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ArticleNucleic acids research2026

Scaffolding of the H4K5ac chromatin remodeling complex by lncRNA MAHAC mediates epithelial-mesenchymal transition.

Kai-Wen Hsu, Jeng-Shou Chang, Joseph Chieh-Yu Lai, Li-Hao Yang, Pei-Hua Peng, Tzu-Chin Lin, Kou-Juey Wu

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Kai-Wen HsuInstitute of Translational Medicine and New Drug Development, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan.
Jeng-Shou ChangCancer Genome Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Joseph Chieh-Yu LaiCancer Genome Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Li-Hao YangCancer Genome Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Pei-Hua PengInstitute of Translational Medicine and New Drug Development, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan.
Tzu-Chin LinCancer Genome Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Kou-Juey WuCancer Genome Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-5846-0523

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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital CORPG3J0231Chang Gung Memorial Hospital CORPG3J0232Chang Gung Memorial Hospital MOST 110-2628-B-039-007Chang Gung Memorial Hospital MOST 111-2628-B-039-007-MY3Chang Gung Memorial Hospital NMRPG3J0671Chang Gung Memorial Hospital NMRPG3J0672Chang Gung Memorial Hospital NMRPG3J0673Chang Gung Memorial Hospital NSTC 114-2320-B-039-062Chang Gung Memorial Hospital OMRPG3I0011Chang Gung Memorial Hospital OMRPG3I0012Chang Gung Memorial Hospital OMRPG3I0013China Medical UniversityChina Medical University CMU113-MF-07China Medical University CMU114-MF-08"Drug Development Center, China Medical University"National Science and Technology Council Frontier NSTC 112-2326-B-182A-004National Science and Technology Council Frontier NSTC 114-2320-B-182A-002The Featured Areas Research Center Program
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Abstract

Anchoring of a chromatin remodeler complex by long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) is a frequently utilized mechanism for lncRNAs to regulate gene expression. Hypoxia is a microenvironmental condition that plays a crucial role in promoting tumor progression. We previously identified a hypoxia-inducible lncRNA, RP11-390F4.3, that regulates epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) without a delineated mechanism. Here, we show that the lncRNA RP11-390F4.3 (renamed MAHAC: MAintenance of Histone ACetylation) specifically induces histone H4 lysine 5 acetylation (H4K5ac) mark and promotes the deposition of H4K5ac mark on the promoters of EMT transcription factors. MAHAC scaffolds the ILF3/NF90-ILF2-CBP complex, which is co-localized with the members of the complex inside the nucleus under hypoxia. The minimal MAHAC region (nt 686-741) required for scaffolding the complex was mapped, and it induces allosteric activation of H4K5ac in in vitro histone acetyltransferase assay. This minimal MAHAC region is essential for hypoxia-induced EMT, migration, invasion, and H4K5ac activation. These findings demonstrate that hypoxia-induced MAHAC represents an unexplored allosteric regulator of H4K5ac that activates EMT and induces tumor progression.

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Chromatin Assembly and DisassemblyEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionHistonesRNA, Long NoncodingAcetylationCell HypoxiaCell Line, TumorCell MovementHumansLysinePromoter Regions, GeneticTranscription FactorsHistonesLysineRNA, Long NoncodingTranscription Factors

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PMCPMC12887532

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