Project description:Here we performed transcriptional profiling of the prostate cancer cell lines LNCaP and 22Rv1 comparing non-targeting siRNA treatment versus siRNAs targeting SWI/SNF complex proteins (SMARCA2, SMARCA4, and SMARCB1). Goal was to determine the effect of SWI/SNF knockdown on gene expression in prostate cancer. Two-condition experiment: non-targeting siRNA versus SWI/SNF-siRNA treated cells. Three SWI/SNF proteins were targeted: SMARCA2, SMARCA4, and SMARB1. Biological replicates: 1 control replicate, 2 treatment replicates per SWI/SNF protein. Technical replicates: 1 replicate per SWI/SNF protein. Cell lines: 22Rv1 and LNCaP.
Project description:Here we performed transcriptional profiling of the prostate cancer cell lines LNCaP and 22Rv1 comparing non-targeting siRNA treatment versus siRNAs targeting SWI/SNF complex proteins (SMARCA2, SMARCA4, and SMARCB1). Goal was to determine the effect of SWI/SNF knockdown on gene expression in prostate cancer.
Project description:Advanced prostate cancer initially responds to hormonal treatment, but ultimately becomes resistant and requires more potent therapies. One mechanism of resistance seen in 10% of these patients is through lineage plasticity, which manifests in a partial or complete small cell or neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC) phenotype. Here, we investigate the role of the mammalian SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex in NEPC. Using large patient datasets, patient-derived organoids and cancer cell lines, we identify SWI/SNF subunits that are deregulated in NEPC, demonstrate that SMARCA4 (BRG1) overexpression is associated with aggressive disease and that SMARCA4 depletion impairs prostate cancer cell growth. We also show that SWI/SNF complexes interact with different lineage-specific factors in prostate adenocarcinoma and in NEPC cells, and that induction of lineage plasticity through depletion of REST is accompanied by changes in SWI/SNF genome occupancy. These data suggest a specific role for mSWI/SNF complexes in therapy-related lineage plasticity, which may be relevant for other solid tumors.
Project description:A systems understanding of nuclear organization and events is critical for determining how cells divide, differentiate and respond to stimuli and for identifying the causes of diseases. Chromatin remodeling complexes such as SWI/SNF have been implicated in a wide variety of cellular processes including gene expression, nuclear organization, centromere function and chromosomal stability, and mutations in SWI/SNF components have been linked to several types of cancer. To better understand the biological processes in which chromatin remodeling proteins participate we globally mapped binding regions for several components of the SWI/SNF complex throughout the human genome using ChIP-Seq. SWI/SNF components were found to lie near regulatory elements integral to transcription (e.g. 5M-bM-^@M-^Y ends, RNA Polymerases II and III and enhancers) as well as regions critical for chromosome organization (e.g. CTCF, lamins and DNA replication origins). To further elucidate the association of SWI/SNF subunits with each other as well as with other nuclear proteins we also analyzed SWI/SNF immunoprecipitated complexes by mass spectrometry. Individual SWI/SNF factors are associated with their own family members as well as with cellular constituents such as nuclear matrix proteins, key transcription factors and centromere components implying a ubiquitous role in gene regulation and nuclear function. We find an overrepresentation of both SWI/SNF-associated regions and proteins in cell cycle and chromosome organization. Taken together the results from our ChIP and immunoprecipitation experiments suggest that SWI/SNF facilitates gene regulation and genome function more broadly and through a greater diversity of interactions than previously appreciated. ChIP-Seq analysis of the SWI/SNF subunits Ini1, Brg1, BAF155 and BAF170 in HeLa S3 cells
Project description:This study profiles chromatin accessibility, gene expresison, transcription factor binding, and three-dimensional DNA-DNA contact changes upon rapid SWI/SNF ATPase inactivation in prostate cancer cells. SWI/SNF ATPases activity was disabled using a novel PROTAC degrader compound targeting the SMARCA2, SMARCA4 and PBRM1 subunits of the SWI/SNF remodeling complex.
Project description:This study profiles chromatin accessibility, gene expresison, transcription factor binding, and three-dimensional DNA-DNA contact changes upon rapid SWI/SNF ATPase inactivation in prostate cancer cells. SWI/SNF ATPases activity was disabled using a novel PROTAC degrader compound targeting the SMARCA2, SMARCA4 and PBRM1 subunits of the SWI/SNF remodeling complex.
Project description:This study profiles chromatin accessibility, gene expresison, transcription factor binding, and three-dimensional DNA-DNA contact changes upon rapid SWI/SNF ATPase inactivation in prostate cancer cells. SWI/SNF ATPases activity was disabled using a novel PROTAC degrader compound targeting the SMARCA2, SMARCA4 and PBRM1 subunits of the SWI/SNF remodeling complex.
Project description:This study profiles chromatin accessibility, gene expresison, transcription factor binding, and three-dimensional DNA-DNA contact changes upon rapid SWI/SNF ATPase inactivation in prostate cancer cells. SWI/SNF ATPases activity was disabled using a novel PROTAC degrader compound targeting the SMARCA2, SMARCA4 and PBRM1 subunits of the SWI/SNF remodeling complex.
Project description:A systems understanding of nuclear organization and events is critical for determining how cells divide, differentiate and respond to stimuli and for identifying the causes of diseases. Chromatin remodeling complexes such as SWI/SNF have been implicated in a wide variety of cellular processes including gene expression, nuclear organization, centromere function and chromosomal stability, and mutations in SWI/SNF components have been linked to several types of cancer. To better understand the biological processes in which chromatin remodeling proteins participate we globally mapped binding regions for several components of the SWI/SNF complex throughout the human genome using ChIP-Seq. SWI/SNF components were found to lie near regulatory elements integral to transcription (e.g. 5’ ends, RNA Polymerases II and III and enhancers) as well as regions critical for chromosome organization (e.g. CTCF, lamins and DNA replication origins). To further elucidate the association of SWI/SNF subunits with each other as well as with other nuclear proteins we also analyzed SWI/SNF immunoprecipitated complexes by mass spectrometry. Individual SWI/SNF factors are associated with their own family members as well as with cellular constituents such as nuclear matrix proteins, key transcription factors and centromere components implying a ubiquitous role in gene regulation and nuclear function. We find an overrepresentation of both SWI/SNF-associated regions and proteins in cell cycle and chromosome organization. Taken together the results from our ChIP and immunoprecipitation experiments suggest that SWI/SNF facilitates gene regulation and genome function more broadly and through a greater diversity of interactions than previously appreciated. ChIP-chip analysis of lamin A/C and lamin B in HeLa S3 cells
Project description:Mammalian SWI/SNF complexes are ATP-dependent chromatin remodelers composed of varying combinations of subunits that, together, fine-tune transcriptional regulation and genome integrity. SWI/SNF complex subunits have been identified as major targets of mutations in several tumor types suggesting a relevant role in tumorigenesis. However, there is a lack of comprehensive studies of the whole SWI/SNF complex in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). Here, we combined genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic approaches to identify which SWI/SNF subunits are present in lung cells, as well as their mutational status, mRNA levels, and protein levels in LUAD. For these purposes, we combined data from LUAD primary tumors, normal lung and LUAD cell lines, and external LUAD data from The Cancer Genome Atlas. Importantly, we found that mutations in the SWI/SNF complex in LUAD not only present a high incidence but we also observed that only the mutational status of the SWI/SNF complex and not the mutations in any of the top ten LUAD driver genes is associated with poorer overall survival in LUAD patients. Furthermore, we showed that the expression of the SWI/SNF complex in LUAD suffers an overall repression that cannot be explained exclusively by genetic alterations. Based on our findings, we propose that SWI/SNF-mutant LUAD tumors should be considered as a distinct subgroup with practical applications in the prognosis and follow-up of LUAD patients.