Highlights
- •PI3K pathway mutations were found in 54.8% of South Indian cervical cancers.
- •PIK3CA was the most commonly mutated gene with frequent helical domain mutations.
- •E542K and E545K may activate PI3K pathway through altered p110α-p85α interaction.
Abstract
Introduction
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in India. The phosphatidylinositol-3
kinase (PI3K) signaling is one of the most commonly activated pathways in cancer and
comprises key molecules commonly targeted in cancer therapy. This study analyzed six
PI3K pathway gene mutations.
Methods
We carried out targeted next-generation sequencing of six PI3K pathway genes (PIK3CA,
PIK3R1, PTEN, AKT1, TSC2, and mTOR) in a total of 93 South Indian cervical cancer
samples and confirmed them by sanger sequencing.
Results
The PI3K pathway gene mutations were observed in 54.8% (51/93) of the tumors and PIK3CA
was the most mutated (34.4%, 32/93), followed by TSC2 (18.3%, 17/93), and PIK3R1 (14%,
13/93). The PIK3CA hotspot mutations E542K and E545K observed in this study were likely
to disrupt the p110α-p85α interaction that could result in the PI3K pathway activation.
We also found a few novel mutations in PIK3R1, PTEN, AKT1, TSC2, and mTOR genes while
some of the tumors harbored multiple mutations in the genes of the PI3K pathway. The
majority of the tumors were positive for high-risk HPV16/18 (60.7%).
Conclusions
The high incidence of the PI3K pathway gene mutations observed in this study could
be exploited for the therapeutic management of cervical cancers.
Keywords
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Article Info
Publication History
Published online: May 07, 2022
Accepted:
May 1,
2022
Received in revised form:
April 28,
2022
Received:
May 27,
2021
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