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ArticleNature genetics2021

Automated CUT&Tag profiling of chromatin heterogeneity in mixed-lineage leukemia.

Derek H Janssens, Michael P Meers, Steven J Wu, Ekaterina Babaeva, Soheil Meshinchi, Jay F Sarthy, Kami Ahmad, Steven Henikoff

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Article in Nature genetics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers.

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57citing papers in PubMed
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

57 citing papers in PubMed, 94 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Derek H JanssensBasic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1079-9525
Michael P MeersBasic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3438-3938
Steven J WuBasic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
Ekaterina BabaevaBasic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
Soheil MeshinchiClinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
Jay F SarthyBasic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5244-7865
Kami AhmadBasic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
Steven HenikoffBasic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA. steveh@fredhutch.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7621-8685
Fred Hutch Cancer Center · USSeattle Children's Hospital · USCape Town HVTN Immunology Laboratory / Hutchinson Centre Research Institute of South Africa · ZAUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

Translational Bioimaging Core Shared ResourceP30CA015704 · NCI · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI Eric Collisson · 1985 to 2026
$296.4M
Stem Cell and Transplantation BiologyU54DK106829 · NIDDK · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI DEREK L STIREWALT · 2015 to 2026
$9.1M
Epigenomic profiling of complex tissues with single-cell CUT&RUNR01HG010492 · NHGRI · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI HENIKOFF, STEVEN · 2019 to 2023
$3.5M
Analyzing pioneer factor dynamics and function during differentiation and reprogrammingF32GM129954 · NIGMS · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI MEERS, MICHAEL P · 2020 to 2020
$65k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNCI NIH HHS P30 CA015704NHGRI NIH HHS R01 HG010492NIDDK NIH HHS U54 DK106829NIGMS NIH HHS F32 GM129954
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute myeloid and lymphoid leukemias often harbor chromosomal translocations involving the KMT2A gene, encoding the KMT2A lysine methyltransferase (also known as mixed-lineage leukemia-1), and produce in-frame fusions of KMT2A to other chromatin-regulatory proteins. Here we map fusion-specific targets across the genome for diverse KMT2A oncofusion proteins in cell lines and patient samples. By modifying CUT&Tag chromatin profiling for full automation, we identify common and tumor-subtype-specific sites of aberrant chromatin regulation induced by KMT2A oncofusion proteins. A subset of KMT2A oncofusion-binding sites are marked by bivalent (H3K4me3 and H3K27me3) chromatin signatures, and single-cell CUT&Tag profiling reveals that these sites display cell-to-cell heterogeneity suggestive of lineage plasticity. In addition, we find that aberrant enrichment of H3K4me3 in gene bodies is sensitive to Menin inhibitors, demonstrating the utility of automated chromatin profiling for identifying therapeutic vulnerabilities. Thus, integration of automated and single-cell CUT&Tag can uncover epigenomic heterogeneity within patient samples and predict sensitivity to therapeutic agents.

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Antineoplastic AgentsAutomation, LaboratoryBenzamidesBenzimidazolesBinding SitesCell Line, TumorChromatinChromatin Immunoprecipitation SequencingGene Expression Regulation, LeukemicHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistonesHumansLeukemiaMyeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia ProteinOncogene Proteins, FusionProto-Oncogene ProteinsAntineoplastic AgentsBenzamidesBenzimidazolesChromatinDOT1L protein, humanELL protein, humanEPZ-5676histone H3 trimethyl Lys4Histone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistonesKMT2A protein, humanMEN1 protein, humanMyeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia ProteinOncogene Proteins, FusionProto-Oncogene ProteinsPyrimidinesTranscriptional Elongation FactorsVTP50469

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PMID34663924
PMCPMC8571097
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