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ArticleScientific reports2025

Combinatorial DNMTs and EZH2 inhibition reprograms the H3K27me3 and DNAme-mediated onco-epigenome to suppress multiple myeloma proliferation.

Alba Atienza Párraga, Patrick Nylund, Klev Diamanti, Berta Garrido-Zabala, Stefania Iliana Tziola, Louella Vasquez, Paul Theodor Pyl, Doroteya Raykova, Aron Skaftason, Anqi Ma and 7 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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17 authors.

Alba Atienza Párraga *Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Patrick Nylund *Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Klev DiamantiDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Berta Garrido-ZabalaDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Stefania Iliana TziolaDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Louella VasquezDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Science for Life Laboratory, National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Paul Theodor PylDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Science for Life Laboratory, National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Doroteya RaykovaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Biomedical center, Uppsala, Sweden.
Aron SkaftasonDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Anqi MaMount Sinai Center for Therapeutics Discovery, Departments of Pharmacological Sciences, Oncological Sciences and Neuroscience, Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
Jian JinMount Sinai Center for Therapeutics Discovery, Departments of Pharmacological Sciences, Oncological Sciences and Neuroscience, Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
José Ignacio Martín-SuberoDepartment of Pathology, Hematopathology Section, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Fredrik ÖbergDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Elke De BruyneTranslational Oncology Research Center (TORC) - Team Hematology and Immunology (HEIM), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Jan KomorowskiDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Helena Jernberg WiklundDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. helena.jernberg_wiklund@igp.uu.se.
Antonia KalushkovaDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. antonia.kalushkova@igp.uu.se.

Funding

Washington National Primate Research CenterP51OD010425 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Mari Ostendorf · 2012 to 2026
$201.8M
NIAID NIH HHS HHSN272201300010CNIAID NIH HHS HHSN272201300010INIH HHS P51 OD010425
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Comprehensive epigenomic studies in multiple myeloma (MM) that unravel the connections between major epigenetic regulators, their intertwined collaboration and the potential of combinatorial targeting remain limited. Utilizing ChIP-seq, ATAC-seq, RNA-seq, and DNA methylation (DNAme) data, we generated whole-genome chromatin annotations from normal plasma cells and MM patients, revealing epigenomic re-configuration affecting downstream genes involved in tumour growth and survival. Primary MM samples showed global DNA hypomethylation but site-specific hypermethylation was observed at transcription start sites, promoters, and enhancers. Moreover, increased deposition of H3K27me3 was observed in clinically relevant functional chromatin clusters. Combined EZH2 and DNMTs inhibition resulted in extensive epigenomic alterations activating apoptosis and cell cycle genes, leading to increased G2/M arrest and apoptosis in MM cell lines. Our findings provide novel insights into the role of epigenetic gene silencing in MM tumorigenesis and the interplay between the Polycomb repressive complex 2 and DNAme.

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DNA MethylationEnhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 ProteinEpigenesis, GeneticHistonesMultiple MyelomaApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansEnhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 ProteinEZH2 protein, humanHistones

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PMID40866476
PMCPMC12391466

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