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ArticleNature communications2023

SMARCB1 loss activates patient-specific distal oncogenic enhancers in malignant rhabdoid tumors.

Ning Qing Liu, Irene Paassen, Lars Custers, Peter Zeller, Hans Teunissen, Dilara Ayyildiz, Jiayou He, Juliane Laura Buhl, Eelco Wieger Hoving, Alexander van Oudenaarden and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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30 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ning Qing Liu *Division of Gene Regulation, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-3151-638X
Irene Paassen *Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Lars Custers *Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Peter ZellerOncode Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Hans TeunissenDivision of Gene Regulation, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Dilara AyyildizPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Jiayou HePrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Juliane Laura BuhlPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Eelco Wieger HovingPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-5587-0439
Alexander van OudenaardenOncode Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-9442-3551
Elzo de WitDivision of Gene Regulation, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. e.d.wit@nki.nl.ORCID 0000-0003-2883-1415
Jarno DrostPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands. J.Drost@prinsesmaximacentrum.nl.ORCID 0000-0002-2941-6179
Oncode Institute · NLThe Netherlands Cancer Institute · NLUniversity Medical Center Utrecht · NLPrincess Máxima Center · NL

Funding

EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) 850571EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) 865459EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (H2020 Excellent Science - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions) 798573Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) LT000209/2018-LNederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research) 016.16.316Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research) 181.014Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research) 203.003Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Swiss National Science Foundation) P2BSP3-174991Stichting Kinderen Kankervrij (KiKa) 338
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malignant rhabdoid tumor (MRT) is a highly malignant and often lethal childhood cancer. MRTs are genetically defined by bi-allelic inactivating mutations in SMARCB1, a member of the BRG1/BRM-associated factors (BAF) chromatin remodeling complex. Mutations in BAF complex members are common in human cancer, yet their contribution to tumorigenesis remains in many cases poorly understood. Here, we study derailed regulatory landscapes as a consequence of SMARCB1 loss in the context of MRT. Our multi-omics approach on patient-derived MRT organoids reveals a dramatic reshaping of the regulatory landscape upon SMARCB1 reconstitution. Chromosome conformation capture experiments subsequently reveal patient-specific looping of distal enhancer regions with the promoter of the MYC oncogene. This intertumoral heterogeneity in MYC enhancer utilization is also present in patient MRT tissues as shown by combined single-cell RNA-seq and ATAC-seq. We show that loss of SMARCB1 activates patient-specific epigenetic reprogramming underlying MRT tumorigenesis.

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Rhabdoid TumorCarcinogenesisChildHumansMutationPromoter Regions, GeneticSMARCB1 ProteinTranscription FactorsSMARCB1 ProteinSMARCB1 protein, humanTranscription Factors

Identifiers

PMID38040699
PMCPMC10692191
OpenAlexW4389242832

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