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ArticleGenome biology2020

Chromatin topology reorganization and transcription repression by PML-RARα in acute promyeloid leukemia.

Ping Wang, Zhonghui Tang, Byoungkoo Lee, Jacqueline Jufen Zhu, Liuyang Cai, Przemyslaw Szalaj, Simon Zhongyuan Tian, Meizhen Zheng, Dariusz Plewczynski, Xiaoan Ruan and 3 more

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Article in Genome biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Ping WangThe Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, 10 Discovery Drive, Farmington, CT, 06030, USA.
Zhonghui TangThe Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, 10 Discovery Drive, Farmington, CT, 06030, USA.
Byoungkoo LeeThe Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, 10 Discovery Drive, Farmington, CT, 06030, USA.
Jacqueline Jufen ZhuThe Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, 10 Discovery Drive, Farmington, CT, 06030, USA.
Liuyang CaiThe Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, 10 Discovery Drive, Farmington, CT, 06030, USA.
Przemyslaw SzalajCentre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, Stefana Banacha 2c, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland.
Simon Zhongyuan TianThe Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, 10 Discovery Drive, Farmington, CT, 06030, USA.
Meizhen ZhengThe Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, 10 Discovery Drive, Farmington, CT, 06030, USA.
Dariusz PlewczynskiCentre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, Stefana Banacha 2c, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland.
Xiaoan RuanThe Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, 10 Discovery Drive, Farmington, CT, 06030, USA.
Edison T LiuThe Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, 10 Discovery Drive, Farmington, CT, 06030, USA.
Chia-Lin WeiThe Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, 10 Discovery Drive, Farmington, CT, 06030, USA.
Yijun RuanThe Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, 10 Discovery Drive, Farmington, CT, 06030, USA. yijun.ruan@jax.org.
Jackson Laboratory · USUConn Health · USUniversity of Warsaw · PL

Funding

Shared Resource ManagementP30CA034196 · NCI · JACKSON LABORATORY · PI William Carl Skarnes · 1985 to 2026
$61.9M
Comprehensive Mapping of Long-Range Chromatin Interactions in Humanand Mouse GenomesUM1HG009409 · NHGRI · JACKSON LABORATORY · PI LEE, CHARLES · 2017 to 2021
$9.8M
Nucleome Positioning System for Spatiotemporal Genome Organization and RegulationU54DK107967 · NIDDK · JACKSON LABORATORY · PI WEI, CHIA-LIN · 2015 to 2019
$3.6M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA034196NCI NIH HHS P30CA034196NHGRI NIH HHS UM1 HG009409NIDDK NIH HHS U54 DK107967NIH HHS U54 (DK107967, 4DN)NIH HHS UM1-HG009409-ENCODE
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAcute promyeloid leukemia (APL) is characterized by the oncogenic fusion protein PML-RARα, a major etiological agent in APL. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the role of PML-RARα in leukemogenesis remain largely unknown.

resultsUsing an inducible system, we comprehensively analyze the 3D genome organization in myeloid cells and its reorganization after PML-RARα induction and perform additional analyses in patient-derived APL cells with native PML-RARα. We discover that PML-RARα mediates extensive chromatin interactions genome-wide. Globally, it redefines the chromatin topology of the myeloid genome toward a more condensed configuration in APL cells; locally, it intrudes RNAPII-associated interaction domains, interrupts myeloid-specific transcription factors binding at enhancers and super-enhancers, and leads to transcriptional repression of genes critical for myeloid differentiation and maturation.

conclusionsOur results not only provide novel topological insights for the roles of PML-RARα in transforming myeloid cells into leukemia cells, but further uncover a topological framework of a molecular mechanism for oncogenic fusion proteins in cancers.

Indexed as

Chromatin Assembly and DisassemblyGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticCell Line, TumorHumansLeukemia, Promyelocytic, AcuteOncogene Proteins, FusionOncogene Proteins, Fusionpromyelocytic leukemia-retinoic acid receptor alpha fusion oncoprotein3D genome architectureChIA-PETCTCFPML-RARαRNA polymerase II (RNAPII)Super-enhancer (SE)Transcriptional regulationTranscription factor (TF)

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PMID32393309
PMCPMC7212609
OpenAlexW3028224764

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