Werner's syndrome 4330T>C (Cys1367Arg) gene variant does not affect the in vitro cytotoxicity of topoisomerase inhibitors and platinum compounds

• Published in: Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology 2009-04, Vol.63 (5), p.881-887
• Main Authors: Innocenti, Federico, Mirkov, Snezana, Nagasubramanian, Ramamoorthy, Ramírez, Jacqueline, Liu, Wanqing, Bleibel, Wasim K, Shukla, Sunita J, Hennessy, Kathleen, Rosner, Gary L, Cook, Edwin Jr, Eileen Dolan, M, Ratain, Mark J
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Antibiotics, Antineoplastic - pharmacology; Antineoplastic agents; Antineoplastic Agents - pharmacology; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic - pharmacology; B-Lymphocytes - drug effects; Biological and medical sciences; Camptothecin - pharmacology; Cancer Research; Carboplatin - pharmacology; Cell Proliferation - drug effects; Cell Survival - drug effects; Cells, Cultured; Cisplatin - pharmacology; Daunorubicin - pharmacology; Enzyme Inhibitors - pharmacology; Etoposide - pharmacology; Exodeoxyribonucleases - genetics; Genotype; Humans; Medical sciences; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Oncology; Original Article; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Pharmacology/Toxicology; Platinum Compounds - pharmacology; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide - genetics; RecQ Helicases - genetics; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; RNA, Messenger - genetics; RNA, Messenger - metabolism; Topoisomerase Inhibitors; Werner Syndrome - genetics; Werner Syndrome Helicase
• ISSN: 0344-5704; 1432-0843
• DOI: 10.1007/s00280-008-0793-8

Purpose Werner's syndrome (WS) is a recessive disorder of premature onset of processes associated with aging. Defective DNA repair has been reported after exposure of cells isolated from WS patients to DNA-damaging agents. The germline 4330T>C (Cys1367Arg) variant in the WS gene (WRN) has been associated with protection from age-related diseases, suggesting it has a functional role. We studied whether the 4330T>C variant confers altered drug sensitivity in vitro. Methods 4330T>C was genotyped in 372 human lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) from unrelated healthy Caucasian individuals using a TaqMan-based method. The study was powered to detect the effect of the 4330T>C genotypes after exposure to camptothecin (based upon preliminary data). The effect of the 4330T>C variant on the cytotoxicity of etoposide, carboplatin, cisplatin and daunorubicin was also tested. WRN expression in 57 LCLs was measured by microarray. Results No significant difference between the IC50 of the cells was observed among genotypes (P = 0.46) after exposure to camptothecin. No association was also observed for etoposide, carboplatin, cisplatin, and daunorubicin (ANOVA, P > 0.05). WRN expression also did not vary across genotypes (ANOVA, P = 0.37). Conclusion These results suggest that this nonsynonymous variant has relatively normal function at the cellular level.