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Systematic dissection of transcriptional regulatory networks by genome-scale and single-cell CRISPR screens

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SCIENCE ADVANCES
Volume 7, Issue 27, Pages -

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AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abf5733

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Using CRISPR screens and epigenomic profiling, the study reveals the oncogenic role of ER in breast cancer. It shows that ER engages with specific TREs enriched in certain signals to control critical downstream TFs, with TFAP2C playing a crucial role in ER-driven cell proliferation.
Millions of putative transcriptional regulatory elements (TREs) have been cataloged in the human genome, yet their functional relevance in specific pathophysiological settings remains to be determined. This is critical to understand how oncogenic transcription factors (TFs) engage specific TREs to impose transcriptional programs underlying malignant phenotypes. Here, we combine cutting edge CRISPR screens and epigenomic profiling to functionally survey approximate to 15,000 TREs engaged by estrogen receptor (ER). We show that ER exerts its oncogenic role in breast cancer by engaging TREs enriched in GATA3, TFAP2C, and H3K27Ac signal. These TREs control critical downstream TFs, among which TFAP2C plays an essential role in ER-driven cell proliferation. Together, our work reveals novel insights into a critical oncogenic transcription program and provides a framework to map regulatory networks, enabling to dissect the function of the noncoding genome of cancer cells.

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