The structural impact of cancer-associated missense mutations in oncogenes and tumor suppressors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current large-scale cancer sequencing projects have identified large numbers of somatic mutations covering an increasing number of different cancer tissues and patients. However, the characterization of these mutations at the structural and functional level remains a challenge.

Results

We present results from an analysis of the structural impact of frequent missense cancer mutations using an automated method. We find that inactivation of tumor suppressors in cancer correlates frequently with destabilizing mutations preferably in the core of the protein, while enhanced activity of oncogenes is often linked to specific mutations at functional sites. Furthermore, our results show that this alteration of oncogenic activity is often associated with mutations at ATP or

SUBMITTER: Stehr H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3123651 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature