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ArticleNature communications2024

Transposable elements-mediated recruitment of KDM1A epigenetically silences HNF4A expression to promote hepatocellular carcinoma.

Tiantian Jing, Dianhui Wei, Xiaoli Xu, Chengsi Wu, Lili Yuan, Yiwen Huang, Yizhen Liu, Yanyi Jiang, Boshi Wang

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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 10 papers.

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9 authors.

Tiantian Jing *State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Dianhui Wei *State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1287-064X
Xiaoli Xu *State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Chengsi WuState Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Lili YuanState Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Yiwen HuangState Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Yizhen LiuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China. aliuyz@126.com.ORCID 0000-0002-1320-7364
Yanyi JiangInstitute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China. yanyij@cmpt.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-7432-8661
Boshi WangState Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China. wbs137@shsci.org.ORCID 0000-0001-6923-2588

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81972209National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82060041National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82172905National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82203441National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82273283National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82303079National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82372737
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transposable elements (TEs) contribute to gene expression regulation by acting as cis-regulatory elements that attract transcription factors and epigenetic regulators. This research aims to explore the functional and clinical implications of transposable element-related molecular events in hepatocellular carcinoma, focusing on the mechanism through which liver-specific accessible TEs (liver-TEs) regulate adjacent gene expression. Our findings reveal that the expression of HNF4A is inversely regulated by proximate liver-TEs, which facilitates liver cancer cell proliferation. Mechanistically, liver-TEs are predominantly occupied by the histone demethylase, KDM1A. KDM1A negatively influences the methylation of histone H3 Lys4 (H3K4) of liver-TEs, resulting in the epigenetic silencing of HNF4A expression. The suppression of HNF4A mediated by KDM1A promotes liver cancer cell proliferation. In conclusion, this study uncovers a liver-TE/KDM1A/HNF4A regulatory axis that promotes liver cancer growth and highlights KDM1A as a promising therapeutic target. Our findings provide insight into the transposable element-related molecular mechanisms underlying liver cancer progression.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularCell ProliferationDNA Transposable ElementsEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4Histone DemethylasesLiver NeoplasmsAnimalsCell Line, TumorGene SilencingHistonesHumansMaleMiceMice, NudeDNA Transposable ElementsHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4Histone DemethylasesHistonesHNF4A protein, humanKDM1A protein, human

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