1. A Somatically Acquired Enhancer of the Androgen Receptor Is a Noncoding Driver in Advanced Prostate Cancer.
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Takeda DY, Spisák S, Seo JH, Bell C, O'Connor E, Korthauer K, Ribli D, Csabai I, Solymosi N, Szállási Z, Stillman DR, Cejas P, Qiu X, Long HW, Tisza V, Nuzzo PV, Rohanizadegan M, Pomerantz MM, Hahn WC, and Freedman ML
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- Acetylation, Adult, Aged, Antineoplastic Agents pharmacology, Benzamides, CRISPR-Cas Systems genetics, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Survival drug effects, DNA Methylation, Gene Editing, Histones metabolism, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasm Metastasis, Nitriles, Phenylthiohydantoin analogs & derivatives, Phenylthiohydantoin pharmacology, Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant metabolism, Receptors, Androgen genetics, Enhancer Elements, Genetic genetics, Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant pathology, Receptors, Androgen metabolism
- Abstract
Increased androgen receptor (AR) activity drives therapeutic resistance in advanced prostate cancer. The most common resistance mechanism is amplification of this locus presumably targeting the AR gene. Here, we identify and characterize a somatically acquired AR enhancer located 650 kb centromeric to the AR. Systematic perturbation of this enhancer using genome editing decreased proliferation by suppressing AR levels. Insertion of an additional copy of this region sufficed to increase proliferation under low androgen conditions and to decrease sensitivity to enzalutamide. Epigenetic data generated in localized prostate tumors and benign specimens support the notion that this region is a developmental enhancer. Collectively, these observations underscore the importance of epigenomic profiling in primary specimens and the value of deploying genome editing to functionally characterize noncoding elements. More broadly, this work identifies a therapeutic vulnerability for targeting the AR and emphasizes the importance of regulatory elements as highly recurrent oncogenic drivers., (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2018
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