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Shi W, Zhong B, Dong J, Hu X, Li L. Super enhancer-driven core transcriptional regulatory circuitry crosstalk with cancer plasticity and patient mortality in triple-negative breast cancer. Front Genet 2023; 14:1258862. [PMID: 37900187 PMCID: PMC10602724 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1258862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a clinically aggressive subtype of breast cancer. Core transcriptional regulatory circuitry (CRC) consists of autoregulated transcription factors (TFs) and their enhancers, which dominate gene expression programs and control cell fate. However, there is limited knowledge of CRC in TNBC. Herein, we systemically characterized the activated super-enhancers (SEs) and interrogated 14 CRCs in breast cancer. We found that CRCs could be broadly involved in DNA conformation change, metabolism process, and signaling response affecting the gene expression reprogramming. Furthermore, these CRC TFs are capable of coordinating with partner TFs bridging the enhancer-promoter loops. Notably, the CRC TF and partner pairs show remarkable specificity for molecular subtypes of breast cancer, especially in TNBC. USF1, SOX4, and MYBL2 were identified as the TNBC-specific CRC TFs. We further demonstrated that USF1 was a TNBC immunophenotype-related TF. Our findings that the rewiring of enhancer-driven CRCs was related to cancer immune and mortality, will facilitate the development of epigenetic anti-cancer treatment strategies.
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- Wensheng Shi
- Department of Dermatology, Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- National Engineering Research Center of Personalized Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technology, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Furong Laboratory, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Department of Urology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- National Engineering Research Center of Personalized Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technology, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Furong Laboratory, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Department of Urology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Radiation, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Changsha, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- National Engineering Research Center of Personalized Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technology, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Furong Laboratory, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Department of Urology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Rad SM, Mohammadi-Sangcheshmeh A, Bamdad T, Langroudi L, Atashi A, Lotfinia M, Arefian E, Gastal EL, Soleimani M. Pluripotency Crossroads: Junction of Transcription Factors, Epigenetic Mechanisms, MicroRNAs, and Long Non-coding RNAs. Curr Stem Cell Res Ther 2018; 12:300-311. [PMID: 25986623 DOI: 10.2174/1574888x12666170216155850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2016] [Revised: 02/07/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are derived from inner cell mass (ICM) and have the potency to differentiate into three germ layers (ectoderm, endoderm, and mesoderm). This potency of ESCs, called pluripotency, is critical for maintaining stemness. Transcriptional regulatory circuitry preserving stemness consists of transcription factors (TFs), epigenetic mechanisms, microRNAs (miRNAs or miRs), and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). In this circuitry, components assist each other to activate essential genes for maintaining pluripotency and suppressing lineage-specific genes. TFs act directly by binding to their binding sites in the genome or indirectly by activating another gene (such as a miR), epigenetic mechanisms play their role by providing an activatory or inhibitory context for transcription, miRNAs regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level, and lncRNAs act as a scaffold function for epigenetic elements, regulating gene expression in ESCs. All these factors create a crossroad and collaborate to sustain stemness in the ESCs. Herein, we explain the role of each member in this circuitry and demonstrate the significance of the crossroad for keeping stemness.
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- Seyed M Rad
- Stem Cell Technology Research Center, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Virology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G5, Canada
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- Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Research Center, Shahroud University of Medical Science, Shahroud, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Animal Science, Food and Nutrition, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, lllinois, United States
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medical Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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