TY - JOUR
T1 - Biological properties of Ret with cysteine mutations correlate with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A, familial medullary thyroid carcinoma, and Hirschsprung's disease phenotype
AU - Ito, Shinji
AU - Iwashita, Toshihide
AU - Asai, Naoya
AU - Murakami, Hideki
AU - Iwata, Yosuke
AU - Sobue, Gen
AU - Takahashi, Masahide
PY - 1997/7/15
Y1 - 1997/7/15
N2 - We investigated the transforming activity of the ret proto-oncogene with a mutation in cysteine 609, 611, 618, 620, 630, or 634 detected in patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN 2A), familial medullary thyroid carcinoma (FMTC), or Hirschsprung's disease. Of these cysteine mutations, codon 634 mutations are known to be correlated with the development of MEN 2A, whereas codon 609, 618, or 620 mutations were detected in two-thirds of FMTCs and in several cases of Hirschsprung's disease. Analysis of a total of 18 mutant genes revealed that codon 634 mutations have the highest transforming activity. The activity of ret with a codon 609, 611, 618, or 620 mutation and with a codon 630 mutation was approximately 3- to 5- fold and 2-fold lower than that of ret with a codon 634 mutation, respectively. In addition, different amino acid substitutions for the same cysteine displayed comparable transforming activity. The expression of the cell surface form of Ret with codon 609, 611, 618, or 620 mutation was very low compared with that of Ret with codon 634 mutation, indicating that the former four mutations might impair transport of Ret to the plasma membrane, as observed for several Hirschsprung mutations affecting the Ret extracellular domain. These results thus suggest that mutations in cysteine 609, 611, 618, or 620 may have the potential to develop Hirschsprung's disease in addition to MEN 2A and FMTC.
AB - We investigated the transforming activity of the ret proto-oncogene with a mutation in cysteine 609, 611, 618, 620, 630, or 634 detected in patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN 2A), familial medullary thyroid carcinoma (FMTC), or Hirschsprung's disease. Of these cysteine mutations, codon 634 mutations are known to be correlated with the development of MEN 2A, whereas codon 609, 618, or 620 mutations were detected in two-thirds of FMTCs and in several cases of Hirschsprung's disease. Analysis of a total of 18 mutant genes revealed that codon 634 mutations have the highest transforming activity. The activity of ret with a codon 609, 611, 618, or 620 mutation and with a codon 630 mutation was approximately 3- to 5- fold and 2-fold lower than that of ret with a codon 634 mutation, respectively. In addition, different amino acid substitutions for the same cysteine displayed comparable transforming activity. The expression of the cell surface form of Ret with codon 609, 611, 618, or 620 mutation was very low compared with that of Ret with codon 634 mutation, indicating that the former four mutations might impair transport of Ret to the plasma membrane, as observed for several Hirschsprung mutations affecting the Ret extracellular domain. These results thus suggest that mutations in cysteine 609, 611, 618, or 620 may have the potential to develop Hirschsprung's disease in addition to MEN 2A and FMTC.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 9230192
AN - SCOPUS:0030739287
SN - 0008-5472
VL - 57
SP - 2870
EP - 2872
JO - Cancer Research
JF - Cancer Research
IS - 14
ER -