Mutation Analysis (MutSig 2CV v3.1)
Uterine Corpus Endometrioid Carcinoma (Primary solid tumor)
04 October 2018  |  None
Maintainer Information
Maintained by David Heiman (Broad Institute)
Overview
Introduction

This report serves to describe the mutational landscape and properties of a given cohort, as well as rank genes and genesets according to mutational significance. MutSig 2CV v3.1 was used to generate the results found in this report.

  • Working with cohort: CPTAC3-UCEC-TP

  • Number of patients in cohort: 100

Input

The input for this pipeline is an annotated .maf file describing the mutations called for each individual in the given cancer cohort, and their properties.

Summary
Results
Breakdown of Mutation Rates by Category Type

Table 1.  Get Full Table A breakdown of mutation rates per category discovered for this cohort.

left from change right n N rate ci_low ci_high relrate autoname name type
ACGT C t G 18888 474126661 4e-05 0.000039 4e-05 17 ACGT[C->t]G *CpG->T point
ACGT C s ACGT 16945 4391060215 3.9e-06 3.8e-06 3.9e-06 1.6 ACGT[C->s]ACGT C->A point
ACGT C t ACT 11086 3916933554 2.8e-06 2.8e-06 2.9e-06 1.2 ACGT[C->t]ACT *Cp(A/C/T)->T point
ACGT A ts ACGT 11855 8484948944 1.4e-06 1.4e-06 1.4e-06 0.59 ACGT[A->ts]ACGT A->(C/G) point
ACGT AC f ACGT 2063 8633534687 2.4e-07 2.3e-07 2.5e-07 0.1 ACGT[AC->f]ACGT flip point
Lego Plots

The mutation spectrum is depicted in the lego plots below in which the 96 possible mutation types are subdivided into six large blocks, color-coded to reflect the base substitution type. Each large block is further subdivided into the 16 possible pairs of 5' and 3' neighbors, as listed in the 4x4 trinucleotide context legend. The height of each block corresponds to the mutation frequency for that kind of mutation (counts of mutations normalized by the base coverage in a given bin). The shape of the spectrum is a signature for dominant mutational mechanisms in different tumor types.

Figure 1.  Get High-res Image SNV Mutation rate lego plot for entire cohort. Each bin is normalized by base coverage for that bin. Colors represent the six SNV types on the upper right. The three-base context for each mutation is labeled in the 4x4 legend on the lower right. The fractional breakdown of SNV counts is shown in the pie chart on the upper left. If this figure is blank, not enough information was provided in the MAF to generate it.

Figure 2.  Get High-res Image SNV Mutation rate lego plots for 4 slices of mutation allele fraction (0<=AF<0.1, 0.1<=AF<0.25, 0.25<=AF<0.5, & 0.5<=AF) . The color code and three-base context legends are the same as the previous figure. If this figure is blank, not enough information was provided in the MAF to generate it.

CoMut Plot

Figure 3.  Get High-res Image The matrix in the center of the figure represents individual mutations in patient samples, color-coded by type of mutation, for the significantly mutated genes. The rate of synonymous and non-synonymous mutations is displayed at the top of the matrix. The barplot on the left of the matrix shows the number of mutations in each gene. The percentages represent the fraction of tumors with at least one mutation in the specified gene. The barplot to the right of the matrix displays the q-values for the most significantly mutated genes. The purple boxplots below the matrix (only displayed if required columns are present in the provided MAF) represent the distributions of allelic fractions observed in each sample. The plot at the bottom represents the base substitution distribution of individual samples, using the same categories that were used to calculate significance.

Significantly Mutated Genes

Column Descriptions:

  • codelen = the gene's coding length

  • nncd = number of noncoding mutations in this gene across the cohort

  • nsil = number of silent mutations in this gene across the cohort

  • nmis = number of missense mutations in this gene across the cohort

  • nstp = number of readthrough mutations in this gene across the cohort

  • nspl = number of splice site mutations in this gene across the cohort

  • nind = number of indels in this gene across the cohort

  • nnon = number of (nonsilent) mutations in this gene across the cohort

  • npat = number of patients (individuals) with at least one nonsilent mutation

  • nsite = number of unique sites having a non-silent mutation

  • Abundance (pCV) = Probability that the gene's overall nonsilent mutation rate exceeds its inferred background mutation rate (BMR), which is computed based on the gene's own silent mutation rate plus silent mutation rates of genes with similar covariates. BMR calculations are normalized with respect to patient-specific and sequence context-specific mutation rates.

  • Clustering (pCL) = Probability that recurrently mutated loci in this gene have more mutations than expected by chance. While pCV assesses the gene's overall mutation burden, pCL assesses the burden of specific sites within the gene. This allows MutSig to differentiate between genes with uniformly distributed mutations and genes with localized hotspots.

  • Conservation (pFN) = Probability that mutations within this gene occur disproportionately at evolutionarily conserved sites. Sites highly conserved across vertebrates are assumed to have greater functional impact than weakly conserved sites.

  • p = p-value (overall)

  • q = q-value, False Discovery Rate (Benjamini-Hochberg procedure)

Table 2.  Get Full Table A Ranked List of Significantly Mutated Genes. Number of significant genes found: 297. Number of genes displayed: 35. Click on a gene name to display its stick figure depicting the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the chosen gene (this feature may not be available for all significant genes).

rank gene longname codelen nnei nncd nsil nmis nstp nspl nind nnon npat nsite pCV pCL pFN p q
1 PTEN phosphatase and tensin homolog (mutated in multiple advanced cancers 1) 1244 58 0 0 60 27 2 30 119 73 77 1e-16 1e-05 0.92 1e-16 2.9e-13
2 ARID1A AT rich interactive domain 1A (SWI-like) 6934 1 0 0 12 15 0 30 57 40 46 1e-16 2e-05 0.89 1e-16 2.9e-13
3 KRAS v-Ki-ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog 709 128 0 0 34 0 0 0 34 32 7 1e-16 1e-05 0.0049 1e-16 2.9e-13
4 PIK3R1 phosphoinositide-3-kinase, regulatory subunit 1 (alpha) 2361 3 0 0 9 6 0 23 38 29 29 1e-16 1e-05 0.16 1e-16 2.9e-13
5 RPL22 ribosomal protein L22 401 1 0 1 1 0 0 20 21 19 5 3.1e-16 1e-05 0.08 1e-16 2.9e-13
6 LMAN1 lectin, mannose-binding, 1 1583 12 0 1 2 1 0 14 17 17 6 1e-16 1e-05 0.92 1e-16 2.9e-13
7 CTCF CCCTC-binding factor (zinc finger protein) 2224 15 0 0 8 7 0 15 30 23 24 1e-16 0.014 0.76 1.1e-16 2.9e-13
8 TP53 tumor protein p53 1314 49 0 1 16 4 1 4 25 24 24 7.1e-16 0.43 0.0014 3.3e-16 7.6e-13
9 SRPR signal recognition particle receptor ('docking protein') 1969 34 0 0 2 0 1 13 16 16 4 1e-12 1e-05 1 4.4e-16 9e-13
10 INPPL1 inositol polyphosphate phosphatase-like 1 3885 102 0 3 5 1 3 19 28 22 15 1.3e-12 1e-05 0.87 5.6e-16 1e-12
11 RNF43 ring finger protein 43 2384 6 0 0 4 0 0 11 15 14 6 1.9e-10 1e-05 0.6 6.8e-14 1.1e-10
12 JAK1 Janus kinase 1 (a protein tyrosine kinase) 3561 22 0 0 3 3 1 14 21 15 12 1.2e-08 1e-05 1 3.7e-12 5.6e-09
13 PHF2 PHD finger protein 2 3375 17 0 2 6 0 0 11 17 16 10 1.8e-07 1e-05 0.99 5.2e-11 7.2e-08
14 FBXW7 F-box and WD repeat domain containing 7 2580 2 0 0 16 2 1 2 21 19 14 3.5e-09 0.0041 0.0079 5.5e-11 7.2e-08
15 ACVR2A activin A receptor, type IIA 1582 6 0 0 2 0 0 9 11 11 3 6.5e-07 1e-05 0.043 1.7e-10 2.1e-07
16 ADNP activity-dependent neuroprotector homeobox 3321 5 0 0 0 1 0 8 9 9 5 1e-06 1e-05 0.89 2.6e-10 3e-07
17 ZFP36L2 zinc finger protein 36, C3H type-like 2 1489 1 0 2 2 0 0 10 12 10 9 1e-06 2e-05 0.92 1e-09 1.1e-06
18 SEC31A SEC31 homolog A (S. cerevisiae) 3769 24 0 1 4 2 0 14 20 19 8 0.000017 1e-05 0.87 4e-09 4.1e-06
19 CMTM1 CKLF-like MARVEL transmembrane domain containing 1 875 15 0 1 2 0 0 5 7 7 5 4.8e-08 0.0022 0.61 5.7e-09 5.5e-06
20 TEAD2 TEA domain family member 2 1388 12 0 0 1 0 0 8 9 8 4 3e-05 1e-05 0.89 6.8e-09 6.2e-06
21 NCOR2 nuclear receptor co-repressor 2 7753 11 0 5 5 0 0 10 15 15 14 3.1e-06 5e-05 0.99 7.1e-09 6.2e-06
22 WDTC1 WD and tetratricopeptide repeats 1 2091 18 0 0 1 0 0 8 9 9 2 0.000035 1e-05 0.15 7.9e-09 6.5e-06
23 NDUFC2 NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1, subcomplex unknown, 2, 14.5kDa 368 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 1 3.4e-06 6e-05 0.14 1.1e-08 8.5e-06
24 ZBTB20 zinc finger and BTB domain containing 20 2238 71 0 2 4 0 0 9 13 11 4 0.000052 1e-05 0.41 1.2e-08 8.8e-06
25 ARID5B AT rich interactive domain 5B (MRF1-like) 3603 30 0 1 2 2 0 9 13 12 10 2.6e-07 0.0025 0.43 2e-08 0.000014
26 CEL carboxyl ester lipase (bile salt-stimulated lipase) 2315 94 0 2 4 0 0 12 16 11 12 2.5e-06 0.00025 1 2.6e-08 0.000018
27 RNF145 ring finger protein 145 2118 62 0 1 5 1 0 2 8 8 6 0.00014 1e-05 0.84 3.1e-08 0.000021
28 BAX BCL2-associated X protein 782 127 0 0 1 1 0 5 7 7 3 0.000013 6e-05 0.79 5.4e-08 0.000035
29 ARSJ arylsulfatase family, member J 1804 16 0 0 1 0 0 5 6 6 3 0.00029 1e-05 0.9 6e-08 0.000038
30 FAHD2A fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase domain containing 2A 973 43 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 1 0.0005 1e-05 0.0011 1e-07 6e-05
31 KIAA1919 KIAA1919 1569 55 0 1 2 1 0 7 10 8 5 0.000057 2e-05 0.69 1e-07 6e-05
32 PHTF1 putative homeodomain transcription factor 1 2357 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 9 9 8 2.6e-06 0.0015 0.98 1.1e-07 0.000061
33 ZFHX3 zinc finger homeobox 3 11148 49 0 10 7 6 0 17 30 21 26 0.00075 1e-05 0.6 1.5e-07 0.000081
34 ESRP1 epithelial splicing regulatory protein 1 2129 4 0 1 5 4 0 7 16 10 11 0.00011 3e-05 0.43 1.6e-07 0.000084
35 PROM1 prominin 1 2702 12 0 0 3 1 1 4 9 9 7 2.7e-06 0.0037 0.38 2e-07 0.0001
PTEN

Figure S1.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the PTEN significant gene.

ARID1A

Figure S2.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the ARID1A significant gene.

KRAS

Figure S3.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the KRAS significant gene.

PIK3R1

Figure S4.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the PIK3R1 significant gene.

RPL22

Figure S5.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the RPL22 significant gene.

LMAN1

Figure S6.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the LMAN1 significant gene.

CTCF

Figure S7.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the CTCF significant gene.

TP53

Figure S8.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the TP53 significant gene.

SRPR

Figure S9.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the SRPR significant gene.

INPPL1

Figure S10.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the INPPL1 significant gene.

RNF43

Figure S11.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the RNF43 significant gene.

JAK1

Figure S12.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the JAK1 significant gene.

PHF2

Figure S13.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the PHF2 significant gene.

FBXW7

Figure S14.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the FBXW7 significant gene.

ACVR2A

Figure S15.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the ACVR2A significant gene.

ADNP

Figure S16.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the ADNP significant gene.

ZFP36L2

Figure S17.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the ZFP36L2 significant gene.

SEC31A

Figure S18.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the SEC31A significant gene.

CMTM1

Figure S19.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the CMTM1 significant gene.

WDTC1

Figure S20.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the WDTC1 significant gene.

NDUFC2

Figure S21.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the NDUFC2 significant gene.

ZBTB20

Figure S22.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the ZBTB20 significant gene.

ARID5B

Figure S23.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the ARID5B significant gene.

RNF145

Figure S24.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the RNF145 significant gene.

BAX

Figure S25.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the BAX significant gene.

ARSJ

Figure S26.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the ARSJ significant gene.

FAHD2A

Figure S27.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the FAHD2A significant gene.

KIAA1919

Figure S28.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the KIAA1919 significant gene.

PHTF1

Figure S29.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the PHTF1 significant gene.

ZFHX3

Figure S30.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the ZFHX3 significant gene.

ESRP1

Figure S31.  Get High-res Image This figure depicts the distribution of mutations and mutation types across the ESRP1 significant gene.

Methods & Data
Methods

MutSig and its evolving algorithms have existed since the youth of clinical sequencing, with early versions used in multiple publications. [1][2][3]

"Three significance metrics [are] calculated for each gene, using the […] methods MutSigCV [4], MutSigCL, and MutSigFN [5]. These measure the significance of mutation burden, clustering, and functional impact, respectively […]. MutSigCV determines the P value for observing the given quantity of non-silent mutations in the gene, given the background model determined by silent (and noncoding) mutations in the same gene and the neighbouring genes of covariate space that form its 'bagel'. […] MutSigCL and MutSigFN measure the significance of the positional clustering of the mutations observed, as well as the significance of the tendency for mutations to occur at positions that are highly evolutionarily conserved (using conservation as a proxy for probably functional impact). MutSigCL and MutSigFN are permutation-based methods and their P values are calculated as follows: The observed nonsilent coding mutations in the gene are permuted T times (to simulate the null hypothesis, T = 108 for the most significant genes), randomly reassigning their positions, but preserving their mutational 'category', as determined by local sequence context. We [use] the following context categories: transitions at CpG dinucleotides, transitions at other C-G base pairs, transversions at C-G base pairs, mutations at A-T base pairs, and indels. Indels are unconstrained in terms of where they can move to in the permutations. For each of the random permutations, two scores are calculated: SCL and SFN, measuring the amount of clustering and function impact (measured by conservation) respectively. SCL is defined to be the fraction of mutations occurring in hotspots. A hotspot is defined as a 3-base-pair region of the gene containing many mutations: at least 2, and at least 2% of the total mutations. SFN is defined to be the mean of the base-pair-level conservation values for the position of each non-silent mutation […]. To determine a PCL, the P value for the observed degree of positional clustering, the observed value of SCL (computed for the mutations actually observed), [is] compared to the distribution of SCL obtained from the random permutations, and the P value [is] defined to be the fraction of random permutations in which SCL [is] at least as large as the observed SCL. The P value for the conservation of the mutated positions, PFN, [is] computed analogously." [6]

References
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[3] TCGA, Integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma, Nature 474(7353):609-615 (2011)
[4] Lawrence MS, et al., Mutational heterogeneity in cancer and the search for new cancer-associated genes, Nature 499(7457):214-218 (2013)
[6] Lawrence MS, et al., Discovery and saturation analysis of cancer genes across 21 tumour types, Nature 505(7484):495-501 (2014)