NDLI: Expression of human BRCA1 variants in mouse ES cells allows functional analysis of BRCA1 mutations

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Author	Chang, Suhwan Biswas, Kajal Martin, Betty K. Stauffer, Stacey Sharan, Shyam K.
Abstract	To date, inheritance of a mutant BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene is the best-established indicator of an increased risk of developing breast cancer. Sequence analysis of these genes is being used to identify BRCA1/2 mutation carriers, though these efforts are hampered by the high frequency of variants of unknown clinical significance (VUSs). Functional evaluation of such variants has been restricted due to lack of a physiologically relevant assay. In this study we developed a functional assay using mouse ES cells to study variants of BRCA1. We introduced BAC clones with human wild-type BRCA1 or variants into Brca1-null ES cells and confirmed that only wild-type and a known neutral variant rescued cell lethality. The same neutral variant was also able to rescue embryogenesis in Brca1-null mice. A test of several BRCT domain mutants revealed all to be deleterious, including a VUS. Furthermore, we used this assay to determine the effects of BRCA1 variants on cell cycle regulation, differentiation, and genomic stability. Importantly, we discovered that ES cells rescued by S1497A BRCA1 exhibited significant hypersensitivity after γ-irradiation. Our results demonstrate that this ES cell–based assay is a powerful and reliable method for analyzing the functional impact of BRCA1 variants, which we believe could be used to determine which patients may require preventative treatments.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1172/jci39836
Ending Page	3171
Page Count	12
Starting Page	3160
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00219738
e-ISSN	15588238
Journal	The Journal of Clinical Investigation
Issue Number	10
Volume Number	119
Language	English
Publisher	American Society for Clinical Investigation
Publisher Date	2009-10-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	American Society for Clinical Investigation
Subject Keyword	Medicine(all) Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine

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