Project description:We used ChIP-seq to map the binding sites of wild-type and mutant KLF5. In addition, by performing H3K27ac ChIP-seq, we mapped the enhancer regions in cell lines of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas, esophageal carcinomas, and stomach adenocarcinomas.
Project description:To identify which genes are regulated by KLF5 and its acetylation, we performed RNA-Seq and bioinformatics analyses in KLF5-null prostate cancer cells expressing KLF5, KLF5KR, and KLF5KQ.
Project description:Lineage plasticity is a hallmark of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and contributes to tumor heterogeneity and therapeutic resistance. Here, we identify KLF5 as a dynamic master regulator of epithelial lineage identity in PDAC, with dichotomous roles in promoting either classical or basal-like transcriptional programs. Through unbiased proteomic and genetic screens, we uncover the AAA+ ATPases RUVBL1 and RUVBL2 as essential coactivators of KLF5 across both lineage states. We demonstrate that ATP hydrolysis by RUVBL1/2 is required for the stable interaction with an intrinsically disordered region of KLF5, enabling its recruitment to lineage-specific enhancers and driving transcriptional regulation of identity-defining genes. Notably, small-molecule inhibitors of RUVBL1/2 ATPase activity, which have anti-PDAC activity in vivo, suppress KLF5-dependent transcription. These findings define a previously unrecognized mechanism of ATP hydrolysis-dependent transcriptional coactivation by AAA+ ATPases and highlight a potential therapeutic strategy for modulating aberrant lineage programs in cancer. This project contains files relative to a Co-IP MS with KLF5-MBP as bait.
Project description:To identify which genes are directly regulated by KLF5 and its acetylation, we performed ChIP-Seq and bioinformatics analyses in KLF5-null prostate cancer cells expressing KLF5, KLF5KR, and KLF5KQ.