A large-scale cancer-specific protein-DNA interaction network.
Life Sci Alliance
; 7(10)2024 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
Cancer development and progression are generally associated with gene dysregulation, often resulting from changes in the transcription factor (TF) sequence or expression. Identifying key TFs involved in cancer gene regulation provides a framework for potential new therapeutics. This study presents a large-scale cancer gene TF-DNA interaction network, as well as an extensive promoter clone resource for future studies. Highly connected TFs bind to promoters of genes associated with either good or poor cancer prognosis, suggesting that strategies aimed at shifting gene expression balance between these two prognostic groups may be inherently complex. However, we identified potential for oncogene-targeted therapeutics, with half of the tested oncogenes being potentially repressed by influencing specific activators or bifunctional TFs. Finally, we investigate the role of intrinsically disordered regions within the key cancer-related TF ESR1 in DNA binding and transcriptional activity, and found that these regions can have complex trade-offs in TF function. Altogether, our study broadens our knowledge of the TFs involved in cancer gene regulation and provides a valuable resource for future studies and therapeutics.
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Asunto principal:
Unión Proteica
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Factores de Transcripción
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ADN
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Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica
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Redes Reguladoras de Genes
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Neoplasias
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Life Sci Alliance
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos