苏州儿童医院团队鉴定新的神经母细胞瘤超级增强子
首先,研究人员通过ROSE算法对H3K27ac ChIP-seq读值进行分类并确定密度阈值的方法,揭示了先前报道的33例NB临床样本和NB细胞株中的SE景观。通过H3K27ac-HiChIP分析鉴别出NB中出现频率最高的候选SE区域之一(chr1:234598806-234615169)与IRF2BP2启动子之间发生三维互作。NB公开数据库和组织微阵列结果表明,与正常外周神经组织相比,IRF2BP2在NB中异常高表达并与肿瘤不良预后相关。双荧光素酶报告实验验证表明,该SE中组分增强子E3表现出强大的报告基因活性。利用CRISPR/dCas9技术靶向E3的sgRNA显著降低了该组分增强子元件上的H3K27ac修饰,并导致IRF2BP2在转录水平和蛋白质水平上的表达下降。
IRF2BP2在神经母细胞瘤中受SE调控
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原文摘要(Abstract)
Background: Super-enhancers (SEs) typically govern the expression of critical oncogenes and play a fundamental role in the initiation and progression of cancer. Focusing on genes that are abnormally regulated by SE in cancer may be a new strategy for understanding pathogenesis. In the context of this investigation, we have identified a previously unreported SE-driven gene IRF2BP2 in neuroblastoma (NB).
Methods: The expression and prognostic value of IRF2BP2 were detected in public databases and clinical samples. The effect of IRF2BP2 on NB cell growth and apoptosis was evaluated through in vivo and in vitro functional loss experiments. The molecular mechanism of IRF2BP2 was investigated by the study of chromatin regulatory regions and transcriptome sequencing.
Results: The sustained high expression of IRF2BP2 results from the activation of a novel SE established by NB master transcription factors MYCN, MEIS2 and HAND2, and they form a new complex that regulates the gene network associated with the proliferation of NB cell populations. We also observed a significant enrichment of the AP-1 family at the binding sites of IRF2BP2. Remarkably, within NB cells, AP-1 plays a pivotal role in shaping the chromatin accessibility landscape, thereby exposing the binding site for IRF2BP2. This orchestrated action enables AP-1 and IRF2BP2 to collaboratively stimulate the expression of the NB susceptibility gene ALK, thereby upholding the highly proliferative phenotype characteristic of NB.
Conclusion: Our findings indicate that SE-driven IRF2BP2 can bind to AP-1 to maintain the survival of tumor cells via regulating chromatin accessibility of NB susceptibility gene ALK.
DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noae109