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Published on: June 7, 2019
Altered BAF occupancy and transcription factor dynamics in PBAF-deficient melanoma
Saul Carcamo1, Christie B Nguyen2, Elena Grossi3
1Department of Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; Tisch Cancer Institute Bioinformatics for Next Generation Sequencing (BiNGS) Shared Resource Facility, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.
Loss of ARID2 in melanoma disrupts chromatin remodeling complexes, promoting cell invasion and metastasis. This study reveals ARID2
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Chromatin Biology
- Molecular Biology
Background:
- ARID2 (AT-rich interactive domain-containing protein 2) is frequently mutated in melanoma.
- The tumor-suppressive role of ARID2 and its impact on chromatin are not fully understood.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the functional consequences of ARID2 deficiency in melanoma.
- To elucidate the role of ARID2 in chromatin accessibility and gene regulation in melanoma metastasis.
Main Methods:
- Modeling ARID2 deficiency in melanoma cell lines.
- Assessing PBAF and BAF complex assembly and genomic distribution.
- Chromatin accessibility assays (e.g., ATAC-seq) and gene expression analysis.
- In vivo metastasis models in animals.
Main Results:
- ARID2 depletion leads to defective PBAF complex assembly and BAF complex redistribution.
- Chromatin accessibility and gene expression are altered at specific genomic regions.
- ARID2 loss enhances expression of invasion-related genes and increases melanoma cell colonization in vivo.
- Melanoma-relevant transcription factor binding is affected by altered chromatin accessibility.
Conclusions:
- ARID2 plays a critical role in regulating BAF and PBAF subcomplex dynamics.
- ARID2 deficiency promotes melanoma metastasis through altered chromatin landscapes and gene expression.
- Targeting ARID2 or its downstream pathways may offer therapeutic strategies for melanoma.
