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TWEAK/Fn14 signalling driven super-enhancer reprogramming promotes pro-metastatic metabolic rewiring in triple-negative breast cancer

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  • Nicholas Sim

    (Nanyang Technological University (NTU))

  • Jean-Michel Carter

    (Nanyang Technological University (NTU))

  • Kamalakshi Deka

    (Nanyang Technological University (NTU))

  • Benita Kiat Tee Tan

    (National Cancer Centre Singapore
    Singapore General Hospital
    SingHealth Duke-NUS Breast Centre)

  • Yirong Sim

    (National Cancer Centre Singapore
    Singapore General Hospital
    SingHealth Duke-NUS Breast Centre)

  • Suet-Mien Tan

    (Nanyang Technological University (NTU))

  • Yinghui Li

    (Nanyang Technological University (NTU))

Abstract

Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive breast cancer subtype suffering from limited targeted treatment options. Following recent reports correlating Fibroblast growth factor-inducible 14 (Fn14) receptor overexpression in Estrogen Receptor (ER)-negative breast cancers with metastatic events, we show that Fn14 is specifically overexpressed in TNBC patients and associated with poor survival. We demonstrate that constitutive Fn14 signalling rewires the transcriptomic and epigenomic landscape of TNBC, leading to enhanced tumour growth and metastasis. We further illustrate that such mechanisms activate TNBC-specific super enhancers (SE) to drive the transcriptional activation of cancer dependency genes via chromatin looping. In particular, we uncover the SE-driven upregulation of Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT), which promotes NAD+ and ATP metabolic reprogramming critical for filopodia formation and metastasis. Collectively, our study details the complex mechanistic link between TWEAK/Fn14 signalling and TNBC metastasis, which reveals several vulnerabilities which could be pursued for the targeted treatment of TNBC patients.

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  • Nicholas Sim & Jean-Michel Carter & Kamalakshi Deka & Benita Kiat Tee Tan & Yirong Sim & Suet-Mien Tan & Yinghui Li, 2024. "TWEAK/Fn14 signalling driven super-enhancer reprogramming promotes pro-metastatic metabolic rewiring in triple-negative breast cancer," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-18, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-50071-z
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50071-z
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