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ArticleNeoplasia (New York, N.Y.)2025

Ovulation sources ROS to confer mutagenic activities on the TP53 gene in the fallopian tube epithelium.

Kanchana Subramani, Hsuan-Shun Huang, Pao-Chu Chen, Dah-Ching Ding, Tang-Yuan Chu

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Article in Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers.

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Kanchana SubramaniCenter for Prevention and Therapy of Gynecological Cancers, Department of Medical Research, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ROC; Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, ROC.
Hsuan-Shun HuangCenter for Prevention and Therapy of Gynecological Cancers, Department of Medical Research, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ROC.
Pao-Chu ChenDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ROC.
Dah-Ching DingInstitute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ROC.
Tang-Yuan ChuCenter for Prevention and Therapy of Gynecological Cancers, Department of Medical Research, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ROC; Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ROC. Electronic address: hidrchu@gmail.com.

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Abstract

introductionEpidemiological studies have implicated ovulation as a risk factor for ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC) at the initiation stage. Precancerous lesions of HGSC commonly exhibit TP53 mutations attributed to DNA deamination and are frequently localized in the fallopian tube epithelium (FTE), a site regularly exposed to ovulatory follicular fluid (FF). This study aimed to assess the mutagenic potential of FF and investigate the expression levels and functional role of activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) following ovulation, along with the resulting TP53 DNA deamination.

methodsThe mutagenic activity of FF toward premalignant and malignant FTE cells was determined using the hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase (HPRT) mutation assay with or without AID knockdown. The sequential activation of AID, including expressional induction, nuclear localization, DNA binding, and deamination, was determined. AID inducers in FF were identified, and the times of action and signaling pathways were determined.

resultsFF induced AID activation and de novo FTE cell mutagenesis in two waves of activity in accordance with post-ovulation FF exposure. The ERK-mediated early activity started at 2 min and peaked at 45 min, and the NF-κB-mediated late activity started at 6 h and peaked at 8.5 h after exposure. ROS, TNF-α, and estradiol, which are abundant in FF, all induced the two activities, while all activities were abolished by antioxidant cotreatment. AID physically bound to and biochemically deaminated the TP53 gene, regardless of known mutational hotspots. It did not act on other prevalent tumor-suppressor genes of HGSC.

conclusionThis study revealed the ROS-dependent AID-mediated mutagenic activity of the ovulatory FF. The results filled up the missing link between ovulation and the initial TP53 mutation and invited a strategy of antioxidation in prevention of HGSC.

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Fallopian TubesOvulationReactive Oxygen SpeciesTumor Suppressor Protein p53Cytidine DeaminaseEpitheliumFallopian Tube NeoplasmsFemaleFollicular FluidHumansMutagenesisMutationSignal TransductionCytidine DeaminaseReactive Oxygen SpeciesTumor Suppressor Protein p53Activation-induced cytidine deaminaseFallopian tube fimbriaFollicular fluidMutagenesisReactive oxygen speciesTP53 mutation

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