Doxorubicin Changes the Spatial Organization of the Genome around Active Promoters. 2023

Maria E Stefanova, and Elizabeth Ing-Simmons, and Stefan Stefanov, and Ilya Flyamer, and Heathcliff Dorado Garcia, and Robert Schöpflin, and Anton G Henssen, and Juan M Vaquerizas, and Stefan Mundlos
Development and Disease Research Group, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, 14195 Berlin, Germany.

In this study, we delve into the impact of genotoxic anticancer drug treatment on the chromatin structure of human cells, with a particular focus on the effects of doxorubicin. Using Hi-C, ChIP-seq, and RNA-seq, we explore the changes in chromatin architecture brought about by doxorubicin and ICRF193. Our results indicate that physiologically relevant doses of doxorubicin lead to a local reduction in Hi-C interactions in certain genomic regions that contain active promoters, with changes in chromatin architecture occurring independently of Top2 inhibition, cell cycle arrest, and differential gene expression. Inside the regions with decreased interactions, we detected redistribution of RAD21 around the peaks of H3K27 acetylation. Our study also revealed a common structural pattern in the regions with altered architecture, characterized by two large domains separated from each other. Additionally, doxorubicin was found to increase CTCF binding in H3K27 acetylated regions. Furthermore, we discovered that Top2-dependent chemotherapy causes changes in the distance decay of Hi-C contacts, which are driven by direct and indirect inhibitors. Our proposed model suggests that doxorubicin-induced DSBs cause cohesin redistribution, which leads to increased insulation on actively transcribed TAD boundaries. Our findings underscore the significant impact of genotoxic anticancer treatment on the chromatin structure of the human genome.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002843 Chromatin The material of CHROMOSOMES. It is a complex of DNA; HISTONES; and nonhistone proteins (CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE) found within the nucleus of a cell. Chromatins
D002875 Chromosomes In a prokaryotic cell or in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell, a structure consisting of or containing DNA which carries the genetic information essential to the cell. (From Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed) Chromosome
D004317 Doxorubicin Antineoplastic antibiotic obtained from Streptomyces peucetius. It is a hydroxy derivative of DAUNORUBICIN. Adriamycin,Adriablastin,Adriablastine,Adriblastin,Adriblastina,Adriblastine,Adrimedac,DOXO-cell,Doxolem,Doxorubicin Hexal,Doxorubicin Hydrochloride,Doxorubicin NC,Doxorubicina Ferrer Farm,Doxorubicina Funk,Doxorubicina Tedec,Doxorubicine Baxter,Doxotec,Farmiblastina,Myocet,Onkodox,Ribodoxo,Rubex,Urokit Doxo-cell,DOXO cell,Hydrochloride, Doxorubicin,Urokit Doxo cell
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000076246 CCCTC-Binding Factor A repressor protein with poly(ADP)-ribose binding activity that binds CHROMATIN and DNA; its structure consisting of 11 CYS2-HIS2 ZINC FINGERS allows it to recognize many different DNA target sites. It functions as a repressor by binding to INSULATOR ELEMENTS and preventing interaction between promoters and nearby enhancers and silencers. It plays a critical role in EPIGENETIC PROCESSES, including GENOMIC IMPRINTING. CTCF Protein,DNA-Binding Protein CTCF,CCCTC Binding Factor,CTCF, DNA-Binding Protein,DNA Binding Protein CTCF
D001665 Binding Sites The parts of a macromolecule that directly participate in its specific combination with another molecule. Combining Site,Binding Site,Combining Sites,Site, Binding,Site, Combining,Sites, Binding,Sites, Combining

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