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Ets1 confers context-dependent activation of Notch signaling in T-cell leukemia [RNA-Seq]


ABSTRACT: Notch activation is highly prevalent in several cancers, including more than 60% of cases of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). However, the use of pan-Notch inhibitors to treat cancers has been hampered by excessive toxicities, particularly affecting intestinal health. In order to combat Notch-driven oncogenic signals with less toxicity, one strategy is to target the transcriptional cofactors that promote tissue-specific Notch activation. We previously showed that Zmiz1 is a direct Notch1 cofactor that selectively promotes T-cell development and leukemogenic functions of Notch1. Ets1 is an excellent candidate as a transcription factor (TF) that promotes Notch functions selectively in T-ALL since the scope of Ets1 expression is far more limited than Notch expression and since Ets1 co-occupies Notch-bound enhancers with high frequency. Here, we used comparative ChIP-Seq and gene expression methods to show that Ets1 withdrawal impaired Notch complex recruitment and H3K27 acetylation at co-bound enhancers and disabled shared oncogenic pathways. ChIP-Seq showed that Ets1 peaks overlapped with 73-76% of Zmiz1 peaks and 71-75% of Notch1 peaks. Ets1 knockdown reduced Notch1, Rbpj, and Zmiz1 occupancy at enhancers that regulate genes that drive T-cell differentiation and/or T-ALL proliferation. RNA-Seq showed that Ets1 coregulated ~22% of Notch target genes with induction of Myc as a dominant and functional contribution. Our data support an emerging model in which transcription factors like Ets1 assist Notch in activating a subset of enhancers with important functions for T-cell leukemogenesis and development. Strategies that exploit the context dependence of Notch might combat the Notch pathway in cancer cells with less toxicity than pan-Notch inhibitors.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE138659 | GEO | 2020/07/07

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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