PMID- 24009623 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20130906 LR - 20220318 IS - 1664-8021 (Print) IS - 1664-8021 (Electronic) IS - 1664-8021 (Linking) VI - 4 DP - 2013 TI - Genome-wide association study for biomarker identification of Rapamycin and Everolimus using a lymphoblastoid cell line system. PG - 166 LID - 10.3389/fgene.2013.00166 [doi] LID - 166 AB - The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors, a set of promising potential anti-cancer agents, has shown response variability among individuals. This study aimed to identify novel biomarkers and mechanisms that might influence the response to Rapamycin and Everolimus. Genome-wide association (GWA) analyses involving single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), mRNA, and microRNAs microarray data were assessed for association with area under the cytotoxicity dose response curve (AUC) of two mTOR inhibitors in 272 human lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs). Integrated analysis among SNPs, expression data, microRNA data and AUC values were also performed to help select candidate genes for further functional characterization. Functional validation of candidate genes using siRNA screening in multiple cell lines followed by MTS assays for the two mTOR inhibitors were performed. We found that 16 expression probe sets (genes) that overlapped between the two drugs were associated with AUC values of two mTOR inhibitors. One hundred and twenty seven and one hundred SNPs had P < 10(-4), while 8 and 10 SNPs had P < 10(-5) with Rapamycin and Everolimus AUC, respectively. Functional studies indicated that 13 genes significantly altered cell sensitivity to either one or both drugs in at least one cell line. Additionally, one microRNA, miR-10a, was significantly associated with AUC values for both drugs and was shown to repress expression of genes that were associated with AUC and desensitize cells to both drugs. In summary, this study identified genes and a microRNA that might contribute to response to mTOR inhibitors. FAU - Jiang, Jing AU - Jiang J AD - Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN, USA. FAU - Fridley, Brooke L AU - Fridley BL FAU - Feng, Qiping AU - Feng Q FAU - Abo, Ryan P AU - Abo RP FAU - Brisbin, Abra AU - Brisbin A FAU - Batzler, Anthony AU - Batzler A FAU - Jenkins, Gregory AU - Jenkins G FAU - Long, Pamela A AU - Long PA FAU - Wang, Liewei AU - Wang L LA - eng GR - R01 CA138461/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - U19 GM061388/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20130830 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Genet JT - Frontiers in genetics JID - 101560621 PMC - PMC3757297 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Everolimus OT - Rapamycin OT - genome-wide association OT - mTOR OT - pharmacogenomics EDAT- 2013/09/07 06:00 MHDA- 2013/09/07 06:01 PMCR- 2013/08/30 CRDT- 2013/09/07 06:00 PHST- 2013/07/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/08/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/09/07 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/09/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/09/07 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2013/08/30 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fgene.2013.00166 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Genet. 2013 Aug 30;4:166. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2013.00166. eCollection 2013.