Whole Genome Sequence of Multiple Myeloma-Prone C57BL/KaLwRij Mouse Strain Suggests the Origin of Disease Involves Multiple Cell Types

PLoS One. 2015 May 28;10(5):e0127828. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127828. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is the requisite precursor to multiple myeloma (MM), a malignancy of antibody-producing plasma B-cells. The genetic basis of MGUS and its progression to MM remains poorly understood. C57BL/KaLwRij (KaLwRij) is a spontaneously-derived inbred mouse strain with a high frequency of benign idiopathic paraproteinemia (BIP), a phenotype with similarities to MGUS including progression to MM. Using mouse haplotype analysis, human MM SNP array data, and whole exome and whole genome sequencing of KaLwRij mice, we identified novel KaLwRij gene variants, including deletion of Samsn1 and deleterious point mutations in Tnfrsf22 and Tnfrsf23. These variants significantly affected multiple cell types implicated in MM pathogenesis including B-cells, macrophages, and bone marrow stromal cells. These data demonstrate that multiple cell types contribute to MM development prior to the acquisition of somatic driver mutations in KaLwRij mice, and suggest that MM may an inherently non-cell autonomous malignancy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport / genetics
  • Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport / metabolism
  • Animals
  • B-Lymphocytes* / metabolism
  • B-Lymphocytes* / pathology
  • Bone Marrow Cells* / metabolism
  • Bone Marrow Cells* / pathology
  • Genome-Wide Association Study
  • Humans
  • Macrophages* / metabolism
  • Macrophages* / pathology
  • Mice
  • Multiple Myeloma* / genetics
  • Multiple Myeloma* / metabolism
  • Multiple Myeloma* / pathology
  • Neoplasm Proteins / genetics
  • Neoplasm Proteins / metabolism
  • Point Mutation
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide*
  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / genetics
  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / metabolism
  • Stromal Cells / metabolism
  • Stromal Cells / pathology

Substances

  • Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor
  • SLy2 protein, mouse
  • Tnfrh2 protein, mouse