Large Multicohort Study Reveals a Prostate Cancer Susceptibility Allele at 5p15 Regulating TERT via Androgen Signaling-Orchestrated Chromatin Binding of E2F1 and MYC

Aberrant telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) expression is crucial for tumor survival and cancer cells escaping apoptosis. Multiple TERT-locus variants at 5p15 have been discovered in association with cancer risk, yet the underlying mechanisms and clinical impacts remain unclear. Here, our assoc...

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Autores principales: Xiaoming Dong, Qin Zhang, Jinglan Hao, Qianwen Xie, Binbing Xu, Peng Zhang, Haicheng Lu, Qilai Huang, Tielin Yang, Gong-Hong Wei, Rong Na, Ping Gao
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:53103bcead54426d874775057ac00f582021-11-10T05:29:50ZLarge Multicohort Study Reveals a Prostate Cancer Susceptibility Allele at 5p15 Regulating TERT via Androgen Signaling-Orchestrated Chromatin Binding of E2F1 and MYC2234-943X10.3389/fonc.2021.754206https://doaj.org/article/53103bcead54426d874775057ac00f582021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2021.754206/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2234-943XAberrant telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) expression is crucial for tumor survival and cancer cells escaping apoptosis. Multiple TERT-locus variants at 5p15 have been discovered in association with cancer risk, yet the underlying mechanisms and clinical impacts remain unclear. Here, our association studies showed that the TERT promoter variant rs2853669 confers a risk of prostate cancer (PCa) in different ethnic groups. Further functional investigation revealed that the allele-specific binding of MYC and E2F1 at TERT promoter variant rs2853669 associates with elevated level of TERT in PCa. Mechanistically, androgen stimulations promoted the binding of MYC to allele T of rs2853669, thereby activating TERT, whereas hormone deprivations enhanced E2F1 binding at allele C of rs2853669, thus upregulating TERT expression. Notably, E2F1 could cooperate with AR signaling to regulate MYC expression. Clinical data demonstrated synergistic effects of MYC/E2F1/TERT expression or with the TT and CC genotype of rs2853669 on PCa prognosis and severity. Strikingly, single-nucleotide editing assays showed that the CC genotype of rs2853669 obviously promotes epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) and the development of castration-resistant PCa (CRPC), confirmed by unbiased global transcriptome profiling. Our findings thus provided compelling evidence for understanding the roles of noncoding variations coordinated with androgen signaling and oncogenic transcription factors in mis-regulating TERT expression and driving PCa.Xiaoming DongQin ZhangJinglan HaoQianwen XieBinbing XuPeng ZhangHaicheng LuQilai HuangTielin YangGong-Hong WeiGong-Hong WeiRong NaPing GaoFrontiers Media S.A.articleTERTrs2853669prostate cancerE2F1MYCAR signalingNeoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogensRC254-282ENFrontiers in Oncology, Vol 11 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic TERT
rs2853669
prostate cancer
E2F1
MYC
AR signaling
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
spellingShingle TERT
rs2853669
prostate cancer
E2F1
MYC
AR signaling
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
Xiaoming Dong
Qin Zhang
Jinglan Hao
Qianwen Xie
Binbing Xu
Peng Zhang
Haicheng Lu
Qilai Huang
Tielin Yang
Gong-Hong Wei
Gong-Hong Wei
Rong Na
Ping Gao
Large Multicohort Study Reveals a Prostate Cancer Susceptibility Allele at 5p15 Regulating TERT via Androgen Signaling-Orchestrated Chromatin Binding of E2F1 and MYC
description Aberrant telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) expression is crucial for tumor survival and cancer cells escaping apoptosis. Multiple TERT-locus variants at 5p15 have been discovered in association with cancer risk, yet the underlying mechanisms and clinical impacts remain unclear. Here, our association studies showed that the TERT promoter variant rs2853669 confers a risk of prostate cancer (PCa) in different ethnic groups. Further functional investigation revealed that the allele-specific binding of MYC and E2F1 at TERT promoter variant rs2853669 associates with elevated level of TERT in PCa. Mechanistically, androgen stimulations promoted the binding of MYC to allele T of rs2853669, thereby activating TERT, whereas hormone deprivations enhanced E2F1 binding at allele C of rs2853669, thus upregulating TERT expression. Notably, E2F1 could cooperate with AR signaling to regulate MYC expression. Clinical data demonstrated synergistic effects of MYC/E2F1/TERT expression or with the TT and CC genotype of rs2853669 on PCa prognosis and severity. Strikingly, single-nucleotide editing assays showed that the CC genotype of rs2853669 obviously promotes epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) and the development of castration-resistant PCa (CRPC), confirmed by unbiased global transcriptome profiling. Our findings thus provided compelling evidence for understanding the roles of noncoding variations coordinated with androgen signaling and oncogenic transcription factors in mis-regulating TERT expression and driving PCa.
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author Xiaoming Dong
Qin Zhang
Jinglan Hao
Qianwen Xie
Binbing Xu
Peng Zhang
Haicheng Lu
Qilai Huang
Tielin Yang
Gong-Hong Wei
Gong-Hong Wei
Rong Na
Ping Gao
author_facet Xiaoming Dong
Qin Zhang
Jinglan Hao
Qianwen Xie
Binbing Xu
Peng Zhang
Haicheng Lu
Qilai Huang
Tielin Yang
Gong-Hong Wei
Gong-Hong Wei
Rong Na
Ping Gao
author_sort Xiaoming Dong
title Large Multicohort Study Reveals a Prostate Cancer Susceptibility Allele at 5p15 Regulating TERT via Androgen Signaling-Orchestrated Chromatin Binding of E2F1 and MYC
title_short Large Multicohort Study Reveals a Prostate Cancer Susceptibility Allele at 5p15 Regulating TERT via Androgen Signaling-Orchestrated Chromatin Binding of E2F1 and MYC
title_full Large Multicohort Study Reveals a Prostate Cancer Susceptibility Allele at 5p15 Regulating TERT via Androgen Signaling-Orchestrated Chromatin Binding of E2F1 and MYC
title_fullStr Large Multicohort Study Reveals a Prostate Cancer Susceptibility Allele at 5p15 Regulating TERT via Androgen Signaling-Orchestrated Chromatin Binding of E2F1 and MYC
title_full_unstemmed Large Multicohort Study Reveals a Prostate Cancer Susceptibility Allele at 5p15 Regulating TERT via Androgen Signaling-Orchestrated Chromatin Binding of E2F1 and MYC
title_sort large multicohort study reveals a prostate cancer susceptibility allele at 5p15 regulating tert via androgen signaling-orchestrated chromatin binding of e2f1 and myc
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/53103bcead54426d874775057ac00f58
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