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ArticleBMC medical genomics2019

Humanized yeast genetic interaction mapping predicts synthetic lethal interactions of FBXW7 in breast cancer.

Morgan W B Kirzinger, Frederick S Vizeacoumar, Bjorn Haave, Cristina Gonzalez-Lopez, Keith Bonham, Anthony Kusalik, Franco J Vizeacoumar

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Article in BMC medical genomics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Morgan W B KirzingerDepartment of Computer Science, College of Arts and Science, University of Saskatchewan, 176 Thorvaldson Bldg, 110 Science Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5C9, Canada.
Frederick S VizeacoumarDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E5, Canada.
Bjorn HaaveDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E5, Canada.
Cristina Gonzalez-LopezDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E5, Canada.
Keith BonhamCancer Research, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E5, Canada.
Anthony KusalikDepartment of Computer Science, College of Arts and Science, University of Saskatchewan, 176 Thorvaldson Bldg, 110 Science Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5C9, Canada. kusalik@cs.usask.ca.
Franco J VizeacoumarDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E5, Canada. franco.vizeacoumar@usask.ca.
University of Saskatchewan · CASaskatchewan Cancer Agency · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSynthetic lethal interactions (SLIs) that occur between gene pairs are exploited for cancer therapeutics. Studies in the model eukaryote yeast have identified ~ 550,000 negative genetic interactions that have been extensively studied, leading to characterization of novel pathways and gene functions. This resource can be used to predict SLIs that can be relevant to cancer therapeutics.

methodsWe used patient data to identify genes that are down-regulated in breast cancer. InParanoid orthology mapping was performed to identify yeast orthologs of the down-regulated genes and predict their corresponding SLIs in humans. The predicted network graphs were drawn with Cytoscape. CancerRXgene database was used to predict drug response.

resultsHarnessing the vast available knowledge of yeast genetics, we generated a Humanized Yeast Genetic Interaction Network (HYGIN) for 1009 human genes with 10,419 interactions. Through the addition of patient-data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), we generated a breast cancer specific subnetwork. Specifically, by comparing 1009 genes in HYGIN to genes that were down-regulated in breast cancer, we identified 15 breast cancer genes with 130 potential SLIs. Interestingly, 32 of the 130 predicted SLIs occurred with FBXW7, a well-known tumor suppressor that functions as a substrate-recognition protein within a SKP/CUL1/F-Box ubiquitin ligase complex for proteasome degradation. Efforts to validate these SLIs using chemical genetic data predicted that patients with loss of FBXW7 may respond to treatment with drugs like Selumitinib or Cabozantinib.

conclusionsThis study provides a patient-data driven interpretation of yeast SLI data. HYGIN represents a novel strategy to uncover therapeutically relevant cancer drug targets and the yeast SLI data offers a major opportunity to mine these interactions.

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Epistasis, GeneticBreast NeoplasmsF-Box-WD Repeat-Containing Protein 7Gene Regulatory NetworksHumansYeastsF-Box-WD Repeat-Containing Protein 7FBXW7 protein, humanBreast cancerGene expressionGenetic interaction networkSynthetic lethality

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