterations. ('increased', 'PosReg', (202, 211)) ('disruption', 'NegReg', (155, 165)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (52, 55)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (255, 258)) ('complete', 'Var', (19, 27)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (193, 196)) ('mutations', 'Var', (8, 17)) ('spermatocyte apoptosis', 'CPA', (212, 234)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (59, 64)) ('expression', 'MPA', (87, 97)) ('partial deletions', 'Var', (31, 48)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (59, 64)) ('involved', 'Reg', (139, 147)) ('normal germ cell development', 'CPA', (169, 197)) ('increased spermatocyte apoptosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030887', (202, 234)) 69430 28036409 In order to disentangle the possible roles of shared environmental and genetic risk factors, we also assessed interactions the KITLG SNP rs995030 may have with subfertility in its association with the risk of testicular cancer. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (209, 226)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (220, 226)) ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (137, 145)) ('subfertility', 'Disease', (160, 172)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (209, 226)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (209, 226)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (127, 132)) ('rs995030', 'Var', (137, 145)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (60, 63)) ('association', 'Interaction', (180, 191)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (127, 132)) 69441 28036409 Genotyping of the KITLG single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs995030 was performed on the saliva samples of 202 cases and 342 controls. ('single', 'Var', (24, 30)) ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (61, 69)) ('rs995030', 'Var', (61, 69)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (18, 23)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (18, 23)) 69444 28036409 Genotyping of the SNP rs995030 within the 3'UTR of the KITLG gene (Chromosome 12, NCBI Nucleotide Reference Sequence: NG_012098.1) was performed. ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (22, 30)) ('rs995030', 'Var', (22, 30)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (55, 60)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (55, 60)) 69453 28036409 For the analyses on the KITLG SNP rs995030, we first tested for the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) among controls. ('tested', 'Reg', (53, 59)) ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (34, 42)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (24, 29)) ('Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium', 'Disease', (68, 94)) ('rs995030', 'Var', (34, 42)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (24, 29)) 69478 28036409 Sibship size has also been repeatedly associated with a decreased risk of testicular cancer. ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (74, 91)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (74, 91)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (56, 65)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (74, 91)) ('Sibship', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (85, 91)) 69487 28036409 We did not test our samples for the gr/gr microdeletion on the Y chromosome, which is largely associated with impaired spermatogenesis and the risk of testicular tumors because it is a rare, low-penetrance allele (carrier frequency 2-3%) and thus accounts for a limited number of cases. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (162, 167)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', (151, 168)) ('impaired spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (110, 134)) ('microdeletion', 'Var', (42, 55)) ('associated', 'Reg', (94, 104)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (151, 168)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (162, 168)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (151, 168)) 69488 28036409 The rs995030 SNP of the KITLG gene, which has been highly and consistently associated with risk of testicular cancer and is in strong linkage disequilibrium (r2>0.8) with other susceptibility SNPs was selected for the present analyses. ('rs995030 SNP', 'Var', (4, 16)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (99, 116)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (99, 116)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (110, 116)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', '4254', (24, 29)) ('rs995030', 'Mutation', 'rs995030', (4, 12)) ('associated', 'Reg', (75, 85)) ('KITLG', 'Gene', (24, 29)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (99, 116)) 69524 33710779 9 Potential harms associated with screening include false-positive results, anxiety, and harms from diagnostic tests or procedures. ('anxiety', 'Disease', (77, 84)) ('false-positive results', 'Var', (53, 75)) ('anxiety', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000739', (77, 84)) ('anxiety', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001007', (77, 84)) 69572 33710779 Generally, in cancer screening, overdiagnosis and false positives are the most important harms. ('cancer', 'Disease', (14, 20)) ('false positives', 'Var', (50, 65)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (14, 20)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (14, 20)) 69654 27172897 Here we show that inhibition of HDAC1-3 is sufficient for LTR12 activation. ('HDAC1', 'Gene', (32, 37)) ('LTR12', 'Gene', (58, 63)) ('HDAC1', 'Gene', '3065', (32, 37)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (64, 74)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (18, 28)) 69672 27172897 The molecular responses to alterations in HDAC activity range from apoptosis, migration and differentiation to angiogenesis. ('HDAC', 'Gene', (42, 46)) ('angiogenesis', 'CPA', (111, 123)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (67, 76)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', '9734', (42, 46)) ('migration', 'CPA', (78, 87)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (92, 107)) ('alterations', 'Var', (27, 38)) 69676 27172897 In some cancers, particular HDACs are overexpressed, and inhibition of HDAC activity can represent an efficient anticancer treatment. ('HDAC', 'Gene', (28, 32)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (8, 15)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (8, 15)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (57, 67)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (8, 14)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (8, 15)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', '9734', (28, 32)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (116, 122)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (116, 122)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (8, 14)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', (71, 75)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (116, 122)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', '9734', (71, 75)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (8, 14)) 69701 27172897 On the other hand, LTR12s do not depend on their specific integration site to function as HDAC inhibitor-responsive promoters. ('HDAC', 'Gene', (90, 94)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', '9734', (90, 94)) ('LTR12s', 'Var', (19, 25)) 69720 27172897 Figure S4B, S4C) of NF-Y by shRNA-mediated knockdown, followed by TSA-treatment. ('NF-Y', 'Gene', (20, 24)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (43, 52)) ('TSA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C012589', (66, 69)) 69721 27172897 The removal of NFY-A resulted in a decreased expression of the LTR12-driven genes CGREF1, DHRS2 and SEMA4D, both in TSA- and in DMSO-treated cells (Figure 6A). ('CGREF1', 'Gene', (82, 88)) ('removal', 'Var', (4, 11)) ('DHRS2', 'Gene', '10202', (90, 95)) ('SEMA4D', 'Gene', '10507', (100, 106)) ('TSA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C012589', (116, 119)) ('DHRS2', 'Gene', (90, 95)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (35, 44)) ('SEMA4D', 'Gene', (100, 106)) ('expression', 'MPA', (45, 55)) ('NFY-A', 'Chemical', '-', (15, 20)) ('NFY-A', 'Gene', (15, 20)) ('CGREF1', 'Gene', '10669', (82, 88)) ('DMSO', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004121', (128, 132)) 69722 27172897 Depletion of NF-YB also reduced the levels of LTR12-driven mRNAs, but with lower significance (Suppl. ('reduced', 'NegReg', (24, 31)) ('NF-YB', 'Gene', (13, 18)) ('Depletion', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('levels', 'MPA', (36, 42)) ('LTR12-driven mRNAs', 'MPA', (46, 64)) ('NF-YB', 'Gene', '4801', (13, 18)) 69723 27172897 LTR12-driven TNFRSF10B expression, in contrast, was augmented by removal of NF-YA, but not NF-YB. ('removal', 'Var', (65, 72)) ('NF-YB', 'Gene', (91, 96)) ('augmented', 'PosReg', (52, 61)) ('TNFRSF10B', 'Gene', (13, 22)) ('NF-YA', 'Gene', '4800', (76, 81)) ('NF-YB', 'Gene', '4801', (91, 96)) ('TNFRSF10B', 'Gene', '8795', (13, 22)) ('NF-YA', 'Gene', (76, 81)) ('expression', 'MPA', (23, 33)) 69724 27172897 This is in line with a proapoptotic effect of NF-YA inactivation, possibly secondary to the activation of p53. ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (106, 109)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (92, 102)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (52, 64)) ('NF-YA', 'Gene', '4800', (46, 51)) ('p53', 'Gene', (106, 109)) ('NF-YA', 'Gene', (46, 51)) 69726 27172897 NF-YA depletion reduced the cleavage of poly-ADP-Ribose Polymerase (PARP) and caspase 3 upon treatment with TSA (Figure 6B). ('NF-YA', 'Gene', '4800', (0, 5)) ('PARP', 'Gene', (68, 72)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (16, 23)) ('caspase 3', 'Gene', (78, 87)) ('NF-YA', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('cleavage', 'MPA', (28, 36)) ('depletion', 'Var', (6, 15)) ('TSA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C012589', (108, 111)) ('PARP', 'Gene', '142', (68, 72)) ('caspase 3', 'Gene', '836', (78, 87)) ('poly-ADP-Ribose Polymerase', 'Gene', '142', (40, 66)) ('poly-ADP-Ribose Polymerase', 'Gene', (40, 66)) 69730 27172897 Strikingly, the enormous upregulation of LTR12-driven genes by HDAC inhibitors is not confined to cells from germline tumors. ('HDAC', 'Gene', (63, 67)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', '9734', (63, 67)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (118, 123)) ('inhibitors', 'Var', (68, 78)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (118, 124)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (118, 124)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (118, 124)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (25, 37)) ('LTR12-driven genes', 'Gene', (41, 59)) 69744 27172897 HDACs remove acetyl groups from histone tails, and hypoacetylated chromatin is overall associated with transcriptional silencing. ('HDAC', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', '9734', (0, 4)) ('hypoacetylated', 'Var', (51, 65)) ('transcriptional', 'MPA', (103, 118)) ('associated', 'Reg', (87, 97)) ('acetyl groups', 'MPA', (13, 26)) 69745 27172897 Histone deacetylation is commonly observed in human cancer and might stimulate the repression of important tumorsuppressive genes, thereby supporting tumorigenesis and possibly invasion and metastasis. ('tumor', 'Disease', (107, 112)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (150, 155)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (107, 112)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (52, 58)) ('supporting', 'PosReg', (139, 149)) ('Histone', 'Protein', (0, 7)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 113)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (46, 51)) ('stimulate', 'PosReg', (69, 78)) ('deacetylation', 'Var', (8, 21)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 112)) ('invasion', 'CPA', (177, 185)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (107, 113)) ('repression', 'MPA', (83, 93)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (52, 58)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (150, 155)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (52, 58)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (150, 155)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (107, 113)) 69751 27172897 The exception, the proapototic TNFRSF10B, shows an opposite behavior upon NF-YA vs NF-YB inactivation and joins a discrete set of pro-apoptotic mRNA genes which are differentially regulated upon inactivation of the two subunits. ('NF-YB', 'Gene', '4801', (83, 88)) ('NF-YA', 'Gene', (74, 79)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (89, 101)) ('TNFRSF10B', 'Gene', (31, 40)) ('NF-YA', 'Gene', '4800', (74, 79)) ('NF-YB', 'Gene', (83, 88)) ('TNFRSF10B', 'Gene', '8795', (31, 40)) 69770 27172897 In contrast, when using xenograft models, derived from patients or cell lines, HDAC inhibitors may reveal their full potential for treating a broad spectrum of human cancers. ('inhibitors', 'Var', (84, 94)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', (79, 83)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (166, 173)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (166, 173)) ('HDAC', 'Gene', '9734', (79, 83)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (166, 173)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (166, 172)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (55, 63)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (160, 165)) 69783 27172897 GSM935429, GSM935433, GSM935408, GSM935508, GSM935506 and GSM935507. ('GSM935429', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 9)) ('GSM935507', 'Chemical', '-', (58, 67)) ('GSM935507', 'Var', (58, 67)) ('GSM935433', 'Var', (11, 20)) ('GSM935506', 'Chemical', '-', (44, 53)) ('GSM935433', 'Chemical', '-', (11, 20)) ('GSM935506', 'Var', (44, 53)) ('GSM935429', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('GSM935508', 'Chemical', '-', (33, 42)) ('GSM935408', 'Var', (22, 31)) ('GSM935508', 'Var', (33, 42)) ('GSM935408', 'Chemical', '-', (22, 31)) 69788 27172897 Knockdown and treatment efficiency were assayed by PCR on cDNAs and by Western blot analysis on whole cell protein extracts using anti-NF-YA (Santa Cruz), anti NF-YB (GeneSpin), anti H3K9Ac (Abcam) and anti-Vinculin (Sigma) antibodies. ('NF-YB', 'Gene', (160, 165)) ('anti H3K9Ac', 'Var', (178, 189)) ('Vinculin', 'Gene', '7414', (207, 215)) ('NF-YA', 'Gene', '4800', (135, 140)) ('NF-YB', 'Gene', '4801', (160, 165)) ('Vinculin', 'Gene', (207, 215)) ('NF-YA', 'Gene', (135, 140)) 69799 26604070 Men with sperm concentration and count in the 90th percentile of the distribution (>=178 M/ml and >=579, respectively) and total motile count (TMC) have an increased risk of melanoma (HRConcentration=2.1; HRCount=2.7; HRTMC=2.0). ('>=579', 'Var', (98, 103)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (174, 182)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (174, 182)) ('TMC', 'Chemical', '-', (143, 146)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (174, 182)) ('TMC', 'Chemical', '-', (220, 223)) ('Men', 'Species', '9606', (0, 3)) 69808 26604070 In brief, Y-chromosome deletions, epigenetic hypermethylation, DNA mismatch repair gene deletions/mutations, and aneuploidy are all mechanisms identified in cell culture, animal models, and human tissues, which have been shown to contribute to infertility and cancer. ('aneuploidy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000782', (113, 123)) ('DNA mismatch repair gene', 'Gene', (63, 87)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (244, 255)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (260, 266)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (244, 255)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (260, 266)) ('deletions/mutations', 'Var', (88, 107)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (244, 255)) ('epigenetic hypermethylation', 'Var', (34, 61)) ('aneuploidy', 'Disease', (113, 123)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (230, 240)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (190, 195)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (260, 266)) ('Y-chromosome', 'Gene', (10, 22)) 69913 26604070 Jacobsen and colleagues linked multiple Danish health registries with a large cohort of men with semen analyses, and the risk of testicular cancer was greater for men with low concentration, poor motility, and abnormal morphology. ('abnormal', 'Var', (210, 218)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (129, 146)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (163, 166)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (129, 146)) ('low', 'NegReg', (172, 175)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (88, 91)) ('poor motility', 'CPA', (191, 204)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (129, 146)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (99, 102)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (140, 146)) 69915 26604070 Our findings also improve upon previous research by showing that abnormal morphology, viability, and TMC are also associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (151, 168)) ('abnormal', 'Var', (65, 73)) ('TMC', 'Chemical', '-', (101, 104)) ('viability', 'CPA', (86, 95)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (162, 168)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (151, 168)) ('associated', 'Reg', (114, 124)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (151, 168)) 69922 26604070 The association between high levels of sperm concentration and TMC and melanoma is also a novel finding. ('TMC', 'Disease', (63, 66)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (71, 79)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (71, 79)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (71, 79)) ('high', 'Var', (24, 28)) ('TMC', 'Chemical', '-', (63, 66)) 69932 26604070 In future studies, we plan to select a cohort of men who later developed testicular cancer after semen analysis to locate associated genetic or epigenetic changes based on semen parameters. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (49, 52)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (73, 90)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 90)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (99, 102)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (144, 154)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (73, 90)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (73, 90)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (174, 177)) 70127 23169336 To explore the positive predictive values (PPVs) for sperm counts of s-FSH and s-inhibin B, we used specified cut-off levels previously reported to predict oligo- (s-inhibin B<80 ng l-1 and s-FSH>10 IU l-1) and azoospermia (<50 ng l-1 and >10.9 IU l-1, respectively). ('azoospermia', 'Disease', (211, 222)) ('>10', 'Var', (195, 198)) ('l-1', 'Gene', '3897', (182, 185)) ('oligo-', 'Disease', (156, 162)) ('l-1', 'Gene', (231, 234)) ('l-1', 'Gene', '3897', (202, 205)) ('azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000027', (211, 222)) ('l-1', 'Gene', (182, 185)) ('s-FSH>10', 'Var', (190, 198)) ('l-1', 'Gene', '3897', (248, 251)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053713', (211, 222)) ('l-1', 'Gene', (202, 205)) ('l-1', 'Gene', (248, 251)) ('l-1', 'Gene', '3897', (231, 234)) 70132 23169336 Overall, 42% had elevated s-FSH (>=12 IU l-1), varying from 30% in the Surgery group to 75% in the Cis>850 mg group (P<0.001; Figure 1A). ('l-1', 'Gene', '3897', (41, 44)) ('s-FSH', 'MPA', (26, 31)) ('Cis>850 mg', 'Var', (99, 109)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (17, 25)) ('l-1', 'Gene', (41, 44)) ('elevated s-FSH', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008232', (17, 31)) 70136 23169336 The s-inhibin B was significantly lower in the Cis>850 mg than the Cis<=850 mg group (-42 ng l-1, P=0.006). ('s-inhibin', 'MPA', (4, 13)) ('l-1', 'Gene', (93, 96)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (34, 39)) ('Cis>850 mg', 'Var', (47, 57)) ('l-1', 'Gene', '3897', (93, 96)) 70148 23169336 Post-treatment paternity varied significantly according to treatment (Surgery 80%, RT 66%, Cis <=850 mg 73%, and Cis>850 mg 42% P=0.001). ('men', 'Species', '9606', (10, 13)) ('paternity', 'CPA', (15, 24)) ('Post', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('Cis <=850 mg', 'Var', (91, 103)) ('Cis>850 mg', 'Var', (113, 123)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (64, 67)) ('Post', 'Gene', '159371', (0, 4)) 70157 23169336 The s-FSH, s-inhibin B, and sperm counts assessed at follow-up were all associated with post-treatment paternity. ('post', 'Gene', (88, 92)) ('associated', 'Reg', (72, 82)) ('sperm counts', 'CPA', (28, 40)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (98, 101)) ('post', 'Gene', '159371', (88, 92)) ('s-inhibin', 'Var', (11, 20)) 70169 23169336 In the Cis>850 mg group, 43% had azoospermia, very similar to that reported by in their high-dose group (47%). ('Cis>850 mg', 'Var', (7, 17)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', (33, 44)) ('azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000027', (33, 44)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053713', (33, 44)) 70177 23169336 The correlations between sperm counts, s-inhibin B, and s-FSH were similar or slightly lower than that reported in men with impaired fertility, but higher than that reported in the general population. ('s-FSH', 'Gene', (56, 61)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (87, 92)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (115, 118)) ('s-inhibin', 'Var', (39, 48)) ('correlations', 'MPA', (4, 16)) ('sperm counts', 'CPA', (25, 37)) ('impaired fertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000144', (124, 142)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (148, 154)) 70178 23169336 The s-inhibin B has been proposed to be a better marker of spermatogenesis than s-FSH, and found that s-inhibin B, but not s-FSH, significantly correlated with sperm concentration in cancer patients referred for sperm cryopreservation before treatment. ('correlated with', 'Reg', (144, 159)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (183, 189)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (190, 198)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (183, 189)) ('sperm concentration', 'CPA', (160, 179)) ('s-inhibin', 'Var', (102, 111)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (247, 250)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (183, 189)) 70179 23169336 We applied cut-off levels for s-inhibin B and s-FSH that previously have been reported to be of predictive value for oligozoospermia (<20 millions per ml) in the general population or subfertile men, and for azoospermia in childhood cancer survivors. ('azoospermia', 'Disease', (208, 219)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (233, 239)) ('s-FSH', 'Var', (46, 51)) ('azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000027', (208, 219)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (233, 239)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (233, 239)) ('oligozoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009845', (117, 132)) ('s-inhibin', 'Var', (30, 39)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053713', (208, 219)) ('child', 'Species', '9606', (223, 228)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (195, 198)) ('oligozoospermia', 'Disease', (117, 132)) 70187 23169336 Post-treatment paternity seemed to vary less with s-inhibin B. ('s-inhibin', 'Var', (50, 59)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (10, 13)) ('Post', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('Post', 'Gene', '159371', (0, 4)) 70211 32459453 Thus, the insertion in the 12p chromosome leads to a relevant functional alteration, promoting the stem cell maintenance and proliferation by the key genes activations, as: POU5F1/OCT3/4, SOX2 e NANOG. ('NANOG', 'Gene', '79923', (195, 200)) ('stem cell maintenance', 'CPA', (99, 120)) ('POU5F1', 'Gene', '5460', (173, 179)) ('POU5F1', 'Gene', (173, 179)) ('OCT3/4', 'Gene', '5460', (180, 186)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (125, 138)) ('NANOG', 'Gene', (195, 200)) ('insertion', 'Var', (10, 19)) ('activations', 'PosReg', (156, 167)) ('SOX2', 'Gene', (188, 192)) ('OCT3/4', 'Gene', (180, 186)) ('SOX2', 'Gene', '6657', (188, 192)) ('promoting', 'PosReg', (85, 94)) 70212 32459453 Mutations in the SRY gene are connected to the gonadal tumor development, gonadal dysgenesis and infertility, which may occur in approximately 52.5% of the individuals presenting an alteration in this gene. ('gonadal tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006058', (47, 60)) ('gonadal tumor', 'Disease', (47, 60)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (97, 108)) ('SRY', 'Gene', (17, 20)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (55, 60)) ('connected', 'Reg', (30, 39)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (97, 108)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (97, 108)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000133', (74, 92)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', (74, 92)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (68, 71)) ('SRY', 'Gene', '6736', (17, 20)) ('gonadal tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010785', (47, 60)) 70213 32459453 Another studied gene is the tumor suppressor p53, which has an important role in spermatogenesis; it is know that p53 mutations leads to a genomic and chromosomal instability that can compromise sperm fecundity ability in the oocyte; further, it is related to TCGTs pathogenesis. ('p53', 'Gene', (45, 48)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (45, 48)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (28, 33)) ('p53', 'Gene', (114, 117)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (114, 117)) ('chromosomal instability', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040012', (151, 174)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (28, 33)) ('mutations', 'Var', (118, 127)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (128, 136)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (28, 33)) ('compromise', 'NegReg', (184, 194)) ('sperm fecundity ability in the oocyte', 'CPA', (195, 232)) 70235 32459453 It is believed that testicular tumors promote a negative effect on the spermatogenesis due to disruptions in the blood-testicular barrier, followed by antibodies formation against the sperm and long lymphocytic infiltrates into the parenchyma adjacent to tumor germ cells; it is known that antisperm antibodies are associated with count decrease, low motility and morphological anomalies of the sperm. ('morphological anomalies of the sperm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012864', (364, 400)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', (20, 37)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (255, 260)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (31, 36)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (255, 260)) ('antisperm', 'Var', (290, 299)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (255, 260)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (31, 37)) ('testicular tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (20, 36)) ('count decrease', 'CPA', (331, 345)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (31, 36)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (20, 37)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (71, 86)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (20, 37)) ('low motility', 'CPA', (347, 359)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (31, 36)) 70238 32459453 However, it was also reported that even before treatment, some patients already had poor semen quality, which leads us to believe that the presence of the tumor interferes with spermatogenesis. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (155, 160)) ('interferes', 'NegReg', (161, 171)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (155, 160)) ('semen quality', 'CPA', (89, 102)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (52, 55)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (155, 160)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (91, 94)) ('presence', 'Var', (139, 147)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (177, 192)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (63, 71)) 70266 32459453 There are evidences from the literature that after unilateral orchiectomy, sperm concentration becomes reduced (average sperm concentration: 16.6 x 106/mL), compared to the results from the pre-surgery time (average sperm concentration: 26.7 x 106/mL) (22, 29); at the same time, the resection of retroperitoneal lymph nodes promotes a dry ejaculation in virtually 100% of the patients. ('promotes', 'PosReg', (325, 333)) ('sperm concentration', 'MPA', (75, 94)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (103, 110)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (377, 385)) ('resection', 'Var', (284, 293)) ('unilateral orchiectomy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012741', (51, 73)) ('dry ejaculation', 'MPA', (336, 351)) 70301 27487789 Mutations in the gene for fibrillin-1 cause autosomal dominant disorder Marfan syndrome and other related diseases of connective tissue collectively named type-1 fibrillinopathies. ('autosomal dominant disorder Marfan syndrome', 'Disease', (44, 87)) ('fibrillinopathies', 'Disease', (162, 179)) ('cause', 'Reg', (38, 43)) ('fibrillinopathies', 'Disease', 'None', (162, 179)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('fibrillin-1', 'Gene', '2200', (26, 37)) ('fibrillin-1', 'Gene', (26, 37)) ('autosomal dominant disorder Marfan syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008382', (44, 87)) 70357 27487789 PARP1 positivity was the highest in GCNIS and among germ cell tumours its expression was higher in less differentiated subtypes of tumours, seminoma and embryonal carcinoma, with decreased positivity in more differentiated subtypes. ('GCNIS', 'Chemical', '-', (36, 41)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (131, 138)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (131, 137)) ('germ cell tumours', 'Disease', (52, 69)) ('germ cell tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009373', (52, 69)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (131, 138)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (131, 138)) ('expression', 'MPA', (74, 84)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (153, 172)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018236', (153, 172)) ('positivity', 'Var', (6, 16)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', (153, 172)) ('highest', 'Reg', (25, 32)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (140, 148)) ('PARP1', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (62, 69)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (140, 148)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (62, 69)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (62, 69)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (62, 68)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (163, 172)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (89, 95)) ('germ cell tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (52, 68)) ('PARP1', 'Gene', '142', (0, 5)) ('GCNIS', 'Disease', (36, 41)) 70363 27487789 While mutations in the gene for fibrillin-1 cause Marfan syndrome, there is limited data of association between Marfan syndrome and risk of testicular germ cell tumors. ('cause', 'Reg', (44, 49)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (161, 167)) ('Marfan syndrome', 'Disease', (50, 65)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 167)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (151, 167)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (161, 167)) ('Marfan syndrome', 'Disease', (112, 127)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 166)) ('fibrillin-1', 'Gene', '2200', (32, 43)) ('fibrillin-1', 'Gene', (32, 43)) ('mutations', 'Var', (6, 15)) ('Marfan syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008382', (50, 65)) ('Marfan syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008382', (112, 127)) 70384 26461055 The two SNPs were each coded as a categorical variable, while the interaction term (SNP1 x SNP2) were included as continuous covariates; for each pairwise combination of SNPs, the joint risk was consistent with the product of the individual risks. ('SNP1', 'Gene', (84, 88)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (170, 174)) ('SNP1', 'Gene', '6625', (84, 88)) 70451 26816750 Although the exact mechanism by which cancer affects semen quality is not known, it is likely that pre-existing defects due to flawed development of the testes could contribute to testicular cancer, while abnormal cytokine secretion in the presence of cancer could result in Hodgkin's lymphoma. ('contribute', 'Reg', (166, 176)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (252, 258)) ('abnormal', 'Var', (205, 213)) ('defects', 'MPA', (112, 119)) ("Hodgkin's lymphoma", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012189', (275, 293)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (191, 197)) ("Hodgkin's lymphoma", 'Disease', 'MESH:D006689', (275, 293)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (285, 293)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (191, 197)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (38, 44)) ('abnormal cytokine secretion', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011113', (205, 232)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (180, 197)) ('result in', 'Reg', (265, 274)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (141, 144)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (55, 58)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (38, 44)) ('abnormal cytokine', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031406', (205, 222)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (252, 258)) ("Hodgkin's lymphoma", 'Disease', (275, 293)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (252, 258)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (191, 197)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (180, 197)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (38, 44)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (180, 197)) 70459 26816750 In addition to disrupting spermatogenesis, cytotoxic chemotherapy may also contribute to erectile or ejaculatory dysfunction or directly damage sperm DNA, resulting in the transmission of defective DNA and abnormal chromosomes to offspring. ('erectile or ejaculatory dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007172', (89, 124)) ('defective', 'Var', (188, 197)) ('abnormal', 'Var', (206, 214)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (75, 85)) ('erectile or ejaculatory dysfunction', 'Disease', (89, 124)) ('sperm DNA', 'CPA', (144, 153)) ('abnormal chromosomes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031411', (206, 226)) ('disrupting', 'Reg', (15, 25)) ('disrupting spermatogenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (15, 41)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (26, 41)) ('damage', 'NegReg', (137, 143)) 70461 26816750 Alkylating agents, such as cyclophosphamide, procarbazine and chlorambucil, are the most gonadotoxic drugs because they interfere with DNA synthesis and RNA transcription, thus causing new mutations that may lead to apoptosis. ('DNA synthesis', 'MPA', (135, 148)) ('chlorambucil', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002699', (62, 74)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (208, 215)) ('interfere', 'NegReg', (120, 129)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (216, 225)) ('RNA transcription', 'MPA', (153, 170)) ('causing', 'Reg', (177, 184)) ('procarbazine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011344', (45, 57)) ('cyclophosphamide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (27, 43)) ('mutations', 'Var', (189, 198)) 70465 26816750 Unfortunately, the effect of newer drugs like the taxanes and multikinase inhibitors are still unknown, although there have been indications that when used as an adjuvant, taxanes may enable cyclophosphamide to become more toxic. ('cyclophosphamide', 'MPA', (191, 207)) ('enable', 'PosReg', (184, 190)) ('cyclophosphamide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (191, 207)) ('taxanes', 'Var', (172, 179)) ('taxanes', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D043823', (50, 57)) ('more toxic', 'MPA', (218, 228)) ('taxanes', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D043823', (172, 179)) 70519 26816750 Men with ejaculatory dysfunction due to spinal cord injuries, anejaculation or retrograde ejaculation are also unable to produce a semen sample. ('anejaculation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012879', (62, 75)) ('anejaculation', 'Var', (62, 75)) ('retrograde ejaculation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012877', (79, 101)) ('ejaculatory dysfunction', 'Disease', (9, 32)) ('unable', 'NegReg', (111, 117)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (133, 136)) ('spinal cord injuries', 'Disease', (40, 60)) ('spinal cord injuries', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100561', (40, 60)) ('spinal cord injuries', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013119', (40, 60)) ('Men', 'Species', '9606', (0, 3)) 70618 26816821 Cancer related sexual dysfunction in this population of male cancer patients includes erectile dysfunction (ED), structural changes within the penis, ejaculatory dysfunction and hypogonadism among many others. ('dysfunction', 'Disease', (162, 173)) ('dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006331', (22, 33)) ('sexual dysfunction', 'Disease', (15, 33)) ('erectile dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007172', (86, 106)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007006', (178, 190)) ('dysfunction', 'Disease', (95, 106)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (68, 76)) ('dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006331', (162, 173)) ('sexual dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012735', (15, 33)) ('hypogonadism', 'Disease', (178, 190)) ('dysfunction', 'Disease', (22, 33)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 6)) ('structural', 'Var', (113, 123)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (61, 67)) ('ED', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000802', (108, 110)) ('male cancer', 'Disease', (56, 67)) ('male cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018567', (56, 67)) ('dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006331', (95, 106)) ('hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000135', (178, 190)) ('erectile dysfunction', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000802', (86, 106)) ('erectile dysfunction', 'Disease', (86, 106)) 70634 26816821 The resulting tool was able to stratify patients into three groups according to the relative preoperative risk of post-RP ED: low (age <=65 years, IIEF-EF >=26, CCI <=1), intermediate (age 66-69 years or IIEF-EF 11-25, CCI <=1), and high risk (age >=70 years or IIEF-EF <=10 or CCI >=2). ('age <=65 years', 'Var', (131, 145)) ('RP', 'Gene', '399694', (119, 121)) ('IIEF-EF 11-25', 'Var', (204, 217)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (40, 48)) ('ED', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000802', (122, 124)) ('age >=70 years', 'Var', (244, 258)) 70670 26816821 Although the exact cause of orgasmic dysfunction after RP is unknown, it is clear that removal of the prostate and the seminal vesicles may in itself impact orgasmic pleasure as ejaculation is no longer possible. ('orgasmic dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020018', (28, 48)) ('orgasmic pleasure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030015', (157, 174)) ('removal', 'Var', (87, 94)) ('impact', 'Reg', (150, 156)) ('orgasmic dysfunction', 'Disease', (28, 48)) ('orgasmic pleasure', 'MPA', (157, 174)) ('RP', 'Gene', '399694', (55, 57)) 70677 26816821 They have found that Age >65 yrs, androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), prostate <40 g, each year post-RT and dose >100 Gy were independent risk factor for anejaculation. ('ADT', 'Chemical', '-', (64, 67)) ('anejaculation', 'Disease', (154, 167)) ('androgen', 'Disease', (34, 42)) ('anejaculation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012879', (154, 167)) ('<40 g', 'Var', (79, 84)) 70752 26816821 Due to prolonged absence of erections, ADT may lead to corporal fibrosis and decreased penile length. ('fibrosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005355', (64, 72)) ('penile length', 'CPA', (87, 100)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (47, 54)) ('ADT', 'Var', (39, 42)) ('absence', 'NegReg', (17, 24)) ('absence of erections', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000802', (17, 37)) ('ADT', 'Chemical', '-', (39, 42)) ('erections', 'CPA', (28, 37)) ('fibrosis', 'Disease', (64, 72)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (77, 86)) 70809 26691229 The effects of MOTILIPERM on cisplatin induced testicular toxicity in Sprague-Dawley rats Cisplatin causes male infertility but the exact mechanism have not been clarified, yet. ('infertility', 'Disease', (112, 123)) ('Sprague-Dawley rats', 'Species', '10116', (70, 89)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (85, 89)) ('Cisplatin', 'Var', (90, 99)) ('testicular toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013733', (47, 66)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (85, 88)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (58, 66)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (29, 38)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (58, 66)) ('MOTILIPERM', 'Chemical', '-', (15, 25)) ('causes', 'Reg', (100, 106)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (112, 123)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (107, 123)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (107, 123)) ('testicular toxicity', 'Disease', (47, 66)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (112, 123)) ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (90, 99)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (107, 123)) 70812 26691229 The decreased weight of epididymis and prostate were increased significantly in CIS 10 mg/kg + MOTILIPERM 100 mg/kg/day compared with CIS 10 mg/kg. ('decreased', 'NegReg', (4, 13)) ('decreased weight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004325', (4, 20)) ('weight of epididymis', 'Disease', (14, 34)) ('CIS 10 mg/kg +', 'Var', (80, 94)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (53, 62)) ('weight of epididymis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015431', (14, 34)) 70841 26691229 Epididymis weight in CIS group was significantly decreased compared with CTR group, and in CIS + M 100 compared with CTR + M 200 and CIS groups. ('Epididymis weight', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015431', (0, 17)) ('Epididymis weight', 'Disease', (0, 17)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (49, 58)) ('CIS', 'Var', (21, 24)) ('CIS + M 100', 'Var', (91, 102)) 70902 26099672 Ferda et al demonstrated that initial uptake of lesions correlated with prognosis, with patients whose renal tumors exhibit SUVmax >10 having significantly worse survival than those with SUV max <1010. ('renal tumors', 'Disease', (103, 115)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 115)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (88, 96)) ('renal tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009726', (103, 115)) ('renal tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (103, 115)) ('SUVmax >10', 'Var', (124, 134)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 114)) ('worse', 'NegReg', (156, 161)) 70947 26099672 FDG PET/CT detects more malignant disease than conventional CT/MRI in 20-40% of patients, and FDG PET/CT may change the clinical management in up to 68% of the patients. ('FDG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019788', (0, 3)) ('change', 'Reg', (109, 115)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (160, 168)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (80, 88)) ('FDG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019788', (94, 97)) ('malignant disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (24, 41)) ('FDG', 'Var', (94, 97)) ('malignant disease', 'Disease', (24, 41)) ('detects', 'Reg', (11, 18)) 70972 26099672 Recurrence free survival, OS and disease free survival (DSS) were all significantly poorer in the patients with positive FDG PET/CT than in those with negative FDG-PET/CT. ('Recurrence free survival', 'CPA', (0, 24)) ('FDG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019788', (121, 124)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (98, 106)) ('FDG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019788', (160, 163)) ('OS', 'Chemical', '-', (26, 28)) ('disease free survival', 'CPA', (33, 54)) ('positive FDG PET/CT', 'Var', (112, 131)) ('poorer', 'NegReg', (84, 90)) 70994 26099672 In a small study, methionine was superior to FDG, however, tumor was identified with a sensitivity of 78% (18/23) only with methionine PET. ('FDG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019788', (45, 48)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (59, 64)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (59, 64)) ('methionine', 'Var', (124, 134)) ('methionine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008715', (18, 28)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (59, 64)) ('methionine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008715', (124, 134)) 71117 29259474 This result implies that RPLND eventually causes infertility in the survivors of TC. ('RPLND', 'Var', (25, 30)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (49, 60)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (49, 60)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (49, 60)) ('causes', 'Reg', (42, 48)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (81, 83)) 71133 29259474 Testicular sperm extraction (TESE) is an effective method of sperm retrieval from patients with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA),18 and has been used also for survivors of cancer with postchemotherapy azoospermia (PCA).89 Two types of method, conventional TESE (cTESE) and microdissection TESE (micro-TESE), are both widely practiced.90 In the cTESE procedure, the testis is exposed through a small incision and testicular tissue is dissected without identifying focal areas of spermatogenesis.91 In the micro-TESE procedure, the tunica albuginea is widely opened and the testicular tissue is seen with an operating microscope before dissection. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (173, 179)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', (202, 213)) ('azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000027', (202, 213)) ('TESE', 'Chemical', '-', (29, 33)) ('cTESE', 'Chemical', '-', (263, 268)) ('TESE', 'Chemical', '-', (346, 350)) ('TESE', 'Chemical', '-', (290, 294)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053713', (202, 213)) ('non-obstructive azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011961', (96, 123)) ('TESE', 'Chemical', '-', (257, 261)) ('non-obstructive azoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053713', (96, 123)) ('non-obstructive azoospermia', 'Disease', (96, 123)) ('TESE', 'Chemical', '-', (511, 515)) ('micro-TESE', 'Var', (505, 515)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (173, 179)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (82, 90)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', (112, 123)) ('TESE', 'Chemical', '-', (264, 268)) ('azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000027', (112, 123)) ('small incision', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005486', (394, 408)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (173, 179)) ('azoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D053713', (112, 123)) ('NOA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011961', (125, 128)) ('obstructive azoospermia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011962', (100, 123)) ('TESE', 'Chemical', '-', (302, 306)) ('cTESE', 'Chemical', '-', (345, 350)) 71134 29259474 The micro-TESE procedure enables the surgeon to visualize the tubules that are more likely to contain active spermatogenesis.92 Various studies have reported the improvement of the sperm retrieval rate (SRR) in patients with NOA with micro-TESE. ('TESE', 'Chemical', '-', (10, 14)) ('improvement', 'PosReg', (163, 174)) ('sperm retrieval rate', 'CPA', (182, 202)) ('TESE', 'Chemical', '-', (241, 245)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (212, 220)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (170, 173)) ('micro-TESE', 'Var', (235, 245)) ('NOA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011961', (226, 229)) 71194 29201487 Furthermore, supernumerary testes have more than a 30% incidence of histological abnormalities and 4-7% of polyorchidism cases may be associated with malignancy. ('associated', 'Reg', (134, 144)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (150, 160)) ('supernumerary', 'Var', (13, 26)) ('polyorchidism', 'Disease', 'None', (107, 120)) ('polyorchidism', 'Disease', (107, 120)) ('supernumerary testes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010470', (13, 33)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (150, 160)) ('histological abnormalities', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (68, 94)) ('polyorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010470', (107, 120)) 71202 28545024 The expression of PL2L60 proteins was enhanced when host gene Piwil2 was genetically disrupted in a murine cell model. ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (100, 106)) ('Piwil2', 'Gene', (62, 68)) ('genetically disrupted', 'Var', (73, 94)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (4, 14)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (38, 46)) ('expression', 'MPA', (4, 14)) ('PL2L60', 'Gene', (18, 24)) ('proteins', 'Protein', (25, 33)) 71209 28545024 While full length PIWIL2 can mediate DNA repair acting as a barrier gene to the initiation of tumorigenesis and promote apoptotic cell death in tumor tissues, its variants such as PL2L60 and PL2L60A can promote tumorigenesis. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (94, 99)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (144, 149)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (112, 119)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (211, 216)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 99)) ('PL2L60A', 'Var', (191, 198)) ('PL2L60', 'Var', (180, 186)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (94, 99)) ('apoptotic cell death', 'CPA', (120, 140)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (144, 149)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (211, 216)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (211, 216)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (203, 210)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (144, 149)) 71210 28545024 Since the variants such as PL2L60 has opposite functions to full length PIWIL2 in tumor development, e.g., tumor promoting vs. tumor suppression, we have referred to the intragenic promoter-mediated activation as aberrant or alienated activation of host gene. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 132)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 112)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (107, 112)) ('variants', 'Var', (10, 18)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (127, 132)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (82, 87)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (82, 87)) ('PL2L60', 'Gene', (27, 33)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (127, 132)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (107, 112)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (82, 87)) 71211 28545024 Among the variants mentioned above, PL2L60 is predominantly expressed in precancerous stem cells (pCSCs) as well as in various types of human and murine tumor cell lines with a level much higher than full length of PIWIL2. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (136, 141)) ('PL2L60', 'Gene', (36, 42)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (153, 158)) ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (146, 152)) ('variants', 'Var', (10, 18)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 82)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (153, 158)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (153, 158)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (76, 82)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (76, 82)) 71212 28545024 PL2L60 can promote tumor cell survival and proliferation in vitro through up-regulation of STAT3 and BCL2 genes. ('BCL2', 'Gene', '596', (101, 105)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (19, 24)) ('PL2L60', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('up-regulation', 'PosReg', (74, 87)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (19, 24)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', '6774', (91, 96)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (11, 18)) ('BCL2', 'Gene', (101, 105)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (43, 56)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', (91, 96)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (19, 24)) 71215 28545024 Interestingly, while Piwil2, PL2L80 and PL2L60 were detected in the testicular cells of mice, knockout of Piwil2 by homologous recombination did not abrogate the expressions of PL2L60 and PL2L80 in the testis, implicating that PL2L60 and PL2L80 might be transcribed by alternative promoters in the host gene Piwil2. ('knockout', 'Var', (94, 102)) ('PL2L60', 'Gene', (177, 183)) ('abrogate', 'NegReg', (149, 157)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (162, 172)) ('PL2L80', 'Gene', (188, 194)) ('expressions', 'MPA', (162, 173)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (88, 92)) 71220 28545024 We have found that while PIWIL2 is mainly detected in apoptotic cells of primary cancers, PL2L60, a variant of PIWIL2, is widely expressed in various types of proliferating cancer cells, promoting tumor growth. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (173, 179)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (173, 179)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (81, 87)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (197, 202)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (81, 88)) ('primary cancers', 'Disease', (73, 88)) ('PL2L60', 'Var', (90, 96)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (81, 87)) ('primary cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (73, 88)) ('promoting', 'PosReg', (187, 196)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (173, 179)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (197, 202)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (81, 87)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (197, 202)) 71223 28545024 A series of PL2L60-luciferase (p60-Luc) promoter reporting vectors (V-2409/+155, V-3688/-2280, V-6228/-3633, V-8673/-6193, V-11225/-8643, and V-13707/-11190) were constructed, using pGL3-basic vectors inserted with tiling fragments (Figure 1A & 1B). ('pGL3', 'Gene', (182, 186)) ('V-11225/-8643', 'Var', (123, 136)) ('pGL3', 'Gene', '6391', (182, 186)) ('V-3688/-2280', 'Var', (81, 93)) ('V-13707/-11190', 'Var', (142, 156)) ('V-6228/-3633', 'Var', (95, 107)) ('V-8673/-6193', 'Var', (109, 121)) ('V-2409/+155', 'Var', (68, 79)) 71226 28545024 The luciferase activity of V-2409/+155, V-6228/-3633, V-8673/-6193, V-11225/-8643 and V-13707/-11190 was almost the same as or even lower than the pGL3-basic negative control vector (Figure 1C). ('V-11225/-8643', 'Var', (68, 81)) ('V-13707/-11190', 'Var', (86, 100)) ('pGL3', 'Gene', '6391', (147, 151)) ('V-8673/-6193', 'Var', (54, 66)) ('pGL3', 'Gene', (147, 151)) ('activity', 'MPA', (15, 23)) ('V-6228/-3633', 'Var', (40, 52)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (132, 137)) ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (4, 14)) ('V-2409/+155', 'Var', (27, 38)) 71227 28545024 Since enhancer has bidirectional or reverse transcription activity, we constructed four vectors with the fragments-3688/-2680, which were amplified by PCR and inserted at the up-stream or down-stream of luciferase gene in pGL3-basic reporting vector in a direction of 5' to 3' and 3' to 5', respectively (Figure 2A; Supplementary Table 1). ('pGL3', 'Gene', (222, 226)) ('fragments-3688/-2680', 'Var', (105, 125)) ('pGL3', 'Gene', '6391', (222, 226)) 71230 28545024 To further validate the results above, the fragment -3688/-2680 in forward or reverse direction was cloned into the upstream (EV-UF and EV-UR) or downstream (EV-DF and EV-DR) of luciferase gene in the pGL3-enhancer vectors, which were absent of promoter. ('EV-DR', 'Chemical', '-', (168, 173)) ('pGL3', 'Gene', (201, 205)) ('EV-DF', 'Chemical', '-', (158, 163)) ('fragment -3688/-2680', 'Var', (43, 63)) ('EV-UR', 'Chemical', '-', (136, 141)) ('pGL3', 'Gene', '6391', (201, 205)) ('EV-UF', 'Chemical', '-', (126, 131)) ('luciferase', 'Gene', (178, 188)) 71231 28545024 As shown in Figure 2C, among the vectors of EV-UF, EV-UR, EV-DF, EV-DR, only the vector EV-UF demonstrated luciferase activity higher than pGL3-enhancer vectors. ('EV-DR', 'Chemical', '-', (65, 70)) ('EV-UR', 'Chemical', '-', (51, 56)) ('activity', 'MPA', (118, 126)) ('pGL3', 'Gene', (139, 143)) ('EV-UF', 'Chemical', '-', (88, 93)) ('EV-DF', 'Chemical', '-', (58, 63)) ('pGL3', 'Gene', '6391', (139, 143)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (127, 133)) ('EV-UF', 'Chemical', '-', (44, 49)) ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (107, 117)) ('EV-UF', 'Var', (88, 93)) 71233 28545024 To further exclude the enhancer activity, the fragment -3688/-2680 was inserted into the up or down stream of pGL3-promoter and the vectors of PV-UF, PV-UR, PV-DF and PV-DR were constructed. ('pGL3', 'Gene', (110, 114)) ('fragment -3688/-2680', 'Var', (46, 66)) ('pGL3', 'Gene', '6391', (110, 114)) 71235 28545024 Interestingly, PV-DF and PV-DR significantly inhibited the pGL3-promoter activity (Figure 2D), implicating that the fragment might also suppress canonical promoter of PIWIL2 gene. ('PV-DR', 'Var', (25, 30)) ('PIWIL2 gene', 'Gene', (167, 178)) ('pGL3', 'Gene', '6391', (59, 63)) ('PV-DF', 'Var', (15, 20)) ('canonical promoter', 'MPA', (145, 163)) ('suppress', 'NegReg', (136, 144)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (45, 54)) ('pGL3', 'Gene', (59, 63)) 71236 28545024 The fragment -3688/-2680 was further divided into of three fragments, which were amplified by PCR (Supplementary Table 1) and used to construct vectors: PGL3-5.2.1 (-2609/-2280), PGL3-5.2.2 (-3009/-2609) and PGL3-5.1 (-3688/-2959) (Figure 3A). ('PGL3', 'Gene', (153, 157)) ('PGL3', 'Gene', '6391', (208, 212)) ('-2609/-2280', 'Var', (165, 176)) ('PGL3', 'Gene', (208, 212)) ('PGL3', 'Gene', '6391', (179, 183)) ('PGL3', 'Gene', (179, 183)) ('-3688/-2959', 'Var', (218, 229)) ('PGL3', 'Gene', '6391', (153, 157)) ('-3009/-2609', 'Var', (191, 202)) 71241 28545024 As shown in Figure 3F, the luciferase activity was significantly reduced when the putative binding sites specific for STAT3(-) and HLF were mutated, respectively. ('HLF', 'Gene', '3131', (131, 134)) ('activity', 'MPA', (38, 46)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (65, 72)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', '6774', (118, 123)) ('HLF', 'Gene', (131, 134)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', (118, 123)) ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (27, 37)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (91, 98)) ('mutated', 'Var', (140, 147)) 71242 28545024 As shown in Figure 3E, the fragment -2380/-2330 was co-precipitated by antibodies to HLF and polymerase II (Pol II), although not by antibody to STAT3 (Figure 3H). ('fragment -2380/-2330', 'Var', (27, 47)) ('HLF', 'Gene', '3131', (85, 88)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', (145, 150)) ('HLF', 'Gene', (85, 88)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', '6774', (145, 150)) 71244 28545024 Failure to co-precipitate the fragment -2380/-2330 by anti-STAT3 may be associated with STAT3 only binding to STAT3(-) site with low affinity in the complementary chain of the fragment -2380/2330 (Figure 3E, 3G & 3F). ('STAT3', 'Gene', '6774', (110, 115)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', '6774', (88, 93)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', (110, 115)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', (88, 93)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', '6774', (59, 64)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', (59, 64)) ('fragment -2380/-2330', 'Var', (30, 50)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (99, 106)) 71245 28545024 To determine whether the intragenic PL2L60-specific promoter was activated coordinately by STAT3 and HLF, we knocked down STAT3 or HLF mRNAs in HEK-293T cells using RNA interference techniques. ('HLF', 'Gene', '3131', (131, 134)) ('knocked', 'Var', (109, 116)) ('HLF', 'Gene', (131, 134)) ('HLF', 'Gene', (101, 104)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', '6774', (91, 96)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', '6774', (122, 127)) ('HEK-293T cells', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0063', (144, 158)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', (91, 96)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', (122, 127)) ('HLF', 'Gene', '3131', (101, 104)) 71252 28545024 Interestingly, HLF and STAT3 might transactivate PL2L60-specific promoter interdependently, because co-transfection of shSTAT3 cell lines with HLF siRNAs and pGL3-basic vectors harboring the fragment -2380/-2330 had no additive effects on the luciferase activity and did not further reduce PL2L60 proteins expression (not shown). ('activity', 'MPA', (254, 262)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', '6774', (121, 126)) ('HLF', 'Gene', '3131', (15, 18)) ('pGL3', 'Gene', '6391', (158, 162)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', '6774', (23, 28)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', (121, 126)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (306, 316)) ('fragment -2380/-2330', 'Var', (191, 211)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', (23, 28)) ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (243, 253)) ('expression', 'MPA', (306, 316)) ('HLF', 'Gene', (15, 18)) ('HLF', 'Gene', '3131', (143, 146)) ('HLF', 'Gene', (143, 146)) ('pGL3', 'Gene', (158, 162)) 71261 28545024 Importantly, PL2L60 and probably PL2L80 or PL2L80A were remarkably up regulated in mili-/- MEFs, as compared to those in wt MEFs as well as in the testicular cells of human and wt mice (Figure 5B). ('PL2L60', 'Var', (13, 19)) ('up regulated', 'PosReg', (67, 79)) ('MEFs', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:9115', (91, 95)) ('mili-/-', 'Var', (83, 90)) ('PL2L80A', 'Var', (43, 50)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (180, 184)) ('MEFs', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:9115', (124, 128)) ('PL2L80', 'Var', (33, 39)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (167, 172)) 71262 28545024 As we had expected, the Piwil2 proteins (110 kDa) were detected in the testicular cells of human and mice as well as in the mili+/+ MEF, although very low in level, but not in the mili-/- MEF (Figure 5B). ('mili+/+', 'Var', (124, 131)) ('110 kDa', 'Var', (41, 48)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (101, 105)) ('MEF', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:9115', (132, 135)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (91, 96)) ('MEF', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:9115', (188, 191)) 71264 28545024 As expected, knocking down of mRNAs using siE21 significantly inhibited the expression of PL2L60 proteins by about 45% and 50% in the tumor cells of cervix and breast, respectively. ('proteins', 'Protein', (97, 105)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (76, 86)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (134, 139)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (62, 71)) ('expression', 'MPA', (76, 86)) ('mRNAs', 'Gene', (30, 35)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (134, 139)) ('PL2L60', 'Gene', (90, 96)) ('siE21', 'Gene', (42, 47)) ('knocking', 'Var', (13, 21)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (134, 139)) 71265 28545024 In contrast, siE7, which was effective in knocking down full length PIWIL2 mRNAs and PL2L80 mRNAs (not shown), and siNC had no significant effects on PL2L60 protein expression (Figure 5C & 5D). ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (165, 175)) ('knocking', 'Var', (42, 50)) ('PL2L80', 'Gene', (85, 91)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', (68, 74)) ('PL2L60 protein expression', 'MPA', (150, 175)) 71267 28545024 In addition to gametogenesis, PIWIL2 can promote tumorigenesis through upregulating several signal transduction pathways and inhibiting apoptotic death of tumor cells via activation of Stat3/Bcl-XL pathway. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (155, 160)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (49, 54)) ('upregulating', 'PosReg', (71, 83)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (155, 160)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 54)) ('signal transduction pathways', 'Pathway', (92, 120)) ('Bcl-XL', 'Gene', (191, 197)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (49, 54)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (155, 160)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (41, 48)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (171, 181)) ('Stat3', 'Gene', '6774', (185, 190)) ('PIWIL2', 'Var', (30, 36)) ('inhibiting', 'NegReg', (125, 135)) ('Stat3', 'Gene', (185, 190)) ('Bcl-XL', 'Gene', '598', (191, 197)) 71270 28545024 In contrast, PIWIL2 variants PL2L proteins, such as PL2L60, were detected abundantly in various types of tumor tissues and tumor cell lines, suggesting that the tumorigenic functions of PIWIL2 might be mediated mainly by PIWIL2 variants. ('variants', 'Var', (228, 236)) ('variants', 'Var', (20, 28)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (123, 128)) ('mediated', 'Reg', (202, 210)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (161, 166)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (105, 110)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 110)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 166)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (123, 128)) ('PIWIL2', 'Gene', (221, 227)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (105, 110)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (161, 166)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 128)) 71271 28545024 However, the mechanisms by which PL2L60 promotes tumorigenesis remain to be elucidated. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (49, 54)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 54)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (49, 54)) ('PL2L60', 'Var', (33, 39)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (40, 48)) 71275 28545024 To refine the PL2L60-specific intragenic promoter, a series of pGL3-basic report vectors were constructed with fragments from a 13,862 bp fragment (-13707/+155) surrounding the pTSS of the putative PL2L60-specific promoter. ('-13707/+155', 'Var', (148, 159)) ('pGL3', 'Gene', '6391', (63, 67)) ('pGL3', 'Gene', (63, 67)) 71276 28545024 To further verify the promoter activity and exclude the intragenic enhancer activity of the fragment, pGL3-basic, pGL3-enhancer and pGL3-promoter vectors were used to test the promoter activity and enhancer activity of the fragment -3688/-2880, respectively. ('pGL3', 'Gene', (132, 136)) ('promoter', 'MPA', (176, 184)) ('pGL3', 'Gene', (114, 118)) ('pGL3', 'Gene', '6391', (132, 136)) ('enhancer', 'PosReg', (198, 206)) ('fragment -3688/-2880', 'Var', (223, 243)) ('pGL3', 'Gene', (102, 106)) ('pGL3', 'Gene', '6391', (114, 118)) ('pGL3', 'Gene', '6391', (102, 106)) 71279 28545024 The promoter activity for PL2L60 was further verified by the specific recruitments of HLF and Pol II to the region, although STAT3 binding to its cis-element was not confirmed by ChIP assay. ('STAT3', 'Gene', (125, 130)) ('recruitments', 'MPA', (70, 82)) ('HLF', 'Gene', '3131', (86, 89)) ('PL2L60', 'Var', (26, 32)) ('Pol', 'Protein', (94, 97)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', '6774', (125, 130)) ('HLF', 'Gene', (86, 89)) ('promoter', 'MPA', (4, 12)) 71281 28545024 However, knockdown of STAT3 significantly reduced both luciferase activity of the promoter and PL2L60 protein expression (Figure 4B, 4D, 4F & 4H), similarly to knocking down of HLF (Figure 4A, 4C, 4E & 4G). ('reduced', 'NegReg', (42, 49)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (9, 18)) ('HLF', 'Gene', (177, 180)) ('activity', 'MPA', (66, 74)) ('PL2L60', 'Gene', (95, 101)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', '6774', (22, 27)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (110, 120)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', (22, 27)) ('luciferase', 'Enzyme', (55, 65)) ('HLF', 'Gene', '3131', (177, 180)) 71301 28545024 Moreover, the levels both PL2L80 and PL2L60 proteins in mili-/- MEFs were much higher than in mili+/+ MEFs (Figure 5B), suggesting that activation of the intragenic promoter is independent of the integrity of host gene, and even the activation be enhanced when the host gene is disrupted (Figure 5B). ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (247, 255)) ('MEFs', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:9115', (64, 68)) ('PL2L60 proteins', 'Var', (37, 52)) ('MEFs', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:9115', (102, 106)) ('mili-/-', 'Var', (56, 63)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (79, 85)) ('PL2L80', 'Var', (26, 32)) 71302 28545024 This is of significance especially in the status of cancer gene mutations, which may result in aberrant activation of the host genes, leading to tumorigenesis. ('activation', 'PosReg', (104, 114)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (145, 150)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (52, 58)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (145, 150)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (134, 144)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (145, 150)) ('mutations', 'Var', (64, 73)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (52, 58)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (52, 58)) 71303 28545024 This might be related to carcinogenic transformation of mili-/- MEFs, because we have observed that the mili-/- MEFs acquired tumorigenic capacity after long-term in vitro culture (unpublished data). ('MEFs', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:9115', (64, 68)) ('MEFs', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:9115', (112, 116)) ('mili-/- MEFs', 'Var', (104, 116)) ('carcinogenic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (25, 37)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (126, 131)) ('carcinogenic', 'Disease', (25, 37)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (126, 131)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (126, 131)) 71344 28545024 Briefly, 5 x 106 cells were fixed with 1% formaldehyde in PBS for 10 min to cross-link DNA with associated proteins and the cells were then washed and harvested in PBS. ('proteins', 'Protein', (107, 115)) ('PBS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007854', (58, 61)) ('PBS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007854', (164, 167)) ('formaldehyde', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005557', (42, 54)) ('DNA', 'Gene', (87, 90)) ('cross-link', 'Var', (76, 86)) 71353 26503584 We identified new risk loci for TGCT at 3q23 (rs11705932, TFDP2, P=1.5 x 10-9), 11q14.1 (rs7107174, GAB2, P=9.7 x 10-11), 16p13.13 (rs4561483, GSPT1, P=1.6 x 10-8) and 16q24.2 (rs55637647, ZFPM1, P=3.4 x 10-9). ('rs4561483', 'Var', (132, 141)) ('GSPT1', 'Gene', '2935', (143, 148)) ('GAB2', 'Gene', (100, 104)) ('rs7107174', 'Mutation', 'rs7107174', (89, 98)) ('ZFPM1', 'Gene', '161882', (189, 194)) ('ZFPM1', 'Gene', (189, 194)) ('TFDP2', 'Gene', '7029', (58, 63)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (32, 36)) ('rs11705932', 'Mutation', 'rs11705932', (46, 56)) ('rs55637647', 'Mutation', 'rs55637647', (177, 187)) ('GSPT1', 'Gene', (143, 148)) ('rs11705932', 'Var', (46, 56)) ('rs4561483', 'Mutation', 'rs4561483', (132, 141)) ('TFDP2', 'Gene', (58, 63)) ('GAB2', 'Gene', '9846', (100, 104)) ('rs7107174', 'Var', (89, 98)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (32, 36)) ('rs55637647', 'Var', (177, 187)) 71354 26503584 We additionally present detailed functional analysis of these loci, identifying a statistically significant relationship between rs4561483 risk genotype and increased GSPT1 expression in TGCT patient samples. ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (192, 199)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (187, 191)) ('rs4561483', 'Var', (129, 138)) ('GSPT1', 'Gene', (167, 172)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (187, 191)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (157, 166)) ('expression', 'MPA', (173, 183)) ('rs4561483', 'Mutation', 'rs4561483', (129, 138)) ('GSPT1', 'Gene', '2935', (167, 172)) 71356 26503584 This genome-wide association study identifies four novel risk loci for testicular germ cell tumour, and provides functional correlation between a disease-associated variant and gene expression in patient samples for one of the identified loci. ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (92, 98)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (92, 98)) ('germ cell tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (82, 98)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (196, 203)) ('variant', 'Var', (165, 172)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 98)) ('testicular germ cell tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (71, 98)) 71361 26503584 First, rs11705932 (OR=1.18, confidence interval (CI)=1.09-1.28, P=1.5 x 10-9) which lies within a 240 kb region of linkage disequilibrium (LD) at 3q23, containing genes TFDP2 and ATP1B3. ('ATP1B3', 'Gene', (179, 185)) ('rs11705932', 'Var', (7, 17)) ('TFDP2', 'Gene', '7029', (169, 174)) ('TFDP2', 'Gene', (169, 174)) ('ATP1B3', 'Gene', '483', (179, 185)) ('rs11705932', 'Mutation', 'rs11705932', (7, 17)) 71362 26503584 Second, rs7107174 (OR=1.26, CI=1.16-1.37, P=9.7 x 10-11) which maps to intron 1 of GAB2 (11q14.1), in a 227 kb region of LD to which USP35 also localizes. ('GAB2', 'Gene', (83, 87)) ('USP35', 'Gene', (133, 138)) ('rs7107174', 'Var', (8, 17)) ('GAB2', 'Gene', '9846', (83, 87)) ('USP35', 'Gene', '57558', (133, 138)) ('rs7107174', 'Mutation', 'rs7107174', (8, 17)) 71363 26503584 Third, rs4561483 (OR=1.09, 95% CI=1.02-1.16, P=1.6 x 10-8) intronic to BCAR4 (16p13.13) within a 145 kb LD block also containing RSL1D1, GSPT1 and TNFRSF17. ('RSL1D1', 'Gene', (129, 135)) ('GSPT1', 'Gene', '2935', (137, 142)) ('TNFRSF17', 'Gene', '608', (147, 155)) ('TNFRSF17', 'Gene', (147, 155)) ('BCAR4', 'Gene', (71, 76)) ('BCAR4', 'Gene', '400500', (71, 76)) ('rs4561483', 'Mutation', 'rs4561483', (7, 16)) ('RSL1D1', 'Gene', '26156', (129, 135)) ('GSPT1', 'Gene', (137, 142)) ('rs4561483', 'Var', (7, 16)) 71364 26503584 Finally, rs55637647 (OR=1.17, CI=1.09-1.24, P=3.4 x 10-9) mapping within intron 1 of ZFPM1 (16q24.2), within a 40 kb LD block. ('ZFPM1', 'Gene', (85, 90)) ('ZFPM1', 'Gene', '161882', (85, 90)) ('rs55637647', 'Var', (9, 19)) ('rs55637647', 'Mutation', 'rs55637647', (9, 19)) 71365 26503584 We examined for evidence of genotype-specific effect for rs11705932, rs7107174, rs4561483 and rs55637647, however, no significant departure from a log-additive model was seen. ('rs7107174', 'Var', (69, 78)) ('rs7107174', 'Mutation', 'rs7107174', (69, 78)) ('rs55637647', 'Mutation', 'rs55637647', (94, 104)) ('rs11705932', 'Mutation', 'rs11705932', (57, 67)) ('rs4561483', 'Mutation', 'rs4561483', (80, 89)) ('rs11705932', 'Var', (57, 67)) ('rs55637647', 'Var', (94, 104)) ('rs4561483', 'Var', (80, 89)) 71366 26503584 We additionally tested for interaction between rs11705932, rs7107174, rs4561483 and rs55637647 and SNPs at previously identified risk loci for TGCT (Supplementary Table 2). ('TGCT', 'Disease', (143, 147)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (155, 158)) ('rs55637647', 'Var', (84, 94)) ('rs7107174', 'Mutation', 'rs7107174', (59, 68)) ('tested', 'Reg', (16, 22)) ('interaction', 'Interaction', (27, 38)) ('rs55637647', 'Mutation', 'rs55637647', (84, 94)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (143, 147)) ('rs11705932', 'Mutation', 'rs11705932', (47, 57)) ('rs4561483', 'Mutation', 'rs4561483', (70, 79)) ('rs11705932', 'Var', (47, 57)) ('rs4561483', 'Var', (70, 79)) ('rs7107174', 'Var', (59, 68)) 71367 26503584 Some evidence of interaction between rs11705932 and previously reported SNP rs12699477 (at 7p22.3) was shown (P=0.003), albeit nonsignificant after correcting for 84 tests. ('rs12699477', 'Var', (76, 86)) ('interaction', 'Interaction', (17, 28)) ('rs12699477', 'Mutation', 'rs12699477', (76, 86)) ('rs11705932', 'Mutation', 'rs11705932', (37, 47)) ('rs11705932', 'Var', (37, 47)) 71368 26503584 To gain insight into the biological basis of associations at rs11705932, rs7107174, rs4561483 and rs55637647, we conducted expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysis using RNA-seq expression and Affymetrix 6.0 SNP/exome sequencing data on 150 TGCT patients, which is publicly available through the cancer genome atlas (http://cancergenome.nih.gov/). ('rs7107174', 'Var', (73, 82)) ('rs55637647', 'Var', (98, 108)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (334, 340)) ('rs4561483', 'Var', (84, 93)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (334, 340)) ('rs7107174', 'Mutation', 'rs7107174', (73, 82)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (256, 264)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (306, 312)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (334, 340)) ('rs11705932', 'Mutation', 'rs11705932', (61, 71)) ('rs55637647', 'Mutation', 'rs55637647', (98, 108)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (251, 255)) ('rs11705932', 'Var', (61, 71)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (306, 312)) ('rs4561483', 'Mutation', 'rs4561483', (84, 93)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (306, 312)) 71369 26503584 Where the data for our sentinel SNP was not available, we analysed data for the best two proxy SNPs (defined as those with the highest r2 correlation) for which data were available, namely: 3q23 (sentinel SNP rs11705932), 11q14.1 (rs2450140, r2=0.88 and rs11237477, r2=0.86), 16p13.13 (rs2075158, r2=0.78 and rs2018199, r2=0.79) and 16q24.2 (rs3859027, r2=0.91 and rs12597021, r2=0.87). ('rs2075158', 'Mutation', 'rs2075158', (286, 295)) ('rs12597021', 'Var', (365, 375)) ('rs12597021', 'Mutation', 'rs12597021', (365, 375)) ('rs2075158', 'Var', (286, 295)) ('rs2450140', 'Var', (231, 240)) ('rs2450140', 'Mutation', 'rs2450140', (231, 240)) ('rs3859027', 'Mutation', 'rs3859027', (342, 351)) ('rs2018199', 'Mutation', 'rs2018199', (309, 318)) ('rs11237477', 'Var', (254, 264)) ('rs3859027', 'Var', (342, 351)) ('rs11237477', 'Mutation', 'rs11237477', (254, 264)) ('rs2018199', 'Var', (309, 318)) ('rs11705932', 'Mutation', 'rs11705932', (209, 219)) 71371 26503584 However, a statistically significant association was found at 16p13.13, between genotype and expression of GSPT1 (proxy SNPs rs2075158 P=5.1 x 10-4, rs2018199 P=5.9 x 10-4), which remained significant after correction for multiple testing (Supplementary Table 1). ('rs2018199', 'Var', (149, 158)) ('GSPT1', 'Gene', '2935', (107, 112)) ('rs2075158', 'Var', (125, 134)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (246, 249)) ('significant association', 'Reg', (25, 48)) ('expression', 'MPA', (93, 103)) ('GSPT1', 'Gene', (107, 112)) ('rs2075158', 'Mutation', 'rs2075158', (125, 134)) ('rs2018199', 'Mutation', 'rs2018199', (149, 158)) 71372 26503584 Both SNPs rs2075158 and rs2018199 can be considered good proxy markers, having high r2 correlation with and closely comparable minor allelic frequencies to, the sentinel SNP. ('rs2075158', 'Var', (10, 19)) ('rs2018199', 'Mutation', 'rs2018199', (24, 33)) ('rs2075158', 'Mutation', 'rs2075158', (10, 19)) ('r2 correlation', 'MPA', (84, 98)) ('rs2018199', 'Var', (24, 33)) 71373 26503584 Homozygosity for the risk allele at rs2075158 was associated a with 35% increase in GSPT1 expression compared with the reference homozygote genotype (Supplementary Fig. ('increase', 'PosReg', (72, 80)) ('rs2075158', 'Mutation', 'rs2075158', (36, 45)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (156, 159)) ('expression', 'MPA', (90, 100)) ('GSPT1', 'Gene', '2935', (84, 89)) ('rs2075158', 'Var', (36, 45)) ('GSPT1', 'Gene', (84, 89)) 71374 26503584 We used HaploReg and Roadmap Epigenome Mapping Consortium data on enhancer elements to examine whether rs11705932, rs7107174, rs4561483 and rs55637647 or their proxies (that is, r2>0.8 in 1000 Genomes CEU reference panel) lie at putative transcription factor binding/enhancer elements. ('rs11705932', 'Mutation', 'rs11705932', (103, 113)) ('rs11705932', 'Var', (103, 113)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (279, 282)) ('rs7107174', 'Var', (115, 124)) ('rs55637647', 'Var', (140, 150)) ('rs4561483', 'Mutation', 'rs4561483', (126, 135)) ('rs4561483', 'Var', (126, 135)) ('rs7107174', 'Mutation', 'rs7107174', (115, 124)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (78, 81)) ('rs55637647', 'Mutation', 'rs55637647', (140, 150)) 71376 26503584 At 11q14.1, which contains GAB2, there is evidence of strong evolutionary conservation, with 21 correlated SNPs having GERP score >2.0, the strongest of which is SNP rs2511156, which is in almost perfect LD with the sentinel SNP. ('GAB2', 'Gene', (27, 31)) ('rs2511156', 'Var', (166, 175)) ('SNP', 'Var', (162, 165)) ('rs2511156', 'Mutation', 'rs2511156', (166, 175)) ('GAB2', 'Gene', '9846', (27, 31)) 71377 26503584 In addition, multiple correlated SNPs at 11q14.1 are predicted to be in strong enhancer regions, with four SNPs located within DNase hypersensitivity sites in the TGCT specific cell line NT2-D1. ('SNPs', 'Var', (33, 37)) ('enhancer', 'PosReg', (79, 87)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (163, 167)) ('hypersensitivity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004342', (133, 149)) ('hypersensitivity', 'Disease', (133, 149)) 71379 26503584 At 16q24.2, the sentinel SNP rs55637647 is conserved and EGR1 binding, an early growth response transcription factor linked to infertility and differential expression in germ cell tumours, was also reported within the LD block. ('EGR1', 'Gene', '1958', (57, 61)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (127, 138)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (180, 187)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (180, 187)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (62, 69)) ('germ cell tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (170, 186)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (180, 187)) ('rs55637647', 'Mutation', 'rs55637647', (29, 39)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (180, 186)) ('EGR1', 'Gene', (57, 61)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (127, 138)) ('rs55637647', 'Var', (29, 39)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (127, 138)) 71384 26503584 The only recurring event, seen in >5% of tumours was a copy number deletion encompassing GAB2 and USP35 at 11q14.1 found in 7% of tumours. ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (130, 137)) ('USP35', 'Gene', (98, 103)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 47)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (130, 137)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (130, 137)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 48)) ('GAB2', 'Gene', '9846', (89, 93)) ('copy number deletion', 'Var', (55, 75)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (41, 48)) ('USP35', 'Gene', '57558', (98, 103)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (41, 48)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (130, 136)) ('GAB2', 'Gene', (89, 93)) 71393 26503584 The OR effect sizes of TGCT SNPs have been among the highest reported in GWAS of any cancer type, hence suggesting a potential clinical utility for personalized risk profiling. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (85, 91)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (23, 27)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (85, 91)) ('TGCT', 'Gene', (23, 27)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (28, 32)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (85, 91)) 71400 26503584 Furthermore, inherited variants in GSPT1 have been reported to confer elevated risk of gastric cancer. ('gastric cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012126', (87, 101)) ('GSPT1', 'Gene', '2935', (35, 40)) ('variants', 'Var', (23, 31)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', (87, 101)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (95, 101)) ('GSPT1', 'Gene', (35, 40)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (87, 101)) 71404 26503584 Our eQTL analysis did not demonstrate a link between rs7107174 and GAB2 expression, although this failure may be due to the imperfect correlation between the true functional SNP and proxy markers available. ('GAB2', 'Gene', '9846', (67, 71)) ('rs7107174', 'Var', (53, 62)) ('rs7107174', 'Mutation', 'rs7107174', (53, 62)) ('GAB2', 'Gene', (67, 71)) 71405 26503584 Alternatively, other functional mechanisms may underpin the association; of particular note, a missense variant (rs2510044) responsible for the P236M polymorphism in USP35 (ubiquitin-specific peptidase 35) is in perfect LD with our sentinel SNP. ('P236M', 'Mutation', 'p.P236M', (144, 149)) ('rs2510044', 'Mutation', 'rs2510044', (113, 122)) ('USP35', 'Gene', '57558', (166, 171)) ('rs2510044', 'Var', (113, 122)) ('ubiquitin-specific peptidase 35', 'Gene', '57558', (173, 204)) ('ubiquitin-specific peptidase 35', 'Gene', (173, 204)) ('USP35', 'Gene', (166, 171)) ('P236M', 'Var', (144, 149)) 71407 26503584 In our somatic data sets, a recurring deletion encompassing both GAB2 and USP35 was found in 7% of tumours; however, due to the large scale of these deletions there is no evidence to suggest they specifically relate to the 11q14.1 locus. ('USP35', 'Gene', (74, 79)) ('GAB2', 'Gene', (65, 69)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 106)) ('relate', 'Reg', (209, 215)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (99, 106)) ('USP35', 'Gene', '57558', (74, 79)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (99, 106)) ('deletion', 'Var', (38, 46)) ('GAB2', 'Gene', '9846', (65, 69)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 105)) 71415 26503584 In this study, we therefore implicate FOG/GATA1 genes in TGCT susceptibility for the first time, highlighting a network of interlinked oncogenic pathways. ('FOG', 'Gene', (38, 41)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (57, 61)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (57, 61)) ('implicate', 'Reg', (28, 37)) ('GATA1', 'Gene', '2623', (42, 47)) ('FOG', 'Gene', '161882', (38, 41)) ('genes', 'Var', (48, 53)) ('GATA1', 'Gene', (42, 47)) 71420 26503584 We constructed a PRS model to assess the clinical utility of TGCT risk SNPs, which demonstrated marked power in terms of risk discrimination, with men in the top 1% of genetic risk exhibiting a >10-fold increased risk of the disease. ('genetic', 'Var', (168, 175)) ('TGCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (61, 65)) ('PRS', 'Chemical', '-', (17, 20)) ('TGCT', 'Gene', (61, 65)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (147, 150)) 71437 26503584 Stage 2 QC was applied to the SNPs as follows: (i) discrepant calls in more than 2% of duplicate samples across COGS consortia, (ii) call rate <95%, MAF<1%, call rate <99% if MAF=1-5%, (iii) deviation from Hardy-Weinberg (P<10-5 in controls, P<10-12 in cases). ('MAF=1', 'Gene', (175, 180)) ('MAF<1%', 'Gene', '84232', (149, 155)) ('deviation', 'Var', (191, 200)) ('MAF<1%', 'Gene', (149, 155)) ('Hardy-Weinberg', 'Disease', (206, 220)) ('MAF=1', 'Gene', '84232', (175, 180)) 71444 26503584 We used data from the ENCODE project and HaploReg to investigate for evidence of transcriptional regulation at our identified locus to assess (i) whether the variant resides in a region in which modification of histone proteins is suggestive of enhancer and other regulatory activity (H3K4Me1 and H3K27A histone modification) or promoter activity (H3K4Me3 histone modification), (ii) whether the variant lies in a region where the chromatin is hypersensitive to cutting by the DNase enzyme (suggestive of regulatory region), (iii) whether the variant lies in a region of binding of transcription factor proteins (as assayed by chromatin immunoprecipitation with antibodies specific to the transcription factor followed by sequencing of the precipitated DNA (ChIP-seq)), (iv) whether the variant affects a specific regulatory motif, as evaluated from position weighted matrices assembled from TRANSFAC, JASPAR and protein-binding microarray experiments. ('variant', 'Var', (787, 794)) ('affects', 'Reg', (795, 802)) ('hypersensitive', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004342', (444, 458)) ('hypersensitive', 'Disease', (444, 458)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (946, 949)) 71445 26503584 We investigated for evidence of association between the SNPs at our locus and changes in gene expression using publicly available cancer genome atlas RNAseq and Affymetrix 6.0 SNP/exome sequencing data (http://cancergenome.nih.gov/). ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (130, 136)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (210, 216)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (130, 136)) ('gene expression', 'MPA', (89, 104)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (210, 216)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (130, 136)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (210, 216)) ('SNPs', 'Var', (56, 60)) 71518 26560314 If the cases and controls are equally likely to either under- or over-report cannabis exposure, then the impact on the observed association between cannabis use and TGCT development would likely be to attenuate it. ('TGCT', 'Disease', (165, 169)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (177, 180)) ('under-', 'Var', (55, 61)) ('attenuate', 'NegReg', (201, 210)) ('over-report', 'Var', (65, 76)) 71556 28327516 In the past decade, many studies have demonstrated that unsaturated fatty acids of marine origin, such as omega (n)-3 and n-9 fatty acids, could play a beneficial role in brain functions. ('n-9', 'Var', (122, 125)) ('beneficial', 'PosReg', (152, 162)) ('brain functions', 'CPA', (171, 186)) ('omega (n)-3 and n-9 fatty acids', 'Chemical', '-', (106, 137)) ('unsaturated fatty acids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005231', (56, 79)) 71559 28327516 There are also data showing neuroprotective potential of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs). ('monounsaturated fatty acids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005229', (57, 84)) ('monounsaturated', 'Var', (57, 72)) ('FAs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005227', (88, 91)) ('neuroprotective potential', 'CPA', (28, 53)) 71575 28327516 To be noted, the signals around 2.8 ppm indicated the presence of methylenes between two double bonds -CH=CH-CH2-CH=CH-, a typical feature of polyunsaturated fatty acids. ('polyunsaturated fatty acids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005231', (142, 169)) ('methylenes', 'Var', (66, 76)) ('CH=CH-CH2-CH', 'Disease', (103, 115)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (103, 104)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (109, 110)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (113, 114)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (116, 117)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (106, 107)) ('CH=CH-CH2-CH', 'Disease', 'None', (103, 115)) 71578 28327516 In the 13C-NMR spectrum (Figure 2B), the chemical shifts at 180.3 ppm indicated the carbons of C=O groups. ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (9, 10)) ('chemical shifts', 'MPA', (41, 56)) ('C=O groups', 'Var', (95, 105)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (95, 96)) ('carbons', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (84, 91)) ('13C', 'Chemical', '-', (7, 10)) 71621 28327516 Abeta25-35, an active fragment corresponding to amino acids 25-35 in full-length Abeta, possesses the same beta-sheet structure and retains full toxicity of full-length Abeta1-42. ('Abeta', 'Gene', (81, 86)) ('beta-sheet structure', 'MPA', (107, 127)) ('Abeta', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('amino acids 25-35', 'Var', (48, 65)) ('Abeta', 'Gene', '351', (169, 174)) ('Abeta', 'Gene', '351', (81, 86)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (145, 153)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (145, 153)) ('Abeta', 'Gene', (169, 174)) ('Abeta', 'Gene', '351', (0, 5)) 71653 28327516 Recent data from large epidemiological studies suggest a relationship between MSD adherence and significant reduction in incidence of Parkinson's disease and AD and mild cognitive decline or risk of dementia. ('MSD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D052517', (78, 81)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (108, 117)) ('cognitive decline', 'Disease', (170, 187)) ("Parkinson's disease", 'Disease', (134, 153)) ('cognitive decline', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003072', (170, 187)) ('AD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000544', (158, 160)) ('dementia', 'Disease', (199, 207)) ('dementia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000726', (199, 207)) ("Parkinson's disease", 'Disease', 'MESH:D010300', (134, 153)) ('cognitive decline', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001268', (170, 187)) ('AD', 'Disease', (158, 160)) ('adherence', 'Var', (82, 91)) ('dementia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003704', (199, 207)) ('MSD', 'Disease', (78, 81)) 71661 28327516 Studies in cultured hepatocytes and mouse models of diet-induced obesity suggest that palmitoleic acid has anti-inflammatory and insulin-sensitizing effects. ('diet-induced obesity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012743', (52, 72)) ('obesity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001513', (65, 72)) ('insulin', 'Gene', (129, 136)) ('palmitoleic acid', 'Var', (86, 102)) ('insulin', 'Gene', '3630', (129, 136)) ('obesity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009765', (65, 72)) ('anti-inflammatory', 'MPA', (107, 124)) ('obesity', 'Disease', (65, 72)) ('palmitoleic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C008757', (86, 102)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (36, 41)) 71662 28327516 Moreover, both in vitro and in vivo studies have demonstrated that palmitoleic acid can decrease the level of pro-inflammatory mediators and reduce the level of C-reactive protein in mice. ('level of pro-inflammatory mediators', 'MPA', (101, 136)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (88, 96)) ('palmitoleic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C008757', (67, 83)) ('reduce the level of C-reactive protein', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032437', (141, 179)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (183, 187)) ('palmitoleic acid', 'Var', (67, 83)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (161, 162)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (141, 147)) ('level of C-reactive protein', 'MPA', (152, 179)) 71666 28327516 Our previous studies have confirmed that n-3 fatty acids possess broad spectrum of neuroprotective activities in both in vitro and in vivo experiments because of their anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. ('anti-inflammatory', 'CPA', (185, 202)) ('anti-oxidant', 'MPA', (168, 180)) ('n-3 fatty acids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015525', (41, 56)) ('neuroprotective activities', 'CPA', (83, 109)) ('n-3', 'Var', (41, 44)) 71669 28327516 Moreover, there is evidence that dietary supplementation with DHA reduced the intraneuronal accumulation of not only amyloid-beta, but also tau, another important pathology marker for AD, in the 3xTg-AD mouse model via decreasing steady-state levels of presenilin 1. ('AD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000544', (200, 202)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (66, 73)) ('AD', 'Disease', (200, 202)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (203, 208)) ('DHA', 'Var', (62, 65)) ('presenilin 1', 'Gene', '19164', (253, 265)) ('DHA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004281', (62, 65)) ('tau', 'MPA', (140, 143)) ('decreasing', 'NegReg', (219, 229)) ('intraneuronal accumulation of', 'MPA', (78, 107)) ('presenilin 1', 'Gene', (253, 265)) ('AD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000544', (184, 186)) ('AD', 'Disease', (184, 186)) 71754 25058905 Nine platinum analogues are currently in clinical trials around the world ormaplatin (tetraplatin), oxaliplatin, DWA2114R, enloplatin, lobaplatin, CI-973 (NK-121), 254-S, JM-216, and liposome-entrapped cis-bis-neodecanoato-trans-R,R-1,2-diaminocyclohexane platinum (II) (LNDDP)]. ('ormaplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C049777', (74, 84)) ('cis-bis-neodecanoato-trans-R,R-1,2-diaminocyclohexane platinum', 'Chemical', '-', (202, 264)) ('CI-973', 'Var', (147, 153)) ('oxaliplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077150', (100, 111)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (5, 13)) ('DWA2114R', 'Var', (113, 121)) ('platinum (II)', 'Chemical', '-', (256, 269)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (0, 1)) ('lobaplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C066228', (135, 145)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (272, 273)) ('tetraplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C049777', (86, 97)) ('enloplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C060593', (123, 133)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (256, 264)) ('LNDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C054367', (271, 276)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (155, 156)) 71780 25058905 In clinical trials, cisplatin is often selected due to its strong antitumor activity, but its adverse effects include renal toxicity, nausea and vomiting. ('vomiting', 'Disease', (145, 153)) ('nausea', 'Disease', (134, 140)) ('nausea', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009325', (134, 140)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (20, 29)) ('vomiting', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014839', (145, 153)) ('nausea and vomiting', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002017', (134, 153)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (70, 75)) ('renal toxicity', 'Disease', (118, 132)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (70, 75)) ('renal toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (118, 132)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (20, 29)) ('vomiting', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002013', (145, 153)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (70, 75)) ('nausea', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002018', (134, 140)) 71829 25058905 Metformin has been shown to enhance cisplatin cytotoxicity by suppressing Stat3 activity independently of the LKB1-AMPK pathway. ('AMPK', 'Gene', (115, 119)) ('Stat3', 'Gene', '6774', (74, 79)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (46, 58)) ('Stat3', 'Gene', (74, 79)) ('LKB1', 'Gene', (110, 114)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (28, 35)) ('Metformin', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('suppressing', 'NegReg', (62, 73)) ('LKB1', 'Gene', '6794', (110, 114)) ('Metformin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008687', (0, 9)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (36, 45)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (46, 58)) ('AMPK', 'Gene', '5562', (115, 119)) 71851 25058905 It has been further confirmed in human cells that cisplatin triggers rapid degradation of the copper membrane transporter CTR1, with diminished influx of cisplatin, resulting in resistance to the drug. ('CTR1', 'Gene', '1317', (122, 126)) ('resistance to the drug', 'MPA', (178, 200)) ('diminished', 'NegReg', (133, 143)) ('influx of cisplatin', 'MPA', (144, 163)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (50, 59)) ('CTR1', 'Gene', (122, 126)) ('degradation', 'MPA', (75, 86)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (33, 38)) ('copper membrane transporter', 'MPA', (94, 121)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (154, 163)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (50, 59)) 71852 25058905 Genetic knockout of CTR1 results in cellular resistance to cisplatin in vivo. ('CTR1', 'Gene', '1317', (20, 24)) ('CTR1', 'Gene', (20, 24)) ('cellular resistance to cisplatin', 'MPA', (36, 68)) ('results in', 'Reg', (25, 35)) ('Genetic knockout', 'Var', (0, 16)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (59, 68)) 71857 25058905 Glucose Transporter 1 (Glut1) is not proposed to directly transport cisplatin, the mislocalization of the transporter exacerbates the cisplatin resistance phenotype. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (68, 77)) ('Glut1', 'Gene', '6513', (23, 28)) ('exacerbates', 'PosReg', (118, 129)) ('Glut1', 'Gene', (23, 28)) ('cisplatin resistance phenotype', 'MPA', (134, 164)) ('Glucose Transporter 1', 'Gene', '6513', (0, 21)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (134, 143)) ('mislocalization', 'Var', (83, 98)) ('Glucose Transporter 1', 'Gene', (0, 21)) 71863 25058905 1,3-intrastrand d(GpXpG) adducts and other adducts such as inter-strand crosslinks and nonfunctional adducts have been reported to contribute to cisplatin's toxicity. ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (157, 165)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (157, 165)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (145, 154)) ('adducts', 'Var', (25, 32)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (131, 141)) ('cisplatin', 'MPA', (145, 154)) 71875 25058905 Under certain conditions a thiol group may lead to formation of thiyl radicals that in turn can interact with molecular oxygen, therefore generating reactive oxygen species. ('oxygen', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010100', (120, 126)) ('thiyl radicals', 'MPA', (64, 78)) ('reactive oxygen species', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017382', (149, 172)) ('oxygen', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010100', (158, 164)) ('thiol', 'Var', (27, 32)) ('generating', 'Reg', (138, 148)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (43, 50)) ('thiyl radicals', 'Chemical', '-', (64, 78)) ('reactive oxygen species', 'MPA', (149, 172)) ('thiol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013438', (27, 32)) ('interact', 'Interaction', (96, 104)) 71918 25058905 Iinhibition of either of these cascades sensitizes ovarian cancer cells to cisplatin. ('Iinhibition', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (51, 65)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (59, 65)) ('sensitizes', 'Reg', (40, 50)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (51, 65)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (75, 84)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (51, 65)) 71920 25058905 In addition, cisplatin induced phosphorylation of both BAD Ser-112 and Ser-136 is involved in maintaining cell viability after cisplatin treatment. ('involved', 'Reg', (82, 90)) ('cell', 'CPA', (106, 110)) ('Ser', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012694', (59, 62)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (127, 136)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (31, 46)) ('Ser', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012694', (71, 74)) ('Ser-136', 'Var', (71, 78)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (13, 22)) 71934 25058905 In vitro studies suggest that cisplatin resistance can result from epigenetic changes at the molecular and cellular levels, including reduced accumulation of the platinum compounds by either active efflux/sequestration/secretion or impaired influx, detoxification by GSH conjugates, metallothioneins and other antioxidants, increased levels of DNA damage repair (nucleotide excision repair and mismatch repair), changes in DNA methylation status, alterations of membrane protein trafficking as a result of defective organization and distribution of the cytoskeleton, overexpression of chaperones, up- or down-regulated expression of microRNA (miRNA1), transcription factors and small GTPases, inactivation. ('membrane protein trafficking', 'MPA', (462, 490)) ('platinum', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (162, 170)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (324, 333)) ('down-regulated', 'NegReg', (604, 618)) ('organization', 'MPA', (516, 528)) ('changes', 'Reg', (412, 419)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (639, 640)) ('defective', 'Var', (506, 515)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (345, 346)) ('small GTPases', 'Protein', (678, 691)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (424, 425)) ('up-', 'PosReg', (597, 600)) ('GTP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006160', (684, 687)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (646, 647)) ('microRNA', 'Protein', (633, 641)) ('GSH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005978', (267, 270)) ('metal', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008670', (283, 288)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (134, 141)) ('alterations', 'Reg', (447, 458)) ('expression', 'MPA', (619, 629)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (30, 39)) 71938 25058905 Cisplatin also induces endoplasmic reticulum stress and nucleus-independent apoptotic signaling. ('induces', 'Reg', (15, 22)) ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (0, 9)) ('nucleus-independent apoptotic signaling', 'CPA', (56, 95)) ('endoplasmic reticulum stress', 'MPA', (23, 51)) ('Cisplatin', 'Var', (0, 9)) 71946 25058905 Moreover, ectopic L37 over expression can attenuate the DNA damage response mediated by p53. ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (57, 58)) ('L37', 'Gene', '6167', (18, 21)) ('attenuate', 'NegReg', (42, 51)) ('L37', 'Gene', (18, 21)) ('ectopic', 'Var', (10, 17)) ('DNA damage', 'MPA', (56, 66)) 71964 25058905 The ranking of the bases followed the order: G(N7) > C(N3) > C(O2) > G(O6) > A(N3) A(N1) > A(N7) > G(N3) > T(O4) > T(O2), based on differential Pt(II) binding energies. ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (55, 56)) ('G(N7', 'Var', (45, 49)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (103, 104)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (47, 48)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (95, 96)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (79, 80)) ('II', 'Chemical', '-', (149, 151)) ('G(O6', 'Var', (69, 73)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (87, 88)) ('A(N7', 'Var', (93, 97)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (146, 148)) ('C(N3', 'Var', (53, 57)) 71972 25058905 The presence of the N1 proton diminishes the delocalization of electron density over the nitrogen lone pairs of the purine skeleton resulting in greater localization of electron density on the N3 and N7 atoms of guanine, compared to adenine where the electron density is delocalized over the N1, N3, and N7 atoms. ('adenine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000225', (233, 240)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (304, 305)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (193, 194)) ('greater', 'PosReg', (145, 152)) ('delocalization of electron density', 'MPA', (45, 79)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (20, 21)) ('purine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C030985', (116, 122)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (292, 293)) ('nitrogen', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (89, 97)) ('localization', 'MPA', (153, 165)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (296, 297)) ('presence', 'Var', (4, 12)) ('diminishes', 'NegReg', (30, 40)) ('guanine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006147', (212, 219)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (200, 201)) 72002 25058905 However, cisplatin chemotherapy is also associated with substantial side effects that include hepatotoxic, nephrotoxic, cardiotoxic, neurotoxic and/or hematotoxic damage. ('cisplatin', 'Var', (9, 18)) ('neurotoxic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020258', (133, 143)) ('hepatotoxic', 'Disease', (94, 105)) ('hematotoxic damage', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004194', (151, 169)) ('nephrotoxic', 'Disease', (107, 118)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (9, 18)) ('cardiotoxic', 'Disease', (120, 131)) ('neurotoxic', 'Disease', (133, 143)) ('hematotoxic damage', 'Disease', (151, 169)) ('hepatotoxic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D056486', (94, 105)) ('cardiotoxic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D066126', (120, 131)) ('nephrotoxic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (107, 118)) 72013 21482409 Mutations in human STRA6 are associated with severe pathological phenotypes in many organs such as the eye, brain, heart, and lung. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (13, 18)) ('STRA6', 'Gene', (19, 24)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('associated', 'Reg', (29, 39)) ('heart', 'Disease', (115, 120)) 72029 21482409 Consistent with the diverse functions of vitamin A, human STRA6 mutations cause severe pathological phenotypes including the absence of eyes (anophthalmia), mental retardation, congenital heart defects, lung hyperplasia, and intrauterine growth retardation. ('absence of eyes', 'Disease', (125, 140)) ('intrauterine growth retardation', 'Disease', (225, 256)) ('heart defects', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030680', (188, 201)) ('mental retardation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001249', (157, 175)) ('STRA6', 'Gene', (58, 63)) ('mental retardation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008607', (157, 175)) ('absence of eyes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000528', (125, 140)) ('growth retardation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001510', (238, 256)) ('mutations', 'Var', (64, 73)) ('lung hyperplasia', 'Disease', (203, 219)) ('mental retardation', 'Disease', (157, 175)) ('congenital heart defects', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001627', (177, 201)) ('anophthalmia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000853', (142, 154)) ('lung hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006965', (203, 219)) ('lung hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002088', (203, 219)) ('anophthalmia', 'Disease', (142, 154)) ('congenital heart defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006330', (177, 201)) ('anophthalmia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000528', (142, 154)) ('intrauterine growth retardation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001511', (225, 256)) ('intrauterine growth retardation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005317', (225, 256)) ('cause', 'Reg', (74, 79)) ('absence of eyes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005128', (125, 140)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (52, 57)) ('vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (41, 50)) ('congenital heart defects', 'Disease', (177, 201)) 72074 21482409 Vitamin A transport to different cell types needs to be precisely regulated because too little or too much vitamin A can be detrimental both to cellular survival and function. ('cellular survival', 'CPA', (144, 161)) ('Vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (0, 9)) ('vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (107, 116)) ('too', 'Var', (98, 101)) ('detrimental', 'NegReg', (124, 135)) ('too much vitamin A', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004905', (98, 116)) 72089 21482409 The main conclusion from studies of RBP knockout mice is that loss of RBP makes mice extremely sensitive to vitamin A deficiency. ('loss', 'Var', (62, 66)) ('sensitive', 'MPA', (95, 104)) ('vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (108, 117)) ('A deficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007153', (116, 128)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (49, 53)) ('vitamin A deficiency', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004905', (108, 128)) ('RBP', 'Gene', (70, 73)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (80, 84)) ('A deficiency', 'Disease', (116, 128)) 72092 21482409 Given the role of vitamin A in immune regulation and the susceptibility of vitamin A deficient children to infection before visual symptoms, it is likely that the immune system is also sensitive to RBP defect under vitamin A sufficient conditions. ('deficient', 'Var', (85, 94)) ('RBP defect', 'Disease', (198, 208)) ('infection', 'Disease', (107, 116)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (95, 103)) ('RBP defect', 'Disease', 'MESH:C566711', (198, 208)) ('infection', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007239', (107, 116)) ('vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (18, 27)) ('vitamin A deficient', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004905', (75, 94)) ('defect under vitamin A', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004905', (202, 224)) ('vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (75, 84)) ('vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (215, 224)) 72149 21482409 Circulating immunoglobulin level in RBP knockout mice is half that in wild-type mice, even under vitamin A sufficiency. ('vitamin A sufficiency', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004905', (97, 118)) ('knockout', 'Var', (40, 48)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (49, 53)) ('vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (97, 106)) ('Circulating immunoglobulin level', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010702', (0, 32)) ('A sufficiency', 'Disease', (105, 118)) ('Circulating immunoglobulin level', 'MPA', (0, 32)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (80, 84)) ('RBP', 'Gene', (36, 39)) ('A sufficiency', 'Disease', 'None', (105, 118)) 72172 21482409 Mutations in any of three essential residues in this domain can abolish the binding of STRA6 to RBP and its vitamin A uptake activity without affecting its cell surface expression. ('vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (108, 117)) ('RBP', 'Protein', (96, 99)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (76, 83)) ('abolish', 'NegReg', (64, 71)) ('vitamin A uptake activity', 'MPA', (108, 133)) ('STRA6', 'Gene', (87, 92)) 72173 21482409 Human genetic studies found that mutations in STRA6 are associated with severe pathological phenotypes such as mental retardation, anophthalmia, congenital heart defects, lung hyperplasia, duodenal stenosis, pancreatic malformations, and intrauterine growth retardation. ('Human', 'Species', '9606', (0, 5)) ('anophthalmia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000853', (131, 143)) ('mutations', 'Var', (33, 42)) ('anophthalmia', 'Disease', (131, 143)) ('associated', 'Reg', (56, 66)) ('anophthalmia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000528', (131, 143)) ('pancreatic malformations', 'Disease', (208, 232)) ('pancreatic malformations', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (208, 232)) ('intrauterine growth retardation', 'Disease', (238, 269)) ('heart defects', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030680', (156, 169)) ('lung hyperplasia', 'Disease', (171, 187)) ('congenital heart defects', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001627', (145, 169)) ('lung hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006965', (171, 187)) ('duodenal stenosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100867', (189, 206)) ('STRA6', 'Gene', (46, 51)) ('congenital heart defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006330', (145, 169)) ('lung hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002088', (171, 187)) ('pancreatic malformations', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001732', (208, 232)) ('growth retardation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001510', (251, 269)) ('mental retardation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001249', (111, 129)) ('mental retardation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008607', (111, 129)) ('duodenal stenosis', 'Disease', (189, 206)) ('intrauterine growth retardation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001511', (238, 269)) ('intrauterine growth retardation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005317', (238, 269)) ('congenital heart defects', 'Disease', (145, 169)) ('mental retardation', 'Disease', (111, 129)) 72174 21482409 More human genetic studies have further confirmed the role of STRA6 mutations in malformations in humans. ('malformations', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (81, 94)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (98, 104)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (98, 103)) ('mutations', 'Var', (68, 77)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (5, 10)) ('STRA6', 'Gene', (62, 67)) ('malformations', 'Disease', (81, 94)) 72176 21482409 Consistently, STRA6 knockdown also causes developmental defects in zebrafish. ('developmental defects', 'Disease', (42, 63)) ('developmental defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003147', (42, 63)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (20, 29)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (67, 76)) ('STRA6', 'Gene', (14, 19)) 72177 21482409 The loss of retinoid uptake in the eye due to loss of STRA6 has also been demonstrated in the zebrafish model. ('retinoid uptake in the', 'MPA', (12, 34)) ('retinoid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (12, 20)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (81, 84)) ('loss', 'Var', (46, 50)) ('STRA6', 'Gene', (54, 59)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (94, 103)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (4, 8)) 72178 21482409 Functional assays showed that the pathogenic missense mutations identified in the human genetic study abolish the vitamin A uptake activity of STRA6, consistent with the severe clinical phenotypes. ('abolish', 'NegReg', (102, 109)) ('missense mutations', 'Var', (45, 63)) ('vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (114, 123)) ('vitamin A uptake activity', 'MPA', (114, 139)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (82, 87)) 72179 21482409 As mentioned in a previous review, this is the first example of a retinoid signaling pathway mutation causing developmental abnormalities in humans. ('causing', 'Reg', (102, 109)) ('retinoid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (66, 74)) ('developmental abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006130', (110, 137)) ('retinoid signaling pathway', 'Pathway', (66, 92)) ('developmental abnormalities', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001263', (110, 137)) ('developmental abnormalities', 'Disease', (110, 137)) ('mutation', 'Var', (93, 101)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (141, 147)) 72218 21482409 Phenotypes associated with known human RBP mutations are different from phenotypes associated with known human STRA6 mutations. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (105, 110)) ('mutations', 'Var', (43, 52)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (33, 38)) ('RBP', 'Gene', (39, 42)) 72219 21482409 Two natural RBP mutations have been identified in humans, and they cause vision defects such as dystrophy of the RPE. ('cause', 'Reg', (67, 72)) ('vision defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014786', (73, 87)) ('vision defect', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000572', (73, 86)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (50, 56)) ('mutations', 'Var', (16, 25)) ('dystrophy', 'Disease', (96, 105)) ('dystrophy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009136', (96, 105)) ('RBP', 'Gene', (12, 15)) ('vision defects', 'Disease', (73, 87)) 72221 21482409 In contrast, known human STRA6 mutations cause severe and systemic phenotypes. ('STRA6', 'Gene', (25, 30)) ('cause', 'Reg', (41, 46)) ('mutations', 'Var', (31, 40)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (19, 24)) 72222 21482409 First, biochemical analysis showed that the only two natural mutations found in human RBP cause only a partial loss of RBP function. ('loss', 'NegReg', (111, 115)) ('RBP', 'Gene', (86, 89)) ('mutations', 'Var', (61, 70)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (80, 85)) ('RBP function', 'MPA', (119, 131)) 72223 21482409 The human RBP mutants can still bind retinol. ('mutants', 'Var', (14, 21)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (4, 9)) ('retinol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (37, 44)) ('RBP', 'Gene', (10, 13)) ('bind', 'Interaction', (32, 36)) 72224 21482409 In addition, holo-RBP formed by the mutant RBP can still bind TTR like the wild-type RBP. ('RBP', 'Gene', (43, 46)) ('TTR', 'Gene', (62, 65)) ('TTR', 'Gene', '7276', (62, 65)) ('bind', 'Interaction', (57, 61)) ('mutant', 'Var', (36, 42)) 72226 21482409 The vision defect associated with human RBP mutations suggests that vision is most sensitive to the partial loss of RBP function. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (34, 39)) ('vision defect', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014786', (4, 17)) ('vision defect', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000572', (4, 17)) ('mutations', 'Var', (44, 53)) ('vision defect', 'Disease', (4, 17)) ('RBP', 'Gene', (40, 43)) 72227 21482409 The fact that human RBP mutations are so rarely identified (only two so far) is consistent with its essential function. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (14, 19)) ('mutations', 'Var', (24, 33)) ('RBP', 'Gene', (20, 23)) 72228 21482409 Moreover, the detection limit of serum retinol/RBP in patients with RBP mutations in the previous study is 200 nM, which is still much higher than the Kd of the RBP/STRA6 interaction. ('mutations', 'Var', (72, 81)) ('RBP', 'Gene', (68, 71)) ('retinol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (39, 46)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (54, 62)) ('serum retinol/RBP', 'MPA', (33, 50)) 72230 21482409 For example, placental delivery of vitamin A from maternal RBP to the human embryo is very different between RBP null embryos and RBP receptor null embryos. ('RBP', 'Gene', (109, 112)) ('vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (35, 44)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (70, 75)) ('placental delivery', 'MPA', (13, 31)) ('null', 'Var', (113, 117)) ('different', 'Reg', (91, 100)) 72234 21482409 Consistently, STRA6 mutations in human are associated with mental retardation. ('mental retardation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008607', (59, 77)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (43, 58)) ('mental retardation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001249', (59, 77)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (33, 38)) ('STRA6', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('mutations', 'Var', (20, 29)) ('mental retardation', 'Disease', (59, 77)) 72235 21482409 Even human pathological phenotypes caused by STRA6 mutations are variable. ('STRA6', 'Gene', (45, 50)) ('mutations', 'Var', (51, 60)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (5, 10)) 72303 21482409 Modulating vitamin A uptake is a known method to alleviate symptoms for some diseases such as Stargardt macular dystrophy. ('Modulating', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('Stargardt macular dystrophy', 'Disease', (94, 121)) ('vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (11, 20)) ('Stargardt macular dystrophy', 'Disease', 'MESH:C535805', (94, 121)) ('macular dystrophy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007754', (104, 121)) 72309 21482409 Retinoids have been used to treat many types of cancer, and targeting STRA6 is an alternative to systemic retinoid treatment. ('Retinoids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (0, 9)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 54)) ('targeting', 'Var', (60, 69)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (48, 54)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (48, 54)) ('retinoid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (106, 114)) 72313 21482409 Given the role of STRA6 as the natural mechanism of vitamin A uptake, modulating STRA6 activity in the skin is an alternative and potentially less toxic method to regulating skin retinoid level. ('STRA6', 'Gene', (81, 86)) ('vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (52, 61)) ('skin retinoid level', 'MPA', (174, 193)) ('retinoid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (179, 187)) ('modulating', 'Var', (70, 80)) 72315 21482409 Consistently, STRA6 mutations cause lung hypoplasia. ('lung hypoplasia', 'Disease', (36, 51)) ('lung hypoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008171', (36, 51)) ('cause', 'Reg', (30, 35)) ('lung hypoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002089', (36, 51)) ('STRA6', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('mutations', 'Var', (20, 29)) 72333 23413144 Retinoic acid receptors are present in both Sertoli cells and developing germ cells, and knockouts of any of the three main retinoic acid receptors results in infertility due to a breakdown in spermatogenesis. ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (159, 170)) ('results in', 'Reg', (148, 158)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (44, 57)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (159, 170)) ('breakdown', 'NegReg', (180, 189)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (159, 170)) ('Retinoic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (0, 13)) ('knockouts', 'Var', (89, 98)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (193, 208)) ('retinoic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (124, 137)) 72346 23413144 We hypothesized that intratesticular concentrations of retinoic acid would be lower in men with abnormal semen as compared to men with normal semen. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (126, 129)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (144, 147)) ('abnormal', 'Var', (96, 104)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (87, 90)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (107, 110)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (78, 83)) ('intratesticular concentrations of retinoic acid', 'MPA', (21, 68)) ('retinoic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (55, 68)) 72365 23413144 The sensitivity of the assay for FSH and LH are 0.016 IU/L and 0.019 IU/L, respectively with intraassay and interassay coefficients of variation of 3.0% and 5% for FSH and 5.6% and 13% for LH for mid-normal range values. ('FSH', 'Disease', (164, 167)) ('FSH', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020391', (33, 36)) ('0.019 IU/L', 'Var', (63, 73)) ('LH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007986', (41, 43)) ('FSH', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020391', (164, 167)) ('FSH', 'Disease', (33, 36)) ('LH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007986', (189, 191)) 72413 23413144 Of the subjects with abnormal semen analyses, the subjects with concentrations of intratesticular 13-cis retinoic acid below 0.1 pmol/gram of tissue all had impaired sperm motility (18%, 28% and 33%), and the subject with the lowest intratesticular 13-cis retinoic acid concentration had both impaired motility (18%) and severe oligozoospermia with an average sperm concentration of 1.1 million sperm/ml of ejaculate. ('impaired sperm motility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015835', (157, 180)) ('impaired sperm motility', 'Disease', (157, 180)) ('impaired motility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015835', (293, 310)) ('intratesticular', 'Var', (82, 97)) ('13-cis retinoic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015474', (249, 269)) ('oligozoospermia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009845', (328, 343)) ('13-cis retinoic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015474', (98, 118)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (32, 35)) ('oligozoospermia', 'Disease', (328, 343)) ('impaired motility', 'Disease', (293, 310)) ('impaired sperm motility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012207', (157, 180)) 72419 23413144 We observed that intratesticular 13-cis retinoic acid concentration were significantly lower in men with abnormal semen compared to men with normal semen, but intratesticular all-trans retinoic acid did not differ between these groups. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (96, 99)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (87, 92)) ('13-cis retinoic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015474', (33, 53)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (132, 135)) ('intratesticular 13-cis retinoic acid concentration', 'MPA', (17, 67)) ('abnormal', 'Var', (105, 113)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (150, 153)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (116, 119)) ('all-trans retinoic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (175, 198)) 72452 23413144 In conclusion, we have observed that intratesticular 13-cis retinoic acid is significantly lower in men with abnormal semen analyses compared to men with normal semen analyses, but there is no significant difference in intratesticular all-trans retinoic acid between these groups. ('lower', 'NegReg', (91, 96)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (100, 103)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (145, 148)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (163, 166)) ('13-cis retinoic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015474', (53, 73)) ('intratesticular 13-cis retinoic acid', 'MPA', (37, 73)) ('all-trans retinoic acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (235, 258)) ('abnormal', 'Var', (109, 117)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (120, 123)) 72454 10952776 Allelic losses in carcinoma in situ and testicular germ cell tumours of adolescents and adults: evidence suggestive of the linear progression model Testicular germ cell tumours (TGCTs) may arise through a process of multi-step carcinogenesis, and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at specific loci is likely to be an important early event, although this has not been studied in detail. ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (18, 27)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (169, 176)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (61, 68)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (61, 68)) ('germ cell tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (159, 175)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (169, 176)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (169, 176)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', (18, 35)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (169, 175)) ('multi-step carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (216, 241)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (18, 35)) ('multi-step carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (216, 241)) ('carcinoma in situ', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002278', (18, 35)) ('Testicular germ cell tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (148, 176)) ('loss of heterozygosity', 'Var', (247, 269)) ('germ cell tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (51, 67)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (61, 68)) ('Testicular germ cell tumours', 'Disease', (148, 176)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (61, 67)) 72457 10952776 Evidence for allelic loss at 3q27-q28 was observed in all of the embryonal carcinoma samples analysed. ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (65, 84)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', (65, 84)) ('allelic loss', 'Var', (13, 25)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (75, 84)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018236', (65, 84)) 72469 29534941 TCSs had higher median systolic blood pressure (126 vs. 119 mm Hg; P < .001), but fewer were smokers (8.4% vs. 28.2%; P < .001) than controls. ('TCSs', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('higher median systolic blood pressure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004421', (9, 46)) ('TCSs', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 4)) ('systolic blood pressure', 'MPA', (23, 46)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (9, 15)) 72479 29534941 European studies have reported a 1.4-to 7-fold higher CVD risk among cisplatin-treated TCSs than in either the general population or in TCSs managed with surgery alone. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (69, 78)) ('TCSs', 'Chemical', '-', (136, 140)) ('cisplatin-treated', 'Var', (69, 86)) ('CVD', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (54, 57)) ('TCSs', 'Chemical', '-', (87, 91)) ('CVD risk', 'MPA', (54, 62)) ('to 7', 'Species', '1214577', (37, 41)) 72616 28038466 Drug-dependent functionalization of wild-type and mutant p53 in cisplatin-resistant human ovarian tum3or cells Cisplatin (cis-Pt) resistance in tumor cells from p53 dysfunction is a significant clinical problem. ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (111, 120)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (144, 149)) ('dysfunction', 'Var', (165, 176)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (122, 128)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (144, 149)) ('mutant', 'Var', (50, 56)) ('p53', 'Gene', (57, 60)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (84, 89)) ('p53', 'Gene', (161, 164)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (64, 73)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (144, 149)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (57, 60)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (161, 164)) 72617 28038466 Although mutation can inhibit p53 function, >60% of p53 mutants retain normal function according to literature reports. ('mutation', 'Var', (9, 17)) ('function', 'MPA', (34, 42)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (22, 29)) ('p53', 'Gene', (52, 55)) ('mutants', 'Var', (56, 63)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (52, 55)) ('p53', 'Gene', (30, 33)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (30, 33)) ('normal function', 'MPA', (71, 86)) 72620 28038466 Mutant p53 in 2780CP/Cl-16 (p53V172F) and OVCAR-10 (p53V172F and p53G266R) cells, predicted as non-functional in p53 database, displayed attenuated response to cis-Pt, as did the polymorphic p53P72R (functionally equivalent to wild-type p53) in HEY and OVCA-433 cell lines. ('p53', 'Gene', (28, 31)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (65, 68)) ('p53', 'Gene', (52, 55)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (191, 194)) ('p53', 'Gene', (113, 116)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (160, 166)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (7, 10)) ('attenuated', 'NegReg', (137, 147)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (237, 240)) ('p53', 'Gene', (65, 68)) ('HEY', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0297', (245, 248)) ('p53', 'Gene', (191, 194)) ('p53', 'Gene', (237, 240)) ('p53', 'Gene', (7, 10)) ('Mutant', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('response', 'MPA', (148, 156)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (28, 31)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (52, 55)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (113, 116)) 72621 28038466 However, p53 was robustly activated by oxali-Pt in all cell lines, with resultant drug potency confirmed as p53-dependent by p53 knockout using CRISPR/Cas9 system. ('p53', 'Gene', (108, 111)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (108, 111)) ('knockout', 'Var', (129, 137)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (125, 128)) ('p53', 'Gene', (125, 128)) ('p53', 'Gene', (9, 12)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (9, 12)) ('oxali-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077150', (39, 47)) 72624 28038466 In conclusion, cis-Pt resistance occurs in both wild-type and mutant p53 ovarian cancer cells, but is associated with loss of Ser20 phosphorylation. ('cis-Pt resistance', 'CPA', (15, 32)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (15, 21)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (73, 87)) ('mutant', 'Var', (62, 68)) ('p53', 'Gene', (69, 72)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (69, 72)) ('Ser20', 'Chemical', '-', (126, 131)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (118, 122)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (73, 87)) ('Ser20 phosphorylation', 'MPA', (126, 147)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (81, 87)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (73, 87)) 72625 28038466 However, these mutant p53, like polymorphic p53, are functional and activated by oxali-Pt-induced Ser20 phosphorylation. ('Ser20', 'Chemical', '-', (98, 103)) ('p53', 'Gene', (22, 25)) ('activated', 'PosReg', (68, 77)) ('p53', 'Gene', (44, 47)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (44, 47)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (22, 25)) ('oxali-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077150', (81, 89)) ('mutant', 'Var', (15, 21)) 72626 28038466 Thus, the potential exists for repurposing oxali-Pt or similar drugs against refractory cancers harboring wild-type or specific mutant p53. ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (88, 95)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (88, 95)) ('mutant', 'Var', (128, 134)) ('p53', 'Gene', (135, 138)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (135, 138)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (88, 95)) ('oxali-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077150', (43, 51)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (88, 94)) ('refractory', 'Disease', (77, 87)) 72641 28038466 Normally, cis-Pt upregulates ATR, Chk1 and Chk2 kinases, which stabilize and activate p53 by phosphorylating Ser15 and Ser20, which are considered to be critical sites as they are located in the region of p53 that binds to Mdm2. ('ATR', 'Gene', '545', (29, 32)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (10, 16)) ('upregulates', 'PosReg', (17, 28)) ('Mdm2', 'Gene', '4193', (223, 227)) ('activate', 'PosReg', (77, 85)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (86, 89)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', (43, 47)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (205, 208)) ('p53', 'Gene', (86, 89)) ('Ser15', 'Chemical', '-', (109, 114)) ('ATR', 'Gene', (29, 32)) ('p53', 'Gene', (205, 208)) ('Chk1', 'Gene', (34, 38)) ('Ser20', 'Chemical', '-', (119, 124)) ('Ser20', 'Var', (119, 124)) ('Chk1', 'Gene', '1111', (34, 38)) ('Mdm2', 'Gene', (223, 227)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', '11200', (43, 47)) ('kinases', 'Enzyme', (48, 55)) 72642 28038466 Of these kinases, contribution of Chk2 to cis-Pt resistance is possible as defects in this kinase and p53 are reported to be mutually exclusive and Chk2 dysfunction is known to exist in several cancers, including 23% of clinical ovarian cancer cases. ('Chk2', 'Gene', (148, 152)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (229, 243)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (194, 201)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (237, 243)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (102, 105)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (194, 201)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (42, 48)) ('defects', 'Var', (75, 82)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', '11200', (34, 38)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (229, 243)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (194, 201)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (194, 200)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', (34, 38)) ('p53', 'Gene', (102, 105)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (229, 243)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', '11200', (148, 152)) 72643 28038466 Another major cause of p53 dysfunction is mutation in the p53 gene, and several clinical studies have attempted to correlate p53 gene status with chemotherapy response. ('p53', 'Gene', (125, 128)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (125, 128)) ('cause', 'Reg', (14, 19)) ('mutation', 'Var', (42, 50)) ('p53', 'Gene', (23, 26)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (23, 26)) ('p53', 'Gene', (58, 61)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (58, 61)) 72644 28038466 However, the results have been conflicting, since wild-type or mutant p53 can be associated with both antitumor therapeutic response and resistance. ('resistance', 'CPA', (137, 147)) ('mutant', 'Var', (63, 69)) ('p53', 'Gene', (70, 73)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (70, 73)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (106, 111)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 111)) ('associated', 'Reg', (81, 91)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (106, 111)) 72645 28038466 Surprisingly, in high grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC), wild-type p53 is associated with a significantly inferior overall survival of patients. ('serous ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (28, 49)) ('overall survival', 'MPA', (117, 133)) ('p53', 'Gene', (69, 72)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (69, 72)) ('serous ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (28, 49)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (137, 145)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (35, 49)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (43, 49)) ('wild-type', 'Var', (59, 68)) ('inferior', 'NegReg', (108, 116)) 72646 28038466 These reports indicate that there is insufficient knowledge of how wild-type p53 is inactivated and whether all p53 mutations negatively impact p53 function and downstream cellular processes. ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (144, 147)) ('negatively impact', 'NegReg', (126, 143)) ('p53', 'Gene', (77, 80)) ('function', 'MPA', (148, 156)) ('mutations', 'Var', (116, 125)) ('p53', 'Gene', (112, 115)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (77, 80)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (112, 115)) ('p53', 'Gene', (144, 147)) 72647 28038466 However, one detailed study using the yeast functional assay (FASAY) for evaluating transcriptional activity of 2,314 p53 mutants revealed that only 9.6% exhibited no activity, 26.5% had partial activity and 63.9% expressed full activity relative to wild-type p53. ('mutants', 'Var', (122, 129)) ('p53', 'Gene', (118, 121)) ('activity', 'MPA', (229, 237)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (118, 121)) ('yeast', 'Species', '4932', (38, 43)) ('p53', 'Gene', (260, 263)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (260, 263)) ('activity', 'MPA', (195, 203)) 72649 28038466 More importantly, we have previously demonstrated that in a cis-Pt-resistant ovarian tumor model harboring mutant p53, ionizing radiation, but not cis-Pt, induced and activated p53. ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (60, 66)) ('mutant', 'Var', (107, 113)) ('p53', 'Gene', (114, 117)) ('ovarian tumor', 'Disease', (77, 90)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (114, 117)) ('p53', 'Gene', (177, 180)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (177, 180)) ('activated', 'PosReg', (167, 176)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (147, 153)) ('ovarian tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (77, 90)) ('ovarian tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (77, 90)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (85, 90)) 72650 28038466 In the present study, therefore, we have evaluated the response of wild-type or mutant p53 and its post-translational phosphorylation in well-studied models of cis-Pt resistance. ('p53', 'Gene', (87, 90)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (160, 166)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (87, 90)) ('mutant', 'Var', (80, 86)) 72652 28038466 Our study indicates that Chk2 dysfunction is prevalent in cis-Pt-resistant cells, and the resultant loss in Ser20 phosphorylation is an important negative regulator of p53 function, both in wild-type and mutant p53 tumor cells. ('prevalent', 'Reg', (45, 54)) ('Ser20 phosphorylation', 'MPA', (108, 129)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (215, 220)) ('p53', 'Gene', (211, 214)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (168, 171)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (58, 64)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', '11200', (25, 29)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (215, 220)) ('mutant', 'Var', (204, 210)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (211, 214)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', (25, 29)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (215, 220)) ('dysfunction', 'Var', (30, 41)) ('p53', 'Gene', (168, 171)) ('Ser20', 'Chemical', '-', (108, 113)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (100, 104)) 72655 28038466 Although the A2780 and 2780CP/Cl-16 cells are of ovarian origin, their histological sub-type is unknown, whereas OVCAR-10 is reported as being an adenocarcinoma and Hey and OVCA-433 as serous ovarian cancer. ('adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000230', (146, 160)) ('A2780', 'Var', (13, 18)) ('serous ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (185, 206)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (192, 206)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (200, 206)) ('adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', (146, 160)) ('serous ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (185, 206)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (151, 160)) 72658 28038466 However, the P72R polymorphism in Hey and OVCA-433 models, as expected from the literature, does not inhibit transcriptional activation of target gene promoters in the yeast FASAY system (http://p53.fr). ('p53', 'Gene', (195, 198)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (195, 198)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (101, 108)) ('P72R', 'Mutation', 'rs1042522', (13, 17)) ('yeast', 'Species', '4932', (168, 173)) ('P72R', 'Var', (13, 17)) ('transcriptional activation', 'MPA', (109, 135)) 72659 28038466 On the other hand, the V172F and G266R mutants appear to lack p53 function in this system. ('function', 'MPA', (66, 74)) ('V172F', 'Var', (23, 28)) ('V172F', 'Mutation', 'rs1131691043', (23, 28)) ('G266R', 'Var', (33, 38)) ('G266R', 'Mutation', 'rs1057519990', (33, 38)) ('lack', 'NegReg', (57, 61)) ('p53', 'Gene', (62, 65)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (62, 65)) 72666 28038466 The results with a larger population cohort confirm a previous report that overall survival (OS) tends toward being shorter in patients with cancers harboring wild-type p53 (median OS, 34 vs. 40 months; Figure 1C). ('shorter', 'NegReg', (116, 123)) ('wild-type', 'Var', (159, 168)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (141, 147)) ('p53', 'Gene', (169, 172)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (169, 172)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (127, 135)) ('overall survival', 'MPA', (75, 91)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (141, 148)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (141, 148)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (141, 148)) 72667 28038466 Since this may be due to either dysfunctional wild-type p53 or functional mutant p53, we correlated actual p53 mutations in HGSOC cancers to functionality as mined from the p53.fr database. ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (130, 137)) ('p53', 'Gene', (56, 59)) ('p53', 'Gene', (173, 176)) ('p53', 'Gene', (107, 110)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (130, 137)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (107, 110)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (130, 137)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (173, 176)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (56, 59)) ('p53', 'Gene', (81, 84)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (81, 84)) ('dysfunctional', 'Disease', (32, 45)) ('dysfunctional', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006331', (32, 45)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (130, 136)) ('mutant', 'Var', (74, 80)) 72668 28038466 Our findings demonstrate that of 175 missense p53 mutants in TCGA database, only one (0.6%) was fully active against all eight p53 target gene promoters in the FASAY system, with three (1.7%) inactive against 3-4 promoters, 19 (11%) inactive against 5-6 promoters, and 152 (87%) were inactive against 7-8 promoters (Figure 1D). ('p53', 'Gene', (46, 49)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (46, 49)) ('mutants', 'Var', (50, 57)) ('missense', 'Var', (37, 45)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (127, 130)) ('p53', 'Gene', (127, 130)) 72669 28038466 These results indicate that the 2780CP/Cl-16 and OVCAR-10 tumor models with non-functionality of p53 mutants are consistent with majority (98%) of p53 mutants in HGSOC. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (58, 63)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (58, 63)) ('mutants', 'Var', (151, 158)) ('p53', 'Gene', (97, 100)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (97, 100)) ('mutants', 'Var', (101, 108)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (147, 150)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (58, 63)) ('p53', 'Gene', (147, 150)) 72673 28038466 Thus, A2780 clones were exposed to 1 muM cis-Pt or 0.6 muM oxali-Pt, and clones from resistant cells were exposed to 5-fold higher concentrations in order to compensate in part for lower drug uptake in resistant cells. ('A2780', 'Var', (6, 11)) ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (55, 58)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (181, 186)) ('drug uptake', 'MPA', (187, 198)) ('muM', 'Gene', (55, 58)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (41, 47)) ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (37, 40)) ('oxali-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077150', (59, 67)) ('muM', 'Gene', (37, 40)) 72677 28038466 Significantly, it is readily evident from results with oxali-Pt that both wild-type and mutant p53 in resistant models can be consistently activated to upregulate p21. ('oxali-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077150', (55, 63)) ('upregulate', 'PosReg', (152, 162)) ('p21', 'Gene', (163, 166)) ('p21', 'Gene', '644914', (163, 166)) ('mutant', 'Var', (88, 94)) ('p53', 'Gene', (95, 98)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (95, 98)) 72679 28038466 A 2- to 3-fold increase in IC50 for cis-Pt was demonstrated in A2780 and 2780CP/Cl-16 p53-/- clones, but a surprisingly significant 1.4- to 2.1-fold decrease in cis-Pt IC50 in p53-/- clones derived from OVCAR-10 and HEY cells was noted (Figure 2B). ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (36, 42)) ('A2780', 'Var', (63, 68)) ('IC50', 'MPA', (27, 31)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (86, 89)) ('p53', 'Gene', (176, 179)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (161, 167)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (15, 23)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (176, 179)) ('HEY', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0297', (216, 219)) ('p53', 'Gene', (86, 89)) 72681 28038466 However, in contrast, loss of p53 consistently increased IC50 of oxali-Pt in p53-/- clones from all cell lines by 2- to 11-fold. ('IC50 of oxali-Pt', 'MPA', (57, 73)) ('p53', 'Gene', (77, 80)) ('p53', 'Gene', (30, 33)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (47, 56)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (77, 80)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (30, 33)) ('loss', 'Var', (22, 26)) ('oxali-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077150', (65, 73)) 72684 28038466 Specifically, we assessed phosphorylation of p53 at Ser15 and Ser20 sites that have been reported as most critical for its anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic functions. ('p53', 'Gene', (45, 48)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (45, 48)) ('Ser15', 'Chemical', '-', (52, 57)) ('Ser20', 'Chemical', '-', (62, 67)) ('Ser20', 'Var', (62, 67)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (26, 41)) 72686 28038466 In resistant cell lines, inductions of p53 and p21 by cis-Pt were again attenuated in general, whereas oxali-Pt-mediated inductions were substantially greater. ('p21', 'Gene', '644914', (47, 50)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (54, 60)) ('oxali-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077150', (103, 111)) ('attenuated', 'NegReg', (72, 82)) ('inductions', 'MPA', (25, 35)) ('p53', 'Gene', (39, 42)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (39, 42)) ('cis-Pt', 'Var', (54, 60)) ('p21', 'Gene', (47, 50)) 72688 28038466 In OVCAR-10 and HEY cells, however, Ser15 phosphorylation by cis-Pt was similar to or greater than that by oxali-Pt, whereas Ser20 phosphorylation by oxali-Pt was consistently greater than by cis-Pt. ('HEY', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0297', (16, 19)) ('Ser15 phosphorylation', 'MPA', (36, 57)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (61, 67)) ('oxali-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077150', (107, 115)) ('greater', 'PosReg', (86, 93)) ('Ser20', 'MPA', (125, 130)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (192, 198)) ('Ser20', 'Chemical', '-', (125, 130)) ('oxali-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077150', (150, 158)) ('cis-Pt', 'Var', (61, 67)) ('Ser15', 'Chemical', '-', (36, 41)) 72692 28038466 To validate p53-Ser20 phosphorylation as enhancing its transcriptional activity, we monitored p21 levels by immunoblot in A2780 p53-/- cells transfected with plasmids expressing wild-type p53, mutant p53-S20A (constitutively dephosphorylated mimic) or mutant p53-S20D (constitutively phosphorylated mimic). ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (128, 131)) ('enhancing', 'PosReg', (41, 50)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (200, 203)) ('S20A', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (204, 208)) ('p53', 'Gene', (128, 131)) ('p21', 'Gene', (94, 97)) ('p53', 'Gene', (200, 203)) ('p21', 'Gene', '644914', (94, 97)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (188, 191)) ('S20A', 'Var', (204, 208)) ('Ser20', 'Chemical', '-', (16, 21)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (12, 15)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (259, 262)) ('p53', 'Gene', (188, 191)) ('S20D', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (263, 267)) ('transcriptional activity', 'MPA', (55, 79)) ('p53', 'Gene', (12, 15)) ('p53', 'Gene', (259, 262)) ('S20D', 'Var', (263, 267)) 72693 28038466 The results in Figure 3C and 3D do indeed demonstrate that expression of p53-S20D, which as anticipated is detectable by Ser20-p53 antibody, increases p21 to significantly greater levels (~2 fold) as compared to wild-type p53 or mutant p53-S20A. ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (127, 130)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (141, 150)) ('greater', 'PosReg', (172, 179)) ('p53', 'Gene', (73, 76)) ('p53', 'Gene', (236, 239)) ('S20D', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (77, 81)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (59, 69)) ('S20A', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (240, 244)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (73, 76)) ('p21', 'Gene', '644914', (151, 154)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (236, 239)) ('S20A', 'Var', (240, 244)) ('Ser20', 'Chemical', '-', (121, 126)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (222, 225)) ('p53', 'Gene', (222, 225)) ('S20D', 'Var', (77, 81)) ('p53', 'Gene', (127, 130)) ('p21', 'Gene', (151, 154)) 72694 28038466 These results corroborate that Ser20 phosphorylation is an important potentiator of p53 transcriptional activity. ('transcriptional activity', 'MPA', (88, 112)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (84, 87)) ('p53', 'Gene', (84, 87)) ('Ser20', 'Chemical', '-', (31, 36)) ('Ser20', 'Var', (31, 36)) 72698 28038466 In addition, our lab has previously reported that knockdown of Chk2 in A2780 cells reduced the ability of cis-Pt to induce p53 and p21. ('induce', 'PosReg', (116, 122)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (83, 90)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (50, 59)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (106, 112)) ('p21', 'Gene', (131, 134)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', '11200', (63, 67)) ('p53', 'Gene', (123, 126)) ('p21', 'Gene', '644914', (131, 134)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', (63, 67)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (123, 126)) 72702 28038466 Cis-Pt or oxali-Pt treatment of A2780 control clone demonstrated that total Chk2 levels were unaffected and that induction of p53, phospho-p53 and p21 levels were consistent, and confirmed our previous report that Chk2 was activated via Thr68 phosphorylation by cis-Pt, and to a lesser extent by oxali-Pt (Figure 4B). ('oxali-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077150', (10, 18)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (126, 129)) ('p21', 'Gene', (147, 150)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', (76, 80)) ('oxali-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077150', (296, 304)) ('Thr68', 'Chemical', '-', (237, 242)) ('p21', 'Gene', '644914', (147, 150)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', '11200', (214, 218)) ('Cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (0, 6)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', (214, 218)) ('cis-Pt', 'Var', (262, 268)) ('p53', 'Gene', (139, 142)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (139, 142)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (262, 268)) ('Thr68', 'Protein', (237, 242)) ('activated', 'PosReg', (223, 232)) ('p53', 'Gene', (126, 129)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', '11200', (76, 80)) 72703 28038466 Chk2 knockout, on the other hand, resulted in a dramatic decrease in p53-Ser20 phosphorylation and p21 levels with cis-Pt. ('Ser20', 'Chemical', '-', (73, 78)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (57, 65)) ('p53', 'Gene', (69, 72)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (69, 72)) ('knockout', 'Var', (5, 13)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', '11200', (0, 4)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (115, 121)) ('p21', 'Gene', (99, 102)) ('p21', 'Gene', '644914', (99, 102)) 72704 28038466 Remarkably, loss of Chk2 did not affect the ability of oxali-Pt to induce p53-Ser20 phosphorylation and p21 expression. ('oxali-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077150', (55, 63)) ('Ser20', 'Chemical', '-', (78, 83)) ('p21', 'Gene', (104, 107)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', '11200', (20, 24)) ('p53', 'Gene', (74, 77)) ('loss', 'Var', (12, 16)) ('p21', 'Gene', '644914', (104, 107)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (108, 118)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', (20, 24)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (74, 77)) 72707 28038466 Loss of Chk2 led to a significant increase (~2- to 3-fold) in cis-Pt IC50 and, therefore, cis-Pt-resistance (Figure 4C). ('Chk2', 'Gene', '11200', (8, 12)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', (8, 12)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (62, 68)) ('cis-Pt-resistance', 'MPA', (90, 107)) ('cis-Pt IC50', 'MPA', (62, 73)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (90, 96)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (34, 42)) ('Loss', 'Var', (0, 4)) 72708 28038466 Conversely, ectopic re-expression of Chk2 in A2780 Chk2-/- clones restored cis-Pt-induced p53 transcriptional activity (Figure 4D) and cytotoxic sensitivity (IC50: control, 0.74 vs. Chk2-ki, 0.55 muM) (Figure 4E). ('p53', 'Gene', (90, 93)) ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (196, 199)) ('cis-Pt-induced', 'MPA', (75, 89)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', '11200', (37, 41)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (75, 81)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', (37, 41)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (90, 93)) ('cytotoxic sensitivity', 'CPA', (135, 156)) ('muM', 'Gene', (196, 199)) ('A2780', 'Var', (45, 50)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', '11200', (51, 55)) ('restored', 'PosReg', (66, 74)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', (51, 55)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', '11200', (182, 186)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (23, 33)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', (182, 186)) 72711 28038466 In either group, Pt-sensitive patients with relatively high levels of Chk2 were found to have significantly greater overall survival by 4-11 months (Figure 4F). ('Chk2', 'Gene', (70, 74)) ('overall survival', 'CPA', (116, 132)) ('greater', 'PosReg', (108, 115)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (30, 38)) ('high', 'Var', (55, 59)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', '11200', (70, 74)) 72717 28038466 Specifically, MAPK members ERK1/2 and MEK1/2 can transcriptionally activate p53 and MEK inhibitor U0126 is reported to induce cis-Pt resistance. ('p53', 'Gene', (76, 79)) ('U0126', 'Var', (98, 103)) ('induce', 'PosReg', (119, 125)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (76, 79)) ('cis-Pt resistance', 'CPA', (126, 143)) ('MEK', 'Gene', (38, 41)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (126, 132)) ('MEK', 'Gene', '5609', (38, 41)) ('U0126', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C113580', (98, 103)) ('MEK', 'Gene', '5609', (84, 87)) ('MEK1/2', 'Gene', '5604;5605', (38, 44)) ('MEK', 'Gene', (84, 87)) ('activate', 'PosReg', (67, 75)) ('MEK1/2', 'Gene', (38, 44)) 72721 28038466 On the other hand, oxali-Pt-induced p53-Ser20 phosphorylation and p21 transactivation in 2780CP/Cl-16 cells were inhibited by the selective MEK1/2 inhibitors (MEKi) U0126 and PD98059 (Figures 5B and 5C). ('p21', 'Gene', (66, 69)) ('MEK', 'Gene', (140, 143)) ('Ser20', 'Chemical', '-', (40, 45)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (113, 122)) ('PD98059', 'Var', (175, 182)) ('p53', 'Gene', (36, 39)) ('p21', 'Gene', '644914', (66, 69)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (36, 39)) ('MEK', 'Gene', (159, 162)) ('oxali-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077150', (19, 27)) ('MEK', 'Gene', '5609', (159, 162)) ('MEK', 'Gene', '5609', (140, 143)) ('PD98059', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C093973', (175, 182)) ('MEK1/2', 'Gene', '5604;5605', (140, 146)) ('U0126', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C113580', (165, 170)) ('MEK1/2', 'Gene', (140, 146)) 72726 28038466 The p53 pathway when functionally activated through post-translational modifications plays a major role in mediating Pt chemotherapy response. ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (4, 7)) ('Pt chemotherapy', 'Disease', (117, 132)) ('activated', 'PosReg', (34, 43)) ('post-translational modifications', 'Var', (52, 84)) ('p53', 'Gene', (4, 7)) 72727 28038466 Therefore, it is not surprising that loss of p53 function through mutation has been identified as an important mechanism leading to cis-Pt resistance. ('p53', 'Gene', (45, 48)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (45, 48)) ('leading', 'Reg', (121, 128)) ('function', 'MPA', (49, 57)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (37, 41)) ('mutation', 'Var', (66, 74)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (132, 138)) ('cis-Pt resistance', 'MPA', (132, 149)) 72728 28038466 In HGSOC, the high p53 mutation rate of 86%, based on TCGA data shown in Figure 1C, presents a major therapeutic barrier. ('p53', 'Gene', (19, 22)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (19, 22)) ('mutation', 'Var', (23, 31)) 72735 28038466 Although Chk2 activated by cis-Pt has been reported to phosphorylate Ser20 and its knock-down in A2780 cells reduces the ability of cis-Pt to induce p21 in a p53-dependent manner, MEK1/2 has not been associated previously with phosphorylation at Ser20. ('Ser20', 'Chemical', '-', (246, 251)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', '11200', (9, 13)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (158, 161)) ('p21', 'Gene', (149, 152)) ('MEK1/2', 'Gene', '5604;5605', (180, 186)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', (9, 13)) ('MEK1/2', 'Gene', (180, 186)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (27, 33)) ('knock-down', 'Var', (83, 93)) ('p21', 'Gene', '644914', (149, 152)) ('induce', 'PosReg', (142, 148)) ('Ser20', 'Chemical', '-', (69, 74)) ('p53', 'Gene', (158, 161)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (132, 138)) ('reduces', 'NegReg', (109, 116)) 72739 28038466 These drug-dependent local distortions in damaged DNA are, therefore, recognized independently by specialized proteins, such as specific members of the high mobility group box (HMGB) and mismatch repair (MMR) families that bind only cis-Pt-DNA adducts, but not oxali-Pt adducts. ('oxali-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077150', (261, 269)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (233, 239)) ('bind', 'Interaction', (223, 227)) ('adducts', 'Var', (244, 251)) ('cis-Pt-DNA adducts', 'Var', (233, 251)) 72744 28038466 Although several sites in p53 are amenable to phosphorylation following DNA damage, modifications at Ser15 and Ser20 are reported as most critical for its anti-proliferative and apoptotic functions. ('apoptotic functions', 'CPA', (178, 197)) ('Ser20', 'Var', (111, 116)) ('modifications', 'Var', (84, 97)) ('p53', 'Gene', (26, 29)) ('Ser15', 'Var', (101, 106)) ('Ser15', 'Chemical', '-', (101, 106)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (26, 29)) ('anti-proliferative', 'CPA', (155, 173)) ('Ser20', 'Chemical', '-', (111, 116)) 72747 28038466 This is in agreement with the report that Ser15 phosphorylation is more effective in stabilizing p53. ('p53', 'Gene', (97, 100)) ('Ser15', 'Chemical', '-', (42, 47)) ('Ser15 phosphorylation', 'Var', (42, 63)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (97, 100)) ('stabilizing', 'MPA', (85, 96)) 72748 28038466 An important discovery in our study was the substantial cis-Pt resistance in the four cell lines whether they harbored wild-type (polymorphic) or mutant p53. ('mutant', 'Var', (146, 152)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (153, 156)) ('p53', 'Gene', (153, 156)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (56, 62)) ('cis-Pt resistance', 'MPA', (56, 73)) 72749 28038466 The fact that both wild-type or mutant p53 in these resistant cells was functionally activated by oxali-Pt indicates that V172F and G266R mutations found in 2780CP/Cl-16 and/or OVCAR-10 cells were not inactivating, although the p53 functional FASAY database predicted these p53 mutants as inactive. ('V172F', 'Mutation', 'rs1131691043', (122, 127)) ('p53', 'Gene', (228, 231)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (228, 231)) ('p53', 'Gene', (274, 277)) ('G266R', 'Var', (132, 137)) ('mutant', 'Var', (32, 38)) ('p53', 'Gene', (39, 42)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (39, 42)) ('G266R', 'Mutation', 'rs1057519990', (132, 137)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (274, 277)) ('oxali-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077150', (98, 106)) ('V172F', 'Var', (122, 127)) 72752 28038466 Our data nonetheless indicate that the specific mutations per se were not the inactivating event, but rather the loss of Ser20 phosphorylation due to downregulation of Chk2 in the four cell lines was the primary driver of resistance of the cell lines to cis-Pt. ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (254, 260)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (150, 164)) ('mutations', 'Var', (48, 57)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (113, 117)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', '11200', (168, 172)) ('Ser20', 'Protein', (121, 126)) ('Ser20', 'Chemical', '-', (121, 126)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', (168, 172)) 72754 28038466 The functional competency of the specific p53 mutants in our study is also consistent with a reported detailed analysis demonstrating that of 2,314 distinct missense p53 mutants, almost 64% retained p53 activity comparable to that of wild-type p53. ('p53', 'Gene', (42, 45)) ('p53', 'Gene', (199, 202)) ('p53', 'Gene', (244, 247)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (244, 247)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (199, 202)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (42, 45)) ('p53', 'Gene', (166, 169)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (166, 169)) ('mutants', 'Var', (170, 177)) ('missense', 'Var', (157, 165)) ('activity', 'MPA', (203, 211)) 72755 28038466 This raises the intriguing possibility that some of the p53 mutants in HGSOC that were identified as functionally inactive from our FASAY databank mining may in fact be functional. ('HGSOC', 'Gene', (71, 76)) ('mutants', 'Var', (60, 67)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (56, 59)) ('p53', 'Gene', (56, 59)) 72756 28038466 In a similar manner, the data with HEY and OVCA-433 suggests that cis-Pt resistance in clinical tumors harboring polymorphic/wild-type p53 may also be at the level of a defect in post-translational phosphorylation at Ser20. ('polymorphic/wild-type', 'Var', (113, 134)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (96, 101)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (96, 102)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (96, 102)) ('Ser20', 'Protein', (217, 222)) ('defect', 'NegReg', (169, 175)) ('p53', 'Gene', (135, 138)) ('post-translational phosphorylation', 'MPA', (179, 213)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (135, 138)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (96, 102)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (66, 72)) ('Ser20', 'Chemical', '-', (217, 222)) ('cis-Pt resistance', 'MPA', (66, 83)) ('HEY', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0297', (35, 38)) 72757 28038466 In summary, our present study demonstrates that Ser20 phosphorylation of p53 dictates cytotoxic response to cis-Pt and oxali-Pt, and loss of this post-translational phosphorylation in absence of Chk2 prevents p53 activation by cis-Pt and this leads to drug resistance. ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (73, 76)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', (195, 199)) ('loss', 'Var', (133, 137)) ('p53', 'Gene', (73, 76)) ('Ser20', 'Chemical', '-', (48, 53)) ('oxali-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077150', (119, 127)) ('dictates', 'Reg', (77, 85)) ('Chk2', 'Gene', '11200', (195, 199)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (213, 223)) ('cytotoxic response to cis-Pt', 'MPA', (86, 114)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (227, 233)) ('cis-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (108, 114)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (209, 212)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (243, 251)) ('prevents', 'NegReg', (200, 208)) ('Ser20 phosphorylation', 'MPA', (48, 69)) ('drug resistance', 'MPA', (252, 267)) ('drug resistance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0020174', (252, 267)) ('p53', 'Gene', (209, 212)) 72759 28038466 More significantly, Ser20 phosphorylation of specific p53 mutants with oxali-Pt also activates p53 function, and this raises the likelihood that other p53 mutants in refractory human ovarian cancers could also be functionally activated with distinct drugs, such as oxali-Pt, to restore therapeutic sensitivity. ('ovarian cancers', 'Disease', (183, 198)) ('ovarian cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (183, 198)) ('mutants', 'Var', (155, 162)) ('function', 'MPA', (99, 107)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (95, 98)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (177, 182)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (151, 154)) ('mutants', 'Var', (58, 65)) ('Ser20 phosphorylation', 'MPA', (20, 41)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (191, 198)) ('p53', 'Gene', (95, 98)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (54, 57)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (191, 197)) ('activates', 'PosReg', (85, 94)) ('p53', 'Gene', (151, 154)) ('ovarian cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (183, 198)) ('p53', 'Gene', (54, 57)) ('oxali-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077150', (71, 79)) ('Ser20', 'Chemical', '-', (20, 25)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (183, 197)) ('oxali-Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077150', (265, 273)) 72769 28038466 The ERK- and MEK-specific inhibitors, SCH772984 (S7101) and U0126 (S1102), respectively, were purchased from Selleckchem Chemicals. ('MEK', 'Gene', '5609', (13, 16)) ('SCH772984 (S7101', 'Var', (38, 54)) ('S7101', 'Var', (49, 54)) ('S1102', 'Var', (67, 72)) ('ERK', 'Gene', '5594', (4, 7)) ('U0126', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C113580', (60, 65)) ('SCH772984', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C587178', (38, 47)) ('ERK', 'Gene', (4, 7)) ('MEK', 'Gene', (13, 16)) 72774 28038466 Ovarian cancer cells growing in tissue culture dishes were trypsinized, diluted to appropriate concentrations, and 100 muL/well aliquots plated in 96-well plates to achieve the following densities: A2780, 200 cells/well; 2780CP/Cl-16, 500 cells/well; OVCAR-10, 500 cells/well; HEY, 150 cells/well; and OVCA-433, 300 cells/well. ('Ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (0, 14)) ('Ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (0, 14)) ('HEY', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0297', (277, 280)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (8, 14)) ('2780CP/Cl-16', 'Var', (221, 233)) ('ach', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000109', (165, 168)) ('Ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (0, 14)) 72779 28038466 A 0.5 microg of p53, 1 microg of S20A or 0.5 microg of S20D plasmid aliquot was transfected into A2780-p53-/- cells in 6-well plates using Lipofectamine 2000 (Life Technologies) for 48 hr, following the manufacturer's recommended protocol. ('p53', 'Gene', (103, 106)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (103, 106)) ('S20D', 'Var', (55, 59)) ('p53', 'Gene', (16, 19)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (16, 19)) ('S20D', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (55, 59)) ('Lipofectamine 2000', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C086724', (139, 157)) ('S20A', 'Var', (33, 37)) ('S20A', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (33, 37)) 72782 28038466 CRISPR plasmids TP53 (HS0000019748, NM_001126117), CHEK2 (HS0000041294, NM_001005735) and universal negative control (CRISPR08) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich. ('NM_001005735', 'Var', (72, 84)) ('NM_001126117', 'Var', (36, 48)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (51, 56)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (51, 56)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (16, 20)) ('HS0000041294', 'Var', (58, 70)) ('HS0000019748', 'Var', (22, 34)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (16, 20)) 72786 28038466 2780CP/Cl-16 cells were seeded into 6-well plates and incubated overnight at 37 C. Cells were then treated for 1 hr with DMSO, 1.5 microM of ERK1/2 inhibitor SCH772984, 100 microM of MEK1/2 inhibitor PD98059 or 10 microM of the MEK1/2 inhibitor U0126. ('MEK1/2', 'Gene', '5604;5605', (228, 234)) ('MEK1/2', 'Gene', (228, 234)) ('MEK1/2', 'Gene', '5604;5605', (183, 189)) ('SCH772984', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C587178', (158, 167)) ('MEK1/2', 'Gene', (183, 189)) ('U0126', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C113580', (245, 250)) ('DMSO', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004121', (121, 125)) ('PD98059', 'Var', (200, 207)) ('PD98059', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C093973', (200, 207)) 72794 28038466 The Log-rank test assessed association between TP53 mutation status (wild-type vs. mutant) and overall survival, as depicted in Kaplan-Meyer curves. ('association', 'Interaction', (27, 38)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (47, 51)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (47, 51)) ('mutant', 'Var', (83, 89)) 72798 28038466 Mutations of p53 in tumors of HGSOC patients from the TCGA database and in ovarian cancer cell lines were evaluated for their effect on p53 function using the yeast FASAY data stored in a p53 database (http://p53.fr). ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (75, 89)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 89)) ('yeast', 'Species', '4932', (159, 164)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (136, 139)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (20, 26)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (36, 44)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (75, 89)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (20, 25)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (75, 89)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (13, 16)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (188, 191)) ('p53', 'Gene', (136, 139)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (20, 26)) ('p53', 'Gene', (188, 191)) ('p53', 'Gene', (13, 16)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (209, 212)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (20, 26)) ('p53', 'Gene', (209, 212)) 72799 28038466 The mutation was assessed against eight gene promoters targeted by wild-type, and the number of promoters activated by each mutant p53 was quantified. ('mutant', 'Var', (124, 130)) ('p53', 'Gene', (131, 134)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (131, 134)) ('ach', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000109', (120, 123)) 72803 23372565 Dysregulation during migration of primordial germ cells has previously been suspected to be a part of TGCC development and this set of multiple rare variants may thereby have a minor contribution to an increased susceptibility of TGCCs. ('TGCCs', 'Disease', (230, 235)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (114, 117)) ('variants', 'Var', (149, 157)) 72814 23372565 The contribution of such rare, or even rarer, variants, to complex disease susceptibility is to a large extent unknown, but they seem to play an important role in psychiatric disorders (International Schizophrenia Consortium,; Pinto et al.,) and they have been indicated to influence childhood obesity (Glessner et al.,). ('psychiatric disorders', 'Disease', (163, 184)) ('Schizophrenia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100753', (200, 213)) ('childhood obesity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008915', (284, 301)) ('role', 'Reg', (155, 159)) ('obesity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009765', (294, 301)) ('influence', 'Reg', (274, 283)) ('play', 'Reg', (137, 141)) ('obesity', 'Disease', (294, 301)) ('psychiatric disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001523', (163, 184)) ('variants', 'Var', (46, 54)) ('Schizophrenia', 'Disease', (200, 213)) ('Schizophrenia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012559', (200, 213)) ('psychiatric disorders', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000708', (163, 184)) ('obesity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001513', (294, 301)) 72815 23372565 Further, identification of de novo mutations is possible in studies of family-trios and recently three de novo CNVs were found in 3 out of 43 TGCC trios, a frequency higher than found in two other cancer types (Stadler et al.,), highlighting the paradigm of rare genetic events influencing susceptibility to TGCC. ('TGCC', 'Disease', (308, 312)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (197, 203)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (197, 203)) ('TGCC', 'Disease', (142, 146)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (197, 203)) ('mutations', 'Var', (35, 44)) 72820 23372565 The CNV frequencies of the three clusters were in perfect agreement with those from the histogram analysis of the array-data, thereby corroborating that deletion of GSTM1 had no association to TGCC. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (63, 66)) ('deletion', 'Var', (153, 161)) ('association', 'Interaction', (178, 189)) ('GSTM1', 'Gene', '2944', (165, 170)) ('GSTM1', 'Gene', (165, 170)) ('TGCC', 'Disease', (193, 197)) 72824 23372565 The CNV at PTPN1 involved five cases, all found to have a heterozygous deletion at the same intronic region (Figure 2). ('PTPN1', 'Gene', '5770', (11, 16)) ('PTPN1', 'Gene', (11, 16)) ('deletion', 'Var', (71, 79)) 72825 23372565 CNVs at KCNB2 were found at three different loci: four and one deletions at two different introns and one deletion and one duplication at the promoter (Figure 2). ('KCNB2', 'Gene', (8, 13)) ('KCNB2', 'Gene', '9312', (8, 13)) ('deletions', 'Var', (63, 72)) 72827 23372565 We attempted to verify the CNV at PTPN1 by performing qPCR on the affected samples, but all five samples with an indication of a heterozygous deletion in the array-data were observed to have two copies in the qPCR. ('deletion', 'Var', (142, 150)) ('PTPN1', 'Gene', '5770', (34, 39)) ('PTPN1', 'Gene', (34, 39)) 72838 23372565 Further, CNVs at the 20q13 chromosomal region have been observed in several other cancers (Nishizaki et al.,; Schaid,; Furukawa et al.,). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (82, 88)) ('observed', 'Reg', (56, 64)) ('Schaid', 'Disease', (110, 116)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (82, 89)) ('CNVs', 'Var', (9, 13)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (82, 89)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (82, 89)) 72839 23372565 Furthermore, all affected probands in this study presented a deletion, consistent with a tumor suppressing function of oncogenic kinases, and PTPN1 has been shown to be able to play both a pro- and anti-oncogenic role (Stuible et al.,). ('deletion', 'Var', (61, 69)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (89, 94)) ('PTPN1', 'Gene', '5770', (142, 147)) ('PTPN1', 'Gene', (142, 147)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (89, 94)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (89, 94)) 72841 23372565 However, despite the stringent QC the qPCR did not verify the heterozygous deletion of PTPN1 in any of the samples. ('PTPN1', 'Gene', '5770', (87, 92)) ('deletion', 'Var', (75, 83)) ('PTPN1', 'Gene', (87, 92)) 72844 23372565 For instance, mutations of the KIT receptor, or the KIT ligand, in the mouse, blocks PGC migration, resulting in infertility (Matzuk and Lamb,). ('blocks', 'NegReg', (78, 84)) ('resulting in', 'Reg', (100, 112)) ('KIT ligand', 'Gene', (52, 62)) ('PGC', 'Protein', (85, 88)) ('KIT ligand', 'Gene', '17311', (52, 62)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (113, 124)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (113, 124)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (71, 76)) ('mutations', 'Var', (14, 23)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (113, 124)) 72845 23372565 In addition, a disturbance of the migration of PGCs during early fetal development may cause extragonadal germ cell cancers along the midline of the body (Oosterhuis and Looijenga,). ('PGCs', 'Protein', (47, 51)) ('germ cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (106, 122)) ('cell cancers', 'Disease', (111, 123)) ('cause', 'Reg', (87, 92)) ('cell cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (111, 123)) ('extragonadal', 'Disease', (93, 105)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (116, 123)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (116, 122)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (78, 81)) ('disturbance', 'Var', (15, 26)) ('migration', 'CPA', (34, 43)) 72846 23372565 One of the afflicted genes in the "regulation of cell migration" gene set was PTPRK, at which two samples had a deletion. ('PTPRK', 'Gene', (78, 83)) ('PTPRK', 'Gene', '5796', (78, 83)) ('deletion', 'Var', (112, 120)) 72854 23372565 Apart from such gene-environment interactions it is probable that part of the unexplained heritability can be explained by gene-gene interactions, where a combination of several genetic variations cause a greater effect on the phenotype than the sum of their individual effects (epistasis). ('phenotype', 'MPA', (227, 236)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (28, 31)) ('variations', 'Var', (186, 196)) ('effect', 'Reg', (213, 219)) 72861 23372565 Finally, rare CNVs that had more than 50% overlap with segmental duplication regions (retrieved from UCSC hg18) were removed, since such regions have been shown to generate more false CNV calls (Pinto et al.,). ('false CNV calls', 'MPA', (178, 193)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (58, 61)) ('regions', 'Var', (137, 144)) 72864 23372565 Gene sets were retrieved from KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes; Ogata et al.,), Reactome (D'Eustachio,), BioCarta1, NCI-Nature curated pathways (Pathway Interaction Database; Schaefer et al.,), GO (Gene Ontology; Ashburner et al.,), COSMIC (Catalog of Somatic Mutations In Cancer; Forbes et al.,), Cyclebase (Gauthier et al.,), protein-protein interaction complexes (Lage et al.,), OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man2), MGI (Mouse Genome Informatics3) and a set of candidate infertility genes from a recent review (Matzuk and Lamb,). ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (495, 506)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (495, 506)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (495, 506)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (273, 282)) ('Man2', 'Gene', '100036499', (433, 437)) ('Mouse', 'Species', '10090', (445, 450)) ('Man2', 'Gene', (433, 437)) ('protein-protein', 'Protein', (341, 356)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (286, 292)) 72898 19491204 Similarly, exposure to either DBP or MBP results in a high incidence of cryptorchidism, while MBP exposure in rats also results in reduced fertility in some male offspring. ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003456', (72, 86)) ('MBP', 'Var', (94, 97)) ('reduced fertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000144', (131, 148)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (72, 86)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (131, 138)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (110, 114)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (30, 33)) ('fertility', 'CPA', (139, 148)) ('MBP', 'Var', (37, 40)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (72, 86)) 72900 19491204 Furthermore, fetal testosterone production in mice is unaffected by DBP, MBP or monoethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP). ('MBP', 'Var', (73, 76)) ('monoethylhexyl phthalate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C016599', (80, 104)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (46, 50)) ('fetal', 'CPA', (13, 18)) ('MEHP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C016599', (106, 110)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (68, 71)) ('DBP', 'Var', (68, 71)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (19, 31)) 72901 19491204 In contrast, phthalate effects on germ cell numbers and/or differentiation in the fetal testis have been shown in mice, rats and in vitro in the human. ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (120, 124)) ('phthalate', 'Var', (13, 22)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (145, 150)) ('germ cell numbers', 'CPA', (34, 51)) ('differentiation in the fetal testis', 'CPA', (59, 94)) ('phthalate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C032279', (13, 22)) ('effects', 'Reg', (23, 30)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (114, 118)) 72951 19491204 When killed, no gross abnormalities of the epididymis, vas deferens, prostate or seminal vesicles were apparent in MBP-exposed males or in controls (data not shown). ('abnormalities of the epididymis', 'Disease', (22, 53)) ('MBP-exposed', 'Var', (115, 126)) ('vas', 'Gene', (55, 58)) ('abnormalities of the epididymis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009714', (22, 53)) ('abnormalities of the epididymis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (22, 53)) ('vas', 'Gene', '24221', (55, 58)) 72961 19491204 2B), AP2gamma and C-KIT (not shown), indicating that they were undifferentiated gonocytes. ('C-KIT', 'Gene', '3815', (18, 23)) ('AP2gamma', 'Var', (5, 13)) ('C-KIT', 'Gene', (18, 23)) 72966 19491204 Multinucleated gonocytes are induced by DBP treatment of rats, but none were found in MBP-exposed marmosets or controls. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (49, 52)) ('induced', 'Reg', (29, 36)) ('marmosets', 'Species', '38020', (98, 107)) ('DBP', 'Var', (40, 43)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (40, 43)) ('Multinucleated gonocytes', 'CPA', (0, 24)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (57, 61)) 72969 19491204 There was a non-significant trend towards an increase in the germ cell:Sertoli cell ratio in MBP-exposed animals (Fig. ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (71, 83)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (84, 87)) ('MBP-exposed', 'Var', (93, 104)) ('germ cell', 'CPA', (61, 70)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (45, 53)) 72972 19491204 Testis weights in MBP-treated co-twins were comparable to controls (Table III). ('MBP-treated', 'Var', (18, 29)) ('Testis weight', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (0, 13)) ('Testis weight', 'Disease', (0, 13)) 72983 19491204 One of the major effects of DBP/MBP exposure in rats is inhibition of testosterone production by the fetal testis which leads to downstream effects such as reduced anogenital distance, cryptorchidism and hypospadias in occasional animals and reduced Sertoli cell number at birth. ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (56, 66)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (185, 199)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007021', (204, 215)) ('Sertoli cell number', 'CPA', (250, 269)) ('DBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (28, 31)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (48, 52)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (242, 249)) ('hypospadias', 'Disease', (204, 215)) ('DBP/MBP', 'Var', (28, 35)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (156, 163)) ('testosterone production', 'MPA', (70, 93)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (70, 82)) ('anogenital distance', 'CPA', (164, 183)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (185, 199)) ('reduced anogenital distance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003241', (156, 183)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003456', (185, 199)) ('hypospadias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000047', (204, 215)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (250, 262)) 73022 32235691 The analysis of epigenetic modification and non-coding RNA microRNAs (miRNAs) are carrying most promising potential as tumor markers in future. ('epigenetic modification', 'Var', (16, 39)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (119, 124)) ('non-coding RNA', 'Var', (44, 58)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (119, 124)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 124)) 73025 32235691 Studies showed that miR-371a-3p and miR-302/367 expression significantly differ between testicular tumors and healthy testicular tissue. ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (20, 31)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (20, 31)) ('differ', 'Reg', (73, 79)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (88, 105)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (88, 105)) ('testicular tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (88, 104)) ('miR-302/367', 'Gene', '442912', (36, 47)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 104)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', (88, 105)) ('miR-302/367', 'Gene', (36, 47)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 105)) 73027 32235691 In addition, other miRNAs such as miR-223-3p, miR-449, miR-383, miR-514a-3p, miR-199a-3p, and miR-214 will be discussed in this review. ('miR-449', 'Var', (46, 53)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (34, 44)) ('miR-383', 'Gene', '494332', (55, 62)) ('miR-199a-3p', 'Gene', '406977', (77, 88)) ('miR-514a-3p', 'Gene', '574518', (64, 75)) ('miR-514a-3p', 'Gene', (64, 75)) ('miR-214', 'Gene', '406996', (94, 101)) ('miR-383', 'Gene', (55, 62)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Var', (34, 44)) ('miR-199a-3p', 'Gene', (77, 88)) ('miR-214', 'Gene', (94, 101)) 73045 32235691 Especially miRNAs of the miR-371-373 cluster (but also others, including miR-223-3p, miR-449, miR-383, miR-514a-3p, miR-199a-3p, miR-214) are considered potential new tumor markers. ('miR-514a-3p', 'Gene', (103, 114)) ('miR-449', 'Var', (85, 92)) ('miR-371', 'Gene', (25, 32)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Var', (73, 83)) ('miR-383', 'Gene', (94, 101)) ('miR-214', 'Gene', '406996', (129, 136)) ('miR-199a-3p', 'Gene', '406977', (116, 127)) ('miR-214', 'Gene', (129, 136)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (167, 172)) ('miR-383', 'Gene', '494332', (94, 101)) ('miR-371', 'Gene', '442916', (25, 32)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (73, 83)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (167, 172)) ('miR-514a-3p', 'Gene', '574518', (103, 114)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (167, 172)) ('miR-199a-3p', 'Gene', (116, 127)) 73069 32235691 Cross-reactions of LH in beta-hCG assays can simulate elevated levels. ('beta-hCG', 'Chemical', '-', (25, 33)) ('Cross-reactions', 'Var', (0, 15)) ('beta-hCG', 'Protein', (25, 33)) 73086 32235691 Genomic hypomethylation is generally found in tumors and hypermethylation at certain loci. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (46, 51)) ('found', 'Reg', (37, 42)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (46, 52)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (8, 23)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (46, 52)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (57, 73)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (46, 52)) 73087 32235691 Hypomethylation increases with the dedifferentiation of testicular cancer. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (56, 73)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (56, 73)) ('Hypomethylation', 'Var', (0, 15)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 73)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (16, 25)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (56, 73)) 73092 32235691 Hypermethylation of APC, p16, and PTSG2 genes show high specificity and may be potential biomarkers. ('p16', 'Gene', (25, 28)) ('Hypermethylation', 'Var', (0, 16)) ('PTSG2', 'Gene', (34, 39)) ('APC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011125', (20, 23)) ('APC', 'Disease', (20, 23)) ('p16', 'Gene', '1029', (25, 28)) 73102 32235691 miRNAs can prevent the transformation to cancer, but in the case of abnormal expression patterns, they may also promote it. ('expression', 'MPA', (77, 87)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 47)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (112, 119)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (41, 47)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (41, 47)) ('abnormal', 'Var', (68, 76)) 73111 32235691 In their genome-wide analysis of the Cancer Genome data set, the authors identified six miRNAs (miR-92b-3p, miR-188-3p, miR-221-5p, miR-331-3p, miR-425-3p, and miR-497-5p) as strong predictors of survival in colorectal cancer. ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (208, 225)) ('miR-221', 'Gene', (120, 127)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (208, 225)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (37, 43)) ('miR-188-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (108, 118)) ('miR-221', 'Gene', '407006', (120, 127)) ('miR-331', 'Gene', (132, 139)) ('miR-425-3p', 'Gene', '100422914', (144, 154)) ('miR-425-3p', 'Gene', (144, 154)) ('miR-188-3p', 'Var', (108, 118)) ('predictors', 'Reg', (182, 192)) ('miR-331', 'Gene', '442903', (132, 139)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (208, 225)) ('miR-92b-3p', 'Var', (96, 106)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (37, 43)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (37, 43)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (219, 225)) ('miR-497', 'Gene', (160, 167)) ('miR-497', 'Gene', '574456', (160, 167)) 73112 32235691 One of them, miR-188-3p increased the migratory behavior of colorectal cancer cells in vitro and metastases formation in vivo. ('metastases', 'Disease', (97, 107)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (60, 77)) ('miR-188-3p', 'Var', (13, 23)) ('migratory behavior of', 'CPA', (38, 59)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (60, 77)) ('metastases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (97, 107)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (71, 77)) ('miR-188-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (13, 23)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (60, 77)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (24, 33)) 73113 32235691 Furthermore, the authors could link miR-188-3p to MLLT4, a novel identified player involved in colorectal cancer cell. ('MLLT4', 'Gene', '4301', (50, 55)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (95, 112)) ('miR-188-3p', 'Var', (36, 46)) ('MLLT4', 'Gene', (50, 55)) ('miR-188-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (36, 46)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (95, 112)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (95, 112)) ('link', 'Reg', (31, 35)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 112)) 73122 32235691 miR-302 also inhibits the expression of other cell cycle inhibitors (CDK2, CDK4) and thus accelerates the transition from G1 phase to S phase. ('expression', 'MPA', (26, 36)) ('transition', 'CPA', (106, 116)) ('G1 phase', 'CPA', (122, 130)) ('CDK4', 'Gene', (75, 79)) ('CDK2', 'Gene', (69, 73)) ('CDK4', 'Gene', '1019', (75, 79)) ('accelerates', 'PosReg', (90, 101)) ('CDK2', 'Gene', '1017', (69, 73)) ('S phase', 'CPA', (134, 141)) ('miR-302', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 7)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (13, 21)) ('miR-302', 'Var', (0, 7)) 73128 32235691 Inhibition of miR-302 suppresses SPRY4, which subsequently decreases cell growth and invasion. ('SPRY4', 'Gene', '81848', (33, 38)) ('suppresses', 'NegReg', (22, 32)) ('decreases', 'NegReg', (59, 68)) ('miR-302', 'Chemical', '-', (14, 21)) ('miR-302', 'Gene', (14, 21)) ('Inhibition', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('SPRY4', 'Gene', (33, 38)) ('cell growth', 'CPA', (69, 80)) 73142 32235691 miR-367-3p was more elevated in seminomas than in non-seminomas. ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (54, 63)) ('miR-367-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 10)) ('miR-367-3p', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (54, 63)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (32, 41)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (20, 28)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (32, 41)) 73143 32235691 After performing orchiectomy, miR-367-3p decreased or was no longer detectable. ('decreased', 'NegReg', (41, 50)) ('miR-367-3p', 'Var', (30, 40)) ('miR-367-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (30, 40)) ('orchiectomy', 'Disease', (17, 28)) 73144 32235691 Another study in pediatric germ cell tumors analyzing cerebrospinal fluid and serum demonstrated that a four-serum miRNA panel (miR-371a-3p, miR-372-3p, miR-373-3p and miR-367-3p) possesses high sensitivity/specificity for diagnosing pediatric extracranial malignant GCT, allows early detection of relapse of a testicular mixed malignant germ cell tumor, and distinguishes intracranial malignant germ cell tumors from intracranial non-germ cell tumours at diagnosis. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (37, 42)) ('extracranial malignant GCT', 'Disease', (244, 270)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (348, 353)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (27, 42)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', (141, 148)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (37, 43)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (406, 412)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (445, 452)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (406, 411)) ('relapse', 'CPA', (298, 305)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (37, 42)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (348, 353)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (396, 412)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (37, 43)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', '442917', (141, 148)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (406, 411)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (406, 412)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (445, 452)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (445, 452)) ('miR-367-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (168, 178)) ('miR-367-3p', 'Var', (168, 178)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (396, 411)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (37, 43)) ('miR-373', 'Gene', (153, 160)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (27, 43)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (128, 139)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (338, 353)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (406, 411)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (37, 42)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (348, 353)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (406, 412)) ('miR-373', 'Gene', '442918', (153, 160)) 73149 32235691 Though some retrospective studies propose superiority of miR-371-3p to predict viable tumor tissue after chemotherapy and disease recurrence after curative treatment, others propose a value for miR-367-3p in indicating chemotherapy-refractory disease. ('miR-371-3p', 'Gene', '100500855', (57, 67)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (86, 91)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (86, 91)) ('chemotherapy-refractory disease', 'Disease', (219, 250)) ('miR-371-3p', 'Gene', (57, 67)) ('miR-367-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (194, 204)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (86, 91)) ('miR-367-3p', 'Var', (194, 204)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (161, 164)) 73154 32235691 MiR-371-373 and miR-302 clusters are universally overexpressed in malignant GCTs and coordinately down-regulate mRNAs involved in biologically significant pathways. ('down-regulate', 'NegReg', (98, 111)) ('MiR-371', 'Gene', '442916', (0, 7)) ('miR-302', 'Chemical', '-', (16, 23)) ('overexpressed', 'PosReg', (49, 62)) ('miR-302 clusters', 'Var', (16, 32)) ('mRNAs', 'MPA', (112, 117)) ('MiR-371', 'Gene', (0, 7)) 73156 32235691 The substitution of mutant p53 and inhibition of Ras-induced senescence are functions of miR-371-373 up-regulation in TGCTs. ('miR-371', 'Gene', (89, 96)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (27, 30)) ('up-regulation', 'PosReg', (101, 114)) ('miR-371', 'Gene', '442916', (89, 96)) ('Ras-induced', 'CPA', (49, 60)) ('substitution', 'Var', (4, 16)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (35, 45)) ('mutant', 'Var', (20, 26)) ('p53', 'Gene', (27, 30)) 73158 32235691 Numerous studies described miR-371a-3p as a suitable tumor marker in TGCT patients in follow-up, recurrence detection, prognosis, diagnostics, and staging. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (53, 58)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (74, 82)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (27, 38)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (53, 58)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (69, 73)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (53, 58)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (27, 38)) 73160 32235691 In this study, the authors reported much higher serum levels of miRNA-371-3p in TGCT patients than in healthy controls. ('miRNA-371-3p', 'Var', (64, 76)) ('serum levels', 'MPA', (48, 60)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (85, 93)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (41, 47)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (80, 84)) 73165 32235691 In tumors with germ cell neoplasia in situ (GCNIS) as precursor, as well as in non-GCNIS tumors, no association was found between the expression of miR-371a-3p and the level of serum markers, tumor stage and age of the patients. ('tumors', 'Disease', (89, 95)) ('GCNIS', 'Chemical', '-', (44, 49)) ('germ cell neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (15, 34)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (3, 9)) ('neoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (25, 34)) ('neoplasia', 'Disease', (25, 34)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (3, 8)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (148, 159)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (89, 95)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (3, 8)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (219, 227)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (89, 94)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (3, 9)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (192, 197)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (25, 34)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (89, 94)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (192, 197)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (3, 8)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (89, 95)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (3, 9)) ('GCNIS', 'Chemical', '-', (83, 88)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (148, 159)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (192, 197)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (89, 94)) 73169 32235691 The expression level of miR-371a-3p was only slightly increased in teratomas. ('teratomas', 'Disease', (67, 76)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (67, 76)) ('expression level', 'MPA', (4, 20)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (24, 35)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (54, 63)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (67, 75)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (67, 76)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (24, 35)) 73171 32235691 Nonetheless, higher levels of miR-371a-3p expression were found in all tumor types than in healthy tissue. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (71, 76)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (13, 19)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (71, 76)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (30, 41)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (71, 76)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (30, 41)) 73175 32235691 Since only one in two patients with precursors of TGCTs had elevated serum levels and there were also contradictory results reported from other research groups, miR-371a-3p cannot replace a biopsy to differentiate between pre-cursor lesions and TGCT, but it may help with unclear histological results. ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (161, 172)) ('serum levels', 'MPA', (69, 81)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (22, 30)) ('pre-cursor lesions', 'Disease', (222, 240)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (245, 249)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (161, 172)) 73176 32235691 A recently published case report suggest a discriminative power of miR-371a-3p to differentiate between unspecific AFP elevations. ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (67, 78)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (67, 78)) ('AFP', 'Gene', '174', (115, 118)) ('AFP', 'Gene', (115, 118)) 73186 32235691 Thus, miR-371a-3p not only plays a role in TGCT diagnostics, but could also serve as a biomarker for male infertility. ('TGCT', 'Disease', (43, 47)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (6, 17)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (6, 17)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (106, 117)) ('male infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003251', (101, 117)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', (101, 117)) ('male infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007248', (101, 117)) 73187 32235691 A prospective study investigated serum levels of miR-371a-3p, miR-372, and miR-373-3p in 24 patients with seminoma and non-seminomatous tumors. ('miR-373', 'Gene', '442918', (75, 82)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (136, 142)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (49, 60)) ('miR-373', 'Gene', (75, 82)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (123, 131)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (49, 60)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', (62, 69)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (92, 100)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (106, 114)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (136, 141)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', '442917', (62, 69)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (123, 131)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (106, 114)) ('non-seminomatous tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537844', (119, 142)) ('non-seminomatous tumors', 'Disease', (119, 142)) 73188 32235691 All three miRNAs had significantly higher serum levels before orchiectomy than postoperatively, with miR-371a-3p decreasing most rapidly after surgery. ('serum levels', 'MPA', (42, 54)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (101, 112)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (35, 41)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (101, 112)) 73191 32235691 In a large-scale prospective multicenter study, the serum levels of miR-371a-3p in a total of 616 patients with TGCT at different stages and 258 healthy men were recorded and compared with AFP, beta-hCG, and LDH. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (98, 106)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (153, 156)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (68, 79)) ('AFP', 'Gene', (189, 192)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (68, 79)) ('beta-hCG', 'Chemical', '-', (194, 202)) ('AFP', 'Gene', '174', (189, 192)) 73195 32235691 This can be attributed to metastases, which probably express miR-371a-3p. ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (61, 72)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (61, 72)) ('metastases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (26, 36)) ('metastases', 'Disease', (26, 36)) 73206 32235691 described the influence of miR-371a-3p on progression-free-survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of TGCT patients. ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (27, 38)) ('influence', 'Reg', (14, 23)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (103, 107)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (108, 116)) ('progression-free-survival', 'CPA', (42, 67)) ('overall', 'MPA', (78, 85)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (27, 38)) 73210 32235691 No association was found between miR-371a-3p and conventional tumor markers. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (62, 67)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (62, 67)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (33, 44)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (33, 44)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (62, 67)) 73213 32235691 miR-20a-5p, miR-30b-5p, miR-93-5p and miR-191-5p were proposed as reference miRNAs and were commonly used in the analysis of miR-371a-3p and miR-372-3p. ('miR-93', 'Gene', '407051', (24, 30)) ('miR-191', 'Gene', '406966', (38, 45)) ('miR-93', 'Gene', (24, 30)) ('miR-20a-5p', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (125, 136)) ('miR-30b', 'Gene', '407030', (12, 19)) ('miR-30b', 'Gene', (12, 19)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', (141, 148)) ('miR-191', 'Gene', (38, 45)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (125, 136)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', '442917', (141, 148)) 73216 32235691 As a further consequence, the determination of miR-371a-3p and miR-372-3p (which themselves are not affected by hemolysis) can be falsified, thus adversely affecting the diagnosis. ('affecting', 'Reg', (156, 165)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', '442917', (63, 70)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', (63, 70)) ('hemolysis', 'Disease', (112, 121)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (47, 58)) ('hemolysis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006461', (112, 121)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (47, 58)) 73218 32235691 In summary, miR-371a-3p is currently considered a very suitable tumor marker for TGCTs, although further prospective studies have to follow in order to identify advantages and limitations. ('tumor', 'Disease', (64, 69)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (12, 23)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (81, 86)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (12, 23)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (64, 69)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (64, 69)) 73220 32235691 Although the expression of miR-372 and miR-373 differ in patients with healthy testes and those with TGCT, the diagnostic performance of miR-371a-3p is much better. ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (137, 148)) ('expression', 'MPA', (13, 23)) ('miR-373', 'Gene', '442918', (39, 46)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (57, 65)) ('miR-373', 'Gene', (39, 46)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', (27, 34)) ('differ', 'Reg', (47, 53)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (137, 148)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', '442917', (27, 34)) 73221 32235691 In a study of different serum miRNAs in TGCTs, the highest measurable levels were miR-371a-3p and these correlated most with the occurrence of testicular tumors (miR-371a-3p > miR-372a-3p > miR-373a-3p). ('miR-371a-3p', 'Var', (82, 93)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', '442917', (176, 183)) ('miR-373', 'Gene', '442918', (190, 197)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (154, 160)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (154, 159)) ('miR-373', 'Gene', (190, 197)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (162, 173)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (143, 160)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (143, 160)) ('testicular tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (143, 159)) ('miR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (82, 93)) ('miR-372', 'Gene', (176, 183)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', (143, 160)) 73224 32235691 miR-517a-3p, miR-519a-3p, and miR-519c-3p are three miRNAs that are part of the chromosome 19 miRNA cluster (C19MC), which is located near the miR-371-373 cluster. ('miR-371', 'Gene', (143, 150)) ('miR-517a-3p', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('miR-371', 'Gene', '442916', (143, 150)) ('miR-519c-3p', 'Var', (30, 41)) ('miR-519a-3p', 'Var', (13, 24)) 73225 32235691 Overexpression of these miRNAs has already been found in various tumors and is associated with increased invasion, migration and poor overall survival. ('invasion', 'CPA', (105, 113)) ('migration', 'CPA', (115, 124)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (65, 71)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (65, 71)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (65, 71)) ('Overexpression', 'Var', (0, 14)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (95, 104)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (65, 70)) 73230 32235691 miR-223-3p is an important miRNA that plays a role in cell growth and apoptosis of tumor cells. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 88)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (83, 88)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 10)) ('cell growth', 'CPA', (54, 65)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (70, 79)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (83, 88)) 73232 32235691 F-box/WD repeat-containing protein 7 (FBXW7) is a tumor suppressor and one of the major targets of miR-223-3p. ('miR-223-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (99, 109)) ('FBXW7', 'Gene', '55294', (38, 43)) ('F-box/WD repeat-containing protein 7', 'Gene', (0, 36)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (50, 55)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Var', (99, 109)) ('FBXW7', 'Gene', (38, 43)) ('F-box/WD repeat-containing protein 7', 'Gene', '55294', (0, 36)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (50, 55)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (50, 55)) 73233 32235691 Increased expression of miR-223-3p correlates with a decrease in FBWX7, which subsequently influences the progression of TGCTs. ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (121, 126)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (53, 61)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (24, 34)) ('expression', 'MPA', (10, 20)) ('Increased', 'PosReg', (0, 9)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Var', (24, 34)) ('influences', 'Reg', (91, 101)) ('FBWX7', 'Gene', (65, 70)) 73234 32235691 In TGCTs, overexpression of miR-223-3p leads to the inhibition of apoptosis via FBWX7. ('miR-223-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (28, 38)) ('FBWX7', 'Gene', (80, 85)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (66, 75)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (10, 24)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Var', (28, 38)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (52, 62)) 73236 32235691 There are currently no studies on the use of miR-223-3p as a tumor marker, but it may be worth testing because of its role in tumorigenesis. ('miR-223-3p', 'Var', (45, 55)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (45, 55)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (61, 66)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (126, 131)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (61, 66)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (126, 131)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (61, 66)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (126, 131)) 73241 32235691 This may be due to a mutation of retinoblastoma protein (pRB) that binds to E2F. ('due', 'Reg', (12, 15)) ('pRB', 'Gene', (57, 60)) ('retinoblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012175', (33, 47)) ('retinoblastoma', 'Disease', (33, 47)) ('mutation', 'Var', (21, 29)) ('pRB', 'Gene', '5925', (57, 60)) ('binds', 'Interaction', (67, 72)) ('retinoblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009919', (33, 47)) 73268 32235691 In addition, epigenetic changes such as DNA methylation, histone modifications, or miRNAs carry great potential that can revolutionize the diagnosis of testicular tumors. ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (152, 169)) ('testicular tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (152, 168)) ('epigenetic changes', 'Var', (13, 31)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (163, 168)) ('DNA methylation', 'Var', (40, 55)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (163, 169)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', (152, 169)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (152, 169)) ('miRNAs', 'Var', (83, 89)) ('histone modifications', 'Var', (57, 78)) 73271 32235691 Many other miRNAs (miR-223-3p, miR-449, miR-383, miR-514a-3p, miR-199a-3p, miR-214) change their expression pattern during the transformation to malignant testicular tumors and may be considered as potential tumor markers or therapeutics. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (166, 171)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Var', (19, 29)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (166, 172)) ('change', 'Reg', (84, 90)) ('expression pattern', 'MPA', (97, 115)) ('miR-214', 'Gene', (75, 82)) ('miR-383', 'Gene', '494332', (40, 47)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (208, 213)) ('miR-383', 'Gene', (40, 47)) ('testicular tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (155, 171)) ('miR-199a-3p', 'Gene', (62, 73)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (208, 213)) ('malignant testicular tumors', 'Disease', (145, 172)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (166, 171)) ('miR-199a-3p', 'Gene', '406977', (62, 73)) ('miR-449', 'Var', (31, 38)) ('miR-514a-3p', 'Gene', (49, 60)) ('miR-223-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (19, 29)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (166, 171)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (155, 172)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (208, 213)) ('malignant testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (145, 172)) ('miR-214', 'Gene', '406996', (75, 82)) ('miR-514a-3p', 'Gene', '574518', (49, 60)) 73337 31355922 While a prior study noted TNM staging errors for GCT in SEER, this was largely driven by the S and N categories, which are avoided in the present analysis; the present cohort includes only M1a and M1b patients with identified sites of distant metastasis and excludes node-only disease. ('M1a', 'Var', (189, 192)) ('TNM', 'Gene', '10178', (26, 29)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (201, 209)) ('TNM', 'Gene', (26, 29)) 73367 30581773 Moreover, a previous epigenetic study showed that the promoter of some homeobox genes such as RASSF1A, SCGB3A1, and HOXA9 were hypermethylated in testicular cancer tumors, further supporting that deregulation of homeobox proteins may contribute to the development of TGCT. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (146, 163)) ('homeobox genes', 'Gene', (71, 85)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (146, 163)) ('cancer tumors', 'Disease', (157, 170)) ('deregulation', 'Var', (196, 208)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (164, 170)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (234, 244)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (164, 169)) ('SCGB3A1', 'Gene', '92304', (103, 110)) ('HOXA9', 'Gene', (116, 121)) ('hypermethylated', 'Var', (127, 142)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', '11186', (94, 101)) ('HOXA9', 'Gene', '3205', (116, 121)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (157, 163)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (146, 163)) ('SCGB3A1', 'Gene', (103, 110)) ('cancer tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (157, 170)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (94, 101)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (259, 262)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (267, 271)) 73368 30581773 Among the homeobox family genes, aberrant HOXA10 expressions have been implicated in numerous other types of cancers but not yet described in TGCT. ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (109, 116)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (71, 81)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 116)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (109, 116)) ('expressions', 'MPA', (49, 60)) ('HOXA10', 'Gene', (42, 48)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 115)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (33, 41)) 73371 30581773 In the setting of cancers, HOXA10 deregulation is known to play significant roles in mammary carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). ('HOXA10', 'Protein', (27, 33)) ('endometrial carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (104, 125)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (116, 125)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (18, 25)) ('squamous cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002860', (141, 164)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (155, 164)) ('neck squamous cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (136, 164)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (18, 25)) ('neck squamous cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077195', (136, 164)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (18, 24)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (93, 102)) ('HNSCC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012288', (166, 171)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', (93, 102)) ('head and neck squamous cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012288', (127, 164)) ('endometrial carcinoma', 'Disease', (104, 125)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (116, 125)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', (116, 125)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (18, 25)) ('mammary carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (85, 102)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (155, 164)) ('deregulation', 'Var', (34, 46)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', (155, 164)) ('endometrial carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (104, 125)) ('roles', 'Reg', (76, 81)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (93, 102)) 73406 30581773 While highly expressed in spermatocytes of benign testes (HScore = 1.98 + 0.15), all cancerous testes had extremely low or no nuclear HOXA10 expression with HScores = 0.067 + 0.019 in seminoma, 0.207 + 0.06 in spermatocytic tumor, and 0 in non-seminoma. ('seminoma', 'Disease', (184, 192)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (224, 229)) ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (240, 252)) ('nuclear HOXA10', 'Protein', (126, 140)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (244, 252)) ('spermatocytic tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (210, 229)) ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', (240, 252)) ('low', 'NegReg', (116, 119)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (184, 192)) ('cancerous', 'Disease', (85, 94)) ('expression', 'MPA', (141, 151)) ('0.067 + 0.019', 'Var', (167, 180)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (244, 252)) ('spermatocytic tumor', 'Disease', (210, 229)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (85, 91)) ('cancerous', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (85, 94)) 73416 30581773 These results suggest that aberrant HOXA10 expression may interrupt typical spermatocyte differentiations through altering cell cycles and cell proliferation, resulting in the development of TGCT. ('HOXA10', 'Gene', (36, 42)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (27, 35)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (183, 186)) ('cell cycles', 'CPA', (123, 134)) ('interrupt', 'NegReg', (58, 67)) ('expression', 'MPA', (43, 53)) ('altering', 'Reg', (114, 122)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (139, 157)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (191, 195)) ('typical spermatocyte differentiations', 'CPA', (68, 105)) 73419 30581773 These results support that HOXA10 suppresses TGCT cell proliferation through the modulation of the TP53 signaling. ('TP53', 'Gene', (99, 103)) ('HOXA10', 'Var', (27, 33)) ('modulation', 'Reg', (81, 91)) ('suppresses', 'NegReg', (34, 44)) ('TGCT cell proliferation', 'CPA', (45, 68)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (99, 103)) 73420 30581773 Based on these results, we hypothesize that HOXA10 can enhance the functions of TP53 to suppress TGCT cell proliferation. ('enhance', 'PosReg', (55, 62)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (80, 84)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (80, 84)) ('suppress', 'NegReg', (88, 96)) ('functions', 'MPA', (67, 76)) ('TGCT cell proliferation', 'CPA', (97, 120)) ('HOXA10', 'Var', (44, 50)) 73423 30581773 However, when cell cycling was synchronized at the G2/M phases by nocodazole and then released, HOXA10 caused significant delays of cell cycling passing through the G2/M phases into the G1 phase. ('delays', 'NegReg', (122, 128)) ('cell cycling passing', 'CPA', (132, 152)) ('nocodazole', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015739', (66, 76)) ('HOXA10', 'Var', (96, 102)) 73424 30581773 First, we observed that HOXA10 transfection induced TP53 expression (Figure 5A). ('induced', 'Reg', (44, 51)) ('HOXA10 transfection', 'Var', (24, 43)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (52, 56)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (52, 56)) 73426 30581773 Furthermore, upregulation of TP53 by HOXA10 was concurrent with the induction of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21, but not p27 (Figure 5A). ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (29, 33)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (29, 33)) ('p27', 'Gene', (128, 131)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (13, 25)) ('HOXA10', 'Var', (37, 43)) ('p21', 'Gene', (115, 118)) ('p21', 'Gene', '644914', (115, 118)) ('p27', 'Gene', '3429', (128, 131)) 73428 30581773 Interestingly, cyclin D1 protein levels were reduced by HOXA10 in NT-2 and NCCIT but not the TCam2 cells, while cyclin E expression was suppressed by HOXA10 in TCam2 and NCCIT, but not the NT-2 cells. ('reduced', 'NegReg', (45, 52)) ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (136, 146)) ('cyclin D1', 'Gene', '595', (15, 24)) ('HOXA10', 'Var', (56, 62)) ('cyclin E expression', 'MPA', (112, 131)) ('cyclin D1', 'Gene', (15, 24)) 73429 30581773 Nevertheless, HOXA10 stimulates the TP53 and putatively the TP53-p21 axis, thereby exerting general inhibitory effects to all TGCT cell models regardless the inconsistent changes in cyclin D and cyclin E expressions. ('cyclin', 'MPA', (195, 201)) ('p21', 'Gene', (65, 68)) ('p21', 'Gene', '644914', (65, 68)) ('cyclin', 'MPA', (182, 188)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (36, 40)) ('stimulates', 'PosReg', (21, 31)) ('HOXA10', 'Var', (14, 20)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (60, 64)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (36, 40)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (60, 64)) 73435 30581773 HOXA10 reduced pSTAT3 levels in the NCCIT cells, and abolished pSTAT3 expression in both TCam2 and NT-2 cells. ('reduced', 'NegReg', (7, 14)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', '6774', (16, 21)) ('HOXA10', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', (16, 21)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', '6774', (64, 69)) ('abolished', 'NegReg', (53, 62)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', (64, 69)) 73436 30581773 Furthermore, phosphorylated AKT and Erk kinases as the downstream effectors of the cKit and MAPK1 pathways were also inhibited by HOXA10. ('MAPK1', 'Gene', (92, 97)) ('AKT', 'Gene', (28, 31)) ('cKit', 'Gene', '3815', (83, 87)) ('Erk', 'Gene', (36, 39)) ('MAPK1', 'Gene', '5594', (92, 97)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (117, 126)) ('Erk', 'Gene', '5594', (36, 39)) ('AKT', 'Gene', '207', (28, 31)) ('cKit', 'Gene', (83, 87)) ('HOXA10', 'Var', (130, 136)) ('phosphorylated', 'MPA', (13, 27)) 73437 30581773 These results indicate that HOXA10 not only stimulates the TP53-p21 axis, but also suppresses the cKit and STAT3 pathways to inhibit testicular cell proliferation (Figure 5D), supporting that loss of HOXA10 functions is associated with testicular cancers. ('cKit', 'Gene', '3815', (98, 102)) ('stimulates', 'PosReg', (44, 54)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (236, 253)) ('cKit', 'Gene', (98, 102)) ('testicular cell proliferation', 'CPA', (133, 162)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (247, 254)) ('suppresses', 'NegReg', (83, 93)) ('p21', 'Gene', (64, 67)) ('p21', 'Gene', '644914', (64, 67)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (247, 253)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (59, 63)) ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (236, 254)) ('testicular cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (236, 254)) ('testicular cancers', 'Disease', (236, 254)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (125, 132)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', (107, 112)) ('associated', 'Reg', (220, 230)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', '6774', (107, 112)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (59, 63)) ('loss', 'Var', (192, 196)) 73443 30581773 In addition, since HOXA10 tyrosine phosphorylation was reported to have reduced its DNA-binding activities, disruptions in HOXA10 phosphorylation regulators such as JAK2 and phosphatases SHP1/SHP2 may contribute to the cytoplasmic localization. ('contribute', 'Reg', (201, 211)) ('disruptions', 'Var', (108, 119)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (72, 79)) ('SHP1', 'Gene', '5777', (187, 191)) ('tyrosine', 'Var', (26, 34)) ('HOXA10', 'Gene', (19, 25)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', '3717', (165, 169)) ('cytoplasmic', 'MPA', (219, 230)) ('DNA-binding', 'Interaction', (84, 95)) ('SHP1', 'Gene', (187, 191)) ('JAK2', 'Gene', (165, 169)) ('SHP2', 'Gene', '5781', (192, 196)) ('SHP2', 'Gene', (192, 196)) ('tyrosine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014443', (26, 34)) 73449 30581773 The latter mechanisms are more likely to be true at least in NCCIT cells, which have mutated TP53 in contrast to that of TCam2 and NT-2 cells. ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (93, 97)) ('mutated', 'Var', (85, 92)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (93, 97)) 73459 30581773 However, TCam2 cells have mutated BRAF genes uncommonly seen in TGCT tumors. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (69, 74)) ('TGCT tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (64, 75)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (69, 75)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (34, 38)) ('mutated', 'Var', (26, 33)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (34, 38)) ('TGCT tumors', 'Disease', (64, 75)) 73463 30581773 Although our study is the first to report clinical and functional significances of HOXA10 in testicular cancer, it is interesting that HOXA10 mutations were reported to be linked to higher incidence of inguino-scrotal cryptorchidism and that cryptorchidism is one of the strongest risk factors for testicular cancer. ('mutations', 'Var', (142, 151)) ('HOXA10', 'Gene', (135, 141)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (104, 110)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (93, 110)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (242, 256)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (298, 315)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (298, 315)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (309, 315)) ('inguino-scrotal cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (202, 232)) ('inguino-scrotal cryptorchidism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003456', (202, 232)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (242, 256)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (218, 232)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (93, 110)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (93, 110)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (298, 315)) 73464 30581773 These finding, together, suggest that TGCT tumorigenesis likely happens both in utero and after birth, and that dysfunctional HOXA10 may aid the tumorigenic process throughout development. ('TGCT', 'Gene', (38, 42)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (145, 150)) ('dysfunctional', 'Var', (112, 125)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (183, 186)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (145, 150)) ('aid', 'PosReg', (137, 140)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (43, 48)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (145, 150)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (43, 48)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (43, 48)) ('HOXA10', 'Protein', (126, 132)) 73467 30581773 In summary, we report that altered HOXA10 localization is associated with TGCT and that loss of nuclear HOXA10 canonical function results in attenuated TP53 signaling and increased cell cycling through regulating the G2/M checkpoint. ('altered', 'Var', (27, 34)) ('G2/M checkpoint', 'MPA', (217, 232)) ('associated', 'Reg', (58, 68)) ('attenuated', 'NegReg', (141, 151)) ('HOXA10', 'Protein', (35, 41)) ('localization', 'MPA', (42, 54)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (152, 156)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (88, 92)) ('regulating', 'Reg', (202, 212)) ('HOXA10', 'Gene', (104, 110)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (152, 156)) ('cell cycling', 'CPA', (181, 193)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (74, 78)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (171, 180)) 73545 26893743 However, the results of the single-factor analysis in the present study indicated that HCG level variations did not affect the prognosis of testicular seminoma (P=0.055) while LDH and AFP levels were statistically significant with regard to prognosis (P=0.022; P=0.029). ('AFP', 'Gene', (184, 187)) ('AFP', 'Gene', '174', (184, 187)) ('testicular seminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (140, 159)) ('HCG', 'Gene', '93659', (87, 90)) ('testicular seminoma', 'Disease', (140, 159)) ('HCG', 'Gene', (87, 90)) ('testicular seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (140, 159)) ('variations', 'Var', (97, 107)) 73600 22068818 MGMT, VGF, ER-beta and FKBP4 were predominately methylated in NSEs compared with SEs. ('MGMT', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('VGF', 'Gene', (6, 9)) ('VGF', 'Gene', '7425', (6, 9)) ('SE', 'Disease', 'None', (63, 65)) ('methylated', 'Var', (48, 58)) ('NSEs', 'Chemical', '-', (62, 66)) ('ER-beta', 'Gene', '2100', (11, 18)) ('FKBP4', 'Gene', (23, 28)) ('SE', 'Disease', 'None', (81, 83)) ('FKBP4', 'Gene', '2288', (23, 28)) ('ER-beta', 'Gene', (11, 18)) ('MGMT', 'Gene', '4255', (0, 4)) 73614 22068818 The importance of epigenetic alterations has long been demonstrated in carcinogenesis. ('epigenetic alterations', 'Var', (18, 40)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (71, 85)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (71, 85)) 73615 22068818 Several studies have shown that methylation-associated silencing inactivates certain tumour suppressor genes (TSGs) as effectively as mutations and is one of the cancer-predisposing hits described in Knudson's two hit hypothesis. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (162, 168)) ('TSG', 'Gene', (110, 113)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (85, 91)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (162, 168)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (85, 91)) ('TSG', 'Gene', '57045', (110, 113)) ('silencing inactivates', 'NegReg', (55, 76)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (162, 168)) ('mutations', 'Var', (134, 143)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (85, 91)) ('methylation-associated', 'Var', (32, 54)) 73616 22068818 In normal cells, CpG methylation is an important mechanism for regulating gene expression, whereas in cancer cells, aberrant promoter methylation (hypermethylation) can lead to abnormal gene silencing, including repression of TSGs. ('lead', 'Reg', (169, 173)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (102, 108)) ('gene', 'MPA', (186, 190)) ('TSG', 'Gene', '57045', (226, 229)) ('promoter methylation', 'MPA', (125, 145)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (102, 108)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (102, 108)) ('repression', 'NegReg', (212, 222)) ('TSG', 'Gene', (226, 229)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (116, 124)) 73671 22068818 hMLH1 was significantly methylated in TGCT (39% (22 out of 57)) in comparison with normal (4% (1 out of 23)); P=0.002, by Fisher's exact test). ('TGCT', 'Disease', (38, 42)) ('hMLH1', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('methylated', 'Var', (24, 34)) ('hMLH1', 'Gene', '4292', (0, 5)) 73674 22068818 At least one TSG locus was methylated in 37 out of 43 SE cases (86%), and a total of 11 out of 43 (25.6%) tumour samples showed methylation at three or more of the loci. ('TSG', 'Gene', '57045', (13, 16)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 112)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (106, 112)) ('methylated', 'Var', (27, 37)) ('SE', 'Disease', 'None', (54, 56)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (106, 112)) ('TSG', 'Gene', (13, 16)) ('methylation', 'Var', (128, 139)) 73688 22068818 Results indicated that association of hMLH1 hypermethylation with tumour remained positive (OR=8.29; 95% CI=0.66-103.5), albeit no statistical significance (P=0.100). ('association', 'Interaction', (23, 34)) ('hMLH1', 'Gene', (38, 43)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (66, 72)) ('hMLH1', 'Gene', '4292', (38, 43)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (66, 72)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (44, 60)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (66, 72)) 73708 22068818 Remarkably, both SE and NSE were methylated for APC and hMLH1. ('SE', 'Disease', 'None', (25, 27)) ('SE', 'Disease', 'None', (17, 19)) ('APC', 'Gene', (48, 51)) ('hMLH1', 'Gene', (56, 61)) ('APC', 'Gene', '324', (48, 51)) ('hMLH1', 'Gene', '4292', (56, 61)) ('methylated', 'Var', (33, 43)) 73711 22068818 ), using conventional MSP, analysed a panel of 21 genes and observed a near absence of methylation in SEs and a higher percentage in NSEs, suggesting a role for different panel of methylation-induced inactivation of TSGs in two common types of TGCT. ('absence', 'NegReg', (76, 83)) ('NSEs', 'Chemical', '-', (133, 137)) ('TSG', 'Gene', '57045', (216, 219)) ('SE', 'Disease', 'None', (134, 136)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (87, 98)) ('inactivation', 'NegReg', (200, 212)) ('TSG', 'Gene', (216, 219)) ('SE', 'Disease', 'None', (102, 104)) ('methylation-induced', 'Var', (180, 199)) 73715 22068818 In breast cancer,) observed that the presence of promoter methylation in DAPK was frequent in invasive lobular cancer (53%) and not frequent in another histological subtype (9% invasive ductal carcinoma). ('promoter methylation', 'Var', (49, 69)) ('ductal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (186, 202)) ('lobular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030076', (103, 117)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (3, 16)) ('invasive ductal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018270', (177, 202)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (10, 16)) ('invasive lobular cancer', 'Disease', (94, 117)) ('frequent', 'Reg', (82, 90)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (3, 16)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (3, 16)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 117)) ('DAPK', 'Gene', (73, 77)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (193, 202)) ('invasive lobular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (94, 117)) ('invasive ductal carcinoma', 'Disease', (177, 202)) 73716 22068818 Other reports that include different epigenetic alterations in histological subtypes of the same cancer type include: presence of methylator phenotype in low-grade gliomas when compared with de novo glioblastomas, high frequency of SFN methylation in small cell lung cancer, whereas a rare frequency in non-small cell lung cancer. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (267, 273)) ('small cell lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030357', (307, 329)) ('glioblastomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005909', (199, 212)) ('gliomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (164, 171)) ('SFN', 'Gene', (232, 235)) ('non-small cell lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002289', (303, 329)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (323, 329)) ('methylation', 'Var', (236, 247)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (97, 103)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 103)) ('gliomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (164, 171)) ('small cell lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D055752', (251, 273)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (318, 329)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (267, 273)) ('non-small cell lung cancer', 'Disease', (303, 329)) ('small cell lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D055752', (307, 329)) ('small cell lung cancer', 'Disease', (251, 273)) ('glioblastomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (199, 212)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (267, 273)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (262, 273)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (97, 103)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (323, 329)) ('SFN', 'Gene', '25996', (232, 235)) ('non-small cell lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030358', (303, 329)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (323, 329)) ('gliomas', 'Disease', (164, 171)) ('glioblastomas', 'Disease', (199, 212)) ('small cell lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030357', (251, 273)) 73718 22068818 reported that Kit mutations are predominant in SEs and very rarely observed in NSEs. ('Kit', 'Gene', (14, 17)) ('SE', 'Disease', 'None', (80, 82)) ('NSEs', 'Chemical', '-', (79, 83)) ('predominant', 'Reg', (32, 43)) ('SE', 'Disease', 'None', (47, 49)) ('mutations', 'Var', (18, 27)) 73719 22068818 Previous studies did indicate a role for hypermethylation of TSG promoters in the pathogenesis of SE. ('TSG', 'Gene', (61, 64)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (41, 57)) ('TSG', 'Gene', '57045', (61, 64)) ('SE', 'Disease', 'None', (98, 100)) 73720 22068818 In our data, when comparing SEs versus NT samples, the genes that showed higher frequency of methylation in SE were PGP9.5, hMLH1 and ER-beta, when compared with the observed frequency in normal samples. ('ER-beta', 'Gene', '2100', (134, 141)) ('PGP9.5', 'Gene', (116, 122)) ('SE', 'Disease', 'None', (28, 30)) ('ER-beta', 'Gene', (134, 141)) ('hMLH1', 'Gene', (124, 129)) ('PGP9.5', 'Gene', '7345', (116, 122)) ('methylation', 'Var', (93, 104)) ('hMLH1', 'Gene', '4292', (124, 129)) ('SE', 'Disease', 'None', (108, 110)) 73727 22068818 APC was previously observed with 10% of methylation in tumours and 0% in NT, but both positive tumours were NSE, and no APC methylation has been reported in Ses; it is important to emphasise that this study was performed using conventional MSP, a less sensitive technique than QMSP used in the present study, which may explain the different percentages observed. ('methylation', 'Var', (40, 51)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (55, 62)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (95, 102)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (95, 101)) ('APC', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('APC', 'Gene', (120, 123)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (95, 102)) ('APC', 'Gene', '324', (120, 123)) ('SE', 'Disease', 'None', (109, 111)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (95, 102)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (55, 61)) ('APC', 'Gene', '324', (0, 3)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (55, 62)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (55, 62)) 73732 22068818 In 2004,) showed methylation in MGMT in 20% of NSEs analysed by conventional MSP, a less sensitive technique as mentioned earlier. ('NSEs', 'Disease', (47, 51)) ('NSEs', 'Chemical', '-', (47, 51)) ('methylation', 'Var', (17, 28)) ('MGMT', 'Gene', '4255', (32, 36)) ('MGMT', 'Gene', (32, 36)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (112, 115)) 73733 22068818 Using empiric cutoffs, at least one of the three genes (hMLH1, APC and ER-beta) was methylated in 13 out of 14 (93%) of NSE cases and 10 out of 23 (43%) of the NT samples. ('ER-beta', 'Gene', (71, 78)) ('SE', 'Disease', 'None', (121, 123)) ('APC', 'Gene', (63, 66)) ('hMLH1', 'Gene', (56, 61)) ('hMLH1', 'Gene', '4292', (56, 61)) ('methylated', 'Var', (84, 94)) ('APC', 'Gene', '324', (63, 66)) ('ER-beta', 'Gene', '2100', (71, 78)) 73737 22068818 Epigenetic inactivation of hMLH1 is found in a wide range of cancers. ('hMLH1', 'Gene', (27, 32)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (61, 68)) ('found', 'Reg', (36, 41)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (61, 68)) ('hMLH1', 'Gene', '4292', (27, 32)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (61, 68)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (61, 67)) ('Epigenetic inactivation', 'Var', (0, 23)) 73738 22068818 hMLH1 is a DNA mismatch repair (MMR) gene and is an essential component of the DNA MMR pathway, and is frequently mutated in hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer also known as Lynch syndrome. ('hMLH1', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (125, 162)) ('mutated', 'Var', (114, 121)) ('colon cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (150, 162)) ('hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer', 'Disease', (125, 162)) ('hMLH1', 'Gene', '4292', (0, 5)) ('Lynch syndrome', 'Disease', (177, 191)) ('Lynch syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003123', (177, 191)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (156, 162)) ('hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006716', (125, 162)) 73739 22068818 hMLH1 is the most prominent target of epigenetic silencing in the MMR pathway in sporadic tumours, comprising ovarian, head and neck, breast and colorectal cancer. ('hMLH1', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('sporadic tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (81, 97)) ('epigenetic silencing', 'Var', (38, 58)) ('MMR pathway', 'Pathway', (66, 77)) ('ovarian', 'Disease', (110, 117)) ('hMLH1', 'Gene', '4292', (0, 5)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (90, 96)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (145, 162)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (90, 97)) ('ovarian', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (110, 117)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (156, 162)) ('sporadic tumours', 'Disease', (81, 97)) ('breast and colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (134, 162)) 73740 22068818 However, hypermethylation of hMLH1 is often associated with other hypermethylated genes, which complicates mechanistic interpretation of associations with response to therapy in patients. ('associated', 'Reg', (44, 54)) ('hMLH1', 'Gene', '4292', (29, 34)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (178, 186)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (9, 25)) ('hMLH1', 'Gene', (29, 34)) 73742 22068818 Promoter methylation of hMLH1 has been associated with chemoresistance to cisplatin-based therapies in ovarian cancer more than a decade ago. ('associated with', 'Reg', (39, 54)) ('hMLH1', 'Gene', (24, 29)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 117)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (103, 117)) ('hMLH1', 'Gene', '4292', (24, 29)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (74, 83)) ('Promoter methylation', 'Var', (0, 20)) ('chemoresistance to cisplatin-based therapies', 'MPA', (55, 99)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (103, 117)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (103, 117)) 73745 22068818 hypothesised that this epigenetic alteration could be linked to the chemoresistance in a small group of testicular tumours, but could not observe any association. ('epigenetic alteration', 'Var', (23, 44)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (115, 121)) ('testicular tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (104, 122)) ('testicular tumours', 'Disease', (104, 122)) ('chemoresistance', 'CPA', (68, 83)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (115, 122)) ('linked', 'Reg', (54, 60)) 73748 22068818 It is widely accepted that hMLH1 dysfunction induces microsatellite instability (MSI) in various cancers, and loss of hMLH1 expression was related to its promoter methylation. ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (97, 104)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 104)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (110, 114)) ('hMLH1', 'Gene', '4292', (118, 123)) ('MSI', 'Disease', (81, 84)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (97, 104)) ('hMLH1', 'Gene', (27, 32)) ('microsatellite instability', 'MPA', (53, 79)) ('induces', 'Reg', (45, 52)) ('hMLH1', 'Gene', '4292', (27, 32)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 103)) ('expression', 'MPA', (124, 134)) ('MSI', 'Disease', 'None', (81, 84)) ('hMLH1', 'Gene', (118, 123)) ('dysfunction', 'Var', (33, 44)) 73750 22068818 In our study, hMLH1 methylation was detected in 22 out of 57 (39%) of TGCTs. ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (70, 75)) ('hMLH1', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('detected', 'Reg', (36, 44)) ('hMLH1', 'Gene', '4292', (14, 19)) ('methylation', 'Var', (20, 31)) 73752 22068818 reported that promoter methylation of MGMT results in enhanced sensitivity to alkylating agents in gliomas. ('MGMT', 'Gene', '4255', (38, 42)) ('promoter methylation', 'Var', (14, 34)) ('sensitivity to alkylating agents', 'MPA', (63, 95)) ('gliomas', 'Disease', (99, 106)) ('gliomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (99, 106)) ('gliomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (99, 106)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (54, 62)) ('MGMT', 'Gene', (38, 42)) 73753 22068818 In the present study, MGMT was highly methylated in NSEs, which could indicate that the epigenetic silencing of this gene may be also linked to the cisplatin-based chemotherapy response, but this data needs to be further explored in a well-defined cohort consisting of cisplatin responsive group and non-responsive group. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (148, 157)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (269, 278)) ('methylated', 'Var', (38, 48)) ('NSEs', 'Chemical', '-', (52, 56)) ('MGMT', 'Gene', (22, 26)) ('NSEs', 'Disease', (52, 56)) ('MGMT', 'Gene', '4255', (22, 26)) ('linked', 'Reg', (134, 140)) ('epigenetic silencing', 'Var', (88, 108)) 73765 29141149 Complexation with PtII significantly degrades colloidal stability of the conjugate; however, PEGylation provides substantial improvement of stability in conjunction with an insignificant trade-off in drug loading capacity compared with the non-PEGylated control (< 20 % decrease in loading capacity). ('stability', 'MPA', (140, 149)) ('PEG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011092', (244, 247)) ('degrades', 'NegReg', (37, 45)) ('PEGylation', 'Var', (93, 103)) ('PtII', 'Chemical', '-', (18, 22)) ('improvement', 'PosReg', (125, 136)) ('PEG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011092', (93, 96)) ('colloidal stability of the conjugate', 'MPA', (46, 82)) 73771 29141149 The relative molar mass of PEG had no significant influence on PtII uptake or release performance, while PEGylation substantially improved the colloidal stability of the conjugate. ('PEGylation', 'Var', (105, 115)) ('PEG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011092', (105, 108)) ('colloidal stability', 'MPA', (143, 162)) ('PEG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011092', (27, 30)) ('improved', 'PosReg', (130, 138)) ('PtII', 'Chemical', '-', (63, 67)) 73772 29141149 Notably, the PtII release over 10 days (examined at 0.5 PtII/nm2 drug loading) remained constant for non-PEGylated, 1K-PEGylated and 5K-PEGylated conjugates. ('non-PEGylated', 'Var', (101, 114)) ('PtII', 'Chemical', '-', (56, 60)) ('1K-PEGylated', 'Var', (116, 128)) ('PEG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011092', (105, 108)) ('PtII release', 'MPA', (13, 25)) ('5K-PEGylated', 'Var', (133, 145)) ('PEG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011092', (119, 122)) ('PEG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011092', (136, 139)) ('PtII', 'Chemical', '-', (13, 17)) 73775 29141149 The synergistic combination of PtII and ionizing radiation induces additional damage to DNA, and degrades cell viability through formation of toxic Pt intermediates and inhibition of the DNA repair process . ('DNA repair process', 'CPA', (187, 205)) ('PtII', 'Chemical', '-', (31, 35)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (169, 179)) ('damage', 'MPA', (78, 84)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (31, 33)) ('PtII', 'Var', (31, 35)) ('DNA', 'Protein', (88, 91)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (148, 150)) ('formation', 'MPA', (129, 138)) ('degrades', 'NegReg', (97, 105)) ('cell viability', 'CPA', (106, 120)) 73787 29141149 In addition, PEGylation has been shown to enhance biocompatibility and delay clearance, though quantifying these effects was beyond the scope of this study. ('clearance', 'MPA', (77, 86)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (42, 49)) ('biocompatibility', 'MPA', (50, 66)) ('PEGylation', 'Var', (13, 23)) ('PEG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011092', (13, 16)) ('delay', 'NegReg', (71, 76)) 73800 29141149 Among the different structural forms of dendrons, we selected SH-G1-COOH because it yielded the highest loading capacity for cisplatin (PtII). ('COOH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002255', (68, 72)) ('SH-G1-COOH', 'Var', (62, 72)) ('loading capacity', 'MPA', (104, 120)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (125, 134)) ('PtII', 'Chemical', '-', (136, 140)) ('dendrons', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D050091', (40, 48)) 73832 29141149 The ratio can be measured quantitatively by ICP-MS as: where IPt(cps) and IAu(cps) represents the signal intensity of 195Pt and 197Au detected by ICP-MS in counts per second (cps); SAuNP and VAuNP are the surface area and volume of a single AuNP (in this case, these parameters are obtained from the DMA diameter dp and assuming spherical geometry); Mm,Au and rhoAu are the molar mass and density of Au, and Nav is Avogadro's number; alphaAu-Pt is a calibration factor taking into account the relative sensitivity of ICP-MS for 197Au and 195Pt (see SI Figure S2 (a)-(b)). ('Au', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006046', (242, 244)) ('AuNP', 'Chemical', '-', (193, 197)) ('AuNP', 'Chemical', '-', (242, 246)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (443, 445)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (63, 65)) ('DMA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C405765', (301, 304)) ('Au', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006046', (401, 403)) ('cps', 'Chemical', '-', (176, 179)) ('Au', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006046', (440, 442)) ('AuNP', 'Chemical', '-', (183, 187)) ('dp', 'Chemical', '-', (314, 316)) ('Au', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006046', (193, 195)) ('SI Figure S2', 'Disease', 'None', (550, 562)) ('cps', 'Chemical', '-', (79, 82)) ('Au', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006046', (183, 185)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (122, 124)) ('Au', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006046', (132, 134)) ('Au', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006046', (532, 534)) ('IPt', 'Chemical', '-', (62, 65)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (542, 544)) ('IAu', 'Chemical', '-', (75, 78)) ('197Au', 'Var', (529, 534)) ('SI Figure S2', 'Disease', (550, 562)) ('cps', 'Chemical', '-', (66, 69)) ('Au', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006046', (364, 366)) ('Au', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006046', (354, 356)) ('Au', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006046', (76, 78)) 73864 29141149 The plateau surface density, when dendron is pre-attached to the surface, is 0.003 molecules/nm2, 0.008 molecules/nm2 and 0.003 molecules/nm2, for SH-PEG1K, SH-PEG5K and SH-PEG10K, respectively (Conversion to molecules per AuNP in SI, Table S2). ('SH-PEG1', 'Chemical', '-', (147, 154)) ('SH-PEG1K', 'Var', (147, 155)) ('SH-PEG5', 'Chemical', '-', (157, 164)) ('PEG5K', 'Chemical', '-', (160, 165)) ('dendron', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C501244', (34, 41)) ('SH-PEG1', 'Chemical', '-', (170, 177)) ('SH-PEG5K', 'Var', (157, 165)) ('SI', 'Disease', 'None', (231, 233)) ('AuNP', 'Chemical', '-', (223, 227)) ('SH-PEG10K', 'Var', (170, 179)) 73869 29141149 In comparison, the saturated molecular packing density of SH-PEG accounted for <= 0.2 % relative to the dendrons, (0.08 %, 0.2 % and 0.08 % for SH-PEG1K, SH-PEG5K and SH-PEG10K, respectively, in ratio to dendron). ('SH-PEG1', 'Chemical', '-', (167, 174)) ('SH-PEG1K', 'Var', (144, 152)) ('SH-PEG', 'Chemical', '-', (167, 173)) ('SH-PEG1', 'Chemical', '-', (144, 151)) ('dendron', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C501244', (204, 211)) ('saturated molecular packing density', 'MPA', (19, 54)) ('SH-PEG10K', 'Var', (167, 176)) ('SH-PEG', 'Chemical', '-', (154, 160)) ('SH-PEG', 'Chemical', '-', (144, 150)) ('SH-PEG5', 'Chemical', '-', (154, 161)) ('dendrons', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D050091', (104, 112)) ('SH-PEG', 'Chemical', '-', (58, 64)) ('PEG5K', 'Chemical', '-', (157, 162)) ('SH-PEG5K', 'Var', (154, 162)) ('SH-PEG', 'Var', (58, 64)) ('dendron', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C501244', (104, 111)) 73874 29141149 By comparison, in terms of molar mass, the saturated packing density of PEG-1K, 5K, and 10K is 0.2 %, 3 % and 2.3 %, respectively, relative to that of dendron. ('PEG-1K', 'Var', (72, 78)) ('PEG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011092', (72, 75)) ('saturated packing density', 'MPA', (43, 68)) ('dendron', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C501244', (151, 158)) ('10K', 'Var', (88, 91)) 73877 29141149 By contrast, the resulting SH-PEG packing density on citrate-stabilized AuNPs, as shown in Figure 4(c), is 0.12 molecules/nm2, 0.08 molecules/nm2 and 0.02 molecules/nm2, for SH-PEG1K, SH-PEG5K and SH-PEG10K, respectively. ('AuNP', 'Chemical', '-', (72, 76)) ('SH-PEG5', 'Chemical', '-', (186, 193)) ('SH-PEG5K', 'Var', (186, 194)) ('SH-PEG1', 'Chemical', '-', (199, 206)) ('citrate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019343', (53, 60)) ('SH-PEG', 'Chemical', '-', (199, 205)) ('SH-PEG', 'Chemical', '-', (27, 33)) ('SH-PEG1', 'Chemical', '-', (176, 183)) ('SH-PEG10K', 'Var', (199, 208)) ('SH-PEG1K', 'Var', (176, 184)) ('SH-PEG', 'Chemical', '-', (176, 182)) ('PEG5K', 'Chemical', '-', (189, 194)) ('SH-PEG', 'Chemical', '-', (186, 192)) 73880 29141149 Note that the higher relative molar mass of SH-PEG10K yields a higher occupied area per molecule on the AuNP surface, and therefore a lower molecular packing density. ('lower', 'NegReg', (134, 139)) ('SH-PEG1', 'Chemical', '-', (44, 51)) ('occupied area per molecule', 'MPA', (70, 96)) ('SH-PEG10K', 'Var', (44, 53)) ('molecular packing density', 'MPA', (140, 165)) ('AuNP', 'Chemical', '-', (104, 108)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (63, 69)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (14, 20)) 73885 29141149 Note that the signal intensity for 197Au is significantly higher than that for195Pt, however the two curves are clearly superimposed and indicate sufficient signal-to-noise for characterizing size classified particles. ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (81, 83)) ('197Au', 'Var', (35, 40)) ('signal intensity', 'MPA', (14, 30)) ('Au', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006046', (38, 40)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (58, 64)) 73895 29141149 With PEGylation, the loading capacity decreased by less than 20 %. ('PEG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011092', (5, 8)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (38, 47)) ('PEGylation', 'Var', (5, 15)) ('loading capacity', 'MPA', (21, 37)) 73905 29141149 Previous work has shown that complexation of PtII itself leads to colloidal destabilization of the conjugate due to electrostatic interactions between the anionic carboxylates and the positively charged PtII. ('PtII', 'Chemical', '-', (203, 207)) ('colloidal destabilization', 'MPA', (66, 91)) ('complexation', 'Var', (29, 41)) ('carboxylates', 'Chemical', '-', (163, 175)) ('PtII', 'Chemical', '-', (45, 49)) ('electrostatic interactions', 'MPA', (116, 142)) 73929 29141149 However PEGylated samples exhibited visibly improved stability with a DA less than 1.5 over a period of two days. ('stability', 'MPA', (53, 62)) ('improved', 'PosReg', (44, 52)) ('PEGylated', 'Var', (8, 17)) ('PEG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011092', (8, 11)) 73938 29141149 The absolute amount of PtII release was about 6x greater for high PtII loading compared with that of low PtII loading. ('greater', 'PosReg', (49, 56)) ('PtII', 'Chemical', '-', (66, 70)) ('PtII release', 'MPA', (23, 35)) ('PtII', 'Chemical', '-', (105, 109)) ('PtII', 'Chemical', '-', (23, 27)) ('high PtII loading', 'Var', (61, 78)) 73965 27474852 We identified potentially eligible cases from the Cancer Surveillance System, a part of the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program of the National Cancer Institute, based on International Classification of Diseases for Oncology topography C62.0 to 62.9 and histology codes 9060 to 9091. ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (50, 56)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (50, 56)) ('Oncology', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (231, 239)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (50, 56)) ('C62.0', 'Var', (251, 256)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (159, 165)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (159, 165)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (159, 165)) 73986 27474852 Finally, we used polytomous logistic regression to calculate odds ratio estimates separately for seminoma (ICD-O histologies 9060-9064) and nonseminoma (ICD-O histologies 9070, 9071, 9080, 9082-9084, 9065, 9085, 9081, 9101) tumors. ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (143, 151)) ('nonseminoma', 'Disease', 'None', (140, 151)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (224, 229)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (143, 151)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (97, 105)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (224, 230)) ('9070', 'Var', (171, 175)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (224, 230)) ('9060-9064', 'Var', (125, 134)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (224, 230)) ('nonseminoma', 'Disease', (140, 151)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (97, 105)) ('9080', 'Var', (183, 187)) 74049 21529158 The CYP26 family:CYP26A1, CYP26B1, and CYP26C1:is distinguished by being both regulated by and active toward all-trans-RA (at-RA) while being expressed in different tissue-specific patterns. ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (17, 24)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (26, 33)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (123, 125)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (182, 184)) ('at-RA', 'Chemical', '-', (123, 128)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (83, 85)) ('active', 'MPA', (95, 101)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (126, 128)) ('CYP26C1', 'Var', (39, 46)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (119, 121)) 74051 21529158 CYP26A1 is essential for embryonic development, whereas CYP26B1 is essential for postnatal survival as well as germ cell development. ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (86, 88)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (56, 63)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (0, 7)) 74053 21529158 Thus, pharmacological approaches to limiting the activity of CYP26 enzymes may extend the half-life of RA and could be useful clinically in the future. ('activity', 'MPA', (49, 57)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (103, 105)) ('half-life', 'MPA', (90, 99)) ('limiting', 'NegReg', (36, 44)) ('CYP26 enzymes', 'Var', (61, 74)) ('extend', 'PosReg', (79, 85)) 74062 21529158 This review focuses on mechanisms that regulate RA through the process of oxidative metabolism, and particularly on the gene family cytochrome P450 (CYP)26, for which at-RA is often a strong inducer at the level of gene transcription as well as the substrate for the gene product at the level of enzyme activity. ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (280, 282)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (44, 46)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (36, 38)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (167, 169)) ('at-RA', 'Var', (167, 172)) ('at-RA', 'Chemical', '-', (167, 172)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (78, 80)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (48, 50)) ('inducer', 'PosReg', (191, 198)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (199, 201)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (255, 257)) ('cytochrome P450 (CYP)26', 'Gene', '1592', (132, 155)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (170, 172)) ('cytochrome P450 (CYP)26', 'Gene', (132, 155)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (254, 257)) 74090 21529158 On the basis of available sequence information in the Genbank database for human, mouse, and rat CYP26 family genes, it appears likely that the CYP26A1, CYP26B1, and CYP26C genes complete the CYP26 gene family, although additional protein variants may exist through either alternative RNA splicing or alternative usage of promoters. ('CYP26C', 'Var', (166, 172)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (82, 87)) ('CYP26A1', 'Gene', (144, 151)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (279, 281)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (137, 139)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (41, 43)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (63, 65)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (94, 96)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (75, 80)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (307, 309)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (153, 160)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (93, 96)) 74092 21529158 Upon alignment of all three human CYP26 proteins, less than 55% of the amino acids are identical: CYP26A1 and CYP26B1 share only 43% amino acid identity, CYP26A1 and CYP26C1 45%, and CYP26B1 and CYP26C1 51%. ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (98, 105)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (154, 161)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (28, 33)) ('CYP26C1', 'Var', (166, 173)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (110, 117)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (183, 190)) 74101 21529158 The other group expresses the CYP26A1 gene at a higher basal level but is less regulated by vitamin A or RA; this includes HEK293T and SK-LC6. ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (84, 86)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (43, 45)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (105, 107)) ('HEK293T', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0063', (123, 130)) ('SK-LC6', 'Chemical', '-', (135, 141)) ('HEK293T', 'Var', (123, 130)) ('vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (92, 101)) ('CYP26A1', 'Gene', (30, 37)) 74105 21529158 CYP26B1 is expressed in T-cells in the gut, apparently to control RA signaling by regulating the concentrations of RA originated from the synthesis in the dendritic cells of the gut-related organs. ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (105, 107)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (66, 68)) ('regulating', 'Reg', (82, 92)) ('concentrations', 'MPA', (97, 111)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('RA signaling', 'MPA', (66, 78)) ('control', 'Reg', (58, 65)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (185, 187)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (124, 126)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (115, 117)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (87, 89)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (104, 107)) 74112 21529158 For CYPA1 member, two mutant alleles that result in coding changes (F186L and C358R) were found to have 40% to 80% lower activity toward RA metabolism as compared with the wild-type proteins. ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (39, 41)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (137, 139)) ('activity', 'MPA', (121, 129)) ('C358R', 'Mutation', 'rs146619916', (78, 83)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (115, 120)) ('RA metabolism', 'MPA', (137, 150)) ('CYP', 'Gene', (4, 7)) ('C358R', 'Var', (78, 83)) ('F186L', 'Mutation', 'rs1376885914', (68, 73)) ('F186L', 'Var', (68, 73)) ('CYP', 'Gene', '4051', (4, 7)) 74114 21529158 That at-RA is not only the specific substrate for CYP26A1 and CYP26B1 isozymes but also a potent inducer of these genes is particularly evident for CYP26A1 in liver (see also Figure 3) and for CYP26B1 in lung tissue. ('at-RA', 'Chemical', '-', (5, 10)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (5, 7)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (2, 4)) ('inducer', 'PosReg', (97, 104)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (42, 44)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (148, 155)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (41, 44)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (193, 200)) 74129 21529158 In the lungs of neonatal rats treated with vitamin A, RA, or a combination of both, CYP26B1 mRNA increased rapidly and, relative to CYP26A1, to a higher level, and the increase was also more persistent. ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (26, 28)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (84, 91)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (97, 106)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (25, 29)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (20, 22)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (123, 125)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (54, 56)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (69, 71)) ('vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (43, 52)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (33, 35)) 74130 21529158 In T cells from gut-related lymphoid organs, CYP26B1 has been shown to be upor down-regulated by at-RA and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta), respectively. ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (89, 91)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (23, 25)) ('upor', 'PosReg', (74, 78)) ('down-regulated', 'NegReg', (79, 93)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (45, 52)) ('at-RA', 'Chemical', '-', (97, 102)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (97, 99)) 74131 21529158 Additionally, CYP26B1 is expressed in the postnatal mouse ovary, where it is down-regulated by activin, a member of the TGF-beta family. ('down-regulated', 'NegReg', (77, 91)) ('activin', 'Gene', (95, 102)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (52, 57)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (47, 49)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (14, 21)) ('activin', 'Gene', '83729', (95, 102)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (87, 89)) 74134 21529158 At present, CYP26C1 stands apart as an atypical member of this gene family due to its relatively low expression in adult tissues, wider substrate utilization, and preference for 9-cis-RA, and down-regulation as well as up-regulation of its mRNA in response to retinoid treatment. ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (39, 41)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (141, 144)) ('9-cis-RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077556', (178, 186)) ('mRNA', 'MPA', (240, 244)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (89, 91)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (202, 204)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (272, 274)) ('down-regulation', 'NegReg', (192, 207)) ('CYP26C1', 'Var', (12, 19)) ('retinoid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (260, 268)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (227, 229)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (142, 144)) ('expression', 'MPA', (101, 111)) ('up-regulation', 'PosReg', (219, 232)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (152, 154)) 74152 21529158 Each of the four individual elements in both the distal and proximal regions is essential for full activity of the promoter in response to RA in HepG2 cells because deletion or mutation of any one of these elements significantly blunted or abrogated the promoter response to at-RA (Figure 3B). ('mutation', 'Var', (177, 185)) ('HepG2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0027', (145, 150)) ('blunted', 'NegReg', (229, 236)) ('promoter response to at-RA', 'MPA', (254, 280)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (245, 247)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (278, 280)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (275, 277)) ('deletion', 'Var', (165, 173)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (139, 141)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (180, 182)) ('at-RA', 'Chemical', '-', (275, 280)) ('abrogated', 'NegReg', (240, 249)) 74166 21529158 The substrate specificity of both CYP26A1 and CYP26B1 appears to be similar based on studies in transfected COS-1 cells. ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (34, 41)) ('COS-1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0223', (108, 113)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (9, 12)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (46, 53)) 74174 21529158 These activities include the induction of differentiation and subsequent proliferation of growth-arrested A spermatogonia in vitamin A-deficient mice testis, modulation of positional specification in early embryo in Xenopus, good growth response in vitamin A-deficient rats as compared to retinyl acetate, and epithelial differentiation. ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (81, 83)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (113, 115)) ('vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (125, 134)) ('growth response', 'CPA', (230, 245)) ('Xenopus', 'Species', '8355', (216, 223)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (269, 272)) ('good growth', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001510', (225, 236)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (191, 193)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (301, 303)) ('retinyl acetate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C009166', (289, 304)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (42, 57)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (270, 272)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (80, 83)) ('vitamin A-deficient', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004905', (249, 268)) ('vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (249, 258)) ('epithelial differentiation', 'CPA', (310, 336)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (52, 54)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (145, 149)) ('modulation', 'Var', (158, 168)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (163, 165)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (331, 333)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (73, 86)) ('vitamin A-deficient', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004905', (125, 144)) ('positional specification', 'CPA', (172, 196)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (269, 273)) 74179 21529158 Vitamin A deficiency at the time of mating and during pregnancy results in a collection of defects and malformations in the fetus, referred to as vitamin A-deficiency syndrome. ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (37, 39)) ('Vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (0, 9)) ('vitamin A-deficiency', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004905', (146, 166)) ('A-deficiency syndrome', 'Disease', (154, 175)) ('malformations', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (103, 116)) ('malformations', 'Disease', (103, 116)) ('collection of', 'MPA', (77, 90)) ('Vitamin A deficiency', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004905', (0, 20)) ('vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (146, 155)) ('results in', 'Reg', (64, 74)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (21, 23)) ('A-deficiency syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013577', (154, 175)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (110, 112)) ('deficiency', 'Var', (10, 20)) ('Vitamin A', 'Gene', (0, 9)) 74188 21529158 Whereas RA, which is known to stimulate meiosis, is produced in the mesonephros adjacent to the developing gonads of both sexes, as demonstrated by expression of an RA-sensitive reporter gene, by 13.5 dpc only the male gonad expresses CYP26B1, apparently in Sertoli cells, and the relative amount of RA in the male gonad is reduced to 25% of that in the female gonad. ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (235, 242)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (36, 38)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (284, 286)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (140, 142)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (139, 142)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (165, 167)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (300, 302)) ('meiosis', 'CPA', (40, 47)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (258, 271)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (8, 10)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (344, 346)) 74190 21529158 However, conversely, in CYP26B1-null mouse embryos, the levels of Stra8 and Scp3, considered markers of female germ cells, were up-regulated in XY gonads, and meiosis progressed earlier than normal. ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (136, 138)) ('CYP26B1-null', 'Var', (24, 36)) ('up-regulated', 'PosReg', (128, 140)) ('Stra8', 'Gene', (66, 71)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (37, 42)) ('meiosis progressed', 'CPA', (159, 177)) ('Stra8', 'Gene', '20899', (66, 71)) ('Scp3', 'Gene', (76, 80)) 74192 21529158 concluded that CYP26B1 in Sertoli cells, acting as a meiosis-inhibiting factor in males, holds the key to the appropriate timing of male germ cell maturation by retarding meiosis in the male fetal testis. ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (26, 39)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (15, 22)) ('retarding meiosis', 'Disease', (161, 178)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (151, 154)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (148, 150)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (12, 14)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (118, 120)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (152, 154)) ('retarding meiosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536875', (161, 178)) 74197 21529158 Whereas CYP26A1 is expressed as early as embryonic day (E)6.0 in extraembryonic and embryonic endoderm, just before gastrulation stage and presumably to protect the embryo from excess maternal vitamin A or RA, the expression of CYP26B1 is initiated at E8.0 in the hindbrain, in distinctive rhombomeric regions that differ from those that express either CYP26A1 or CYP26C1 at the same stage of development. ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (249, 251)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (206, 208)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (335, 337)) ('CYP26C1', 'Var', (364, 371)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (312, 314)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (123, 125)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (185, 187)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (244, 246)) ('vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (193, 202)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (228, 235)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (372, 374)) 74198 21529158 During human prenatal development, CYP26B1 mRNA expression is much higher in cephalic tissues than hepatic tissues, and in the early gestation period, CYP26B1 expression in cephalic tissue is about ten times higher than at later gestational stages. ('early gestation period', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001622', (127, 149)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (208, 214)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (67, 73)) ('mRNA expression', 'MPA', (43, 58)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (7, 12)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (17, 19)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (137, 139)) ('expression', 'MPA', (159, 169)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (151, 158)) ('CYP26B1', 'Gene', (35, 42)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (102, 104)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (233, 235)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (220, 222)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (224, 226)) 74200 21529158 As CYP26 isozymes function to catalyze the oxidation of RA to less active metabolites, any ablation of these enzymes may result in abnormalities similar to those observed in RA or vitamin A toxicity. ('ablation', 'Var', (91, 99)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (56, 58)) ('vitamin A toxicity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004905', (180, 198)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (47, 49)) ('CYP26 isozymes', 'Enzyme', (3, 17)) ('abnormalities', 'MPA', (131, 144)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (31, 33)) ('vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (180, 189)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (190, 198)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (94, 96)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (190, 198)) ('oxidation', 'MPA', (43, 52)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (174, 176)) ('result in', 'Reg', (121, 130)) 74201 21529158 Whereas null mutations of the genes for CYP26A1 and CYP26B1 are lethal, the CYP26C1 gene seems to be nonessential because CYP26C1-null mice lack any particular phenotype and appear to behave like wild-type mice. ('lack', 'NegReg', (140, 144)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (16, 18)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (206, 210)) ('CYP26C1', 'Var', (76, 83)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (135, 139)) ('CYP26A1', 'Gene', (40, 47)) ('CYP26C1-null', 'Var', (122, 134)) 74204 21529158 CYP26B1-null mice that are born alive die right after birth due to respiratory defects. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (13, 17)) ('respiratory defects', 'Disease', (67, 86)) ('CYP26B1-null', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('respiratory defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012131', (67, 86)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (20, 22)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (73, 75)) 74205 21529158 Consistent with a critical role of CYP26B1 in normal male germ cell development, CYP26B1-null mice have smaller testes and lack any germ cells, indicating that CYP26B1 not only acts as a meiotic inhibiting factor but also is essential for germ cell survival, apparently by preventing premature exposure to RA. ('testes', 'CPA', (112, 118)) ('meiotic', 'CPA', (187, 194)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (288, 290)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (306, 308)) ('smaller', 'NegReg', (104, 111)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (157, 159)) ('smaller testes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008734', (104, 118)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (94, 98)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (149, 151)) ('CYP26B1-null', 'Var', (81, 93)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (160, 167)) 74206 21529158 Despite CYP26C1-null mouse mutants not showing a particular phenotype, the loss of this gene in combination with the other two members of CYP26 family exacerbated the teratogenic effects of RA on embryonic development. ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (170, 172)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (169, 172)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (21, 26)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (158, 160)) ('teratogenic effects', 'CPA', (167, 186)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (190, 192)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (102, 104)) ('loss', 'Var', (75, 79)) ('exacerbated', 'PosReg', (151, 162)) 74207 21529158 Overall, the differences among CYP26A1, CYP26B1, and CYP26C1 in their expression patterns, timing of expression, and consequences of gene deletion, together with the conservation of all three genes in all vertebrates studied, imply that CYP26A1 and CYP26B1 are essential for survival, but in different ways, while CYP26C1 confers a protective advantage against excessive RA signaling that may be tissue specific. ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (173, 175)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (371, 373)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (386, 388)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (211, 214)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (82, 84)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (212, 214)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (234, 236)) ('CYP26C1', 'Var', (314, 321)) ('CYP26C1', 'Var', (53, 60)) ('deletion', 'Var', (138, 146)) 74209 21529158 In undifferentiated ES cells, removal of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), which functions to prevent differentiation, resulted in increased CYP26A1 expression and increased conversion of all-trans-retinol to 4-oxo-retinol; however, neither RA nor 4-oxo-RA were detected. ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (112, 114)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (254, 256)) ('4-oxo-RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C002202', (248, 256)) ('LIF', 'Gene', (69, 72)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (164, 173)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (131, 140)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (15, 17)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (241, 243)) ('leukemia inhibitory factor', 'Gene', '3976', (41, 67)) ('conversion', 'MPA', (174, 184)) ('expression', 'MPA', (149, 159)) ('all-trans-retinol to 4-oxo-retinol', 'MPA', (188, 222)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (41, 49)) ('leukemia inhibitory factor', 'Gene', (41, 67)) ('4-oxo-retinol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C041819', (209, 222)) ('CYP26A1', 'Gene', (141, 148)) ('LIF', 'Gene', '3976', (69, 72)) ('all-trans-retinol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (188, 205)) ('removal', 'Var', (30, 37)) 74210 21529158 In another study using AB1 ES cells, the disruption of both alleles of the CYP26A1 gene by homologous recombination resulted in an 11-fold higher concentration of intracellular RA in cells treated 48 hours earlier with RA together with reduced expression of RA-responsive genes involved in cell differentiation. ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (305, 307)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (219, 221)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (154, 156)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (153, 156)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (258, 260)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (192, 194)) ('disruption', 'Var', (41, 51)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (110, 112)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (177, 179)) ('CYP26A1', 'Gene', (75, 82)) ('concentration of intracellular RA', 'MPA', (146, 179)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (139, 145)) 74211 21529158 Thus, the expression of CYP26A1, through regulation of retinoid concentrations in undifferentiated pluripotent ES cells, is important for their differentiation, which may involve CYP26-produced metabolites of retinol as well as of RA. ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (46, 48)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (71, 74)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (154, 156)) ('CYP26A1', 'Gene', (24, 31)) ('retinol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (209, 216)) ('CYP26-produced', 'Var', (179, 193)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (72, 74)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (94, 96)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (231, 233)) ('retinoid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (55, 63)) 74241 21529158 Kinetically, CYP26A1, CYP26B1, and CYP2C22 mRNAs all increased rapidly in the liver in response to treatment with RA, as early as 30 minutes after RA administration, and reached a maximum at about 6-10 hours. ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (22, 29)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (13, 20)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (147, 149)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (188, 190)) ('CYP2C22', 'Gene', '171518', (35, 42)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (102, 104)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (53, 62)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (114, 116)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (158, 161)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (159, 161)) ('CYP2C22', 'Gene', (35, 42)) 74252 21529158 However, no significant change was observed in the mRNA levels of either CYP26A1 or CYP26B1 in the liver of control rats treated only with LPS. ('mRNA levels', 'MPA', (51, 62)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (84, 91)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (116, 120)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (73, 80)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (117, 119)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (124, 126)) 74255 21529158 RA-4-hydroxylation activity in hepatic microsomes was inhibited by more than 75% by parathion, a potent insecticide; by 50% by quinidine, a heart antiarrhythmic drug; and by 30% by ketoconazole, a general inhibitor of cytochrome P450 enzymes. ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (54, 63)) ('RA-4', 'Gene', '474224', (0, 4)) ('quinidine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011802', (127, 136)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (13, 15)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (34, 36)) ('quinidine', 'Var', (127, 136)) ('ketoconazole', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007654', (181, 193)) ('RA-4', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (87, 89)) ('parathion', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010278', (84, 93)) 74264 21529158 Recently, clofibrate, a specific PPARalpha agonist, was shown to suppress the mRNA expression of both CYP26A1 and CYP26B1 in HepG2 cells incubated with low concentration of at-RA. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (163, 166)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (173, 175)) ('HepG2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0027', (125, 130)) ('CYP26A1', 'Gene', (102, 109)) ('at-RA', 'Chemical', '-', (173, 178)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (16, 19)) ('mRNA expression', 'MPA', (78, 93)) ('PPARalpha', 'Gene', (33, 42)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (164, 166)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (17, 19)) ('clofibrate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002994', (10, 20)) ('PPARalpha', 'Gene', '5465', (33, 42)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (142, 144)) ('suppress', 'NegReg', (65, 73)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (114, 121)) 74265 21529158 In the same report, however, ligands for both PPARgamma (rosiglitazone and pioglitazone) and PPARbeta/delta (L-165,041) dramatically and dose-dependently increased CYP26B1 mRNA in HepG2 cells incubated with at-RA. ('HepG2', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0027', (180, 185)) ('PPARgamma', 'Gene', (46, 55)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (207, 209)) ('at-RA', 'Chemical', '-', (207, 212)) ('PPARgamma', 'Gene', '5468', (46, 55)) ('CYP26B1 mRNA', 'MPA', (164, 176)) ('PPARbeta/delta', 'Gene', '5467', (93, 107)) ('pioglitazone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077205', (75, 87)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (197, 199)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (124, 126)) ('L-165,041', 'Var', (109, 118)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (154, 163)) ('rosiglitazone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077154', (57, 70)) ('PPARbeta/delta', 'Gene', (93, 107)) 74266 21529158 In parallel to these results, the CYP26B1, but not CYP26A1, transcript was higher in individual donors positive for fatty liver than in donors negative for fatty liver. ('fatty liver', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001397', (156, 167)) ('fatty liver', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005234', (156, 167)) ('fatty liver', 'Disease', (156, 167)) ('transcript', 'MPA', (60, 70)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (75, 81)) ('fatty liver', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001397', (116, 127)) ('fatty liver', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005234', (116, 127)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (157, 159)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (34, 41)) ('positive', 'Reg', (103, 111)) ('fatty liver', 'Disease', (116, 127)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (117, 119)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (146, 148)) 74268 21529158 Ischemia, as another factor, may also affect the expression of CYP26A1 but not CYP26B1. ('Ischemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007511', (0, 8)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (63, 70)) ('expression', 'MPA', (49, 59)) ('Ischemia', 'Disease', (0, 8)) ('affect', 'Reg', (38, 44)) 74272 21529158 CYP26A1 mRNA was elevated in 42% of primary breast cancer specimens. ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (44, 57)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (44, 57)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (44, 57)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (51, 57)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (21, 23)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (17, 25)) 74279 21529158 R116010 enhances the biological activity of at-RA and exhibited antitumor activity in a mouse mammary carcinoma model, whereas a single oral dose of R115866 in intact rats resulted in increases in endogenous tissue RA levels in plasma, skin, fat, kidney, and testis, and as a result R115866 exerted retinoidal activities. ('at-RA', 'Chemical', '-', (44, 49)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (168, 170)) ('enhances', 'PosReg', (8, 16)) ('retinoid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (299, 307)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (47, 49)) ('R115866', 'Var', (149, 156)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (184, 193)) ('R115866', 'Var', (283, 290)) ('endogenous tissue RA levels', 'MPA', (197, 224)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (102, 111)) ('retinoidal activities', 'MPA', (299, 320)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', (102, 111)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (167, 171)) ('R116010', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('biological activity', 'MPA', (21, 40)) ('mammary carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (94, 111)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (44, 46)) ('at-RA', 'Protein', (44, 49)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (243, 245)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (102, 111)) ('antitumor activity', 'CPA', (64, 82)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (88, 93)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (215, 217)) 74280 21529158 Compound R115866 has also been shown to be effective in treating skin disorders, to potentially increase the endogenous level of RA in the keratinocytes and epidermis, and to increase retinoid signaling in intimal smooth muscle cells, which is postulated to offer potential new therapeutic ways to treat vascular proliferative disorders. ('endogenous level of RA', 'MPA', (109, 131)) ('R115866', 'Var', (9, 16)) ('skin disorders', 'Disease', (65, 79)) ('retinoid signaling', 'MPA', (184, 202)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (141, 144)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (301, 303)) ('vascular proliferative disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000783', (304, 336)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (142, 144)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (96, 104)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (129, 131)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (320, 323)) ('vascular proliferative disorders', 'Disease', (304, 336)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (250, 252)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (321, 323)) ('retinoid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (184, 192)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (59, 61)) ('skin disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012871', (65, 79)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (175, 183)) ('skin disorders', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000951', (65, 79)) 74294 21529158 CYP26A1 and CYP26B1 exhibit nutritional regulation according to vitamin A status. ('vitamin A', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014801', (64, 73)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (45, 47)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (76, 78)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (12, 19)) 74296 21529158 Studies in knockout mice have demonstrated that CYP26A1 is essential for the development of the embryo, CYP26B1 is essential for postnatal survival, and CYP26C1 can be eliminated without causing a major phenotype, but it still appears to contribute positively by reducing the sensitivity of the embryo to excessive RA. ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (315, 317)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (134, 136)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (174, 176)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (38, 40)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (37, 40)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (20, 24)) ('CYP26C1', 'Var', (153, 160)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (45, 47)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (104, 111)) ('sensitivity', 'MPA', (276, 287)) ('reducing', 'NegReg', (263, 271)) 74297 21529158 CYP26B1 also plays a unique role in male germ cell development, serving to restrain RA signaling in embryonic testis and thus to prevent premature meiosis. ('embryonic testis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (100, 116)) ('premature meiosis', 'CPA', (137, 154)) ('prevent', 'NegReg', (129, 136)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('embryonic testis', 'Disease', (100, 116)) ('RA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014212', (84, 86)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (141, 143)) ('restrain', 'NegReg', (75, 83)) ('RA signaling', 'MPA', (84, 96)) 74304 21529158 Given the very strong regulation of this gene by at-RA, CYP26A1 appears to be an ideal model for future studies at the chromatin level. ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (112, 114)) ('regulation', 'MPA', (22, 32)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (56, 63)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (27, 29)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (124, 126)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (49, 51)) ('at-RA', 'Chemical', '-', (49, 54)) 74305 21529158 Evidence suggests that CYP26A1, CYP26B1, and CYP26C1 fulfill different functions, based on developmental studies and on nonidentical tissue distributions in the adult vertebrate, but their specific functions are not well defined. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (173, 176)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (174, 176)) ('CYP26C1', 'Var', (45, 52)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (20, 22)) ('CYP26A1', 'Var', (23, 30)) ('CYP26B1', 'Var', (32, 39)) 74316 21529158 Thus, additional studies with patient samples and/or in vitro studies to investigate retinoid-drug interactions and the effects of CYP26 gene polymorphisms are likely to yield important new information. ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (30, 37)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (81, 83)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (196, 198)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (142, 155)) ('at', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001246', (31, 33)) ('CYP26', 'Gene', (131, 136)) ('retinoid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012176', (85, 93)) 74325 31143362 Testicular descent is a mechanism for improved sperm quality through the imposition of relative hypoxia within the scrotal sac, causing stress-induced enhanced oxidative metabolism that could result in increased gametic aerobic fitness. ('oxidative metabolism', 'MPA', (160, 180)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (202, 211)) ('Testicular descent', 'CPA', (0, 18)) ('imposition', 'Var', (73, 83)) ('improved', 'PosReg', (38, 46)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (151, 159)) ('enhanced oxidative metabolism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (151, 180)) ('hypoxia within the scrotal', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001929', (96, 122)) ('gametic aerobic fitness', 'CPA', (212, 235)) ('hypoxia within the scrotal', 'Disease', (96, 122)) ('improved sperm quality', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012207', (38, 60)) ('sperm quality', 'CPA', (47, 60)) 74352 31143362 The duplication/amplification of the betaAdrenergic Receptor during the transition from water to land facilitated local control of lung blood pressure, rendering it independent of systemic blood pressure control. ('duplication/amplification', 'Var', (4, 29)) ('water', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014867', (88, 93)) ('lung blood pressure', 'MPA', (131, 150)) ('facilitated', 'PosReg', (102, 113)) ('local control', 'MPA', (114, 127)) ('betaAdrenergic Receptor', 'Protein', (37, 60)) 74368 31143362 During the Phanerozoic period, much larger fluctuations in atmospheric oxygen, ranging between 12% and 35% are now widely recognized to have caused dramatic increases in animal body size. ('increases', 'PosReg', (157, 166)) ('fluctuations', 'Var', (43, 55)) ('animal body size', 'CPA', (170, 186)) ('oxygen', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010100', (71, 77)) 74371 31143362 This physiologic mechanism is of evolutionary significance because catecholamines cause surfactant secretion from the lung alveoli. ('catecholamines', 'Var', (67, 81)) ('catecholamines', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002395', (67, 81)) ('surfactant secretion from the', 'MPA', (88, 117)) ('cause', 'Reg', (82, 87)) 74456 31143362 It has been advanced that the water-land transition was finally accomplished through known gene duplications for the Parathyroid Hormone-related Protein (PTHrP) Receptor, the Glucocorticoid Receptor and the betaAdrenergic Receptor. ('Glucocorticoid Receptor', 'Gene', (175, 198)) ('Parathyroid Hormone-related Protein', 'Gene', (117, 152)) ('gene duplications', 'Var', (91, 108)) ('water', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014867', (30, 35)) ('PTHrP', 'Gene', '5744', (154, 159)) ('Parathyroid Hormone-related Protein', 'Gene', '19227', (117, 152)) ('Glucocorticoid Receptor', 'Gene', '2908', (175, 198)) ('PTHrP', 'Gene', (154, 159)) 74457 31143362 Amplification of the PTHrP pathway played a pivotal role in the evolution of the skeletal system, lung, and kidney. ('PTHrP', 'Gene', '5744', (21, 26)) ('Amplification', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('PTHrP', 'Gene', (21, 26)) 74479 31143362 Recent research has provided some indication of a genetic cause, including mutations in the genes for Insl3 and its receptor. ('Insl3', 'Gene', '3640', (102, 107)) ('Insl3', 'Gene', (102, 107)) ('mutations', 'Var', (75, 84)) 74482 31143362 It is well established that cryptochidism is associated with relative or complete impairment of fertility which can persist even after correction. ('fertility', 'CPA', (96, 105)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (88, 91)) ('impairment of fertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000144', (82, 105)) ('cryptochidism', 'Var', (28, 41)) ('impairment', 'NegReg', (82, 92)) 74490 31143362 Others have found a high rate of polymorphisms in receptor (ESR) genes and steroid hormone metabolism genes that might be associated with TGCT. ('associated', 'Reg', (122, 132)) ('polymorphisms', 'Var', (33, 46)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (138, 142)) ('ESR) genes', 'Gene', (60, 70)) ('steroid hormone metabolism genes', 'Gene', (75, 107)) ('steroid hormone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (75, 90)) 74505 31143362 Although it had been previously thought that the great majority of cancers are due to genetic mutations, increasing numbers of cancers are now known to be caused by infectious disease. ('infectious disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003141', (165, 183)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 74)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 133)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (67, 74)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (67, 74)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (127, 134)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 134)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 73)) ('infectious disease', 'Disease', (165, 183)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (127, 134)) ('due', 'Reg', (79, 82)) ('genetic mutations', 'Var', (86, 103)) 74517 31143362 Therefore, both infertility and increased teratogenic potential manifested in cryptochidism are reflections of testicular tissue ecological disruption, either primarily at the metabolic level or through disruption of its associated microbiome. ('cryptochidism', 'Var', (78, 91)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (16, 27)) ('teratogenic potential', 'CPA', (42, 63)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (16, 27)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (16, 27)) ('disruption', 'Reg', (203, 213)) 74532 30442178 The rationale behind such molecular reclassifications is that genetic alterations underlying cancer pathology predict response to therapy and may therefore offer a more precise view on cancer than histology. ('cancer', 'Disease', (93, 99)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (93, 99)) ('predict', 'Reg', (110, 117)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (185, 191)) ('response to therapy', 'MPA', (118, 137)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 99)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (185, 191)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (185, 191)) ('genetic alterations', 'Var', (62, 81)) 74533 30442178 The use of individual actionable mutations to select cancers for treatment across histotypes is already being tested in the so-called basket trials with variable success rates. ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (53, 60)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (53, 60)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (53, 60)) ('mutations', 'Var', (33, 42)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (53, 59)) 74535 30442178 To determine effects of oncogenic mutations on protein profiles, we used the energy distance, which compares the Euclidean distances of protein profiles in tumors with an oncogenic mutation (inner distance) to that in tumors without the mutation (outer distance) and performed Monte Carlo simulations for the significance analysis. ('tumors', 'Disease', (156, 162)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (156, 161)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (218, 223)) ('mutation', 'Var', (181, 189)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (156, 162)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (218, 224)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (156, 162)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (218, 224)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (218, 224)) 74541 30442178 Next-generation sequencing has facilitated comprehensive mutational profiling of all major cancers and has led to the discovery of oncogenic driver mutations, many of which can be targeted therapeutically. ('mutations', 'Var', (148, 157)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 98)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (91, 98)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (91, 98)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 97)) 74543 30442178 However, sequencing data has shown that actionable mutations, albeit with different frequencies, occur across cancers, which has raised the question about histotype-independent therapies and novel ways of tumor classifications no longer relying on histology but on genetic profiles. ('cancers', 'Disease', (110, 117)) ('mutations', 'Var', (51, 60)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (205, 210)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (110, 116)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (205, 210)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (205, 210)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (110, 117)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (110, 117)) 74546 30442178 That targeted therapies against the same single molecular alteration can be effective across cancers, as shown, for instance, by the efficacy of anti-Her2 therapy in both gastric and breast cancers or the clinical benefit from inhibition of mutated cKIT in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) and melanoma or mastocytosis. ('gastric and breast cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (171, 197)) ('melanoma or mastocytosis', 'Disease', (300, 324)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (190, 197)) ('Her2', 'Gene', '2064', (150, 154)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (93, 100)) ('gastrointestinal stromal tumors', 'Disease', (257, 288)) ('GIST', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100723', (290, 294)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (282, 288)) ('Her2', 'Gene', (150, 154)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (190, 196)) ('mutated', 'Var', (241, 248)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (300, 308)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (190, 197)) ('cKIT', 'Gene', '3815', (249, 253)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (282, 287)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (190, 197)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 100)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (93, 100)) ('melanoma or mastocytosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008415', (300, 324)) ('gastrointestinal stromal tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100723', (257, 288)) ('gastrointestinal stromal tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D046152', (257, 288)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 99)) ('breast cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (183, 197)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (227, 237)) ('mastocytosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100495', (312, 324)) ('cKIT', 'Gene', (249, 253)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (183, 196)) 74547 30442178 However, the fact that inhibition of BRAF mutated at V600 is effective in melanoma but not in colorectal cancer is a prominent example against the general transferability of knowledge on a single actionable mutation from one histological tumor type to another. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (238, 243)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (94, 111)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (37, 41)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (238, 243)) ('rectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100743', (98, 111)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (37, 41)) ('mutated at V600', 'Var', (42, 57)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (74, 82)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (74, 82)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (74, 82)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (94, 111)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (238, 243)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 111)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (94, 111)) ('ran', 'Gene', (156, 159)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (156, 159)) 74549 30442178 Using mutational profiles or just single genetic aberrations, as is the case in the current basket trials, is unlikely to cover the full scope of (tissue-specific) molecular effects including epigenetic mechanisms and downstream regulation such as post-translational modifications. ('mutational', 'Var', (6, 16)) ('ran', 'Gene', (254, 257)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (254, 257)) 74564 30442178 To address the question of how mutational differences between two classes affect protein expressions in more than one histotype in the same way, we performed a cross-cancer effect analysis. ('mutational differences', 'Var', (31, 53)) ('affect', 'Reg', (74, 80)) ('protein expressions', 'MPA', (81, 100)) ('cross-cancer', 'Disease', (160, 172)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (166, 172)) ('cross-cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537866', (160, 172)) 74579 30442178 At this point, it is unclear whether the reason for this inconsistency between genetic and protein profiles is the differential translation of genetic profiles into protein levels in different cancer types, or organ- and tissue-specific protein base levels that are modulated by mutations:or a combination of both. ('ran', 'Gene', (129, 132)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (193, 199)) ('mutations', 'Var', (279, 288)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (129, 132)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (193, 199)) ('modulated', 'Reg', (266, 275)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (193, 199)) 74593 30442178 In the proposal by Ciriello et al., tumors are classified by the presence of somatic mutations and copy number alterations in cancer-related pathways. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (126, 132)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (36, 42)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (126, 132)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (126, 132)) ('copy number alterations', 'Var', (99, 122)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (36, 41)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (36, 42)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (36, 42)) 74605 30442178 The least pronounced but still significant class discriminability is achieved for classes C12 and C5 in breast cancer (sdis = - 0.31, p = 4.4e-3; srand = - 8.0e-5). ('sdis', 'Chemical', '-', (119, 123)) ('ran', 'Gene', (147, 150)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (147, 150)) ('C12', 'Var', (90, 93)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 117)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (104, 117)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (104, 117)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (104, 117)) 74624 30442178 With CES = 2%, the overall classification effectivity score of this classification is the lowest among all tested classifications indicating that global comparisons based on somatic mutations only are not effective in classifying tumors in a meaningful way if the available protein profiles are considered relevant. ('CES', 'Chemical', '-', (5, 8)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (230, 236)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (230, 236)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (230, 236)) ('CES', 'Var', (5, 8)) ('lowest', 'NegReg', (90, 96)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (230, 235)) 74627 30442178 For this classification, class discriminability sdis is highest between class toLGG (cases that are most similar to low-grade glioma cases by their mutation profile) and class toPRAD for low-grade glioma (LGG) (sdis = - 3.26; p = 0.0; srand = - 6.1e-5; characteristic protein profiles increased in toLGG: p70S6K_pT389; increased in ToPRAD: YAP_pS127, HER2_pY1248, HER2, EGFR_pY1068, EGFR_pY1173, Src_pY416, and Cyclin_D1). ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (126, 132)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (370, 374)) ('HER2', 'Gene', '2064', (351, 355)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (285, 294)) ('sdis', 'Chemical', '-', (48, 52)) ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (197, 203)) ('p70S6K', 'Gene', '6198', (305, 311)) ('Cyclin_D1', 'Gene', (411, 420)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (383, 387)) ('sdis', 'Chemical', '-', (211, 215)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (370, 374)) ('HER2', 'Gene', '2064', (364, 368)) ('HER2', 'Gene', (351, 355)) ('ran', 'Gene', (236, 239)) ('glioma', 'Disease', (126, 132)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (236, 239)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (319, 328)) ('glioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (126, 132)) ('p70S6K', 'Gene', (305, 311)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (383, 387)) ('glioma', 'Disease', (197, 203)) ('Src_pY416', 'Var', (396, 405)) ('HER2', 'Gene', (364, 368)) ('Cyclin_D1', 'Gene', '595', (411, 420)) ('glioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (197, 203)) 74650 30442178 Using the same approach as above, we are systematically evaluating all major actionable somatic mutations and copy number alterations against which drugs are approved for clinical use or which are currently tested in clinical trials with respect to their effects on proteins across cancers. ('cancers', 'Disease', (282, 289)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (282, 288)) ('copy number alterations', 'Var', (110, 133)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (282, 289)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (282, 289)) ('mutations', 'Var', (96, 105)) 74655 30442178 Overall, our analysis showed for all analyzed 12 actionable genes (OncoKB evidence levels 1-3) that the mutational status is associated with significant differences in protein profiles in histotypes for which the respective targeted drugs are approved or currently being clinically tested and showed additional mutation-associated protein profiles in 9 histological tumor types. ('tumor', 'Disease', (366, 371)) ('mutational', 'Var', (104, 114)) ('associated', 'Reg', (125, 135)) ('protein profiles', 'MPA', (168, 184)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (366, 371)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (366, 371)) ('differences', 'Reg', (153, 164)) 74657 30442178 Only KRAS/NRAS mutations in colorectal cancer do not result in discriminable protein profiles comparing wild-type and mutated cases, whereas an effect can be observed for thyroid cancer and melanoma. ('result', 'Reg', (53, 59)) ('NRAS', 'Gene', '4893', (10, 14)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (28, 45)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (190, 198)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (190, 198)) ('rectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100743', (32, 45)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (179, 185)) ('mutations', 'Var', (15, 24)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (28, 45)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (5, 9)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (190, 198)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', '3845', (5, 9)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (39, 45)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Disease', (171, 185)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (171, 185)) ('NRAS', 'Gene', (10, 14)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (28, 45)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (171, 185)) 74660 30442178 Our results demonstrate that in addition to confirming known druggable genes in the available cell line data, protein profile discriminability in between presence or absence of oncogenic mutations is predictive of drug response in cell line data across cancers (p = 0.048, Table 2). ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (253, 260)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (253, 260)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (253, 260)) ('mutations', 'Var', (187, 196)) ('protein profile', 'MPA', (110, 125)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (253, 259)) 74661 30442178 BRAF mutations are actionable in melanomas (OncoKB level 1). ('melanomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (33, 42)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (33, 41)) ('melanomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (33, 42)) ('mutations', 'Var', (5, 14)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (0, 4)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('melanomas', 'Disease', (33, 42)) 74662 30442178 Mutations of BRAF are frequent enough in our data for melanoma (46% cases with mutation) and thyroid carcinoma (not yet reported by OncoKB, 56% cases with mutation) for further analysis. ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (93, 110)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', (93, 110)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (101, 110)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (13, 17)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (54, 62)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (54, 62)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (54, 62)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('mutation', 'Var', (79, 87)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (93, 110)) 74663 30442178 The actionable mutations create discriminable groups of cases for thyroid carcinoma (sdis = - 2.07; p = 0.0; srand = - 1.0e-4) and melanoma (sdis = - 0.10; p = 4.7e-3; srand = - 1.1e-4). ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (131, 139)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (66, 83)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (131, 139)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', (66, 83)) ('sdis', 'Chemical', '-', (85, 89)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (131, 139)) ('mutations', 'Var', (15, 24)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (74, 83)) ('ran', 'Gene', (110, 113)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (110, 113)) ('sdis', 'Chemical', '-', (141, 145)) ('ran', 'Gene', (169, 172)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (66, 83)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (169, 172)) 74667 30442178 CDK4 amplification is actionable for differentiated sarcomas (OncoKB level 2). ('sarcomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012509', (52, 60)) ('amplification', 'Var', (5, 18)) ('sarcomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (52, 60)) ('sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (52, 59)) ('sarcomas', 'Disease', (52, 60)) ('CDK4', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('CDK4', 'Gene', '1019', (0, 4)) 74669 30442178 For sarcoma, 36% of the cases show CDK4 amplification and protein profiles are discriminable (sdis = - 0.34; p = 0.0; srand = - 6.0e-5) with E-Cadherin, Caveolin-1, Akt_pS473, Cyclin_B1, ER-alpha, Akt_pT308, YAP_pS127, S6_pS240_S244, and Cyclin_E1 decreased and HSP70, Syk, Lck, Src_pY416, and Src_pY527 increased in CDK4 amplified cases. ('CDK4', 'Gene', '1019', (317, 321)) ('Cyclin_B1', 'Gene', (176, 185)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (248, 257)) ('Lck', 'Gene', (274, 277)) ('ER-alpha', 'Gene', (187, 195)) ('E-Cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (141, 151)) ('ER-alpha', 'Gene', '2099', (187, 195)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (304, 313)) ('sdis', 'Chemical', '-', (94, 98)) ('sarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012509', (4, 11)) ('Cyclin_B1', 'Gene', '891', (176, 185)) ('Syk', 'Gene', '6850', (269, 272)) ('CDK4', 'Gene', (35, 39)) ('HSP70', 'Gene', (262, 267)) ('ran', 'Gene', (119, 122)) ('sarcoma', 'Disease', (4, 11)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (119, 122)) ('Syk', 'Gene', (269, 272)) ('Cyclin_E1', 'Gene', '898', (238, 247)) ('E-Cadherin', 'Gene', (141, 151)) ('Caveolin-1', 'Gene', (153, 163)) ('CDK4', 'Gene', (317, 321)) ('CDK4', 'Gene', '1019', (35, 39)) ('sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (4, 11)) ('Src_pY416', 'Var', (279, 288)) ('Caveolin-1', 'Gene', '857', (153, 163)) ('Src_pY527', 'Var', (294, 303)) ('Cyclin_E1', 'Gene', (238, 247)) ('HSP70', 'Gene', '3308', (262, 267)) ('Lck', 'Gene', '3932', (274, 277)) 74671 30442178 EGFR mutations are actionable in non-small cell lung cancer (OncoKB level 1). ('EGFR', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('non-small cell lung cancer', 'Disease', (33, 59)) ('small cell lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030357', (37, 59)) ('mutations', 'Var', (5, 14)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (53, 59)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (48, 59)) ('non-small cell lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030358', (33, 59)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (0, 4)) ('non-small cell lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002289', (33, 59)) 74673 30442178 Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) cases with actionable mutation of EGFR are discriminable from those without by protein profile (sdis = - 0.44; p = 5.9e-4; srand = 3.1e-5). ('sdis', 'Chemical', '-', (123, 127)) ('LUAD', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030078', (21, 25)) ('ran', 'Gene', (151, 154)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (151, 154)) ('mutation', 'Var', (49, 57)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (10, 19)) ('Lung adenocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030078', (0, 19)) ('Lung adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', (0, 19)) ('Lung adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077192', (0, 19)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (61, 65)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (61, 65)) 74674 30442178 EGFR_pY1068 levels are increased for cases with the respective mutations, and Claudin-7 levels are decreased among those cases. ('mutations', 'Var', (63, 72)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (99, 108)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('Claudin-7', 'Gene', '1366', (78, 87)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (23, 32)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (0, 4)) ('Claudin-7', 'Gene', (78, 87)) 74675 30442178 ERBB2/HER2 amplification is actionable in breast cancer and gastric cancer (level 1 evidence, FDA-approved). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (68, 74)) ('ERBB2', 'Gene', '2064', (0, 5)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 55)) ('ERBB2', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', (60, 74)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (42, 55)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (42, 55)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (60, 74)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (42, 55)) ('HER2', 'Gene', (6, 10)) ('HER2', 'Gene', '2064', (6, 10)) ('gastric cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012126', (60, 74)) ('amplification', 'Var', (11, 24)) 74685 30442178 Two histological tumor types in which ERBB2 amplification has a similar impact on proteins are breast (BRCA) and gastric (STAD) cancers (p = 2.3e-3). ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (128, 135)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (17, 22)) ('BRCA', 'Gene', '672', (103, 107)) ('BRCA', 'Gene', (103, 107)) ('gastric (STAD) cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (113, 135)) ('amplification', 'Var', (44, 57)) ('ERBB2', 'Gene', (38, 43)) ('proteins', 'MPA', (82, 90)) ('ERBB2', 'Gene', '2064', (38, 43)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (128, 134)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (17, 22)) ('impact', 'Reg', (72, 78)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (17, 22)) 74690 30442178 For FGFR1 amplification, clinical evidence (OncoKB level 3) exists on its actionability in lung squamous cell carcinomas. ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (110, 119)) ('FGFR1', 'Gene', (4, 9)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (110, 120)) ('lung squamous cell carcinomas', 'Disease', (91, 120)) ('FGFR1', 'Gene', '2260', (4, 9)) ('amplification', 'Var', (10, 23)) ('squamous cell carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002860', (96, 120)) ('lung squamous cell carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002294', (91, 120)) ('squamous cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002860', (96, 119)) 74691 30442178 Our analysis shows that besides lung squamous cell carcinoma, protein expression of amplified cases is discriminable from non-amplified cases in renal clear cell carcinoma, testicular germ cell tumors, lung adenocarcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, breast cancer, and thymoma (all currently not reported by OncoKB). ('endometrial carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (223, 244)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (246, 259)) ('renal clear cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (145, 171)) ('renal clear cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (145, 171)) ('thymoma', 'Disease', (265, 272)) ('thymoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100522', (265, 272)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (246, 259)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (246, 259)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', (202, 221)) ('squamous cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002860', (37, 60)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (212, 221)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (194, 200)) ('lung squamous cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002294', (32, 60)) ('lung squamous cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (32, 60)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077192', (202, 221)) ('endometrial carcinoma', 'Disease', (223, 244)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (235, 244)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (194, 199)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030078', (202, 221)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (194, 200)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (253, 259)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (162, 171)) ('protein expression', 'MPA', (62, 80)) ('thymoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013945', (265, 272)) ('testicular', 'Disease', (173, 183)) ('amplified', 'Var', (84, 93)) ('endometrial carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (223, 244)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (194, 200)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (51, 60)) 74694 30442178 A cross-cancer effect is found between breast cancer and lung adenocarcinoma with HER2, HER2_pY1248, and EGFR_pY1068 levels decrease and 4E-BP1 levels increase associated with FGFR1 amplification for both histological tumor types. ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (39, 52)) ('A cross-cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537866', (0, 14)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (151, 159)) ('HER2', 'Gene', '2064', (88, 92)) ('4E-BP1', 'Gene', (137, 143)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (105, 109)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (124, 132)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (39, 52)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (218, 223)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (39, 52)) ('levels', 'MPA', (117, 123)) ('A cross-cancer', 'Disease', (0, 14)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (218, 223)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', (57, 76)) ('HER2', 'Gene', (82, 86)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (8, 14)) ('FGFR1', 'Gene', '2260', (176, 181)) ('HER2', 'Gene', (88, 92)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (105, 109)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (218, 223)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (46, 52)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077192', (57, 76)) ('4E-BP1', 'Gene', '1978', (137, 143)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030078', (57, 76)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (67, 76)) ('FGFR1', 'Gene', (176, 181)) ('HER2', 'Gene', '2064', (82, 86)) ('levels', 'MPA', (144, 150)) ('amplification', 'Var', (182, 195)) 74695 30442178 Certain FGFR3 mutations are actionable in bladder cancer (OncoKB level 3). ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (42, 56)) ('FGFR3', 'Gene', '2261', (8, 13)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (50, 56)) ('actionable', 'Reg', (28, 38)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (42, 56)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (42, 56)) ('mutations', 'Var', (14, 23)) ('FGFR3', 'Gene', (8, 13)) 74696 30442178 Targetable FGFR3 mutations are only frequent enough in urothelial and bladder carcinoma for our analysis. ('frequent', 'Reg', (36, 44)) ('bladder carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002862', (70, 87)) ('FGFR3', 'Gene', '2261', (11, 16)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (78, 87)) ('bladder carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (70, 87)) ('FGFR3', 'Gene', (11, 16)) ('bladder carcinoma', 'Disease', (70, 87)) ('urothelial', 'Disease', (55, 65)) ('mutations', 'Var', (17, 26)) 74697 30442178 The protein profiles of cases with at least one of these mutations are discriminable from the profiles of those without (sdis = - 0.76; p = 2.7e-3; srand = - 1.3e-5). ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (149, 152)) ('mutations', 'Var', (57, 66)) ('sdis', 'Chemical', '-', (121, 125)) ('ran', 'Gene', (149, 152)) 74698 30442178 E-Cadherin, beta-Catenin, HER2, Ku80, PTEN, IRS1, and 53BP1 are increased among cases having one or more specific FGF3 mutation. ('PTEN', 'Gene', '5728', (38, 42)) ('FGF3', 'Gene', (114, 118)) ('mutation', 'Var', (119, 127)) ('Ku80', 'Gene', '7520', (32, 36)) ('beta-Catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (12, 24)) ('beta-Catenin', 'Gene', (12, 24)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', '7158', (54, 59)) ('Ku80', 'Gene', (32, 36)) ('HER2', 'Gene', (26, 30)) ('E-Cadherin', 'Gene', (0, 10)) ('HER2', 'Gene', '2064', (26, 30)) ('FGF3', 'Gene', '2248', (114, 118)) ('IRS1', 'Gene', (44, 48)) ('IRS1', 'Gene', '3667', (44, 48)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (64, 73)) ('E-Cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (0, 10)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', (38, 42)) ('53BP1', 'Gene', (54, 59)) 74699 30442178 IDH1 mutations are actionable in acute myeloid leukemia, cholangiocarcinoma, and glioma (OncoKB level 3). ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (47, 55)) ('cholangiocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018281', (57, 75)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (66, 75)) ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (81, 87)) ('cholangiocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030153', (57, 75)) ('acute myeloid leukemia', 'Disease', (33, 55)) ('myeloid leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012324', (39, 55)) ('mutations', 'Var', (5, 14)) ('glioma', 'Disease', (81, 87)) ('acute myeloid leukemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015470', (33, 55)) ('glioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (81, 87)) ('acute myeloid leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004808', (33, 55)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('cholangiocarcinoma', 'Disease', (57, 75)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', '3417', (0, 4)) 74700 30442178 Specific IDH1 mutations lead to discriminable protein profiles for low-grade glioma (sdis = - 0.47; p = 0.0; srand = - 3.1e-6) and glioblastoma (sdis = - 1.59; p = 5.0e-4; srand = - 1.0e-5). ('glioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (77, 83)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', (9, 13)) ('glioblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (131, 143)) ('sdis', 'Chemical', '-', (85, 89)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', '3417', (9, 13)) ('ran', 'Gene', (110, 113)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (110, 113)) ('glioma', 'Disease', (77, 83)) ('ran', 'Gene', (173, 176)) ('protein profiles', 'MPA', (46, 62)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (173, 176)) ('sdis', 'Chemical', '-', (145, 149)) ('mutations', 'Var', (14, 23)) ('glioblastoma', 'Disease', (131, 143)) ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (77, 83)) ('glioblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005909', (131, 143)) 74702 30442178 For glioblastoma IGFBP2, EGFR_pY1068, HER2_pY1248, Caveolin-1, Akt_pT308, Fibronectin, Collagen_VI, and EGFR_pY1173 are decreased in the group of mutated cases. ('decreased', 'NegReg', (120, 129)) ('Fibronectin', 'Gene', (74, 85)) ('HER2', 'Gene', (38, 42)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (25, 29)) ('mutated', 'Var', (146, 153)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (104, 108)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (104, 108)) ('Caveolin-1', 'Gene', '857', (51, 61)) ('glioblastoma', 'Disease', (4, 16)) ('glioblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005909', (4, 16)) ('Caveolin-1', 'Gene', (51, 61)) ('glioblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (4, 16)) ('IGFBP2', 'Gene', '3485', (17, 23)) ('IGFBP2', 'Gene', (17, 23)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (25, 29)) ('HER2', 'Gene', '2064', (38, 42)) ('Fibronectin', 'Gene', '2335', (74, 85)) 74703 30442178 Therefore, IGFBP2, EGFR_pY1068, HER2_pY1248, and EGFR_pY1173 are affected in the same way by IDH1 mutations in low-grade glioma and glioblastoma, and we report a cross-cancer effect for those groups. ('HER2', 'Gene', '2064', (32, 36)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (19, 23)) ('glioblastoma', 'Disease', (132, 144)) ('glioma', 'Disease', (121, 127)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (168, 174)) ('glioblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (132, 144)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (49, 53)) ('glioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (121, 127)) ('cross-cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537866', (162, 174)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', (93, 97)) ('HER2', 'Gene', (32, 36)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (19, 23)) ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (121, 127)) ('cross-cancer', 'Disease', (162, 174)) ('IGFBP2', 'Gene', '3485', (11, 17)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (49, 53)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', '3417', (93, 97)) ('mutations', 'Var', (98, 107)) ('affected', 'Reg', (65, 73)) ('glioblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005909', (132, 144)) ('IGFBP2', 'Gene', (11, 17)) 74704 30442178 KIT mutations are actionable in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (OncoKB level 1). ('gastrointestinal stromal tumors', 'Disease', (32, 63)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 62)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 63)) ('mutations', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('gastrointestinal stromal tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D046152', (32, 63)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('gastrointestinal stromal tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100723', (32, 63)) 74705 30442178 For the tested KIT mutations, only testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) had enough mutated cases sufficient for our analysis. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (56, 61)) ('KIT', 'Gene', (15, 18)) ('mutations', 'Var', (19, 28)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (56, 62)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (56, 62)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (56, 62)) 74706 30442178 The protein profiles of the mutated and wild-type cases are discriminable (sdis = - 0.90; p = 4.5e-3; srand = - 2.6e-4) with decreased E-Cadherin and Fibronectin expression in wildtype cases and increased c-Kit, STAT5-alpha, and Syk expression levels. ('Fibronectin', 'Gene', '2335', (150, 161)) ('mutated', 'Var', (28, 35)) ('c-Kit', 'Gene', (205, 210)) ('Fibronectin', 'Gene', (150, 161)) ('E-Cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (135, 145)) ('expression levels', 'MPA', (233, 250)) ('c-Kit', 'Gene', '3815', (205, 210)) ('Syk', 'Gene', '6850', (229, 232)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (125, 134)) ('sdis', 'Chemical', '-', (75, 79)) ('STAT5-alpha', 'Gene', '6776', (212, 223)) ('ran', 'Gene', (103, 106)) ('expression', 'MPA', (162, 172)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (103, 106)) ('Syk', 'Gene', (229, 232)) ('STAT5-alpha', 'Gene', (212, 223)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (195, 204)) ('E-Cadherin', 'Gene', (135, 145)) 74708 30442178 KRAS/NRAS mutations are therapeutically relevant for melanomas, colorectal cancer, and thyroid cancer (OncoKB level 3). ('melanomas', 'Disease', (53, 62)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', '3845', (0, 4)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (64, 81)) ('NRAS', 'Gene', (5, 9)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (95, 101)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (87, 101)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (53, 61)) ('melanomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (53, 62)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (64, 81)) ('NRAS', 'Gene', '4893', (5, 9)) ('melanomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (53, 62)) ('rectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100743', (68, 81)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (75, 81)) ('mutations', 'Var', (10, 19)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (64, 81)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (87, 101)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Disease', (87, 101)) 74709 30442178 Specific KRAS/NRAS mutations are correlated with differences in protein profiles for melanomas and thyroid cancer and also for testicular germ cell tumors, endometrial carcinoma, and lung adenocarcinoma (in conformity with OncoKB level 4 data). ('melanomas', 'Disease', (85, 94)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (193, 202)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Disease', (99, 113)) ('differences', 'Reg', (49, 60)) ('endometrial carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (156, 177)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (168, 177)) ('NRAS', 'Gene', '4893', (14, 18)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (148, 153)) ('endometrial carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (156, 177)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', '3845', (9, 13)) ('melanomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (85, 94)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (148, 154)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (99, 113)) ('protein profiles', 'MPA', (64, 80)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', (183, 202)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (9, 13)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (99, 113)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (85, 93)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (148, 154)) ('NRAS', 'Gene', (14, 18)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 113)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077192', (183, 202)) ('mutations', 'Var', (19, 28)) ('melanomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (85, 94)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (148, 154)) ('endometrial carcinoma', 'Disease', (156, 177)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030078', (183, 202)) 74712 30442178 For melanoma (sdis = - 0.16; p = 1.0e-3; and = 5.2e-6) E-Cadherin, Caveolin-1, and c-Kit expression levels are decreased for mutated cases, and MAPK_pT202_Y204 is increased. ('E-Cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (55, 65)) ('Caveolin-1', 'Gene', (67, 77)) ('mutated', 'Var', (125, 132)) ('MAPK_pT202_Y204', 'Var', (144, 159)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (111, 120)) ('sdis', 'Chemical', '-', (14, 18)) ('Caveolin-1', 'Gene', '857', (67, 77)) ('c-Kit', 'Gene', (83, 88)) ('c-Kit', 'Gene', '3815', (83, 88)) ('E-Cadherin', 'Gene', (55, 65)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (4, 12)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (4, 12)) ('expression levels', 'MPA', (89, 106)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (4, 12)) 74713 30442178 For thyroid carcinoma (sdis = - 1.53; p = 0.0; srand = - 3.0e-4), the level of Fibronectin is decreased in mutated cases. ('sdis', 'Chemical', '-', (23, 27)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (12, 21)) ('ran', 'Gene', (48, 51)) ('mutated', 'Var', (107, 114)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (48, 51)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (4, 21)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (94, 103)) ('Fibronectin', 'Gene', '2335', (79, 90)) ('Fibronectin', 'Gene', (79, 90)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (4, 21)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', (4, 21)) 74714 30442178 For lung adenocarcinoma and endometrial carcinoma, we observed a cross-cancer effect for KRAS/NRAS-mutated cases as ATM levels are decreased, and MAPK_pT202_Y204, Claudin-7, S6_pS235_S236, and MEK1_pS217_S221 are increased in both histological tumor types consistently. ('S6_pS235_S236', 'Var', (174, 187)) ('endometrial carcinoma', 'Disease', (28, 49)) ('Claudin-7', 'Gene', '1366', (163, 172)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', (4, 23)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (244, 249)) ('endometrial carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (28, 49)) ('NRAS', 'Gene', '4893', (94, 98)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (40, 49)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (71, 77)) ('MEK', 'Gene', '5609', (193, 196)) ('ATM', 'Gene', '472', (116, 119)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (14, 23)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', '3845', (89, 93)) ('endometrial carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (28, 49)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077192', (4, 23)) ('cross-cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537866', (65, 77)) ('MEK', 'Gene', (193, 196)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030078', (4, 23)) ('MAPK_pT202_Y204', 'Var', (146, 161)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (89, 93)) ('NRAS', 'Gene', (94, 98)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (244, 249)) ('cross-cancer', 'Disease', (65, 77)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (131, 140)) ('ATM', 'Gene', (116, 119)) ('Claudin-7', 'Gene', (163, 172)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (244, 249)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (213, 222)) 74715 30442178 MDM2 amplification is actionable in liposarcoma (OncoKB level 3). ('liposarcoma', 'Disease', (36, 47)) ('amplification', 'Var', (5, 18)) ('liposarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012034', (36, 47)) ('liposarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008080', (36, 47)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (0, 4)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (40, 47)) 74716 30442178 Besides sarcoma, the protein profiles of cases with MDM2 amplification are discriminable from those with normal copy numbers for renal clear cell carcinoma, lung adenocarcinoma, thyroid carcinoma, breast cancer, ovarian carcinoma, and low-grade glioma (all currently not reported by OncoKB). ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (167, 176)) ('sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (8, 15)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (52, 56)) ('renal clear cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (129, 155)) ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (245, 251)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077192', (157, 176)) ('renal clear cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (129, 155)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (197, 210)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030078', (157, 176)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (178, 195)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (52, 56)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (220, 229)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (197, 210)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', (178, 195)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (197, 210)) ('amplification', 'Var', (57, 70)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (204, 210)) ('ovarian carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (212, 229)) ('ovarian carcinoma', 'Disease', (212, 229)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (178, 195)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (146, 155)) ('sarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012509', (8, 15)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (186, 195)) ('sarcoma', 'Disease', (8, 15)) ('glioma', 'Disease', (245, 251)) ('ovarian carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025318', (212, 229)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', (157, 176)) ('glioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (245, 251)) 74717 30442178 Protein levels of sarcoma cases with MDM2 amplifications are discriminable from those without, with a dissimilarity score of sdis = - 0.41 (p = 0.0; srand = - 8.9e-5). ('sarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012509', (18, 25)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (150, 153)) ('sarcoma', 'Disease', (18, 25)) ('Protein levels', 'MPA', (0, 14)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (37, 41)) ('sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (18, 25)) ('amplifications', 'Var', (42, 56)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (37, 41)) ('sdis', 'Chemical', '-', (125, 129)) ('ran', 'Gene', (150, 153)) 74718 30442178 Amplified cases show decreased levels of E-Cadherin, Akt_pS473, Akt_pT308, ER-alpha, Caveolin-1, S6_pS240_S244, S6_pS235_S236, and Cyclin_B1 and increased levels of HSP70, Syk, and Lck. ('Lck', 'Gene', (181, 184)) ('Akt_pT308', 'Gene', (64, 73)) ('HSP70', 'Gene', '3308', (165, 170)) ('Cyclin_B1', 'Gene', '891', (131, 140)) ('Caveolin-1', 'Gene', (85, 95)) ('E-Cadherin', 'Gene', (41, 51)) ('Caveolin-1', 'Gene', '857', (85, 95)) ('S6_pS240_S244', 'Var', (97, 110)) ('levels', 'MPA', (155, 161)) ('ER-alpha', 'Gene', (75, 83)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (145, 154)) ('ER-alpha', 'Gene', '2099', (75, 83)) ('Syk', 'Gene', '6850', (172, 175)) ('HSP70', 'Gene', (165, 170)) ('S6_pS235_S236', 'Var', (112, 125)) ('Syk', 'Gene', (172, 175)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (21, 30)) ('Cyclin_B1', 'Gene', (131, 140)) ('Lck', 'Gene', '3932', (181, 184)) ('Akt_pS473', 'Protein', (53, 62)) ('E-Cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (41, 51)) 74721 30442178 In addition to these histotypes, we found 11 other histological tumor types (renal clear cell carcinoma, low-grade glioma, renal papillary cell carcinoma, colon carcinoma, thyroid carcinoma, thymoma, sarcoma, lung adenocarcinoma, testicular germ cell tumors, prostate adenocarcinoma, glioblastoma, breast and ovarian carcinoma) where MET amplification is associated with a significant change in protein expression. ('tumor', 'Disease', (251, 256)) ('glioma', 'Disease', (115, 121)) ('breast and ovarian carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (298, 326)) ('glioblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (284, 296)) ('protein expression', 'MPA', (395, 413)) ('sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (200, 207)) ('MET amplification', 'Var', (334, 351)) ('glioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (115, 121)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (144, 153)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (251, 256)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', (209, 228)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (172, 189)) ('thymoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013945', (191, 198)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (64, 69)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', (172, 189)) ('renal papillary cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (123, 153)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (251, 257)) ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (115, 121)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077192', (209, 228)) ('thymoma', 'Disease', (191, 198)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (251, 256)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (172, 189)) ('thymoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100522', (191, 198)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (94, 103)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030078', (209, 228)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (180, 189)) ('prostate adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', (259, 282)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (251, 257)) ('colon carcinoma', 'Disease', (155, 170)) ('change', 'Reg', (385, 391)) ('renal clear cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (77, 103)) ('ovarian carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025318', (309, 326)) ('renal clear cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (77, 103)) ('renal papillary cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (123, 153)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (219, 228)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (64, 69)) ('glioblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005909', (284, 296)) ('sarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012509', (200, 207)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (251, 257)) ('colon carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (155, 170)) ('sarcoma', 'Disease', (200, 207)) ('prostate adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (259, 282)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (64, 69)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (161, 170)) ('glioblastoma', 'Disease', (284, 296)) 74724 30442178 MET amplification is present in renal clear cell carcinoma cases, and protein profiles of amplified and non-amplified cases can be discriminated (sdis = - 0.18; p = 0.0; srand = - 2.0e-5; Src_pY527, Bcl-2, beta-Catenin, PTEN, MAPK_pT202_Y204 are decreased in amplified cases and ACC1, Cyclin_B1, ASNS, ACC_pS79, and Transglutaminase are increased). ('Cyclin_B1', 'Gene', '891', (285, 294)) ('ran', 'Gene', (171, 174)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (171, 174)) ('beta-Catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (206, 218)) ('ASNS', 'Gene', (296, 300)) ('Src_pY527', 'Var', (188, 197)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', '5728', (220, 224)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (49, 58)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (337, 346)) ('ACC_pS79', 'MPA', (302, 310)) ('ACC1', 'Gene', (279, 283)) ('renal clear cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (32, 58)) ('beta-Catenin', 'Gene', (206, 218)) ('MAPK_pT202_Y204', 'Gene', (226, 241)) ('renal clear cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (32, 58)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (246, 255)) ('ACC1', 'Gene', '597', (279, 283)) ('Cyclin_B1', 'Gene', (285, 294)) ('ran', 'Gene', (317, 320)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (317, 320)) ('sdis', 'Chemical', '-', (146, 150)) ('Bcl-2', 'Gene', (199, 204)) ('ASNS', 'Gene', '440', (296, 300)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', (220, 224)) ('Bcl-2', 'Gene', '596', (199, 204)) 74726 30442178 PIK3CA activating mutations are actionable for breast cancer (OncoKB evidence level 3). ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (47, 60)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (7, 17)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (47, 60)) ('PIK3CA', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('PIK3CA', 'Gene', '5290', (0, 6)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (54, 60)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (47, 60)) ('mutations', 'Var', (18, 27)) 74728 30442178 OncoKB level 4 data lists all available histological tumor types as possibly actionable for PIK3CA activating mutations. ('mutations', 'Var', (110, 119)) ('PIK3CA', 'Gene', '5290', (92, 98)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (53, 58)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (53, 58)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (53, 58)) ('PIK3CA', 'Gene', (92, 98)) 74730 30442178 Breast cancer cases with PIK3CA-activating mutations are discriminable from those without (sdis = - 0.52; p = 0.0; srand = 6.2e-6) with specific proteins (increased levels) PR, ER-alpha, MAPK_pT202_Y204, Fibronectin, AR, and GATA3 in mutated cases and Cyclin_B1, Cyclin_E1, ASNS, and HER2 being decreased. ('ran', 'Gene', (116, 119)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (116, 119)) ('Breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (0, 13)) ('Cyclin_B1', 'Gene', '891', (252, 261)) ('PIK3CA', 'Gene', '5290', (25, 31)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (155, 164)) ('HER2', 'Gene', '2064', (284, 288)) ('Cyclin_E1', 'Gene', '898', (263, 272)) ('ASNS', 'Gene', '440', (274, 278)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (7, 13)) ('mutated', 'Var', (234, 241)) ('GATA3', 'Gene', '2625', (225, 230)) ('PIK3CA', 'Gene', (25, 31)) ('Cyclin_E1', 'Gene', (263, 272)) ('Fibronectin', 'Gene', '2335', (204, 215)) ('Cyclin_B1', 'Gene', (252, 261)) ('sdis', 'Chemical', '-', (91, 95)) ('ASNS', 'Gene', (274, 278)) ('ER-alpha', 'Gene', (177, 185)) ('GATA3', 'Gene', (225, 230)) ('HER2', 'Gene', (284, 288)) ('Breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (0, 13)) ('mutations', 'Var', (43, 52)) ('ER-alpha', 'Gene', '2099', (177, 185)) ('Breast cancer', 'Disease', (0, 13)) ('Fibronectin', 'Gene', (204, 215)) 74734 30442178 However, many open questions remain because apart from mutations with unknown functional effects, it is often not possible even for oncogenic mutations with established clinical relevance in one cancer type to transfer knowledge of actionability to another cancer type. ('mutations', 'Var', (142, 151)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (257, 263)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (195, 201)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (195, 201)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (257, 263)) ('ran', 'Gene', (211, 214)) ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (211, 214)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (257, 263)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (195, 201)) 74740 30442178 This indicates that identical genetic alterations are not translated into protein profiles in the same way in different histotypes. ('ran', 'Gene', '5901', (59, 62)) ('ran', 'Gene', (59, 62)) ('genetic alterations', 'Var', (30, 49)) 74744 30442178 In addition to showing that our analysis identifies protein-level effects for known actionable genes and corresponding cancer types, our approach also identified protein-level alterations indicative of potential novel actionable gene:cancer combinations that are so far unknown according to OncoKB including level 4 evidence (biological information). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (234, 240)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (119, 125)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (119, 125)) ('combinations', 'Var', (241, 253)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (234, 240)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (234, 240)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 125)) 74745 30442178 This includes ERBB2/HER2 amplification in endometrial carcinoma, renal papillary carcinoma, testicular germ cell tumors, urothelial carcinoma, renal clear cell carcinoma, colon carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, thymoma, thyroid carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. ('colon carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (171, 186)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (113, 119)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (160, 169)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (177, 186)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (81, 90)) ('HER2', 'Gene', (20, 24)) ('thymoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013945', (207, 214)) ('renal papillary carcinoma', 'Disease', (65, 90)) ('cervical carcinoma', 'Disease', (235, 253)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (113, 119)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (54, 63)) ('endometrial carcinoma', 'Disease', (42, 63)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (216, 233)) ('ERBB2', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('urothelial carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014526', (121, 141)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', (216, 233)) ('thymoma', 'Disease', (207, 214)) ('renal clear cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (143, 169)) ('cervical carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002575', (235, 253)) ('renal clear cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (143, 169)) ('thymoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100522', (207, 214)) ('neck squamous cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (268, 296)) ('ovarian carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (188, 205)) ('ERBB2', 'Gene', '2064', (14, 19)) ('ovarian carcinoma', 'Disease', (188, 205)) ('endometrial carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (42, 63)) ('neck squamous cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077195', (268, 296)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (216, 233)) ('HER2', 'Gene', '2064', (20, 24)) ('amplification', 'Var', (25, 38)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (113, 119)) ('renal papillary carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007681', (65, 90)) ('endometrial carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (42, 63)) ('colon carcinoma', 'Disease', (171, 186)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (132, 141)) ('ovarian carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025318', (188, 205)) ('squamous cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002860', (273, 296)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (113, 118)) ('urothelial carcinoma', 'Disease', (121, 141)) 74749 30442178 Interestingly, actionable genes with copy number alterations showed effects on protein expression for more histotypes than those with simple somatic mutations (10.2 affected tumor types on average for amplifications vs. 2.14 for simple somatic mutations). ('tumor', 'Disease', (174, 179)) ('protein expression', 'MPA', (79, 97)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (174, 179)) ('effects', 'Reg', (68, 75)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (174, 179)) ('copy number alterations', 'Var', (37, 60)) 74753 30442178 With respect to the actionable gene analysis, our approach may underestimate the number of potentially druggable genes, but the fact that it readily identifies many well-established actionable gene, cancer combinations, such as, for instance, HER2 amplification in breast and gastric cancer, indicates its validity. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (199, 205)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (284, 290)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (284, 290)) ('HER2', 'Gene', (243, 247)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (199, 205)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (284, 290)) ('HER2', 'Gene', '2064', (243, 247)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (199, 205)) ('gastric cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012126', (276, 290)) ('breast and gastric cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (265, 290)) ('amplification', 'Var', (248, 261)) 74760 30442178 By evaluating protein-level effects of genetic aberrations, our approach facilitates the identification of functionally relevant mutations and may therefore contribute to predicting actionable mutations across cancers and to guide basket trial design. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (210, 216)) ('mutations', 'Var', (129, 138)) ('facilitates', 'PosReg', (73, 84)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (210, 217)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (210, 217)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (210, 217)) 75003 29379115 Overall, results show that cisplatin, doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide all specifically induce loss of germ cells, including of spermatogonial stem cells, in the prepubertal mouse testis at concentrations relevant to human therapeutic exposures. ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (174, 179)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (27, 36)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (217, 222)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (197, 200)) ('cyclophosphamide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (54, 70)) ('doxorubicin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (38, 49)) ('cyclophosphamide', 'Var', (54, 70)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (27, 36)) ('germ cells', 'CPA', (103, 113)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (95, 99)) 75037 29379115 The difference between Control and treatment group germ cell numbers was as follows: Low PM 1.5-fold difference, Mid PM 20-fold difference; High PM no Mvh+ cells remaining; Low CIS 40-fold difference; Mid/High CIS 500- to 1000-fold difference; Low and Mid DOX 50-fold difference; and High DOX 100-fold difference. ('PM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C030090', (145, 147)) ('Mvh', 'Gene', (151, 154)) ('DOX', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (289, 292)) ('Mvh', 'Gene', '13206', (151, 154)) ('PM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C030090', (89, 91)) ('DOX', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (256, 259)) ('PM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C030090', (117, 119)) ('Low CIS', 'Var', (173, 180)) 75039 29379115 IHC was carried out for PLZF, expressed specifically in SSCs, after exposure to Mid PM, Low CIS or Low DOX: the Mid PM concentration was used due to the markedly higher survival of germ cells after Low PM compared to Low CIS or Low DOX exposure (Fig. ('survival', 'CPA', (169, 177)) ('PLZF', 'Gene', (24, 28)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (162, 168)) ('PM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C030090', (84, 86)) ('DOX', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (103, 106)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (126, 129)) ('DOX', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (232, 235)) ('PM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C030090', (116, 118)) ('PLZF', 'Gene', '7704', (24, 28)) ('Low PM', 'Var', (198, 204)) ('PM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C030090', (202, 204)) 75053 29379115 Testis fragments were cultured for 24 h in control medium, and then exposed to Mid PM, Low CIS or Low DOX: the Mid PM concentration was used due to the markedly higher survival of germ cells after Low PM compared to Low CIS or Low DOX exposure (Fig. ('PM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C030090', (83, 85)) ('DOX', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (102, 105)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (125, 128)) ('Low PM', 'Var', (197, 203)) ('PM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C030090', (201, 203)) ('PM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C030090', (115, 117)) ('survival', 'CPA', (168, 176)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (161, 167)) ('DOX', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (231, 234)) 75075 29379115 The majority of work examining the effects of chemotherapy drugs on gonadal function in rodents have looked at the post-pubertal testis, with exposure to CYP, CIS and DOX all resulting in germ cell damage [for example]. ('resulting in', 'Reg', (175, 187)) ('CYP', 'Var', (154, 157)) ('germ cell damage', 'CPA', (188, 204)) ('CIS', 'Var', (159, 162)) ('DOX', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (167, 170)) 75096 29379115 At the end of the four day culture period, 48 h after the drug exposure period had ended, there was little evidence of apoptosis, with significant increases in CC3 expression seen only after exposure to High CIS, or to Mid or High DOX, and with no significant increase found after PM exposure. ('increases', 'PosReg', (147, 156)) ('expression', 'MPA', (164, 174)) ('High CIS', 'Var', (203, 211)) ('DOX', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (231, 234)) ('CC3', 'Chemical', '-', (160, 163)) ('CC3', 'Gene', (160, 163)) ('PM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C030090', (281, 283)) 75102 29379115 Results showed a significant, marked increase in such foci in response to all three drugs after 16 h, with DOX exposure leading to the largest increase: CYP and CIS have previously been shown to result in an increase in gammaH2AX in a mouse spermatogonial cell line. ('gammaH2AX', 'Gene', (220, 229)) ('CYP', 'Var', (153, 156)) ('DOX', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (107, 110)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (208, 216)) ('gammaH2AX', 'Gene', '15270', (220, 229)) ('CIS', 'Var', (161, 164)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (235, 240)) 75105 29379115 Alternatively, Sertoli cell damage following repeated administration of CIS to adult mice has been shown to result in long-term spermatogenesis problems despite the survival of stem germ cells. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (85, 89)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (15, 27)) ('damage', 'Var', (28, 34)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (62, 65)) ('spermatogenesis problems', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008669', (128, 152)) ('result', 'Reg', (108, 114)) ('spermatogenesis problems', 'CPA', (128, 152)) 75111 29379115 In summary, the work here, using an in vitro model of the mouse prepubertal testis, shows that the three chemotherapy drugs CYP (through use of its active metabolite PM), CIS and DOX each induced a rapid and marked decrease in the germ cell population after exposure to clinically relevant concentrations, and that this includes a decrease in the stem germ cell population. ('decrease', 'NegReg', (215, 223)) ('stem germ cell population', 'CPA', (347, 372)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (58, 63)) ('DOX', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (179, 182)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (297, 300)) ('PM', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C030090', (166, 168)) ('CIS', 'Var', (171, 174)) ('germ cell population', 'CPA', (231, 251)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (331, 339)) 75162 19876845 Conversely, by IHC, SOX2 protein was not detected in seminomas using either the AB5603 or AF2018 antibodies (Fig. ('AB5603', 'Var', (80, 86)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (53, 62)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (53, 62)) ('AF2018 antibodies', 'Var', (90, 107)) 75169 19876845 Of note, cross-reactivity with SOX17 is highly unlikely as this latter protein is readily detected in human fetal gonad during the first trimester when staining using anti-SOX2 antibodies AB5603 (or AF2018) is absent (N Hanley, unpublished findings). ('AB5603', 'Var', (188, 194)) ('SOX17', 'Gene', '64321', (31, 36)) ('SOX17', 'Gene', (31, 36)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (102, 107)) 75189 19876845 For SOX2 antibodies, dewaxed and rehydrated sections were heated in a microwave oven in sodium citrate buffer (10 mM, pH 6) for AB5603 or TEG buffer (10 mM TRIS, 0.5 mM EGTA, pH 9) for AF2018 to unmask the antigen. ('SOX2', 'Gene', (4, 8)) ('sodium citrate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077559', (88, 102)) ('EGTA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004533', (169, 173)) ('AB5603', 'Var', (128, 134)) ('TEG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C028914', (138, 141)) ('AF2018', 'Var', (185, 191)) ('TRIS', 'Chemical', '-', (156, 160)) 75190 19876845 Subsequently, the sections were incubated with 0.5% H2O2 to inhibit endogenous peroxidase, followed by diluted non-immune goat serum (Zymed, San Francisco, CA, US) or horse serum (Vector Laboratories, Burlingame, CA, US) to block unspecific binding sites. ('endogenous peroxidase', 'Enzyme', (68, 89)) ('H2O2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006861', (52, 56)) ('unspecific', 'Interaction', (230, 240)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (60, 67)) ('H2O2', 'Var', (52, 56)) ('goat', 'Species', '9925', (122, 126)) ('horse', 'Species', '9796', (167, 172)) 75310 31244770 For example, 15-30% of patients 45XO/46XY DSD and 46XY DSD (with different degrees of gonadal dysgenesis) show the highest risk for TGCT. ('46XY DSD', 'Var', (50, 58)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000133', (86, 104)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', (86, 104)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (23, 31)) ('45XO/46XY DSD', 'Var', (32, 45)) ('gonadal dysgenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006059', (86, 104)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (132, 136)) 75316 31244770 So, altered testosterone levels could affect the normal development of somatic Sertoli cells leading them to an insufficient germ cell stimulation and to an abnormal differentiation. ('insufficient', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000309', (112, 124)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (63, 66)) ('insufficient', 'Disease', (112, 124)) ('altered', 'Var', (4, 11)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (79, 91)) ('altered testosterone levels', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030088', (4, 31)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (79, 92)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (12, 24)) ('affect', 'Reg', (38, 44)) 75349 31244770 Regarding the epigenetic modifications, genes involved in germ cell development are strictly regulated by epigenetic changes, such as DNA methylation, and microRNA (miRNA) activity (see below). ('epigenetic changes', 'Var', (106, 124)) ('DNA', 'MPA', (134, 137)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (75, 78)) ('microRNA', 'MPA', (155, 163)) ('regulated', 'Reg', (93, 102)) 75360 31244770 These genes could similarly induce pluripotency in GCNIS. ('pluripotency', 'Disease', (35, 47)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', 'None', (35, 47)) ('induce', 'Reg', (28, 34)) ('genes', 'Var', (6, 11)) ('GCNIS', 'Chemical', '-', (51, 56)) 75374 31244770 In particular, miRNAs from miR-371-373 (mapped to chromosome 19) and miR- 302-367 (mapped to chromosome 4) family members are upregulated in all TGCT and elevated values could be detected in the serum, regardless of pediatric or adult age, gonadal or extragonadal localization or tumor subtype (seminomas, yolk sac tumors, or embryonal carcinomas). ('embryonal carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018236', (326, 346)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (315, 320)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (126, 137)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (315, 321)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (336, 346)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (315, 320)) ('miR-371', 'Gene', '442916', (27, 34)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (145, 149)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (280, 285)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (315, 321)) ('miR-371', 'Gene', (27, 34)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (280, 285)) ('embryonal carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (326, 346)) ('miRNAs', 'MPA', (15, 21)) ('embryonal carcinomas', 'Disease', (326, 346)) ('miR- 302-367', 'Var', (69, 81)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (315, 321)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (280, 285)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (336, 345)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (295, 304)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (295, 304)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (315, 320)) 75377 31244770 A more recent study based on microarray gene expression profiling and gene methylation datasets, suggests that hypomethylation-high expressed genes such as CSF1R, PTPRC, and MMP9, could be involved in TGCT. ('PTPRC', 'Gene', '5788', (163, 168)) ('MMP9', 'Gene', '4318', (174, 178)) ('hypomethylation-high', 'Var', (111, 131)) ('involved', 'Reg', (189, 197)) ('CSF1R', 'Gene', (156, 161)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (201, 205)) ('PTPRC', 'Gene', (163, 168)) ('MMP9', 'Gene', (174, 178)) ('CSF1R', 'Gene', '1436', (156, 161)) 75392 31244770 Instead, the detection of specific TGCT's miRNAs (miR-371~373 and miR-302/367) in semen could be considered a promising non-invasive marker of GCNIS being highly overexpressed both in serum (in all TGCT) and in semen. ('miR-302/367', 'Var', (66, 77)) ('miR-371', 'Gene', '442916', (50, 57)) ('TGCT', 'Gene', (35, 39)) ('overexpressed', 'PosReg', (162, 175)) ('GCNIS', 'Chemical', '-', (143, 148)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (84, 87)) ('miR-371', 'Gene', (50, 57)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (213, 216)) 75434 24603594 Pharmacological and Molecular Effects of Platinum(II) Complexes Involving 7-Azaindole Derivatives The in vitro antitumour activity studies on a panel of human cancer cell lines (A549, HeLa, G-361, A2780, and A2780R) and the combined in vivo and ex vivo antitumour testing on the L1210 lymphocytic leukaemia model were performed on the cis-[PtCl2(naza)2] complexes (1-3) involving the 7-azaindole derivatives (naza). ('A549', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0023', (178, 182)) ('Platinum(II)', 'Chemical', '-', (41, 53)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (115, 121)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (153, 158)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (115, 121)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (115, 121)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (159, 165)) ('7-azaindole', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C023422', (384, 395)) ('7-Azaindole', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C023422', (74, 85)) ('L1210 lymphocytic leukaemia', 'Disease', (279, 306)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (184, 188)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (257, 263)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (159, 165)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (257, 263)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (257, 263)) ('naza', 'Chemical', '-', (346, 350)) ('naza', 'Chemical', '-', (409, 413)) ('A2780R', 'Var', (208, 214)) ('A2780', 'Var', (197, 202)) ('A2780R', 'Mutation', 'p.A2780R', (208, 214)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (159, 165)) ('cis-[PtCl2(naza)2]', 'Chemical', '-', (335, 353)) ('L1210 lymphocytic leukaemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007939', (279, 306)) 75453 24603594 Bearing this in mind, we aimed to find a simple, planar and well-coordinating N-donor heterocycle, whose incorporation into the cisplatin molecule, instead of one or both NH3 molecules, could bring in the similar effect on the antitumour properties as in the case of picoplatin. ('donor', 'Species', '9606', (80, 85)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (231, 237)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (78, 79)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (231, 237)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (171, 172)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (128, 137)) ('incorporation', 'Var', (105, 118)) ('picoplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C110525', (267, 277)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (231, 237)) ('bring in', 'Reg', (192, 200)) 75459 24603594 Following the previous promising results of in vitro studies, we were determined to perform an advanced study of in vitro cytotoxicity on an extended panel of human cancer cell lines (A549, HeLa, G-361, A2780 and cisplatin-resistant A2780R), together with the in vivo and ex vivo studies on L1210 lymphocytic leukaemia model complemented by the histological and immunohistochemical investigation on the cancerous tissues and studies of expression of caspases 3 and 8, p53 and VEGF-A, i.e. ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (122, 134)) ('cancerous', 'Disease', (403, 412)) ('A549', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0023', (184, 188)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (165, 171)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (122, 134)) ('L1210 lymphocytic leukaemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007939', (291, 318)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (159, 164)) ('A2780R', 'Var', (233, 239)) ('VEGF-A', 'Gene', (476, 482)) ('p53', 'Gene', (468, 471)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (213, 222)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (403, 409)) ('A2780R', 'Mutation', 'p.A2780R', (233, 239)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (190, 194)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (403, 409)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (165, 171)) ('L1210 lymphocytic leukaemia', 'Disease', (291, 318)) ('cancerous', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (403, 412)) ('A2780', 'Var', (203, 208)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (165, 171)) ('VEGF-A', 'Gene', '7422', (476, 482)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (403, 409)) 75548 24603594 These results indirectly proved that the studied platinum(II) complexes with 7-azaindoles are able to overcome intrinsic resistance to cisplatin on the A549, A2780 and A2780R (1-3), and HeLa and G-361 (1, 3) human cancer cell lines in vitro. ('A2780', 'Var', (158, 163)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (214, 220)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (186, 190)) ('A2780R', 'Mutation', 'p.A2780R', (168, 174)) ('intrinsic resistance to cisplatin', 'MPA', (111, 144)) ('platinum(II)', 'Chemical', '-', (49, 61)) ('A549', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0023', (152, 156)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (135, 144)) ('7-azaindoles', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C023422', (77, 89)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (214, 220)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (208, 213)) ('overcome', 'PosReg', (102, 110)) ('A2780R', 'Var', (168, 174)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (214, 220)) 75550 24603594 The antitumour activity in vitro of the complexes 1-3 can be evaluated also by means of the resistance factors, since the substances were tested on both cisplatin-sensitive (A2780) and resistant (A2780R) ovarian carcinoma cell lines (Figure 4). ('tumour', 'Disease', (8, 14)) ('ovarian carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (204, 221)) ('ovarian carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025318', (204, 221)) ('ovarian carcinoma', 'Disease', (204, 221)) ('A2780R', 'Mutation', 'p.A2780R', (196, 202)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (153, 162)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (8, 14)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (212, 221)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (8, 14)) ('A2780R', 'Var', (196, 202)) ('tested', 'Reg', (138, 144)) 75555 24603594 Two of the studied complexes (1, 3) have significantly higher in vitro antitumour activity (p<0.05) than cisplatin against all eight human cancer cell lines, while the complex 2 only on the A549, A2780, A2780R and HOS cells. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (139, 145)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (75, 81)) ('A2780R', 'Mutation', 'p.A2780R', (203, 209)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (139, 145)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (75, 81)) ('HOS', 'Disease', 'MESH:C535326', (214, 217)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (133, 138)) ('HOS', 'Disease', (214, 217)) ('A549', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0023', (190, 194)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (105, 114)) ('A2780R', 'Var', (203, 209)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (55, 61)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (75, 81)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (139, 145)) 75602 24603594 Platination of DNA molecule induces DNA damage which results in a cell cycle arrest or in apoptosis. ('cell cycle arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011018', (66, 83)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (37, 38)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (16, 17)) ('Platination', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('results in', 'Reg', (53, 63)) ('arrest', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (77, 83)) ('DNA damage', 'MPA', (36, 46)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (90, 99)) ('arrest', 'Disease', (77, 83)) 75616 24603594 In this paper, we extended the scope of in vitro cytotoxicity testing to the expanded panel of human cancer cell lines (A549, HeLa, A2780 and cisplatin-resistant A2780R, and G-361) and found significant antitumour activity in vitro (the IC50 values were as low as 1 microM level), which surpassed that of cisplatin considerably. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (101, 107)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (207, 213)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (95, 100)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (142, 151)) ('A2780R', 'Var', (162, 168)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (101, 107)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (49, 61)) ('A2780R', 'Mutation', 'p.A2780R', (162, 168)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (207, 213)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (126, 130)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 107)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (305, 314)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (49, 61)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (207, 213)) ('A549', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0023', (120, 124)) 75625 23737712 The Effect of Mirtazapine on Cisplatin-Induced Oxidative Damage and Infertility in Rat Ovaries Cisplatin causes infertility due to ovarian toxicity. ('infertility', 'Disease', (112, 123)) ('Mirtazapine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000078785', (14, 25)) ('causes', 'Reg', (105, 111)) ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (29, 38)) ('Infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (68, 79)) ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (95, 104)) ('Rat', 'Species', '10116', (83, 86)) ('Cisplatin', 'Var', (95, 104)) ('ovarian toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010049', (131, 147)) ('ovarian toxicity', 'Disease', (131, 147)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (112, 123)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (112, 123)) ('infertility due to ovarian toxicity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008209', (112, 147)) 75634 23737712 The MDA, MPO, NO groups and 8-OH Gua levels were higher in the cisplatin-treated groups than the controls, which was not observed in the mirtazapine and cisplatin groups. ('mirtazapine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000078785', (137, 148)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (63, 72)) ('MDA', 'MPA', (4, 7)) ('cisplatin-treated', 'Var', (63, 80)) ('MPO', 'Gene', '303413', (9, 12)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (153, 162)) ('MPO', 'Gene', (9, 12)) ('8-OH Gua', 'Chemical', '-', (28, 36)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (49, 55)) 75635 23737712 GSH, GPx, and SOD levels were reduced by cisplatin, which was prevented by mirtazapine. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (41, 50)) ('GSH', 'MPA', (0, 3)) ('GPx', 'MPA', (5, 8)) ('GPx', 'Chemical', '-', (5, 8)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (30, 37)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (41, 50)) ('mirtazapine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000078785', (75, 86)) ('GSH', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 3)) 75638 23737712 In conclusion, oxidative stress induced by cisplatin in the rat ovary tissue causes infertility in the female rats. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (110, 113)) ('causes', 'Reg', (77, 83)) ('infertility in the female', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008222', (84, 109)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (43, 52)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (60, 63)) ('oxidative stress', 'MPA', (15, 31)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (110, 114)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (84, 95)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (43, 52)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (84, 95)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (84, 95)) ('oxidative stress', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (15, 31)) 75642 23737712 Moreover, it has been demonstrated that cisplatin-associated infertility is caused by the toxic effect on the primordial follicles. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (29, 32)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (61, 72)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (61, 72)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (40, 49)) ('cisplatin-associated', 'Var', (40, 60)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (61, 72)) 75701 23737712 The MDA levels of the Mirt-15 and the Mirt-30 groups were found to be less than the Cis group (resp., P < 0.05, P < 0.01) (Figure 1). ('less', 'NegReg', (70, 74)) ('Mirt-15', 'Var', (22, 29)) ('Mirt-30', 'Chemical', '-', (38, 45)) ('MDA levels', 'MPA', (4, 14)) ('Mirt-30', 'Var', (38, 45)) 75703 23737712 MPO, NO, and 8-OH Gua levels of the Mirt-15 and the Mirt-30 groups were found to be lower than the Cis group (P < 0.001) (Figures 2, 3, and 4). ('MPO', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('Mirt-15', 'Var', (36, 43)) ('8-OH Gua', 'Chemical', '-', (13, 21)) ('Mirt-30', 'Chemical', '-', (52, 59)) ('Mirt-30', 'Var', (52, 59)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (84, 89)) ('MPO', 'Gene', '303413', (0, 3)) 75705 23737712 The amount of tGSH in the Mirt-15 and the Mirt-30 groups was found to be higher than the Cis group (resp., P < 0.05, P < 0.001) (Figure 5). ('Mirt-15', 'Var', (26, 33)) ('tGSH', 'Chemical', '-', (14, 18)) ('Mirt-30', 'Chemical', '-', (42, 49)) ('Mirt-30', 'Var', (42, 49)) ('tGSH', 'CPA', (14, 18)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (73, 79)) 75707 23737712 GRx activity of the Mirt-30 group was higher than in the Cis group (P < 0.001) (Figure 6). ('GRx', 'Gene', '64045', (0, 3)) ('GRx', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('Mirt-30', 'Chemical', '-', (20, 27)) ('Mirt-30', 'Var', (20, 27)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (38, 44)) ('activity', 'MPA', (4, 12)) 75708 23737712 The activities of SOD in the Mirt-15 and the Mirt-30 groups were measured higher than in the Cis group (P < 0.001) (Figure 7). ('activities', 'MPA', (4, 14)) ('Mirt-15', 'Var', (29, 36)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (74, 80)) ('Mirt-30', 'Chemical', '-', (45, 52)) ('Mirt-30', 'Var', (45, 52)) 75709 23737712 As shown in Table 2, Cisplatin caused infertility by 70% in the Cis group. ('infertility', 'Disease', (38, 49)) ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (21, 30)) ('Cisplatin', 'Var', (21, 30)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (38, 49)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (38, 49)) 75710 23737712 The infertility rates decreased by 40% and 10% for the Mirt-15 and Mirt-30 groups, respectively. ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (4, 15)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (4, 15)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (16, 19)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (4, 15)) ('Mirt-15', 'Var', (55, 62)) ('Mirt-30', 'Chemical', '-', (67, 74)) ('Mirt-30', 'Var', (67, 74)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (22, 31)) 75712 23737712 The data obtained in the study demonstrated that cisplatin caused significant oxidative stress in the ovarian tissues of rats. ('oxidative stress', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (78, 94)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (49, 58)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (121, 125)) ('oxidative stress', 'MPA', (78, 94)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (38, 41)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (49, 58)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (121, 124)) 75715 23737712 However, it was reported that cisplatin caused severe adverse effects such as nephrotoxicity, neurotoxicity, gastric toxicity, and infertility. ('gastric toxicity', 'Disease', (109, 125)) ('neurotoxicity', 'Disease', (94, 107)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (30, 39)) ('gastric toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (109, 125)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (131, 142)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', (78, 92)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (131, 142)) ('nephrotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (78, 92)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (30, 39)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (131, 142)) ('neurotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020258', (94, 107)) 75718 23737712 As the results of our study demonstrated, in ovarian tissues of animals administered cisplatin, there was an increase in the levels of MDA and MPO, which are oxidant parameters, while the levels of antioxidants such as tGSH, GPx, and SOD were decreased. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (85, 94)) ('levels', 'MPA', (125, 131)) ('tGSH', 'Chemical', '-', (219, 223)) ('GPx', 'Chemical', '-', (225, 228)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (109, 117)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (85, 94)) ('MPO', 'Gene', '303413', (143, 146)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (35, 38)) ('MDA', 'MPA', (135, 138)) ('MPO', 'Gene', (143, 146)) 75725 23737712 The hypochlorous acid is a powerful oxidant and causes damage to vascular endothelium. ('hypochlorous acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006997', (4, 21)) ('damage', 'MPA', (55, 61)) ('hypochlorous acid', 'Var', (4, 21)) ('causes', 'Reg', (48, 54)) 75727 23737712 However, in the kidney tissue of rats given cisplatin, a significant increase in MPO activity was noticed. ('increase', 'PosReg', (69, 77)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (44, 53)) ('MPO', 'Gene', '303413', (81, 84)) ('MPO', 'Gene', (81, 84)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (33, 37)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (44, 53)) 75747 23737712 In conclusion, cisplatin leads to oxidative stress in the ovarian tissue of rats. ('cisplatin', 'Var', (15, 24)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (15, 24)) ('oxidative stress', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (34, 50)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (76, 80)) ('oxidative stress', 'MPA', (34, 50)) 75748 23737712 Cisplatin also causes infertility in female rats. ('causes', 'Reg', (15, 21)) ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (0, 9)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (22, 33)) ('infertility in female', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008222', (22, 43)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (22, 33)) ('Cisplatin', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (22, 33)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (44, 48)) 75768 33562293 Each monofunctional complex could form at most one covalent bond with the N7-guanine on the DNA strands rather than two covalent Pt-DNA cross-links as cisplatin does. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (151, 160)) ('form', 'Reg', (34, 38)) ('covalent', 'MPA', (51, 59)) ('N7-guanine', 'Chemical', '-', (74, 84)) ('N7-guanine', 'Var', (74, 84)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (129, 131)) 75770 33562293 However, the preconceived belief was overturned by the finding that cis-[Pt(NH3)2(Am)Cl]+ (Am is an aromatic N-heterocyclic amine) inhibited tumor cells in vitro and leukemia (L1210 and P388) in mouse models, where PtII formed stable Pt-DNA adducts and the complex intercalated into DNA. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (141, 146)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (141, 146)) ('cis-', 'Var', (68, 72)) ('L1210', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0382', (176, 181)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (141, 146)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (234, 236)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (73, 75)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (195, 200)) ('leukemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007938', (166, 174)) ('PtII', 'Chemical', '-', (215, 219)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (166, 174)) ('leukemia', 'Disease', (166, 174)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (131, 140)) ('cis-[Pt(NH3)2(Am)Cl]+', 'Chemical', '-', (68, 89)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (215, 217)) ('aromatic N-heterocyclic amine', 'Chemical', '-', (100, 129)) 75771 33562293 Afterwards, it was found that the cationic PtII complex pyriplatin (Figure 2) only formed a monofunctional adduct with DNA and induced little distortion in the DNA double helix upon binding. ('distortion', 'MPA', (142, 152)) ('monofunctional adduct', 'MPA', (92, 113)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (182, 189)) ('pyriplatin', 'Var', (56, 66)) ('PtII complex pyriplatin', 'Chemical', '-', (43, 66)) 75774 33562293 Phenanthriplatin-DNA adducts generate steric hindrance in the major groove of DNA and thus, stall the progression of RNA polymerase II on the damaged DNA templates and inhibit DNA polymerases. ('Phenanthriplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C587603', (0, 16)) ('DNA polymerases', 'Enzyme', (176, 191)) ('steric hindrance', 'MPA', (38, 54)) ('stall', 'NegReg', (92, 97)) ('adducts', 'Var', (21, 28)) ('progression', 'MPA', (102, 113)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (168, 175)) ('RNA polymerase II', 'Enzyme', (117, 134)) 75812 33562293 The binding to DNA involves both covalent bonding with N7-guanine by PtII and intercalation by the porphyrin unit. ('PtII', 'Chemical', '-', (69, 73)) ('N7-guanine', 'Var', (55, 65)) ('intercalation', 'Interaction', (78, 91)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (4, 11)) ('porphyrin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011166', (99, 108)) ('covalent', 'MPA', (33, 41)) ('N7-guanine', 'Chemical', '-', (55, 65)) 75813 33562293 Complex 9 demonstrated a promising photocytotoxicity with extremely high toxicity towards human cancer cell lines upon irradiation (6.95 J cm-2, 420 nm, 15 min, HeLa: IC50 = 37 nM; A2780: IC50 = 21 nM; CP70: IC50 = 19 nM), and a phototoxic index up to 5000 in the cisplatin-resistant CP70 cell line. ('photocytotoxicity', 'Disease', (35, 52)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (264, 273)) ('A2780', 'Var', (181, 186)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (96, 102)) ('phototoxic', 'Disease', (229, 239)) ('photocytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'None', (35, 52)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (90, 95)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (161, 165)) ('phototoxic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D017484', (229, 239)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (73, 81)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (73, 81)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (96, 102)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (44, 52)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (96, 102)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (44, 52)) 75835 33562293 Therefore, silencing Pt complexes in lysosomes and then activating them specifically in the tumor tissue might be a method for improving the antitumor activity and alleviating side effects. ('silencing', 'Var', (11, 20)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (145, 150)) ('Pt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010984', (21, 23)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (92, 97)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (145, 150)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 97)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (145, 150)) ('improving', 'PosReg', (127, 136)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (92, 97)) ('Pt complexes', 'Protein', (21, 33)) 75839 33562293 Apart from damaging lysosomes to release 17 into the cytosol and nucleus, ROS also decreased intracellular GSH levels to impede its deactivation in the cytosol and further increased its accessibility to nDNA favorable for the antitumor activity. ('tumor', 'Disease', (230, 235)) ('impede', 'NegReg', (121, 127)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (172, 181)) ('GSH', 'Chemical', '-', (107, 110)) ('OS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002669', (75, 77)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (83, 92)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (230, 235)) ('intracellular GSH levels', 'MPA', (93, 117)) ('deactivation in the cytosol', 'MPA', (132, 159)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (230, 235)) ('ROS', 'Var', (74, 77)) ('accessibility', 'MPA', (186, 199)) ('ROS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017382', (74, 77)) 75872 33562293 In the case of tumor-induced angiogenesis, transmembrane receptors such as integrins (alphavbeta3 and alphavbeta5) are highly expressed, which have a very high affinity for peptides containing RGD (Arg-Gly-Asp) and NGR (Asn-Gly-Arg) sequences. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (15, 20)) ('Asn-Gly', 'Chemical', '-', (220, 227)) ('NGR', 'Gene', '65078', (215, 218)) ('affinity', 'Interaction', (160, 168)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (15, 20)) ('Arg', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001120', (228, 231)) ('Arg-Gly-Asp', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C047981', (198, 209)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (15, 20)) ('Arg', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001120', (198, 201)) ('peptides', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010455', (173, 181)) ('NGR', 'Gene', (215, 218)) ('RGD (Arg-Gly-Asp', 'Var', (193, 209)) 75910 33562293 Complexes 37-39 (Figure 14), anchoring lonidamine (an inhibitor of hexokinase) to the PtII center, could selectively reduce the bioenergetics of cancer cells. ('cancer', 'Disease', (145, 151)) ('lonidamine', 'Var', (39, 49)) ('PtII', 'Chemical', '-', (86, 90)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (145, 151)) ('hexokinase', 'Gene', (67, 77)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (117, 123)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (145, 151)) ('hexokinase', 'Gene', '3098', (67, 77)) ('lonidamine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C016371', (39, 49)) 75934 33562293 In complex 54 (Figure 17), ferrocenyl terpyridine led to a dramatic decrease in the dark toxicity. ('decrease', 'NegReg', (68, 76)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (89, 97)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (89, 97)) ('ferrocenyl terpyridine', 'Chemical', '-', (27, 49)) ('ferrocenyl terpyridine', 'Var', (27, 49)) 75974 31906360 In recent years, different clusters of microRNAs (miR-371-373 and miR-302) have been shown to be expressed in TGCTs regardless of patient age, tumor site and subtype. ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (110, 115)) ('miR-302', 'Var', (66, 73)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (130, 137)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (143, 148)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (143, 148)) ('miR-371-373', 'Var', (50, 61)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 148)) 75976 31906360 Very recently, a prospective multi-center study conducted in more than 600 TGCTs patients demonstrated a sensitivity of 90.1% and a specificity of 94.0% for microRNA-371a-3p to detect TGCTs in patients. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (193, 201)) ('microRNA-371a-3p', 'Var', (157, 173)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (81, 89)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (184, 189)) 76000 31906360 Interestingly, though the housekeeping miRNAs were detectable, we could not detect any levels of circulating miR-371a-3p or miR-367-3p (CT-value > 35) in serum samples of this patient. ('miR-371a', 'Gene', (109, 117)) ('amp', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000249', (161, 164)) ('miR-367-3p', 'Var', (124, 134)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (176, 183)) ('miR-371a', 'Gene', '442916', (109, 117)) 76007 31906360 MiR-371a-3p has been introduced as a potential novel biomarker in detecting and monitoring primary and metastatic TGCTs. ('primary and', 'Disease', (91, 102)) ('MiR-371a-3p', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('MiR-371a-3p', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 11)) 76022 31906360 Afterwards, a pre-amplification step was performed using a pre-amp primer pool of four specific 20x TaqMan miRNA assays (TaqMan miRNA assay specific for miR-371a-3p, miR-367-3p, miR-93-5p, and miR30b-5p, Thermo Fisher) and the TaqMan PreAmp Mastermix (Thermo Fisher) following the manufacturer's instructions. ('miR-371a', 'Gene', (153, 161)) ('amp', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000249', (63, 66)) ('miR30b', 'Gene', (193, 199)) ('miR-371a', 'Gene', '442916', (153, 161)) ('amp', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000249', (18, 21)) ('miR30b', 'Gene', '407030', (193, 199)) ('miR-367-3p', 'Var', (166, 176)) ('miR-93-5p', 'Gene', '100126325', (178, 187)) ('miR-93-5p', 'Gene', (178, 187)) 76027 31906360 As an external positive control for the assay, we used a paralleled measured serum pool of samples with radiologically confirmed disease and previous positively tested miR-371a-3p and miR-367-3p samples. ('miR-371a', 'Gene', '442916', (168, 176)) ('amp', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000249', (92, 95)) ('miR-371a', 'Gene', (168, 176)) ('amp', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000249', (196, 199)) ('miR-367-3p', 'Var', (184, 194)) 76028 31906360 Only samples where this serum sample pool gave a positive signal for miR-371a-3p and miR-367-3p (positive means a CT-value below 32), as well as positive signals for the housekeeping miRNAs, were considered as valid. ('miR-367-3p', 'Var', (85, 95)) ('miR-371a', 'Gene', '442916', (69, 77)) ('amp', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000249', (6, 9)) ('miR-371a', 'Gene', (69, 77)) ('amp', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000249', (31, 34)) 76139 29663630 From humans to hydra: patterns of cancer across the tree of life Cancer is a disease of multicellularity; it originates when cells become dysregulated due to mutations and grow out of control, invading other tissues and provoking discomfort, disability, and eventually death. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (34, 40)) ('discomfort', 'Disease', (230, 240)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (65, 71)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (5, 11)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (34, 40)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (65, 71)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (34, 40)) ('disability', 'Disease', (242, 252)) ('death', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (269, 274)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (65, 71)) ('death', 'Disease', (269, 274)) ('mutations', 'Var', (158, 167)) ('provoking', 'Reg', (220, 229)) 76165 29663630 Besides, as cancer is primarily caused by accumulating mutations with age (de Magalhaes, 2013), it may be expected to affect all organisms with dividing cells as adults that live long enough. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (12, 18)) ('mutations', 'Var', (55, 64)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (12, 18)) ('affect', 'Reg', (118, 124)) ('caused', 'Reg', (32, 38)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (12, 18)) 76168 29663630 This concept of evolutionary trade-offs has contributed to investigations on the ties between cancer and aging: if some genes can increase reproductive success in young individuals, they might undergo positive selection even if they cause problems later in life. ('genes', 'Var', (120, 125)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 100)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (130, 138)) ('reproductive success', 'CPA', (139, 159)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (94, 100)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (94, 100)) 76199 29663630 Hormonal status influences the incidence of this type of cancer, and risk factors include total age, use of oral contraceptives, hormone replacement, age at menarche and menopause, age at first pregnancy and nulliparity, a previous case of breast cancer, and family history (McPherson, Steel & Dixon, 2000). ('nulliparity', 'Var', (208, 219)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (144, 147)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (57, 63)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (247, 253)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (240, 253)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (57, 63)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (240, 253)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (240, 253)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (247, 253)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (247, 253)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (170, 173)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 63)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (157, 160)) 76220 29663630 However, an explanation for childhood leukaemia may be more complex, as suggested by the delayed infection hypothesis, which considers the excessive protection of young children as a cause for an evolutionary mismatch in their immune system, leading to aberrant responses in the immune system that may contribute to cancer (Greaves, 2006). ('responses', 'MPA', (262, 271)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (316, 322)) ('infection', 'Disease', (97, 106)) ('leukaemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007938', (38, 47)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (169, 177)) ('infection', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007239', (97, 106)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (302, 312)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (316, 322)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (253, 261)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (316, 322)) ('leukaemia', 'Disease', (38, 47)) 76222 29663630 There is a possibility that other common childhood cancers appear due to genetic drift, and more research in this area would be beneficial (Rozhok, Salstrom & DeGregori, 2016). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (51, 57)) ('due', 'Reg', (66, 69)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (51, 58)) ('genetic drift', 'Var', (73, 86)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (51, 58)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (51, 58)) 76294 29663630 Scientists have investigated these animals and identified key genomic variations that may have contributed to the evolution of longevity and resistance to cancer (Keane et al., 2014; Davies et al., 2015). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (155, 161)) ('variations', 'Var', (70, 80)) ('contributed', 'Reg', (95, 106)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (155, 161)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (155, 161)) 76300 29663630 Researchers have found that high-molecular-mass hyaluronan is involved in the arresting of cell growth once cells come into contact with extracellular matrix (Seluanov et al., 2009) and also the activation of a modified version of the inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (INK4a) locus, which contains tumour-suppressor genes (Tian et al., 2015). ('modified', 'Var', (211, 219)) ('mole', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003764', (33, 37)) ('hyaluronan', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006820', (48, 58)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (305, 311)) ('cell growth', 'CPA', (91, 102)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (305, 311)) ('arresting', 'CPA', (78, 87)) ('cyclin-dependent kinase 4', 'Gene', '1019', (249, 274)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (195, 205)) ('INK4a', 'Gene', (276, 281)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (305, 311)) ('cyclin-dependent kinase 4', 'Gene', (249, 274)) 76301 29663630 (2015) found that high-molecular-mass hyaluronan is generated from two different mutations in the hyaluronan synthase 2 gene (HAS2), one of which is shared among all African mole-rats. ('hyaluronan synthase 2', 'Gene', '3037', (98, 119)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (179, 182)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (56, 59)) ('mole', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003764', (23, 27)) ('hyaluronan', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006820', (38, 48)) ('HAS2', 'Gene', (126, 130)) ('HAS2', 'Gene', '3037', (126, 130)) ('mole', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003764', (174, 178)) ('mutations', 'Var', (81, 90)) ('hyaluronan', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006820', (98, 108)) ('African mole-rats', 'Species', '10175', (166, 183)) ('hyaluronan synthase 2', 'Gene', (98, 119)) 76374 29663630 Comparisons between canine and human osteosarcoma have allowed advancements such as identification of several subtypes (Scott et al., 2011), driver mutations (Angstadt et al., 2012), and biomarkers (Rankin et al., 2012; Ren & Khanna, 2014), and have led to new therapeutic investigations (Rankin et al., 2012; Yin et al., 2016). ('mutations', 'Var', (148, 157)) ('Ren', 'Gene', (220, 223)) ('sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (42, 49)) ('Ren', 'Gene', '5972', (220, 223)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (70, 73)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (31, 36)) ('have led', 'Reg', (245, 253)) ('canine', 'Species', '9615', (20, 26)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002669', (37, 49)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Disease', (37, 49)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012516', (37, 49)) 76430 29663630 Researchers have discovered mutations in the growth hormone receptor (GHR) and in the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor genes (IGF1R) in these bats, both of which may contribute to their longevity (Seim et al., 2013). ('growth hormone receptor', 'Gene', (45, 68)) ('growth hormone receptor', 'Gene', '2690', (45, 68)) ('IGF1R', 'Gene', '3480', (131, 136)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (171, 181)) ('insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor', 'Gene', '3480', (86, 123)) ('GHR', 'Gene', (70, 73)) ('GHR', 'Gene', '2690', (70, 73)) ('insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor', 'Gene', (86, 123)) ('longevity', 'CPA', (191, 200)) ('mutations', 'Var', (28, 37)) ('IGF1R', 'Gene', (131, 136)) 76431 29663630 GH and IGF1 both play roles in cell growth and proliferation, and these mutations could also affect the rate of cancer in these species. ('mutations', 'Var', (72, 81)) ('IGF1', 'Gene', '3479', (7, 11)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (112, 118)) ('affect', 'Reg', (93, 99)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (112, 118)) ('rate', 'MPA', (104, 108)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (54, 57)) ('play', 'Reg', (17, 21)) ('IGF1', 'Gene', (7, 11)) ('GH', 'Gene', '2688', (0, 2)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (47, 60)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (112, 118)) ('cell growth', 'CPA', (31, 42)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (104, 107)) 76455 29663630 Dietary changes and improvements in cancer treatment have extended the lifespan of pet birds, along with the incidence of neoplasia observed by veterinarians. ('changes', 'Var', (8, 15)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (36, 42)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (48, 51)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (36, 42)) ('lifespan', 'CPA', (71, 79)) ('neoplasia', 'Disease', (122, 131)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 131)) ('extended', 'PosReg', (58, 66)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (36, 42)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (27, 30)) ('neoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (122, 131)) 76486 29663630 Hepatic tumours in fish are associated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, chemical contaminants that are implied in carcinogenesis in humans (Masahito et al., 1988). ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (138, 144)) ('polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011084', (44, 76)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (120, 134)) ('associated', 'Reg', (28, 38)) ('polycyclic aromatic', 'Var', (44, 63)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (120, 134)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (8, 14)) ('Hepatic tumours', 'Disease', (0, 15)) ('Hepatic tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008113', (0, 15)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (8, 15)) 76505 29663630 Plants have orthologous genes of many mammalian tumour-suppressor genes and oncogenes, but it seems that mutations in these genes are not oncogenic, possibly due to redundancy of some cell cycle regulators (Doonan & Sablowski, 2010). ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 54)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (48, 54)) ('mutations', 'Var', (105, 114)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (48, 54)) ('mammalian', 'Species', '9606', (38, 47)) 76538 29663630 (3) We do not yet know if the mechanisms identified in long-lived, cancer-resistant animals are responsible for their longevity and resistance to cancer, but some studies suggest that only a few mutations (or even a single mutation) can greatly increase cancer resistance. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (67, 73)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (254, 260)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (146, 152)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (146, 152)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (67, 73)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (245, 253)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (254, 260)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 73)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (254, 260)) ('mutations', 'Var', (195, 204)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (146, 152)) 76623 32576890 Administration of bleomycin, etoposide, cisplatin chemotherapy led to lower locomotor- and exploratory activity, higher anxiety-like behaviour and worse spatial memory in mice tested after the end of the third cycle of the treatment. ('anxiety', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000739', (120, 127)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (8, 11)) ('anxiety', 'Gene', (120, 127)) ('worse', 'NegReg', (147, 152)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (40, 49)) ('bleomycin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001761', (18, 27)) ('etoposide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005047', (29, 38)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (171, 175)) ('anxiety', 'Gene', '493091', (120, 127)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (113, 119)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (70, 75)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (228, 231)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (40, 49)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (96, 99)) 76767 21806789 Exercise for cancer patients undergoing treatment with chemotherapy has been shown to improve the patient's physical capacity and to reduce side effects such as fatigue. ('fatigue', 'Disease', (161, 168)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (13, 19)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (98, 105)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (45, 48)) ('fatigue', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012378', (161, 168)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (133, 139)) ('Exercise', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('improve', 'PosReg', (86, 93)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (13, 19)) ('physical capacity', 'CPA', (108, 125)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (13, 19)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (20, 27)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (20, 28)) ('fatigue', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005221', (161, 168)) 76846 19399630 Greater weekly duration of moderate-intensity activity (but not vigorous) was associated with an increased risk of non-seminoma/mixed tumors (>= 9 hrs vs. <2, p for trend = 0.006), but was not associated with seminomas (Table 4). ('tumors', 'Disease', (134, 140)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (134, 140)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (134, 140)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (209, 218)) ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', (115, 127)) ('moderate-intensity', 'Var', (27, 45)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (209, 218)) ('non-seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (115, 127)) 76850 19399630 A second proposed hypothesis is that PA such as bicycling or horseback riding could result in testicular trauma or injury that is sufficient to cause testicular atrophy, a putative risk factor for TGCC. ('bicycling', 'Var', (48, 57)) ('horseback riding', 'Disease', (61, 77)) ('testicular atrophy', 'Disease', (150, 168)) ('cause', 'Reg', (144, 149)) ('testicular trauma or injury', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014947', (94, 121)) ('testicular atrophy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000029', (150, 168)) ('testicular atrophy', 'Disease', 'MESH:C567108', (150, 168)) ('testicular trauma or injury', 'Disease', (94, 121)) ('result', 'Reg', (84, 90)) 76899 19842050 We also grouped cancer sites into the following categories based on International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) groupings: (1) lip, oral cavity and pharynx (140-149); (2) esophagus, stomach, and small intestine (150-152); (3) colon, rectum (153-154); (4) liver, gallbladder, pancreas (155-157); (5) lung (162); (6) melanoma (172); (7) breast (174); (8) uterus, ovary (179-184); (9) prostate (185); (10) testis (186); (11) bladder, kidney (188-189); (12) lymphatic, hematologic (200-208); and (13) other sites. ('colon', 'Disease', (273, 278)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (362, 370)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (16, 22)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (362, 370)) ('ovary', 'Disease', (408, 413)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (362, 370)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (16, 22)) ('ovary', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (408, 413)) ('188-189', 'Var', (486, 493)) ('colon', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (273, 278)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (16, 22)) 76988 31886233 TIG1 is expressed in most normal tissues, and downregulation of TIG1 expression in multiple cancers is caused by promoter hypermethylation. ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (46, 60)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 99)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', (64, 68)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (69, 79)) ('multiple cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (83, 99)) ('expression', 'MPA', (69, 79)) ('promoter hypermethylation', 'Var', (113, 138)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', '5918', (64, 68)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 98)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', '5918', (0, 4)) ('multiple cancers', 'Disease', (83, 99)) 76994 31886233 SPINK2 enhanced TIG1-regulated uPA activity and EMT suppression, while silencing SPINK2 alleviated TIG1-mediated EMT regulation, cell migration, and invasion. ('SPINK2', 'Gene', '6691', (81, 87)) ('invasion', 'CPA', (149, 157)) ('EMT suppression', 'CPA', (48, 63)) ('SPINK2', 'Gene', (81, 87)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', (16, 20)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', (99, 103)) ('alleviated', 'NegReg', (88, 98)) ('SPINK2', 'Gene', '6691', (0, 6)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (7, 15)) ('silencing', 'Var', (71, 80)) ('SPINK2', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', '5918', (16, 20)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', '5918', (99, 103)) ('uPA', 'Gene', (31, 34)) ('uPA', 'Gene', '5328', (31, 34)) ('cell migration', 'CPA', (129, 143)) 76997 31886233 Downregulation of TIG1 in multiple cancers is mediated by common CpG hypermethylation in the TIG1 promoter region. ('TIG1', 'Gene', '5918', (18, 22)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', '5918', (93, 97)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (69, 85)) ('Downregulation', 'NegReg', (0, 14)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (35, 41)) ('multiple cancers', 'Disease', (26, 42)) ('multiple cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (26, 42)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (35, 42)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', (18, 22)) ('CpG hypermethylation', 'Var', (65, 85)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', (93, 97)) 76999 31886233 In addition to regulation of alpha-tubulin, which is related to mitochondrial function, ectopic TIG1 exhibits cell growth suppression and induction of autophagy in cervical, colon, and nasopharyngeal cancer cells. ('TIG1', 'Gene', '5918', (96, 100)) ('cell growth suppression', 'CPA', (110, 133)) ('autophagy', 'CPA', (151, 160)) ('nasopharyngeal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100630', (185, 206)) ('ectopic', 'Var', (88, 95)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (200, 206)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', (96, 100)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (200, 206)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (200, 206)) 77008 31886233 Loss of SPINK7 has been shown to increase uPA activity in esophageal epithelial cells, indicating that SPINK7 may represent a key checkpoint in regulating mucosal barrier function in esophageal cells. ('increase', 'PosReg', (33, 41)) ('uPA', 'Gene', '5328', (42, 45)) ('uPA', 'Gene', (42, 45)) ('Loss', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('SPINK7', 'Gene', (8, 14)) 77009 31886233 Similarly, a recent study has shown that downregulation of SPINK13 promotes metastasis through the uPA system in ovarian cancer cells. ('metastasis', 'CPA', (76, 86)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (113, 127)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (67, 75)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (113, 127)) ('SPINK13', 'Gene', (59, 66)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (121, 127)) ('downregulation', 'Var', (41, 55)) ('uPA', 'Gene', '5328', (99, 102)) ('uPA', 'Gene', (99, 102)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (113, 127)) 77023 31886233 To generate the pSPINK2-flag expression vector, SPINK2 cDNA was first amplified from human NT2/D1 testicular cancer cells using SPINK2-specific primers (5'-TGGCTAGCATGGCGCTGTCGGTGCTGCGC-3' and 5'-GACTCGAGGCAGGGTCCATTTCGAATGATTTTA-3'). ("5'-TGGCTAGCATGGCGCTGTCGGTGCTGCGC-3", 'Var', (153, 187)) ('SPINK2', 'Gene', '6691', (17, 23)) ('SPINK2', 'Gene', '6691', (48, 54)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (109, 115)) ('SPINK2', 'Gene', (17, 23)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (98, 115)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (109, 115)) ('SPINK2', 'Gene', '6691', (128, 134)) ('SPINK2', 'Gene', (48, 54)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (29, 39)) ('SPINK2', 'Gene', (128, 134)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 115)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (85, 90)) 77056 31886233 In contrast, TIG1 or SPINK2 expression in NT2/D1 cells significantly inhibited cell migration by 56.4% and 42.9%, respectively, compared to cell migration of NT2/D1 cells transfected with empty control vector. ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (28, 38)) ('cell migration', 'CPA', (79, 93)) ('SPINK2', 'Gene', '6691', (21, 27)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('SPINK2', 'Gene', (21, 27)) ('expression', 'Var', (28, 38)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', '5918', (13, 17)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (69, 78)) ('NT2/D1', 'Var', (42, 48)) 77057 31886233 Furthermore, the number of migrated cells decreased by 57.4% in TIG1and SPINK2 coexpressing cells compared to cells transfected with TIG1-myc expression vector for 24 h (Figure 2(b) and Supplementary ). ('decreased', 'NegReg', (42, 51)) ('myc', 'Gene', (138, 141)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', (64, 68)) ('coexpressing', 'Var', (79, 91)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', (133, 137)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (142, 152)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', '5918', (64, 68)) ('SPINK2', 'Gene', '6691', (72, 78)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', '5918', (133, 137)) ('SPINK2', 'Gene', (72, 78)) ('myc', 'Gene', '4609', (138, 141)) 77075 31886233 uPA activity was decreased by 34.9% in TIG1-expressing NT2/D1 cells, and silencing of SPINK2 significantly alleviated TIG1-mediated uPA activity suppression by 73.7% (Figure 6(a)). ('silencing', 'Var', (73, 82)) ('uPA', 'Gene', '5328', (132, 135)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', (118, 122)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (17, 26)) ('uPA', 'Gene', (132, 135)) ('suppression', 'NegReg', (145, 156)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', (39, 43)) ('SPINK2', 'Gene', '6691', (86, 92)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', '5918', (118, 122)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', '5918', (39, 43)) ('uPA', 'Gene', '5328', (0, 3)) ('uPA', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('SPINK2', 'Gene', (86, 92)) ('alleviated', 'NegReg', (107, 117)) 77078 31886233 In addition, silencing expression of SPINK2 significantly alleviated TIG1-mediated cell migration and invasion suppression by 51.1% (Figure 7(a) and Supplementary ) and 64.2% (Figure 7(b) and Supplementary ), respectively. ('SPINK2', 'Gene', (37, 43)) ('invasion suppression', 'CPA', (102, 122)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', '5918', (69, 73)) ('silencing', 'Var', (13, 22)) ('SPINK2', 'Gene', '6691', (37, 43)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (23, 33)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', (69, 73)) ('alleviated', 'NegReg', (58, 68)) 77079 31886233 Our results indicate that expression of TIG1 in NT2/D1 testicular carcinoma cells leads to decreased uPA activity, EMT reduction, and inhibition of cell migration and invasion. ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (66, 75)) ('uPA', 'Gene', '5328', (101, 104)) ('uPA', 'Gene', (101, 104)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', (40, 44)) ('expression', 'Var', (26, 36)) ('testicular carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (55, 75)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', '5918', (40, 44)) ('EMT', 'CPA', (115, 118)) ('testicular carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (55, 75)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (134, 144)) ('testicular carcinoma', 'Disease', (55, 75)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (119, 128)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (26, 36)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (91, 100)) 77080 31886233 We also found that TIG1 interacts with SPINK2 within cells, and coexpression of SPINK2 enhanced TIG1-mediated inhibition of uPA activity and cell invasion, while TIG1-mediated cell invasion was reversed in SPINK2-silenced cells. ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (110, 120)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', '5918', (162, 166)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', '5918', (19, 23)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (87, 95)) ('SPINK2', 'Gene', (80, 86)) ('uPA', 'Gene', (124, 127)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', (162, 166)) ('uPA', 'Gene', '5328', (124, 127)) ('SPINK2', 'Gene', (39, 45)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', '5918', (96, 100)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', (19, 23)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (66, 76)) ('SPINK2', 'Gene', (206, 212)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', (96, 100)) ('SPINK2', 'Gene', '6691', (80, 86)) ('SPINK2', 'Gene', '6691', (39, 45)) ('coexpression', 'Var', (64, 76)) ('SPINK2', 'Gene', '6691', (206, 212)) ('cell invasion', 'CPA', (141, 154)) 77090 31886233 Dysregulated expression of the uPA/uPAR system results in cell invasion in multiple cancer cell lines. ('uPA', 'Gene', (35, 38)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (13, 23)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (84, 90)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (84, 90)) ('expression', 'MPA', (13, 23)) ('uPAR', 'Gene', '5329', (35, 39)) ('results in', 'Reg', (47, 57)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 90)) ('Dysregulated', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('uPA', 'Gene', (31, 34)) ('uPAR', 'Gene', (35, 39)) ('uPA', 'Gene', '5328', (31, 34)) ('uPA', 'Gene', '5328', (35, 38)) 77099 31886233 Our study demonstrated that expression of TIG1 inhibits cell migration and invasion in testicular carcinoma cells. ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (28, 38)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (98, 107)) ('testicular carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (87, 107)) ('testicular carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (87, 107)) ('expression', 'Var', (28, 38)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', (42, 46)) ('testicular carcinoma', 'Disease', (87, 107)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', '5918', (42, 46)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (47, 55)) 77101 31886233 Silencing of SPINK2 alleviated the effects induced by TIG1 in testicular carcinoma cells. ('SPINK2', 'Gene', '6691', (13, 19)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', (54, 58)) ('TIG1', 'Gene', '5918', (54, 58)) ('SPINK2', 'Gene', (13, 19)) ('testicular carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (62, 82)) ('testicular carcinoma', 'Disease', (62, 82)) ('testicular carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (62, 82)) ('alleviated', 'NegReg', (20, 30)) ('Silencing', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (73, 82)) 77107 31614500 Results: PD-L1 and CTLA-4 positivity in ICs was frequent (85.5% and 96.3%). ('CTLA-4', 'Gene', '1493', (19, 25)) ('ICs', 'Disease', (40, 43)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (9, 14)) ('CTLA-4', 'Gene', (19, 25)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (9, 14)) ('positivity', 'Var', (26, 36)) 77127 31614500 Since then, both high PD-L1 immunoexpression in tumor cells (TCs) and low immunoexpression in immune cells (ICs) were found associated with poorer prognosis in two different studies. ('tumor', 'Disease', (48, 53)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (22, 27)) ('high', 'Var', (17, 21)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (22, 27)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (48, 53)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 53)) 77140 31614500 PD-L1 and CTLA-4 positivity was overall observed in 137/158 (85.5%) and 158/164 (96.3%) of TGCTs. ('CTLA-4', 'Gene', (10, 16)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (91, 96)) ('positivity', 'Var', (17, 27)) ('observed', 'Reg', (40, 48)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('CTLA-4', 'Gene', '1493', (10, 16)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (0, 5)) 77142 31614500 CTLA-4 positivity in ICs did not associate with clinicopathological variables (Table 2). ('CTLA-4', 'Gene', '1493', (0, 6)) ('CTLA-4', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('positivity', 'Var', (7, 17)) ('ICs', 'Disease', (21, 24)) 77144 31614500 Positivity of CTLA-4 in ICs did not significantly impact relapse-free survival (RFS) (Supplementary Figure S2). ('CTLA-4', 'Gene', (14, 20)) ('relapse-free survival', 'CPA', (57, 78)) ('Positivity', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (92, 95)) ('CTLA-4', 'Gene', '1493', (14, 20)) 77145 31614500 Regarding PD-L1 positivity in ICs, it did not differ significantly among subgroups of patients with different clinicopathological variables (lymphovascular invasion, TNM staging, presence of metastases or IGCCCG prognostic grouping) (Table 2). ('TNM', 'Gene', (166, 169)) ('ICs', 'Disease', (30, 33)) ('metastases', 'Disease', (191, 201)) ('TNM', 'Gene', '10178', (166, 169)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (10, 15)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (10, 15)) ('metastases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (191, 201)) ('positivity', 'Var', (16, 26)) ('lymphovascular', 'Disease', (141, 155)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (86, 94)) 77148 31614500 Among the 86 pure SE patients, 43 (50.0%) and 59 (68.6%) were classified as being highly infiltrated with CD20- and CD3-positive ICs, respectively (specific criteria for considering IC infiltration are detailed in Methods section) (Supplementary Figure S3A,B). ('SE', 'Disease', 'None', (18, 20)) ('CD20', 'Gene', (106, 110)) ('CD20', 'Gene', '931', (106, 110)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (238, 241)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (21, 29)) ('CD3-positive', 'Var', (116, 128)) 77163 31614500 However, there were significant differences in PD-L1 immunoexpression among the various subtypes of TCs (p < 0.0001); specifically, PD-L1 positivity in TCs was significantly more common in CH and less common in TE (Figure 5D). ('CH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C103208', (189, 191)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (132, 137)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (47, 52)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (132, 137)) ('positivity', 'Var', (138, 148)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (47, 52)) ('TCs', 'Disease', (152, 155)) 77180 31614500 Positivity for PD-L1 in ICs was seen in 1-10% of cells in 8 samples, in 10-20% of cells in 6 samples, in 20-30% of cells in 2 samples and in 50-60% of cells in 1 sample. ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (15, 20)) ('Positivity', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('ICs', 'Disease', (24, 27)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (15, 20)) 77182 31614500 Importantly, all six metastatic samples with cisplatin-resistant viable non-TE disease showed positivity in TCs for PD-L1, but none of the nine residual mature TE masses showed PD-L1-positive TCs (p = 0.0002, Figure 9B). ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (45, 54)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (177, 182)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (116, 121)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (177, 182)) ('positivity', 'Var', (94, 104)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (116, 121)) 77208 31614500 Moreover, as in the previous work, we too corroborated the association of high PD-L1 scoring in TCs with poor prognostic features, including disease stage. ('high', 'Var', (74, 78)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (79, 84)) ('TCs', 'Disease', (96, 99)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (79, 84)) 77230 31614500 A recent report found that methylation of homologous recombinant genes was associated with the expression of the immune checkpoint PD-L1 in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, lung and cervix, and promoter methylation of homologous recombination-related genes was found to be frequent in TGCTs. ('frequent', 'Reg', (286, 294)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (131, 136)) ('squamous cell carcinoma of the head', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002294', (140, 175)) ('methylation', 'Var', (27, 38)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (298, 303)) ('squamous cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002860', (140, 163)) ('squamous cell carcinoma of the head', 'Disease', (140, 175)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (154, 163)) ('associated', 'Reg', (75, 85)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (131, 136)) ('expression', 'MPA', (95, 105)) 77260 31614500 Overall, the immunobiology of (testicular) germ cell tumors remains an understudied field, and the key to achieve sound clinical effects might reside in uncovering the most relevant biomarkers (both histological, genetic or epigenetic) that might really indicate a favorable response to immunotherapies. ('epigenetic', 'Var', (224, 234)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (43, 58)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (53, 59)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (53, 58)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (53, 59)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (43, 59)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (53, 59)) 77266 27111068 Oxidative Stress Triggers Body-Wide Skipping of Multiple Exons of the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Gene Humans carry two nearly identical copies of Survival Motor Neuron gene: SMN1 and SMN2. ('SMN2', 'Gene', (180, 184)) ('Spinal Muscular Atrophy', 'Disease', (70, 93)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', '6607', (180, 184)) ('Skipping', 'Var', (36, 44)) ('Spinal Muscular Atrophy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009134', (70, 93)) ('Stress', 'Disease', (10, 16)) ('Stress', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000079225', (10, 16)) ('Oxidative Stress', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (0, 16)) ('Humans', 'Species', '9606', (99, 105)) ('Muscular Atrophy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003202', (77, 93)) ('Spinal Muscular Atrophy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007269', (70, 93)) 77267 27111068 Loss of SMN1 leads to spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the most frequent genetic cause of infant mortality. ('spinal muscular atrophy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007269', (22, 45)) ('muscular atrophy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003202', (29, 45)) ('SMN1', 'Gene', (8, 12)) ('mortality', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (95, 104)) ('spinal muscular atrophy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009134', (22, 45)) ('SMA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007269', (47, 50)) ('spinal muscular atrophy', 'Disease', (22, 45)) ('mortality', 'Disease', (95, 104)) ('Loss', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (13, 21)) 77268 27111068 While SMN2 cannot compensate for the loss of SMN1 due to predominant skipping of exon 7, correction of SMN2 exon 7 splicing holds the promise of a cure for SMA. ('SMN2', 'Gene', '6607', (103, 107)) ('correction', 'Var', (89, 99)) ('skipping', 'Var', (69, 77)) ('SMA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007269', (156, 159)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', '6607', (6, 10)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', (6, 10)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', (103, 107)) ('SMA', 'Disease', (156, 159)) 77269 27111068 Previously, we used cell-based models coupled with a multi-exon-skipping detection assay (MESDA) to demonstrate the vulnerability of SMN2 exons to aberrant splicing under the conditions of oxidative stress (OS). ('aberrant', 'Var', (147, 155)) ('MESDA', 'Chemical', '-', (90, 95)) ('oxidative stress', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (189, 205)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', '6607', (133, 137)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', (133, 137)) ('OS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (207, 209)) 77281 27111068 Mutations within regulatory sequences cause defective splicing and result in genetic diseases. ('splicing', 'MPA', (54, 62)) ('defective', 'Var', (44, 53)) ('result in', 'Reg', (67, 76)) ('cause', 'Reg', (38, 43)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('genetic diseases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (77, 93)) ('genetic diseases', 'Disease', (77, 93)) 77283 27111068 A full-length (FL) transcript and FL SMN protein are the major products of the SMN1 gene, whereas the SMN2 gene predominantly generates a truncated transcript and a truncated protein (SMNDelta7) due to skipping of exon 7. ('SMN2', 'Gene', '6607', (102, 106)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', (102, 106)) ('SMN1', 'Gene', (79, 83)) ('Delta7', 'Mutation', 'c.del7', (187, 193)) ('FL', 'Gene', '2323', (15, 17)) ('gene', 'Var', (84, 88)) ('FL', 'Gene', '2323', (34, 36)) 77286 27111068 Deletion of and/or mutations in SMN1 coupled with the inability of SMN2 to compensate for the loss of SMN1 leads to spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a leading genetic disease of children and infants. ('SMN1', 'Gene', (32, 36)) ('spinal muscular atrophy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007269', (116, 139)) ('SMN1', 'Gene', (102, 106)) ('genetic disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (157, 172)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', (67, 71)) ('genetic disease', 'Disease', (157, 172)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', '6607', (67, 71)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (176, 184)) ('mutations', 'Var', (19, 28)) ('spinal muscular atrophy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009134', (116, 139)) ('muscular atrophy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003202', (123, 139)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (107, 115)) ('infants', 'Species', '9606', (189, 196)) ('spinal muscular atrophy', 'Disease', (116, 139)) ('SMA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007269', (141, 144)) ('Deletion', 'Var', (0, 8)) 77288 27111068 Consistent with the indispensable nature of SMN, deletion of Smn gene leads to embryonic lethality. ('Smn', 'Gene', (61, 64)) ('embryonic lethality', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020964', (79, 98)) ('embryonic lethality', 'Disease', (79, 98)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (70, 78)) ('deletion', 'Var', (49, 57)) 77289 27111068 However, introduction of SMN2 into the null Smn-/- background recapitulates a SMA phenotype. ('SMA', 'Disease', (78, 81)) ('SMA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007269', (78, 81)) ('introduction', 'Var', (9, 21)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', (25, 29)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', '6607', (25, 29)) 77291 27111068 Since SMN2 contributes towards the overall cellular pool of SMN, its copy number impacts the severity of SMA. ('SMA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007269', (105, 108)) ('cellular pool', 'MPA', (43, 56)) ('impacts', 'Reg', (81, 88)) ('severity', 'Disease', (93, 101)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', '6607', (6, 10)) ('copy number', 'Var', (69, 80)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', (6, 10)) 77297 27111068 A previous study has shown increased skipping of SMN2 exons 5 and 7 in neuronal cells treated with PQ. ('PQ', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010269', (99, 101)) ('skipping', 'Var', (37, 45)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', '6607', (49, 53)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', (49, 53)) 77298 27111068 Employing a multi-exon-skipping detection assay (MESDA), we have recently demonstrated that splicing of multiple exons of SMN1 and SMN2 are affected by PQ-induced OS in both neuronal and non-neuronal cells. ('PQ', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010269', (152, 154)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', (131, 135)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', '6607', (131, 135)) ('splicing', 'MPA', (92, 100)) ('MESDA', 'Chemical', '-', (49, 54)) ('SMN1', 'Gene', (122, 126)) ('affected', 'Reg', (140, 148)) ('PQ-induced OS', 'Var', (152, 165)) ('OS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (163, 165)) 77338 27111068 For SBP2, PCR amplification was done using primers 5hSBP2E1 and 3hSBP2E4 (S1 Table). ('5hSBP2E1', 'Var', (51, 59)) ('R', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001120', (12, 13)) ('3hSBP2E4', 'Var', (64, 72)) 77380 27111068 For PQ treatment of SH-SY5Y and GM03813, cells were pre-plated in 60 mm culture dishes at a density of 4.2X106 and 3.3X105 per dish, respectively. ('SH-SY5Y', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0019', (20, 27)) ('PQ', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010269', (4, 6)) ('SH-SY5Y', 'Var', (20, 27)) ('GM03813', 'Var', (32, 39)) 77412 27111068 These results underscore that co-skipping of SMN2 exons 5 and 7 is a signature event of PQ-induced OS observed during the first 24 h of treatment. ('OS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (99, 101)) ('PQ', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010269', (88, 90)) ('co-skipping', 'Var', (30, 41)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', '6607', (45, 49)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', (45, 49)) 77414 27111068 Our results also revealed novel splice isoforms generated during the conditions of OS, such as Delta5-7, Delta3,5-7, Delta3-5,7 and Delta3-7 (Fig 1B, marked with pound signs). ('Delta3', 'Gene', (132, 138)) ('Delta5-7', 'Var', (95, 103)) ('Delta3', 'Gene', '13389', (117, 123)) ('Delta3-7', 'Gene', '13389;54485', (132, 140)) ('Delta3', 'Gene', '13389', (132, 138)) ('Delta3', 'Gene', (105, 111)) ('Delta3-7', 'Gene', (132, 140)) ('Delta5', 'Mutation', 'c.del5', (95, 101)) ('Delta3', 'Gene', '13389', (105, 111)) ('Delta3', 'Gene', (117, 123)) ('OS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (83, 85)) 77415 27111068 Based on our results described above we chose 24 h post PQ injection as the time point to collect samples for analysis of all aberrantly spliced SMN2 variants. ('PQ', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010269', (56, 58)) ('variants', 'Var', (150, 158)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', (145, 149)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', '6607', (145, 149)) 77419 27111068 Overall, our results confirmed that co-skipping of exons 5 and 7 is the hallmark of SMN2 aberrant splicing under the severe conditions of OS (50 and 70 mg/kg PQ treatment). ('co-skipping', 'Var', (36, 47)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', (84, 88)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', '6607', (84, 88)) ('aberrant splicing', 'Var', (89, 106)) ('PQ', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010269', (158, 160)) ('OS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (138, 140)) 77427 27111068 Interestingly, heart and muscle were the only two organs in which PQ treatment resulted in a more than 10% increase in individual skipping of exon 7 (Fig 2A, Delta7 transcript). ('skipping', 'Var', (130, 138)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (107, 115)) ('Delta7', 'Mutation', 'c.del7', (158, 164)) ('treatment', 'Var', (69, 78)) ('PQ', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010269', (66, 68)) ('PQ treatment', 'Var', (66, 78)) 77438 27111068 Consistent with the results of MESDA, PQ-induced OS caused small but noticeable skipping of SMN2 exon 5 in all tissues tested (S2C Fig). ('MESDA', 'Chemical', '-', (31, 36)) ('PQ-induced', 'Var', (38, 48)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', '6607', (92, 96)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', (92, 96)) ('PQ', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010269', (38, 40)) ('skipping', 'MPA', (80, 88)) ('OS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (49, 51)) 77448 27111068 Both exons 3 and 3b of Sbp2 share the same 5' ss that forms extensive base pairing with U1 snRNA, a component of U1 snRNP (S3B Fig); however, the 5' ss of exons 3/3b is predicted to be sequestered in a stem-loop structure that may in part account for an OS-induced skipping of Sbp2 exon 3 in kidney and lung (S3C Fig). ('R', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001120', (118, 119)) ('skipping', 'Var', (265, 273)) ('snRNP', 'Gene', (116, 121)) ('S3B', 'Gene', (123, 126)) ('snRNP', 'Gene', '27756', (116, 121)) ('Sbp2', 'Gene', '75420', (277, 281)) ('R', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001120', (93, 94)) ('OS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (254, 256)) ('Sbp2', 'Gene', '75420', (23, 27)) ('S3B', 'Gene', '11778', (123, 126)) ('Sbp2', 'Gene', (23, 27)) ('Sbp2', 'Gene', (277, 281)) 77451 27111068 Consequently, we did not observe any PQ-induced skipping of SBP2 exon 3a in human neuronal SH-SY5Y cells (S3D Fig). ('SH-SY5Y', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0019', (91, 98)) ('SBP2', 'Gene', (60, 64)) ('skipping', 'Var', (48, 56)) ('PQ', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010269', (37, 39)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (76, 81)) 77466 27111068 As per MESDA results, the levels of the latter transcripts were increased in PQ-treated animals (Fig 2A). ('PQ-treated', 'Var', (77, 87)) ('MESDA', 'Chemical', '-', (7, 12)) ('PQ', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010269', (77, 79)) ('levels', 'MPA', (26, 32)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (64, 73)) 77480 27111068 Also, most of the OS-induced skipping of SMN2 exon 5 in uterus/ovary occurred in transcripts that lacked exon 7. ('uterus/ovary', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (56, 68)) ('uterus/ovary', 'Disease', (56, 68)) ('lacked', 'NegReg', (98, 104)) ('OS-induced', 'Disease', (18, 28)) ('exon 7', 'MPA', (105, 111)) ('skipping', 'Var', (29, 37)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', (41, 45)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', '6607', (41, 45)) ('OS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (18, 20)) 77485 27111068 Exceptions to this rule were exon 6 of Tcerg1 and exon 18 of Smarcc2. ('Smarcc2', 'Gene', (61, 68)) ('Tcerg1', 'Gene', (39, 45)) ('exon', 'Var', (50, 54)) ('Tcerg1', 'Gene', '56070', (39, 45)) ('Smarcc2', 'Gene', '68094', (61, 68)) 77486 27111068 For instance, the presence of a U residue at the 5th position of Tcerg1 intron 6 shortens the region base-paired with U1 snRNA, thus, hampering an efficient recruitment of the U1 snRNP to the 5' ss of Tcerg1 exon 6 (Fig 5A). ('presence', 'Var', (18, 26)) ('Tcerg1', 'Gene', (65, 71)) ('shortens', 'NegReg', (81, 89)) ('Tcerg1', 'Gene', '56070', (65, 71)) ('snRNP', 'Gene', (179, 184)) ('Tcerg1', 'Gene', (201, 207)) ('R', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001120', (181, 182)) ('R', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001120', (123, 124)) ('Tcerg1', 'Gene', '56070', (201, 207)) ('snRNP', 'Gene', '27756', (179, 184)) ('hampering', 'NegReg', (134, 143)) ('region base-paired', 'MPA', (94, 112)) ('U residue', 'Var', (32, 41)) ('recruitment', 'MPA', (157, 168)) 77505 27111068 Skipping of SMN2 exon 7 results in the generation of a protein degradation signal at the C-terminus of SMN. ('SMN2', 'Gene', '6607', (12, 16)) ('generation of a protein degradation signal at the', 'MPA', (39, 88)) ('Skipping', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', (12, 16)) 77521 27111068 Level of another splicing factor, SRp55, that is known to interact with the 5' ss of an exon, showed a noticeable but statistically insignificant increase in PQ-treated brain (Fig 6). ('SRp55', 'Gene', '6431', (34, 39)) ('PQ-treated', 'Var', (158, 168)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (146, 154)) ('SRp55', 'Gene', (34, 39)) ('PQ', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010269', (158, 160)) 77529 27111068 Moreover, the conditions of OS could cause post-translational modifications in hnRNP H. Such modified hnRNP H can then affect splicing of SMN2 exons. ('hnRNP H', 'Gene', (102, 109)) ('OS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (28, 30)) ('affect', 'Reg', (119, 125)) ('modified', 'Var', (93, 101)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', '6607', (138, 142)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', (138, 142)) 77534 27111068 Here we report a comprehensive analysis of OS-induced aberrant splicing of multiple exons of SMN2, an ubiquitously expressed human gene associated with SMA, which is the most frequent genetic cause of infant mortality. ('associated', 'Reg', (136, 146)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', (93, 97)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', '6607', (93, 97)) ('SMA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007269', (152, 155)) ('mortality', 'Disease', (208, 217)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (125, 130)) ('SMA', 'Disease', (152, 155)) ('mortality', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (208, 217)) ('aberrant splicing', 'Var', (54, 71)) ('OS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (43, 45)) 77539 27111068 Of note, while levels of DeltaC5,7 transcript significantly increased in a tissue-independent manner, level of DeltaC7 transcript was not significantly affected by OS (Fig 3). ('OS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (164, 166)) ('DeltaC7', 'Var', (111, 118)) ('DeltaC5', 'DELETION', 'None', (25, 32)) ('DeltaC7', 'DELETION', 'None', (111, 118)) ('DeltaC5', 'Var', (25, 32)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (60, 69)) 77543 27111068 The results of MESDA indicate that expression of DeltaC7 and DeltaC5,7 transcripts in the liver of TG mice peaked at 8 h and 24 h post PQ treatment, respectively (Fig 1B). ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (102, 106)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (35, 45)) ('DeltaC7', 'DELETION', 'None', (49, 56)) ('DeltaC5', 'DELETION', 'None', (61, 68)) ('expression', 'MPA', (35, 45)) ('MESDA', 'Chemical', '-', (15, 20)) ('DeltaC5', 'Var', (61, 68)) ('PQ', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010269', (135, 137)) ('DeltaC7', 'Var', (49, 56)) 77552 27111068 In addition, low SMN causes c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling pathway activation that is associated with the testicular toxicity. ('c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase', 'Gene', '26419', (28, 53)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (128, 136)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (128, 136)) ('low SMN', 'Var', (13, 20)) ('JNK', 'Gene', '26419', (55, 58)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (78, 88)) ('c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase', 'Gene', (28, 53)) ('JNK', 'Gene', (55, 58)) 77554 27111068 Hence, high SMN level might at least partly contribute to the prevention of OS-induced skipping of SMN2 exons in testis. ('OS-induced', 'Disease', (76, 86)) ('skipping', 'Var', (87, 95)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', '6607', (99, 103)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', (99, 103)) ('OS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (76, 78)) 77561 27111068 While a direct role of a promoter element(s) on splicing of SMN exons is yet to be established, a number of exonic and intronic cis-elements that weaken the 3' and 5' ss of SMN2 exon 7 have been implicated in skipping SMN2 exon 7. ('skipping', 'Var', (209, 217)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', '6607', (218, 222)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', '6607', (173, 177)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', (173, 177)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', (218, 222)) ('weaken', 'NegReg', (146, 152)) 77564 27111068 Lack of a G residue at the last position of an exon weakens the base pairing between U1 RNA and the 5' ss. ('R', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001120', (88, 89)) ('weakens', 'NegReg', (52, 59)) ('Lack', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('base pairing', 'MPA', (64, 76)) 77567 27111068 We have previously shown an inhibitory structural context as one of the limiting factors for skipping of SMN2 exon 7. ('SMN2', 'Gene', (105, 109)) ('skipping', 'Var', (93, 101)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', '6607', (105, 109)) 77569 27111068 Due to the insertion of a protein degradation signal upon skipping of exon 7, we were unable to detect proteins translated from aberrantly spliced SMN2 transcripts, the majority of which lacked exon 7. ('protein degradation', 'MPA', (26, 45)) ('skipping', 'Var', (58, 66)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', (147, 151)) ('SMN2', 'Gene', '6607', (147, 151)) 77900 25141773 The described mutations in SDHB, SDHC and SDHD genes cause one out of four paraganglioma syndromes with similar clinical features. ('cause', 'Reg', (53, 58)) ('SDHC', 'Gene', '6391', (33, 37)) ('paraganglioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002668', (75, 88)) ('SDHB', 'Gene', '6390', (27, 31)) ('SDHC', 'Gene', (33, 37)) ('paraganglioma syndromes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010235', (75, 98)) ('SDHD', 'Gene', (42, 46)) ('SDHB', 'Gene', (27, 31)) ('mutations', 'Var', (14, 23)) ('paraganglioma syndromes', 'Disease', (75, 98)) 78056 31731436 In experimental animal models, BPA has been shown to affect the brain, liver, gut, adipose tissue, pancreas, mammary gland and reproductive tract of exposed animals. ('reproductive', 'CPA', (127, 139)) ('affect', 'Reg', (53, 59)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (9, 12)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (31, 34)) ('liver', 'MPA', (71, 76)) ('BPA', 'Var', (31, 34)) ('brain', 'CPA', (64, 69)) 78068 31731436 In vivo, neonatal exposure to BPA in male mice modifies the prostate gland development, increasing the susceptibility to cancer generation through activation of epigenetic mechanisms. ('prostate gland development', 'CPA', (60, 86)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (132, 135)) ('neonatal exposure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031437', (9, 26)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (121, 127)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (42, 46)) ('modifies', 'Reg', (47, 55)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (161, 171)) ('increasing', 'PosReg', (88, 98)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (121, 127)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (147, 157)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (82, 85)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (121, 127)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (30, 33)) 78110 31731436 Figure 1 clearly shows that although all animals had baseline levels of this compound, only the sons of the mothers exposed to BPA had a significant increase of serum BPA levels around ten-fold compared to the control or vehicle groups. ('serum BPA levels', 'MPA', (161, 177)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (167, 170)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (149, 157)) ('BPA', 'Var', (127, 130)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (127, 130)) 78124 31731436 The results demonstrated that the Treg population was significantly diminished only in PLN by BPA action (Figure 5A,B). ('PLN', 'Var', (87, 90)) ('diminished', 'NegReg', (68, 78)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (19, 22)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (94, 97)) ('Treg population', 'CPA', (34, 49)) 78128 31731436 Figure 6 shows that the percentage of macrophages in the spleen of the scrotal cancer model offspring of BPA treated mice was not altered by the exposure to the EDC (6A). ('scrotal cancer', 'Disease', (71, 85)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (79, 85)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (117, 121)) ('scrotal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100849', (71, 85)) ('scrotal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (71, 85)) ('EDC', 'Var', (161, 164)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (105, 108)) 78170 31731436 These results appear to contravene other reports where perinatal BPA exposure induces the secretion of pro-inflammatory mediators in the bone marrow-derived mast cells of 6-month-old adult mice offspring. ('induces', 'Reg', (78, 85)) ('secretion of pro-inflammatory mediators', 'MPA', (90, 129)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (189, 193)) ('BPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C006780', (65, 68)) ('exposure', 'Var', (69, 77)) ('BPA', 'Gene', (65, 68)) 78208 31338064 A significant association was also found for PRDM14 and DMRT1 genes, involved in germ cell specification-sex determination, and the SALL4 gene through the disruption of the POU5F1 binding motif, the latter associated with the maintenance of pluripotency in embryonic stem cells. ('SALL4', 'Gene', (132, 137)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (56, 61)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', (241, 253)) ('PRDM14', 'Gene', '63978', (45, 51)) ('POU5F1', 'Gene', (173, 179)) ('pluripotency', 'Disease', 'None', (241, 253)) ('POU5F1', 'Gene', '5460', (173, 179)) ('PRDM14', 'Gene', (45, 51)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (56, 61)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (180, 187)) ('disruption', 'Var', (155, 165)) ('SALL4', 'Gene', '57167', (132, 137)) 78213 31338064 Recently, a great deal of interest has been sparked by the role of gene copy number variations (CNVs) in cancer development and, particularly, in TC. ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (146, 148)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (105, 111)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (105, 111)) ('gene copy number variations', 'Var', (67, 94)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (119, 122)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 111)) 78215 31338064 As a member of the E2F protein family, E2F1 is a transcription factor that regulates the transition of the cell cycle from the G1 phase to the S phase, through an interaction with the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor (RB) protein. ('RB', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012175', (217, 219)) ('retinoblastoma tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012175', (184, 204)) ('E2F1', 'Var', (39, 43)) ('retinoblastoma tumor', 'Disease', (184, 204)) ('regulates', 'Reg', (75, 84)) ('interaction', 'Interaction', (163, 174)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (199, 204)) ('retinoblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009919', (184, 198)) 78216 31338064 Deregulation of E2F1-pRB binding increases the access of E2F1 to E2F1-binding target genes, containing the E2F-binding site, and this is thought to increase the susceptibility of tumor development. ('access', 'MPA', (47, 53)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (179, 184)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (148, 156)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (25, 32)) ('Deregulation', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('E2F1', 'Gene', (57, 61)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (33, 42)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (179, 184)) ('RB', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012175', (22, 24)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (192, 195)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (179, 184)) 78218 31338064 Interestingly, in our study group of the 261 patients with an history of testicular germ cell tumors and the 165 controls, we found duplications of the E2F1 gene only in TC patients with a global prevalence of 6.5 percent. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (173, 181)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 99)) ('E2F1', 'Gene', (152, 156)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (170, 172)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (94, 100)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (94, 100)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (45, 53)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 100)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (84, 100)) ('duplications', 'Var', (132, 144)) 78219 31338064 This was associated with the increased expression of the E2F1 protein only in tumor tissue specimens obtained from those patients harboring three copies of E2F1, whilst surrounding non tumor-tissue showed both lower E2F1 protein expression and downstream-mTOR phosphorylation. ('E2F1', 'Var', (156, 160)) ('expression', 'MPA', (39, 49)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (185, 190)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (96, 99)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (78, 83)) ('E2F1', 'Gene', (57, 61)) ('protein', 'Protein', (221, 228)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (29, 38)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (210, 215)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (185, 190)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 83)) ('E2F1 protein', 'Protein', (216, 228)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (78, 83)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (185, 190)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (121, 129)) ('downstream-mTOR phosphorylation', 'MPA', (244, 275)) 78225 31338064 Genetic screening in cryptorchid boys showed, respectively, a 2 and 4% prevalence of mutations in the INSL3 and RXFP2 genes, more frequently in bilateral forms, whilst there is less agreement for a causative role of polymorphic variants. ('INSL3', 'Gene', (102, 107)) ('RXFP2', 'Gene', (112, 117)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (187, 190)) ('boys', 'Species', '9606', (33, 37)) ('mutations', 'Var', (85, 94)) ('INSL3', 'Gene', '3640', (102, 107)) ('cryptorchid boys', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (21, 37)) ('RXFP2', 'Gene', '122042', (112, 117)) 78226 31338064 In addition, expansion sites in the first exon of the AR gene, also known as poly CAG and GGN repeats, are acknowledged as a modulator of AR transactivation activity but their causative role in undescended testis is still under debate. ('GGN', 'Gene', (90, 93)) ('AR transactivation activity', 'MPA', (138, 165)) ('undescended testis', 'Disease', (194, 212)) ('GGN', 'Gene', '199720', (90, 93)) ('undescended testis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (194, 212)) ('modulator', 'Reg', (125, 134)) ('expansion sites', 'Var', (13, 28)) 78230 31338064 Other genetic causes of isolated cryptorchidism are ascribed to mutations of the AMH gene or its receptor in the persistent mullerian duct syndrome described below. ('duct syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001649', (134, 147)) ('isolated cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (24, 47)) ('AMH', 'Gene', (81, 84)) ('AMH', 'Gene', '268', (81, 84)) ('causes', 'Reg', (14, 20)) ('mutations', 'Var', (64, 73)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (33, 47)) ('duct syndrome', 'Disease', (134, 147)) 78269 31338064 In fact, organochlorines pesticides are supposed to act as endocrine disruptors (see below) whilst pyrethroids are likely to exert a direct effect on the cell cycle. ('endocrine', 'MPA', (59, 68)) ('organochlorines pesticides', 'Var', (9, 35)) ('organochlorines', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006843', (9, 24)) ('pyrethroids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011722', (99, 110)) 78276 31338064 The early disruption of this hormonal circuit reverberates on testis function in adult life and represents a major risk factor for TC. ('disruption', 'Var', (10, 20)) ('reverberates', 'Reg', (46, 58)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (131, 133)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (53, 56)) 78279 31338064 The disruption of the hormonal milieu of germ cells would then result in misleading signals altering the cell phase-switch toward mitosis and meiosis, with the consequent risk of a neoplastic transformation in adult life. ('result', 'Reg', (63, 69)) ('disruption', 'Var', (4, 14)) ('neoplastic transformation', 'CPA', (181, 206)) ('mitosis and meiosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536875', (130, 149)) ('altering', 'Reg', (92, 100)) ('cell', 'MPA', (105, 109)) 78283 31338064 In PAIS however, mutations of the AR gene are detected in <25% of patients whilst a complementary causative role has been ascribed to genetic variants of the protein and cofactors that concur to the AR signaling pathway, such as the deficiency 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17beta-HSD), a key enzyme in steroidogenesis. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (90, 93)) ('deficiency 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17beta-HSD)', 'Disease', 'MESH:C564560', (233, 292)) ('variants', 'Var', (142, 150)) ('AR signaling pathway', 'Pathway', (199, 219)) ('AIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008226', (4, 7)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (66, 74)) 78284 31338064 Also, persistent mullerian duct syndrome (PMDS) is a form of disorder of sex differentiation in 46, XY males caused by an inactivating mutation of the gene for AMH/MIS (45% of cases) or its type II receptor (39% of cases). ('PMDS', 'Disease', (42, 46)) ('MIS', 'Gene', (164, 167)) ('inactivating mutation', 'Var', (122, 143)) ('AMH', 'Gene', (160, 163)) ('duct syndrome', 'Disease', (27, 40)) ('MIS', 'Gene', '268', (164, 167)) ('duct syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001649', (27, 40)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (109, 118)) ('AMH', 'Gene', '268', (160, 163)) ('PMDS', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536665', (42, 46)) 78292 31338064 In particular, activating and inactivating mutations of the LR-receptor (LHR) gene are causative of DSD forms like isosexual precocious puberty in boys and Leydig cell hypoplasia, respectively. ('DSD forms', 'Disease', (100, 109)) ('causative', 'Reg', (87, 96)) ('precocious puberty in boys', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008185', (125, 151)) ('isosexual precocious puberty', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008236', (115, 143)) ('LHR', 'Gene', '3973', (73, 76)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (15, 25)) ('LHR', 'Gene', (73, 76)) ('precocious puberty', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000826', (125, 143)) ('boys', 'Species', '9606', (147, 151)) ('inactivating mutations', 'Var', (30, 52)) ('Leydig cell hypoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:C562567', (156, 178)) ('Leydig cell hypoplasia', 'Disease', (156, 178)) ('isosexual precocious puberty', 'Disease', (115, 143)) 78294 31338064 However, few available data documented TC only in patients with isosexual precocious puberty, particularly for testicular interstitial cell tumor observed in a 9 years old boy (with no available genetic screening at the time of the analysis), and two cases of activating mutations of the LHR gene reporting testicular seminoma in adult life. ('seminoma', 'Disease', (318, 326)) ('testicular seminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (307, 326)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (50, 58)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (140, 145)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (39, 41)) ('activating mutations', 'Var', (260, 280)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (32, 35)) ('precocious puberty', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000826', (74, 92)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (140, 145)) ('boy', 'Species', '9606', (172, 175)) ('LHR', 'Gene', '3973', (288, 291)) ('isosexual precocious puberty', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008236', (64, 92)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (318, 326)) ('LHR', 'Gene', (288, 291)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (140, 145)) 78315 31338064 As cited above, altered E2F1 expression has been significantly associated to several testis disorders such as spermatogenic impairment, cryptorchidism, and TC, particular in those cases of increased gene expression related to supernumerary gene copy numbers. ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (136, 150)) ('testis disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (85, 101)) ('associated', 'Reg', (63, 73)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (156, 158)) ('altered', 'Var', (16, 23)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (136, 150)) ('gene expression', 'MPA', (199, 214)) ('testis disorders', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000035', (85, 101)) ('testis disorders', 'Disease', (85, 101)) ('spermatogenic impairment', 'Disease', (110, 134)) ('expression', 'MPA', (29, 39)) ('spermatogenic impairment', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009422', (110, 134)) ('E2F1', 'Gene', (24, 28)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (189, 198)) 78317 31338064 Altogether, these results suggest that the clinical condition associated with abnormal E2F1 expression, due to copy number variation, can be worsened even more by other concomitant environmental conditions, such as heat stress or an history of cryptorchidism, with a likely impact on TC development. ('E2F1', 'Gene', (87, 91)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (244, 258)) ('impact', 'Reg', (274, 280)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (244, 258)) ('TC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (284, 286)) ('TC development', 'CPA', (284, 298)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (294, 297)) ('copy number variation', 'Var', (111, 132)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (188, 191)) ('abnormal', 'Var', (78, 86)) ('expression', 'MPA', (92, 102)) 78339 28333256 CRD42016041414 Although rare in absolute terms, cryptorchidism - failure of the testes to descend permanently into their terminal scrotal position - is one of the most common congenital anomalies to affect boys. ('congenital anomalies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000013', (175, 195)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (48, 62)) ('cryptorchidism - failure', 'Disease', (48, 72)) ('cryptorchidism - failure', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003456', (48, 72)) ('failure of the testes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010469', (65, 86)) ('CRD42016041414', 'Var', (0, 14)) ('congenital anomalies', 'Disease', (175, 195)) ('boys', 'Species', '9606', (206, 210)) 78340 28333256 Cryptorchidism is one of the few known risk factors for testicular cancer, wherein males who have suffered cryptorchidism are nearly five times more likely to develop testicular cancer than those who have not (relative risk: 4.8, 95% CI 4.0-5.7). ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (67, 73)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (178, 184)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (67, 73)) ('develop', 'PosReg', (159, 166)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (167, 184)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (107, 121)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Var', (107, 121)) ('Cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (0, 14)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (178, 184)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (178, 184)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 73)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (56, 73)) 78420 28118455 The model for mj,t,a contained 6 components: an intercept (beta0), fixed covariate effects (beta1),random age-time effects (gamma1,a,t),random spatial effects (gamma2,j), random space-time effects (gamma3,j and gamma4,j,t), and random space-age effects (gamma5,j and gamma6,j,a). ('gamma2', 'Gene', (160, 166)) ('beta1', 'Gene', (92, 97)) ('beta1', 'Gene', '10678', (92, 97)) ('gamma2', 'Gene', '7453', (160, 166)) ('gamma4', 'Var', (211, 217)) ('gamma3', 'Var', (198, 204)) 78591 26794280 Similarly, we could not demonstrate any increased risk for preterm birth (22-36 completed weeks of gestation), low birth weight (500-2499 g) or being SGA, in the offspring of male cancer survivors (Table 2). ('preterm birth', 'Disease', (59, 72)) ('preterm birth', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001622', (59, 72)) ('low birth weight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (111, 127)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (180, 186)) ('male cancer', 'Disease', (175, 186)) ('low birth weight (500-2499 g', 'Var', (111, 139)) ('male cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018567', (175, 186)) 78617 26794280 ART has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes; however, despite an increased use of ART among the male cancer survivors in our study, we could not demonstrate an increased risk of negative outcomes among their offspring. ('ART', 'Var', (94, 97)) ('male cancer', 'Disease', (108, 119)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (113, 119)) ('male cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018567', (108, 119)) 78710 23781383 Current radiation therapy standards include doses of 20-25 Gy at 1.5-2.0 Gy/day, treated with AP/PA fields, directed to the retroperitoneal lymph nodes, typically T10/T11 through L5 S1, 8-10 cm wide, and with consideration for accounting for left renal vein/IVC confluence (Figure 3). ('left renal vein', 'Disease', (242, 257)) ('PA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011478', (97, 99)) ('left renal vein', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007674', (242, 257)) ('T10/T11', 'Var', (163, 170)) 78714 23781383 In addition, at a median followup of 6.5 years, the carboplatin arm experienced a reduced number of contralateral GCT compared to the radiotherapy arm, HR 0.22 (P = 0.03). ('reduced', 'NegReg', (82, 89)) ('carboplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016190', (52, 63)) ('carboplatin', 'Var', (52, 63)) 78925 27936464 EC-derived cisplatin resistant cells and tumors were highly sensitive to guadecitabine and in vivo guadecitabine was also able to sensitize cisplatin resistant tumors to cisplatin. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (160, 166)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 46)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (11, 20)) ('guadecitabine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C580831', (99, 112)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 47)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (41, 47)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (41, 47)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (170, 179)) ('guadecitabine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C580831', (73, 86)) ('sensitize', 'Reg', (130, 139)) ('cisplatin resistant', 'MPA', (140, 159)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (160, 165)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (0, 2)) ('guadecitabine', 'Var', (99, 112)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (140, 149)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (160, 166)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (160, 166)) 78927 27936464 Interestingly, immune pathway genes were also induced in EC tumors by guadecitabine, suggesting that tumor immune activation could enhance antitumor activity in the clinic. ('EC tumors', 'Disease', (57, 66)) ('guadecitabine', 'Var', (70, 83)) ('induced', 'Reg', (46, 53)) ('immune pathway genes', 'Gene', (15, 35)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (143, 148)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (57, 59)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 148)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 106)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (101, 106)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (60, 65)) ('guadecitabine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C580831', (70, 83)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (60, 65)) ('EC tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (57, 66)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (131, 138)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (143, 148)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (60, 65)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (101, 106)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (60, 66)) 78937 27936464 The sensitivity of cisplatin sensitive and resistant EC cells to guadecitabine was highly dependent on DNMT3B as DNMT3B knockdown results in robust guadecitabine resistance in NT2/D1 and NT2/D1-R1 cells (Figure 2). ('NT2', 'Gene', (187, 190)) ('NT2', 'Gene', (176, 179)) ('NT2', 'Gene', '74120', (187, 190)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (53, 55)) ('guadecitabine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C580831', (65, 78)) ('results in', 'Reg', (130, 140)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (113, 119)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', '1789', (113, 119)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (120, 129)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (19, 28)) ('guadecitabine resistance', 'MPA', (148, 172)) ('NT2', 'Gene', '74120', (176, 179)) ('guadecitabine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C580831', (148, 161)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', '1789', (103, 109)) ('DNMT3B', 'Gene', (103, 109)) 78941 27936464 In addition, a gene known to be highly methylated in TGCTs, RASSF1, and a gene we identified as a novel methylated gene in EC cells, SOX15, were both induced with 5-aza and guadecitabine (Figure 3). ('RASSF1', 'Gene', '11186', (60, 66)) ('5-aza', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001374', (163, 168)) ('SOX15', 'Gene', (133, 138)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (123, 125)) ('SOX15', 'Gene', '6665', (133, 138)) ('RASSF1', 'Gene', (60, 66)) ('5-aza', 'Var', (163, 168)) ('induced', 'PosReg', (150, 157)) ('guadecitabine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C580831', (173, 186)) 78973 27936464 Due in part to advances in our understanding of epigenetic deregulations in cancer, there has been a recent revisiting of the concept of demethylation therapy, especially the use of demethylation inhibitors to resensitize refractory cancers to no-longer effective therapies. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (233, 239)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 82)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (233, 239)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (233, 239)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (233, 240)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (233, 240)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (233, 240)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (48, 58)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (76, 82)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (76, 82)) 78976 27936464 Cisplatin resistant TGCT-derived EC were highly sensitive to guadecitabine in vitro and in vivo and guadecitabine was also able to sensitize cisplatin resistant tumors to cisplatin. ('sensitize', 'Reg', (131, 140)) ('cisplatin resistant', 'MPA', (141, 160)) ('guadecitabine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C580831', (61, 74)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (33, 35)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (161, 167)) ('guadecitabine', 'Var', (100, 113)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 167)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (141, 150)) ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (0, 9)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (161, 167)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 166)) ('sensitive', 'MPA', (48, 57)) ('guadecitabine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C580831', (100, 113)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (171, 180)) 78979 27936464 In de novo, genome-wide analysis, we provide evidence that guadecitabine induces early and extensive p53 pathway activation in vivo and interestingly also induces immune tumor cell recognition components including HLA class I and cancer testis antigens. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (170, 175)) ('induces', 'PosReg', (155, 162)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (230, 236)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (170, 175)) ('cancer testis', 'Disease', (230, 243)) ('guadecitabine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C580831', (59, 72)) ('p53', 'Gene', (101, 104)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (101, 104)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (170, 175)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (113, 123)) ('cancer testis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (230, 243)) ('immune', 'MPA', (163, 169)) ('cancer testis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (230, 243)) ('HLA class I', 'Protein', (214, 225)) ('guadecitabine', 'Var', (59, 72)) 78989 27936464 Our data demonstrates that testicular cancer cells are uniquely sensitive to extremely low doses of DNMTIs suggesting that these agents can potentially be used at doses with very little toxicity. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (38, 44)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (27, 44)) ('DNMTIs', 'Chemical', '-', (100, 106)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (186, 194)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (27, 44)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (186, 194)) ('DNMTIs', 'Var', (100, 106)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (27, 44)) 79003 27936464 In the current study we provide evidence that guadecitabine induces immune signatures including induction of HLA class I, cancer testis antigens and the NFKB pathway in EC tumors. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (172, 177)) ('EC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (169, 171)) ('cancer testis', 'Disease', (122, 135)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (172, 178)) ('guadecitabine', 'Var', (46, 59)) ('cancer testis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (122, 135)) ('EC tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (169, 178)) ('induction', 'PosReg', (96, 105)) ('immune', 'MPA', (68, 74)) ('cancer testis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (122, 135)) ('NFKB pathway', 'Pathway', (153, 165)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 128)) ('guadecitabine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C580831', (46, 59)) ('EC tumors', 'Disease', (169, 178)) ('HLA class I', 'Protein', (109, 120)) 79066 26816727 Using a global score for overall sexual functioning based on sexual interest, ability, enjoyment and satisfaction, identity, and frequency of intercourse, they reported that patients after a penectomy had lower scores than patients after either radiation or local surgery. ('sexual interest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030214', (61, 76)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (174, 182)) ('penectomy', 'Var', (191, 200)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (92, 95)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (205, 210)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (223, 231)) 79081 26816727 Polychemotherapy induces loss of libido, decreased arousal, and potentially decreased erectile function in patients with testicular cancer. ('Polychemotherapy', 'Var', (0, 16)) ('potentially decreased erectile function', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000802', (64, 103)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (121, 138)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (41, 50)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (121, 138)) ('arousal', 'MPA', (51, 58)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (76, 85)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (132, 138)) ('libido', 'MPA', (33, 39)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (25, 29)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (121, 138)) ('erectile function', 'CPA', (86, 103)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (107, 115)) 79089 26816727 The main cause of sexual dysfunction after proctectomy appears to be injury to the autonomic nerves in the pelvis and along the distal aorta and anterior surface of the rectum. ('sexual dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012735', (18, 36)) ('autonomic', 'Protein', (83, 92)) ('sexual dysfunction', 'Disease', (18, 36)) ('cause', 'Reg', (9, 14)) ('injury', 'Var', (69, 75)) 79159 25822223 Heightened awareness is warranted for patients who received myeloablative TBI, those who had HCT at ages < 18 years, those with prior or concurrent GVHD of any form and those who had HCT for hereditary disorders, such as Fanconi anemia. ('Fanconi anemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001994', (221, 235)) ('GVHD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006086', (148, 152)) ('TBI', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013828', (74, 77)) ('GVHD', 'Disease', (148, 152)) ('Fanconi anemia', 'Disease', (221, 235)) ('hereditary disorders', 'Disease', (191, 211)) ('Fanconi anemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005199', (221, 235)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (38, 46)) ('anemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001903', (229, 235)) ('hereditary disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (191, 211)) ('myeloablative', 'Var', (60, 73)) 79185 25822223 A pediatric study showed an increased incidence of pharyngeal cancer after autologous HCT, whereas an adult study did not report oropharyngeal cancer after autologous HCT. ('pharyngeal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100638', (132, 149)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 149)) ('oropharyngeal cancer', 'Disease', (129, 149)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (62, 68)) ('autologous HCT', 'Var', (75, 89)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (62, 68)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (62, 68)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (143, 149)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (143, 149)) ('oropharyngeal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009959', (129, 149)) ('pharyngeal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100638', (51, 68)) 79200 25822223 In particular, extensive-type cGVHD was a risk factor for esophageal cancer (RR = 5.3). ('esophageal cancer', 'Disease', (58, 75)) ('cGVHD', 'Chemical', '-', (30, 35)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (69, 75)) ('esophageal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004938', (58, 75)) ('extensive-type', 'Var', (15, 29)) 79258 25822223 The incidence of breast cancer was increased among patients > 50 years of age who received BU-CY conditioning regimen, but the incidence was not increased among patients of similar age in another study. ('increased', 'PosReg', (35, 44)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (24, 30)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (17, 30)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (17, 30)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (114, 117)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (17, 30)) ('BU-CY', 'Chemical', '-', (91, 96)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (161, 169)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (51, 59)) ('BU-CY', 'Var', (91, 96)) 79270 25822223 As HPV of high-risk subtypes such as HPV16 and HPV18 causes > 90% of cases, routine HPV vaccination is recommended for females aged 9-26 years. ('causes', 'Reg', (53, 59)) ('HPV18', 'Gene', (47, 52)) ('HPV16', 'Species', '333760', (37, 42)) ('HPV16', 'Var', (37, 42)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (108, 111)) ('HPV', 'Species', '10566', (84, 87)) ('HPV', 'Species', '10566', (37, 40)) ('HPV', 'Species', '10566', (47, 50)) ('HPV', 'Species', '10566', (3, 6)) 79347 21771862 Aberrant expression of syncytins outside of the placenta could trigger pathogenic changes, particularly chronic inflammation and inadvertent cell-to-cell fusions. ('syncytins', 'Gene', (23, 32)) ('Aberrant', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('inflammation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007249', (112, 124)) ('expression', 'MPA', (9, 19)) ('inflammation', 'Disease', (112, 124)) ('trigger', 'Reg', (63, 70)) 79357 21771862 We have shown that CpG methylation of ERVWE1 5'-LTR occurs in non-placental tissues and cell lines but not in trophoblastic cells from the placenta or choriocarcinoma BeWo cell line. ('choriocarcinoma', 'Disease', (151, 166)) ('methylation', 'Var', (23, 34)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100768', (151, 166)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', '30816', (38, 44)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', (38, 44)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002822', (151, 166)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (157, 166)) 79373 21771862 Histologically normal testicular tissues surrounding the tumors were obtained by macrodissection (T5-h, T6-h, T7-h and T8-h). ('T6', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0601', (104, 106)) ('T7-h', 'Var', (110, 114)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 62)) ('T8-h', 'Var', (119, 123)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 63)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (57, 63)) ('T6-h', 'Var', (104, 108)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (57, 63)) 79384 21771862 The antibodies used for ChIP were as follows: anti-acetyl-histone H3 (Lys 9), anti-trimethyl-histone H3 (Lys 9), anti-trimethyl-histone H3 (Lys 36) (ab4441, ab8898 and ab9050, respectively, all from Abcam, Cambridge, UK) and anti-histone H3 (07-690 Millipore). ('Lys', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (70, 73)) ('anti-acetyl-histone', 'Var', (46, 65)) ('anti-trimethyl-histone', 'Var', (78, 100)) ('H3', 'Gene', '126961', (66, 68)) ('ab4441', 'Var', (149, 155)) ('trimethyl-histone', 'Chemical', '-', (83, 100)) ('acetyl-histone', 'Chemical', '-', (51, 65)) ('Lys', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (105, 108)) ('anti-trimethyl-histone', 'Var', (113, 135)) ('H3', 'Gene', '126961', (238, 240)) ('trimethyl-histone', 'Chemical', '-', (118, 135)) ('Lys', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (140, 143)) ('H3', 'Gene', '126961', (101, 103)) ('H3', 'Gene', '126961', (136, 138)) 79395 21771862 To investigate this epigenetic level of transcriptional regulation, we compared H3K9 modifications associated with ERVWE1 and ERVFRDE1 5'-LTRs by ChIP in choriocarcinoma BeWo cells and cervical carcinoma HeLa cells, which show transcriptional activity or gene repression of both promoters, respectively. ('choriocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100768', (154, 169)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (160, 169)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (194, 203)) ('ERVFRDE1', 'Gene', '405754', (126, 134)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002822', (154, 169)) ('carcinoma HeLa', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (194, 208)) ('H3', 'Gene', '126961', (80, 82)) ('ERVFRDE1', 'Gene', (126, 134)) ('modifications', 'Var', (85, 98)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', '30816', (115, 121)) ('carcinoma HeLa', 'Disease', (194, 208)) ('choriocarcinoma', 'Disease', (154, 169)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', (115, 121)) 79436 21771862 The inefficient splicing of ERVWE1 transcripts prevents improper syncytin-1 expression in normal testes but not in seminomas, where both non-spliced and spliced forms of ERVWE1 mRNAs occur. ('inefficient', 'Var', (4, 15)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', (170, 176)) ('syncytin-1', 'Gene', '30816', (65, 75)) ('syncytin-1', 'Gene', (65, 75)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', '30816', (28, 34)) ('prevents', 'NegReg', (47, 55)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (115, 124)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (115, 124)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', (28, 34)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', '30816', (170, 176)) 79444 21771862 Among the histone post-translational modifications, the trimethylation of lysine 36 of H3 (H3K36me3) has been reported to be enriched on exons and to mark the expressed exons. ('H3K36me3', 'Gene', (91, 99)) ('H3K36me3', 'Gene', '126961', (91, 99)) ('H3', 'Gene', '126961', (87, 89)) ('lysine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (74, 80)) ('H3', 'Gene', '126961', (91, 93)) ('trimethylation', 'Var', (56, 70)) 79453 21771862 We further tested the H3 occupancy and H3K36me3 level in two independent HeLa cell clones with stable insertions of ectopic ERVWE1. ('H3', 'Gene', '126961', (22, 24)) ('H3K36me3', 'Gene', (39, 47)) ('insertions', 'Var', (102, 112)) ('H3', 'Gene', '126961', (39, 41)) ('tested', 'Reg', (11, 17)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', '30816', (124, 130)) ('H3K36me3', 'Gene', '126961', (39, 47)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (73, 77)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', (124, 130)) 79454 21771862 Here, we took into account the increased copy numbers of ERVWE1, up to five proviruses introduced into unknown genomic positions. ('copy numbers', 'Var', (41, 53)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', (57, 63)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', '30816', (57, 63)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (31, 40)) 79465 21771862 Heavy CpG methylation of ERVWE1 in non-placental cells is accompanied by deacetylation and trimethylation at H3K9, which results in a strong resistance against reactivation by 5-azacytidine and trichostatin A. ('H3', 'Gene', '126961', (109, 111)) ('trimethylation', 'MPA', (91, 105)) ('deacetylation', 'MPA', (73, 86)) ('resistance against reactivation by 5-azacytidine', 'MPA', (141, 189)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', '30816', (25, 31)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', (25, 31)) ('methylation', 'Var', (10, 21)) ('results in', 'Reg', (121, 131)) 79473 21771862 demonstrated the increasing level of pseudo-spliced ERVWE1 mRNA in term placenta and suggested that the relative amounts of spliced and pseudo-spliced mRNAs could regulate syncytin-1 expression during pregnancy. ('regulate', 'Reg', (163, 171)) ('syncytin-1', 'Gene', '30816', (172, 182)) ('syncytin-1', 'Gene', (172, 182)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', '30816', (52, 58)) ('pseudo-spliced', 'Var', (37, 51)) ('expression', 'MPA', (183, 193)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', (52, 58)) 79483 21771862 The weak correlation between ERVWE1 expression and hypomethylation of its 5'-LTR could be explained by exceptional epigenetic features of male germ cells such as high level of CpG methylation, presence of rare histone variants, protamine occupancy, mimicking methylcytosine by hydroxymethylcytosine, etc. ('methylcytosine', 'Chemical', '-', (259, 273)) ('methylcytosine', 'MPA', (259, 273)) ('methylcytosine', 'Chemical', '-', (284, 298)) ('hydroxymethylcytosine', 'Chemical', '-', (277, 298)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', '30816', (29, 35)) ('ERVWE1', 'Gene', (29, 35)) ('mimicking', 'Var', (249, 258)) ('variants', 'Var', (218, 226)) 79627 19505907 In regard to prostate cancer, although the results have been inconsistent, depleted uranium (the material used in armor penetrators) has been suggested to increase the risk of prostate cancer. ('increase', 'PosReg', (155, 163)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (13, 28)) ('uranium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014501', (84, 91)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (22, 28)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (185, 191)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (176, 191)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (13, 28)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (176, 191)) ('depleted uranium', 'Var', (75, 91)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (13, 28)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (176, 191)) 79642 30854207 In the alvimopan cohort compared with those who did not receive alvimopan median time to return of flatus was 2 versus 4 days (p=0.0002), and median time to first bowel movement was 2.5 versus 5 days (p=0.046), respectively. ('alvimopan', 'Var', (7, 16)) ('alvimopan', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C419502', (7, 16)) ('bowel movement', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009069', (163, 177)) ('bowel movement', 'Disease', (163, 177)) ('alvimopan', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C419502', (64, 73)) 79686 30854207 Both unadjusted and adjusted regression analyses demonstrate that LOS is influenced mainly by Clavien grade complications, and was not associated with alvimopan use or with the setting in which RPLND was performed (primary vs. post-chemotherapy) (Table 3). ('complications', 'Var', (108, 121)) ('Clavien grade', 'Disease', (94, 107)) ('influenced', 'Reg', (73, 83)) ('alvimopan', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C419502', (151, 160)) 79687 30854207 For example, on adjusted analyses, there was an incremental increase in hospital LOS (days) according to Clavien grade classification, with patients who had Clavien grade 1, 2 and 3a complications staying 1.9, 3.1 and 4.1 days longer, respectively, than those without complications (Clavien grade 0), (p=0.10, p=0.0006, p=0.0002, respectively). ('hospital LOS', 'MPA', (72, 84)) ('longer', 'PosReg', (227, 233)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (60, 68)) ('Clavien', 'Var', (157, 164)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (140, 148)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (53, 56)) ('complications', 'Var', (183, 196)) 79734 27871274 With such a routine but dramatic and reproducible divide in chemotherapy sensitivity and treatment outcomes between these differing tumor cell types, the conventional explanations that ascribe chemotherapy resistance to the two main continuous variable parameters of the rate of tumour cell growth and the development of genetic mutations that lead to resistance are perhaps worthy of an updated review. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (132, 137)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (313, 316)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (94, 97)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (132, 137)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (279, 285)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (132, 137)) ('mutations', 'Var', (329, 338)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (279, 285)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (279, 285)) 79764 27871274 A number of studies have indicated that the expression of this family of molecules is associated with a reduction in the efficacy of chemotherapy as a result of the increased efflux of drugs from cancer cells. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (196, 202)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (104, 113)) ('expression', 'Var', (44, 54)) ('efflux of drugs from', 'MPA', (175, 195)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (196, 202)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (196, 202)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (165, 174)) ('efficacy of chemotherapy', 'CPA', (121, 145)) 79807 27871274 As in the other B cell and T cell malignancies, the events of VDJ recombination breaks the link from the original chemotherapy resistant tissue HSC. ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (34, 46)) ('recombination', 'Var', (66, 79)) ('T cell malignancies', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005517', (27, 46)) ('VDJ', 'Gene', (62, 65)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (34, 46)) ('link', 'MPA', (91, 95)) 79835 27871274 In the common solid malignancies the hierarchical relationship of the tissue specific somatic stem cell, the cancer stem cell and the cancer cells is relatively simple with the tissue specific stem cell giving rise through mutation to the cancer stem cell and the cancer stem cells in turn giving rise to the more rapidly growing standard cancer cells. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (109, 115)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (339, 345)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (264, 270)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (264, 270)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (134, 140)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (239, 245)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (134, 140)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (239, 245)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (109, 115)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (339, 345)) ('mutation', 'Var', (223, 231)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 115)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (339, 345)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (264, 270)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (20, 32)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (239, 245)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (20, 32)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (134, 140)) ('giving rise', 'Reg', (203, 214)) ('giving rise to', 'Reg', (290, 304)) 79840 27871274 These processes in which DNA is cut, rearranged, mutated, rejoined and repaired contain much of the risk of DNA damage that leads to leukamagenesis and lymphomagenesis but also provide the pathways that allow these malignancies to be chemotherapy curable. ('lymphomagenesis', 'Disease', (152, 167)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (215, 227)) ('leukamagenesis', 'Disease', (133, 147)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (124, 132)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (152, 160)) ('damage', 'Var', (112, 118)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (215, 227)) 79842 27871274 Whilst HSC that carry mutations have been recognised to confirm a risk of development of CLL, these cells are not directly clonally related to a current diagnosis of CLL and cannot serve to repopulate the pool of established CLL cells after chemotherapy treatment. ('CLL', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005550', (166, 169)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (259, 262)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (81, 84)) ('CLL', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005550', (225, 228)) ('mutations', 'Var', (22, 31)) ('CLL', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005550', (89, 92)) ('CLL', 'Disease', (89, 92)) 79855 27871274 We would hypothesise that the ongoing activity of these genetic recombination related apoptotic pathways are sufficiently active to overcome the degree of resistance associated with development of stemness in the stochastic cancer stem cell and leave these biologically unique cancer stem cells sensitive to chemotherapy treatment. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (189, 192)) ('stemness in the stochastic cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (197, 230)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (224, 230)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (277, 283)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (277, 283)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (277, 283)) ('apoptotic', 'Pathway', (86, 95)) ('leave', 'Reg', (245, 250)) ('genetic', 'Var', (56, 63)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (224, 230)) ('stemness in the stochastic cancer', 'Disease', (197, 230)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (326, 329)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (224, 230)) 79905 22508459 For example, two meta-analyses of perinatal factors found that, in addition to cryptorchidism, the factors most consistently associated with increased risk of testicular cancer are prior inguinal hernia, low birth order, maternal bleeding, small sibship size, and being a twin. ('low birth order', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (204, 219)) ('ship', 'Gene', (249, 253)) ('hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100790', (196, 202)) ('hernia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006547', (196, 202)) ('inguinal hernia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000023', (187, 202)) ('associated', 'Reg', (125, 135)) ('bleeding', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006470', (230, 238)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (159, 176)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (79, 93)) ('low birth', 'Var', (204, 213)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (170, 176)) ('bleeding', 'Disease', (230, 238)) ('ship', 'Gene', '3635', (249, 253)) ('hernia', 'Disease', (196, 202)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (159, 176)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (159, 176)) 79926 22508459 An early recreational activity study conducted in Canada found that bicycle riding and horseback riding were both associated with significantly increased risks of testicular cancer, but motorcycle riding was not. ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (163, 180)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (163, 180)) ('bicycle', 'Var', (68, 75)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (163, 180)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (174, 180)) ('horseback riding', 'CPA', (87, 103)) 79927 22508459 By contrast, a second study by the same group found that bicycle riding was associated with a significantly decreased risk of testicular cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (137, 143)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (126, 143)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (108, 117)) ('bicycle', 'Var', (57, 64)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (126, 143)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (126, 143)) 79965 22508459 What the specific exposure might be is uncertain, but has been speculated to be hydrocarbon carcinogens, such as methylcholanthene, which induces testicular tumors in animals. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (157, 163)) ('induces', 'Reg', (138, 145)) ('hydrocarbon', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006838', (80, 91)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', (146, 163)) ('methylcholanthene', 'Var', (113, 130)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (157, 162)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (146, 163)) ('methylcholanthene', 'Chemical', '-', (113, 130)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (146, 163)) 79978 22508459 Cadmium is classified as a group 1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and, in animal studies, has deleterious effects on the testes. ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (90, 96)) ('testes', 'CPA', (152, 158)) ('Cadmium', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (90, 96)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (90, 96)) ('Cadmium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002104', (0, 7)) 80006 22508459 The sum of the epidemiological data suggests that nonionizing radiation might be associated with a slightly increased risk of testicular cancer, although these results require validation in future studies. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (137, 143)) ('nonionizing radiation', 'Var', (50, 71)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (126, 143)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (126, 143)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (126, 143)) 80030 22508459 Chlordane and its derivatives (oxychlordane, cis-nonachlor, trans-nonachlor and MC6) have been assessed in at least four molecular epidemiological studies, of which all save one supported associations between both cis-nonachlor and trans-nonachlor and increased risk of testicular cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (281, 287)) ('cis-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (214, 227)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (232, 247)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (270, 287)) ('MC6', 'Chemical', '-', (80, 83)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (60, 75)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (270, 287)) ('Chlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (0, 9)) ('oxychlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C008743', (31, 43)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Var', (232, 247)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (188, 200)) ('cis-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (45, 58)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (270, 287)) ('cis-nonachlor', 'Var', (214, 227)) 80031 22508459 Conversely, little evidence indicates that oxychlordane and MC6 are associated with TGCT, as is also the case for other important hexachlorocyclopentadiene derivatives (heptachlor, dieldrin and mirex). ('MC6', 'Var', (60, 63)) ('associated', 'Reg', (68, 78)) ('hexachlorocyclopentadiene', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C016488', (130, 155)) ('oxychlordane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C008743', (43, 55)) ('MC6', 'Chemical', '-', (60, 63)) ('mirex', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008917', (194, 199)) ('heptachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006533', (169, 179)) ('dieldrin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004026', (181, 189)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (84, 88)) 80036 22508459 Current evidence suggests that of the organochlorine pesticides examined, only DDE and chlordanes, particularly cis-nonachlor and trans-nonachlor, are associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer. ('cis-nonachlor', 'Var', (112, 125)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Var', (130, 145)) ('chlordanes', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002706', (87, 97)) ('organochlorine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006843', (38, 52)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (199, 205)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (188, 205)) ('associated', 'Reg', (151, 161)) ('cis-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (112, 125)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (188, 205)) ('trans-nonachlor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001870', (130, 145)) ('DDE', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003633', (79, 82)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (188, 205)) 80072 24276357 Using ICD-O-2/ICD-O-3 morphology codes, these were classified as seminomas (9060-9064) and non-seminomas (9065-9101). ('9065-9101', 'Var', (106, 115)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (65, 74)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (65, 74)) ('non-seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (91, 104)) ('9060-9064', 'Var', (76, 85)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (95, 104)) ('non-seminomas', 'Disease', (91, 104)) ('seminomas', 'Disease', (95, 104)) 80073 24276357 Non-seminomas included embryonal carcinomas (9070), yolk sac tumors (9071), teratomas (9080, 9082-9084), mixed histology (9081, 9085, 9101), and choriocarcinomas (9100). ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (33, 42)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (33, 43)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (61, 67)) ('embryonal carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018236', (23, 43)) ('9081', 'Var', (122, 126)) ('Non-seminomas', 'Disease', (0, 13)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (76, 85)) ('Non-seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (0, 13)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (61, 66)) ('9080', 'Var', (87, 91)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (151, 160)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (151, 161)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (61, 67)) ('mixed', 'Disease', (105, 110)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (76, 85)) ('choriocarcinomas', 'Disease', (145, 161)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (61, 67)) ('embryonal carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (23, 43)) ('9071', 'Var', (69, 73)) ('embryonal carcinomas', 'Disease', (23, 43)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', (76, 85)) ('choriocarcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002822', (145, 161)) 80112 24276357 Having observed an approximate 2 1/2 -fold increased risk of testicular cancer with fluoxetine and paroxetine in our screening study, with a possible biological link of these drugs to testicular effects in animal experiments we believed it important to pursue these leads with more detailed study that included all antidepressant drugs for which we had data. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (219, 222)) ('fluoxetine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005473', (84, 94)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (61, 78)) ('fluoxetine', 'Var', (84, 94)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (61, 78)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (72, 78)) ('paroxetine', 'Var', (99, 109)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (61, 78)) ('paroxetine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017374', (99, 109)) 80123 24276357 The tricyclics, amitriptyline, doxepin, and nortriptyline, and the atypical antidepressant bupropion have been reported to produce testicular swelling in men but no carcinogenic effects. ('doxepin', 'Var', (31, 38)) ('bupropion', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016642', (91, 100)) ('carcinogenic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (165, 177)) ('testicular swelling', 'CPA', (131, 150)) ('nortriptyline', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009661', (44, 57)) ('carcinogenic', 'Disease', (165, 177)) ('doxepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004316', (31, 38)) ('nortriptyline', 'Var', (44, 57)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (154, 157)) ('amitriptyline', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000639', (16, 29)) ('amitriptyline', 'Var', (16, 29)) 80194 21976922 Van Basten and colleagues, in their review of testicular cancer in Dutch men, noted that a three-times lower incidence rate of a contralateral testicular tumor was found in the chemotherapy subgroup compared with those on surveillance. ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (46, 63)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (46, 63)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (73, 76)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (46, 63)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (103, 108)) ('testicular tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (143, 159)) ('testicular tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (143, 159)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 63)) ('testicular tumor', 'Disease', (143, 159)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (154, 159)) ('chemotherapy', 'Var', (177, 189)) 80220 20805325 To characterize new "orphan" glycosyltransferases, candidates may be expressed in wild-type CHO cells or CHO mutants with altered glycosylation that have a well-characterized glycan complement. ('glycan', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011134', (175, 181)) ('glycosylation', 'MPA', (130, 143)) ('mutants', 'Var', (109, 116)) ('glycosyltransferase', 'Gene', '215494', (29, 48)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (188, 191)) ('glycosyltransferase', 'Gene', (29, 48)) ('altered', 'Reg', (122, 129)) 80221 20805325 CHO glycosylation mutants express changes in cell surface glycans that are recognized by cytotoxic plant lectins. ('cell surface glycans', 'MPA', (45, 65)) ('mutants', 'Var', (18, 25)) ('CHO glycosylation', 'Disease', (0, 17)) ('changes', 'Reg', (34, 41)) ('CHO glycosylation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018981', (0, 17)) ('glycans', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011134', (58, 65)) 80222 20805325 Lectin-resistant phenotypes reflect mutations in glycosylation genes, such as glycosyltransferase, glycosidase, or nucleotide-sugar transporter genes. ('glycosyltransferase', 'Gene', '215494', (78, 97)) ('nucleotide-sugar transporter', 'Gene', (115, 143)) ('glycosyltransferase', 'Gene', (78, 97)) ('glycosidase', 'Gene', (99, 110)) ('nucleotide-sugar', 'Chemical', '-', (115, 131)) ('mutations', 'Var', (36, 45)) ('glycosylation genes', 'Gene', (49, 68)) ('Lectin-resistant', 'Disease', (0, 16)) 80223 20805325 For instance, LEC10 CHO mutants have a gain-of-function mutation that induces expression of the Mgat3 gene and Mgat3 (GlcNAcT-III) catalyzes the transfer of the bisecting GlcNAc to complex N-glycans. ('N-glycans', 'Chemical', '-', (189, 198)) ('expression', 'MPA', (78, 88)) ('LEC10', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('gain-of-function', 'PosReg', (39, 55)) ('induces', 'PosReg', (70, 77)) ('mutants', 'Var', (24, 31)) ('GlcNAcT-III', 'Gene', '17309', (118, 129)) ('GlcNAcT-III', 'Gene', (118, 129)) ('GlcNAc', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000117', (118, 124)) ('Mgat3 gene', 'Gene', (96, 106)) ('GlcNAc', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000117', (171, 177)) ('LEC10', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0A09', (14, 19)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (78, 88)) ('Mgat3', 'Gene', (111, 116)) 80225 20805325 Lec1 CHO glycosylation mutants have a loss-of-function mutation in the Mgat1 gene and lack Mgat1 (GlcNAcT-I) activity. ('Mgat1', 'Gene', (91, 96)) ('Mgat1', 'Gene', '17308', (71, 76)) ('CHO glycosylation', 'Disease', (5, 22)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (38, 54)) ('Mgat1', 'Gene', (71, 76)) ('CHO glycosylation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018981', (5, 22)) ('lack', 'NegReg', (86, 90)) ('Lec1', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('activity', 'MPA', (109, 117)) ('mutation', 'Var', (55, 63)) ('mutants', 'Var', (23, 30)) ('Mgat1', 'Gene', '17308', (91, 96)) 80227 20805325 Lec1 mutants lack hybrid and complex N-glycans and are consequently resistant to many plant lectins that bind to terminal sugars of N-glycans. ('lack', 'NegReg', (13, 17)) ('sugars', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000073893', (122, 128)) ('hybrid', 'Protein', (18, 24)) ('Lec1', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('N-glycans', 'Chemical', '-', (132, 141)) ('mutants', 'Var', (5, 12)) ('N-glycans', 'Chemical', '-', (37, 46)) 80229 20805325 Expression of an orphan glycosyltransferase that alters the lectin resistance phenotype of wild-type CHO cells or of CHO glycosylation mutants allows identification of the new activity. ('lectin resistance phenotype', 'MPA', (60, 87)) ('Expression', 'Species', '29278', (0, 10)) ('glycosyltransferase', 'Gene', (24, 43)) ('mutants', 'Var', (135, 142)) ('glycosyltransferase', 'Gene', '215494', (24, 43)) ('CHO glycosylation', 'Disease', (117, 134)) ('alters', 'Reg', (49, 55)) ('CHO glycosylation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018981', (117, 134)) 80231 20805325 The novel activity, termed GlcNAcT-I inhibitory protein (GnT1IP), is expressed mainly in spermatocytes and spermatids of mammalian testis, its transcription and translation are tightly regulated during mouse spermatogenesis, and the changes in glycan complement it induces cause cells to adhere strongly to TM4 Sertoli cells. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (257, 260)) ('mammalian', 'Species', '9606', (121, 130)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (311, 324)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (202, 207)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (311, 323)) ('induces', 'Reg', (265, 272)) ('cells', 'CPA', (279, 284)) ('glycan', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011134', (244, 250)) ('changes', 'Var', (233, 240)) 80234 20805325 The TMpred program predicted that NP_080509.2 contains a transmembrane domain from aa 5-25, whereas SignalP 3.0 predicted a signal peptide from aa 1-26, and a GlcNAcT-IV-like domain from aa 79-373. ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (162, 163)) ('transmembrane domain', 'MPA', (57, 77)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (34, 35)) ('NP_080509.2', 'Var', (34, 45)) 80235 20805325 N-terminal Myc-tagged BAB30173.1 was previously shown to localize to the ER when transiently expressed in HeLa cells. ('localize', 'MPA', (57, 65)) ('tag', 'Gene', (15, 18)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (0, 1)) ('BAB30173.1', 'Var', (22, 32)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (106, 110)) ('BAB30173', 'Chemical', '-', (22, 30)) ('tag', 'Gene', '107423', (15, 18)) 80237 20805325 1 A, line 4) contained cells highly resistant to the leukoagglutinin L-PHA, similar to Lec1 mutant cells (Fig. ('PHA', 'Gene', '40170', (71, 74)) ('PHA', 'Gene', (71, 74)) ('mutant', 'Var', (92, 98)) ('Lec1', 'Gene', (87, 91)) 80240 20805325 Both proteins contain 253EDD255, a motif that might mediate nucleotide-sugar and metal ion binding in a glycosyltransferase reaction. ('mediate', 'Reg', (52, 59)) ('glycosyltransferase', 'Gene', '215494', (104, 123)) ('nucleotide-sugar', 'Chemical', '-', (60, 76)) ('glycosyltransferase', 'Gene', (104, 123)) ('253EDD255', 'Var', (22, 31)) ('metal', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008670', (81, 86)) 80241 20805325 However, mutation to either E253A (ADD) or D255A (EDA) did not diminish the L-PHA resistance induced by Myc-NP_080509.2 (not depicted). ('PHA', 'Gene', '40170', (78, 81)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (108, 109)) ('PHA', 'Gene', (78, 81)) ('EDA', 'Gene', '13607', (50, 53)) ('E253A', 'Var', (28, 33)) ('E253A', 'Mutation', 'p.E253A', (28, 33)) ('D255A', 'Mutation', 'p.D255A', (43, 48)) ('EDA', 'Gene', (50, 53)) ('D255A', 'Var', (43, 48)) ('diminish', 'NegReg', (63, 71)) 80243 20805325 In vitro GlcNAcT-I activity was also inhibited in lysates from GFP-sorted CHO/Myc-NP_080509.2 transfectants, but beta4GalT activity was not affected (Fig. ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (12, 13)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (37, 46)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (82, 83)) ('activity', 'MPA', (19, 27)) ('GlcNAcT-I', 'Enzyme', (9, 18)) ('transfectants', 'Var', (94, 107)) 80244 20805325 Similarly, when mouse GlcNAcT-I was coexpressed with Myc-NP_080509.2 in Lec1 mutant cells, GlcNAcT-I activity was inhibited, but beta4GalT activity was not (Fig. ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (57, 58)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (25, 26)) ('GlcNAcT-I activity', 'MPA', (91, 109)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (16, 21)) ('mutant', 'Var', (77, 83)) ('Lec1', 'Gene', (72, 76)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (114, 123)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (94, 95)) 80246 20805325 Thus, the introduction of NP_080509.2 into wild-type CHO cells inhibited GlcNAcT-I but not beta4GalT activity, and induced a lectin resistance phenotype characteristic of Lec1 cells that lack GlcNAcT-I. ('NP_080509.2', 'Var', (26, 37)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (26, 27)) ('GlcNAcT-I', 'MPA', (73, 82)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (195, 196)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (63, 72)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (76, 77)) ('induced', 'Reg', (115, 122)) ('lectin resistance phenotype', 'MPA', (125, 152)) 80268 20805325 S2 A), but internally tagged SP-HA-GnT1IP-S (Fig. ('SP-HA', 'Chemical', '-', (29, 34)) ('SP-HA-GnT1IP-S', 'Var', (29, 43)) ('tag', 'Gene', '107423', (22, 25)) ('tag', 'Gene', (22, 25)) 80270 20805325 By contrast, N-terminally tagged FL-HA-GnT1IP-S (Fig. ('tag', 'Gene', '107423', (26, 29)) ('tag', 'Gene', (26, 29)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (13, 14)) ('FL-HA-GnT1IP-S', 'Var', (33, 47)) 80273 20805325 The C-terminal sequence of GnT1IP is KDNYY, which could be an ER membrane retention signal. ('GnT1IP', 'Gene', (27, 33)) ('KDNYY', 'Var', (37, 42)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (39, 40)) 80286 20805325 3 B), and was more resistant to L-PHA (not depicted), similar to cells expressing untagged GnT1IP-L. To determine which region(s) of GnT1IP are important for inducing L-PHA resistance, deletion mutants of GnT1IP-S lacking 39 aa (Fig. ('tag', 'Gene', '107423', (84, 87)) ('GnT1IP-L', 'Gene', (91, 99)) ('kin', 'Gene', '16588', (217, 220)) ('PHA', 'Gene', '40170', (34, 37)) ('GnT1IP-L', 'Gene', '67555', (91, 99)) ('tag', 'Gene', (84, 87)) ('39 aa', 'MPA', (222, 227)) ('kin', 'Gene', (217, 220)) ('PHA', 'Gene', (34, 37)) ('deletion mutants', 'Var', (185, 201)) ('PHA', 'Gene', '40170', (169, 172)) ('GnT1IP-S', 'Gene', (205, 213)) ('inducing', 'PosReg', (158, 166)) ('PHA', 'Gene', (169, 172)) 80290 20805325 None of the deletion mutants induced L-PHA resistance in CHO transfectants (Fig. ('deletion', 'Var', (12, 20)) ('induced', 'Reg', (29, 36)) ('PHA', 'Gene', (39, 42)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (0, 1)) ('PHA', 'Gene', '40170', (39, 42)) 80291 20805325 All membrane-bound GnT1IP-L and GnT1IP-S deletion mutants were sensitive to Endo H digestion (not depicted), and thus were localized to the ER and early Golgi compartments. ('GnT1IP-L', 'Gene', (19, 27)) ('Endo H digestion', 'MPA', (76, 92)) ('sensitive', 'Reg', (63, 72)) ('GnT1IP-L', 'Gene', '67555', (19, 27)) ('deletion mutants', 'Var', (41, 57)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (166, 169)) ('GnT1IP-S', 'Gene', (32, 40)) 80294 20805325 To determine if GnT1IP inhibits an unrelated medial-Golgi enzyme, GlcNAcT-III that is endogenously expressed in LEC10 CHO glycosylation mutant cells was examined. ('GlcNAcT-III', 'Gene', (66, 77)) ('CHO glycosylation', 'Disease', (118, 135)) ('LEC10', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0A09', (112, 117)) ('CHO glycosylation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018981', (118, 135)) ('LEC10', 'Gene', (112, 117)) ('mutant', 'Var', (136, 142)) ('GlcNAcT-III', 'Gene', '17309', (66, 77)) 80297 20805325 The deletion mutant Myc-GnT1IP-S-CD1 had no effect on GlcNAcT-I, GlcNAcT-III, or beta4GalT activity (Fig. ('GlcNAcT-III', 'Gene', '17309', (65, 76)) ('GlcNAcT-III', 'Gene', (65, 76)) ('CD1', 'Gene', (33, 36)) ('CD1', 'Gene', '111334', (33, 36)) ('GlcNAcT-I', 'MPA', (54, 63)) ('deletion', 'Var', (4, 12)) ('beta4GalT activity', 'MPA', (81, 99)) 80300 20805325 Cells expressing either GnT1IP-L or Myc-GnT1IP-S produced markedly more of the Man5GlcNAc2 substrate of GlcNAcT-I than wild-type CHO cells, and synthesized very few complex N-glycans, consistent with a similar degree of inhibition of GlcNAcT-I activity. ('Man5GlcNAc2 substrate', 'MPA', (79, 100)) ('more', 'PosReg', (67, 71)) ('N-glycans', 'Chemical', '-', (173, 182)) ('Man5GlcNAc2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058642', (79, 90)) ('GnT1IP-L', 'Gene', (24, 32)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (96, 99)) ('Myc-GnT1IP-S', 'Var', (36, 48)) ('GnT1IP-L', 'Gene', '67555', (24, 32)) 80304 20805325 The stem-region deletion mutants of N-terminally tagged GnT1IP-L and -S were also localized to the ER, cis-Golgi, and probably the ERGIC compartment (Fig. ('tag', 'Gene', (49, 52)) ('GnT1IP-L and -S', 'Gene', '67555', (56, 71)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (144, 147)) ('deletion mutants', 'Var', (16, 32)) ('mutants', 'Var', (25, 32)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (36, 37)) ('tag', 'Gene', '107423', (49, 52)) 80319 20805325 Cells expressing both GlcNAcT-I-HA and Myc-GnT1IP-L had punctate costaining around the nucleus, typical of ERGIC localization, in addition to reticular costaining of the ER, whereas endogenous ManII localized only to the ER in the presence of Myc-GnT1IP-L and did not colocalize with GnT1IP-L at punctate ER exit sites after BFA treatment (Fig. ('GlcNAcT-I-HA', 'Var', (22, 34)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (334, 337)) ('GnT1IP-L', 'Gene', (284, 292)) ('GnT1IP-L', 'Gene', (43, 51)) ('GnT1IP-L', 'Gene', '67555', (284, 292)) ('GnT1IP-L', 'Gene', '67555', (43, 51)) ('GnT1IP-L', 'Gene', '67555', (247, 255)) ('GnT1IP-L', 'Gene', (247, 255)) ('ManII', 'Gene', '17158', (193, 198)) ('punctate', 'MPA', (56, 64)) ('ManII', 'Gene', (193, 198)) ('BFA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D020126', (325, 328)) 80323 20805325 Although endogenous ManII mislocalized to the ER with GlcNAcT-I-HA-KDEL in some cells (Fig. ('ManII', 'Gene', (20, 25)) ('ManII', 'Gene', '17158', (20, 25)) ('mislocalized', 'Var', (26, 38)) 80337 20805325 Interestingly, secreted SP-HA-GnT1IP-S also interacted with GlcNAcT-I, the full-length GlcNAcT-III and ManIIx, but not the trans-Golgi sialyltransferase STX (Fig. ('STX', 'Gene', '20450', (153, 156)) ('STX', 'Gene', (153, 156)) ('SP-HA-GnT1IP-S', 'Var', (24, 38)) ('GlcNAcT-III', 'Gene', '17309', (87, 98)) ('GlcNAcT-III', 'Gene', (87, 98)) ('ManIIx', 'Gene', '140481', (103, 109)) ('SP-HA', 'Chemical', '-', (24, 29)) ('ManIIx', 'Gene', (103, 109)) ('interacted', 'Interaction', (44, 54)) 80351 20805325 It was previously shown that truncated N-glycans occurring in the ManIIx knockout mouse inhibit the binding of germ cells to Sertoli cells. ('ManIIx', 'Gene', '140481', (66, 72)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (100, 107)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (88, 95)) ('truncated', 'Var', (29, 38)) ('N-glycans', 'Chemical', '-', (39, 48)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (125, 137)) ('ManIIx', 'Gene', (66, 72)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (125, 138)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (82, 87)) ('N-glycans', 'Protein', (39, 48)) 80358 20805325 Cells highly expressing GlcNAcT-I-HA-KDEL in the ER either mislocalized endogenous ManII to the ER or led to its disappearance. ('ManII', 'Gene', '17158', (83, 88)) ('GlcNAcT-I-HA-KDEL', 'Var', (24, 41)) ('ManII', 'Gene', (83, 88)) ('disappearance', 'NegReg', (113, 126)) 80442 20805325 After washing with PBS, cells were fixed in 3% (wt/vol) paraformaldehyde, then incubated with blocking buffer supplemented with 0.2% Triton X-100, 1% FBS, and 0.5% (wt/vol) BSA in PBS with Ca2+ and Mg2+ as described previously. ('paraformaldehyde', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C003043', (56, 72)) ('Ca2+', 'Var', (189, 193)) ('Mg2+', 'Var', (198, 202)) ('Ca2+', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000069285', (189, 193)) ('kin', 'Gene', (98, 101)) ('PBS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007854', (19, 22)) ('Mg2+', 'Chemical', '-', (198, 202)) ('kin', 'Gene', '16588', (98, 101)) ('Triton X-100', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017830', (133, 145)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (116, 119)) ('PBS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007854', (180, 183)) 80451 20805325 Cells were then washed three times with cold PBS containing Ca2+ and Mg2+ and processed for immunofluorescence microscopy. ('Mg2+', 'Chemical', '-', (69, 73)) ('PBS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007854', (45, 48)) ('Ca2+', 'Var', (60, 64)) ('Ca2+', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000069285', (60, 64)) ('Mg2+', 'Var', (69, 73)) 80496 32961939 Phthalates may induce alterations in puberty, the development of testicular dysgenesis syndrome, cancer, and fertility disorders in both males and females. ('puberty', 'CPA', (37, 44)) ('induce alterations', 'Reg', (15, 33)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (97, 103)) ('Phthalates', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('testicular dysgenesis syndrome', 'Disease', (65, 95)) ('Phthalates', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C032279', (0, 10)) ('testicular dysgenesis syndrome', 'Disease', 'None', (65, 95)) ('fertility disorders', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000144', (109, 128)) ('fertility disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007246', (109, 128)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 103)) ('fertility disorders', 'Disease', (109, 128)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (57, 60)) ('testicular dysgenesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008715', (65, 86)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (97, 103)) 80596 32961939 Phthalates as EDs can impair the development of the genital system during prenatal as well as the postnatal period of ontogenesis. ('development of the genital system', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000078', (33, 66)) ('Phthalates', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('development of the genital system', 'CPA', (33, 66)) ('Phthalates', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C032279', (0, 10)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (40, 43)) ('impair', 'NegReg', (22, 28)) 80616 32961939 The level of mono-iso-nonyl phthalate (MiBP) was positively associated with sperm motility and negatively associated with total sperm count. ('mono-iso-nonyl', 'Var', (13, 27)) ('MiBP', 'Gene', (39, 43)) ('mono-iso-nonyl phthalate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C471400', (13, 37)) ('associated', 'Interaction', (60, 70)) ('MiBP', 'Gene', '27231', (39, 43)) ('negatively', 'NegReg', (95, 105)) ('sperm motility', 'CPA', (76, 90)) 80617 32961939 Urinary levels of monobutyl phthalate(MBP) and monoethyl phthalate (MEP) were associated with decreased sperm concentration and reduced sperm motility, respectively, in 125 Chinese men visiting an infertility clinic. ('monobutyl', 'Var', (18, 27)) ('sperm concentration', 'CPA', (104, 123)) ('monobutyl phthalate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C028577', (18, 37)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (128, 135)) ('sperm motility', 'CPA', (136, 150)) ('monoethyl', 'Var', (47, 56)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (181, 184)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (197, 208)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (94, 103)) ('reduced sperm motility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012207', (128, 150)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (197, 208)) ('MBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C028577', (38, 41)) ('MEP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C581825', (68, 71)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (197, 208)) ('monoethyl phthalate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C581825', (47, 66)) 80619 32961939 The semen levels of monobenzyl phthalate (MBzP), MEHP, MEHHP were associated with reduced sperm motility in 1247 Chinese men visiting an infertility clinic. ('infertility', 'Disease', (137, 148)) ('reduced sperm motility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012207', (82, 104)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (121, 124)) ('monobenzyl phthalate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C103325', (20, 40)) ('MEHP', 'Gene', (49, 53)) ('MEHHP', 'Var', (55, 60)) ('MBzP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C103325', (42, 46)) ('MEHHP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C479069', (55, 60)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (137, 148)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (82, 89)) ('sperm motility', 'CPA', (90, 104)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (137, 148)) ('MEHP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C016599', (49, 53)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (6, 9)) 80621 32961939 Moreover, DnBP disturbed the maturation and activation of human sperm before fertilization, which was associated with early motility response and acrosomal exocytosis. ('maturation', 'CPA', (29, 39)) ('associated', 'Reg', (102, 112)) ('DnBP', 'Var', (10, 14)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (58, 63)) ('activation', 'CPA', (44, 54)) ('acrosomal exocytosis', 'MPA', (146, 166)) ('disturbed', 'Reg', (15, 24)) ('DnBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (10, 14)) 80651 32961939 For instance, higher levels of phthalate metabolites were observed in non-Hispanic blacks and Hispanics in comparison with non-Hispanic whites and Asians. ('higher levels of phthalate', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000218', (14, 40)) ('phthalate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C032279', (31, 40)) ('Hispanics', 'Var', (94, 103)) ('phthalate metabolites', 'MPA', (31, 52)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (14, 20)) 80664 32961939 Any alternation in the functioning of these genes leads to uncontrolled cell division, which is known as tumorigenesis. ('tumor', 'Disease', (105, 110)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (105, 110)) ('alternation', 'Var', (4, 15)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 110)) ('uncontrolled cell division', 'CPA', (59, 85)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (50, 58)) 80685 32961939 EDs may induce the cancer of the prostate gland and testis. ('cancer of the prostate', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (19, 41)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (19, 25)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (19, 25)) ('induce', 'Reg', (8, 14)) ('testis', 'Disease', (52, 58)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (19, 25)) ('EDs', 'Var', (0, 3)) 80704 32961939 In addition, DEHP disturbed the maturation and activation of oocytes before fertilization via meiotic maturation inhibition and oxidative stress. ('disturbed', 'Reg', (18, 27)) ('maturation', 'CPA', (32, 42)) ('activation', 'CPA', (47, 57)) ('meiotic maturation inhibition', 'CPA', (94, 123)) ('DEHP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004051', (13, 17)) ('oxidative stress', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (128, 144)) ('DEHP', 'Var', (13, 17)) 80706 32961939 The imbalance of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis furthermore negatively affected the development and function of the reproductive system of female progeny. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (100, 103)) ('hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis', 'Disease', 'MESH:C566610', (21, 56)) ('negatively', 'NegReg', (69, 79)) ('imbalance', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis', 'Disease', (21, 56)) ('imbalance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002172', (4, 13)) ('development', 'CPA', (93, 104)) ('affected', 'Reg', (80, 88)) 80710 32961939 In conclusion, the data have shown that phthalates affect ovarian functions leading to full-spectrum disorders associated with reproduction. ('affect', 'Reg', (51, 57)) ('phthalates', 'Var', (40, 50)) ('ovarian functions', 'CPA', (58, 75)) ('phthalates', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C032279', (40, 50)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (76, 86)) ('full-spectrum disorders', 'Disease', (87, 110)) 80774 32961939 showed that MEHP at 10-7-10-9 M triggered the proliferation of human cervical cancer cell lines HeLa and SiHa. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (63, 68)) ('MEHP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C016599', (12, 16)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (46, 59)) ('MEHP', 'Var', (12, 16)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002583', (69, 84)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 84)) ('HeLa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (96, 100)) ('cervical cancer', 'Disease', (69, 84)) ('SiHa', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0032', (105, 109)) 80787 32961939 After the analysis of nine original research articles, this systematic review reported that SigmaDEHP was positively associated with a risk of leiomyoma. ('leiomyoma', 'Disease', (143, 152)) ('associated', 'Reg', (117, 127)) ('leiomyoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007889', (143, 152)) ('SigmaDEHP', 'Chemical', '-', (92, 101)) ('SigmaDEHP', 'Var', (92, 101)) 80790 32961939 In conclusion, the results from in vitro and epidemiological studies have shown that phthalate exposure is associated with an increased risk of cancer in female reproductive cells and organs. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (144, 150)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (144, 150)) ('phthalate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C032279', (85, 94)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (144, 150)) ('phthalate', 'Var', (85, 94)) 80791 32961939 Taken together, the available data have suggested that phthalate exposure in females can lead to reproductive disorders, such as POF, decreased fecundity, adverse pregnancy outcomes, gynecological cancer, or a modulation of pubertal onset and pubertal symptoms in girls. ('adverse pregnancy outcomes', 'CPA', (155, 181)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (197, 203)) ('girls', 'Species', '9606', (264, 269)) ('phthalate', 'Var', (55, 64)) ('POF', 'Gene', (129, 132)) ('fecundity', 'CPA', (144, 153)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (134, 143)) ('phthalate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C032279', (55, 64)) ('reproductive disorder', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000078', (97, 118)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (89, 96)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (197, 203)) ('reproductive disorders', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000078', (97, 119)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (197, 203)) ('modulation', 'Reg', (210, 220)) ('reproductive disorders', 'Disease', (97, 119)) ('pubertal symptoms', 'CPA', (243, 260)) ('pubertal symptoms in girls', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008647', (243, 269)) ('pubertal onset', 'CPA', (224, 238)) ('POF', 'Gene', '79983', (129, 132)) 80886 32961939 Based on in vitro studies, DEP, DEHP, DiBP, DnBP are the anti-androgenic and DnBP, DEHP are anti-estrogenic xenobiotics, which means that they can bind to AR and ER to block the effect of androgens and estrogens on particular cells. ('ER', 'Gene', '2069', (162, 164)) ('block', 'NegReg', (168, 173)) ('DEHP', 'Var', (83, 87)) ('DiBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C025605', (38, 42)) ('DEHP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004051', (32, 36)) ('DEP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C007379', (27, 30)) ('DnBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (44, 48)) ('DnBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (77, 81)) ('effect', 'MPA', (178, 184)) ('bind', 'Interaction', (147, 151)) ('DEHP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004051', (83, 87)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (155, 157)) 80887 32961939 Moreover, DEHP can bind to the PPAR and block its effects. ('DEHP', 'Var', (10, 14)) ('PPAR', 'Gene', (31, 35)) ('bind', 'Interaction', (19, 23)) ('PPAR', 'Gene', '5465', (31, 35)) ('DEHP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004051', (10, 14)) ('block', 'NegReg', (40, 45)) ('effects', 'MPA', (50, 57)) 80892 32961939 DEP, DEHP, DiBP, DiNP, DnBP can significantly activate ER, DEHP, DiBP and DnBP can stimulate the activity of PPARs. ('ER', 'Gene', '2069', (55, 57)) ('DiNP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C012125', (17, 21)) ('DiBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C025605', (65, 69)) ('PPAR', 'Gene', (109, 113)) ('activity', 'MPA', (97, 105)) ('DEHP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004051', (5, 9)) ('DEP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C007379', (0, 3)) ('DiBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C025605', (11, 15)) ('DnBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (74, 78)) ('stimulate', 'PosReg', (83, 92)) ('DnBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (23, 27)) ('activate', 'PosReg', (46, 54)) ('DnBP', 'Var', (74, 78)) ('DEHP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004051', (59, 63)) ('PPAR', 'Gene', '5465', (109, 113)) 80899 32961939 Besides, the phthalates modification of gene expression can also influence the onset of cancer. ('cancer', 'Disease', (88, 94)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (88, 94)) ('influence', 'Reg', (65, 74)) ('phthalates', 'Var', (13, 23)) ('onset', 'Disease', (79, 84)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (88, 94)) ('phthalates', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C032279', (13, 23)) 80904 32961939 Via epigenetic mechanisms, phthalates can affect the exposed individual as well as the first and second generation of progeny. ('affect', 'Reg', (42, 48)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (4, 14)) ('phthalates', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C032279', (27, 37)) 80905 32961939 This mechanism of toxicity is possible due to the epigenetic modulation of genes in germ cells. ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (18, 26)) ('epigenetic modulation', 'Var', (50, 71)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', (18, 26)) 80930 32961939 DnBP activated the sperm-specific CatSper channel and increased intracellular Ca2+ levels in vitro. ('DnBP', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('sperm-specific', 'CPA', (19, 33)) ('intracellular Ca2+ levels', 'MPA', (64, 89)) ('activated', 'PosReg', (5, 14)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (54, 63)) ('CatSper channel', 'Pathway', (34, 49)) ('increased intracellular Ca2+ levels', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003575', (54, 89)) ('Ca2+', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000069285', (78, 82)) ('DnBP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003993', (0, 4)) 80946 32961939 The available data demonstrate that phthalate exposure is associated with male reproductive disorders, such as TDS, the modulation of pubertal onset, and the manifestation of pubertal symptoms. ('associated', 'Reg', (58, 68)) ('phthalate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C032279', (36, 45)) ('reproductive disorder', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000078', (79, 100)) ('male reproductive disorders', 'Disease', (74, 101)) ('reproductive disorders', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000078', (79, 101)) ('phthalate', 'Var', (36, 45)) ('TDS', 'Disease', (111, 114)) 80956 32961939 The available publications report that phthalates can either delay or induce precocious puberty onset. ('delay', 'NegReg', (61, 66)) ('precocious puberty onset', 'CPA', (77, 101)) ('phthalates', 'Var', (39, 49)) ('induce', 'Reg', (70, 76)) ('precocious puberty', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000826', (77, 95)) ('puberty onset', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000826', (88, 101)) ('phthalates', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C032279', (39, 49)) 80984 31545448 In the present study, we selected three gene expression datasets (GSE15220, GSE1818 and GSE59520), which were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database, to obtain differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and differentially expressed microRNAs (DEMs) between testicular seminoma tissues and normal tissue samples. ('DEG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C042934', (212, 215)) ('testicular seminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (272, 291)) ('GSE59520', 'Var', (88, 96)) ('testicular seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (272, 291)) ('testicular seminoma', 'Disease', (272, 291)) 81049 31545448 Compared with normal testis samples, 11 DEMs were acquired in GSE59520 in seminoma samples. ('GSE59520', 'Var', (62, 70)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (74, 82)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (74, 82)) 81224 26366090 Any disorder of the hypothalamic-pituitary-testis axis might cause abnormal steroid secretion, which could result in oncogenesis. ('cause', 'Reg', (61, 66)) ('hypothalamic-pituitary-testis axis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007029', (20, 54)) ('oncogenesis', 'CPA', (117, 128)) ('disorder', 'Var', (4, 12)) ('hypothalamic-pituitary-testis axis', 'Disease', (20, 54)) ('abnormal steroid secretion', 'MPA', (67, 93)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (76, 83)) ('disorder of the hypothalamic-pituitary-testis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000864', (4, 49)) ('result in', 'Reg', (107, 116)) 81240 26366090 The cleavage of caspases will further cleave poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP), resulting in cell death. ('cleavage', 'Var', (4, 12)) ('caspases', 'Gene', (16, 24)) ('cleave', 'Var', (38, 44)) ('PARP', 'Gene', (73, 77)) ('PARP', 'Gene', '11545', (73, 77)) ('resulting in', 'Reg', (80, 92)) ('poly ADP-ribose polymerase', 'Gene', (45, 71)) ('cell death', 'CPA', (93, 103)) ('caspases', 'Gene', '12368;12370;12371', (16, 24)) ('poly ADP-ribose polymerase', 'Gene', '11545', (45, 71)) 81276 26366090 Treatment for 24 hours with combinations of cisplatin + cordycepin, cisplatin + paclitaxel, cordycepin + paclitaxel, and cordycepin + cisplatin + paclitaxel resulted in more loss of cell attachment to the matrix, more membrane blebbing, and many more floating cells (Figure 1F-I). ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (92, 102)) ('cell attachment to the matrix', 'CPA', (182, 211)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (193, 196)) ('cordycepin +', 'Var', (92, 104)) ('cordycepin', 'Var', (121, 131)) ('floating cells', 'CPA', (251, 265)) ('membrane blebbing', 'CPA', (218, 235)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (146, 156)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (121, 131)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (105, 115)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (134, 143)) ('more', 'PosReg', (246, 250)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (80, 90)) ('more', 'PosReg', (213, 217)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (56, 66)) ('cisplatin + paclitaxel', 'Var', (68, 90)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (5, 8)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (44, 53)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (174, 178)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (68, 77)) 81281 26366090 After 36 hours of treatment, cell viability was reduced to 66.63% by cordycepin, 68.52% by paclitaxel, 60.81% by cisplatin, 9.76% by cordycepin + cisplatin, 38.20% by cisplatin + paclitaxel, 9.34% by cordycepin + paclitaxel, and 13.20% by cordycepin + cisplatin + paclitaxel (Figure 1J). ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (133, 143)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (239, 249)) ('cordycepin', 'Var', (133, 143)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (146, 155)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (48, 55)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (179, 189)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (69, 79)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (23, 26)) ('cell viability', 'CPA', (29, 43)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (91, 101)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (252, 261)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (113, 122)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (200, 210)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (167, 176)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (213, 223)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (264, 274)) 81282 26366090 After 48 hours of treatment, cell viability was reduced to 46.12% by cordycepin; 51.75% at paclitaxel, 44.01% by cisplatin, 8.16% by cordycepin + cisplatin, 27.36% by cisplatin + paclitaxel, 6.59% by cordycepin + paclitaxel, and 11.50% by cordycepin + cisplatin + paclitaxel (Figure 1J). ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (133, 143)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (239, 249)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (113, 122)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (146, 155)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (48, 55)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (179, 189)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (69, 79)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (23, 26)) ('cell viability', 'CPA', (29, 43)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (91, 101)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (252, 261)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (113, 122)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (200, 210)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (167, 176)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (213, 223)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (264, 274)) 81294 26366090 The combinations of cisplatin + cordycepin, cisplatin + paclitaxel, cordycepin + paclitaxel, and cisplatin + cordycepin + paclitaxel for 12 and 24 hours also induced significant caspase-8 cleavage (P<0.05, Figure 3A). ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (20, 29)) ('caspase-8', 'Gene', (178, 187)) ('cleavage', 'MPA', (188, 196)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (56, 66)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (109, 119)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (68, 78)) ('cordycepin', 'Var', (68, 78)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (97, 106)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (81, 91)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (122, 132)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (44, 53)) ('caspase-8', 'Gene', '12370', (178, 187)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (32, 42)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (97, 106)) 81297 26366090 Cordycepin (100 muM), paclitaxel (50 nM), cisplatin (100 muM), cisplatin + paclitaxel, cordycepin + paclitaxel, cisplatin + cordycepin, and cordycepin + cisplatin + paclitaxel, but not cisplatin alone, induced significant caspase-3 cleavage compared with control after 24 hours of treatment (P<0.05, Figure 3C). ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (42, 51)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (100, 110)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (63, 72)) ('caspase-3', 'Gene', '12367', (222, 231)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (140, 150)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (286, 289)) ('100 muM', 'Var', (53, 60)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (153, 162)) ('caspase-3', 'Gene', (222, 231)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (22, 32)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (75, 85)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (112, 121)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (124, 134)) ('Cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (0, 10)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (87, 97)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (185, 194)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (165, 175)) 81306 26366090 To reconfirm whether phosphorylation of JNK, ERK, and p38 proteins could be induced by cordycepin + paclitaxel and/or cisplatin in MA-10 cells, inhibitors of JNK, ERK, and p38 (SP600125, PD98059, and SB203580, respectively) were used to abolish expression of phosphorylated JNK, ERK, and p38. ('p38', 'Gene', (172, 175)) ('ERK', 'Gene', (45, 48)) ('PD98059', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C093973', (187, 194)) ('ERK', 'Gene', (163, 166)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (100, 110)) ('SP600125', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C432165', (177, 185)) ('JNK', 'Gene', (40, 43)) ('JNK', 'Gene', (158, 161)) ('p38', 'Gene', '26416', (54, 57)) ('JNK', 'Gene', '26419', (40, 43)) ('p38', 'Gene', '26416', (172, 175)) ('JNK', 'Gene', '26419', (158, 161)) ('ERK', 'Gene', '26413', (45, 48)) ('ERK', 'Gene', '26413', (163, 166)) ('p38', 'Gene', (288, 291)) ('expression', 'MPA', (245, 255)) ('SB203580', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C093642', (200, 208)) ('ERK', 'Gene', (279, 282)) ('SP600125', 'Var', (177, 185)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (21, 36)) ('JNK', 'Gene', (274, 277)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (118, 127)) ('p38', 'Gene', '26416', (288, 291)) ('JNK', 'Gene', '26419', (274, 277)) ('ERK', 'Gene', '26413', (279, 282)) ('p38', 'Gene', (54, 57)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (87, 97)) ('abolish', 'NegReg', (237, 244)) 81307 26366090 SP600125 at 10, 50, and 100 muM significantly inhibited phosphorylation of JNK induced by cordycepin 100 muM (P<0.05, Figure 5A). ('JNK', 'Gene', '26419', (75, 78)) ('JNK', 'Gene', (75, 78)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (56, 71)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (90, 100)) ('SP600125', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C432165', (0, 8)) ('SP600125', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (46, 55)) 81308 26366090 In the combination experiments, SP600125 10 muM significantly reduced the expression of phosphorylated JNK after treatment with cisplatin + cordycepin, cordycepin + paclitaxel, and cordycepin + cisplatin + paclitaxel for 12 hours (P<0.05, Figure 5B). ('expression', 'MPA', (74, 84)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (206, 216)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (181, 191)) ('SP600125', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C432165', (32, 40)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (140, 150)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (25, 28)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (128, 137)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (118, 121)) ('phosphorylated', 'MPA', (88, 102)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (194, 203)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (165, 175)) ('JNK', 'Gene', '26419', (103, 106)) ('SP600125 10', 'Var', (32, 43)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (152, 162)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (62, 69)) ('JNK', 'Gene', (103, 106)) 81309 26366090 PD98059 at 5, 10, 25, and 50 muM significantly inhibited phosphorylation of ERK induced by cordycepin 100 muM (P<0.05, Figure 6A). ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (47, 56)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (91, 101)) ('ERK', 'Gene', (76, 79)) ('PD98059', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('PD98059', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C093973', (0, 7)) ('ERK', 'Gene', '26413', (76, 79)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (57, 72)) 81310 26366090 In the combination experiments, PD98059 5 muM significantly reduced the expression of phosphorylated ERK in the cisplatin + cordycepin, cordycepin + paclitaxel, and cordycepin + cisplatin + paclitaxel groups treated for 12 hours (P<0.05, Figure 6B). ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (136, 146)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (149, 159)) ('ERK', 'Gene', (101, 104)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (190, 200)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (165, 175)) ('ERK', 'Gene', '26413', (101, 104)) ('expression', 'MPA', (72, 82)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (60, 67)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (112, 121)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (124, 134)) ('PD98059', 'Var', (32, 39)) ('PD98059', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C093973', (32, 39)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (25, 28)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (178, 187)) 81311 26366090 SB203580 at 1, 5, and 10 muM significantly inhibited the phosphorylation of p38 induced by 100 muM cordycepin (P<0.05, Figure 7A). ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (43, 52)) ('p38', 'Gene', (76, 79)) ('SB203580', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (99, 109)) ('SB203580', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C093642', (0, 8)) ('p38', 'Gene', '26416', (76, 79)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (57, 72)) 81312 26366090 In the combination experiments, SB203580 10 muM significantly reduced the expression of phosphorylated p38 in the cisplatin + cordycepin, cordycepin + paclitaxel, and cordycepin + cisplatin + paclitaxel groups (P<0.05, Figure 7A and B). ('expression', 'MPA', (74, 84)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (167, 177)) ('p38', 'Gene', (103, 106)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (151, 161)) ('p38', 'Gene', '26416', (103, 106)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (126, 136)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (25, 28)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (114, 123)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (180, 189)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (192, 202)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (138, 148)) ('SB203580', 'Var', (32, 40)) ('SB203580', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C093642', (32, 40)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (62, 69)) 81314 26366090 The tumor suppressor p53 is the central player in a network protecting higher eukaryotic cells against various types of damage that might lead to genetic alterations. ('tumor', 'Disease', (4, 9)) ('genetic alterations', 'Var', (146, 165)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (4, 9)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (4, 9)) ('lead', 'Reg', (138, 142)) 81320 26366090 These results indicate that cordycepin, but not paclitaxel or cisplatin, could activate the p53 pathway to induce apoptosis of MA-10 cells. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (62, 71)) ('induce', 'PosReg', (107, 113)) ('activate', 'PosReg', (79, 87)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (28, 38)) ('cordycepin', 'Var', (28, 38)) ('p53 pathway', 'Pathway', (92, 103)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (114, 123)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (48, 58)) 81324 26366090 However, coadministration of cisplatin + cordycepin, cisplatin + paclitaxel, cordycepin + paclitaxel, or cisplatin + cordycepin + paclitaxel induced much more rounding up of MA-10 cells with membrane blebbing. ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (77, 87)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (90, 100)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (65, 75)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (105, 114)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (29, 38)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (41, 51)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (117, 127)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (53, 62)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (130, 140)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (105, 114)) ('rounding up', 'CPA', (159, 170)) 81325 26366090 Moreover, we found that coadministration of cisplatin + cordycepin, cisplatin + paclitaxel, cordycepin + paclitaxel, or cisplatin + cordycepin + paclitaxel reduced cell viability to a greater extent than each agent used alone. ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (68, 77)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (92, 102)) ('cell viability', 'CPA', (164, 178)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (145, 155)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (80, 90)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (68, 77)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (156, 163)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (56, 66)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (105, 115)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (44, 53)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (120, 129)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (132, 142)) 81332 26366090 Moreover, studies have shown that paclitaxel, cisplatin, and cordycepin can induce cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase in some cell types, including human bladder cancer, breast cancer, and lung cancer cells, which then proceed to subG1 phase, ending up in apoptosis. ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (253, 262)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (167, 180)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (186, 197)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (145, 150)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (34, 44)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (186, 197)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (46, 55)) ('paclitaxel', 'Var', (34, 44)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (159, 165)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (46, 55)) ('cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase', 'CPA', (83, 114)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (191, 197)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (151, 165)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (174, 180)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (151, 165)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (151, 165)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (186, 197)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (167, 180)) ('cell cycle arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011018', (83, 100)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (167, 180)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (61, 71)) 81338 26366090 Taken together, we observed that cell numbers accumulated in subG1 phase in response to the combination treatments, suggesting that double or triple agent combinations could work more effective to induce DNA fragmentation and apoptosis of MA-10 cells. ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (226, 235)) ('combinations', 'Var', (155, 167)) ('DNA fragmentation', 'CPA', (204, 221)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (109, 112)) ('induce', 'PosReg', (197, 203)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (212, 215)) 81346 26366090 Moreover, many studies have demonstrated that activation of MAPK can stimulate expression of caspase-3 and cleavage of PARP as well as decrease expression of Bcl-2, which mediates the cellular steps in apoptosis of some types of tumor cell. ('MAPK', 'Gene', (60, 64)) ('caspase-3', 'Gene', (93, 102)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (229, 234)) ('expression', 'MPA', (79, 89)) ('PARP', 'Gene', (119, 123)) ('PARP', 'Gene', '11545', (119, 123)) ('expression', 'MPA', (144, 154)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (229, 234)) ('stimulate', 'PosReg', (69, 78)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (229, 234)) ('caspase-3', 'Gene', '12367', (93, 102)) ('activation', 'Var', (46, 56)) ('cleavage', 'MPA', (107, 115)) ('Bcl-2', 'Gene', '12043', (158, 163)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (135, 143)) ('Bcl-2', 'Gene', (158, 163)) 81347 26366090 In the present study, combined treatment for 12 hours with cisplatin + cordycepin, cordycepin + paclitaxel, or cisplatin + cordycepin + paclitaxel induced significantly more expression of phosphorylated ERK when compared with treatment using cisplatin, paclitaxel, or cordycepin alone. ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (96, 106)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (71, 81)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (111, 120)) ('ERK', 'Gene', '26413', (203, 206)) ('expression', 'MPA', (174, 184)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (123, 133)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (83, 93)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (231, 234)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (242, 251)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (36, 39)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (268, 278)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (253, 263)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (136, 146)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (111, 120)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (59, 68)) ('more', 'PosReg', (169, 173)) ('ERK', 'Gene', (203, 206)) 81350 26366090 Further, SP600125, PD98059, and PD98059 could reverse the activation of JNK, ERK, and p38 in the combination treatment of cordycepin plus cisplatin and/or taxol, respectively. ('p38', 'Gene', (86, 89)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (138, 147)) ('SP600125', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C432165', (9, 17)) ('JNK', 'Gene', (72, 75)) ('PD98059', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C093973', (19, 26)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (122, 132)) ('JNK', 'Gene', '26419', (72, 75)) ('p38', 'Gene', '26416', (86, 89)) ('taxol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (155, 160)) ('SP600125', 'Var', (9, 17)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (114, 117)) ('ERK', 'Gene', (77, 80)) ('ERK', 'Gene', '26413', (77, 80)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (58, 68)) ('PD98059', 'Var', (32, 39)) ('PD98059', 'Var', (19, 26)) ('PD98059', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C093973', (32, 39)) 81358 26366090 These results strongly suggest that the combination of cordycepin + paclitaxel and/or cisplatin might be more effective than when these agents are used as single agents for chemotherapy in testicular cancer. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (189, 206)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (189, 206)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (200, 206)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (86, 95)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (189, 206)) ('cordycepin', 'Var', (55, 65)) ('cordycepin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C058120', (55, 65)) ('paclitaxel', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017239', (68, 78)) 81368 25228819 In addition to effects on quality of life and functional impairment, CINV can lead to medical complications, including anorexia, nutrient depletion, and metabolic disturbances, or may lead to noncompliance or premature discontinuation of anticancer therapy. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (63, 66)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (242, 248)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (242, 248)) ('CINV', 'Chemical', '-', (69, 73)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (78, 85)) ('noncompliance', 'Disease', (192, 205)) ('metabolic disturbances', 'MPA', (153, 175)) ('nutrient depletion', 'MPA', (129, 147)) ('anorexia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000855', (119, 127)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (242, 248)) ('CINV', 'Var', (69, 73)) ('anorexia', 'Disease', (119, 127)) ('anorexia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002039', (119, 127)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (184, 191)) 81374 25228819 Delayed CINV is more common with cisplatin, carboplatin, cyclophosphamide, and/or doxorubicin. ('carboplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D016190', (44, 55)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (33, 42)) ('Delayed CINV', 'Disease', (0, 12)) ('Delayed CINV', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006968', (0, 12)) ('doxorubicin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (82, 93)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (33, 42)) ('cyclophosphamide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003520', (57, 73)) ('common', 'Reg', (21, 27)) 81418 25228819 Palonosetron has a longer half-life and greater 5-HT3 receptor binding affinity compared with other 5-HT3 RAs. ('Palonosetron', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077924', (0, 12)) ('Palonosetron', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('RA', 'Chemical', '-', (106, 108)) ('5-HT3', 'Gene', (48, 53)) ('greater', 'PosReg', (40, 47)) ('5-HT3', 'Gene', '3359', (48, 53)) ('5-HT3', 'Gene', (100, 105)) ('5-HT3', 'Gene', '3359', (100, 105)) 81419 25228819 Palonosetron has a unique binding profile (allosteric binding and positive cooperativity) that differs from that of other 5-HT3 RAs and triggers receptor internalization, inducing prolonged inhibition of receptor functioning. ('RA', 'Chemical', '-', (128, 130)) ('5-HT3', 'Gene', (122, 127)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (26, 33)) ('Palonosetron', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('5-HT3', 'Gene', '3359', (122, 127)) ('Palonosetron', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077924', (0, 12)) ('triggers', 'Reg', (136, 144)) ('inhibition', 'MPA', (190, 200)) ('receptor functioning', 'MPA', (204, 224)) ('internalization', 'MPA', (154, 169)) 81420 25228819 Finally, palonosetron inhibits cross-talk between 5-HT3 and NK1 signaling pathways. ('NK1', 'Gene', '6863', (60, 63)) ('palonosetron', 'Var', (9, 21)) ('5-HT3', 'Gene', '3359', (50, 55)) ('5-HT3', 'Gene', (50, 55)) ('cross-talk', 'MPA', (31, 41)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (22, 30)) ('palonosetron', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077924', (9, 21)) ('NK1', 'Gene', (60, 63)) 81443 25228819 Quality of life survey results indicated that CINV did not significantly impact her daily functioning (eg, life enjoyment, social life, sleep). ('CINV', 'Var', (46, 50)) ('social life', 'CPA', (123, 134)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (117, 120)) ('CINV', 'Chemical', '-', (46, 50)) ('life enjoyment', 'CPA', (107, 121)) 81461 25228819 Palonosetron has also been found to reduce extreme CINV events (eg, hospitalizations and emergency room and outpatient visits due to CINV) and costs by up to 76% compared with other 5-HT3 RAs, and has reduced staff management work time by approximately 4 months. ('man', 'Species', '9606', (215, 218)) ('costs', 'MPA', (143, 148)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (36, 42)) ('CINV', 'Chemical', '-', (51, 55)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (221, 224)) ('Palonosetron', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077924', (0, 12)) ('Palonosetron', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('RA', 'Chemical', '-', (188, 190)) ('5-HT3', 'Gene', (182, 187)) ('5-HT3', 'Gene', '3359', (182, 187)) ('outpatient', 'Species', '9606', (108, 118)) ('CINV', 'Chemical', '-', (133, 137)) ('extreme CINV events', 'MPA', (43, 62)) 81475 25228819 An 18-year-old Caucasian man with metastatic, nonseminomatous testicular cancer was admitted to the hospital for rehydration, treatment of nausea and emesis, and evaluation of weakness on day 9 of the first cycle of BEP chemotherapy, ie, bleomycin (20 units intravenously on days 1, 8, and 15), etoposide (100 mg/m2 intravenously on days 1-5), and cisplatin (20 mg/m2 intravenously on days 1-5). ('emesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014839', (150, 156)) ('nonseminomatous testicular cancer', 'Disease', (46, 79)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (25, 28)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (131, 134)) ('emesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002013', (150, 156)) ('weakness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018908', (176, 184)) ('emesis', 'Disease', (150, 156)) ('nausea', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009325', (139, 145)) ('nausea and emesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002017', (139, 156)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 79)) ('weakness', 'Disease', (176, 184)) ('bleomycin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001761', (238, 247)) ('nonseminomatous testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (46, 79)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (348, 357)) ('nausea', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002018', (139, 145)) ('100 mg/m2', 'Var', (306, 315)) ('BEP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C038328', (216, 219)) ('nausea', 'Disease', (139, 145)) ('etoposide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005047', (295, 304)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (62, 79)) 81483 25228819 Alternate regimens considered for cycle 2 were the addition of olanzapine, changing to another antagonist backbone, including an alternate 5-HT3 RA such as a GTP or substitution of palonosetron on days 1, 3, and 5 of chemotherapy, and the addition of aprepitant to the regimen. ('5-HT3', 'Gene', '3359', (139, 144)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (14, 17)) ('5-HT3', 'Gene', (139, 144)) ('palonosetron', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077924', (181, 193)) ('GTP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017829', (158, 161)) ('olanzapine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077152', (63, 73)) ('substitution', 'Var', (165, 177)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (273, 276)) ('RA', 'Chemical', '-', (145, 147)) 81497 25228819 Although high-grade evidence supports the use of palonosetron in the single-dose chemotherapy setting, and small studies demonstrate some effectiveness during adjuvant multiple-day chemotherapy for glioma or during multiple-day treatment for testicular cancer, randomized trials should be conducted to determine its efficacy versus that of other antiemetics and the most effective dose and frequency. ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (242, 259)) ('glioma', 'Disease', (198, 204)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (242, 259)) ('palonosetron', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077924', (49, 61)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (242, 259)) ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (198, 204)) ('palonosetron', 'Var', (49, 61)) ('glioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (198, 204)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (233, 236)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (253, 259)) 81503 22314417 Extreme preterm birth was associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer (hazard ratio 3.95; 95% CI, 1.67-9.34) after adjusting for other perinatal factors, family history of testicular cancer, and cryptorchidism. ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (206, 220)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (183, 200)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (183, 200)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (63, 80)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (206, 220)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (194, 200)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (183, 200)) ('preterm birth', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001622', (8, 21)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (63, 80)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (63, 80)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 80)) ('Extreme preterm', 'Var', (0, 15)) 81511 22314417 Preterm birth is associated with altered sex hormone levels prenatally and postnatally in the offspring, and therefore has been hypothesized to be a potential risk factor for testicular cancer. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (175, 192)) ('Preterm birth', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (186, 192)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (175, 192)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (175, 192)) ('altered', 'Reg', (33, 40)) ('sex hormone levels', 'MPA', (41, 59)) ('Preterm birth', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001622', (0, 13)) 81515 22314417 We conducted a national cohort study in Sweden to examine whether low gestational age at birth, independent of fetal growth, is associated with testicular cancer in later life. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (144, 161)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (155, 161)) ('low gestational', 'Var', (66, 81)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (144, 161)) ('associated', 'Reg', (128, 138)) ('low gestational age', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (66, 85)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (144, 161)) 81517 22314417 We hypothesized that low gestational age at birth is independently associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer in later life. ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (104, 121)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (104, 121)) ('low gestational age', 'Var', (21, 40)) ('low gestational age', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (21, 40)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (115, 121)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (104, 121)) 81525 22314417 Included because twinning is associated with preterm birth and low fetal growth, and may be associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer in the male offspring. ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (129, 146)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (129, 146)) ('preterm birth', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001622', (45, 58)) ('low fetal growth', 'CPA', (63, 79)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (129, 146)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (140, 146)) ('twinning', 'Var', (17, 25)) ('associated', 'Reg', (92, 102)) 81546 22314417 Neither low nor high fetal growth was associated with testicular cancer, with or without adjustment for gestational age at birth and the other covariates. ('low', 'Var', (8, 11)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (54, 71)) ('high fetal growth', 'CPA', (16, 33)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (54, 71)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (65, 71)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (54, 71)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (95, 98)) 81554 22314417 A recent meta-analysis reported an overall odds ratio of 1.31 (95% CI, 1.07-1.59) for the association between low gestational age at birth and testicular cancer, and 1.34 (95% CI, 1.08-1.67) for the association between low birth weight and testicular cancer. ('low birth weight', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537577', (219, 235)) ('low birth weight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (219, 235)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (240, 257)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (251, 257)) ('low gestational age', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (110, 129)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (143, 160)) ('association', 'Interaction', (90, 101)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (143, 160)) ('low gestational age', 'Var', (110, 129)) ('low birth weight', 'Disease', (219, 235)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (240, 257)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (154, 160)) ('birth and testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (133, 160)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (240, 257)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (143, 160)) 81557 22314417 In contrast to some earlier studies, we found that testicular cancer was not associated with twinning, low birth order, low maternal or paternal age, or high maternal age. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (51, 68)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (62, 68)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (51, 68)) ('low', 'Var', (120, 123)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (51, 68)) ('low birth order', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001518', (103, 118)) 81592 20535291 Gene analysis studies have also revealed that linkage to the Xq27 locus and duplication or amplification of the short arm of chromosome 12 are also associated with the development of testicular cancer. ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (183, 200)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (183, 200)) ('linkage', 'Var', (46, 53)) ('short arm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009824', (112, 121)) ('amplification', 'Var', (91, 104)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (194, 200)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (183, 200)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (148, 163)) ('duplication', 'Var', (76, 87)) ('Xq27', 'Gene', (61, 65)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (175, 178)) 81730 30446455 Treatment options for patients with clinical stage IIA and small unifocal (<3cm) IIB NSGCT include RPLND with adjuvant chemotherapy in select cases, or induction chemotherapy with or without PC- RPLND. ('NSGCT', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537844', (85, 90)) ('GCT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (87, 90)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (22, 30)) ('RPLND', 'Var', (99, 104)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (5, 8)) ('NSGCT', 'Disease', (85, 90)) 81736 30446455 When analyzed by primary treatment intervention, induction chemotherapy followed by PC-RPLND was associated with a significantly improved 5-year recurrence free survival compared to primary RPLND (98% vs. 79%, P<0.001, respectively). ('improved', 'PosReg', (129, 137)) ('PC-RPLND', 'Var', (84, 92)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (30, 33)) 81824 30446455 PC-RPLND was associated with higher complication and open conversion rates and longer operative times, however, the estimated blood loss, lymph node yield and length of hospital stay were not significantly different. ('higher', 'PosReg', (29, 35)) ('PC-RPLND', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('open conversion', 'CPA', (53, 68)) ('blood loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006473', (126, 136)) ('complication', 'CPA', (36, 48)) ('blood loss', 'Disease', (126, 136)) 81861 24781282 Testicular germ cell tumours are considered to be sustained in vivo through a relatively frequent mutation in the KIT tyrosine kinase receptor that renders it constitutively active or through autocrine production of the KIT ligand, KITL (reviewed in). ('KITL', 'Gene', '4254', (232, 236)) ('KIT ligand', 'Gene', (220, 230)) ('mutation', 'Var', (98, 106)) ('KIT ligand', 'Gene', '4254', (220, 230)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (21, 27)) ('it constitutively', 'MPA', (156, 173)) ('Testicular germ cell tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (0, 28)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (21, 28)) ('Testicular germ cell tumours', 'Disease', (0, 28)) ('KITL', 'Gene', (232, 236)) 81920 24781282 The signals corresponding to PLAP, AP2gamma and KIT were much more intense in seminoma samples compared with normal testis and samples with CIS (Supplementary Figure 1). ('men', 'Species', '9606', (151, 154)) ('more intense', 'PosReg', (62, 74)) ('PLAP', 'Var', (29, 33)) ('AP2gamma', 'Gene', '7022', (35, 43)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (78, 86)) ('AP2gamma', 'Gene', (35, 43)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (140, 143)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (78, 86)) 81929 24781282 In seminoma fragments cultured in media containing 10% FBS, a decrease in survival was observed from 7 days of culture, whereas overall cell viability loss was already evident from 5 days of culture for samples cultured in 0.1% BSA (Table 2). ('survival', 'CPA', (74, 82)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (3, 11)) ('FBS', 'Var', (55, 58)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (16, 19)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (3, 11)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (62, 70)) 81989 33923635 In the current study, Cis reduced the sperm count, plasma testosterone level, the testicular activity of alkaline phosphatase beside a marked inhabitation of succinate dehydrogenase activity. ('plasma testosterone level', 'MPA', (51, 76)) ('Cis', 'Var', (22, 25)) ('succinate dehydrogenase activity', 'MPA', (158, 190)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (58, 70)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (26, 33)) ('succinate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019802', (158, 167)) ('sperm count', 'CPA', (38, 49)) ('testicular activity of alkaline phosphatase', 'MPA', (82, 125)) 81998 33923635 In the current study, Cis reduced sperm count, serum testosterone level, and testicular activity of alkaline phosphatase (AKP), besides a marked inhibition of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) activity. ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (53, 65)) ('Cis', 'Var', (22, 25)) ('testicular', 'CPA', (77, 87)) ('succinate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019802', (159, 168)) ('Cis reduced sperm count', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000798', (22, 45)) ('reduced sperm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012207', (26, 39)) ('alkaline', 'MPA', (100, 108)) ('sperm count', 'CPA', (34, 45)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (26, 33)) ('serum testosterone level', 'MPA', (47, 71)) ('succinate', 'MPA', (159, 168)) ('activity', 'MPA', (189, 197)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (145, 155)) 82008 33923635 stated that Cis triggers oxidative stress by generating reactive oxygen species (ROS) that stimulates cell destruction and necrosis through lipid peroxidation of tissues, protein denaturation, and DNA lesions. ('reactive oxygen species', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017382', (56, 79)) ('Cis', 'Var', (12, 15)) ('lipid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (140, 145)) ('necrosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009336', (123, 131)) ('cell destruction', 'CPA', (102, 118)) ('stimulates', 'PosReg', (91, 101)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (49, 52)) ('oxidative stress', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (25, 41)) ('lipid peroxidation', 'MPA', (140, 158)) ('reactive oxygen species', 'MPA', (56, 79)) ('protein denaturation', 'MPA', (171, 191)) ('oxidative stress', 'MPA', (25, 41)) ('ROS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017382', (81, 84)) ('necrosis', 'Disease', (123, 131)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (185, 188)) 82090 33923635 Treatment with Cis resulted in significant (p <= 0.05) decrease in sperm count (3.33 +- 1.45) relative to the control group (48.07 +- 1.79). ('Cis', 'Var', (15, 18)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (55, 63)) ('sperm count', 'CPA', (67, 78)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (5, 8)) 82093 33923635 Table 2 revealed that animals treated with cisplatin had significant reduction in the serum level of testosterone hormone (0.39 +- 0.1 ng/mL), compared to the control group (1.89 +- 0.07 ng/mL). ('cisplatin', 'Var', (43, 52)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (101, 113)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (43, 52)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (69, 78)) ('serum level of testosterone hormone', 'MPA', (86, 121)) 82100 33923635 The levels of pro-inflammatory (IL-6) cytokines (Table 4) revealed significant increase (p <= 0.05) in the Cis-treated group (392.7 +- 17.19 pg/mL), as compared to the control group (95.43 +- 4.28 pg/mL). ('increase', 'PosReg', (79, 87)) ('IL-6', 'Gene', (32, 36)) ('Cis-treated', 'Var', (107, 118)) ('IL-6', 'Gene', '24498', (32, 36)) 82101 33923635 However, IL-6 was significantly decreased (p <= 0.05) in the Cis group treated with BM-MSCs only (293.33 +- 10.1 pg/mL) or beetroot only (327.4 +- 17.92 pg/mL). ('beet', 'Species', '161934', (123, 127)) ('MSC', 'Gene', (87, 90)) ('IL-6', 'Gene', (9, 13)) ('IL-6', 'Gene', '24498', (9, 13)) ('MSC', 'Gene', '312897', (87, 90)) ('293.33', 'Var', (98, 104)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (32, 41)) 82222 33923635 Inactivation of caspase-3 dramatically reduces apoptosis in diverse settings, including activation-induced cell death (AICD). ('death', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (112, 117)) ('caspase-3', 'Gene', '25402', (16, 25)) ('death', 'Disease', (112, 117)) ('AICD', 'Disease', 'None', (119, 123)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (47, 56)) ('caspase-3', 'Gene', (16, 25)) ('AICD', 'Disease', (119, 123)) ('reduces', 'NegReg', (39, 46)) ('Inactivation', 'Var', (0, 12)) 82232 33923635 ; writing:original draft preparation: M.T.H., H.K.M., M.M.M., N.A., R.A.E. ('M.T.H.', 'Var', (38, 44)) ('H.K.M.', 'Var', (46, 52)) ('M.M.M.', 'Var', (54, 60)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (30, 33)) 82290 30002831 In our review, there is no clear evidence showing that TML associated with cryptorchidism is a risk factor for testicular tumor. ('testicular tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (111, 127)) ('testicular tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (111, 127)) ('TML', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012215', (55, 58)) ('testicular tumor', 'Disease', (111, 127)) ('TML', 'Var', (55, 58)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Disease', (75, 89)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 127)) ('cryptorchidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000028', (75, 89)) 82359 29727140 Oligozoospermic specimens were further sorted into groups based on severity (mild: 10-15x106/mL, moderate: 5-10x106/mL; and severe: less than 5x106/mL) and their sperm parameters before and after cryopreservation were compared and recovery rates calculated accordingly (Table 3). ('less', 'NegReg', (132, 136)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (21, 24)) ('5-10x106/mL', 'Var', (107, 118)) 82532 28630588 One of the brothers was diagnosed with right testicular teratoblastoma, staged T3N3M0 in January 1991, and died in December 1991, after unsuccessful treatment with resection and radiotherapy, followed by palliative care and analgesic treatment. ('right testicular teratoblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013733', (39, 70)) ('right testicular teratoblastoma', 'Disease', (39, 70)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (154, 157)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (239, 242)) ('T3N3M0', 'Var', (79, 85)) 82559 28630588 Nevertheless, mutations in fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 gene FGFR3 and HRAS, found exclusively in spermatocytic seminomas, suggest a different tumorogenesis pathway associated with the accumulation of mutations during the adult life span (31). ('FGFR3', 'Gene', '2261', (68, 73)) ('fibroblast growth factor receptor 3', 'Gene', '2261', (27, 62)) ('fibroblast growth factor receptor 3', 'Gene', (27, 62)) ('spermatocytic seminomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100617', (105, 128)) ('tumorogenesis', 'CPA', (150, 163)) ('FGFR3', 'Gene', (68, 73)) ('mutations', 'Var', (208, 217)) ('spermatocytic seminomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563236', (105, 128)) ('HRAS', 'Gene', '3265', (78, 82)) ('spermatocytic seminomas', 'Disease', (105, 128)) ('mutations', 'Var', (14, 23)) ('HRAS', 'Gene', (78, 82)) 82644 25882629 In general, our current understanding of TGCT genetics supports this interpretation in that most identified variants are of low penetrance, and many (though not all) are located in or near genes known to influence primordial germ cell maturation and differentiation and are therefore less likely to be associated with other cancer types. ('cancer', 'Disease', (324, 330)) ('associated', 'Reg', (302, 312)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (324, 330)) ('variants', 'Var', (108, 116)) ('primordial germ cell maturation', 'CPA', (214, 245)) ('differentiation', 'CPA', (250, 265)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (324, 330)) ('influence', 'Reg', (204, 213)) 82699 24586462 In this study, we observed that CMTM3 was frequently down-regulated in testicular cancer tissues via methylation at a specific, single CpG site located within the Sp1/Sp3-responsive region of the promoter. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (82, 88)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', (32, 37)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (71, 88)) ('Sp3', 'Gene', '6670', (167, 170)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (71, 88)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', '123920', (32, 37)) ('Sp3', 'Gene', (167, 170)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (71, 88)) ('methylation', 'Var', (101, 112)) ('down-regulated', 'NegReg', (53, 67)) 82734 24586462 The expression of CMTM3, based on calculating a total immunostaining score (TIS) as the product of a proportion score (PS) and an intensity score (IS), was quantified under microscope and classified into four subgroups: no expression (0-4); weak expression (+:5,6,8); moderate expression (++: 9,10,12); intense expression (+++: 15). ('CMTM3', 'Gene', '123920', (18, 23)) ('++', 'Var', (289, 291)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', (18, 23)) 82737 24586462 Cells were infected with Ad-CMTM3 or Ad-null. ('CMTM3', 'Gene', (28, 33)) ('Ad-null', 'Var', (37, 44)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', '123920', (28, 33)) 82740 24586462 For the in vitro wound-healing assay, cells infected with Ad-CMTM3 or Ad-null were cultured in six-well plates until confluent. ('CMTM3', 'Gene', (61, 66)) ('Ad-null', 'Var', (70, 77)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', '123920', (61, 66)) 82746 24586462 Forty-eight hours after cells were infected with Ad-CMTM3 or Ad-null, cells were harvested, and total RNA was isolated and purified with the RNeasy RNA Isolation Kit (Qiagen). ('CMTM3', 'Gene', '123920', (52, 57)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', (52, 57)) ('Ad-null', 'Var', (61, 68)) 82751 24586462 Forty-eight hours after cells were infected with Ad-CMTM3 or Ad-null, the cells were trypsinized, washed twice, resuspended in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), and fixed in ice-cold 70% ethanol. ('phosphate-buffered saline', 'Chemical', '-', (127, 152)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', '123920', (52, 57)) ('PBS', 'Chemical', '-', (154, 157)) ('Ad-null', 'Var', (61, 68)) ('ethanol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000431', (186, 193)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', (52, 57)) 82766 24586462 The silencing of CMTM3 in testicular cancer indicated that CMTM3 might be a functional tumor suppressor in testicular carcinogenesis. ('testicular carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (107, 132)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (87, 92)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', '123920', (17, 22)) ('testicular carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (107, 132)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (87, 92)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (26, 43)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (26, 43)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', (59, 64)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (37, 43)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (87, 92)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', (17, 22)) ('silencing', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (26, 43)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', '123920', (59, 64)) 82775 24586462 Representative results of the cell-cycle distribution in Ad-null- or Ad-CMTM3-infected NCCIT cells are shown in Figure 3A. ('Ad-null-', 'Var', (57, 65)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', '123920', (72, 77)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', (72, 77)) 82792 24586462 To confirm whether the relevant cis-acting elements, Sp1 and Sp3, are involved in the regulation of CMTM3 gene expression, 293FT and PC3 cells were co-transfected with the construct pGL3-PD and pCMV-Sp1 or pCMV-Sp3. ('pGL3', 'Gene', (182, 186)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', '123920', (100, 105)) ('Sp3', 'Gene', '6670', (211, 214)) ('293FT', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:6911', (123, 128)) ('pCMV-Sp1', 'Var', (194, 202)) ('PC3', 'Gene', (133, 136)) ('pGL3', 'Gene', '6391', (182, 186)) ('Sp3', 'Gene', '6670', (61, 64)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (46, 49)) ('Sp3', 'Gene', (211, 214)) ('Sp3', 'Gene', (61, 64)) ('PC3', 'Gene', '3853', (133, 136)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', (100, 105)) 82793 24586462 Luciferase reporter gene assays showed that the overexpression of Sp1 or Sp3 could significantly increase CMTM3 promoter activity (Figure 4B). ('increase', 'PosReg', (97, 105)) ('Sp3', 'Gene', (73, 76)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', (106, 111)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (48, 62)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', '123920', (106, 111)) ('Sp1', 'Var', (66, 69)) ('Sp3', 'Gene', '6670', (73, 76)) 82794 24586462 Moreover, CMTM3 promoter activity was reduced dramatically after methylation (Figure 4C). ('CMTM3', 'Gene', '123920', (10, 15)) ('methylation', 'Var', (65, 76)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', (10, 15)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (38, 45)) 82795 24586462 We next performed the bisulfite sequencing of 53 CpG sites including the CMTM3 core promoter region (-353 to +126 bp from start the codon site) in 13 paired primary testis tumor samples (Figure 5A). ('testis tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (165, 177)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (172, 177)) ('-353', 'Var', (101, 105)) ('testis tumor', 'Disease', (165, 177)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', (73, 78)) ('bisulfite', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C042345', (22, 31)) ('testis tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (165, 177)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', '123920', (73, 78)) 82801 24586462 We found that the re-expression of CMTM3 strongly impaired NCCIT cell motility and suppressed colony formation (Figure 2), which was consistent with previous reports in other cancers. ('CMTM3', 'Gene', (35, 40)) ('colony formation', 'CPA', (94, 110)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', '123920', (35, 40)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (50, 58)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (175, 182)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (175, 182)) ('NCCIT cell motility', 'CPA', (59, 78)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (175, 182)) ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (83, 93)) ('re-expression', 'Var', (18, 31)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (175, 181)) 82809 24586462 The down-regulation of tumor suppressors is associated with transcriptional inhibition through the induction of repressive epigenetic modifications in the promoter, including DNA methylation and histone modification. ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (76, 86)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (23, 28)) ('histone modification', 'MPA', (195, 215)) ('DNA', 'MPA', (175, 178)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (23, 28)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (123, 133)) ('transcriptional', 'MPA', (60, 75)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (23, 28)) ('down-regulation', 'NegReg', (4, 19)) 82810 24586462 Previous studies showed that CMTM family genes CMTM3 and CMTM5 are silenced or down-regulated by promoter CpG methylation in several carcinoma cell lines and primary tumors. ('carcinoma cell lines', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (133, 153)) ('CMTM5', 'Gene', (57, 62)) ('primary tumors', 'Disease', (158, 172)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (166, 171)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', (47, 52)) ('carcinoma cell lines', 'Disease', (133, 153)) ('down-regulated', 'NegReg', (79, 93)) ('primary tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (158, 172)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (133, 142)) ('silenced', 'NegReg', (67, 75)) ('methylation', 'Var', (110, 121)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', '123920', (47, 52)) ('CMTM5', 'Gene', '116173', (57, 62)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (166, 172)) 82811 24586462 Our present study shows that the CpG sites near the core promoter of the CMTM3 gene are nearly devoid of methylation in TGCTs (Figure 5A, 5B), which supports the notion that the aberrant de novo methylation of tumor suppressor genes or tumor-related genes is a rare event in TGCTs. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (210, 215)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', (73, 78)) ('methylation', 'Var', (195, 206)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', '123920', (73, 78)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (210, 215)) ('devoid', 'NegReg', (95, 101)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (236, 241)) ('TGCTs', 'Disease', (120, 125)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (236, 241)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (236, 241)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (210, 215)) 82818 24586462 The transcriptional repression of CMTM3 in TGCTs may be mediated by the methylation of a single CpG site, even if the overall methylation of the genes is very limited, which would suggest that the underlying epigenetic mechanisms are different between TGCTs and cancer cells of somatic tissue origin. ('transcriptional', 'MPA', (4, 19)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (262, 268)) ('mediated by', 'Reg', (56, 67)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (262, 268)) ('methylation', 'Var', (72, 83)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', (34, 39)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (262, 268)) ('CMTM3', 'Gene', '123920', (34, 39)) 82912 28235028 Risk factors for the type of thyroid cancer that occurs most frequently in teens:papillary thyroid carcinoma:, include ionizing radiation, a mutation to the RET proto-oncogene, and family history. ('thyroid cancer', 'Disease', (29, 43)) ('RET', 'Gene', (157, 160)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (91, 108)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (29, 43)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (29, 43)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (91, 108)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', (91, 108)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (37, 43)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (99, 108)) ('papillary thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002895', (81, 108)) ('mutation', 'Var', (141, 149)) ('RET', 'Gene', '5979', (157, 160)) 82970 22754236 Bruce et al., demonstrated BRCA 1 mutation in a patient with ovarian dysgerminoma. ('BRCA 1', 'Gene', (27, 33)) ('BRCA 1', 'Gene', '672', (27, 33)) ('ovarian dysgerminoma', 'Disease', (61, 81)) ('dysgerminoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100621', (69, 81)) ('mutation', 'Var', (34, 42)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (48, 55)) ('ovarian dysgerminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004407', (61, 81)) 83068 21232125 Consequently, de-differentiation of Sertoli cells in adult testis may reactivate this niche potential and promote SSC proliferation and neoplastic transformation towards CIS and seminoma. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (125, 128)) ('CIS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030075', (170, 173)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (36, 49)) ('CIS', 'Disease', (170, 173)) ('de-differentiation', 'Var', (14, 32)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (106, 113)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', (178, 186)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (36, 48)) ('neoplastic transformation', 'CPA', (136, 161)) ('seminoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018239', (178, 186)) ('SSC proliferation', 'CPA', (114, 131)) 83122 30203047 Pancan-meQTL: a database to systematically evaluate the effects of genetic variants on methylation in human cancer DNA methylation is an important epigenetic mechanism for regulating gene expression. ('methylation', 'Var', (119, 130)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (108, 114)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (102, 107)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (108, 114)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (108, 114)) 83123 30203047 Aberrant DNA methylation has been observed in various human diseases, including cancer. ('Aberrant', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (80, 86)) ('DNA', 'Protein', (9, 12)) ('observed', 'Reg', (34, 42)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (80, 86)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (54, 59)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (80, 86)) 83124 30203047 Single-nucleotide polymorphisms can contribute to tumor initiation, progression and prognosis by influencing DNA methylation, and DNA methylation quantitative trait loci (meQTL) have been identified in physiological and pathological contexts. ('DNA methylation', 'MPA', (109, 124)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (36, 46)) ('tumor initiation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (50, 66)) ('Single-nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (0, 31)) ('influencing', 'Reg', (97, 108)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (50, 55)) ('tumor initiation', 'Disease', (50, 66)) 83131 30203047 Aberrant DNA methylation is frequently observed in various cancers and represents an attractive biomarker and therapeutic target. ('Aberrant', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('observed', 'Reg', (39, 47)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (59, 65)) ('DNA', 'Protein', (9, 12)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (59, 66)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (59, 66)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (59, 66)) 83132 30203047 Increasing evidence indicates that single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) contribute to tumor initiation, progression and prognosis by influencing DNA methylation levels. ('DNA methylation levels', 'MPA', (147, 169)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (74, 84)) ('progression', 'CPA', (106, 117)) ('tumor initiation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (88, 104)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (88, 93)) ('influencing', 'Reg', (135, 146)) ('tumor initiation', 'Disease', (88, 104)) ('single-nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (35, 66)) 83140 30203047 In each cancer type, probes were filtered by the following criteria: (i) methylation beta value missing rate > 0.05, (ii) mapping to multiple locations on the genome and (iii) containing known SNP (1000 Genome Phase3, MAF > 0.01) at CpG sites (Figure 1B). ('cancer', 'Disease', (8, 14)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (8, 14)) ('methylation', 'Var', (73, 84)) ('SNP', 'Var', (194, 197)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (8, 14)) 83160 30203047 In trans-meQTL analysis, we identified 3 044 224 meQTL-CpG pairs at FDR < 0.05 and r >=0.3 in 23 cancer types, which corresponded to a median of P-value < 1 x 10-9. ('FDR < 0.05', 'Var', (68, 78)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (99, 105)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (99, 105)) ('meQTL-CpG', 'Gene', (49, 58)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 105)) 83164 30203047 Enrichment analyses showed that meQTLs are significant enriched in most of TFBSs, such as CTCF, SIN3AK20 and NRSF (Supplementary Figure S1) and GWAS loci (Supplementary Table S1). ('SIN3AK20', 'Var', (96, 104)) ('CTCF', 'Disease', (90, 94)) ('NRSF', 'Gene', (109, 113)) ('TFBSs', 'Disease', (75, 80)) ('Supplementary Figure S1', 'Disease', 'MESH:D017034', (115, 138)) ('NRSF', 'Gene', '5978', (109, 113)) ('Supplementary Figure S1', 'Disease', (115, 138)) 83168 30203047 For example, with inputs of 'rs11047888' and 'rs4975682', our results show that rs11044788 has significant correlations with cg11559192 and cg25763538 in 17 and 16 cancer types, respectively; whereas rs4975682 correlates with cg14565270 and cg03265642 in two and six cancer types, respectively (Figure 2D). ('rs11044788', 'Mutation', 'rs11044788', (80, 90)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (267, 273)) ('cg11559192', 'Var', (125, 135)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (267, 273)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (164, 170)) ('cg03265642', 'Var', (241, 251)) ('rs4975682', 'Var', (200, 209)) ('cg25763538', 'Var', (140, 150)) ('cg14565270', 'Var', (226, 236)) ('rs4975682', 'Mutation', 'rs4975682', (200, 209)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (164, 170)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (164, 170)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (267, 273)) ('rs4975682', 'Mutation', 'rs4975682', (46, 55)) ('rs11044788', 'Var', (80, 90)) ('correlations', 'Interaction', (107, 119)) ('rs11047888', 'Mutation', 'rs11047888', (29, 39)) 83171 30203047 Search boxes are designed for retrieving specific cancer types, SNP, methylation probe and gene. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (50, 56)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (50, 56)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (50, 56)) ('methylation', 'Var', (69, 80)) 83201 30386652 Mutation in the SLC34A2 gene (4p15) has been found to occur in patients with pulmonary alveolar microliths. ('SLC34A2', 'Gene', '10568', (16, 23)) ('Mutation', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('pulmonary alveolar microliths', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011649', (77, 106)) ('SLC34A2', 'Gene', (16, 23)) ('pulmonary alveolar microliths', 'Disease', (77, 106)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (63, 71)) ('occur', 'Reg', (54, 59)) 83228 30386652 The obstruction of seminiferous tubules may cause secondary inflammation, increased intraseminiferous pressure and change the blood supply of testicles. ('cause', 'Reg', (44, 49)) ('inflammation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007249', (60, 72)) ('intraseminiferous pressure', 'MPA', (84, 110)) ('obstruction', 'Var', (4, 15)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (74, 83)) ('inflammation', 'Disease', (60, 72)) ('change', 'Reg', (115, 121)) ('blood supply', 'MPA', (126, 138)) 83249 30386652 Patients with small or atrophic testes with microliths are at increased risk of CIS. ('microliths', 'Var', (44, 54)) ('atrophic testes', 'Disease', (23, 38)) ('CIS', 'Disease', (80, 83)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('small or atrophic testes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010468', (14, 38)) ('atrophic testes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000029', (23, 38)) ('atrophic testes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (23, 38)) 83256 23473982 Loss of Dmrt1 in 129Sv strain mice results in a >90% incidence of testicular teratomas, tumors consisting cells of multiple germ layers; by contrast, these tumors have never been observed in Dmrt1 mutants of C57BL/6J (B6) or mixed genetic backgrounds. ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (8, 13)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (191, 196)) ('testicular teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:C562472', (66, 86)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (88, 94)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (77, 86)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (30, 34)) ('testicular teratomas', 'Disease', (66, 86)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (17, 22)) ('Loss', 'NegReg', (0, 4)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (156, 162)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (77, 85)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (156, 161)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (88, 94)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (156, 162)) ('testicular teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100616', (66, 86)) ('mutants', 'Var', (197, 204)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (88, 93)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (88, 94)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (156, 162)) 83257 23473982 To further investigate the interaction between Dmrt1 and genetic background we compared mRNA expression in wild type and Dmrt1 mutant fetal testes of 129Sv and B6 mice at embryonic day 15.5 (E15.5), prior to overt tumorigenesis. ('mutant', 'Var', (127, 133)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (150, 155)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (121, 126)) ('mRNA expression', 'MPA', (88, 103)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (214, 219)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (214, 219)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (163, 167)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (214, 219)) 83258 23473982 In particular, loss of Dmrt1 in 129Sv testes caused a more severe failure to silence regulators of pluripotency than in B6 testes. ('silence regulators of pluripotency', 'MPA', (77, 111)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (23, 28)) ('loss', 'Var', (15, 19)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (32, 37)) ('failure', 'NegReg', (66, 73)) 83259 23473982 A number of genes misregulated in 129Sv mutant testes also are misregulated in human testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs), suggesting similar etiology between germ cell tumors in mouse and man. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 112)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (79, 84)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (178, 183)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (34, 39)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (168, 174)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (158, 174)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (188, 191)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (96, 112)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (158, 173)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (96, 111)) ('129Sv mutant', 'Var', (34, 46)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', (163, 174)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005935', (163, 174)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', (101, 112)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 111)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005935', (101, 112)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (168, 173)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (81, 84)) 83260 23473982 Expression profiling showed that DMRT1 also regulates pluripotency genes in the fetal ovary, although Dmrt1 mutant females do not develop teratomas. ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (138, 146)) ('regulates', 'Reg', (44, 53)) ('mutant', 'Var', (108, 114)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (138, 147)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', (138, 147)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (138, 147)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (102, 107)) ('pluripotency genes', 'MPA', (54, 72)) 83261 23473982 Pathway analysis indicated disruption of several signaling pathways in Dmrt1 mutant fetal testes, including Nodal, Notch, and GDNF. ('disruption', 'Reg', (27, 37)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (71, 76)) ('signaling pathways', 'Pathway', (49, 67)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', '14573', (126, 130)) ('mutant', 'Var', (77, 83)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', (126, 130)) 83271 23473982 Misregulation of pluripotency plays an important role in testicular germ cell tumors, the most common malignancy of young men. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 84)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (68, 83)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (102, 112)) ('pluripotency', 'MPA', (17, 29)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', (73, 84)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 83)) ('Misregulation', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005935', (73, 84)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (102, 112)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (68, 84)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (122, 125)) 83275 23473982 Most mouse strains do not develop teratomas, but they occur spontaneously at a low incidence in mice of the 129Sv inbred strain and can occur at higher incidence in mice mutant for germ cell developmental regulators including the RNA binding protein Dnd1 or the transcription factor Dmrt1, or mutant for the tumor suppressor Pten. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (165, 169)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', (34, 43)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (308, 313)) ('mutant', 'Var', (170, 176)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (283, 288)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (5, 10)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (34, 43)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (96, 100)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (250, 254)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', '213236', (250, 254)) ('mutant', 'Var', (293, 299)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (34, 42)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (198, 201)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (308, 313)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (34, 43)) ('Pten', 'Gene', (325, 329)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (308, 313)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (108, 113)) ('Pten', 'Gene', '19211', (325, 329)) 83281 23473982 Linkage analysis in the mouse confirms the genetic component and suggests that 100 or more loci may significantly affect TGCT susceptibility. ('affect', 'Reg', (114, 120)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (24, 29)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (121, 125)) ('loci', 'Var', (91, 95)) 83284 23473982 In addition, in the mouse the availability of single gene mutations that dramatically elevate TGCT incidence, such as Dnd1 and Dmrt1, has provided an entry point to explore the role of genetic background and to define the genetic architecture involved in TGCT formation. ('mutations', 'Var', (58, 67)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (20, 25)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (118, 122)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', '213236', (118, 122)) ('elevate', 'PosReg', (86, 93)) ('TGCT', 'Disease', (94, 98)) ('incidence', 'MPA', (99, 108)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (127, 132)) 83286 23473982 We found previously that loss of Dmrt1 in mice of the 129Sv genetic background results in a very high incidence of teratoma formation, whereas Dmrt1-/- mice of the C57BL/6J or mixed strain backgrounds do not develop teratomas. ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (54, 59)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (216, 225)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', (216, 225)) ('loss', 'Var', (25, 29)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (216, 225)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (115, 123)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (115, 123)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (42, 46)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (216, 224)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (216, 224)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (33, 38)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (152, 156)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (216, 224)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (115, 123)) 83287 23473982 Mutations in Dnd1 also cause teratomas only in 129Sv mice, and this is due to a strain-dependent difference in apoptotic response; genetic suppression of apoptosis allows loss of Dnd1 to cause teratomas in B6/129Sv mixed background mice as well. ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (209, 214)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', '213236', (13, 17)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (29, 38)) ('teratomas only', 'Disease', (29, 43)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', (193, 202)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (53, 57)) ('cause', 'Reg', (23, 28)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (29, 37)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', (179, 183)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('Dnd1', 'Gene', '213236', (179, 183)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (29, 38)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (47, 52)) ('loss', 'Var', (171, 175)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (193, 201)) ('teratomas only', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (29, 43)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (193, 202)) ('cause', 'Reg', (187, 192)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', (29, 38)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (232, 236)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (193, 202)) 83288 23473982 By contrast, Dmrt1 mutant mice of B6, 129Sv or mixed background do not undergo elevated fetal germ cell apoptosis, but loss of Dmrt1 nevertheless causes teratomas only in 129Sv mice. ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (171, 176)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (38, 43)) ('teratomas only', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (153, 167)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (26, 30)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (153, 161)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (153, 162)) ('teratomas only', 'Disease', (153, 167)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (177, 181)) ('loss', 'Var', (119, 123)) ('causes', 'Reg', (146, 152)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (127, 132)) 83291 23473982 In particular, loss of Dmrt1 more severely deregulates pluripotency gene repression in 129Sv than in B6 mice. ('pluripotency gene repression', 'MPA', (55, 83)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (104, 108)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (87, 92)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (23, 28)) ('loss', 'Var', (15, 19)) ('deregulates', 'Reg', (43, 54)) 83292 23473982 The TGF family ligand GDNF and its tyrosine kinase coreceptors Gfra1 and Ret were underexpressed in Dmrt1 mutant testes, suggesting that GDNF signaling pathway might regulate fetal germ cell proliferation and/or pluripotency (this paper and). ('mutant', 'Var', (106, 112)) ('fetal germ cell proliferation', 'CPA', (175, 204)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (100, 105)) ('Gfra1', 'Gene', (63, 68)) ('TGF', 'Gene', '7040', (4, 7)) ('TGF', 'Gene', (4, 7)) ('Gfra1', 'Gene', '14585', (63, 68)) ('pluripotency', 'MPA', (212, 224)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', '14573', (22, 26)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', '14573', (137, 141)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', (22, 26)) ('Ret', 'Gene', (73, 76)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', (137, 141)) ('regulate', 'Reg', (166, 174)) ('Ret', 'Gene', '19713', (73, 76)) 83293 23473982 We conditionally deleted each GDNF coreceptor in fetal germ cells using a Nanos3-cre knockin allele and found that loss Gfra1 caused elevated teratoma susceptibility. ('Gfra1', 'Gene', '14585', (120, 125)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (142, 150)) ('Gfra1', 'Gene', (120, 125)) ('elevated teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (133, 150)) ('loss', 'Var', (115, 119)) ('elevated teratoma', 'Disease', (133, 150)) ('Nanos3', 'Gene', (74, 80)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', '14573', (30, 34)) ('Nanos3', 'Gene', '244551', (74, 80)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', (30, 34)) 83300 23473982 The mix of 129S1 and 129S6 substrains is presumed to cause the elevated teratoma background seen in Dmrt1fl/+ animals (Fig. ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (72, 80)) ('elevated teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (63, 80)) ('129S6', 'Var', (21, 26)) ('129S1', 'Var', (11, 16)) ('Dmrt1fl/+', 'Var', (100, 109)) ('elevated teratoma', 'Disease', (63, 80)) 83314 23473982 We chose E15.5 as the developmental time for this analysis in part because previous mRNA profiling at E13.5 identified very few misexpressed genes in Dmrt1 mutant 129Sv testes. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (29, 32)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (163, 168)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (150, 155)) ('mutant 129Sv', 'Var', (156, 168)) 83320 23473982 A Dmrt1 null mutation in B6 or mixed background mice causes postnatal defects in germ cell and Sertoli cell development and eventually leads to male-to-female transdifferentiation of Sertoli cells. ('male-to-female transdifferentiation', 'CPA', (144, 179)) ('mutation', 'Var', (13, 21)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (48, 52)) ('postnatal defects', 'Disease', (60, 77)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (115, 118)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (2, 7)) ('postnatal defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D019052', (60, 77)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (183, 195)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (135, 143)) ('Sertoli cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (183, 196)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (95, 107)) 83322 23473982 From these results we conclude that loss of Dmrt1 in B6 mice impairs fetal testicular differentiation by E15.5. ('impairs', 'NegReg', (61, 68)) ('loss', 'Var', (36, 40)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (56, 60)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (44, 49)) ('fetal testicular differentiation', 'CPA', (69, 101)) 83323 23473982 In 129Sv mice, loss of Dmrt1 disrupted expression of 632 mRNAs (>2-fold change; P < 0.05) (Fig. ('disrupted', 'NegReg', (29, 38)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (3, 8)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (23, 28)) ('loss', 'Var', (15, 19)) ('expression', 'MPA', (39, 49)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (9, 13)) 83324 23473982 As in B6 mutants, some of these mRNAs normally are developmentally regulated; however a greater proportion of affected mRNAs in 129Sv mutants were not developmentally regulated (Fig. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (158, 161)) ('mutants', 'Var', (9, 16)) ('mutants', 'Var', (134, 141)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (128, 133)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (58, 61)) ('129Sv mutants', 'Var', (128, 141)) 83325 23473982 In addition, while the affected mRNAs in mutants of either strain mainly showed reduced expression, the proportion with elevated expression was higher in 129Sv mutants (17% elevated in B6, versus 42% in 129Sv). ('expression', 'MPA', (129, 139)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (173, 181)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (203, 208)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (80, 87)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (144, 150)) ('129Sv', 'Var', (154, 159)) ('expression', 'MPA', (88, 98)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (154, 159)) 83326 23473982 We conclude that loss of Dmrt1 in the 129Sv testis compromises testicular differentiation as it does in B6, but also is likely to disrupt other functions, and these presumably contribute to the highly elevated incidence of teratoma formation in mutants of this strain. ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (25, 30)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (223, 231)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (38, 43)) ('compromises', 'NegReg', (51, 62)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (223, 231)) ('testicular differentiation', 'CPA', (63, 89)) ('mutants', 'Var', (245, 252)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (223, 231)) ('disrupt', 'NegReg', (130, 137)) ('loss', 'Var', (17, 21)) ('functions', 'MPA', (144, 153)) 83327 23473982 167 germ line enriched mRNAs differed significantly (p < 0.05) between wild type testes of the two strains, with an average elevation of 1.33-fold in 129Sv versus B6. ('elevation', 'PosReg', (124, 133)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (150, 155)) ('129Sv', 'Var', (150, 155)) 83328 23473982 These data suggest that germ cell numbers are slightly higher in 129Sv than B6 testes and that B6 mutant testes have approximately normal germ cell numbers relative to wild type. ('129Sv', 'Var', (65, 70)) ('B6 mutant', 'Var', (95, 104)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (65, 70)) ('germ cell numbers', 'CPA', (24, 41)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (55, 61)) ('mutant', 'Var', (98, 104)) 83329 23473982 In 129Sv testes 136 mRNAs differed significantly between wild type and mutant, averaging 1.66-fold higher in the mutant. ('mutant', 'Var', (113, 119)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (3, 8)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (99, 105)) 83330 23473982 This difference was strongly affected by a small number of highly elevated mRNAs (eg, >40-fold higher expression of L1td1 and Otx2) but it remained possible that 129Sv mutants also have an increase in germ cell numbers relative to wild type. ('129Sv mutants', 'Var', (162, 175)) ('germ cell numbers', 'CPA', (201, 218)) ('expression', 'MPA', (102, 112)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (95, 101)) ('L1td1', 'Gene', (116, 121)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (162, 167)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (189, 197)) ('mutants', 'Var', (168, 175)) 83332 23473982 We could not exclude a modest increase in germ cells in 129Sv mutant testes, but a major difference was not apparent at E15.5, consistent with the previous conclusion that germ cell numbers are normal in 129Sv mutant gonads at E13.5 and at birth. ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (204, 209)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (56, 61)) ('129Sv mutant', 'Var', (204, 216)) ('129Sv mutant', 'Var', (56, 68)) 83333 23473982 In particular, loss of Dmrt1 in 129Sv testes affected many mRNAs that were not affected by loss in B6: of 894 mRNAs affected in the two strains, 262 were significantly affected only in testes of B6 mutants, 404 only in 129Sv mutants, and 228 in both (>2-fold change; P < 0.05). ('man', 'Species', '9606', (54, 57)) ('129Sv', 'Var', (219, 224)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (219, 224)) ('affected', 'Reg', (168, 176)) ('mutants', 'Var', (198, 205)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (32, 37)) 83334 23473982 Most of the mRNAs that were affected in both strains normally are developmentally regulated but had failed to increase or decrease in expression appropriately, further indicating that loss of Dmrt1 disrupts testicular differentiation in both strains (Fig. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (73, 76)) ('loss', 'Var', (184, 188)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (192, 197)) ('disrupts', 'NegReg', (198, 206)) ('testicular differentiation', 'CPA', (207, 233)) 83335 23473982 However, among the mRNAs selectively affected in 129Sv mutant testes about half were overexpressed and were not normally subject to temporal regulation in the fetal testis (Fig. ('129Sv mutant', 'Var', (49, 61)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (49, 54)) ('overexpressed', 'PosReg', (85, 98)) 83337 23473982 Indeed, among mRNAs more strongly overexpressed in 129Sv than B6 mutant testis were a number already implicated in human testicular germ cell tumors, including the three most highly over-expressed (L1td1, Otx2, and Zic3; Table S5). ('cell tumors', 'Disease', (137, 148)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 147)) ('over-expressed', 'PosReg', (182, 196)) ('129Sv', 'Var', (51, 56)) ('cell tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005935', (137, 148)) ('Zic3', 'Gene', (215, 219)) ('B6 mutant', 'Var', (62, 71)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (115, 120)) ('germ cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (132, 148)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (51, 56)) ('Zic3', 'Gene', '7547', (215, 219)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 148)) ('germ cell tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100728', (132, 147)) ('overexpressed', 'PosReg', (34, 47)) 83339 23473982 Expression profiling indicated distinct transcriptional responses to loss of Dmrt1 in 129Sv and B6 fetal testes. ('loss', 'Var', (69, 73)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (77, 82)) ('transcriptional', 'MPA', (40, 55)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (86, 91)) 83340 23473982 Disrupted functions specific to 129Sv mutants included organogenesis, cell morphology, infertility, cellular homeostasis, and morphology of gonadal cells. ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (32, 37)) ('mutants', 'Var', (38, 45)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (87, 98)) ('infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (87, 98)) ('cellular homeostasis', 'CPA', (100, 120)) ('infertility', 'Disease', (87, 98)) ('129Sv', 'Gene', (32, 37)) 83341 23473982 Pathway analysis highlighted pluripotency regulation as affected in both strains, but with more genes affected in 129Sv mutant testes (Table S6). ('pluripotency regulation', 'MPA', (29, 52)) ('129Sv mutant', 'Var', (114, 126)) ('affected', 'Reg', (56, 64)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (114, 119)) 83342 23473982 We confirmed the differential effect on pluripotency gene expression in the two strains using quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR), which showed that loss of Dmrt1 caused a more severe failure to silence pluripotency genes in 129Sv than in B6 (Fig. ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (151, 156)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (219, 224)) ('silence', 'MPA', (189, 196)) ('failure', 'NegReg', (178, 185)) ('loss', 'Var', (143, 147)) ('pluripotency genes', 'Gene', (197, 215)) 83343 23473982 Based on target gene expression, a larger number of transcriptional networks appeared to be misregulated in mutants of both strains including targets of CTNNB1/ -catenin, which was predicted to be activated; however, many more networks were specifically affected in 129Sv mutants (17 with p<0.001 in 129Sv, versus 3 in B6). ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (266, 271)) ('129Sv', 'Var', (300, 305)) ('mutants', 'Var', (272, 279)) ('mutants', 'Var', (108, 115)) ('129Sv mutants', 'Var', (266, 279)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (300, 305)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '12387', (153, 159)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (217, 220)) ('affected', 'Reg', (254, 262)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (153, 159)) 83344 23473982 These results suggest that while loss of Dmrt1 affects expression of similar numbers of mRNAs in the two strains (490 in B6 versus 632 in 129Sv), the consequences for transcriptional regulatory networks are substantially more severe in 129Sv mice. ('transcriptional regulatory networks', 'MPA', (167, 202)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (41, 46)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (138, 143)) ('expression', 'MPA', (55, 65)) ('loss', 'Var', (33, 37)) ('severe', 'Reg', (226, 232)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (236, 241)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (242, 246)) 83345 23473982 IPA analysis suggested that a number of other regulatory genes and pathways relevant to germ cell identity or cancer were affected in mutant testes, including some affected selectively in 129Sv mutants. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (110, 116)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (110, 116)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (188, 193)) ('129Sv mutants', 'Var', (188, 201)) ('affected', 'Reg', (122, 130)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (110, 116)) ('affected', 'Reg', (164, 172)) ('regulatory genes', 'Gene', (46, 62)) ('mutant', 'Var', (134, 140)) 83347 23473982 Expression profiling detected elevated expression of mRNAs encoding the TGF -family signaling proteins NODAL (2.6-fold in B6, 6.2-fold in 129Sv) and GDF3, which potentiates NODAL signaling (unchanged in B6, 2.7-fold in 129Sv), as well as the NODAL receptor TDGF1 (Teratocarcinoma-derived growth factor 1)/CRIPTO (2.3-fold in B6, 11-fold in 129Sv) and the Nodal target LEFTY1 (3.4-fold in B6, 5.2-fold in 129Sv). ('Teratocarcinoma-derived growth factor 1', 'Gene', '21667', (264, 303)) ('NODAL signaling', 'MPA', (173, 188)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (340, 345)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (138, 143)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (219, 224)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (270, 279)) ('TGF', 'Gene', '7040', (72, 75)) ('mRNAs', 'Var', (53, 58)) ('TGF', 'Gene', (72, 75)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (30, 38)) ('expression', 'MPA', (39, 49)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (404, 409)) ('potentiates', 'PosReg', (161, 172)) ('Teratocarcinoma-derived growth factor 1', 'Gene', (264, 303)) ('GDF3', 'Gene', '14562', (149, 153)) ('GDF3', 'Gene', (149, 153)) 83348 23473982 Quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) for several of these components confirmed their elevated expression and stronger misregulation in 129Sv mutants (Fig. ('misregulation', 'MPA', (111, 124)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (78, 86)) ('expression', 'MPA', (87, 97)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (128, 133)) ('129Sv mutants', 'Var', (128, 141)) 83349 23473982 One goal of profiling mRNA expression changes in Dmrt1 mutant testes is to identify regulatory pathways whose disruption might contribute to teratoma susceptibility. ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (49, 54)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (141, 149)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (141, 149)) ('mutant', 'Var', (55, 61)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (127, 137)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (141, 149)) 83351 23473982 Our previous mRNA profiling at E13.5 identified 18 mRNAs misexpressed more than two-fold (p<0.05) in 129Sv Dmrt1 null mutant versus wild-type testes. ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (107, 112)) ('129Sv', 'Var', (101, 106)) ('mRNAs', 'MPA', (51, 56)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (101, 106)) ('misexpressed', 'Reg', (57, 69)) 83352 23473982 Among these was Ret, whose protein depletion in germ cells at E13.5 was confirmed by immunofluorescence. ('Ret', 'Gene', (16, 19)) ('E13.5', 'Var', (62, 67)) ('fl', 'Chemical', '-', (91, 93)) ('Ret', 'Gene', '19713', (16, 19)) 83354 23473982 In addition, loss of Ret, but not Gdnf, compromises germ cell survival in the fetal testis. ('Ret', 'Gene', (21, 24)) ('compromises', 'NegReg', (40, 51)) ('Gdnf', 'Gene', (34, 38)) ('Ret', 'Gene', '19713', (21, 24)) ('germ cell survival in the fetal testis', 'CPA', (52, 90)) ('Gdnf', 'Gene', '14573', (34, 38)) ('loss', 'Var', (13, 17)) 83355 23473982 At E15.5 expression profiling detected misregulation of both Ret (down 2.3-fold in B6 and 2.6-fold in 129Sv) and Gdnf (down 1.8-fold in B6 and 2.4-fold in 129Sv Dmrt1 mutants). ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (102, 107)) ('Ret', 'Gene', (61, 64)) ('129Sv', 'Var', (155, 160)) ('Gdnf', 'Gene', '14573', (113, 117)) ('misregulation', 'MPA', (39, 52)) ('Ret', 'Gene', '19713', (61, 64)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (155, 160)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (161, 166)) ('mutants', 'Var', (167, 174)) ('Gdnf', 'Gene', (113, 117)) 83356 23473982 We therefore tested the possibility that DMRT1 is required for proper GDNF signaling in the embryo and that loss of GDNF signaling may cause germ cells to differentiate into teratomas in 129Sv mice. ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (174, 183)) ('loss', 'Var', (108, 112)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', (70, 74)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', (174, 183)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (174, 183)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', '14573', (116, 120)) ('tested', 'Reg', (13, 19)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (193, 197)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (174, 182)) ('cause', 'Reg', (135, 140)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (187, 192)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', (116, 120)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', '14573', (70, 74)) 83357 23473982 Because Ret and Gfra1 null mutations are lethal, we bred conditional alleles of each gene onto the 129Sv genetic background and conditionally deleted each gene in fetal germ cells using a "knock-in" allele in which Cre is expressed from the Nanos3 locus (Nanos3Cre). ('mutations', 'Var', (27, 36)) ('Nanos3', 'Gene', '244551', (255, 261)) ('Nanos3', 'Gene', '244551', (241, 247)) ('Gfra1', 'Gene', '14585', (16, 21)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (99, 104)) ('deleted', 'NegReg', (142, 149)) ('Ret', 'Gene', (8, 11)) ('Nanos3', 'Gene', (255, 261)) ('Nanos3', 'Gene', (241, 247)) ('Gfra1', 'Gene', (16, 21)) ('Ret', 'Gene', '19713', (8, 11)) 83358 23473982 Conditional deletion of Ret did not affect teratoma formation (0/18 Retfl/fl;Nanos3Cre/+ 129Sv testes had tumors), but loss of Gfra1 in germ cells resulted in teratoma formation in 16% of mutant testes (7/44; Fig. ('fl', 'Chemical', '-', (71, 73)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (159, 167)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (106, 112)) ('Retfl', 'Chemical', '-', (68, 73)) ('Nanos3', 'Gene', (77, 83)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (89, 94)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (43, 51)) ('Gfra1', 'Gene', (127, 132)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (106, 112)) ('Ret', 'Gene', (24, 27)) ('resulted in', 'Reg', (147, 158)) ('Ret', 'Gene', '19713', (24, 27)) ('Nanos3', 'Gene', '244551', (77, 83)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (159, 167)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (43, 51)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 111)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (159, 167)) ('mutant', 'Var', (188, 194)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 112)) ('Ret', 'Gene', (68, 71)) ('fl', 'Chemical', '-', (74, 76)) ('Ret', 'Gene', '19713', (68, 71)) ('Gfra1', 'Gene', '14585', (127, 132)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (43, 51)) ('loss', 'Var', (119, 123)) 83360 23473982 Comparison of tumor incidence in Gfra1fl/fl;Nanos3Cre/+ versus Gfra1fl/fl controls indicated that homozygous deletion of the conditional allele of Gfra1 causes a significant increase in tumor incidence (P = 0.025, Fisher's exact test; Fig. ('fl', 'Chemical', '-', (71, 73)) ('Gfra1', 'Gene', (63, 68)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (186, 191)) ('fl', 'Chemical', '-', (38, 40)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (14, 19)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (186, 191)) ('deletion', 'Var', (109, 117)) ('Gfra1', 'Gene', '14585', (147, 152)) ('Nanos3', 'Gene', (44, 50)) ('Gfra1', 'Gene', '14585', (33, 38)) ('fl', 'Chemical', '-', (68, 70)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (186, 191)) ('Gfra1', 'Gene', '14585', (63, 68)) ('Nanos3', 'Gene', '244551', (44, 50)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (14, 19)) ('Gfra1', 'Gene', (147, 152)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (174, 182)) ('Gfra1', 'Gene', (33, 38)) ('fl', 'Chemical', '-', (41, 43)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (14, 19)) 83364 23473982 We previously found that heterozygosity of Dmrt1 alone did not significantly increase teratoma formation in 129Sv males. ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (86, 94)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (86, 94)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (108, 113)) ('heterozygosity', 'Var', (25, 39)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (43, 48)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (77, 85)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (86, 94)) 83365 23473982 By contrast, 129Sv males doubly heterozygous for Dmrt1fl and Nanos3cre had highly elevated teratoma formation (21/29 testes) relative to either Dmrt1fl/+ (2/12; P = 0.002, Fisher's exact test) or Nanos3Cre/+ (0/22; P < 0.001, Fisher's exact test) (Fig 4A,B). ('Nanos3', 'Gene', '244551', (196, 202)) ('Dmrt1fl', 'Var', (49, 56)) ('elevated teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (82, 99)) ('fl', 'Chemical', '-', (54, 56)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (13, 18)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (91, 99)) ('Nanos3', 'Gene', (61, 67)) ('elevated teratoma', 'Disease', (82, 99)) ('Nanos3', 'Gene', (196, 202)) ('fl', 'Chemical', '-', (149, 151)) ('Nanos3', 'Gene', '244551', (61, 67)) 83370 23473982 Of these potential direct target genes, 23 were misexpressed specifically in 129Sv Dmrt1-/- testes, 14 were misexpressed in B6 Dmrt1-/- testes, and 16 were misexpressed in mutants on both genetic backgrounds. ('Dmrt1-/-', 'Var', (83, 91)) ('misexpressed', 'Var', (48, 60)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (77, 82)) ('129Sv Dmrt1-/-', 'Var', (77, 91)) 83372 23473982 Two putative direct targets elevated in mutant testes are involved in Wnt signaling: one is Wnt inhibitory factor 1 (Wif1) and the other is Rnf43, a stem cell E3 ubiquitin ligase that can block Wnt responsiveness in a variety of cancer cells by inducing Wnt receptor endocytosis. ('Wnt inhibitory factor 1', 'Gene', '24117', (92, 115)) ('Rnf43', 'Gene', '207742', (140, 145)) ('Wnt inhibitory factor 1', 'Gene', (92, 115)) ('Wif1', 'Gene', (117, 121)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (229, 235)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (229, 235)) ('Wif1', 'Gene', '24117', (117, 121)) ('Wnt responsiveness', 'MPA', (194, 212)) ('Wnt receptor endocytosis', 'MPA', (254, 278)) ('inducing', 'Reg', (245, 253)) ('mutant', 'Var', (40, 46)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (229, 235)) ('Rnf43', 'Gene', (140, 145)) ('block', 'NegReg', (188, 193)) 83373 23473982 Pmaip1/Noxa is a putative direct target elevated in mutant testes that is linked to cisplatin sensitivity in embryonal carcinoma cells. ('mutant', 'Var', (52, 58)) ('Noxa', 'Gene', '58801', (7, 11)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018236', (109, 128)) ('Pmaip1', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('Pmaip1', 'Gene', '58801', (0, 6)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (84, 93)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (119, 128)) ('Noxa', 'Gene', (7, 11)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002898', (109, 128)) ('embryonal carcinoma', 'Disease', (109, 128)) 83374 23473982 Among putative direct targets reduced in mutant testes, Rrad acts as a tumor suppressor in nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Prdm16 is an H3K9me1 histone methyltransferase involved in maintaining integrity of heterochromatin, and Nedd4l is an E3 ubiquitin ligase that is reduced during development of prostate cancer and whose reduced expression is associated with aggressiveness and poor prognosis in other cancers. ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (400, 407)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (400, 407)) ('Rrad', 'Gene', (56, 60)) ('Prdm16', 'Gene', (117, 123)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (71, 76)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (400, 406)) ('nasopharyngeal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100630', (91, 115)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (319, 326)) ('mutant', 'Var', (41, 47)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (302, 308)) ('expression', 'MPA', (327, 337)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (400, 407)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (285, 288)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (293, 308)) ('aggressiveness', 'Disease', (357, 371)) ('Rrad', 'Gene', '56437', (56, 60)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (293, 308)) ('nasopharyngeal carcinoma', 'Disease', (91, 115)) ('aggressiveness', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000718', (357, 371)) ('Prdm16', 'Gene', '70673', (117, 123)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (71, 76)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (293, 308)) ('aggressiveness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001523', (357, 371)) ('Nedd4l', 'Gene', '83814', (222, 228)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (71, 76)) ('Nedd4l', 'Gene', (222, 228)) ('nasopharyngeal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077274', (91, 115)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (106, 115)) 83376 23473982 Epigenetic reprogramming is a major germ cell-specific event that occurs around the time when teratomas form in Dmrt1 mutant mice. ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (94, 102)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (94, 103)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (125, 129)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (94, 103)) ('mutant', 'Var', (118, 124)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (112, 117)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', (94, 103)) 83377 23473982 Two important DNA methylases were misregulated in Dmrt1 mutant testes, suggesting that epigenetic defects may contribute to the mutant phenotype. ('mutant', 'Var', (56, 62)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (50, 55)) ('genetic defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (90, 105)) ('genetic defects', 'Disease', (90, 105)) ('DNA methylases', 'Enzyme', (14, 28)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (110, 120)) 83381 23473982 Another important germ cell DNA methylase, Dnmt3b, was elevated 4-fold in 129Sv mutant testes but unchanged in B6 mutants (Table S4) and appeared to be indirectly regulated. ('129Sv mutant', 'Var', (74, 86)) ('Dnmt3b', 'Gene', '13436', (43, 49)) ('Dnmt3b', 'Gene', (43, 49)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (55, 63)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (74, 79)) 83382 23473982 DNMT3L is expressed in human TGCTs and knockdown of DNMT3L in EC cell lines suppressed their growth and induced apoptosis, suggesting a role in human TGCT formation. ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (112, 121)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (144, 149)) ('DNMT3L', 'Gene', (52, 58)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (39, 48)) ('DNMT3L', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('growth', 'CPA', (93, 99)) ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (76, 86)) ('DNMT3L', 'Gene', '29947', (0, 6)) ('DNMT3L', 'Gene', '29947', (52, 58)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (23, 28)) ('induced', 'Reg', (104, 111)) 83383 23473982 We speculate that abnormal DNA methylation resulting from misregulated methylase expression may affect teratoma sensitivity. ('affect', 'Reg', (96, 102)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (103, 111)) ('abnormal', 'Var', (18, 26)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (103, 111)) ('misregulated', 'Var', (58, 70)) ('DNA methylation', 'MPA', (27, 42)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (103, 111)) ('methylase', 'Protein', (71, 80)) 83384 23473982 For example, the nearly complete elimination of Dnmt3l expression in B6 mutant germ cells may help block their ability to differentiate into teratomas, whereas overexpression of Dnmt3b may enhance teratoma formation in 129Sv mutant testes. ('Dnmt3b', 'Gene', (178, 184)) ('Dnmt3l', 'Gene', '54427', (48, 54)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (197, 205)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (141, 150)) ('Dnmt3l', 'Gene', (48, 54)) ('mutant', 'Var', (72, 78)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (141, 149)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (197, 205)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (189, 196)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (141, 150)) ('elimination', 'NegReg', (33, 44)) ('block', 'NegReg', (99, 104)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (141, 149)) ('expression', 'MPA', (55, 65)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', (141, 150)) ('129Sv mutant', 'Var', (219, 231)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (197, 205)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (219, 224)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (141, 149)) ('Dnmt3b', 'Gene', '13436', (178, 184)) 83385 23473982 At E13.5, only eight mRNAs were misexpressed two-fold or more in mutant ovaries, including the meiotic regulator Stra8. ('Stra8', 'Gene', (113, 118)) ('mutant', 'Var', (65, 71)) ('Stra8', 'Gene', '20899', (113, 118)) 83387 23473982 However, as in males, the overexpressed mRNAs in Dmrt1 mutant females included a number that are associated with pluripotency (eg, Sall4, Sox2, Dppa2, Dppa3/Stella, Dppa4, Dppa5, and Lin28). ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (49, 54)) ('Lin28', 'Gene', (183, 188)) ('Sall4', 'Gene', '99377', (131, 136)) ('Dppa4', 'Gene', (165, 170)) ('Lin28', 'Gene', '83557', (183, 188)) ('associated', 'Reg', (97, 107)) ('Dppa4', 'Gene', '73693', (165, 170)) ('overexpressed', 'PosReg', (26, 39)) ('Dppa3', 'Gene', (151, 156)) ('Stella', 'Gene', (157, 163)) ('Dppa5', 'Gene', '434423', (172, 177)) ('pluripotency', 'MPA', (113, 125)) ('Sox2', 'Gene', (138, 142)) ('mutant', 'Var', (55, 61)) ('Dppa2', 'Gene', '73703', (144, 149)) ('Dppa5', 'Gene', (172, 177)) ('Sox2', 'Gene', '20674', (138, 142)) ('Sall4', 'Gene', (131, 136)) ('Stella', 'Gene', '73708', (157, 163)) ('Dppa3', 'Gene', '73708', (151, 156)) ('Dppa2', 'Gene', (144, 149)) 83392 23473982 DMRT1 was unable to bind this C-rich element in vitro (Figure 6C), suggesting either that its association with DMRT1 in vivo is indirect or that the association requires a modification of DMRT1 that is lacking in the in vitro translated protein. ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (111, 116)) ('association', 'Interaction', (149, 160)) ('association', 'Interaction', (94, 105)) ('modification', 'Var', (172, 184)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (40, 43)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (188, 193)) 83397 23473982 Many were overexpressed in mutants of both strains, but the number of genes affected and the magnitude of overexpression both were higher in 129Sv mutants. ('mutants', 'Var', (27, 34)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (141, 146)) ('mutants', 'Var', (147, 154)) ('129Sv mutants', 'Var', (141, 154)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (131, 137)) 83401 23473982 Previously we found by analysis of candidate genes that a number of pluripotency genes were upregulated in Dmrt1 mutant fetal testes and that DMRT1 binds to Sox2 in the fetal testis. ('pluripotency genes', 'MPA', (68, 86)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (92, 103)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (107, 112)) ('binds', 'Interaction', (148, 153)) ('Sox2', 'Gene', '20674', (157, 161)) ('mutant', 'Var', (113, 119)) ('Sox2', 'Gene', (157, 161)) 83409 23473982 Several of the pluripotency regulators misexpressed in Dmrt1 mutant testes (for example Nanog, Klf4, Nr5a2/Lrh1, Oct4) can help to reprogram differentiated somatic cells into pluripotent stem cells. ('Klf4', 'Gene', (95, 99)) ('Lrh1', 'Gene', (107, 111)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (55, 60)) ('Nanog', 'Gene', '71950', (88, 93)) ('help', 'Reg', (123, 127)) ('Oct4', 'Gene', '18999', (113, 117)) ('Nanog', 'Gene', (88, 93)) ('Lrh1', 'Gene', '26424', (107, 111)) ('Nr5a2', 'Gene', (101, 106)) ('mutant', 'Var', (61, 67)) ('Klf4', 'Gene', '16600', (95, 99)) ('Oct4', 'Gene', (113, 117)) ('Nr5a2', 'Gene', '26424', (101, 106)) ('reprogram differentiated somatic cells', 'CPA', (131, 169)) 83412 23473982 In postnatal Dmrt1 mutant testes, which undergo Sertoli-to-granulosa cell (male to female) reprogramming, Nr5a2/Lrh1 also is highly expressed. ('Nr5a2', 'Gene', (106, 111)) ('Nr5a2', 'Gene', '26424', (106, 111)) ('Lrh1', 'Gene', (112, 116)) ('mutant', 'Var', (19, 25)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (13, 18)) ('Lrh1', 'Gene', '26424', (112, 116)) 83414 23473982 We found that loss of Dmrt1 also causes elevated pluripotency gene expression in fetal ovaries, and yet wild type and Dmrt1 mutant females of the 129Sv strain do not develop ovarian teratomas. ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (182, 190)) ('loss', 'Var', (14, 18)) ('ovarian teratomas', 'Disease', (174, 191)) ('fetal ovaries', 'Disease', (81, 94)) ('fetal ovaries', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005315', (81, 94)) ('mutant', 'Var', (124, 130)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (146, 151)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (182, 191)) ('ovarian teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012226', (174, 191)) ('elevated pluripotency', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006937', (40, 61)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (118, 123)) ('elevated pluripotency', 'Disease', (40, 61)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (22, 27)) ('ovarian teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:C562731', (174, 191)) 83416 23473982 One possibility is that the testicular but not the ovarian somatic microenvironment is conducive to teratoma formation and thus germ cells in a fetal testis must suppress pluripotency by E15.5 to prevent aberrant differentiation in response to that environment. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (79, 82)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (100, 108)) ('suppress', 'NegReg', (162, 170)) ('pluripotency', 'MPA', (171, 183)) ('aberrant', 'CPA', (204, 212)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (256, 259)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (100, 108)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (100, 108)) ('E15.5', 'Var', (187, 192)) 83417 23473982 Recent studies have shown an association between ectopic meiotic initiation and teratoma formation in fetal germ cells, and mutation of the meiotic regulator Stra8 reduced teratoma incidence in 129Sv mice. ('teratoma', 'Disease', (80, 88)) ('Stra8', 'Gene', (158, 163)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (172, 180)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (172, 180)) ('ectopic', 'MPA', (49, 56)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (80, 88)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (80, 88)) ('Stra8', 'Gene', '20899', (158, 163)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (172, 180)) ('mutation', 'Var', (124, 132)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (194, 199)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (200, 204)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (164, 171)) 83420 23473982 We confirmed the low expression by qRT-PCR (not shown), and antibody staining did not detect STRA8 in wild type or Dmrt1 mutant fetal male germ cells of either strain and unpublished results). ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (115, 120)) ('STRA8', 'Gene', '20899', (93, 98)) ('STRA8', 'Gene', (93, 98)) ('mutant', 'Var', (121, 127)) 83421 23473982 These results suggest that teratoma formation in Dmrt1 mutants is likely independent of Stra8 In addition to pluripotency genes, a number of the mRNAs misregulated in Dmrt1 mutant 129Sv testes also are known to be associated with human TGCT formation (Table S5). ('Stra8', 'Gene', '20899', (88, 93)) ('mutants', 'Var', (55, 62)) ('misregulated', 'Var', (151, 163)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (27, 35)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (180, 185)) ('mutant', 'Var', (173, 179)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (167, 172)) ('associated', 'Reg', (214, 224)) ('Stra8', 'Gene', (88, 93)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (27, 35)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (230, 235)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (27, 35)) 83423 23473982 Loss of Dmrt1 caused elevated expression of several Nodal pathway components including the TGF family ligands Nodal and Gdf3, the receptor Tdgf1/Cripto, and the downstream target Lefty1, all with stronger misregulation in 129Sv than B6 mutant testes. ('Lefty1', 'Gene', '13590', (179, 185)) ('expression', 'MPA', (30, 40)) ('Cripto', 'Gene', '21667', (145, 151)) ('Cripto', 'Gene', (145, 151)) ('Nodal pathway', 'Pathway', (52, 65)) ('Tdgf1', 'Gene', (139, 144)) ('Tdgf1', 'Gene', '21667', (139, 144)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (8, 13)) ('Gdf3', 'Gene', (120, 124)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (21, 29)) ('Gdf3', 'Gene', '14562', (120, 124)) ('TGF', 'Gene', '7040', (91, 94)) ('TGF', 'Gene', (91, 94)) ('Loss', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (222, 227)) ('Lefty1', 'Gene', (179, 185)) 83430 23473982 It will be of interest to test whether activated Nodal signaling in fetal germ cells is sufficient to cause teratoma formation and whether loss of Nodal signaling is sufficient to suppress teratomas in 129Sv mice. ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (189, 197)) ('suppress', 'NegReg', (180, 188)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (108, 116)) ('cause', 'Reg', (102, 107)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (108, 116)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (189, 198)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', (189, 198)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (189, 198)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (202, 207)) ('loss', 'Var', (139, 143)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (108, 116)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (189, 197)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (208, 212)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (189, 197)) 83435 23473982 Dmrt1 mutant 129Sv germ cells have reduced RET expression (this study and, suggesting a possible role for GDNF signaling in teratoma formation. ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (124, 132)) ('mutant', 'Var', (6, 12)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (124, 132)) ('RET', 'Gene', (43, 46)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (35, 42)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (13, 18)) ('RET', 'Gene', '19713', (43, 46)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', '14573', (106, 110)) ('GDNF', 'Gene', (106, 110)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (124, 132)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (0, 5)) 83437 23473982 Deletion of Ret using Nanos3Cre had no affect on teratoma incidence, but deletion of Gfra1 caused a modest increase in teratomas from 2% to 16%. ('Gfra1', 'Gene', (85, 90)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (49, 57)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (49, 57)) ('Gfra1', 'Gene', '14585', (85, 90)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (119, 127)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (119, 128)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', (119, 128)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (119, 128)) ('Nanos3', 'Gene', (22, 28)) ('Nanos3', 'Gene', '244551', (22, 28)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', (49, 57)) ('Ret', 'Gene', (12, 15)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (119, 127)) ('teratoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (119, 127)) ('deletion', 'Var', (73, 81)) ('Ret', 'Gene', '19713', (12, 15)) 83440 23473982 The relatively low incidence of teratomas in Gfra1 mutants compared to Dmrt1 mutants may indicate that other pathways act in parallel downstream of Dmrt1. ('teratomas', 'Disease', (32, 41)) ('mutants', 'Var', (51, 58)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (32, 40)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (71, 76)) ('Gfra1', 'Gene', (45, 50)) ('Gfra1', 'Gene', '14585', (45, 50)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (32, 41)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (32, 41)) 83441 23473982 There are a number of possible explanations for the lack of teratomas in conditional Ret mutants. ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (60, 69)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (60, 69)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', (60, 69)) ('Ret', 'Gene', (85, 88)) ('Ret', 'Gene', '19713', (85, 88)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (60, 68)) ('mutants', 'Var', (89, 96)) 83443 23473982 However it also is possible that deletion of Ret by Nanos3Cre does not deplete RET protein early enough to reveal a function or that Ret mutant EC cells arrest or die before they can form teratomas. ('Nanos3', 'Gene', '244551', (52, 58)) ('Ret', 'Gene', '19713', (133, 136)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (188, 197)) ('arrest', 'CPA', (153, 159)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', (188, 197)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (188, 197)) ('deletion', 'Var', (33, 41)) ('Ret', 'Gene', (45, 48)) ('RET', 'Gene', (79, 82)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (188, 196)) ('Ret', 'Gene', '19713', (45, 48)) ('die', 'CPA', (163, 166)) ('RET', 'Gene', '19713', (79, 82)) ('Nanos3', 'Gene', (52, 58)) ('mutant', 'Var', (137, 143)) ('Ret', 'Gene', (133, 136)) 83455 23473982 In Drosophila Nanos represses the expression of somatic cell markers and loss of Nanos causes some germ cells to adopt somatic fates. ('somatic fates', 'CPA', (119, 132)) ('Nanos', 'Gene', (81, 86)) ('loss', 'Var', (73, 77)) ('expression', 'MPA', (34, 44)) ('represses', 'NegReg', (20, 29)) ('Nanos', 'Gene', '42297', (81, 86)) ('Nanos', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('adopt', 'Reg', (113, 118)) ('Drosophila', 'Species', '7227', (3, 13)) ('Nanos', 'Gene', '42297', (14, 19)) 83457 23473982 The data presented here have allowed us to identify genes and gene networks that differ between testes of TGCT-resistant and TGCT-prone mice as well as those that respond differently to loss of Dmrt1 in the two strains. ('loss', 'Var', (186, 190)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (136, 140)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (194, 199)) ('TGCT-resistant', 'Disease', (106, 120)) 83460 23473982 Dmrt1 mutant mice develop testicular teratomas only on the 129Sv strain background. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (13, 17)) ('mutant', 'Var', (6, 12)) ('129Sv', 'Species', '10090', (59, 64)) ('testicular teratomas', 'Disease', (26, 46)) ('testicular teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100616', (26, 46)) ('teratomas only', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (37, 51)) ('teratoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (37, 45)) ('develop', 'Reg', (18, 25)) ('testicular teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:C562472', (26, 46)) ('teratomas only', 'Disease', (37, 51)) ('Dmrt1', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (37, 46)) 83480 22691563 Radiotherapy and chemotherapy for TGCT have been reported to be associated with decreased testosterone production, vascular damage and thereby decreasing semen counts and possibly causing erectile dysfunction. ('erectile dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007172', (188, 208)) ('decreased testosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040171', (80, 102)) ('vascular damage', 'Disease', (115, 130)) ('erectile dysfunction', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000802', (188, 208)) ('Radiotherapy', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (156, 159)) ('decreasing', 'NegReg', (143, 153)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (80, 89)) ('testosterone production', 'MPA', (90, 113)) ('erectile dysfunction', 'Disease', (188, 208)) ('causing', 'Reg', (180, 187)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (90, 102)) ('semen counts', 'MPA', (154, 166)) ('vascular damage', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000783', (115, 130)) ('TGCT', 'Gene', (34, 38)) 83535 32422572 MK2206 Enhances Cisplatin-Induced Cytotoxicity and Apoptosis in Testicular Cancer Through Akt Signaling Pathway Inhibition OBJECTIVE: To improve conventional chemotherapeutic efficacy, it is significant to identify novel molecular markers for chemosensitivity as well as possible molecules accelerating cell-killing mechanisms. ('Enhances', 'PosReg', (7, 15)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (75, 81)) ('Cytotoxicity and Apoptosis in Testicular Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (34, 81)) ('Akt', 'Gene', (90, 93)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (0, 6)) ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (16, 25)) ('Testicular Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (64, 81)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('Akt', 'Gene', '207', (90, 93)) 83536 32422572 In this study, we attempted to elucidate how MK2206, an allosteric Akt inhibitor, enhances the cisplatin (CDDP)-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis in testicular cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 167)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (137, 146)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (45, 51)) ('cisplatin', 'MPA', (95, 104)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (120, 132)) ('enhances', 'PosReg', (82, 90)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (45, 51)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (120, 132)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (150, 167)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (150, 167)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (95, 104)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (150, 167)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (106, 110)) 83541 32422572 Combined with CDDP, MK2206 potentiated CDDP-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis, with repressed expression of p-Akt and its downstream targets. ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (20, 26)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (52, 64)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (14, 18)) ('p-Akt', 'Protein', (109, 114)) ('CDDP-induced', 'Disease', (39, 51)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (20, 26)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (69, 78)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (52, 64)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (39, 43)) ('potentiated', 'PosReg', (27, 38)) ('expression', 'MPA', (95, 105)) 83543 32422572 CONCLUSION: These results suggested that the concomitant use of MK2206 could enhance the CDDP-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis in testicular cancer with the suppressed expression of Akt pathway. ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (89, 93)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (132, 149)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 149)) ('Akt pathway', 'Pathway', (184, 195)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (102, 114)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (132, 149)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (64, 70)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (119, 128)) ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (159, 169)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (102, 114)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (77, 84)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (132, 149)) ('expression', 'MPA', (170, 180)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (64, 70)) 83550 32422572 Dominant-negative mutants of Akt enhance the cytotoxicity of chemotherapeutic agents, suggesting an important role of Akt in drug resistance. ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (45, 57)) ('drug resistance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0020174', (125, 140)) ('mutants', 'Var', (18, 25)) ('Akt', 'Gene', (29, 32)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (45, 57)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (33, 40)) 83552 32422572 MK2206 is a highly potent and selective allosteric Akt inhibitor which is under development for the treatment of solid tumors. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 125)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (87, 90)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (119, 125)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (119, 125)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (0, 6)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (105, 108)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 124)) 83553 32422572 Previous reports have demonstrated that MK2206 has antitumor activity alone and enhanced anti-tumor efficacy in combination use with chemotherapeutic agents in solid tumors, but there were no reports about the anti-tumor effects of MK2206 combined with chemotherapeutic agents in testicular cancer. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (55, 60)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (94, 99)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (166, 171)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (40, 46)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (215, 220)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (280, 297)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (166, 172)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (280, 297)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 99)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (55, 60)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (80, 88)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (166, 172)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (232, 238)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (166, 171)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (215, 220)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (166, 172)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (40, 46)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (291, 297)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (166, 171)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (280, 297)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (215, 220)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (94, 99)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (55, 60)) 83554 32422572 In the present study, we investigated the effectiveness of MK2206 to enhance CDDP-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis through the suppression of phospho(p)-Akt expression and its downstream molecules. ('CDDP-induced', 'Disease', (77, 89)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (90, 102)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (69, 76)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (59, 65)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (107, 116)) ('phospho', 'Protein', (144, 151)) ('expression', 'MPA', (159, 169)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (77, 81)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (59, 65)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (90, 102)) ('suppression', 'NegReg', (129, 140)) 83566 32422572 For analysis of Akt pathway, cells were treated with CDDP at the concentration corresponding to IC30 with or without treatment of 600 nM MK2206. ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (137, 143)) ('Akt pathway', 'Pathway', (16, 27)) ('IC30', 'Var', (96, 100)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (53, 57)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (122, 125)) 83576 32422572 After growing for 7 days, mice with tumor xenograft were divided into four groups (5 mice each group) and treated for 2 weeks as follows: (a) vehicle alone (DMSO); (b) CDDP at 6 mg/kg weekly; (c) MK2206 at 50 mg/kg weekly; (d) combination of (b) and (c). ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (85, 89)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (196, 202)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (168, 172)) ('DMSO', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004121', (157, 161)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (36, 41)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (196, 202)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (36, 41)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (36, 41)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (26, 30)) 83584 32422572 Three testicular cancer cell lines had overexpression of p-Akt (Ser473), p-Akt (Thr308), and downstream targets, including p-4EBP1, p-GSK3beta, p-mTOR, and the cell line P19 had the strongest expression of those molecules (Figure 1). ('p-Akt (Thr308', 'Var', (73, 86)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (39, 53)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', '2475', (146, 150)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (6, 23)) ('4EBP1', 'Gene', '1978', (125, 130)) ('4EBP1', 'Gene', (125, 130)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', (146, 150)) ('p-Akt', 'Var', (57, 62)) ('Thr308', 'Chemical', '-', (80, 86)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (6, 23)) ('GSK3beta', 'Gene', (134, 142)) ('Ser473', 'Chemical', '-', (64, 70)) ('GSK3beta', 'Gene', '2931', (134, 142)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (6, 23)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (17, 23)) 83587 32422572 The cell viability rates after exposure to 600 nM of MK2206 were 74.67+-2.54, 77.74+-2.90, 78.93+-3.03% in TCAM-2, NCCIT and P19, respectively (Figure 2B). ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (53, 59)) ('TCAM-', 'Chemical', '-', (107, 112)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (53, 59)) ('cell viability', 'CPA', (4, 18)) 83588 32422572 In this study, we used the concentration (600 nM) at which MK2206 alone successfully suppressed p-Akt expression, but repressed cell viability only slightly and did not induce significant apoptosis (Figure 2, A and B, and 4A). ('p-Akt', 'Protein', (96, 101)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (59, 65)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (59, 65)) ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (85, 95)) 83589 32422572 The effects of MK2206 on cell proliferation were elucidated by Matrigel invasion chamber assay (MTT), corresponding to the same concentrations as those of WB. ('MK2206', 'Var', (15, 21)) ('MTT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C070243', (96, 99)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (15, 21)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (25, 43)) 83591 32422572 Invasion capability of TCAM-2 and P19 treated with MK2206 were decreased significantly compared with the control group (Figure 2, C and D, and 2, F and G). ('decreased', 'NegReg', (63, 72)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (51, 57)) ('TCAM-', 'Chemical', '-', (23, 28)) ('Invasion capability', 'CPA', (0, 19)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (51, 57)) 83592 32422572 The invasion assay result was influenced by decreased cell proliferation because cell proliferation was repressed approximately to 20% by MK2206 at 600 nM, which could inhibit cell invasion rate approximately to 50% in TCAM-2 cells, and the invasion assay result of P19 was similar with TCAM-2 (Figure 2, D and G). ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (81, 99)) ('TCAM-', 'Chemical', '-', (219, 224)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (54, 72)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (138, 144)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (168, 175)) ('TCAM-', 'Chemical', '-', (287, 292)) ('cell invasion rate', 'CPA', (176, 194)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (138, 144)) 83594 32422572 The WB results demonstrated that pretreatment with MK2206 for 24 hours inhibited the expression of Snail, Slug, and ZEB1 (Figure 2E). ('expression', 'MPA', (85, 95)) ('Slug', 'Gene', (106, 110)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (71, 80)) ('Snail', 'Gene', '6615', (99, 104)) ('Snail', 'Gene', (99, 104)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (51, 57)) ('ZEB1', 'Gene', '6935', (116, 120)) ('ZEB1', 'Gene', (116, 120)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (51, 57)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (41, 44)) ('Slug', 'Gene', '6591', (106, 110)) 83595 32422572 Meanwhile, Akt phosphorylation expression was also decreased when exposed to MK2206 (600 nM) for 24 hours in TCAM-2 (Figure 2A). ('TCAM-', 'Chemical', '-', (109, 114)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (51, 60)) ('MK2206 (600 nM', 'Var', (77, 91)) ('Akt', 'Protein', (11, 14)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (77, 83)) 83596 32422572 We also tried invasion assay in P19, and the observation that MK2206 had an inhibited effect on invasion in P19 was similar with TCAM-2 (Figure 2H). ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (62, 68)) ('TCAM-', 'Chemical', '-', (129, 134)) ('invasion', 'CPA', (96, 104)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (62, 68)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (76, 85)) 83599 32422572 Combination with MK2206 (600 nM) significantly enhanced sensitivity to CDDP in a dose-dependent manner. ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (47, 55)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (17, 23)) ('sensitivity to CDDP', 'MPA', (56, 75)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (17, 23)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (71, 75)) 83600 32422572 Significant differences in cell viability rates were observed, statistical differences between CDDP and CDDP+MK2206 were P < .05, P < .05, and P < .05 in TCAM-2, NCCIT and P19, respectively (Figure 3B). ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (104, 108)) ('differences', 'Reg', (12, 23)) ('CDDP+MK2206', 'Var', (104, 115)) ('TCAM-', 'Chemical', '-', (154, 159)) ('TCAM-2', 'Gene', (154, 160)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (109, 115)) ('cell viability rates', 'CPA', (27, 47)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (95, 99)) 83601 32422572 To explore the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of MK2206 in CDDP-induced apoptosis, p-Akt, p-GSK3beta, p-4EBP1, p-mTOR, survivin, Bax, and caspases were examined after treatment with CDDP, MK2206, and CDDP+MK2206 in a time-dependent manner in P19 (Figure 4, A and B). ('4EBP1', 'Gene', (117, 122)) ('GSK3beta', 'Gene', (105, 113)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (72, 76)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (218, 224)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (185, 188)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (213, 217)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (201, 207)) ('4EBP1', 'Gene', '1978', (117, 122)) ('Bax', 'Gene', (142, 145)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (195, 199)) ('Bax', 'Gene', '581', (142, 145)) ('GSK3beta', 'Gene', '2931', (105, 113)) ('CDDP+MK2206', 'Var', (213, 224)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', (126, 130)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (201, 207)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (62, 68)) ('caspases', 'Gene', (151, 159)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', '2475', (126, 130)) ('caspases', 'Gene', '841;842', (151, 159)) 83603 32422572 Concomitant use of CDDP (130 muM) and MK2206 (600 nM) did not change the expression of Akt, but it suppressed p-Akt, p-GSK3beta from 3 hours, p-mTOR from 9 hours, and p-4EBP1 from 12 hours. ('muM', 'Gene', (29, 32)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (38, 44)) ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (99, 109)) ('4EBP1', 'Gene', '1978', (169, 174)) ('p-Akt', 'Pathway', (110, 115)) ('GSK3beta', 'Gene', (119, 127)) ('4EBP1', 'Gene', (169, 174)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (19, 23)) ('GSK3beta', 'Gene', '2931', (119, 127)) ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (29, 32)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (38, 44)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', (144, 148)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', '2475', (144, 148)) 83605 32422572 The downregulation of survivin, as an antiapoptotic protein, was observed in 9 hours after treatment with CDDP combined with MK2206, but there was no obvious change in bax, an apoptotic protein, when treated with CDDP+MK2206 in time course (Figure 4B). ('men', 'Species', '9606', (96, 99)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (213, 217)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (125, 131)) ('bax', 'Gene', '581', (168, 171)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (4, 18)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (218, 224)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (125, 131)) ('survivin', 'Protein', (22, 30)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (106, 110)) ('bax', 'Gene', (168, 171)) 83609 32422572 CDDP combined with MK2206 induced significant suppression of p-Akt, p-4EBP1, p-mTOR, survivin, and activated caspases in the cell line, contrary to MK2206 or CDDP single treatment. ('mTOR', 'Gene', (79, 83)) ('p-Akt', 'Protein', (61, 66)) ('caspases', 'Gene', (109, 117)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', '2475', (79, 83)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (0, 4)) ('4EBP1', 'Gene', (70, 75)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (19, 25)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (19, 25)) ('caspases', 'Gene', '841;842', (109, 117)) ('activated', 'PosReg', (99, 108)) ('suppression', 'NegReg', (46, 57)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (148, 154)) ('survivin', 'MPA', (85, 93)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (175, 178)) ('4EBP1', 'Gene', '1978', (70, 75)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (158, 162)) 83611 32422572 For the clinical use of MK2206 for testicular cancer, we examined the effects of MK2206 alone or in combination with CDDP to the in vivo growth of P19 cells, using a subcutaneous xenograft model. ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (81, 87)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (24, 30)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (35, 52)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (81, 87)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (117, 121)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (46, 52)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (35, 52)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (35, 52)) 83616 32422572 Ki-67 immunostaining of tumors demonstrated that CDDP/MK2206 combination therapy of could reduce tumor cells proliferation significantly when compared with CDDP treatment alone (Figure 5B). ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (24, 29)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (97, 102)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (49, 53)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (24, 30)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (24, 30)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (24, 29)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (24, 30)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 102)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (156, 160)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (166, 169)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (97, 102)) ('CDDP/MK2206', 'Var', (49, 60)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (90, 96)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (24, 29)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (54, 60)) 83617 32422572 These results indicated that MK2206 could enhance CDDP-induced cytotoxicity in vivo as well as in vitro. ('MK2206', 'Var', (29, 35)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (42, 49)) ('CDDP-induced', 'Disease', (50, 62)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (63, 75)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (50, 54)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (29, 35)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (63, 75)) 83618 32422572 This study has shown that MK2206, an Akt inhibitor, specifically enhanced the CDDP-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis with suppression of the Akt pathway in testicular cancer cell lines. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (168, 174)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (26, 32)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (26, 32)) ('Akt pathway', 'Pathway', (142, 153)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (91, 103)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (157, 174)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (65, 73)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (157, 174)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (78, 82)) ('CDDP-induced', 'Disease', (78, 90)) ('suppression', 'NegReg', (123, 134)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (108, 117)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (91, 103)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (157, 174)) 83619 32422572 We demonstrated that MK2206 sensitized those cancer cells to CDDP via the inhibition of phosphorylated Akt (p-Akt) and its downstream molecules in the Akt signaling pathway. ('sensitized', 'Reg', (28, 38)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (61, 65)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (45, 51)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (21, 27)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (74, 84)) ('phosphorylated', 'MPA', (88, 102)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (45, 51)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (21, 27)) ('Akt signaling pathway', 'Pathway', (151, 172)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (45, 51)) 83622 32422572 Overactivation of Akt can influence many downstream effectors and mediate multiple pathways that favor tumorigenesis, and correlate with tumor progression and reduced survival in human cancer. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 108)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (179, 184)) ('Akt', 'Gene', (18, 21)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (137, 142)) ('favor', 'PosReg', (97, 102)) ('influence', 'Reg', (26, 35)) ('survival', 'CPA', (167, 175)) ('mediate', 'Reg', (66, 73)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (159, 166)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (103, 108)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (185, 191)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (103, 108)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (185, 191)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (137, 142)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (185, 191)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (137, 142)) ('Overactivation', 'Var', (0, 14)) 83623 32422572 Meanwhile, the finding of PI3K/Akt mutations is notable, as prior studies in several tumor types have identified mutational activation of the PI3K-Akt pathway as a potential mechanism of resistance to cytotoxic chemotherapy, including cisplatin. ('tumor', 'Disease', (85, 90)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (124, 134)) ('PI3K-Akt pathway', 'Pathway', (142, 158)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (235, 244)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (85, 90)) ('mutational', 'Var', (113, 123)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (85, 90)) 83630 32422572 MK2206, a highly selective allosteric inhibitor of Akt, is being tested in both preclinical settings and clinical trials as an anticancer agent. ('cancer', 'Disease', (131, 137)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (0, 6)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (131, 137)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (131, 137)) 83631 32422572 MK2206 by itself causes cell proliferation inhibition of cell lines, including breast cancer lines, hepatocellular cancer lines, nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell lines, and so on. ('carcinoma', 'Disease', (144, 153)) ('hepatocellular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006528', (100, 121)) ('hepatocellular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001402', (100, 121)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (79, 92)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (86, 92)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (0, 6)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (79, 92)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (115, 121)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (79, 92)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (144, 153)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (144, 153)) ('cell proliferation inhibition', 'CPA', (24, 53)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('hepatocellular cancer', 'Disease', (100, 121)) ('nasopharyngeal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100630', (129, 153)) 83632 32422572 Meanwhile, MK2206 could synergistically enhance antitumor efficacy with some chemotherapeutic agents, and suppress cell invasion coincided with decreased Akt phosphorylation. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (52, 57)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (144, 153)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (52, 57)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (11, 17)) ('cell invasion', 'CPA', (115, 128)) ('Akt phosphorylation', 'CPA', (154, 173)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (40, 47)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (11, 17)) ('suppress', 'NegReg', (106, 114)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (52, 57)) 83633 32422572 In the current study, MK2206 (600 nM) alone inhibited Akt phosphorylation effectively using the concentration that could inhibit cell proliferation slightly, but cell invasion rate was suppressed significantly by MK2206 (600 nM) with the inhibition of Snail, Slug and ZEB1, which were transcription factors related with epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT). ('Slug', 'Gene', (259, 263)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (129, 147)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (121, 128)) ('Snail', 'Gene', (252, 257)) ('ZEB1', 'Gene', '6935', (268, 272)) ('Snail', 'Gene', '6615', (252, 257)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (213, 219)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (44, 53)) ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (185, 195)) ('ZEB1', 'Gene', (268, 272)) ('Akt', 'Pathway', (54, 57)) ('Slug', 'Gene', '6591', (259, 263)) ('cell invasion rate', 'CPA', (162, 180)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (22, 28)) ('MK2206 (600 nM', 'Var', (213, 227)) 83634 32422572 In addition, it has been reported that the expression of EMT pathways including Snail, Slug and ZEB1 were responsible for tumor invasion, metastasis, and decreased chemosensitivity, and inhibition of those targets increased the chemosensitivity. ('decreased', 'NegReg', (154, 163)) ('chemosensitivity', 'CPA', (164, 180)) ('metastasis', 'CPA', (138, 148)) ('Slug', 'Gene', '6591', (87, 91)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (122, 127)) ('ZEB1', 'Gene', (96, 100)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (214, 223)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 127)) ('chemosensitivity', 'CPA', (228, 244)) ('Slug', 'Gene', (87, 91)) ('Snail', 'Gene', '6615', (80, 85)) ('Snail', 'Gene', (80, 85)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (186, 196)) ('ZEB1', 'Gene', '6935', (96, 100)) ('EMT', 'Gene', (57, 60)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (122, 127)) 83637 32422572 CDDP combined with MK2206 clearly inhibited cell viability in comparison with single use of CDDP. ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (0, 4)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (19, 25)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (34, 43)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (92, 96)) ('cell viability', 'CPA', (44, 58)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (19, 25)) 83640 32422572 We found the contribution of Akt pathway inhibition to apoptosis using MK2206 by showing the enhancement of CDDP-induced apoptosis in CDDP+MK2206. ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (134, 138)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (100, 103)) ('enhancement', 'PosReg', (93, 104)) ('Akt pathway', 'Pathway', (29, 40)) ('CDDP+MK2206', 'Var', (134, 145)) ('CDDP-induced', 'MPA', (108, 120)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (108, 112)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (139, 145)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (71, 77)) 83645 32422572 SGK1 inhibition exhibits significant antitumor effects against prostate cancer by inducing autophagy-dependent apoptosis via the mTOR-Foxo3a pathway. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 46)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (5, 15)) ('Foxo3a', 'Gene', (134, 140)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (41, 46)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (63, 78)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (72, 78)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (63, 78)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', '2475', (129, 133)) ('SGK1', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', (129, 133)) ('inducing', 'PosReg', (82, 90)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (63, 78)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (41, 46)) ('autophagy-dependent apoptosis', 'CPA', (91, 120)) ('SGK1', 'Gene', '6446', (0, 4)) ('Foxo3a', 'Gene', '2309', (134, 140)) 83646 32422572 NSCLC cells treated with cryptotanshinone reduced cell growth, and induced G0/G1 cell cycle arrest and the activation of apoptosis through PI3K/Akt/GSK3beta pathway inhibition. ('GSK3beta', 'Gene', (148, 156)) ('NSCLC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002289', (0, 5)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (42, 49)) ('cryptotanshinone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C037886', (25, 41)) ('GSK3beta', 'Gene', '2931', (148, 156)) ('cell growth', 'CPA', (50, 61)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (121, 130)) ('cell cycle arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011018', (81, 98)) ('cryptotanshinone', 'Var', (25, 41)) ('arrest', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (92, 98)) ('arrest', 'Disease', (92, 98)) ('NSCLC', 'Disease', (0, 5)) 83647 32422572 From our data, considerable apoptosis and increased chemosensitivity to CDDP were detected in combination use of CDDP and MK2206, depending on the suppression of the Akt signaling pathway, including reduction of p-4EBP1, p-mTOR and p-GSK3beta. ('increased', 'PosReg', (42, 51)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', '2475', (223, 227)) ('Akt signaling pathway', 'Pathway', (166, 187)) ('4EBP1', 'Gene', '1978', (214, 219)) ('CDDP', 'Gene', (113, 117)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (122, 128)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (72, 76)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (113, 117)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (122, 128)) ('4EBP1', 'Gene', (214, 219)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (199, 208)) ('chemosensitivity', 'MPA', (52, 68)) ('GSK3beta', 'Gene', (234, 242)) ('GSK3beta', 'Gene', '2931', (234, 242)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', (223, 227)) ('suppression', 'NegReg', (147, 158)) 83649 32422572 In addition, our findings suggested that MK2206 might inhibit the molecular targets of Akt pathway, leading to acceleration of CDDP-induced apoptosis and enhancement of chemosensitivity. ('Akt pathway', 'Pathway', (87, 98)) ('molecular targets', 'Pathway', (66, 83)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (54, 61)) ('acceleration', 'PosReg', (111, 123)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (41, 47)) ('chemosensitivity', 'CPA', (169, 185)) ('enhancement', 'PosReg', (154, 165)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (41, 47)) ('CDDP-induced', 'Disease', (127, 139)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (161, 164)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (127, 131)) 83658 32422572 When we consider the clinical application of MK2206 at a low concentration with CDDP, which is one of the most frequently used agents for testicular cancer, is a very attractive choice. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (138, 155)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (45, 51)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (80, 84)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (149, 155)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (138, 155)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (45, 51)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (138, 155)) 83659 32422572 In summary, we identified that MK2206 could promote CDDP-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis in testicular cancer cells by the repression of Akt activation and its downstream molecular targets. ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (65, 77)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (44, 51)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (31, 37)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (82, 91)) ('CDDP-induced', 'Disease', (52, 64)) ('repression', 'NegReg', (126, 136)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (95, 112)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (95, 112)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (52, 56)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (144, 154)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (65, 77)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (31, 37)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (95, 112)) ('Akt', 'Gene', (140, 143)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 112)) 83660 32422572 Akt target therapy using MK2206 will develop as a promising strategy applied to enhance chemosensitivity to CDDP in testicular cancer. ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', (116, 133)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 133)) ('MK2206', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C548887', (25, 31)) ('CDDP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (108, 112)) ('testicular cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (116, 133)) ('testicular cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (116, 133)) ('MK2206', 'Var', (25, 31)) 83767 28903372 After knocking-down the expression of myosin Va by RNAi, a decrease of cell migration velocity is clearly observed in lung cancer cells. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 129)) ('cell migration velocity', 'CPA', (71, 94)) ('expression', 'MPA', (24, 34)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (118, 129)) ('RNAi', 'Gene', (51, 55)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (59, 67)) ('knocking-down', 'Var', (6, 19)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (118, 129)) ('myosin Va', 'Protein', (38, 47)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (118, 129)) 83823 28903372 To investigate whether knock-down of myosin Va changes the mitosis of normal cells, Hela cells were stained for nucleus, actin and myosin Va (Figure 9). ('myosin Va changes the mitosis', 'Disease', (37, 66)) ('myosin Va changes the mitosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:C564253', (37, 66)) ('knock-down', 'Var', (23, 33)) ('Hela cells', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0030', (84, 94)) 83847 28903372 CCK-8 assay showed a strong relationship between myosin Va knock down and the inhibition of tumor cell proliferation. ('knock down', 'Var', (59, 69)) ('myosin Va', 'Protein', (49, 58)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (92, 97)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 97)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (78, 88)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (92, 97)) 83905 28903372 Opposite to myosin Va, myosin Vb is another member of the class V of unconventional, dimeric nonfilamentous myosins, whose inactivation accelerates tumor cell migration and invasion. ('inactivation', 'Var', (123, 135)) ('invasion', 'CPA', (173, 181)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (100, 103)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (148, 153)) ('accelerates', 'PosReg', (136, 147)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (148, 153)) ('myosin Vb', 'Gene', '4645', (23, 32)) ('myosin Vb', 'Gene', (23, 32)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (148, 153)) 83906 28903372 The mutation of myosin Vb could induce diseases related to microvillus inclusion and disrupt epithelial cell polarity. ('diseases', 'Disease', (39, 47)) ('mutation', 'Var', (4, 12)) ('myosin Vb', 'Gene', '4645', (16, 25)) ('induce', 'Reg', (32, 38)) ('disrupt', 'NegReg', (85, 92)) ('epithelial cell polarity', 'CPA', (93, 117)) ('microvillus inclusion', 'Disease', (59, 80)) ('myosin Vb', 'Gene', (16, 25)) 83911 28903372 When myosin Vb is down-regulated; the inactivation of myosin Va may inhibit proliferation, invasion, and motility of tumor cells, whereas myosin Vb could promote these activities. ('myosin Vb', 'Gene', '4645', (138, 147)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (117, 122)) ('invasion', 'CPA', (91, 99)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (117, 122)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (38, 50)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (68, 75)) ('myosin', 'Protein', (54, 60)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (76, 89)) ('myosin Vb', 'Gene', '4645', (5, 14)) ('myosin Vb', 'Gene', (138, 147)) ('myosin Vb', 'Gene', (5, 14)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (117, 122)) 83972 26517592 The development of genome-wide chromatin-state maps using chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing (ChIP-seq) revealed that known genes actively transcribed by RNA polymerase II carried specific histone 3 (H3) lysine methylation marks: H3K4me3 (trimethylation on lysine 4) at the promoter and H3K36me3 (trimethylation on lysine 36) across the transcribed region. ('lysine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (275, 281)) ('H3K36me3', 'Var', (305, 313)) ('H3', 'Chemical', '-', (305, 307)) ('H3', 'Chemical', '-', (218, 220)) ('lysine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (222, 228)) ('lysine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008239', (333, 339)) ('H3K4me3', 'Var', (248, 255)) ('H3', 'Chemical', '-', (248, 250)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (11, 14)) 84010 26517592 Alternatively, lncRNAs might maintain chromatin or expression states, once they are established, as is the case for the lncRNA FIRRE (Firre intergenic repeating RNA element), which is required to maintain previously established H3K27me3 on the inactive X-chromosome. ('FIRRE', 'Gene', (127, 132)) ('maintain', 'Reg', (29, 37)) ('chromatin', 'MPA', (38, 47)) ('H3K27me3', 'Var', (228, 236)) ('Firre', 'Gene', (134, 139)) ('FIRRE', 'Gene', '286467', (127, 132)) ('expression', 'MPA', (51, 61)) ('Firre', 'Gene', '286467', (134, 139)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (168, 171)) ('H3', 'Chemical', '-', (228, 230)) 84011 26517592 In addition to its role in maintaining H3K27me3 on the inactive X-chromosome, FIRRE is required for nucleolar localization of the inactive X-chromosome in mammals. ('H3', 'Chemical', '-', (39, 41)) ('FIRRE', 'Gene', '286467', (78, 83)) ('FIRRE', 'Gene', (78, 83)) ('H3K27me3', 'Var', (39, 47)) 84019 26517592 Interestingly, this lncRNA exerts its translational control through sequences with similarity to the SINEB2 (short interspersed nuclear element B2) repetitive element. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (139, 142)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (162, 165)) ('sequences', 'Var', (68, 77)) ('translational control', 'MPA', (38, 59)) 84025 26517592 miR-9 can also target the lncRNA MALAT1 for degradation. ('miR-9', 'Var', (0, 5)) ('target', 'Reg', (15, 21)) ('MALAT1', 'Gene', '378938', (33, 39)) ('degradation', 'MPA', (44, 55)) ('MALAT1', 'Gene', (33, 39)) 84056 26517592 Overexpressing Dmr in primary Sertoli cell cultures increased the abundance of this altered form of DMRT1 protein, reduced the abundance of the cannonical DMRT1 isoform, and led to impaired expression of DMRT1 targetgenes, mimicking the Dmrt1 loss-of-function phenotype. ('protein', 'Protein', (106, 113)) ('Sertoli cell', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (30, 42)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (52, 61)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (100, 105)) ('abundance', 'MPA', (66, 75)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (155, 160)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (115, 122)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (100, 105)) ('Dmr', 'Var', (15, 18)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', (204, 209)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (155, 160)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (181, 189)) ('expression', 'MPA', (190, 200)) ('DMRT1', 'Gene', '1761', (204, 209)) ('abundance', 'MPA', (127, 136)) 84062 26517592 Loss of the enhancer RNAs, by siRNA knockdown, reduced transcription of targetgenes without affecting ESR1 recruitment; moreover, tethering specific enhancer RNAs to a reporter gene enabled reporter activation. ('ESR1', 'Gene', (102, 106)) ('reporter activation', 'MPA', (190, 209)) ('transcription of targetgenes', 'MPA', (55, 83)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (114, 117)) ('Loss', 'NegReg', (0, 4)) ('tethering', 'Var', (130, 139)) ('ESR1', 'Gene', '2099', (102, 106)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (47, 54)) 84086 26517592 Indeed, many RNAs with IME4-dependent m6A modifications have been described, and meiosis-specific lncRNAs beyond RMA2 have been described in S. cerevisiae, raising the likelihood that additional lncRNA-dependent mechanisms exist that regulate meiosis. ('m6A', 'Gene', (38, 41)) ('modifications', 'Var', (42, 55)) ('S. cerevisiae', 'Species', '4932', (141, 154)) ('RMA2', 'Gene', (113, 117)) ('RMA2', 'Gene', '852408', (113, 117)) 84100 26517592 Male mice lacking MOV10L1, or carrying a point mutation in the ATP-binding domain of the helicase, exhibit meiotic arrest in prophase I; on the other hand, females deficient for the protein are fertile. ('meiotic arrest', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (107, 121)) ('helicase', 'Protein', (89, 97)) ('ATP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000255', (63, 66)) ('meiotic arrest', 'Disease', (107, 121)) ('point mutation in', 'Var', (41, 58)) ('MOV10L1', 'Gene', (18, 25)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (5, 9)) 84116 26517592 AIkbh5-knockout mice exhibit decreased testis size, sterility, more m6A-modified mRNAs, altered RNA localization, and significant changes in gene expression. ('m6A-modified', 'Var', (68, 80)) ('decreased testis size', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008734', (29, 50)) ('sterility', 'CPA', (52, 61)) ('changes', 'Reg', (130, 137)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (16, 20)) ('gene expression', 'MPA', (141, 156)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (29, 38)) ('more', 'PosReg', (63, 67)) ('altered', 'Reg', (88, 95)) ('testis size', 'CPA', (39, 50)) ('RNA localization', 'MPA', (96, 112)) ('AIkbh5-knockout', 'Gene', (0, 15)) 84117 26517592 The increased half-life of demethylated RNAs at this stage may contribute to the increased expression and overall abundance of lncRNAs in spermatocytes, which could potentially affect recruitment of other chromatin readers/writers such as PRC2 to specific loci. ('half-life', 'MPA', (14, 23)) ('expression', 'MPA', (91, 101)) ('demethylated', 'Var', (27, 39)) ('recruitment', 'MPA', (184, 195)) ('abundance', 'MPA', (114, 123)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (191, 194)) ('affect', 'Reg', (177, 183)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (81, 90)) ('RNAs', 'Protein', (40, 44)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (4, 13)) 84119 26517592 Transcription of Tbca13 in a spermatocyte cell line is regulated by a pseudogene, Tbca16, which originated from a duplication of Tbca13 with both sense and antisense transcription on chromosome 16. ('regulated', 'Reg', (55, 64)) ('Tbca13', 'Gene', (129, 135)) ('Tbca13', 'Gene', '21371', (129, 135)) ('Tbca13', 'Gene', (17, 23)) ('Tbca13', 'Gene', '21371', (17, 23)) ('Tbca16', 'Gene', (82, 88)) ('Transcription', 'MPA', (0, 13)) ('duplication', 'Var', (114, 125)) 84125 26517592 Yet Malat1 knockouts do not exhibit defects in fertility, underlining the fact that its function at this stage is unclear. ('knockouts', 'Var', (11, 20)) ('Malat1', 'Gene', '378938', (4, 10)) ('fertility', 'CPA', (47, 56)) ('defects in fertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000144', (36, 56)) ('Malat1', 'Gene', (4, 10)) 84132 26517592 Loss of the oskar protein causes defects in oocyte polarity, embryonic germ line specification, and abdominal development; the loss of the oskar RNA, however, caused early arrest in oogenesis. ('oogenesis', 'CPA', (182, 191)) ('embryonic germ line specification', 'CPA', (61, 94)) ('oocyte polarity', 'CPA', (44, 59)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (117, 120)) ('Loss', 'NegReg', (0, 4)) ('oskar', 'Gene', (139, 144)) ('oskar', 'Gene', (12, 17)) ('oskar', 'Gene', '41066', (139, 144)) ('oskar', 'Gene', '41066', (12, 17)) ('abdominal development', 'CPA', (100, 121)) ('loss', 'Var', (127, 131)) 84140 26517592 A point mutation in LDMAR increased DNA methylation of the locus, reduced LDMAR expression under long daylight conditions, and caused premature apoptosis of developing anthers. ('reduced', 'NegReg', (66, 73)) ('DNA methylation', 'MPA', (36, 51)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (77, 79)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (144, 153)) ('AR', 'Gene', '367', (23, 25)) ('point mutation', 'Var', (2, 16)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (26, 35)) ('expression', 'MPA', (80, 90)) ('caused', 'Reg', (127, 133)) 84160 26517592 For instance, elimination of the miRNA pathway by Drosha knockout or the piRNA pathway by Mov10I1 knockout increased the penetrance of the Kit phenotype, suggesting that miRNAs and piRNAs act as suppressors rather than activators of paramutation. ('Mov10', 'Gene', '4343', (90, 95)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (207, 210)) ('Drosha', 'Gene', (50, 56)) ('elimination', 'NegReg', (14, 25)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (107, 116)) ('miRNA pathway', 'Pathway', (33, 46)) ('knockout', 'Var', (57, 65)) ('penetrance', 'MPA', (121, 131)) ('piRNA', 'Gene', (73, 78)) ('knockout', 'Var', (98, 106)) ('Mov10', 'Gene', (90, 95)) 84172 26517592 A study of nineteen men with idiopathic infertility and histologically confirmed meiotic arrest revealed copy-number variants of three genes, including the lncRNA LOC100507205, that are unique to the meiotic-arrest patients as compared to 95 fertile controls. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (215, 223)) ('idiopathic infertility', 'Disease', (29, 51)) ('idiopathic infertility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007247', (29, 51)) ('meiotic arrest', 'Disease', (81, 95)) ('copy-number variants', 'Var', (105, 125)) ('meiotic arrest', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (81, 95)) ('infertility', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000789', (40, 51)) ('meiotic-arrest', 'Disease', (200, 214)) ('meiotic-arrest', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (200, 214)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (20, 23)) 84179 26517592 Two related genital malformation syndromes are associated with epigenetic alterations at H19, which is methylated on the paternal allele and thereby silenced. ('malformation syndromes', 'Disease', (20, 42)) ('malformation syndromes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (20, 42)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (78, 81)) ('genital malformation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000078', (12, 32)) ('H19', 'Gene', '283120', (89, 92)) ('associated', 'Reg', (47, 57)) ('H19', 'Gene', (89, 92)) ('epigenetic alterations', 'Var', (63, 85)) 84181 26517592 Silver-Russell syndrome is clinically and genetically heterogeneous, with some patients exhibiting hypomethylation of H19. ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (99, 114)) ('Silver-Russell syndrome', 'Disease', (0, 23)) ('H19', 'Gene', '283120', (118, 121)) ('H19', 'Gene', (118, 121)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (79, 87)) 84183 26517592 H19 hypomethylation is also associated with some Mullerian aplasia patients, whose congenital abnormalities of the female genital tract produce vaginal and uterine malformations that limit reproduction to methods involving surrogacy. ('H19', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('malformations', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (164, 177)) ('malformations', 'Disease', (164, 177)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (4, 19)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (67, 75)) ('associated', 'Reg', (28, 38)) ('congenital abnormalities', 'Disease', (83, 107)) ('uterine malformations', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000130', (156, 177)) ('Mullerian aplasia', 'Disease', (49, 66)) ('congenital abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000013', (83, 107)) ('Mullerian aplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537371', (49, 66)) ('H19', 'Gene', '283120', (0, 3)) 84186 26517592 Animal studies will be important in this regard, such as those demonstrating that mice deficient for the lncRNA NEAT1 have impaired corpus luteum formation and failure to maintain pregnancy. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (82, 86)) ('lncRNA NEAT1', 'Gene', (105, 117)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (70, 73)) ('corpus luteum formation', 'CPA', (132, 155)) ('failure', 'NegReg', (160, 167)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (123, 131)) ('deficient', 'Var', (87, 96)) 84199 24710044 While many MSY genes degenerate during evolution due to accumulation of deleterious mutations as a consequence of their suppressed recombination with their X-homologs, others avoid degeneration by being present in multiple, nearly identical copies, thereby having the chance to compensate the effects of null alleles via unequal sister chromatid exchange or Y-Y gene conversion. ('MSY genes', 'Gene', (11, 20)) ('recombination', 'MPA', (131, 144)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (187, 190)) ('degenerate', 'NegReg', (21, 31)) ('mutations', 'Var', (84, 93)) ('accumulation', 'PosReg', (56, 68)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (27, 30)) 84205 24710044 TSPY is also expressed, although much more weakly, in epithelial cells of the prostate gland, and some TSPY ESTs derived from the medulla of human brains (BX281192, B1828033) have also been reported in databases. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (141, 146)) ('BX281192', 'Var', (155, 163)) ('B1828033', 'Var', (165, 173)) 84232 24710044 Furthermore, no findings about the cellular testicular expression pattern of SV40 TAg driven by the used TSPY promoter fragment were published. ('TAg', 'Gene', (82, 85)) ('TAg', 'Gene', '404663', (82, 85)) ('SV40', 'Species', '1891767', (77, 81)) ('SV40', 'Var', (77, 81)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (123, 126)) 84244 24710044 The expression of SV40 large and small T antigen (TAg) in both organs seems to be rather mediated by the used TSPY promoter fragment which directed an ectopic expression of TAg also in other organs than the testis. ('TAg', 'Gene', '404663', (173, 176)) ('TAg', 'Gene', '404663', (50, 53)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (128, 131)) ('TAg', 'Gene', (173, 176)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (82, 85)) ('TAg', 'Gene', (50, 53)) ('SV40', 'Species', '1891767', (18, 22)) ('SV40', 'Var', (18, 22)) 84257 24710044 It is yet uncertain whether the various different human TSPY transcripts originate from one or more specific or from all functional human TSPY transcriptional units, but this mouse model clearly demonstrates that many TSPY transcripts can be generated by one particular functional (though repetitive) TSPY transcription unit via alternative splicing. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (202, 205)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (246, 249)) ('alternative splicing', 'Var', (329, 349)) ('TSPY', 'Gene', (218, 222)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (132, 137)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (50, 55)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (175, 180)) 84260 24710044 Hence also 2923 bp 5 -flanking region of the TSPY gene are insufficient to induce a strictly testis and prostate specific expression pattern in transgenic mice. ('TSPY', 'Gene', (45, 49)) ('insufficient', 'Disease', (59, 71)) ('insufficient', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000309', (59, 71)) ('transgenic mice', 'Species', '10090', (144, 159)) ('induce', 'Reg', (75, 81)) ('2923 bp', 'Var', (11, 18)) 84278 24710044 addressed the issue of whether TSPY is capable of restoring the spermatogenic failure of KIT-deficient KitW-v/KitW-v mutants and demonstrated a significant partially rescue of spermatogenesis, spermiogenesis and fertility in TSPY transgenic B6;NMRI- KitW-v/KitW-v male mice in comparison to controls (Figure 4). ('spermiogenesis', 'CPA', (193, 207)) ('fertility', 'CPA', (212, 221)) ('mutants', 'Var', (117, 124)) ('rescue', 'NegReg', (166, 172)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (176, 191)) ('spermatogenic failure', 'CPA', (64, 85)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (136, 139)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (269, 273)) ('transgenic', 'Species', '10090', (230, 240)) ('KitW-v/KitW-v', 'Gene', (103, 116)) 84280 24710044 The observed restoration of spermatogenesis could be due to a proliferative or apoptosis protective effect of the transgene in fetal or postnatal germ cell development. ('apoptosis protective', 'CPA', (79, 99)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (18, 21)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (163, 166)) ('spermatogenesis', 'CPA', (28, 43)) ('proliferative', 'CPA', (62, 75)) ('transgene', 'Var', (114, 123)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (69, 72)) ('restoration', 'PosReg', (13, 24)) 84295 24710044 Especially the expression of the Cre-recombinase transgene in the brain (cerebellum and cerebral cortex) of male and female mice of the line Tg(TSPY-cre)33aYfcl and the detection of human TSPY transgenic transcripts in the brain (cerebrum) of mice of the line Tg(TSPY)9Jshm are both striking findings, and the availability of TSPY ESTs derived from the medulla of human brains (BX281192, B1828033) in databases could point to an up to now unexpected role of TSPY in the male brain. ('B1828033', 'Var', (388, 396)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (364, 369)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (182, 187)) ('BX281192', 'Var', (378, 386)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (124, 128)) ('transgenic', 'Species', '10090', (193, 203)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (243, 247))