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Ki-ras mutations in spontaneous and chemically induced renal tumors of the rat

✍ Scribed by Hiroko Ohgaki; Paul Kleihues; Gordon C. Hard

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1991
Tongue
English
Weight
501 KB
Volume
4
Category
Article
ISSN
0899-1987

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✦ Synopsis

A high frequency of point mutations at codon 12 of the Ki-ras gene has previously been reported for rat kidney mesenchymal tumors induced by methylating N-nitroso compounds. In this study, we analyzed renal tumors with divergent histogenesis, i.e., mesenchymal tumors (sarcomas), cortical epithelial tumors (carcinomas), and embryonal tumors (nephroblastomas). Renal mesenchymal tumors and carcinomas were induced in juvenile or young adult Wistar rats by a single dose of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) while nephroblastomas were induced in Nb hooded rats by a single transplacental dose of N-nitrosoethylurea (NEU). Nephroblastomas developing spontaneously in WAB/Not rats were also examined. Amplification of Ki-ras sequences from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue by the polymerase chain reaction was followed by direct DNA sequencing. GGT----GAT point mutations at codon 12 of the Ki-ras gene were found in 9 of 12 (75%) renal mesenchymal tumors and in 9 of 12 (75%) cortical epithelial tumors induced by NDMA. Even higher incidences were observed in nephroblastomas (8/8; 100%) induced by NEU and in spontaneous nephroblastomas (10/11; 91%). These results indicate that Ki-ras mutations are frequent events during the development of kidney tumors irrespective of their histogenesis and suggest that they may play an important role in renal carcinogenesis in rats. These data further indicate that mutational activation of Ki-ras proto-oncogenes in carcinogen-induced rat kidney tumors occurs in a tissue-specific, rather than cell-specific, manner.

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