酵母中分离的等位基因功能分析技术(functional analysis of separated alleles in yeast,FASAY)是一种检测基因结构与功能关系的有效方法.利用FASAY技术结合DNA测序对28例临床原发性肝细胞癌手术样本中的p53基因结构突变与P53蛋白的功能进行了检测.结果发现在这些肝癌组织样本中,FASAY检测的阳性结果为15例,p53基因突变率为53.6%.cDNA测序的结果表明15例FASAY阳性样本均发生了p53基因突变,而13例FASAY阴性样本中未检测到基因突变.在15例p53基因突变肝癌样本中,有8例249位密码子突变,其中包括一例首次报道的249Thr双点突变(GC746.GC747→CG746.TA747),其余均为249Ser突变.研究结果表明,FASAY是一种灵敏的检测HCC中的p53基因结构与功能突变的技术,它可推广应用于肝癌临床样本的研究.
Objective: To establish a routine procedure for the detection of p53 mutations in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) surgical resections using the FASAY (functional analysis of separated alleles of p53 on yeast) procedure. Methods: p53 status was analyzed by FASAY and cDNA sequencing in 50 cases of HCC. After the extraction of RNA from the frozen tumor and corre-sponding normal tissues, reverse transcription RT-PCR was carried out using these samples. The assay can detect mutations of p53 mRNA between codons 67 and 347 by the DNA-binding activity of the protein and reveal them as red colonies. Results: Of the 50 specimens, 29 (58%) were positive (mutant) by FASAY. Sequencing analysis confirmed that all 29 FASAY positive tumors harbored mutations, and that no mutations were detectable in any FASAY negative tumors. In 29 p53 mutations, 22 mutations were point missense mutation, 5 were deletions and 2 were splicing mutations. A novel splice mutation on splice donor of intron 6 was reported, which could produce two different mRNAs, respectively using the nearest upstream and downstream recessive splice donor sites. Conclusion: FASAY is a sensitive method for detecting the various types of p53 mutations in HCC, suggesting that the yeast functional assay for the detection of p53 mutations may be essential for elucidating their clinical significance.
WU Xiao-mo FU Jing-geng GE Wang-zhong ZHU Jiang-yan WANG Jun-yong ZHANG Wei QIAN Wei HUO Ke-ke
