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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2025

Super-enhancer-hijacking RBBP7 potentiates metastasis and stemness of breast cancer via recruiting NuRD complex subunit LSD1.

Yuanyin Xi, Ruoding Wang, Man Qu, Qinwen Pan, Minghao Wang, Xiang Ai, Zihan Sun, Chao Zhang, Peng Tang, Jun Jiang and 1 more

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Yuanyin Xi *Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Ruoding Wang *Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Man Qu *Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Qinwen PanDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Minghao WangDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Xiang AiDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, 610083, China.
Zihan SunBreast Disease Center, Guiqian International General Hospital, Guiyang, China.
Chao ZhangDepartment of Breast, Thyroid and Vascular Surgery, Chongqing University FuLing Hospital, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 402774, China.
Peng TangDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China. tp1232000@sina.com.
Jun JiangDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China. jcbd@medmail.com.cn.
Ying HuDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China. yinghu@tmmu.edu.cn.

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Abstract

backgroundAberrant epigenetic and transcriptional events that drive cancer progression could be precisely targeted. We aimed to uncover the epigenetic roles of RBBP7 on breast cancer (BCa) stemness and metastasis.

methodsThe bioinformatic analysis was used to assess the clinical significance of RBBP7 in BCa. CCK8, colony formation, and Transwell assays were utilized to estimate the oncogenic functions of RBBP7. The ChIP-qPCR and dual-luciferase reporter assays were used to investigate the epigenetic mechanisms of RBBP7. Tumor sphere formation assays were conducted to assess the self-renewal abilities of BCa cells. Tail vein injection models were constructed to assess the in vivo metastatic efficiency of BCa cells. The PDOs and PDX models were used to assess the clinical significance of ORY-1001 in suppressing BCa.

resultsHere, we found that RBBP7 is upregulated in BCa and associated with poor prognosis. Functional experiments demonstrated that RBBP7 enhanced BCa proliferation and distal metastasis. Mechanistically, a novel RBBP7-super-enhancer (SE) was identified using multiple databases in BCa. RBBP7-SE sustained high levels of RBBP7 and CRISPR/Cas9-mediated deletion of SE decreased RBBP7 levels and suppressed BCa malignant features. Further, our data showed that RBBP7 may correlate with stemness pathway and significantly potentiated BCa cancer stem-like properties. Additionally, RBBP7 interacts with LSD1 and relies on LSD1 to erase suppressive H3K9me3 markers in promoters of downstream stemness targets (SOX9/SOX2/OCT4/CCND1). Thus, RBBP7 recruits LSD1 to transcriptionally upregulate the expressions of key stemness genes, and promote tumor stemness capacity. Pharmacological inhibition of LSD1 by ORY-1001 effectively repressed RBBP7-high BCa tumor growth, stemness properties, and distant metastasis.

conclusionsTogether, our results establish that the SE-RBBP7-LSD1 axis represents a potential therapeutic target for BCa treatment.

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Breast NeoplasmsEnhancer Elements, GeneticHistone DemethylasesMi-2 Nucleosome Remodeling and Deacetylase ComplexNeoplastic Stem CellsRetinoblastoma-Binding Protein 7AnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiceNeoplasm MetastasisProtein BindingHistone DemethylasesKDM1A protein, humanMi-2 Nucleosome Remodeling and Deacetylase ComplexRetinoblastoma-Binding Protein 7LSD1MetastasisRBBP7StemnessSuper-enhancer

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