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ArticleNucleic acids research2018

Extensive and systematic rewiring of histone post-translational modifications in cancer model systems.

Roberta Noberini, Daniela Osti, Claudia Miccolo, Cristina Richichi, Michela Lupia, Giacomo Corleone, Sung-Pil Hong, Piergiuseppe Colombo, Bianca Pollo, Lorenzo Fornasari and 7 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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17 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Roberta NoberiniCenter for Genomic Science of IIT@SEMM, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Milan 20139, Italy.
Daniela OstiDepartment of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan 20139, Italy.
Claudia MiccoloDepartment of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan 20139, Italy.
Cristina RichichiDepartment of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan 20139, Italy.
Michela LupiaUnit of Gynecological Oncology Research, European Institute of Oncology, Milan 20141, Italy.
Giacomo CorleoneDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College Hammersmith, London W12, UK.
Sung-Pil HongDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College Hammersmith, London W12, UK.
Piergiuseppe ColomboDepartment of Pathology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan 20089, Italy.
Bianca PolloDepartment of Neuropathology, IRCCS Foundation Neurological Institute 'C. Besta', Milan 20133, Italy.
Lorenzo FornasariDepartment of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan 20139, Italy.
Giancarlo PruneriBiobank for Translational Medicine Unit, Department of Pathology, European Institute of Oncology, Milano 20141, Italy.
Luca MagnaniDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College Hammersmith, London W12, UK.
Ugo CavallaroUnit of Gynecological Oncology Research, European Institute of Oncology, Milan 20141, Italy.
Susanna ChioccaDepartment of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan 20139, Italy.
Saverio MinucciDepartment of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan 20139, Italy.
Giuliana PelicciDepartment of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan 20139, Italy.
Tiziana BonaldiDepartment of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan 20139, Italy.
European Institute of Oncology · ITHammersmith Hospital · GBHumanitas University · ITUniversity of Milan · IT

Funding

Cancer Research UK 23110
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Histone post-translational modifications (PTMs) generate a complex combinatorial code that regulates gene expression and nuclear functions, and whose deregulation has been documented in different types of cancers. Therefore, the availability of relevant culture models that can be manipulated and that retain the epigenetic features of the tissue of origin is absolutely crucial for studying the epigenetic mechanisms underlying cancer and testing epigenetic drugs. In this study, we took advantage of quantitative mass spectrometry to comprehensively profile histone PTMs in patient tumor tissues, primary cultures and cell lines from three representative tumor models, breast cancer, glioblastoma and ovarian cancer, revealing an extensive and systematic rewiring of histone marks in cell culture conditions, which includes a decrease of H3K27me2/me3, H3K79me1/me2 and H3K9ac/K14ac, and an increase of H3K36me1/me2. While some changes occur in short-term primary cultures, most of them are instead time-dependent and appear only in long-term cultures. Remarkably, such changes mostly revert in cell line- and primary cell-derived in vivo xenograft models. Taken together, these results support the use of xenografts as the most representative models of in vivo epigenetic processes, suggesting caution when using cultured cells, in particular cell lines and long-term primary cultures, for epigenetic investigations.

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Histone CodeAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGlioblastomaHeterograftsHistonesHumansMiceMice, NudeModels, BiologicalNeoplasmsOvarian NeoplasmsHistones

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PMID29618087
PMCPMC5934616
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