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ArticleActa neuropathologica2021

Inhibition of nuclear export restores nuclear localization and residual tumor suppressor function of truncated SMARCB1/INI1 protein in a molecular subset of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors.

Rajiv Pathak, Francesca Zin, Christian Thomas, Susanne Bens, Tenzin Gayden, Jason Karamchandani, Roy W Dudley, Karolina Nemes, Pascal D Johann, Florian Oyen and 9 more

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Article in Acta neuropathologica, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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19 authors at 9 institutions in 4 countries.

Rajiv Pathak *Departments of Genetics and Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, 10461, USA.
Francesca Zin *Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Münster, Pottkamp 2, 48149, Münster, Germany.
Christian ThomasInstitute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Münster, Pottkamp 2, 48149, Münster, Germany.
Susanne BensInstitute of Human Genetics, Ulm University & Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.
Tenzin GaydenDepartment of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Jason KaramchandaniDepartment of Pathology, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Roy W DudleyDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Karolina NemesPaediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Swabian Childrens' Cancer Center, University Childrens' Hospital Medical Center Augsburg and EU-RHAB Registry, Augsburg, Germany.
Pascal D JohannPaediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Swabian Childrens' Cancer Center, University Childrens' Hospital Medical Center Augsburg and EU-RHAB Registry, Augsburg, Germany.
Florian OyenDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Uwe KordesDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Nada JabadoDivision of Hematology/Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Reiner SiebertInstitute of Human Genetics, Ulm University & Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.
Werner PaulusInstitute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Münster, Pottkamp 2, 48149, Münster, Germany.
Marcel KoolHopp Children's Cancer Center (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Michael C FrühwaldPaediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Swabian Childrens' Cancer Center, University Childrens' Hospital Medical Center Augsburg and EU-RHAB Registry, Augsburg, Germany.
Steffen AlbrechtDepartment of Pathology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Ganjam V Kalpana *Departments of Genetics and Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, 10461, USA. ganjam.kalpana@einsteinmed.org.ORCID 0000-0003-4111-0604
Martin Hasselblatt *Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Münster, Pottkamp 2, 48149, Münster, Germany. hasselblatt@uni-muenster.de.ORCID 0000-0003-2707-8484
University Hospital Münster · DEMcGill University · CAAlbert Einstein College of Medicine · USGerman Cancer Research Center · DEUniversität Hamburg · DEUniversität Ulm · DEUniversity Hospital Augsburg · DEMontreal Children's Hospital · CAMontreal Neurological Institute and Hospital · CA

Funding

Effect of Drugs of Abuse on CNS HIV-1 Reservoirs and NeuropathogenesisR01DA043169 · NIDA · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI KALPANA, GANJAM V, PRASAD, VINAYAKA R. · 2016 to 2021
$3.2M
Integrase Binding Proteins as Drug Targets to Inhibit HIV-1 AssemblyR01GM112520 · NIGMS · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI KALPANA, GANJAM V · 2014 to 2017
$1.6M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA043169NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM112520
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Loss of nuclear SMARCB1 (INI1/hSNF5/BAF47) protein expression due to biallelic mutations of the SMARCB1 tumor suppressor gene is a hallmark of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (ATRT), but the presence of cytoplasmic SMARCB1 protein in these tumors has not yet been described. In a series of 102 primary ATRT, distinct cytoplasmic SMARCB1 staining on immunohistochemistry was encountered in 19 cases (19%) and was highly over-represented in cases showing pathogenic sequence variants leading to truncation or mutation of the C-terminal part of SMARCB1 (15/19 vs. 4/83; Chi-square: 56.04, p = 1.0E-10) and, related to this, in tumors of the molecular subgroup ATRT-TYR (16/36 vs. 3/66; Chi-square: 24.47, p = 7.6E-7). Previous reports have indicated that while SMARCB1 lacks a bona fide nuclear localization signal, it harbors a masked nuclear export signal (NES) and that truncation of the C-terminal region results in unmasking of this NES leading to cytoplasmic localization. To determine if cytoplasmic localization found in ATRT is due to unmasking of NES, we generated GFP fusions of one of the SMARCB1 truncating mutations (p.Q318X) found in the tumors along with a p.L266A mutation, which was shown to disrupt the interaction of SMARCB1-NES with exportin-1. We found that while the GFP-SMARCB1(Q318X) mutant localized to the cytoplasm, the double mutant GFP-SMARCB1(Q318X;L266A) localized to the nucleus, confirming NES requirement for cytoplasmic localization. Furthermore, cytoplasmic SMARCB1(Q318X) was unable to cause senescence as determined by morphological observations and by senescence-associated β-galactosidase assay, while nuclear SMARCB1(Q318X;L266A) mutant regained this function. Selinexor, a selective exportin-1 inhibitor, was effective in inhibiting the nuclear export of SMARCB1(Q318X) and caused rapid cell death in rhabdoid tumor cells. In conclusion, inhibition of nuclear export restores nuclear localization and residual tumor suppressor function of truncated SMARCB1. Therapies aimed at preventing nuclear export of mutant SMARCB1 protein may represent a promising targeted therapy in ATRT harboring truncating C-terminal SMARCB1 mutations.

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Active Transport, Cell NucleusCentral Nervous System NeoplasmsChild, PreschoolFemaleGenes, Tumor SuppressorHumansInfantMaleMutationNeoplasm, ResidualNeoplasms, NeuroepithelialRhabdoid TumorSMARCB1 ProteinTeratomaSMARCB1 ProteinSMARCB1 protein, humanAtypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumorBAF47CytoplasmicINI1Malignant rhabdoid tumorNuclear export signalSelinexorSMARCB1

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PMID34003336
PMCPMC8270878
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