Frequent mutations of lysophosphatidic acid receptor-1 gene in rat liver tumors
Frequent mutations of lysophosphatidic acid receptor-1 gene in rat liver tumors
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DOI:
10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2008.10.005
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发表时间:
2009-01-15
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Tsujiuchi, Toshifumi
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作者:
Obo, Yumi;Yamada, Takanori;Tsujiuchi, Toshifumi
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a bioactive phospholipid that stimulates cell proliferation, migration, and protects cells from apoptosis. It interacts with Specific G protein-coupled transmembrane receptors, including LPA1 to LPA5. In the present study, to clarify an involvement of LPA I gene alterations in the development of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) we investigated the LPA1 mutations in rat HCCs induced by exogenous and endogenous liver carcinogenesis models. We induced HCCs in rats with N-nitrosodiethylamine (DEN) and a choline-deficient L-amino acid-defined (CDAA) diet. RNAs were extracted from 15 HCCS induced by DEN and 12 HCCs induced by the CDAA diet. To identify LPA1 mutations, reverse transcription (RT) - polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis, followed by nucleotide sequencing, was performed. Missense mutations were detected in 7 out of 15 HCCs (46.7%,) induced by DEN. Five Out of 12 HCCs (41.7%,) induced by the CDAA diet also showed missense mutations. These results demonstrated that mutations in LPA1 gene occur in rat HCCs induced by DEN and the CDAA diet, suggesting that LPA1 mutations may be essentially involved ill rat liver carcinogenesis. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.