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Inhibition of MYC by the SMARCB1 tumor suppressor

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  • April M. Weissmiller

    (Vanderbilt University School of Medicine)

  • Jing Wang

    (Vanderbilt University School of Medicine)

  • Shelly L. Lorey

    (Vanderbilt University School of Medicine)

  • Gregory C. Howard

    (Vanderbilt University School of Medicine)

  • Ernest Martinez

    (University of California at Riverside)

  • Qi Liu

    (Vanderbilt University School of Medicine)

  • William P. Tansey

    (Vanderbilt University School of Medicine)

Abstract

SMARCB1 encodes the SNF5 subunit of the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeler. SNF5 also interacts with the oncoprotein transcription factor MYC and is proposed to stimulate MYC activity. The concept that SNF5 is a coactivator for MYC, however, is at odds with its role as a tumor-suppressor, and with observations that loss of SNF5 leads to activation of MYC target genes. Here, we reexamine the relationship between MYC and SNF5 using biochemical and genome-wide approaches. We show that SNF5 inhibits the DNA-binding ability of MYC and impedes target gene recognition by MYC in cells. We further show that MYC regulation by SNF5 is separable from its role in chromatin remodeling, and that reintroduction of SNF5 into SMARCB1-null cells mimics the primary transcriptional effects of MYC inhibition. These observations reveal that SNF5 antagonizes MYC and provide a mechanism to explain how loss of SNF5 can drive malignancy.

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  • April M. Weissmiller & Jing Wang & Shelly L. Lorey & Gregory C. Howard & Ernest Martinez & Qi Liu & William P. Tansey, 2019. "Inhibition of MYC by the SMARCB1 tumor suppressor," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-10022-5
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10022-5
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