Identification of Pik3ca mutation as a genetic driver of prostate cancer that cooperates with Pten loss to accelerate progression and castration-resistant growth

Pearson, H. B. et al. (2018) Identification of Pik3ca mutation as a genetic driver of prostate cancer that cooperates with Pten loss to accelerate progression and castration-resistant growth. Cancer Discovery, 8(6), pp. 764-779. (doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-17-0867) (PMID:29581176)

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Abstract

Genetic alterations that potentiate PI3K signalling are frequent in prostate cancer, yet how different genetic drivers of the PI3K cascade contribute to prostate cancer is unclear. Here, we report PIK3CA mutation/amplification correlates with poor prostate cancer patient survival. To interrogate the requirement of different PI3K genetic drivers in prostate cancer, we employed a genetic approach to mutate Pik3ca in mouse prostate epithelium. We show Pik3caH1047R mutation causes p110α-dependent invasive prostate carcinoma in-vivo. Furthermore, we report PIK3CA mutation and PTEN loss co-exist in prostate cancer patients, and can cooperate in-vivo to accelerate disease progression via AKT-mTORC1/2 hyperactivation. Contrasting single mutants that slowly acquire castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), concomitant Pik3ca mutation and Pten loss caused de-novo CRPC. Thus, Pik3ca mutation and Pten deletion are not functionally redundant. Our findings indicate that PIK3CA mutation is an attractive prognostic indicator for prostate cancer that may cooperate with PTEN loss to facilitate CRPC in patients.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Sansom, Professor Owen
Authors: Pearson, H. B., Li, J., Meniel, V. S., Fennell, C. M., Waring, P., Montgomery, K. G., Rebello, R. J., Macpherson, A. A., Koushyar, S., Furic, L., Cullinane, C., Clarkson, R. W., Smalley, M. J., Simpson, K. J., Phesse, T. J., Shepherd, P. R., Humbert, P. O., Sansom, O. J., and Phillips, W. A.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cancer Sciences
Journal Name:Cancer Discovery
Publisher:American Association for Cancer Research
ISSN:2159-8274
ISSN (Online):2159-8290
Published Online:26 March 2018
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2018 American Association for Cancer Research
First Published:First published in Cancer Discovery 8(6): 764-779
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy

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