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Epigenomic landscape of human colorectal cancer unveils an aberrant core of pan-cancer enhancers orchestrated by YAP/TAZ

Authors :
Giulia Della Chiara
Federica Gervasoni
Michaela Fakiola
Chiara Godano
Claudia D’Oria
Luca Azzolin
Raoul Jean Pierre Bonnal
Giulia Moreni
Lorenzo Drufuca
Grazisa Rossetti
Valeria Ranzani
Ramona Bason
Marco De Simone
Francesco Panariello
Ivan Ferrari
Tanya Fabbris
Francesca Zanconato
Mattia Forcato
Oriana Romano
Jimmy Caroli
Paola Gruarin
Maria Lucia Sarnicola
Michelangelo Cordenonsi
Alberto Bardelli
Nicola Zucchini
Andrea Pisani Ceretti
Nicolò Maria Mariani
Andrea Cassingena
Andrea Sartore-Bianchi
Giuseppe Testa
Luca Gianotti
Enrico Opocher
Federica Pisati
Claudio Tripodo
Giuseppe Macino
Salvatore Siena
Silvio Bicciato
Stefano Piccolo
Massimiliano Pagani
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2021.

Abstract

The role of epigenetic deregulation in colorectal cancer (CRC) is not fully understood yet. Here the authors use patient-derived organoids, epigenomics and single-cell RNA-seq to reveal that YAP/TAZ are key regulators that bind to active enhancers in CRC and promote tumour survival.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
12
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.24dcbd0a4754b4e8fdf6d5dd0925565
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22544-y