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ArticleCell reports2014

Suppression of TET1-dependent DNA demethylation is essential for KRAS-mediated transformation.

Bo-Kuan Wu, Charles Brenner

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Article in Cell reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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45 citing papers in PubMed, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bo-Kuan WuDepartment of Biochemistry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Charles BrennerDepartment of Biochemistry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. Electronic address: charles-brenner@uiowa.edu.
University of Iowa · US

Funding

Mechanism of Dnmt1 Up-regulation by Fhit LossR01CA075954 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI BRENNER, CHARLES M · 1997 to 2012
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NCI NIH HHS R01 CA075954NCI NIH HHS R01CA075954
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypermethylation-mediated tumor suppressor gene (TSG) silencing is a central epigenetic alteration in RAS-dependent tumorigenesis. Ten-eleven translocation (TET) enzymes can depress DNA methylation by hydroxylation of 5-methylcytosine (5mC) bases to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC). Here, we report that suppression of TET1 is required for KRAS-induced DNA hypermethylation and cellular transformation. In distinct nonmalignant cell lines, oncogenic KRAS promotes transformation by inhibiting TET1 expression via the ERK-signaling pathway. This reduces chromatin occupancy of TET1 at TSG promoters, lowers levels of 5hmC, and increases levels of 5mC and 5mC-dependent transcriptional silencing. Restoration of TET1 expression by ERK pathway inhibition or ectopic TET1 reintroduction in KRAS-transformed cells reactivates TSGs and inhibits colony formation. KRAS knockdown increases TET1 expression and diminishes colony-forming ability, whereas KRAS/TET1 double knockdown bypasses the KRAS dependence of KRAS-addicted cancer cells. Thus, suppression of TET1-dependent DNA demethylation is critical for KRAS-mediated transformation.

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DNA MethylationAnimalsCell ProliferationCell Transformation, NeoplasticDNA-Binding ProteinsGene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenomic ImprintingHumansMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceMixed Function OxygenasesNIH 3T3 CellsProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)ras ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsKRAS protein, humanMixed Function OxygenasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)ras ProteinsTET1 protein, human

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PMID25466250
PMCPMC4268240
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