Abstract
Oligodendroglioma (ODG) is a type brain tumor that predominantly affects young adults and that is characterized by unique clinical, morphological, genetic, and molecular features. Molecular characterization of ODGs has identified concurrent 1p and 19q whole-arm chromosomal losses and IDH mutations as signature alterations in ODG. More recently, mutations in the gene CIC on chromosome 19q13.2 have been found to be present in the majority of ODGs. CIC mutations occur nearly exclusively in the context of 1p/19q co-deletion, and it is likely that the CIC mutation on the remaining 19q allele is integral to the disease pathogenesis. In contrast to ODGs, where >70 % of cases harbor CIC mutations, CIC mutations are found at a low frequency across diverse tumor types. To date, little is known how CIC mutation contributes to development of ODGs or other cancers. Most of literature on CIC has been based on studies in Drosophila, where CIC has spatiotemporal effects in regulating RTK signaling for normal embryonic development. In this chapter, we provide a brief introduction to oligodendrogliomas, review CIC’s role as a transcriptional repressor and functions in development, and discuss the potential role(s) of CIC mutation in the pathogenesis of human cancer.
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Abbreviations
- CIC:
-
Capicua
- CP:
-
Cortical plate
- EGFR:
-
Epidermal growth factor receptor
- ETS:
-
E twenty-six
- ETV:
-
ETS translocation variant
- HMG:
-
High mobility group
- IDH:
-
Isocitrate dehydrogenase
- IZ:
-
Intermediate zone
- MMP:
-
Metallomatrix protein
- NSC:
-
Neural stem cell
- ODG:
-
Oligodendroglioma
- OPC:
-
Oligodendrocyte precursor cell
- PDGFR:
-
Platelet derived growth factor receptor
- PEA3:
-
Polyoma enhancer activator 3
- PTEN:
-
Phosphatase and tensin homolog
- RTK:
-
Receptor tyrosine kinase
- SVZ:
-
Subventricular zone
- VZ:
-
Ventricular zone
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Ahmad, S.T., Wu, W., Chan, J.A. (2015). CIC Mutation as Signature Alteration in Oligodendroglioma. In: Wu, W., Choudhry, H. (eds) Next Generation Sequencing in Cancer Research, Volume 2. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15811-2_24
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