PMID- 26416425 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161025 LR - 20191210 IS - 1949-2553 (Electronic) IS - 1949-2553 (Linking) VI - 6 IP - 34 DP - 2015 Nov 3 TI - Frequent DPH3 promoter mutations in skin cancers. PG - 35922-30 LID - 10.18632/oncotarget.5771 [doi] AB - Recent reports suggested frequent occurrence of cancer associated somatic mutations within regulatory elements of the genome. Based on initial exome sequencing of 21 melanomas, we report frequent somatic mutations in skin cancers in a bidirectional promoter of diphthamide biosynthesis 3 (DPH3) and oxidoreductase NAD-binding domain containing 1 (OXNAD1) genes. The UV-signature mutations occurred at sites adjacent and within a binding motif for E-twenty six/ternary complex factors (Ets/TCF), at -8 and -9 bp from DPH3 transcription start site. Follow up screening of 586 different skin lesions showed that the DPH3 promoter mutations were present in melanocytic nevi (2/114; 2%), melanoma (30/304; 10%), basal cell carcinoma of skin (BCC; 57/137; 42%) and squamous cell carcinoma of skin (SCC; 12/31; 39%). Reporter assays carried out in one melanoma cell line for DPH3 and OXNAD1 orientations showed statistically significant increased promoter activity due to -8/-9CC > TT tandem mutations; although, no effect of the mutations on DPH3 and OXNAD1 transcription in tumors was observed. The results from this study show occurrence of frequent somatic non-coding mutations adjacent to a pre-existing binding site for Ets transcription factors within the directional promoter of DPH3 and OXNAD1 genes in three major skin cancers. The detected mutations displayed typical UV signature; however, the functionality of the mutations remains to be determined. FAU - Denisova, Evgeniya AU - Denisova E AD - Division of Molecular Genetic Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Heidenreich, Barbara AU - Heidenreich B AD - Division of Molecular Genetic Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Nagore, Eduardo AU - Nagore E AD - Department of Dermatology, Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia, Spain. FAU - Rachakonda, P Sivaramakrishna AU - Rachakonda PS AD - Division of Molecular Genetic Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Hosen, Ismail AU - Hosen I AD - Division of Molecular Genetic Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Akrap, Ivana AU - Akrap I AD - Interfaculty Institute of Cell Biology, Tuebingen University, and IMPRS ("From Molecules to Organisms"), Tuebingen, Germany. FAU - Traves, Victor AU - Traves V AD - Department of Pathology, Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia, Spain. FAU - Garcia-Casado, Zaida AU - Garcia-Casado Z AD - Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia, Spain. FAU - Lopez-Guerrero, Jose Antonio AU - Lopez-Guerrero JA AD - Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia, Spain. FAU - Requena, Celia AU - Requena C AD - Department of Dermatology, Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia, Spain. FAU - Sanmartin, Onofre AU - Sanmartin O AD - Department of Dermatology, Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia, Spain. FAU - Serra-Guillen, Carlos AU - Serra-Guillen C AD - Department of Dermatology, Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia, Spain. FAU - Llombart, Beatriz AU - Llombart B AD - Department of Dermatology, Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia, Spain. FAU - Guillen, Carlos AU - Guillen C AD - Department of Dermatology, Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia, Spain. FAU - Ferrando, Jose AU - Ferrando J AD - Departments of Pathology & Dermatology, Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Valencia, Spain. FAU - Gimeno, Enrique AU - Gimeno E AD - Departments of Pathology & Dermatology, Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Valencia, Spain. FAU - Nordheim, Alfred AU - Nordheim A AD - Interfaculty Institute of Cell Biology, Tuebingen University, and IMPRS ("From Molecules to Organisms"), Tuebingen, Germany. AD - German Cancer Consortium (DKTK/DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Hemminki, Kari AU - Hemminki K AD - Division of Molecular Genetic Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany. AD - Center for Primary Health Care Research, Lund University, Malmo, Sweden. FAU - Kumar, Rajiv AU - Kumar R AD - Division of Molecular Genetic Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Oncotarget JT - Oncotarget JID - 101532965 RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (DPH3 protein, human) RN - 0 (Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins) SB - IM MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Base Sequence MH - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/*genetics/pathology MH - Carrier Proteins/*genetics MH - Humans MH - Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins MH - Melanoma/genetics/pathology MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Mutation MH - Promoter Regions, Genetic MH - Skin Neoplasms/*genetics/pathology PMC - PMC4742151 OTO - NOTNLM OT - DPH3 OT - OXNAD1 OT - noncoding mutations OT - skin cancers OT - whole-exome sequencing COIS- CONFLICTS OF INTEREST The authors declare no competing financial interests. EDAT- 2015/09/30 06:00 MHDA- 2016/10/26 06:00 PMCR- 2015/11/03 CRDT- 2015/09/30 06:00 PHST- 2015/08/10 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/09/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/09/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/09/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/10/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/11/03 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 5771 [pii] AID - 10.18632/oncotarget.5771 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncotarget. 2015 Nov 3;6(34):35922-30. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.5771.