An integrative epigenomic approach identifies ELF3 as an oncogenic regulator in ASCL1-positive neuroendocrine carcinoma.
Cancer Sci
; 114(6): 2596-2608, 2023 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) is a highly aggressive subtype of the neuroendocrine tumor with an extremely poor prognosis. We have previously conducted a comprehensive genomic analysis of over 100 cases of NEC of the gastrointestinal system (GIS-NEC) and unraveled its unique and organ-specific genomic drivers. However, the epigenomic features of GIS-NEC remain unexplored. In this study, we have described the epigenomic landscape of GIS-NEC and small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) by integrating motif enrichment analysis from the assay of transposase-accessible chromatin sequencing (ATAC-seq) and enhancer profiling from a novel cleavage under targets and tagmentation (CUT&Tag) assay for H3K27ac and identified ELF3 as one of the super-enhancer-related transcriptional factors in NEC. By combining CUT&Tag and knockdown RNA sequencing for ELF3, we uncovered the transcriptional network regulated by ELF3 and defined its distinctive gene signature, including AURKA, CDC25B, CLDN4, ITGB6, and YWAHB. Furthermore, a loss-of-function assay revealed that ELF3 depletion led to poor cell viability. Finally, using gene expression of clinical samples, we successfully divided GIS-NEC patients into two subgroups according to the ELF3 signature and demonstrated that tumor-promoting pathways were activated in the ELF3 signature-high group. Our findings highlight the transcriptional regulation of ELF3 as an oncogenic transcription factor and its tumor-promoting properties in NEC.
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Assunto principal:
Carcinoma Neuroendócrino
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Carcinoma de Pequenas Células do Pulmão
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Humans
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En
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Cancer Sci
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article
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Japão