title: Infrequent mutation of TRAIL receptor 2 (TRAIL-R2/DR5) in transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder with 8p21 loss of heterozygosity.
abstract: Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) on 8p is a frequent event in many cancers and is often associated with more aggressive disease. Tumour necrosis factor-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL) receptor 2 (TRAIL-R2) also known as TNFRSF10B (tumour necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) super family 10b) or KILLER/DR5, a member of the TNFR family, is a promising candidate tumour suppressor gene at 8p21-22. Mutations in this gene have been identified in non-small cell lung cancer, head and neck cancer, breast cancer and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. We carried out mutation analysis of TRAIL-R2 in bladder cancer cell lines and in primary bladder tumours. One novel protein truncating mutation was identified in a bladder cancer cell line. Our results suggest that if TRAIL-R2 is the target of LOH events in these cancers, inactivation of the remaining allele is by a mechanism other than mutation.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre, St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK.
authors.forename: Jacqui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Darren
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cuthbert-Heavens
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bass
authors.forename: Margaret A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Knowles
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002898:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D006801:Humans; D019656:Loss of Heterozygosity; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D053220:Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000235:genetics*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D053220:Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; C505639:TNFRSF10B protein, human