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Chromatin accessibility promotes hematopoietic and leukemia stem cell activity

Authors :
Lucia Cabal-Hierro
Peter van Galen
Miguel A. Prado
Kelly J. Higby
Katsuhiro Togami
Cody T. Mowery
Joao A. Paulo
Yingtian Xie
Paloma Cejas
Takashi Furusawa
Michael Bustin
Henry W. Long
David B. Sykes
Steven P. Gygi
Daniel Finley
Bradley E. Bernstein
Andrew A. Lane
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2020.

Abstract

Chromatin accessibility is a key mediator of gene expression and mutations in chromatin modifiers are frequently seen in cancers. Here, the authors show that the chromatin accessibility regulator HMGN1 - which is frequently mutated by amplification in leukemias - acts by blocking myeloid differentiation.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
11
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f424d9b406fb49f7a429fe6474f60a2d
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15221-z