For tumors with chimeric NTRK genes, entrectinib and larotrectinib can be prescribed regardless of tumor localization. We compared changes in the transcriptional activity of genes in brain tumors (BT) and thyroid cancer (TC) with rearrangement (NTRK+) and without rearrangement (NTRK-) of the NTRK genes using The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) databases. We revealed an increase in the transcription of the JUN gene in NTRK+ samples in comparison with NTRK- samples: by 1.6 times for BT (p=0.239) and by 2.5 times for TC (p=0.003). The transcription of eight HOX genes in NTRK+ BT samples was also increased (by 85-725 times, p<0.05) in comparison with NTRK-. In NTRK+ TC samples, the level of miR-31 and miR-542 was statistically significantly higher (by 3 and 2.5 times, respectively) than in NTRK-samples. For the NTRK+ BT samples, the levels of miR-10b, miR-182, and miR-21 more than 5-fold surpassed the corresponding values in NTRK-samples (p<0.05). These findings reflect differences in activation of gene transcription resulting from NTRK gene rearrangement in BT and TC.
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Translated from Byulleten’ Eksperimental’noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 175, No. 1, pp. 91-99, January, 2023
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Kechin, A.A., Koryukov, M.A., Smertina, M.A. et al. Differences in Transcriptomic Profiles of Brain and Thyroid Tumors with NTRK Gene Rearrangement. Bull Exp Biol Med 175, 78–85 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-023-05815-0
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