失去PRC2会放大Ras驱动的转录,并对基于BRD4的疗法产生敏感性
Thomas De Raedt1, Eline Beert2, Eric Pasmant3
11] Genetics Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA [2] Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA [3] Ludwig Center at Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Nature
|August 15, 2014
概括
多抑制复合体2 (PRC2) 基因SUZ12通过与NF1突变合作,在某些癌症中起到瘤抑制作用. 失去SUZ12使这些癌症对表观遗传疗法敏感,揭示了新的治疗策略.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 表观遗传学 在表观遗传学中,表观遗传学是指表观遗传学.
- 分子生物学分子生物学
背景情况:
- 多抑制复合体2 (PRC2) 在癌症中具有双重作用,在某些瘤中具有瘤效应,而在其他瘤中则由功能丧失突变暗示瘤抑制作用.
- 编码Ras GTPase激活蛋白 (RasGAP) 的NF1中的突变导致Ras通路的激活,并驱动癌症的发展.
研究的目的:
- 研究多组基因SUZ12在癌症中的作用,特别是与NF1突变结合.
- 阐明Suz12损失影响癌症进展的机制,并确定潜在的治疗漏洞.
主要方法:
- 基因组分析 基因组分析
- 细胞检测试验 细胞检测试验
- 鼠标建模的模型.
- 染色体分析 染色体分析
主要成果:
- 在与NF1突变合作时,SUZ12在外围神经瘤 (PNS),高度质瘤和黑色素瘤中起瘤抑制作用.
- 通过影响染色质,SUZ12损失会放大Ras驱动的转录,从而增强NF1突变的影响.
- SUZ12的失活会诱导一个表观遗传开关,使这些癌症对代抑制剂敏感.
结论:
- 在特定癌症中,SUZ12通过通过NF1.1与Ras通路相互作用,发挥瘤抑制作用.
- 这些发现揭示了PRC2,NF1和Ras在癌症中的信号传递之间的新联系.
- 通过使用odomain 抑制剂,SUZ12 失活为各种癌症,特别是具有 NF1 突变的癌症提供了一个有前途的表观遗传治疗标.
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