title: The complete spectrum of yeast chromosome instability genes identifies candidate CIN cancer genes and functional roles for ASTRA complex components.
abstract: Chromosome instability (CIN) is observed in most solid tumors and is linked to somatic mutations in genome integrity maintenance genes. The spectrum of mutations that cause CIN is only partly known and it is not possible to predict a priori all pathways whose disruption might lead to CIN. To address this issue, we generated a catalogue of CIN genes and pathways by screening ∼ 2,000 reduction-of-function alleles for 90% of essential genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Integrating this with published CIN phenotypes for other yeast genes generated a systematic CIN gene dataset comprised of 692 genes. Enriched gene ontology terms defined cellular CIN pathways that, together with sequence orthologs, created a list of human CIN candidate genes, which we cross-referenced to published somatic mutation databases revealing hundreds of mutated CIN candidate genes. Characterization of some poorly characterized CIN genes revealed short telomeres in mutants of the ASTRA/TTT components TTI1 and ASA1. High-throughput phenotypic profiling links ASA1 to TTT (Tel2-Tti1-Tti2) complex function and to TORC1 signaling via Tor1p stability, consistent with the role of TTT in PI3-kinase related kinase biogenesis. The comprehensive CIN gene list presented here in principle comprises all conserved eukaryotic genome integrity pathways. Deriving human CIN candidate genes from the list allows direct cross-referencing with tumor mutational data and thus candidate mutations potentially driving CIN in tumors. Overall, the CIN gene spectrum reveals new chromosome biology and will help us to understand CIN phenotypes in human disease.
authors.affiliation: Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: Peter C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Stirling
authors.forename: Michelle S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bloom
authors.forename: Tejomayee
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Solanki-Patil
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Payal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sipahimalani
authors.forename: Zhijian
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kofoed
authors.forename: Shay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ben-Aroya
authors.forename: Kyungjae
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Myung
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hieter
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D043171:Chromosomal Instability; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D020043:Genes, Essential; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D052138:Genes, Neoplasm; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D010641:Phenotype; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics*; D016615:Telomere / Q000235:genetics