Frequent in-frame somatic deletions activate gp130 in inflammatory hepatocellular tumours

ABSTRACT: Inflammatory hepatocellular adenomas (IHCA) are benign liver tumours defined by the presence of inflammatory infiltrates and by the elevated expression of inflammatory proteins in tumour hepatocytes1,2. Here we show a striking activation of the IL6 signalling pathway in this tumour type, and sequencing candidate genes pinpointed this response to somatic gain-of-function mutations in the IL6ST gene that encodes the signalling co-receptor gp130. Indeed, ~70% of IHCA harbour small in-frame deletions that target the binding site of gp130 for IL6, and expression of the most frequent gp130 mutant, Delta-STVY190, in hepatocellular cells activates STAT3 in absence of ligand. Further, analysis of hepatocellular carcinomas revealed rare gp130 alterations always accompanied by M-CM-^_-catenin-activat

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Sandrine Imbeaud 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-11819 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress