Cancers from Novel Pole-Mutant Mouse Models Provide Insights into Polymerase-Mediated Hypermutagenesis and Immune Checkpoint Blockade

Autor: Jonathan N. Byrd, James G. Jackson, Cynthia Hawkins, Alberto Martin, Uri Tabori, Walter J. Zahurancik, Dana Elshaer, Cynthia J. Guidos, Melissa Galati, Sumedha Sudhaman, Oz Mordechai, Ayse Bahar Ercan, Tomasz Sarosiek, Melyssa Aronson, Miki S. Gams, Victoria J. Forster, Taylor Bridge, Eric Bouffet, Andrea H. Seeley, Carol Durno, Melissa Edwards, Nathan Ungerleider, Vivian S. Park, Adam Shlien, Zachary F. Pursell, Lazar Joksimovic, Robert Siddaway, Nuno Miguel Nunes, Xia Wang, Zucai Suo, Iram Siddiqui, Jagadeesh Ramdas, Gavin P. Dunn, Jiil Chung, Richard de Borja, Karl P. Hodel
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Cancer Research. 80:5606-5618
ISSN: 1538-7445
0008-5472
Popis: POLE mutations are a major cause of hypermutant cancers, yet questions remain regarding mechanisms of tumorigenesis, genotype–phenotype correlation, and therapeutic considerations. In this study, we establish mouse models harboring cancer-associated POLE mutations P286R and S459F, which cause rapid albeit distinct time to cancer initiation in vivo, independent of their exonuclease activity. Mouse and human correlates enabled novel stratification of POLE mutations into three groups based on clinical phenotype and mutagenicity. Cancers driven by these mutations displayed striking resemblance to the human ultrahypermutation and specific signatures. Furthermore, Pole-driven cancers exhibited a continuous and stochastic mutagenesis mechanism, resulting in intertumoral and intratumoral heterogeneity. Checkpoint blockade did not prevent Pole lymphomas, but rather likely promoted lymphomagenesis as observed in humans. These observations provide insights into the carcinogenesis of POLE-driven tumors and valuable information for genetic counseling, surveillance, and immunotherapy for patients. Significance: Two mouse models of polymerase exonuclease deficiency shed light on mechanisms of mutation accumulation and considerations for immunotherapy. See related commentary by Wisdom and Kirsch p. 5459
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