Nonsense mutations in the shelterin complex genes ACD and TERF2IP in familial melanoma

Lauren G Aoude; Antonia L Pritchard; Carla Daniela Robles-Espinoza; Karin Wadt; Mark Harland; Jiyeon Choi; Michael Gartside; Víctor Quesada; Peter Johansson; Jane M Palmer; Andrew J Ramsay; Xijun Zhang; Kristine Jones; Judith Symmons; Elizabeth A Holland; Helen Schmid; Vanessa Bonazzi; Susan Woods; Ken Dutton-Regester; Mitchell S Stark; Helen Snowden; Remco van Doorn; Grant W Montgomery; Nicholas G Martin; Thomas M Keane; Carlos López-Otín; Anne-Marie Gerdes; Håkan Olsson; Christian Ingvar; Ake Borg; Nelleke A Gruis; Jeffrey M Trent; Göran Jönsson; D Timothy Bishop; Graham J Mann; Julia A Newton-Bishop; Kevin M Brown; David J Adams; Nicholas K Hayward

doi:10.1093/jnci/dju408

Nonsense mutations in the shelterin complex genes ACD and TERF2IP in familial melanoma

Lauren G Aoude, Antonia L Pritchard, Carla Daniela Robles-Espinoza, Karin Wadt, Mark Harland, Jiyeon Choi, Michael Gartside, Víctor Quesada, Peter Johansson, Jane M Palmer, Andrew J Ramsay, Xijun Zhang, Kristine Jones, Judith Symmons, Elizabeth A Holland, Helen Schmid, Vanessa Bonazzi, Susan Woods, Ken Dutton-Regester, Mitchell S StarkHelen Snowden, Remco van Doorn, Grant W Montgomery, Nicholas G Martin, Thomas M Keane, Carlos López-Otín, Anne-Marie Gerdes, Håkan Olsson, Christian Ingvar, Ake Borg, Nelleke A Gruis, Jeffrey M Trent, Göran Jönsson, D Timothy Bishop, Graham J Mann, Julia A Newton-Bishop, Kevin M Brown, David J Adams, Nicholas K Hayward

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The shelterin complex protects chromosomal ends by regulating how the telomerase complex interacts with telomeres. Following the recent finding in familial melanoma of inactivating germline mutations in POT1, encoding a member of the shelterin complex, we searched for mutations in the other five components of the shelterin complex in melanoma families.

METHODS: Next-generation sequencing techniques were used to screen 510 melanoma families (with unknown genetic etiology) and control cohorts for mutations in shelterin complex encoding genes: ACD, TERF2IP, TERF1, TERF2, and TINF 2. Maximum likelihood and LOD [logarithm (base 10) of odds] analyses were used. Mutation clustering was assessed with χ(2) and Fisher's exact tests. P values under .05 were considered statistically significant (one-tailed with Yates' correction).

RESULTS: Six families had mutations in ACD and four families carried TERF2IP variants, which included nonsense mutations in both genes (p.Q320X and p.R364X, respectively) and point mutations that cosegregated with melanoma. Of five distinct mutations in ACD, four clustered in the POT1 binding domain, including p.Q320X. This clustering of novel mutations in the POT1 binding domain of ACD was statistically higher (P = .005) in melanoma probands compared with population control individuals (n = 6785), as were all novel and rare variants in both ACD (P = .040) and TERF2IP (P = .022). Families carrying ACD and TERF2IP mutations were also enriched with other cancer types, suggesting that these variants also predispose to a broader spectrum of cancers than just melanoma. Novel mutations were also observed in TERF1, TERF2, and TINF2, but these were not convincingly associated with melanoma.

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings add to the growing support for telomere dysregulation as a key process associated with melanoma susceptibility.

Original language	English
Article number	408
Journal	JNCI - Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Volume	107
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	1-7
Number of pages	7
ISSN	0027-8874
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/dju408
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2015

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Codon, Nonsense
DNA, Neoplasm
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Germ-Line Mutation
Humans
Male
Melanoma
Middle Aged
Pedigree
Point Mutation
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Skin Neoplasms
Telomere
Telomere-Binding Proteins
Telomeric Repeat Binding Protein 2

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Aoude, L. G., Pritchard, A. L., Robles-Espinoza, C. D., Wadt, K., Harland, M., Choi, J., Gartside, M., Quesada, V., Johansson, P., Palmer, J. M., Ramsay, A. J., Zhang, X., Jones, K., Symmons, J., Holland, E. A., Schmid, H., Bonazzi, V., Woods, S., Dutton-Regester, K., ... Hayward, N. K. (2015). Nonsense mutations in the shelterin complex genes ACD and TERF2IP in familial melanoma. JNCI - Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 107(2), 1-7. Article 408. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/dju408

Aoude, LG, Pritchard, AL, Robles-Espinoza, CD, Wadt, K, Harland, M, Choi, J, Gartside, M, Quesada, V, Johansson, P, Palmer, JM, Ramsay, AJ, Zhang, X, Jones, K, Symmons, J, Holland, EA, Schmid, H, Bonazzi, V, Woods, S, Dutton-Regester, K, Stark, MS, Snowden, H, van Doorn, R, Montgomery, GW, Martin, NG, Keane, TM, López-Otín, C, Gerdes, A-M, Olsson, H, Ingvar, C, Borg, A, Gruis, NA, Trent, JM, Jönsson, G, Bishop, DT, Mann, GJ, Newton-Bishop, JA, Brown, KM, Adams, DJ & Hayward, NK 2015, 'Nonsense mutations in the shelterin complex genes ACD and TERF2IP in familial melanoma', JNCI - Journal of the National Cancer Institute, vol. 107, no. 2, 408, pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/dju408

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Nonsense mutations in the shelterin complex genes ACD and TERF2IP in familial melanoma

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