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ArticleGenetics2025

Novel modifiers of oncoprotein-mediated Polycomb inhibition in Drosophila melanogaster.

Samuel D Krabbenhoft, Tyler E Masuda, Yadwinder Kaur, Truman J Do, Siddhant U Jain, Peter W Lewis, Melissa M Harrison

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Article in Genetics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors.

Samuel D KrabbenhoftDepartment of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 440 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706, United States.
Tyler E MasudaDepartment of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 440 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706, United States.
Yadwinder KaurDepartment of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 440 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706, United States.
Truman J DoDepartment of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 440 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4285-1773
Siddhant U JainDepartment of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 440 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706, United States.
Peter W LewisDepartment of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 440 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706, United States.
Melissa M HarrisonDepartment of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 440 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-8228-6836

Funding

Shared Resources Core 2: Quantitative Proteomics CoreP01CA196539 · NCI · ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY · PI MAJEWSKI, JACEK · 2015 to 2024
$17.6M
Resource Component: Acquisition, maintenance and distribution of Drosophila stocksP40OD018537 · OD · TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · PI Annette L. Parks · 2014 to 2026
$13.5M
Functional genomics resources for the Drosophila - TR&D3P41GM132087 · NIGMS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI MOHR, STEPHANIE E · 2019 to 2023
$6.8M
Understanding the regulation of PRC2 activity by EZHIP and the K27M oncohistone in pediatric gliomasR01CA266861 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Peter W Lewis · 2023 to 2026
$1.3M
Determining mechanisms of PRC2-mediated disease using DrosophilaF30CA260987 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI KRABBENHOFT, SAMUEL DAVID · 2021 to 2023
$117k
NCI NIH HHS F30 CA260987NCI NIH HHS P01 CA196539NCI NIH HHS R01 CA266861NIGMS NIH HHS P41 GM132087NIH HHS F30CA260987NIH HHS P01CA196539NIH HHS P40 OD018537NIH HHS R01CA266861UW Comprehensive Cancer Center
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) maintains epigenetic repression through the catalysis of H3K27 trimethylation (H3K27me3), which restricts gene expression and preserves developmental gene-regulatory networks. The integrity of PRC2-mediated gene silencing depends critically on the ability of PRC2 to establish and propagate H3K27me3 beyond initial recruitment sites. The oncoproteins EZHIP and histone H3 K27M specifically inhibit this propagation by blocking the allosterically activated state of PRC2, leading to global disruption of H3K27me3 patterns and developmental abnormalities. To uncover chromatin-related pathways intersecting with PRC2 repression, we developed a Drosophila melanogaster model with tissue-specific expression of EZHIP and H3 K27M. A targeted RNAi screen of conserved chromatin regulators identified genetic modifiers that when knocked down either enhanced or suppressed developmental phenotypes driven by these PRC2 inhibitors. Strong suppressors, including the Trithorax group proteins Ash1 and Trx, the PR-DUB complex member Asx, and the nucleoporin Nup153, restored normal development despite persistent depletion of global H3K27me3. Gene expression analyses revealed that suppression reflected reduced expression of genes aberrantly activated following PRC2 inhibition. Together, these findings highlight conserved chromatin-regulatory pathways that intersect with Polycomb to maintain transcriptional balance and support developmental homeostasis.

Indexed as

Drosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsPolycomb-Group ProteinsPolycomb Repressive Complex 2AnimalsChromatinChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistonesNuclear Pore Complex ProteinsRNA InterferenceTranscription FactorsASH1 protein, DrosophilaChromatinChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophila ProteinsHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistonesNuclear Pore Complex ProteinsPolycomb-Group ProteinsPolycomb Repressive Complex 2PRC2 protein, DrosophilaTranscription Factorstrx protein, DrosophilacancerchromatindevelopmentDrosophilagene expressionPolycomb

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PMID40971955
PMCPMC12606441

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