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- Title
Chronic loss of STAG2 leads to altered chromatin structure contributing to de-regulated transcription in AML.
- Authors
Smith, James S.; Lappin, Katrina M.; Craig, Stephanie G.; Liberante, Fabio G.; Crean, Clare M.; McDade, Simon S.; Thompson, Alexander; Mills, Ken I.; Savage, Kienan I.
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>The cohesin complex plays a major role in folding the human genome into 3D structural domains. Mutations in members of the cohesin complex are known early drivers of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), with STAG2 the most frequently mutated complex member.<bold>Methods: </bold>Here we use functional genomics (RNA-seq, ChIP-seq and HiChIP) to investigate the impact of chronic STAG2 loss on three-dimensional genome structure and transcriptional programming in a clinically relevant model of chronic STAG2 loss.<bold>Results: </bold>The chronic loss of STAG2 led to loss of smaller loop domains and the maintenance/formation of large domains that, in turn, led to altered genome compartmentalisation. These changes in genome structure resulted in altered gene expression, including deregulation of the HOXA locus and the MAPK signalling pathway, resulting in increased sensitivity to MEK inhibition.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>The altered genomic architecture driven by the chronic loss of STAG2 results in altered gene expression that may contribute to leukaemogenesis and may be therapeutically targeted.
- Subjects
ACUTE myeloid leukemia; MYELODYSPLASTIC syndromes; FUNCTIONAL genomics; CHROMATIN; GENE expression; MITOGEN-activated protein kinases
- Publication
Journal of Translational Medicine, 2020, Vol 18, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1479-5876
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12967-020-02500-y