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ArticleMolecular and cellular biology2012

A transcriptional regulatory role of the THAP11-HCF-1 complex in colon cancer cell function.

J Brandon Parker, Santanu Palchaudhuri, Hanwei Yin, Jianjun Wei, Debabrata Chakravarti

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Article in Molecular and cellular biology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers.

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51 citing papers in PubMed, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

J Brandon ParkerDivision of Reproductive Biology Research, Department of OB/GYN, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Santanu Palchaudhuri
Hanwei Yin
Jianjun Wei
Debabrata Chakravarti
Northwestern University · US

Funding

Tumor Environment and Metastasis (TEAM) Research ProgramP30CA060553 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Daniela E Matei · 1993 to 2026
$153.9M
MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE (MCTS) PROGRAM (UL1)UL1RR025741 · NCRR · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI GREENLAND, PHILIP · 2008 to 2011
$24.7M
TRAINING PROGRAM IN SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION AND CANCERT32CA070085 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI LEONIDAS C. PLATANIAS · 1997 to 2026
$5.7M
Role of a Novel THAP-Family Protein in Transcription and Cancer Cell FunctionR01CA133755 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI CHAKRAVARTI, DEBABRATA · 2009 to 2013
$1.5M
NCI NIH HHS CA060553NCI NIH HHS P30 CA060553NCI NIH HHS R01 CA133755NCI NIH HHS T32 CA070085NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR025741
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The recently identified Thanatos-associated protein (THAP) domain is an atypical zinc finger motif with sequence-specific DNA-binding activity. Emerging data suggest that THAP proteins may function in chromatin-dependent processes, including transcriptional regulation, but the roles of most THAP proteins in normal and aberrant cellular processes remain largely unknown. In this work, we identify THAP11 as a transcriptional regulator differentially expressed in human colon cancer. Immunohistochemical analysis of human colon cancers revealed increased THAP11 expression in both primary tumors and metastases. Knockdown of THAP11 in SW620 colon cancer cells resulted in a significant decrease in cell proliferation, and profiling of gene expression in these cells identified a novel gene set composed of 80 differentially expressed genes, 70% of which were derepressed by THAP11 knockdown. THAP11 was found to associate physically with the transcriptional coregulator HCF-1 (host cell factor 1) and recruit HCF-1 to target promoters. Importantly, THAP11-mediated gene regulation and its chromatin association require HCF-1, while HCF-1 recruitment at these genes requires THAP11. Collectively, these data provide the first characterization of THAP11-dependent gene expression in human colon cancer cells and suggest that the THAP11-HCF-1 complex may be an important transcriptional and cell growth regulator in human colon cancer.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticTranscription, GeneticCell LineCell ProliferationColonic NeoplasmsHistonesHost Cell Factor C1HumansProtein BindingRepressor ProteinsHCFC1 protein, humanHistonesHost Cell Factor C1Repressor ProteinsTHAP11 protein, human

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PMID22371484
PMCPMC3347244
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