Rewiring of the promoter-enhancer interactome and regulatory landscape in glioblastoma orchestrates gene expression underlying neurogliomal synaptic communication

Chaitali Chakraborty, Itzel Nissen, Craig A. Vincent, Anna-Carin Hägglund, Andreas Hörnblad and Silvia Remeseiro ()
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Chaitali Chakraborty: Umeå University
Itzel Nissen: Umeå University
Craig A. Vincent: Umeå University
Anna-Carin Hägglund: Umeå University
Andreas Hörnblad: Umeå University
Silvia Remeseiro: Umeå University

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-18

Abstract: Abstract Chromatin organization controls transcription by modulating 3D-interactions between enhancers and promoters in the nucleus. Alterations in epigenetic states and 3D-chromatin organization result in gene expression changes contributing to cancer. Here, we map the promoter-enhancer interactome and regulatory landscape of glioblastoma, the most aggressive primary brain tumour. Our data reveals profound rewiring of promoter-enhancer interactions, chromatin accessibility and redistribution of histone marks in glioblastoma. This leads to loss of long-range regulatory interactions and overall activation of promoters, which orchestrate changes in the expression of genes associated to glutamatergic synapses, axon guidance, axonogenesis and chromatin remodelling. SMAD3 and PITX1 emerge as major transcription factors controlling genes related to synapse organization and axon guidance. Inhibition of SMAD3 and neuronal activity stimulation cooperate to promote proliferation of glioblastoma cells in co-culture with glutamatergic neurons, and in mice bearing patient-derived xenografts. Our findings provide mechanistic insight into the regulatory networks that mediate neurogliomal synaptic communication.

Date: 2023
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