Article: DNA repair gene O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase: promoter hypermethylation associated with decreased expression and G:C to A:T mutations of p53 in brain tumors.
2003 Volume 36, Issue 1, Page(s) 23–31
Abstract: ... groups from the O(6) position of guanine. We found a significantly increased frequency of G:C to A:T ... an unmethylated MGMT promoter (P < 0.05), and all the non-CpG dinucleotide G:C to A:T mutations of p53 were ... methylation of the promoter region of their MGMT gene. MGMT can prevent G to A mutations by removing alkyl ...
Abstract | The DNA repair enzyme O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) removes alkylating adducts from the O(6) position of guanine and protects cells from cytotoxic and mutagenic effects. Expression of MGMT is decreased in some cancers, which may be the result of methylation of CpG islands of both the promoter and coding regions of the gene. We studied the methylation status of the MGMT promoter in a very large collection of brain tumors (85) using methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Aberrant methylation occurred in 48% of 85 human brain tumor samples. Quantitative real-time PCR showed that expression of MGMT mRNA levels was significantly decreased (P < 0.001) in those brain tumors that had methylation of the promoter region of their MGMT gene. MGMT can prevent G to A mutations by removing alkyl groups from the O(6) position of guanine. We found a significantly increased frequency of G:C to A:T mutations of the p53 gene in brain tumors having a methylated MGMT promoter compared with those having an unmethylated MGMT promoter (P < 0.05), and all the non-CpG dinucleotide G:C to A:T mutations of p53 were in samples with a methylated MGMT promoter. |
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MeSH term(s) | Base Sequence ; Brain Neoplasms/enzymology ; Brain Neoplasms/genetics ; DNA Methylation ; DNA Primers ; DNA Repair ; Humans ; O(6)-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase/genetics ; Point Mutation ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Promoter Regions, Genetic ; Tumor Cells, Cultured |
Chemical Substances | DNA Primers ; O(6)-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.63) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2003-01 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
ZDB-ID | 1004029-8 |
ISSN | 1098-2744 ; 0899-1987 |
ISSN (online) | 1098-2744 |
ISSN | 0899-1987 |
DOI | 10.1002/mc.10094 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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