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EWSR1-ATF1 dependent 3D connectivity regulates oncogenic and differentiation programs in Clear Cell Sarcoma

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  • Emely Möller

    (Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne)

  • Viviane Praz

    (Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne)

  • Sanalkumar Rajendran

    (Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne)

  • Rui Dong

    (Massachusetts General Hospital)

  • Alexandra Cauderay

    (Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne
    Massachusetts General Hospital)

  • Yu-Hang Xing

    (Massachusetts General Hospital)

  • Lukuo Lee

    (Massachusetts General Hospital)

  • Carlo Fusco

    (Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne)

  • Liliane C. Broye

    (Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne)

  • Luisa Cironi

    (Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne)

  • Sowmya Iyer

    (Massachusetts General Hospital)

  • Shruthi Rengarajan

    (Massachusetts General Hospital)

  • Mary E. Awad

    (Massachusetts General Hospital)

  • Beverly Naigles

    (Massachusetts General Hospital)

  • Igor Letovanec

    (Central Institute, Valais Hospital
    Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne)

  • Nicola Ormas

    (ASST Sette Laghi)

  • Giovanna Finzi

    (ASST Sette Laghi)

  • Stefano Rosa

    (Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne
    University of Insubria)

  • Fausto Sessa

    (University of Insubria)

  • Ivan Chebib

    (Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School)

  • G. Petur Nielsen

    (Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School)

  • Antonia Digklia

    (Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne)

  • Dimitrios Spentzos

    (Massachusetts General Hospital)

  • Gregory M. Cote

    (Division of Hematology and Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital)

  • Edwin Choy

    (Division of Hematology and Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital)

  • Martin Aryee

    (Massachusetts General Hospital
    Broad Institute)

  • Ivan Stamenkovic

    (Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne)

  • Gaylor Boulay

    (Massachusetts General Hospital)

  • Miguel N. Rivera

    (Massachusetts General Hospital
    Broad Institute)

  • Nicolò Riggi

    (Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne)

Abstract

Oncogenic fusion proteins generated by chromosomal translocations play major roles in cancer. Among them, fusions between EWSR1 and transcription factors generate oncogenes with powerful chromatin regulatory activities, capable of establishing complex gene expression programs in permissive precursor cells. Here we define the epigenetic and 3D connectivity landscape of Clear Cell Sarcoma, an aggressive cancer driven by the EWSR1-ATF1 fusion gene. We find that EWSR1-ATF1 displays a distinct DNA binding pattern that requires the EWSR1 domain and promotes ATF1 retargeting to new distal sites, leading to chromatin activation and the establishment of a 3D network that controls oncogenic and differentiation signatures observed in primary CCS tumors. Conversely, EWSR1-ATF1 depletion results in a marked reconfiguration of 3D connectivity, including the emergence of regulatory circuits that promote neural crest-related developmental programs. Taken together, our study elucidates the epigenetic mechanisms utilized by EWSR1-ATF1 to establish regulatory networks in CCS, and points to precursor cells in the neural crest lineage as candidate cells of origin for these tumors.

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  • Emely Möller & Viviane Praz & Sanalkumar Rajendran & Rui Dong & Alexandra Cauderay & Yu-Hang Xing & Lukuo Lee & Carlo Fusco & Liliane C. Broye & Luisa Cironi & Sowmya Iyer & Shruthi Rengarajan & Mary , 2022. "EWSR1-ATF1 dependent 3D connectivity regulates oncogenic and differentiation programs in Clear Cell Sarcoma," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-18, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-29910-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29910-4
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