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2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Quantitative detection of mutant alleles with minor groove binder-conjugated fluorogenic DNA probes

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16591347
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Digestive surgery
Research InstitutionIwate medical University School of Medicine

Principal Investigator

OTSUKA Koki  Iwate Med.Univ., School of Med., Dept.of Surg.1., Research Associate, 医学部, 助手 (50316387)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MAESAWA Chihaya  Iwate Med. Univ. School of Med., Dept of Pathol., Lecturer, 医学部, 助教授 (10326647)
Project Period (FY) 2004 – 2005
Keywordsk-ras / MGB / colorectal cancer / real-time PCR / p53 / APC
Research Abstract

Tumor-specific point mutations are stable biomarkers compared with tumor-specific mRNA expression, and are therfore useful to detect occult tumor cells. These mutations have never been used for real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RQ-PCR) assays, because the ability of conventional probes to discriminate between wild-type and mutant alleles is poor. Recently, DNA probes with conjugated minor groove binder (MGB) have been developed. Because of their high melting temperature, these probes achieve high performance in detecting single nucleotide mismatches. Using the MGB technology, we developed a new RQ-PCR system for detecting occult tumor cells in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), targeting K-ras point mutations. Sixteen MGB-conjugated DNA probes were designed for all previously reported K-ras mutations. The performance of these probes was examined with plasmid DNAs into which K-ras point mutations had been inserted, 32 cancer cell lines and 338 lymph nodes obtained from 15 CRC patients. Fifteen of the 16 MGB probes designed were useful for accurate quantitative assessment, and achieved high sensitivity (1/10^4-10^5 background cells) and high reproducibility (coefficients of variation < 10%). Performance in discriminating single nucleotide mismatches was superior for MGB probes compared with non-MGB probes. We detected a micrometastasis (5.85/10^4 cells equivalent) in one (0.9%) of 110 lymph nodes obtained from 6 patients with K-ras mutations. There was no true false-positive result in 209 lymph nodes obtained from 9 patients without K-ras mutations. The MGB RQ-PCR assay targeting K-ras mutations is an accurate quantitative method for detecting occult tumor cells in CRC.

  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All 2005 2004

All Journal Article (14 results)

  • [Journal Article] Epigenetic status and aberrant expression of the maspin gene in human hepato-biliary tract carcinomas.2005

    • Author(s)
      Fujisawa K, Maesawa C, Sato R, Wada K, Ogasawara S, Akiyama Y, Takeda M, Fujita T, Otsuka K, Higuchi T, Suzuki K, Saito K, Masuda T.
    • Journal Title

      Lab Invest 85

      Pages: 214-224

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Consensus JH gene probes with conjugated 3'-minor groove binder for monitoring minimal residual disease in acute lymphoblastic leukemia.2005

    • Author(s)
      Uchiyama M, Maesawa C, Yashima-Abo A, Tarusawa M, Endo M, Sugawara W, Chida S, Onodera S, Tsukushi Y, Ishida Y, Tsuchiya S, Masuda T.
    • Journal Title

      J Mol Diagn 7

      Pages: 121-126

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Consensus JH gene probes with conjugated 3'-minor groove binder for monitoring minimal residual disease in acute lymphoblastic leukemia.2005

    • Author(s)
      Uchiyama M
    • Journal Title

      J Mol Diagn 7

      Pages: 121-126

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Epigenetic status and aberrant expression of the maspin gene in human hepato-biliary tract carcinomas.2005

    • Author(s)
      Fujisawa K
    • Journal Title

      Lab Invest 85

      Pages: 214-224

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Quantitative detection of mutant alleles of the K-ras gene with minor groove binder-conjugated fluorogenic DNA probes.2004

    • Author(s)
      Itabashi T, Maesawa C, Uchiyama M, Higuchi T, Masuda T.
    • Journal Title

      Int J Oncol 24

      Pages: 687-696

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Prognostic significance of peritoneal minimal residual disease in gastric cancer detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.2004

    • Author(s)
      Oyama K, Terashima M, Takagane A, Maesawa C.
    • Journal Title

      Br J Surg; 91

      Pages: 435-443

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Prevention of critical telomere shortening by oestradiol in human normal hepatic cultured cells and carbon tetrachloride induced rat liver fibrosis.2004

    • Author(s)
      Sato R, Maesawa C, Fujisawa K, Wada K, Oikawa K, Takikawa Y, Suzuki K, Oikawa H, Ishikawa K, Masuda T.
    • Journal Title

      Gut 53

      Pages: 1001-1009

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Biacore's SPR technology for the development of telomere/telomerase-targeted therapies.2004

    • Author(s)
      Maesawa C, Oikawa K, Fujiwara-Akita H, Masuda T.
    • Journal Title

      BIACORE JOURNAL 4(1)

      Pages: 7-9

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Short consensus probes with 3'-minor groove binder of the immunoglobulin heavy-chain gene for real-time quantitative PCR in B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas.2004

    • Author(s)
      Uchiyama M, Maesawa C, Yashima-Abo A, Tarusawa M, Satoh M, Satoh T, Ishida Y, Ito S, Murai K, Enomoto S, Utsugisawa T, Masuda T.
    • Journal Title

      Lab Invest 84

      Pages: 932-6

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Quantitative detection of mutant alleles of the K-ras gene with minor groove binder-conjugated fluorogenic DNA probes.2004

    • Author(s)
      Itabashi T
    • Journal Title

      Int J Oncol 24

      Pages: 687-696

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Prognostic significance of peritoneal minimal residual disease in gastric cancer detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain readion.2004

    • Author(s)
      Oyama K, Terashima M, Takagane A, Maesawa C.
    • Journal Title

      Br J Surg 91

      Pages: 435-443

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Prevention of critical telomere shortening by oestradiol in human normal hepatic cultured cells and carbon tetrachloride induced rat liver fibrosis.2004

    • Author(s)
      Sato R
    • Journal Title

      Gut 53

      Pages: 1001-1009

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Biacore's SPR technology for the development of telomere/telomerase-targeted therapies.2004

    • Author(s)
      Maesawa C
    • Journal Title

      BIACORE JOURNAL 4

      Pages: 7-9

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Short consensus probes with 3'-minor groove binder of the immunoglobulin heavy-chain gene for real-time quantitative PCR in B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas.2004

    • Author(s)
      Uchiyama M
    • Journal Title

      Lab Invest 84

      Pages: 932-936

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 2007-12-13  

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