Consolidation of the cancer genome into domains of repressive chromatin by long-range epigenetic silencing (LRES) reduces transcriptional plasticity

Coolen, MW; Stirzaker, C; Song, JZ; Statham, AL; Kassir, Z; Moreno, CS; Young, AN; Varma, V; Speed, TP; Cowley, M; Lacaze, P; Kaplan, W; Robinson, MD; Clark, SJ

Author(s): Coolen, MW; Stirzaker, C; Song, JZ; Statham, AL; Kassir, Z; Moreno, CS; Young, AN; Varma, V; Speed, TP; Cowley, M; Lacaze, P; Kaplan, W; Robinson, MD; Clark, SJ;
Details: Publication Year 2010-03,Volume 12,Issue #3,Page 235-U37
Journal Title: NATURE CELL BIOLOGY
Publication Type: Journal Article
Abstract: Silencing of individual genes can occur by genetic and epigenetic processes during carcinogenesis, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. By creating an integrated prostate cancer epigenome map using tiling arrays, we show that contiguous regions of gene suppression commonly occur through long-range epigenetic silencing (LRES). We identified 47 LRES regions in prostate cancer, typically spanning about 2 Mb and harbouring approximately 12 genes, with a prevalence of tumour suppressor and miRNA genes. Our data reveal that LRES is associated with regional histone deacetylation combined with subdomains of different epigenetic remodelling patterns, which include re-enforcement, gain or exchange of repressive histone, and DNA methylation marks. The transcriptional and epigenetic state of genes in normal prostate epithelial and human embryonic stem cells can play a critical part in defining the mode of cancer-associated epigenetic remodelling. We propose that consolidation or effective reduction of the cancer genome commonly occurs in domains through a combination of LRES and LOH or genomic deletion, resulting in reduced transcriptional plasticity within these regions.
Publisher: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
Keywords: CANDIDATE TUMOR-SUPPRESSOR; POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN; HUMAN PROSTATE-CANCER; EMBRYONIC STEM-CELLS; GENE-EXPRESSION; DNA HYPERMETHYLATION; PROMOTER METHYLATION; COLORECTAL-CANCER; ABERRANT METHYLATION; BREAST-CANCER
Publisher's Version: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb2023
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Creation Date: 2010-03-01 12:00:00