학술논문
A SUMOylation-defective MITF germline mutation predisposes to melanoma and renal carcinoma
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Bertolotto, Corine; Lesueur, Fabienne; Giuliano, Sandy; Strub, Thomas; de Lichy, Mahaut; Bille, Karine; Dessen, Philippe; d’Hayer, Benoit; Mohamdi, Hamida; Remenieras, Audrey; Maubec, Eve; de la Fouchardière, Arnaud; Molinié, Vincent; Vabres, Pierre; Dalle, Stéphane; Poulalhon, Nicolas; Martin-Denavit, Tanguy; Thomas, Luc; Andry-Benzaquen, Pascale; Dupin, Nicolas; Boitier, Françoise; Rossi, Annick; Perrot, Jean-Luc; Labeille, Bruno; Robert, Caroline; Escudier, Bernard; Caron, Olivier; Brugières, Laurence; Saule, Simon; Gardie, Betty; Gad, Sophie; Richard, Stéphane; Couturier, Jérôme; Teh, Bin Tean; Ghiorzo, Paola; Pastorino, Lorenza; Puig, Susana; Badenas, Celia; Olsson, Hakan; Ingvar, Christian; Rouleau, Etienne; Lidereau, Rosette; Bahadoran, Philippe; Vielh, Philippe; Corda, Eve; Blanché, Hélène; Zelenika, Diana; Galan, Pilar; Aubin, François; Bachollet, Bertrand; Becuwe, Céline; Berthet, Pascaline; Jean Bignon, Yves; Bonadona, Valérie; Bonafe, Jean-Louis; Bonnet-Dupeyron, Marie-Noëlle; Cambazard, Fréderic; Chevrant-Breton, Jacqueline; Coupier, Isabelle; Dalac, Sophie; Demange, Liliane; d’Incan, Michel; Dugast, Catherine; Faivre, Laurence; Vincent-Fétita, Lynda; Gauthier-Villars, Marion; Gilbert, Brigitte; Grange, Florent; Grob, Jean-Jacques; Humbert, Philippe; Janin, Nicolas; Joly, Pascal; Kerob, Delphine; Lasset, Christine; Leroux, Dominique; Levang, Julien; Limacher, Jean-Marc; Livideanu, Cristina; Longy, Michel; Lortholary, Alain; Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique; Mansard, Sandrine; Mansuy, Ludovic; Marrou, Karine; Matéus, Christine; Maugard, Christine; Meyer, Nicolas; Nogues, Catherine; Souteyrand, Pierre; Venat-Bouvet, Laurence; Zattara, Hélène; Chaudru, Valérie; Lenoir, Gilbert M.; Lathrop, Mark; Davidson, Irwin; Avril, Marie-Françoise; Demenais, Florence; Ballotti, Robert; Bressac-de Paillerets, Brigitte
Source
Nature. Dec 01, 2011 480(7375):94-98
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0028-0836
Abstract
So far, no common environmental and/or phenotypic factor has been associated with melanoma and renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The known risk factors for melanoma include sun exposure, pigmentation and nevus phenotypes; risk factors associated with RCC include smoking, obesity and hypertension. A recent study of coexisting melanoma and RCC in the same patients supports a genetic predisposition underlying the association between these two cancers. The microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) has been proposed to act as a melanoma oncogene; it also stimulates the transcription of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF1A), the pathway of which is targeted by kidney cancer susceptibility genes. We therefore proposed that MITF might have a role in conferring a genetic predisposition to co-occurring melanoma and RCC. Here we identify a germline missense substitution in MITF (Mi-E318K) that occurred at a significantly higher frequency in genetically enriched patients affected with melanoma, RCC or both cancers, when compared with controls. Overall, Mi-E318K carriers had a higher than fivefold increased risk of developing melanoma, RCC or both cancers. Codon 318 is located in a small-ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) consensus site (ΨKXE) and Mi-E318K severely impaired SUMOylation of MITF. Mi-E318K enhanced MITF protein binding to the HIF1A promoter and increased its transcriptional activity compared to wild-type MITF. Further, we observed a global increase in Mi-E318K-occupied loci. In an RCC cell line, gene expression profiling identified a Mi-E318K signature related to cell growth, proliferation and inflammation. Lastly, the mutant protein enhanced melanocytic and renal cell clonogenicity, migration and invasion, consistent with a gain-of-function role in tumorigenesis. Our data provide insights into the link between SUMOylation, transcription and cancer.