title: Frequent somatic mutations and homozygous deletions of the p16 (MTS1) gene in pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
abstract: The MTS1 gene on chromosome 9p21 encodes the p16 inhibitor of cyclinD/Cdk-4 complexes, and is deleted or mutated in a variety of tumour types. We found allelic deletions of 9p21-p22 in 85% of pancreatic adenocarcinomas. Analysis of MTS1 in pancreatic carcinomas (27 xenografts and 10 cell lines) showed homozygous deletions in 15 (41%) and sequence changes in 14 (38%). These included eight point mutations (four nonsense, two missense and two splice site mutations) and six deletions/insertions, all accompanied by loss of the wild-type allele. Sequencing of MTS1 from primary tumours confirmed the mutations. Coexistent inactivations of both MTS1 and p53 was common and suggests that abnormal regulation of cyclin-dependent kinases may play an important role in the biology of pancreatic carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caldas
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: da Costa
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Redston
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schutte
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Seymour
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Weinstein
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Hruban
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Yeo
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Kern
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002899:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9; D019941:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16; D017353:Gene Deletion; D016158:Genes, p53; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D019941:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16