Brd4, H3K27Ac, and H3K36me3 binding profiles with or without Dinaciclib in human neuroblastoma CLB-GA cells
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ABSTRACT: Promoter rearrangement of the telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) gene juxtaposes the coding sequence to strong enhancer elements, leading to TERT overexpression and poor prognosis. TERT associated oncogenic signaling in neuroblastoma remains unclear. Gene set enrichment analysis of RNA-seq data from 498 neuroblastoma patients revealed a coordinated activation of oncogenic signaling pathways and differentially overexpressed gene signature in a subgroup of MycN non-amplified neuroblastomas with TERT overexpression. ChIP-seq analysis of human neuroblastoma cell line CLB-GA harboring TERT rearrangement uncovered genome-wide chromatin co-occupancy of Brd4 and H3K27Ac and robust enrichment of H3K36me3 in TERT and multiple TERT-associated genes. We demonstrated a critical regulatory role of Brd4 and cyclin-dependent kinases in the expression and chromatin activation. Inhibition of both with AZD5153 and dinaciclib proved most effective in tumor growth suppression of neuroblastoma cell lines, primary cells, and xenograft. Our study provides a therapeutic strategy utilizing epigenetic targeting of neuroblastoma with TERT overexpression.
Project description:Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) is a tyrosine kinase receptor which is a clinical target of major interest in cancer, including neuroblastoma. To better understand ALK signaling, three different neuroblastoma cell lines (CLB-BAR, CLB-GE and SK-N-AS) were cultured for 1hr and 24hrs in control conditions or after treatment with the ALK inhibitors crizotinib or lorlatinib. RNA-Seq experiments were performed to determine the expression changes resulting from ALK inhibition. Together with parallel phosphoproteomic experiments, these data unveil several important conserved oncogenic pathways in neuroblastoma.
Project description:CUT&RUN sequencing to define binding sites for SOX11 and IgG in the neuroblastoma cell lines IMR-32, CLB-GA and NGP as well as neuroblastoma cell line SH-EP after SOX11 overexpression for 48h. A SOX11 inducible overexpression system was generated using a Tet-on system.
Project description:We report the application of single-molecule-based sequencing technology for high-throughput profiling of Neuroblastoma cell line (CLB-berlud) Examination of gene expression in Neuroblastoma cell line (CLB-berlud), as a negative control
Project description:Primary skin fibroblasts from HGPS patients and an age-matched control wild-type individuals were challenged in a standard transformation assay by retroviral introduction of TERT (T), V12-HRAS (R) and SV40 large and small T antigens (S). TERT-Immortalized cell lines from the same sources were also generated. Abstract: Advanced age and DNA damage accumulation are strong risk factors for cancer. The premature-aging disorder Hutchinson Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) provides a unique opportunity to study the interplay between DNA damage and aging-associated tumor mechanisms, since HGPS patients do not develop tumors despite elevated levels of DNA damage. Here, we have used HGPS patient cells to identify a protective mechanism to oncogenesis. We find that HGPS cells are resistant to neo-plastic transformation. This resistance is mediated by the bromodomain protein BRD4, which exhibits altered genome-wide binding patterns in transformation-resistant cells leading to inhibition of oncogenic de-differentiation. BRD4 also in-hibits, albeit to a lower extent, the tumorigenic potential of transformed cells from healthy individuals and BRD4-mediated tumor protection is clinically relevant, since a BRD4 gene signature predicts positive clinical outcome in breast and lung cancer. Our results demonstrate a protective function for BRD4 and suggest tissue-specific functions for BRD4 in tumorigenesis. 2 independent cell lines are included for each of the 4 groups (TERT-WT, TRS-WT, TERT-HGPS and TRS-HGPS)
Project description:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide because of late stage detection when curative therapy is not available. The bromodomain and extraterminal (BET) protein BRD4 activates gene expression by interacting with histone H3K27-acetylated (H3K27Ac) chromatin. AZD5153 is an orally bioavailable, potent, bivalent BRD4 inhibitor, currently undergoing clinical trials in lymphoma and ovarian cancer patients. Here, we studied therapeutic potential of AZD5153 against HCC and elucidated the underlying mechanism. In conclusion, our results in preclinical models indicate that the combined effect of AZD5153 could be a novel targeted therapy for HCC and provides rationale for clinical trials of an AZD5153-FK866 combination as an effective and attractive strategy to treat this deadly disease.
Project description:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide because of late stage detection when curative therapy is not available. The bromodomain and extraterminal (BET) protein BRD4 activates gene expression by interacting with histone H3K27-acetylated (H3K27Ac) chromatin. AZD5153 is an orally bioavailable, potent, bivalent BRD4 inhibitor, currently undergoing clinical trials in lymphoma and ovarian cancer patients. Here, we studied therapeutic potential of AZD5153 against HCC and elucidated the underlying mechanism. In conclusion, our results in preclinical models indicate that the combined effect of AZD5153 could be a novel targeted therapy for HCC and provides rationale for clinical trials of an AZD5153-FK866 combination as an effective and attractive strategy to treat this deadly disease.
Project description:Our study proposes a precise mechanistic classification of clinical neuroblastoma phenotypes that is based on telomere maintenance mechanisms and RAS or p53 pathway mutations. A crucial factor in telomere maintenance is overexpression of TERT. We therefore determined a TERT expression threshold to identify MYCN-WT TERT-WT tumors whose TERT mRNA levels are comparable to those of tumors bearing MYCN or TERT alterations.
Project description:Our study proposes a precise mechanistic classification of clinical neuroblastoma phenotypes that is based on telomere maintenance mechanisms and RAS or p53 pathway mutations. A crucial factor in telomere maintenance is overexpression of TERT. We therefore determined a TERT expression threshold to identify MYCNWT TERTWT tumors whose TERT mRNA levels are comparable to those of tumors bearing MYCN or TERT alterations.