ERa-related enhancers driven by BAP18-induced chromatin accessibility with CTCF/NURF complex enrichment contributes to aromatase inhibitor non-response in breast cancer (ATAC-seq)
Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT: Endocrine therapy is the preferred therapeutic strategy for estrogen receptor alpha (ERa)-positive breast cancer, but intrinsic endocrine resistance leads a significant challenge. CCCTC binding factor (CTCF)-mediated hyperactivation of ERa-associated enhancers have been recognized as important molecular mechanism leading to endocrine resistance, yet the underlying molecular mechanism of this process still remains unclear. Here, we found a critical enhancer modulator, Bromodomain PHD Finger Transcription Factor (BPTF) associated protein of 18kDa (BAP18), had a global recruitment on gene enhancer combining with CTCF. Consistently, ERa-related enhancer transactivation was highly correlated with increasing BAP18 enrichment. BAP18 interacted with SMARCA1, another nucleosome remodeling factor (NURF) complex subunit, participating modulating CTCF and ERa recruitment on enhancers. Interestingly, BAP18 globally advantaged chromatin accessibility of enhancer regions, especially the sites with CTCF binding, thereby increasing targeted enhancer-promoter looping (E-P looping) by facilitating CTCF recruitment. Our functional studies in multiple culture and aromatase inhibitor (AI)-nonresponse models reveal a critical role of BAP18 in regulating drug tolerance of breast cancer cells and patients. Collectively, our study suggested that BAP18 coordinated with CTCF in transactivating ERa-related enhancers, and exhibited a better understanding about chromatin remodeling and E-P looping mechanism of AI therapy resistance.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE198241 | GEO | 2022/03/16
REPOSITORIES: GEO
ACCESS DATA