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NF-κB-Dependent Lymphoid Enhancer Co-option Promotes Renal Carcinoma Metastasis.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Rodrigues, Paulo 
Patel, Saroor A 
Harewood, Louise 
Vojtasova, Erika 

Abstract

Metastases, the spread of cancer cells to distant organs, cause the majority of cancer-related deaths. Few metastasis-specific driver mutations have been identified, suggesting aberrant gene regulation as a source of metastatic traits. However, how metastatic gene expression programs arise is poorly understood. Here, using human-derived metastasis models of renal cancer, we identify transcriptional enhancers that promote metastatic carcinoma progression. Specific enhancers and enhancer clusters are activated in metastatic cancer cell populations, and the associated gene expression patterns are predictive of poor patient outcome in clinical samples. We find that the renal cancer metastasis-associated enhancer complement consists of multiple coactivated tissue-specific enhancer modules. Specifically, we identify and functionally characterize a coregulatory enhancer cluster, activated by the renal cancer driver HIF2A and an NF-κB-driven lymphoid element, as a mediator of metastasis in vivo We conclude that oncogenic pathways can acquire metastatic phenotypes through cross-lineage co-option of physiologic epigenetic enhancer states.Significance: Renal cancer is associated with significant mortality due to metastasis. We show that in metastatic renal cancer, functionally important metastasis genes are activated via co-option of gene regulatory enhancer modules from distant developmental lineages, thus providing clues to the origins of metastatic cancer. Cancer Discov; 8(7); 850-65. ©2018 AACR.This article is highlighted in the In This Issue feature, p. 781.

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Keywords

Animals, Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors, Cell Line, Tumor, Enhancer Elements, Genetic, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Humans, Kidney Neoplasms, Lung Neoplasms, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred NOD, Mice, SCID, NF-kappa B

Journal Title

Cancer Discov

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2159-8274
2159-8290

Volume Title

8

Publisher

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
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MRC (unknown)
Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) (unknown)
University of Malaya (UM) (UKM(PER)K019321)
MRC (MR/N501876/1)
Medical Research Council (MC_UU_12022/7)
Wellcome Trust (102273/Z/13/Z)
Cancer Research UK (CB4160)
MRC (MC_UU_12022/10)
MRC (MR/N501876/1)