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ArticleNature communications2024

Rapid P-TEFb-dependent transcriptional reorganization underpins the glioma adaptive response to radiotherapy.

Faye M Walker, Lays Martin Sobral, Etienne Danis, Bridget Sanford, Sahiti Donthula, Ilango Balakrishnan, Dong Wang, Angela Pierce, Sana D Karam, Soudabeh Kargar and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Faye M Walker *Morgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
Lays Martin Sobral *Morgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
Etienne DanisDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
Bridget SanfordMorgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
Sahiti DonthulaMorgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
Ilango BalakrishnanMorgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
Dong WangMorgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
Angela PierceMorgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
Sana D KaramDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1676-5967
Soudabeh KargarUniversity of Colorado Cancer Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
Natalie J SerkovaDepartment of Radiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
Nicholas K ForemanMorgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
Sujatha VenkataramanMorgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
Robin DowellDepartment of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7665-9985
Rajeev VibhakarMorgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
Nathan A DahlMorgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA. nathan.dahl@childrenscolorado.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2555-1741

Funding

University of Colorado Cancer Center Support Grant - Lung Cancer Patient-Derived Xenografts with Autologous Human Immune SystemsP30CA046934 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI James V Degregori · 1988 to 2026
$117.0M
Treating recurrent HNSCC with radiation and dual TGF-Beta/PD-L1.P50CA261605 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI JIMENO, ANTONIO, WANG, XIAO-JING · 2021 to 2025
$10.1M
Tackling Treg mediated resistance to radiation and anti-PDL1 in HNSCCsR01DE028529 · NIDCR · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI SANA D KARAM · 2019 to 2026
$3.7M
Training in Basic and Translational Child Health ResearchK12HD068372 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI DANIELS, STEPHEN R · 2011 to 2020
$3.7M
Role of EphB4-ephrin-B2 interaction in regulating crosstalk between cancer cell and vascular tumor microenvironment in head and neck cancerR01DE028282 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI KARAM, SANA D · 2019 to 2023
$2.4M
Bruker 9.4T/ 20cm BioSpec MR Scanner for Colorado Animal Imaging Shared ResourcesS10OD023485 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI SERKOVA, NATALIE J. · 2017 to 2017
$2.0M
CDK9-mediated processive transcription in H3K27M+ diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomaK08NS121592 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI DAHL, NATHAN A · 2021 to 2025
$949k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA046934NCI NIH HHS P50 CA261605NICHD NIH HHS K12 HD068372NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE028282NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE028529NIH HHS S10 OD023485NINDS NIH HHS K08 NS121592U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) 5K12HD068372-09U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) 1R01DE028282-01U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) 1K08NS121592-01A1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dynamic regulation of gene expression is fundamental for cellular adaptation to exogenous stressors. P-TEFb-mediated pause-release of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) is a conserved regulatory mechanism for synchronous transcriptional induction in response to heat shock, but this pro-survival role has not been examined in the applied context of cancer therapy. Using model systems of pediatric high-grade glioma, we show that rapid genome-wide reorganization of active chromatin facilitates P-TEFb-mediated nascent transcriptional induction within hours of exposure to therapeutic ionizing radiation. Concurrent inhibition of P-TEFb disrupts this chromatin reorganization and blunts transcriptional induction, abrogating key adaptive programs such as DNA damage repair and cell cycle regulation. This combination demonstrates a potent, synergistic therapeutic potential agnostic of glioma subtype, leading to a marked induction of tumor cell apoptosis and prolongation of xenograft survival. These studies reveal a central role for P-TEFb underpinning the early adaptive response to radiotherapy, opening avenues for combinatorial treatment in these lethal malignancies.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGliomaPositive Transcriptional Elongation Factor BAnimalsApoptosisBrain NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorDNA RepairHumansMiceRNA Polymerase IITranscription, GeneticXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysPositive Transcriptional Elongation Factor BRNA Polymerase II

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PMID38816355
PMCPMC11139976

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